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Federal prosecutors said to be investigating lobbyist Tony Podesta after special counsel referral
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Posted on 07/31/2018 6:52:18 PM PDT by Phillyred

Federal prosecutors are investigating former lobbyist Tony Podesta, former Rep. Vin Weber, R-Minn., and former Obama White House Counsel Greg Craig, NBC News confirmed, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter.

CNN first reported the existence of the investigation.

Prosecutors for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York opened the investigation following a referral from the office of special counsel Robert Mueller, the sources told NBC.

NBC previously reported that Mueller had been looking into Podesta and his Democratic-leaning lobbying firm as part of its broader investigation into the finances of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Tony Podesta is the chairman of the Podesta Group. His brother, John Podesta, was the campaign chairman for Hillary Clinton and is not currently affiliated with the lobbying firm. He is also not part of the investigation.

A representative for Tony Podesta declined to comment to CNBC.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fara; foreignagents; gregcraig; lobbyists; podestagroup; sdny; tonypodesta; ukraine; vinweber
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1 posted on 07/31/2018 6:52:18 PM PDT by Phillyred
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To: Phillyred

Excellent!!


2 posted on 07/31/2018 6:54:42 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Phillyred

Podesta the molesta will only get fake-investigated so they can clear him and proclaim that he’s squeaky clean and a saint.


3 posted on 07/31/2018 6:56:01 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( Sessions couldn't find his own ass if Al Franken was grabbing it at the time ))))
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To: Phillyred

Mueller will give him Immunity so he can testify against himself ,LOL


4 posted on 07/31/2018 6:56:06 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Phillyred

If the Mueller investigation bears into anyone connected with the Clinton’s, watch the investigation suddenly shut down. Much like the 2016 recount stopped as soon as a few over voted (more than 100%) precincts were revealed.


5 posted on 07/31/2018 6:57:51 PM PDT by Flick Lives (Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation.)
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To: Phillyred

Head fake in all probability To deflect the “one sided Witch hunt (founded) claims”


6 posted on 07/31/2018 6:57:58 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: LS

Read and Smile


7 posted on 07/31/2018 6:58:15 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
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To: Phillyred

After St. Hillary’s crushing defeat Tony lost everything...lobbying firm, home, art collection, trophy wife. Everything. Now he may lose his freedom. Can’t say I’m sympathetic. Prick was loaded with hubris.


8 posted on 07/31/2018 6:59:13 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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To: Phillyred

Well, well, well.


9 posted on 07/31/2018 6:59:21 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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To: LS

“The individuals being investigated include former lobbyist Tony Podesta, former Minnesota Republican Rep. Vin Weber and former Obama White House Counsel Greg Craig”


10 posted on 07/31/2018 6:59:52 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
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To: Phillyred

This was posted on the Q Anon thread.


11 posted on 07/31/2018 7:00:14 PM PDT by Phillyred
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To: Phillyred

Don’t be fooled! This is just Mueller letting them all off the hook.


12 posted on 07/31/2018 7:00:22 PM PDT by montag813
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To: montag813

Wouldn’t shock me.


13 posted on 07/31/2018 7:01:29 PM PDT by Phillyred
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To: Phillyred
Hope they contact Scotland Yard about this amazing coincidence:

These (bottom) are official Scotland Yard computer-generated images.


14 posted on 07/31/2018 7:02:50 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Phillyred

WOOT!


15 posted on 07/31/2018 7:04:31 PM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: Phillyred
Window dressing. I'll believe it when I see him cuffed and frog marched out of Comet Pizza.
 
16 posted on 07/31/2018 7:04:46 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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To: Phillyred
"Pizza! Pizza!"


17 posted on 07/31/2018 7:07:36 PM PDT by moovova
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To: Phillyred

Hopefully they throw the bunch of them, in Solitary like Manafort.


18 posted on 07/31/2018 7:12:39 PM PDT by truth_seeker ( ^^\/**|_|**\/ ^^)
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To: Phillyred

Mueller is only doing this so he can say “See I’m investigating both sides it’s not a witch hunt against Trump” then he will let Podesta off the hook


19 posted on 07/31/2018 7:13:14 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Two Kids' Dad

Yep. It will be like the fake Clinton investigations.


20 posted on 07/31/2018 7:13:59 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Trust Sessions" Yeah Right.)
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