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Part 87, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These from
Wednesday, 12/27/17, headed, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2017
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=137201297

Sixth down

WATCH: FBI Director Wray testifies before House Judiciary Committee on Russia investigation

Streamed live on Dec 7, 2017 by House Judiciary Committee Hearings [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVvv3JRCVQAl6ovogDum4hA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVvv3JRCVQAl6ovogDum4hA/videos ]
FBI Director Christopher Wray to testify before House Judiciary Committee amid turbulence over Russia investigation.
House Judiciary Committee
Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Full Committee
December 7, 2017 10:00 AM
2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
https://judiciary.house.gov/hearing/oversight-federal-bureau-investigation-2017/ [with this YouTube embedded]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH9OcahICOg [with comments] [also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXtdKiiLVro (title and text taken from; comments disabled)]

This triple sits close to halfway

Newly leaked emails shed new light on Trump Tower meeting
The Beat With Ari Melber
12/7/17
Leaked emails show the Donald Trump Jr.’s secret Trump Tower meeting with Russians was not an isolated event. This, as Donald Trump
Jr. cited attorney client privilege when asked to disclose conversations he had with his father about that meeting. Duration: 11:53
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/newly-leaked-emails-shed-new-light-on-trump-tower-meeting-1111942723973

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GOP Attacks Mueller at FBI Hearing
The Beat With Ari Melber
12/7/17
Republicans go after Mueller during FBI Director Christopher Wray's hearing as
some on the right call for Mueller to be removed from Russia probe. Duration: 6:45
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/gop-attacks-mueller-at-fbi-hearing-1111948867715

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Ari Melber breaks story on Mueller’s path around Trump pardon
The Beat With Ari Melber
12/7/17
MSNBC chief legal correspondent Ari Melber reports on how Mueller’s Flynn
deal includes a rarely used legal tool to avoid Trump pardon. Duration: 8:39
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/ari-melber-breaks-story-on-mueller-s-path-around-trump-pardon-1111947843969

Into the second half, this pair
The right wing plot to stop Special Counsel Robert Mueller
All In with Chris Hayes
12/7/17
The president and his allies claim Mueller's team has a vendetta against Trump,
paving the way to fire Mueller or reject his findings. Duration: 4:57
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-right-wing-plot-to-stop-special-counsel-robert-mueller-1111989827920

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There were follow-up emails after Trump Tower meeting
All In with Chris Hayes
12/7/17
New information about a central issue in the Russia investigation - that now-infamous June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower. Duration: 6:14
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/there-were-follow-up-emails-after-trump-tower-meeting-1112010819538

Fourth farther down

Judge in Mike Flynn case recuses himself
The Rachel Maddow Show
12/7/17
Rachel Maddow reports that the judge in the Mike Flynn case has recused himself, and depending on the reason, Republicans
trying to undermine the Trump Russia investigation will likely latch onto this development. Duration: 3:51
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/judge-in-mike-flynn-case-recuses-himself-1112063043549

Two steps more

Another Trump official knew of Trump Tower Russian meeting: CNN
The Rachel Maddow Show
12/7/17
Rachel Maddow shares details of a CNN report that new e-mails show that Donald Trump Jr.'s Trump Tower meeting
with Russians did have some follow-up that included Trump social media director Dan Scavino. Duration: 1:53
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/another-trump-official-knew-of-trump-tower-russian-meeting-cnn-1112081987624

More into the second half

Russian media report confirms cyber attack on US election

The Rachel Maddow Show
12/7/17
Rachel Maddow shares the details of a Russian media report that explains that the reason Russian intelligence cyber experts were arrested
for treason a year ago is that they were the sources that helped the U.S. figure out who was responsible for the DNC hack. Duration: 9:12
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/russian-media-report-confirms-cyber-attack-on-us-election-1112059972001 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBUPmR7xjSw [with comments]

Add here: The Downfall of a Top Russian Cyber Spy
The dramatic arrest in Moscow of a top intelligence official raises
questions about who knew what, and when, about the hack of the U.S. elections.
Anna Nemtsova 02.01.17 12:00 AM ET
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-downfall-of-a-top-russian-cyber-spy

And this one: Feds’ Damning Report on Russian Election Hack Won’t Convince Skeptics
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127704937

This triple a bit farther down

Republicans eager to delegitimize Robert Mueller and FBI
The Rachel Maddow Show
12/7/17
Rachel Maddow shows how Republicans are working hard to smear Robert Mueller and the FBI's Trump Russia investigation. Duration: 2:23
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-eager-to-delegitimize-robert-mueller-and-fbi-1112126531539

