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bathroommonkey76

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2. Trump Russia News: US Revokes Visa Of Top Vladimir Putin Enemy .
Sun Oct 22, 2017, 06:45 PM
Oct 2017

Bill Browder, an American-born businessman who has become an outspoken and hated enemy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was banned by the United States on Saturday, with the U.S. State department revoking his visa on the same day that Putin demanded the international police agency Interpol track down Browder and arrest him for what Putin called “illegal acts.”

Browder has been the leading advocate of the “Magnitsky Act,” a program of sanctions against Russia that targets specific Russian officials and business figure who have been linked to human rights violations. The United States, Great Britain, and Estonia all have passed Magnitsky Act sanctions, which freeze the assets of targeted Russians as well as denying them visas and imposing other restrictions.

On Thursday, Canada added itself to that list, adopting its own Magnitsky Act — a move which outraged Putin, who slammed the Canadian passage of the Magnitsky Act as “very unconstructive political games.”

The Magnitsky Act is named for Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who in 2008 exposed an alleged theft of $250 million in tax money, apparently stolen by top Russian officials and business figures. Magnitsky was working as a lawyer for Browder’s Moscow-based private equity firm, Hermitage Capital Management when he exposed the massive corruption scheme and was soon arrested by Russian authorities on tax fraud charges — charges that Browder says were fabricated as a way to silence Magnitsky.

https://www.inquisitr.com/4571025/trump-russia-latest-vladimir-putin-bill-browder/

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Bill Browder's US visa revoked: [View all] Leghorn21 Oct 2017 OP
No kidding sagesnow Oct 2017 #1
He's a UK citizen now, living in London. With serious security, I hope, because this is Leghorn21 Oct 2017 #4
Hopefully carrying a Geiger counter with him. n/t n2doc Oct 2017 #6
Maybe he could go 2 Canada. Safer there than here while Donald still around. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #30
Trump Russia News: US Revokes Visa Of Top Vladimir Putin Enemy . bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #2
Thanks, monkey - this is such a brazen, obvious play by Putin and his mobsters, I can hardly Leghorn21 Oct 2017 #5
He's born in the US sharp_stick Oct 2017 #10
I don't know, stock, but apparently, he needs that visa - Leghorn21 Oct 2017 #14
He renounced his US citizenship Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2017 #24
Huh. There's that darned blind spot again. tanyev Oct 2017 #3
Fuck Trump! Browder's been making comments about Trump's involvement with Russian octoberlib Oct 2017 #7
Boy I would of liked to talk to him personally, Ask him how involved Trump really was.............. Old Vet Oct 2017 #13
More info octoberlib Oct 2017 #8
Just found this video apparently taped today, lib (before his visa was yanked a few hours Leghorn21 Oct 2017 #11
K & R poli-junkie Oct 2017 #9
Disgusting. Putin is the fucking murderer. Putin should be on the Interpol list. SunSeeker Oct 2017 #12
Is Donald trying to get this guy killed. He did this in concert w Putin. OMFFFFFFG Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #15
Madam, I sent all this to my brother and said, there's no fucking way trump did this on his Leghorn21 Oct 2017 #17
This is horrendous! Words fail. This news needs to go viral. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #19
It sure does - a quick google just now shows no links to msnbc, cbs, etc. There's the Leghorn21 Oct 2017 #20
Here my new LBN OP with NPR source Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #31
Thank you, Madam! nt Leghorn21 Oct 2017 #33
This has to make him impeachable. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #16
This needs to be big news so US will correct this lovemydogs Oct 2017 #18
Yep, I think this is a scandal that needs to blow up! Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #32
So Trump's finally going into full on dictator mode Generic Brad Oct 2017 #21
He's ILLEGITIMATE cuz he colluded with Russia to steal the election and Mueller will iluvtennis Oct 2017 #22
He and Tillerson work for Putin and all oligarchs. nt Ilsa Oct 2017 #25
Just one more item to add to Mueller's list of things to be investigated. LudwigPastorius Oct 2017 #23
And a kick.. annabanana Oct 2017 #26
More Evidence, As if We Need Any, That Trump is in Putin's Pocket dlk Oct 2017 #27
May all the GOP DonCoquixote Oct 2017 #28
No doubt Rachel Maddow will be all over this on Monday. nt oasis Oct 2017 #29
And he can be interviewed on tv, radio, You Tube, Twitter, Facebook, yadda yadda every single day eleny Oct 2017 #34
Good! Thanks to both Putin & Donald. Heads up: @Billbrowder will be on @AliVelshi today at 3 to di Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #35
Thx for the heads up on the appearance on Velshi's show eleny Oct 2017 #37
YES! Dvr set! Thank you! Nt Leghorn21 Oct 2017 #38
Heads up: @Billbrowder will be on @AliVelshi today at 3 to discuss the Trump administration pulling Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #36
State Department Reportedly Revokes U.S. Travel Visa Of Vladimir Putin Critic Bill Browder CNBC Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #39
I know I will get blasted, but I am suspicious GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #40
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