Last month in the New Republic magazine, veteran intelligence author James Bamford came to the defense of Maria Butina, the American University graduate student who has been often depicted as a Russian spy. I have done so on this blog. Bamford argued that Butina is not a spy but scapegoat for prosecutors with a weak...
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Manafort Associate Kilimnik Denies Russian Intelligence Ties
At “the heart” of the Trump-Russia investigation is Paul Manafort’s translator and associate Konstantin Kilimnik. Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller intimates that Kilimnik has connections to Russia intelligence. If the Trump campaign and Russian state actors conspired during the 2016 presidential campaign Kilimnik is among the most plausible suspects. If Kilimnik has been falsely implicated, the...
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House Intelligence Committee Will Call Trump Moneyman Allen Weisselberg To Testify
Weisselberg received renewed congressional attention after disgraced Trump fixer Michael Cohen on Wednesday repeatedly mentioned the Trump Org CFO as crucial to various aspects of dubiously legal practices by President Donald Trump, from the Stormy Daniels hush-money payments to potential insurance fraud. Source: House Intel Will Call Trump Org Moneyman Allen Weisselberg To Testify
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Trump Knew About Wikileaks’ Plans in Advance, Cohen Charges
The testimony of Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Trump, is more bad news for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Cohen says Assange shared his plans to publish the Democratic National Committee emails with Roger Stone, political dirty trickster and confidante of Trump, before the document dump occurred. In his prepared testimony for the...
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Acid Test for Mueller’s Investigation: Russian Spy or Political Hack?
As the Trump-Russia investigation comes to a close, the primary target of special prosecutor Robert Mueller seems to be Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort and his Russian translator Konstantin Kilimnik. Manafort, says Mueller, is a “hardened criminal.” But what is Kilimnik? The question goes to the heart of Mueller’s investigation. Is Kilimnik and active Russian...