[LRoggy]

Didn't see this in a search . . an interesting interview and I hope one of the Republican questioners asks Mueller a Yes or No on whether the FBI asked Deripaska to pay upfront for Levinson's release.

And if they knowingly kept this information from the Manafort lawyers. Looks like a potential black eye coming. Maybe this is why Mueller didn't want to testify.

[wastoute]

I heard Greg Jarret mention a couple days ago that it has been a known fact since Day #1 that Mueller discussed the Comey firing with Trump at their meeting. Which means he was a WITNESS in his own investigation. Which is illegal and he was required by law to recuse himself before ever accepting the job. This is the question that blows the entire scandal wide open and also is the reason Mueller will never be appearing. Nadler may talk about it but he will never swear him in.

[salmon76]

Looks like big trouble for moose and squirrel

[marron]

Steele, Fusion, Podesta, Clintons, all on Russian payrolls.

The only one not taking money from Russia was Trump.

[SkyDancer]

If Russia was involved in the presidential election Hillary would have won.

[rrrod]

Russia/Putin did a lot to help Hillary. That alone should be enough to keep them on the enemy list.

[upchuck]

Didn't see this in a search

How could you NOT see this in a search?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?s=spell+story+trouble&ok=Search&q=quick&m=all&o=time

[left that other site]

My My My.

[Parley Baer]

Mueller also used fake information from the Ukraine to indict Manafort.

[Uncle Miltie]

I hate articles that bury the lede.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I hope one of the Republican questioners asks Mueller a Yes or No on whether the FBI asked Deripaska to pay upfront for Levinson's release.

Doubtful. Unless one presumes these Republican questioners actually wish to expose the truth and find out what went on.

[Cboldt]

-- Maybe this is why Mueller didn't want to testify. --

One of many reasons he prefers to control the narrative away from the full truth.

Mueller, Comey, Wray, all cut from the same sort of cloth. Arrogant and dishonest.

[ETL]

"Deripaska confirmed a story told to me more than a year ago by law enforcement sources: He was indeed interviewed by FBI agents in September 2016 during the early Russia probe, and he told them he strongly doubted the bureau’s theory that the Trump campaign, through Manafort, was colluding with Moscow to hijack the 2016 election."

Of course the Trump campaign, through Manafort, was NOT colluding with Moscow to hijack the 2016 election. They (the Russians) were colluding with the DEMOCRATS to hijack the 2016 election. Manafort, lowlife snake that he was and no doubt still is, was quite possibly planted into the Trump campaign by the Russians in order to make it APPEAR as if team Trump was colluding with the Russians. Manafort had deep ties to Russia's people in the Ukraine. They were generally the same pro-Russia Ukrainians that Joe Biden's son had worked for.

Hunter Biden worked for the largest gas company in the Ukraine, a totally corrupt one which was under investigation when creepy Joe stepped in and threatened to withhold a billion dollars if the investigation wasn't called off. Again, the company was owned by a PRO-Russian.

The Russians are notoriously clever. They are masters at the complex game of chess. Most of us, unfortunately, suck at simple checkers.

See my FR Home page for MUCH more on all this.

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Giuliani: "The fact is, this was a massive collusion between the Democratic National Committee, officials of the Obama administration, (Hillary) Clinton people, and the Ukrainian officials, corrupt officials — who, by the way, were pro-Russian corrupt officials"

[ETL]

From the article...

“Deripaska wasn’t just any Russian. He was closely aligned with Putin”

[NetAddicted]

Read later.

[piasa]

FBI just raided Deripaska’s residence