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pnwmom

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9. Let's see. The work was done by an "ex" KGB agent named Gennady Vasilenko,
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 05:46 AM
Mar 2017

and the firm is known for doing work in Russia.

Does that sound like every political campaign you've known?

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RNC paid intel firm for Clinton dirt [View all] Kingofalldems Mar 2017 OP
RNC and Priebus are the purest form of scum. democratisphere Mar 2017 #1
I would hope the DNC does the same. Nt NCTraveler Mar 2017 #2
Have you ever heard of the DNC hiring "ex" KGB officers working for a firm pnwmom Mar 2017 #11
No. I'm not familiar with all of the company's the DNC has done business with. Nt NCTraveler Mar 2017 #12
If Dems had paid a Russian-related security firm, I'm sure that would have been reported. nt pnwmom Mar 2017 #13
I'm not. NCTraveler Mar 2017 #14
They scour each other's FEC reports. If the Dems had ever paid this company or one pnwmom Mar 2017 #15
I doubt it with the stansdard being applied here. nt. NCTraveler Mar 2017 #16
They Just Made Most of It Up Like Always Leith Mar 2017 #3
KICK! Cha Mar 2017 #4
How is that different from the opposition research done by basically every political campaign meadowlander Mar 2017 #5
Let's see. The work was done by an "ex" KGB agent named Gennady Vasilenko, pnwmom Mar 2017 #9
I would assume we do the same thing. aikoaiko Mar 2017 #6
No, we don't generally pay "former" KGB agents with extensive contacts in Russia pnwmom Mar 2017 #10
While gathering oppo info is common, I doubt it usually has such close Russian ties when Dems do it. Lucinda Mar 2017 #7
To those responding with don't we do the same thing? kcr Mar 2017 #8
OK, so Dems don't hire Russian spies... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #17
Ex-Russian spies are much nastier then ex-British spies. nt jmg257 Mar 2017 #18
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