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Part 53(c), some of Russian meddling stuff from F6 big ones, these from Tuesday,
11/21/17, headed, [no, umm, 'presidential' Weakly Address on November 3, 2017]
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=136375617

Nearing one-third down

GOP Reps. Gaetz, Gohmert, Biggs push for Mueller resignation in new resolution
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/11/03/gop-reps-gaetz-gohmert-biggs-push-for-mueller-resignation-in-new-resolution.html

Into 2nd third, this pair

Trump frustrated by notion of independent justice

The Rachel Maddow Show
11/3/17
Rachel Maddow shows how Donald Trump's ignorance about the bounds of presidential propriety is interfering with the U.S. justice
system and his desire to replace Jeff Sessions with a more sympathetic attorney general. Duration: 23:33
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-frustrated-by-notion-of-independent-justice-1088385603847 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDlQgtTb5-w [with comments]

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NYT: Carter Page met Russian officials, informed Trump campaign
The Rachel Maddow Show
11/3/17
Mark Mazzetti, Washington investigations editor for the New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about breaking news that Donald
Trump campaign advisor Carter Page met with Russian officials and informed the Trump campaign about those meetings. Duration: 6:50
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nyt-carter-page-met-russian-officials-informed-trump-campaign-1088391747630

Skip one, this pair

Pace of Russia probe may be too fast for some members of Congress
The Rachel Maddow Show
11/3/17
Rachel Maddow reports on the questionable background of Ike Kaveladze, who appeared before the House Intelligence
Committee, a background that committee member Rep. Tom Rooney does not appear to have researched. Duration: 4:06
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/pace-of-russia-probe-may-be-too-fast-for-some-members-of-congress-1088419907839

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House Intel committee speeds up on Trump Russia investigation
The Rachel Maddow Show
11/3/17
Kyle Cheney, Congress reporter for Politico, talks with Rachel Maddow about the sudden flurry of
interviews by the House Intelligence Committee in the Trump Russia investigation. Duration: 2:39
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/house-intel-committee-speeds-up-on-trump-russia-investigation-1088398915790

nearing halfway

Ex-Watergate lawyer: Russia probe heading 'right toward' Trump

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
11/3/17

Fmr. Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman says the steps that Robert Mueller is taking in his investigation indicate the probe is ramping up
and will likely lead straight to the questioning of Trump himself. E.J. Dionne & Daniel Dale also join Lawrence O'Donnell. Duration: 6:32
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/ex-watergate-lawyer-russia-probe-heading-right-toward-trump-1088397379661 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW071b1LLCU [with comments]

From "stashed November 3, 2017:"

Russia probes spotlight 'deniable' Kremlin intelligence tactic
Carter Page and George Papadopoulos may be just two of several Trump associates ensnared by Moscow's reliance on 'cut-outs' to gather intelligence and recruit accomplices.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/03/russia-probes-kremlin-deniability-244492

Exclusive: Carter Page testifies he told Sessions about Russia trip
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/02/politics/carter-page-testimony-russia-trip/index.html

Trump pressures Justice Department to investigate ‘Crooked Hillary’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/11/03/trump-pressures-justice-department-to-investigate-crooked-hillary/

Yay. Louis is back.

U.S. Republicans seek special counsel's removal from Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Republican U.S. lawmakers called on Friday for Robert Mueller to resign as special counsel investigating Russia and the 2016 U.S. election, the latest in a series of conservatives’ criticisms of the FBI and Justice Department during the probe of how Moscow may have influenced the campaign.
Representatives Matt Gaetz, Andy Biggs and Louis Gohmert accused Mueller of a conflict of interest because he was director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation when former President Barack Obama’s administration approved an agreement allowing a Russian company to buy a Canadian company that owned 20 percent of U.S. uranium supplies.
President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans have been calling for an investigation into the Uranium One deal, amid news of Mueller’s first indictments of Trump associates as the special counsel investigates allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-congress/u-s-republicans-seek-special-counsels-removal-from-russia-probe-idUSKBN1D31W8

Russian Trolls Didn’t Need To Infiltrate The American Media, Because We Let Them In
We found more than 40 examples of Russian accounts easily weaseling their way into all sorts of news organizations — including ours.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russian-troll-farm-news-organizations_us_59fc9a00e4b01b47404a37ab

Here’s How Facebook Could Be Regulated
Critics offer a number of ways to rein in the social media giant.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/facebook-regulation_us_59e5211ee4b0ca9f483a14bd