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Ties to Ukrainian National a Unifying Theme in Early Attacks on Trump
The Markets Work ^ | April 11, 2019 | Jeff Carlson, CFA

Posted on 04/22/2019 9:42:34 AM PDT by McGruff

While special counsel Robert Mueller has concluded there was no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, some of the key people in creating the Russia-collusion narrative themselves have ties to a foreign nation.

Both the Democratic National Committee as well as Fusion GPS—the company hired by the DNC and the Clinton campaign to research the Trump campaign—were using Ukrainian sources in their efforts to discredit Trump.

Serhiy Leshchenko, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, was a common thread involved in Democratic opposition research efforts into former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort. Leshchenko, along with Artem Sytnyk, the director of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau, was responsible for publicly disclosing the contents of the Ukrainian “black ledger,” which implicated Manafort, to the media.

Leshchenko also served as a source for various individuals, including journalist Michael Isikoff and DNC operative Alexandra Chalupa. In addition, Leshchenko served as a direct source of information for Fusion GPS—and their hired researcher—former CIA contractor Nellie Ohr.

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Collusion?
1 posted on 04/22/2019 9:42:34 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: everyone

Interesting that Rudy Giuliani Tweeted this article.

https://twitter.com/RudyGiuliani/status/1120099442319863808


2 posted on 04/22/2019 9:45:08 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

The final piece of the puzzle.
The guy who just lost the election in Ukraine was the Russia connection to the DNC and FISA Dossier.


3 posted on 04/22/2019 9:45:51 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Zathras

GREAT!~! Now OUR guys can go after the Loser Ukrainian!


4 posted on 04/22/2019 9:48:52 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: McGruff

Ukraine is a fascist nation. I can see why the democrats are cozy with them. Birds of a feather


5 posted on 04/22/2019 9:49:54 AM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: McGruff

Dmitri Alperovitch (Crowdstrike) also has strong pro-Ukrainian ties.


6 posted on 04/22/2019 10:41:10 AM PDT by daltec
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To: McGruff

This article may expose Biden. Biden demanded NABU fire a certain anticorruption investigator/official.


7 posted on 04/22/2019 10:48:38 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Fedora; MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

ping


8 posted on 04/22/2019 11:11:49 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: realcleanguy
Ukraine is a fascist nation.

"If official exit polls from Ukraine’s presidential elections are to be believed, that country is set to become the only one in the world besides Israel whose president and prime minister are both Jewish"

https://www.jpost.com/International/Ukraine-First-country-outside-Israel-with-Jewish-president-PM-587527

9 posted on 04/22/2019 11:30:46 AM PDT by tlozo
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To: everyone

Bump for those who may not have seen this earlier today.


10 posted on 04/22/2019 6:26:20 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: tlozo

Well that will change everything for ukraine


11 posted on 04/22/2019 10:24:25 PM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: McGruff

Leschenko apparently was bribed by the Russians, who arranged for him to get a luxury condo...


12 posted on 04/16/2022 12:41:13 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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