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Former Minnesota congressman eyed in Mueller’s Manafort investigation
Twin Cities Pioneer Press ^ | Nov 3, 2017 | AP

Posted on 11/03/2017 9:18:31 AM PDT by toast

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller’s grand jury is investigating a prominent Democratic lobbyist and a former GOP congressman from Minnesota for their involvement in an influence campaign on behalf of Ukrainian interests tied to Paul Manafort, according to a person with direct knowledge of the investigation.

At the center of the widening probe are Tony Podesta, a longtime Democratic operative, and Vin Weber, a former Republican congressman from southwestern Minnesota and leader of his own high-powered lobbying firm, Mercury LLC. The two men were hired as part of a multimillion-dollar lobbying effort directed by Manafort and longtime associate Rick Gates.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: companya; companyb; democrats; lobbyists; manafort; mercury; mercuryllc; minnesota; mueller; paulmanafort; republicans; russia; trump; ukraine; ukrainelobby; vinweber; weber
More of LS's predictions coming true.
1 posted on 11/03/2017 9:18:31 AM PDT by toast
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To: toast

Manafort hired two lobbying firms on behalf of the Ukrainian president he represented - Tony Podesta to lobby Dems, Vin Weber to lobby GOPs.

This is how the swamp works.


2 posted on 11/03/2017 9:23:21 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

left and right wings of the uniparty.


3 posted on 11/03/2017 9:25:18 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: toast

Everyone associated with the Clintons or Podesta group will be offered immunity for any and all past crimes in exchange for testimony or written statements against Manafort. They had to list Company A and Company B, so that company B could be given a sweet immunity deal to turn against company A.


4 posted on 11/03/2017 9:37:47 AM PDT by Bubba Gump Shrimp (A Liberal is someone who cannot accept that there is a Law of Unintended Consequences)
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To: toast

Shhhhhhhhhhh. You’ll ruin the surprise who beg to differ! LOL


5 posted on 11/03/2017 9:40:59 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: Bubba Gump Shrimp

Company B:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfWc52smNs8


6 posted on 11/03/2017 9:42:57 AM PDT by garyb (What if you can't trust the voice in your head?)
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To: toast

Vin Weber has spent his time since leaving Congress being a buyer of Congress for the Cheap Labor Express.


7 posted on 11/03/2017 9:44:53 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: toast

Shoot, for a moment — just glanced at the title — thought it was about Sen. Al Franken. That would be sweet! LOL!


8 posted on 11/03/2017 9:46:19 AM PDT by proud American in Canada ( I appear to have accidentally deleted my tagline. :()
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To: toast

Shoot, for a moment — just glanced at the title — thought it was about Sen. Al Franken. That would be sweet! LOL!


9 posted on 11/03/2017 9:46:20 AM PDT by proud American in Canada ( I appear to have accidentally deleted my tagline. :()
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To: toast

Manafort indictment was the limit hang out. Just tedious old news from here on.


10 posted on 11/03/2017 10:40:38 AM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: toast

Looks to me like the investigation is trending in the right direction.


11 posted on 11/03/2017 10:56:27 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is the swamp angry that someone was working against the coup. If these two were helping the coup, it would all be cool.


12 posted on 11/03/2017 12:12:53 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ...)
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To: toast; LS
"More of LS's predictions coming true."

"At the center of the widening probe are Tony Podesta, a longtime Democratic operative, and Vin Weber, a former Republican congressman from southwestern Minnesota and leader of his own high-powered lobbying firm, Mercury LLC. The two men were hired as part of a multimillion-dollar lobbying effort directed by Manafort and longtime associate Rick Gates."

13 posted on 11/03/2017 12:38:36 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (What, we have here, is a failure to communicate!)
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To: toast
Supplemental Statements from this year here...

...and here...

14 posted on 11/03/2017 12:59:48 PM PDT by Geronimo (God Bless America and President Donald J. Trump...)
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