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PunkinPi

(4,875 posts)
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:27 AM Dec 2018

Get Ready for Mueller's Phase Two: The Middle East Connection

Over the past year, the indictments, convictions, and guilty pleas have largely been connected, in one way or another, to Russia. But now, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office is preparing to reveal to the public a different side of his investigation. In court filings that are set to drop in early 2019, prosecutors will begin to unveil Middle Eastern countries’ attempts to influence American politics, three sources familiar with this side of the probe told The Daily Beast.

In other words, the so-called “Russia investigation” is set to go global.

While one part of the Mueller team has indicted Russian spies and troll-masters, another cadre has been spending its time focusing on how Middle Eastern countries pushed cash to Washington politicos in an attempt to sway policy under President Trump’s administration. Various witnesses affiliated with the Trump campaign have been questioned about their conversations with deeply connected individuals from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, according to people familiar with the probe. Topics in those meetings ranged from the use of social media manipulation to help install Trump in the White House to the overthrow of the regime in Iran.

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Get Ready for Mueller's Phase Two: The Middle East Connection (Original Post) PunkinPi Dec 2018 OP
Thanks for posting this, watoos Dec 2018 #1
'cons have motivation to fight hard . . . until they are able to get a plea deal empedocles Dec 2018 #4
'King Sawed' as poster child, may help provide a banner to label better these 'mundane campaign empedocles Dec 2018 #2
Crown Prince Sawed, watoos Dec 2018 #6
Prince Bone Saw PaulX2 Dec 2018 #9
'Bone Saw' is tabloid good. I will use it. However, 'Prince' is tabloid weakish. empedocles Dec 2018 #18
With all the floods of news, titles and tags are so important - as the Kardashians know so well! empedocles Dec 2018 #19
I like it! It sure fits. calimary Dec 2018 #17
Maybe the Saudis have been involved for decades in interference riverbendviewgal Dec 2018 #3
Not to mention.. cannabis_flower Dec 2018 #5
I bet Netanyahu and Israel are up to their necks rateyes Dec 2018 #7
Yeah, you know, I got in trouble, well an alert, a while back, watoos Dec 2018 #11
k & R Julian Englis Dec 2018 #8
So Russia, big oil and mickswalkabout41 Dec 2018 #10
Now, now, now. watoos Dec 2018 #13
I guarantee the republicans will start screaming about the Clinton foundation Victor_c3 Dec 2018 #12
The Clinton Foundation actually gives to charity. watoos Dec 2018 #15
I'm betting that safeinOhio Dec 2018 #14
That Seychelles Island meeting is going to pop up for sure. watoos Dec 2018 #16
Many people have forgotten who that evil creep is. Scotch-Irish Dec 2018 #21
It already has, and Trump's Education Secretary's brother will continue to be pop up. TSheehan Dec 2018 #25
I'm ready. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #20
Not for nothing, but this sounds like business as usual Azathoth Dec 2018 #22
We'll see if Mueller and his team agree with you. TSheehan Dec 2018 #23
The Trumpian rot goes deep into the world of autocrats, oligarchs, and thugs across the world. TSheehan Dec 2018 #24
It has taken fifteen Wellstone ruled Dec 2018 #26
 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
1. Thanks for posting this,
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 09:09 AM
Dec 2018

I just commented about it in another thread.

No wonder the GOP is covering for Trump, they are also covering for themselves. Follow the money.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
2. 'King Sawed' as poster child, may help provide a banner to label better these 'mundane campaign
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 09:10 AM
Dec 2018

Last edited Thu Dec 13, 2018, 11:15 AM - Edit history (1)

contributions' issues. Give these issues more color, interest, - and depth.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
6. Crown Prince Sawed,
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 09:43 AM
Dec 2018

Yeah, I'm on board. I will refer to him like that.

I mean Trump has dragged our country into the mud by defending a cold blooded murderer. Hopefully Congress will do something to punish this murderer.

