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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.


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KEYWORDS: fara; foreignagents; gregcraig; lobbyists; podestagroup; sdny; tonypodesta; ukraine; vinweber
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To: bitt

I hear thunder.

must be the storm coming?


41 posted on 08/01/2018 5:22:19 AM PDT by thinden (s they)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

ALL: remember that McCabre was “referred” by Congress to DOJ five months ago . . . and nothing.

A referral is better than nothing, but it is not an indictment.


42 posted on 08/01/2018 5:56:22 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Phillyred

He is also a child molester or is that his brother?


43 posted on 08/01/2018 2:44:44 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: butlerweave

yep


44 posted on 08/01/2018 2:48:55 PM PDT by bert
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