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"Manafort’s Reward"
Senator #RonJohnson's staff started work with Russian disinformation operative even BEFORE Trump's call with Ukraine President.
It worked in accord with Manafort's and Giuliani's plan. https://www.justsecurity.org/72148/manaforts-reward-sen-ron-johnson-and-the-ukraine-conspiracy-investigation-part-ii/
"Manafort’s Reward"
Senator #RonJohnson's staff started work with Russian disinformation operative even BEFORE Trump's call with Ukraine President.
It worked in accord with Manafort's and Giuliani's plan. https://www.justsecurity.org/72148/manaforts-reward-sen-ron-johnson-and-the-ukraine-conspiracy-investigation-part-ii/
2. Johnson told WaPo ( @eliseviebeck @DDaltonBennett): “no recollection of the president mentioning Rudy Giuliani” at May 23 Oval Office meeting.
Others in meeting who testified Trump said to work or talk with Giuliani:
Sondland
Taylor
Volker
Morrison
Johnson somehow forgot.
Others in meeting who testified Trump said to work or talk with Giuliani:
Sondland
Taylor
Volker
Morrison
Johnson somehow forgot.
3. We write: "Giuliani, picked up the torch on the Ukraine election interference idea ... Over months Giuliani “'consulted several times with Manafort through the federal prisoner’s lawyer.'"
Quoting scoop by @jdawsey1 @thamburger @PaulSonne @PostRoz https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/giuliani-consulted-on-ukraine-with-imprisoned-paul-manafort-via-a-lawyer/2019/10/02/7a6dc542-e486-11e9-b7da-053c79b03db8_story.html
Quoting scoop by @jdawsey1 @thamburger @PaulSonne @PostRoz https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/giuliani-consulted-on-ukraine-with-imprisoned-paul-manafort-via-a-lawyer/2019/10/02/7a6dc542-e486-11e9-b7da-053c79b03db8_story.html
4.
May 2019: Giuliani meets for 5 hours with conduit for Russian disinfo (Telizhenko) on Ukraine conspiracy theory
By early July 2019: Johnson's staff meets with Telizhenko for 5 hours on same topic
reporting by Post's @eliseviebeck @DDaltonBennett and Buzzfeed's @broderick
May 2019: Giuliani meets for 5 hours with conduit for Russian disinfo (Telizhenko) on Ukraine conspiracy theory
By early July 2019: Johnson's staff meets with Telizhenko for 5 hours on same topic
reporting by Post's @eliseviebeck @DDaltonBennett and Buzzfeed's @broderick
5. Buzzfeed's @broderick report (discussing details of "Telizhenko said he was interviewed for five hours"):
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/ukraine-whistleblower-politico-story-dnc-telizhenko
Washington Post's @eliseviebeck @DDaltonBennett report:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-johnson-ally-of-trump-and-ukraine-surfaces-in-crucial-episodes-in-the-saga/2019/10/28/40b9e44c-f684-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/ukraine-whistleblower-politico-story-dnc-telizhenko
Washington Post's @eliseviebeck @DDaltonBennett report:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-johnson-ally-of-trump-and-ukraine-surfaces-in-crucial-episodes-in-the-saga/2019/10/28/40b9e44c-f684-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html
6 While we find problems in @kenvogel's 01/17 report, we note "right-wing circles and some Republican Senators…invoking the article to support wider claims not actually found in Vogel’s piece."
citing @PolitiFact's @dpfunke @JonZGreenberg @loujacobson https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/dec/03/what-we-know-about-politico-story-heart-ukraine-co/
citing @PolitiFact's @dpfunke @JonZGreenberg @loujacobson https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/dec/03/what-we-know-about-politico-story-heart-ukraine-co/
7. Also let's recall that the Mueller Report includes many instances of Giuliani's personal involvement in apparently dangling a pardon for Manafort to remain silent. https://www.justsecurity.org/64023/all-the-presidents-lawyers-a-chart-of-misconduct-and-possible-crimes-revealed-by-mueller-report/
8. Finally, Manafort may hold the keys to the kingdom on information about Trump-Russia.
One nugget: Senator @RonWyden wrote that unredacted version of Senate intel report includes “indications of Manafort's own connections to [the hack and leak] operations.”
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![8. Finally, Manafort may hold the keys to the kingdom on information about Trump-Russia.One nugget: Senator @RonWyden wrote that unredacted version of Senate intel report includes “indications of Manafort's own connections to [the hack and leak] operations.”<end>](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgMTlm0WoAMCp70.jpg "8. Finally, Manafort may hold the keys to the kingdom on information about Trump-Russia.One nugget: Senator @RonWyden wrote that unredacted version of Senate intel report includes “indications of Manafort's own connections to [the hack and leak] operations.”<end>")
One nugget: Senator @RonWyden wrote that unredacted version of Senate intel report includes “indications of Manafort's own connections to [the hack and leak] operations.”
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