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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 08:55 PM Oct 2017

FBI Informant In Obama-era Russian Nuclear Bribery Cleared To Testify Before Congress

Source: The Hill

John Solomon
43 mins ago

The Justice Department on Wednesday night released a former FBI informant from a confidentiality agreement, allowing him to testify before Congress about what he witnessed undercover about the Russian nuclear industry's efforts to win favorable decisions during the Obama administration.

Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores confirmed to The Hill a deal had been reached clearing the informant to talk to Congress for the first tie, nearly eight years after he first went undercover for the FBI.

"As of tonight, the Department of Justice has authorized the informant to disclose to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, as well as one member of each of their staffs, any information or documents he has concerning alleged corruption or bribery involving transactions in the uranium market, including but not limited to anything related to Vadim Mikerin, Rosatom, Tenex, Uranium One, or the Clinton Foundation," she said.

Multiple congressional committees have been seeking to interview the informant, whose name has not been released publicly, because he stayed undercover for nearly five years providing agents information on Russia's aggressive efforts to grow its atomic energy business in America.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fbi-informant-in-obama-era-russian-nuclear-bribery-cleared-to-testify-before-congress/ar-AAu3B5Z

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Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
3. Yes that's exactly what it is.
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 09:07 PM
Oct 2017

Sooo, the coup to overthrow the US Govt is a "nothing to see here" & no big deal?

Ya, its definately a distraction.

 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
2. The Clinton Foundation did nothing illegal.
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 09:03 PM
Oct 2017

But lets not talk about a group of US citizens allowing & covering for a foreign US adversary in a coup to overthrow the USGovt.

That's just not on the same level of National Security as another Clinton "investigation".

Here's the story, who started the propaganda wagon rolling & why this is False.
https://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-uranium-russia-deal/

 

coolsandy

(479 posts)
4. The timeline involving the Clinton Foundation seems to indicate NO quid pro quo AND
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 09:22 PM
Oct 2017

none of the uranium involved did or even could be taken out of the US. There was no bribery involved unless this witness makes up stuff. This stuff has been debunked over and over. It's just more red meat for the Trump base and FOX noms.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
5. Giustras $131 million gift to Clinton a bribe? He had sold the firm 3 years before the uranium deal
Wed Oct 25, 2017, 09:42 PM
Oct 2017

Republicans claim Giustra gave $131 million to the foundation as a bribe to help Uranium One. But Giustra sold his interest in Uranium One in 2007. Uranium One acquired US uranium deposits in 2010. What kind of Moron would claim someone paid $131 million as a bribe to help a company he had zero ownership in?

Well we know Trump is not the only Republican Moron.

And why do they care anyway? Russia has 500,000 tons of uranium ore in Russia. Getting another 15,000 tons, the amount they bought in the US, obviously has zero military significance to them. And the US has enough nuclear bombs to blow up the world a hundred times. Obviously we have zero military need for more Uranium. But if we do need more? We can take that owned by Uranium One by eminent domain. Or we can just buy more from Canada which also has 500,000 tons of Uranium ore and which sells 85% of their annual production. The world is drowning in excess uranium production and the price has gone dow down down because there is way more of the stuff than the world needs.

Truly only the very dumbest of morons would view this as a scandal. Republicans - earth’s dumbest creatures.

videohead5

(2,181 posts)
7. John Solomon
Thu Oct 26, 2017, 04:38 AM
Oct 2017

Is a right wing propagandist...Uranium one only bought 20% of the company not 20% of the US uranium.this is very silly.

 

Pugster

(229 posts)
8. Please moderators, ban John Solomon articles from DU
Thu Oct 26, 2017, 08:25 AM
Oct 2017

The rules against publishing right-wing talking points are broken when this right-wing hack is used as a source.

As for the OP, his latest stories include :
Anthony Weiner
Gas prices are down.
Home sales are awesome.
DNC bashing.

Back to Solomon, his recent story on uranium one was debunked by The Washington Post. That one was a The Hill/John Solomon story, just like this one.

Please do not revive primary wars, Purveyor. Thanks.

 

Pugster

(229 posts)
12. How long should I be here before I condemn a long-time member peddles John Solomon stuff?
Thu Oct 26, 2017, 03:14 PM
Oct 2017

This is not a labor union or some sort of entity where seniority counts. You could have 2 million posts. If you spread John Solomon crap, I will call you out.

If you start a John Solomon thread tomorrow, I will call you out despite your thousands of posts.

 

Marengo

(3,477 posts)
13. Why did you feel the need to include a list of the members recent posts? Seems rather stalker-ish...
Thu Oct 26, 2017, 04:27 PM
Oct 2017

To me.

 

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
11. Where did you come up with this? Here is a list of my "latest stories"...
Thu Oct 26, 2017, 02:36 PM
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