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Nunes return would likely hamstring House Trump Russia probe
The Rachel Maddow Show
12/7/17
Natasha Bertrand, political correspondent for Business Insider, talks with Rachel Maddow about the likely deleterious effect Devin Nunes will
have on the altready struggling House Intel Trump Russia investigation now that he has been cleared by the ethics committee. Duration: 4:49
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nunes-return-would-likely-hamstring-house-trump-russia-probe-1112089667877

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Glenn Simpson Fusion GPS Senate testimony approved for release
The Rachel Maddow Show
12/7/17
Rachel Maddow reports that the transcript of the testimony of Glenn Simpson, co-founder of Fusion GPS, the company that hired Dossier
author Christopher Steele, is approved for public release as long as Chuck Grassley delivers on his promise to publish it. Duration: 3:28
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/glenn-simpson-fusion-gps-senate-testimony-approved-for-release-1112115779724

Approaching the final third

White House on defense over Trump Jr. Russia meeting
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
12/8/17
After a slew of new reports and questions from Capitol Hill, the White House goes on defense facing
new questions on Trump Jr., Russia, and Michael Flynn. Our reporter panel reacts. Duration: 12:26
©2017 NBCNews.com
[originally aired December 7, 2017]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/white-house-on-defense-over-trump-jr-russia-meeting-1112093763656

From "stashed December 7, 2017:"

A Missing Piece Falls Into Place in the Saga of Michael Flynn
A whistleblower alleges that the former national-security adviser promised that sanctions on Russia would be “ripped up.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/flynn-whistleblower-nuclear-plan-sanctions/547685/

Flynn Said Russian Sanctions Would Be ‘Ripped Up,’ Whistle-Blower Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/us/politics/michael-flynn-russia-sanctions-ripped-up-whistleblower.html
.. more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dJEjby3j0qKYvUM4U9jzjGLCCi7oM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Donald Trump Jr. grilled about Russian contacts by House intelligence committee
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-jr-grilled-about-russian-contacts-by-house-intelligence-committee/2017/12/06/1256eb92-daa5-11e7-b859-fb0995360725_story.html

Trump Jr. says he communicated first with Hope Hicks, not his father, about Trump Tower response
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/06/politics/donald-trump-jr-trump-tower-response/index.html

Top intel Dem: Trump Jr. refused to answer questions about Trump Tower discussions with father
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/363646-trump-jr-interviews-with-house-intel-panel
.. more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d4oU5kL-YotTG2M1SurOy66EUZBbM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Trump Jr. Cites Attorney-Client Privilege To Avoid Panel Questions About [his related talks with] His Father
Donald Trump Jr. declined to discuss with lawmakers a conversation he had with his father about emails related to his Russia meeting.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-jr-attorney-client-privilege_us_5a289d5fe4b03ece03000e48

FBI director defends bureau’s integrity as critics question handling of Trump, Clinton probes - Christopher A. Wray - House Judiciary Committee hearing 12-7-17
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-director-to-face-lawmakers-quesitons-about-bureaus-handling-of-trump-clinton-probes/2017/12/07/15608948-db58-11e7-b1a8-62589434a581_story.html

FBI chief rejects Trump's claim of agency 'in tatters'
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/07/christopher-wray-fbi-oversight-hearing-285956
.. more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dhpw7kU9fg19xjMoAoxxSqsadnSOM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Republicans hammer Mueller, FBI as Russia investigation intensifies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/republicans-hammer-mueller-fbi-as-russia-investigation-intensifies/2017/12/06/4a6097ca-dabb-11e7-b1a8-62589434a581_story.html

Judge recuses in Michael Flynn case
The former Trump national security adviser will be sentenced by Clinton appointee Emmet Sullivan.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/07/michael-flynn-judge-sentencing-287001

How Scared Should Trump Be of Mueller? Ask John Gotti or Sammy “The Bull”
If history is any guide, Mueller will put up with 19 murders to get his mark.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/12/how-scared-should-trump-be-of-mueller-ask-john-gotti-or-sammy-the-bull

Trump Tower’s Murky History and Murkier Future: Slumping Sales, Pentagon Leases, and Shadowy L.L.C.s
Once home to celebrities like Bruce Willis and Michael Jackson, apartments in Trump Tower are now frequently owned by shadowy L.L.C.s—and even a few criminals. With security up and sales slumping, what does the future hold for the Trump Organization’s flagship property?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/12/trump-towers-murky-history-slumping-sales-pentagon-leases