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Part 79, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 biggies. These from Friday, 12/15/17, headed,
As GOP Tax Plan Faces Senate Vote, Critics Say Bill Would Give Hundreds of Billions to Top 1 Percent
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=136913697

Into second quarter

Special Report: Focus on law Mueller used to indict Manafort
The Beat With Ari Melber
11/29/17
Ari Melber reports on the Foreign Agents Registration Act, a federal
law used against Paul Manafort that has led to jail time. Duration: 9:05
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/special-report-focus-on-law-mueller-used-to-indict-manafort-1106455619543

Almost halfway this pair

Jared Kushner met with Robert Mueller in Trump Russia probe: NYT
The Rachel Maddow Show
11/29/17
Rachel Maddow replays breaking news from the New York Times that Jared Kushner has spoken with special counsel Robert
Mueller, with additional reporting from CNN that the main subject of discussion was Mike Flynn. Duration: 2:10
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/jared-kushner-met-with-robert-mueller-in-trump-russia-probe-nyt-1106507331955

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Trump campaign had at least 19 Russia-connected contacts
The Rachel Maddow Show
11/29/17
Rachel Maddow updates a running list of Russia-connected contacts by members of the Donald Trump
campaign, bringing the count to 19, with the open possibility of new ones being exposed. Duration: 4:12

The Trump campaign’s Russia-connected contacts - annotated list

11/30/17
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-trump-campaigns-russia-connected-contacts-annotated-list
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-campaign-had-at-least-19-russia-connected-contacts-1106494531538

Closer to halfwheeeeee

Psychiatrist: Trump's mental state an 'enormous present danger'

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
11/29/17
President Trump is said to be questioning things he has previously said to be true ("Access Hollywood" tape, Obama's birthplace.)
Psychiatrist Lance Dodes says this is a sign of mental illness. He joins Lawrence O'Donnell and Eugene Robinson. Duration: 11:09
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/psychiatrist-trump-s-mental-state-an-enormous-present-danger-1106524227640 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J00qjO2xgE [with comments]

Into the second half

Reports: Mueller's team talked to Kushner about Flynn
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
11/30/17
Multiple reports say that Robert Mueller's Russia investigation team has talked to Jared Kushner
about what he may know about Michael Flynn. Our reporter panel reacts. Duration: 6:24
©2017 NBCNews.com
[originally aired November 29, 2017]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/reports-mueller-s-team-talked-to-kushner-about-flynn-1106554435877

From "stashed November 29, 2017:"

Trump Is Still Touting the Obama 'Birther' Conspiracy Theory Behind Closed Doors
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-still-touting-obama-birther-conspiracy-theory-behind-closed-doors-725358
citing:
Trump Once Said the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape Was Real. Now He’s Not Sure.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/us/politics/trump-access-hollywood-tape.html

New documents: Trump paid over $1 million to settle labor lawsuit
President Trump paid out more than $1 million in the late 1990's to a group of Polish workers in the country illegally who demolished the building that would eventually be replaced by Trump Tower in Manhattan, according to recently unsealed documents.
The workers in 1980 received as little as $4 per hour, and worked 12-hour shifts without gloves, hard hats or masks to demolish the Bonwit Teller building on Fifth Avenue, The New York Times reported Monday.
Trump testified that he did not remember undocumented Polish workers being on the job.
Trump paid $1.375 million to settle the case, with $500,000 going to a union benefits fund and the rest covering lawyers’ fees and expenses. The case was settled in 1998.
Details of the settlement remained secret, but last week documents were unsealed in response to a 2016 motion filed by Time Inc. and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
During his presidential campaign and since taking office, Trump has frequently lamented the loss of American jobs to immigrants and workers overseas.
In June 2016, Trump took to Twitter to brag about his record in lawsuits.
http://thehill.com/homenews/362302-new-documents-reveal-trump-paid-over-1-million-to-settle-labor-lawsuit-in-1980

Trump's behavior raises questions of competency
Trump potentially has millions of lives in his hands as the threat of a devastating war with North Korea
It is a fateful time when there will be a premium on Trump's judgment
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/politics/president-donald-trump-competency/index.html

Trump and Schumer: When schmoozing isn’t enough
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-and-schumer-when-schmoozing-isnt-enough/2017/11/28/a2d24604-d473-11e7-95bf-df7c19270879_story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/opinion/finance-global-warming.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-3&action=click&contentCollection=Opinion®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article&_r=0