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8. Thanks!!! I especially liked this part of the piece Stern linked to:

Sat Feb 24, 2018, 01:31 AM

Feb 2018

Manafort’s foreign money trail itself raises major questions about who is funding the entire Republican party.

Meanwhile, the involvement of Republican super-lobbyist Vin Webber is strongly reminiscent of the Jack Abramoff scandal, the last criminal GOP lobbying scam which propelled the last major blue wave that swept corruption out of the House of Representatives in 2006.

Today’s news vaults the formerly obscure Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher into the spotlight once again, because whatever was discussed with Paul Manafort about Russia’s interests in Ukraine back then was so sensitive, that it required a criminal conspiracy and cover-up nearly five years later.

http://washingtonpress.com/2018/02/23/mueller-just-singled-republican-congressman-unsealed-trump-russia-indictment/

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We might see more indictments related to Rick Gates's March 19, 2013 meeting in the next few weeks [View all] pnwmom Feb 2018 OP

you mean 2018 above? (instead of 2019) triron Feb 2018 #1

Yes, thanks! pnwmom Feb 2018 #2

Wonder who the unnamed senator is? triron Feb 2018 #3

He's named in the press release: Senator Jim Risch. pnwmom Feb 2018 #5

Just looked Risch up. Hortensis Feb 2018 #9

But if foreign nationals own, say 20%, of a corporation -- just enough to insure that Sophia4 Feb 2018 #4

Not the biggest problem but huge, agree. Hortensis Feb 2018 #12

Why does the law love criminals? Gabi Hayes Feb 2018 #6

Also read this DU POST AND LINKS IN COMMENTS OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #7

Thanks!!! I especially liked this part of the piece Stern linked to: pnwmom Feb 2018 #8

Yes! My ears perked up, too. OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #10

and the reference to Abramoff back in the lobbying for foreign govs again OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #11

Yes! Abramoff is back. And I hope he ends up back in prison. n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #13