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Part 98, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These from Sunday, 01/07/18,
headed, Broadcast Exclusive: Jill Stein Says Senate Request for Docs on Russia Probe is “New McCarthyism”
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=137487559

[reposted to include that link]

Ninth video in

WATCH: Sen. Warner speaks on Mueller investigation

Published on Dec 20, 2017 by PBS NewsHour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0svwkIpvDVI [comments disabled]

Nice responsible, non-partisan speech, Sen. Warner.

About one quarter down, this group of four

Lewandowski: Trump Tower meeting was a "terrible decision"

The Beat With Ari Melber
12/20/17
Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, says if anyone on the Trump campaign colluded with Russia, he hopes they go to
jail. Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman and Hillary Clinton aide Adrienne Elrod join Ari Melber to fact-check him. Duration: 8:40
©2017 NBCNews.com
[originally aired December 19, 2017; should have been included in the post to which this is a reply]
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/lewandowski-trump-tower-meeting-was-a-terrible-decision-1120668227784 . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBUKee5jtA8 [with comments]

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Rep. Lieu: We will “try to impeach Donald Trump” if he fires Mueller
The Beat With Ari Melber
12/20/17
Top Senate Russia investigator Mark Warner makes unprecedented floor speech warning Trump against firing Special Counsel
Bob Mueller, saying any attempt to do so would be a “gross abuse of power” and crosses a “red line.” Duration: 12:14
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/rep-lieu-we-will-try-to-impeach-donald-trump-if-he-fires-mueller-1121184835828

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Max Boot: Trump needs “a Kim Jong-un level of flattery”
The Beat With Ari Melber
12/20/17
CFR Senior Fellow and Conservative Max Boot tells Ari Melber says the Republican Party has become a “cult of Trump” Duration: 0:59
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/max-boot-trump-needs-a-kim-jong-un-level-of-flattery-1121189955662

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GOP Congressman struggles to defend accusations against Mueller

The Beat With Ari Melber
12/20/17
Rep. Matthew Gaetz started the “Fire Mueller” movement in Congress calling Mueller’s Russia investigation
a ‘coup’. Gaetz responds to Sen. Warner’s stark warning to Trump against firing Mueller. Duration: 8:27
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/top-gop-senator-defends-mueller-as-attacks-on-him-escalate-1121183811950 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYi5Xy3RfWM [with comments]

Remember Stephen Smith's aggression in his interview with .. i forget. Note the aggression of Gaetz in that one.

Into the second third

Rep. Maxine Waters: What is Trump hiding?
All In with Chris Hayes
12/20/17
The California Democrat says there must be a reason the president and his
allies are working so hard to undermine the Mueller prove. Duration: 5:45
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-maxine-waters-what-is-trump-hiding-1121195075875

Nearing halfway, this pair

GOP group meeting in secret to undermine Trump investigation

The Rachel Maddow Show
12/20/17
Rachel Maddow relays details of a report by Politico that a subset of Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have been meeting
secretly to find a way to use committee documents to undermine Robert Mueller's Trump Russia investigation. Duration: 10:00
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gop-group-meeting-in-secret-to-undermine-trump-investigation-1121281091699 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU6dXC1rxLs [with comments]

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Schiff: Republicans will burn down the House to protect Trump
The Rachel Maddow Show
12/20/17
Congressman Adam Schiff talks with Rachel Maddow about a Politico report that a group of House Intel Republicans are meeting
in secret to undermine the FBI investigation of Donald Trump, part of a broader Republican campaign. Duration: 9:08
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schiff-republicans-will-burn-down-the-house-to-protect-trump-1121289795771

This pair in the second half

Will Trump fire Robert Mueller in a 'Christmas Massacre'?

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
12/20/17
Lawrence O'Donnell says "decency still lives" in the Senate after Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee,
took to the floor to issue a direct warning to the president: firing special prosecutor Robert Mueller will cross a "red line." Duration: 9:29
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/will-trump-fire-robert-mueller-in-a-christmas-massacre-1121271363594 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzoPnI0joY8 [with comments]

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How GOP attacks on Mueller threaten American democracy

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
12/20/17
Former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum says the continued attacks on Robert Mueller from Republicans are "pollution" and threaten
to destroy the trust not only of the FBI and DOJ, but of all public institutions. Barbara McQuade also joins Lawrence O'Donnell. Duration: 6:04
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/how-gop-attacks-on-mueller-threaten-american-democracy-1121281603885 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9AC2_21jX4 [with comments]

Couple more down

Report: Secret group of GOP lawmakers probing FBI & DOJ

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
12/21/17
POLITICO is reporting a group of House Republicans are looking into perceived corruption on the Russia
probe as a key Senate Democrat warns Trump firing Mueller would 'cross a red line.' Duration: 10:32
©2017 NBCNews.com
[originally aired December 20, 2017]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/report-secret-group-of-gop-lawmakers-probing-fbi-doj-1121317955759 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZcOjtlQOLE [with comments]

Some farther down

["he he he he"] The Dossier's Rebuttal To Donald Trump

Published on Dec 20, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig/videos ]
In its own words, the infamous Trump-Russia dossier responds to being labeled a "phony" document funded by Hillary Clinton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtHJtXlJ868 [with comments]

From "stashed December 20, 2017:"

In Cabinet meeting, Pence praises Trump once every 12 seconds for three minutes straight
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/12/20/in-cabinet-meeting-pence-praises-trump-once-every-12-seconds-for-3-minutes-straight/

House Republicans quietly investigate perceived corruption at DOJ, FBI
The group was born out of frustration over the Justice Department's refusal to explain how it used a disputed dossier. - Steele
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/20/house-republicans-quietly-investigate-doj-fbi-310121

Group of House Republicans has been quietly investigating the DOJ and FBI for weeks
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/365925-group-of-house-republicans-have-been-quietly-investigating-the-doj-and-fbi-for

White House Counsel Knew in January Flynn Probably Violated the Law
Don McGahn was looking at whether the national security advisor violated federal laws just days after Trump moved into the White House.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/12/20/white-house-counsel-knew-in-january-flynn-probably-violated-the-law/

Trump Team Wanted Michael Flynn to Use This Secret Messaging App
http://fortune.com/2017/12/20/trump-michael-flynn-signal/

Does New Report On McGahn’s Flynn Concerns Bolster Obstruction Case?
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/mcgahn-trump-knew-flynn-probably-violated-law-in-january
.. more: https://www.google.com/search?q=flynn

Russian trolls went on attack during key election moments
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/russian-trolls-went-attack-during-key-election-moments-n827176

For Russian ‘Trolls,’ Instagram’s Pictures Can Spread Wider Than Words
DEC. 17, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/17/technology/instagram-russian-trolls.html

Russian trolls pushed graphic, racist tweets to American voters
Nov 30 2017
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/russian-trolls-pushed-graphic-racist-tweets-american-voters-n823001

Russian troll describes work in the infamous misinformation factory
Nov 16 2017
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/russian-troll-describes-work-infamous-misinformation-factory-n821486
.. more: https://www.google.com/search?q=russian+trolls

Tyson is great. Would love to be at the dinner with him and the aliens the Pentagon are gonna serve up for us.