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Top Democrat warns FBI against giving GOP records from ex-DNC consultant (Chalupa)
washington examiner ^ | 1/16/2020 | daniel Chaitin

Posted on 01/19/2020 9:38:47 AM PST by bitt

A top Democratic senator discouraged the Justice Department and FBI from complying with a Republican demand for information about a former Democratic National Committee contractor.

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden warned that complying with the records request related to Alexandra Chalupa, who is alleged to have sought dirt from Ukraine to undermine then-candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 election, would have dangerous consequences. As Chalupa conducted research on Paul Manafort, who did lobbying work for a pro-Russia Ukrainian oligarchs and later became Trump's campaign manager, the Ukrainian American activist began receiving notifications from Yahoo security that claimed she was the victim of a "state-sponsored" cyberattack.

“The Senators’ request will have a chilling effect on the victims of nation state cyberattacks, and would discourage them from seeking law enforcement assistance, thereby jeopardizing our national security, limiting our ability to respond to sophisticated cyberattacks, and undermining the civil liberties of American citizens,” Wyden wrote in a letter to Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday.

Chalupa said she developed a network of sources in Washington and Kyiv, and met with Ukrainian Embassy officials during the 2016 campaign about her research focused on the nexus between Manafort, Trump, and Russia, according to a 2017 Politico article. Chalupa has denied being an opposition researcher for the DNC, telling CNN in 2017 that "the DNC never asked me to go to the Ukrainian Embassy to collect information." Manafort, who is now serving a seven-year prison sentence for after federal convictions on bank and tax fraud, resigned as Trump's campaign chairman in August 2016, as reports emerged about his work on behalf of pro-Russia Ukrainian officials.

Beginning in the spring on 2016, a Yahoo report said Chalupa suspected that she had potentially been the victim of a “state sponsored" cyberattack, ..

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: brakingbitt; chalupa; dnc; fbi; manafort; obstructionofjustice; trumpukraine; ukraine; wray; wyden
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1 posted on 01/19/2020 9:38:47 AM PST by bitt
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; azishot; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; ..

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2 posted on 01/19/2020 9:39:00 AM PST by bitt (A FRIVOLOUS impeachment vote is a SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY)
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ALL DEMOCRATS ARE VILE, EVIL, VICIOUS, LYING DESTROYERS OF GOOD PEOPLE!!!


3 posted on 01/19/2020 9:40:10 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden warned that complying with the records request related to Alexandra Chalupa... would have dangerous consequences.

Dangerous for who, Ronnie boy?

4 posted on 01/19/2020 9:40:29 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats only believe in democracy when they win the election.)
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ALL DEMOCRATS ARE VILE, EVIL, VICIOUS, LYING DESTROYERS OF GOOD PEOPLE

Absolutely right.

And they also have a bad side.

5 posted on 01/19/2020 9:43:13 AM PST by frank ballenger (End vote harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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Lying POS a$$hole!!


6 posted on 01/19/2020 9:43:22 AM PST by Agatsu77
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I’m thinking the FBI heeds Wyden’s warning. After all, Wray is part of The Plan!


7 posted on 01/19/2020 9:44:49 AM PST by JonPreston
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Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden warned that complying with the records request related to Alexandra Chalupa, who is alleged to have sought dirt from Ukraine to undermine then-candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 election, would have dangerous consequences. As Chalupa conducted research on Paul Manafort, who did lobbying work for a pro-Russia Ukrainian oligarchs and later became Trump's campaign manager, the Ukrainian American activist began receiving notifications from Yahoo security that claimed she was the victim of a "state-sponsored" cyberattack.
IOW, Wyden is threatening the FBI.

8 posted on 01/19/2020 9:47:09 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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Nothing political about that! </MSM, Hollywood, Deep State, etc.>


9 posted on 01/19/2020 9:47:31 AM PST by null and void (The government wants to disarm us after 243 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!)
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Not all. Just the nice ones.


10 posted on 01/19/2020 9:47:57 AM PST by null and void (The government wants to disarm us after 243 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!)
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Apparently Wyden is not worried about the effect on the Rule of Law that allowing coup plotters off Scot Free will have on the republic.


11 posted on 01/19/2020 9:48:37 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Ron Wyden just committed obstruction of an investigation and intimidating investigators.

ARREST HIM.

12 posted on 01/19/2020 9:48:52 AM PST by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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Biden corruption doesnt seem to bother the liberals, but Americans looking into Biden corruption does.

The world has gone mad.


13 posted on 01/19/2020 9:49:43 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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.. would have dangerous consequences...

IOW, it would expose the fraud of the Russian Collusion hoax.


14 posted on 01/19/2020 9:50:19 AM PST by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt - dad's wisdom)
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Drop the Chalupa!

(I’m surprised nobody said that before I did.)


15 posted on 01/19/2020 9:50:54 AM PST by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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Do they have something to hide?


16 posted on 01/19/2020 9:52:53 AM PST by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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Ron Wyden, you’re full of used food!


17 posted on 01/19/2020 9:53:22 AM PST by sauropod
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18 posted on 01/19/2020 9:53:40 AM PST by Paladin2
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Beginning in the spring on 2016, a Yahoo report said Chalupa suspected that she had potentially been the victim of a “state sponsored” cyberattack,


Interesting. The Dims are pulling the same garbage with the “Burisma hack”, too. Their playbook is so transparent.


19 posted on 01/19/2020 9:56:08 AM PST by lodi90
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OK...I recognize Chalupa, but who is the bald headed woman???


20 posted on 01/19/2020 9:58:32 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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