Agents Tried to Flip Russian Oligarchs. The Fallout Spread to Trump.
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Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON In the estimation of American officials, Oleg V. Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin, has faced credible accusations of extortion, bribery and even murder.
They also thought he might make a good source.
Between 2014 and 2016, the F.B.I. and the Justice Department unsuccessfully tried to turn Mr. Deripaska into an informant. They signaled that they might provide help with his trouble in getting visas for the United States or even explore other steps to address his legal problems. In exchange, they were hoping for information on Russian organized crime and, later, on possible Russian aid to President Trumps 2016 campaign, according to current and former officials and associates of Mr. Deripaska.
In one dramatic encounter, F.B.I. agents appeared unannounced and uninvited at a home Mr. Deripaska maintains in New York and pressed him on whether Paul Manafort, a former business partner of his who went on to become chairman of Mr. Trumps campaign, had served as a link between the campaign and the Kremlin.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/01/us/politics/deripaska-ohr-steele-fbi.html
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)TygrBright
(20,763 posts)Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)if we make deipaska out to be an informant...he'll be pushing up russian violets.
yellerpup
(12,253 posts)And his puppet is going after Ohr for revenge. So obvious.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)republicans will rot in hell for their betrayal of the USA
yellerpup
(12,253 posts)This upcoming election may be the last chance we get to vote. This is an emergency as far as I'm concerned.
BigmanPigman
(51,623 posts)Unfortunately it is not perfect and they will probably get off and get to keep their assets too. They should be drawn and quartered in front of the Capitol Building.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)Oh well, didn't need to be greedy.
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)to reflect that.
Agents Tried to Flip Russian Oligarchs. The Fallout Spread to Trump.
pnwmom
(108,990 posts)because it was so misleading, and it went counter to what was written in the article.
But I wonder who wrote it and how it ended up being changed.