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US Officials: Info suggests Trump associates may have coordinated with Russians
CNN ^ | March 22, 2017 | Pamela Brown, Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN

Posted on 03/22/2017 7:59:36 PM PDT by Pinkbell

Washington (CNN)The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton's campaign, US officials told CNN.

This is partly what FBI Director James Comey was referring to when he made a bombshell announcement Monday before Congress that the FBI is investigating the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, according to one source.

The FBI is now reviewing that information, which includes human intelligence, travel, business and phone records and accounts of in-person meetings, according to those U.S. officials. The information is raising the suspicions of FBI counterintelligence investigators that the coordination may have taken place, though officials cautioned that the information was not conclusive and that the investigation is ongoing.

In his statement on Monday Comey said the FBI began looking into possible coordination between Trump campaign associates and suspected Russian operatives because the bureau had gathered "a credible allegation of wrongdoing or reasonable basis to believe an American may be acting as an agent of a foreign power."

The White House did not comment and the FBI declined to comment.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer maintained Monday after Comey's testimony that there was no evidence to suggest any collusion took place.

"Investigating it and having proof of it are two different things," Spicer said.

One law enforcement official said the information in hand suggests "people connected to the campaign were in contact and it appeared they were giving the thumbs up to release information when it was ready." But other U.S. officials who spoke to CNN say it's premature to draw that inference from the information gathered so far since it's largely circumstantial.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


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KEYWORDS: cnn; comey; communistnewsnetwork; fakenews; fbi; nsa; propaganda; russia; surveillance; trump; trumprussia; wiretapping
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To: Pinkbell

“US officials told CNN”

Could be the Official US Senate Janitor.


61 posted on 03/22/2017 8:27:01 PM PDT by McGruff (#PlugTheLeaks)
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To: Pinkbell

Name the officials or STFU, CNN.


62 posted on 03/22/2017 8:28:04 PM PDT by MortMan (Attractive physicists have an exceptional incidence of thermal presence.)
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To: Pinkbell

CNN has John McCain on speed dial.


63 posted on 03/22/2017 8:28:09 PM PDT by McGruff (#PlugTheLeaks)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I did a whole long blog post on Hillary Clinton’s ties to Russia that should be considered in a full investigation of the Russia role in the campaign. If Trump had these same connections, it would be code nuclear hysteria:

http://dtforpres.blogspot.com/2016/09/hillary-clinton-and-democrats-have.html


64 posted on 03/22/2017 8:29:18 PM PDT by Pinkbell (Hillary's Russia Ties - http://dtforpres.blogspot.com/2016/09/hillary-clinton-and-democrats-have.htm)
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To: Pinkbell

Fake news spun out late this evening to cast a shadow over the Nunez info.....


65 posted on 03/22/2017 8:29:46 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: MAGAthon

That’s something the MSM likes to do - repackage old headlines and publish them as new news.


66 posted on 03/22/2017 8:31:10 PM PDT by Pinkbell (Hillary's Russia Ties - http://dtforpres.blogspot.com/2016/09/hillary-clinton-and-democrats-have.htm)
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To: Pinkbell

US officials told CNN? No name again. Yes, total nonsensical distraction. They coordinated to have ice tea and crumpets? So was this an illegal contact (How so? LoL) leading to Hillary to lose because of Russia Russia Russia?

These guys at CNN are out of their idiotic minds, and so is Comey with this charade of BS. They don’t have squat but fantasies.


67 posted on 03/22/2017 8:31:24 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: McGruff
..."Could be the Official US Senate Janitor"....

Rotflol.....might not be far from the truth!


68 posted on 03/22/2017 8:32:12 PM PDT by caww
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To: bramps

The liberals are rejoicing that impeachment is near. We just have to pray the full truth of everything comes out. Even if the truth turns out to be not what we want to hear, then it still must come out. Hopefully, though, there is nothing and it boomerangs back into the Democrats’ faces.


69 posted on 03/22/2017 8:33:38 PM PDT by Pinkbell (Hillary's Russia Ties - http://dtforpres.blogspot.com/2016/09/hillary-clinton-and-democrats-have.htm)
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To: Kalamata

Alex said anybody can use his info and reports without credit. Don’t understand it.


70 posted on 03/22/2017 8:33:41 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: virgil

They loved Nunes when he told them what they wanted to hear. Now he has been disposed of.


71 posted on 03/22/2017 8:34:36 PM PDT by Pinkbell (Hillary's Russia Ties - http://dtforpres.blogspot.com/2016/09/hillary-clinton-and-democrats-have.htm)
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To: Williams

They are talking about Roger Stones tweet that he welcomed the Podesta leaks from Assange. They are saying that Wiki used Russian hackers and Stone gave them the go-ahead.


72 posted on 03/22/2017 8:35:17 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: Red Steel
LOLOL...CNN'S behind the scenes informer....


73 posted on 03/22/2017 8:36:20 PM PDT by caww
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To: Pinkbell

There is no “Russian story”....it’s a ruse to cover up deep state irregularities concerning the Trump election. Trump is not getting impeached. The left is delusional.


74 posted on 03/22/2017 8:36:26 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: Pinkbell

Trump should soon be looking for a new FBI Director. Comey has got to be on thin ice. Congressional summer recess would be a good time to replace Comey so Trump has time. About 100 days to look over many candidates.


75 posted on 03/22/2017 8:36:52 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Pinkbell

...........last employee that leaves when his/her check bounces please turn out the lights on your way out!


76 posted on 03/22/2017 8:37:34 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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To: Pinkbell

All I need to read is the “CNN” part.


77 posted on 03/22/2017 8:38:56 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Pinkbell

CNN coordinated with the DNC to interfere in a federal (presidential) election.

After that election they continue to coordinate to interfere with the peaceful transition of power of the new president by promoting a false narrative of “Russian interference”. The only hostile communist leaning organization subversively operating in this country is CNN and other left wing news and social justice organizations.


78 posted on 03/22/2017 8:40:10 PM PDT by nonsporting
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To: Pinkbell
The liberals are rejoicing that impeachment is near.

Complete Morons. That's not gonna happen.

79 posted on 03/22/2017 8:41:02 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

He can’t remove him during an investigation or it will look suspicious. Afterwards, though, I would show him the door. He should have been removed on day 1.


80 posted on 03/22/2017 8:41:22 PM PDT by Pinkbell (Hillary's Russia Ties - http://dtforpres.blogspot.com/2016/09/hillary-clinton-and-democrats-have.htm)
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