Journalists all over the world are being put in danger because of our traitorous president.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
18. 'Bone Saw' is tabloid good. I will use it. However, 'Prince' is tabloid weakish.
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 11:12 AM
Dec 2018

We need a stronger tabloid title than the too common 'Prince', though 'Crown Prince' has bit more punch.

[MBS is known in diplomatic circles as "Mr. Everything" and is running the country - which is why I took the liberty of calling MBS King. King Salman is an old 82, suspended 'all activities' this summer beacause of health issues. I'm considering using the title, 'King' Bone Saw. What you folk think?

riverbendviewgal

(4,252 posts)
3. Maybe the Saudis have been involved for decades in interference
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 09:11 AM
Dec 2018

I hope what Mueller finds is more truth about 9/11 and the Saudi involvement. And Republicans involved.

cannabis_flower

(3,764 posts)
5. Not to mention..
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 09:16 AM
Dec 2018

Michael Flynn's efforts to have the cleric in Pennsylvania extradited or kidnapped back to Turkey.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
11. Yeah, you know, I got in trouble, well an alert, a while back,
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 10:51 AM
Dec 2018

because I made a comment about Israelis. I mean Bibi doesn't represent the views of all Israelis. If I say something bad about Bibi I'm not being anti Israel. I'm against the right wingers in Israel just like I'm against the right wingers in America. I hope that doesn't make me un-American or anti-Jewish?

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
13. Now, now, now.
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 10:56 AM
Dec 2018

Not according to Samuel Alito, remember his "not true" mouthed to president Obama during his SOTU?

Money=speech, but the problem with that is that my money is limited. Big pharma, Big Farma, NRA, insurance all have super speech over my speech thanks to Citizens United.

I keep waiting for Alito to apologize to Obama.

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
12. I guarantee the republicans will start screaming about the Clinton foundation
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 10:51 AM
Dec 2018

And the supposed cash the Saudi’s contributed. They’ll do so in an effort to deflect and/or go for the “two wrongs makes a right” defense. Just saying don’t be surprised....

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
15. The Clinton Foundation actually gives to charity.
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 10:59 AM
Dec 2018

The Trump Foundation is just a slush fund to benefit Trump.

 

Scotch-Irish

(464 posts)
21. Many people have forgotten who that evil creep is.
Fri Dec 14, 2018, 03:44 AM
Dec 2018

History in the good ole usa gets forgotten after a few months. I guess there are just too many crimes and bad people to keep up with.

Azathoth

(4,608 posts)
22. Not for nothing, but this sounds like business as usual
Fri Dec 14, 2018, 04:23 AM
Dec 2018

Coordinating with Russia to hack emails and flood Facebook with fake news is something new, but foreign powers spreading money in Washington in the hopes of gaining influence has been going on for longer than I've been around. Let's be honest, a lot of the foreign donations to the Clintons' charity were probably forms of that as well. It's just the way things work.

Unless there are quid pro quos, or the money is being illegally fed into campaigns, or similar crimes, I don't see how this goes anywhere.

 

TSheehan

(277 posts)
24. The Trumpian rot goes deep into the world of autocrats, oligarchs, and thugs across the world.
Fri Dec 14, 2018, 01:16 PM
Dec 2018

Thanks for the thread!

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
26. It has taken fifteen
Fri Dec 14, 2018, 01:28 PM
Dec 2018

years of deniable actions by American Politicians to get us to where we are today about the Saudi's.

My guess is a couple things. First watch Citi Group and Stock Marker reactions,Citi's largest investor is the Saudi Royal Family,next is Mike Flynn,sure looking like he is finally giving up his love of Trump. Please do not forget what Mikey was up to in the Mid East. He was Asshole deep in a scheme to build some twenty Nuke Power Stations in Saudi and surrounding Countries.

There is more to come,including corrupt GOP Senators and Congress People. Said this before,watch for People spending more time with their families.

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