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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGet 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 Muellers 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 Trumps 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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watoos
(7,142 posts)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)empedocles
(15,751 posts)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)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.
PaulX2
(2,032 posts)Get it right....
empedocles
(15,751 posts)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?
empedocles
(15,751 posts)calimary
(81,267 posts)riverbendviewgal
(4,252 posts)I hope what Mueller finds is more truth about 9/11 and the Saudi involvement. And Republicans involved.
cannabis_flower
(3,764 posts)Michael Flynn's efforts to have the cleric in Pennsylvania extradited or kidnapped back to Turkey.
rateyes
(17,438 posts)in election meddling on Trumps behalf.
watoos
(7,142 posts)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?
Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)mickswalkabout41
(145 posts)Lets follow the money. Big pharma, the NRA. And insurance.
watoos
(7,142 posts)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)And the supposed cash the Saudis contributed. Theyll do so in an effort to deflect and/or go for the two wrongs makes a right defense. Just saying dont be surprised....
watoos
(7,142 posts)The Trump Foundation is just a slush fund to benefit Trump.
safeinOhio
(32,682 posts)Eric Princes name pops up.
watoos
(7,142 posts)Scotch-Irish
(464 posts)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.
TSheehan
(277 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Azathoth
(4,608 posts)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)TSheehan
(277 posts)Thanks for the thread!
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)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.