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Part 112, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These from Monday, 01/15/18
headed, WATCH: Senate swears in Alabama Democrat Doug Jones, and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=137686313

[Reposted to correct a date screw-up]

Nearing one quarter down, this pair

Backstabbing and paranoia in Trump White House exposed in new book
The Beat With Ari Melber
1/3/18
In a new book by Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon is quoted as saying the infamous 2016 Trump tower meeting was “treasonous”. Duration: 13:14
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/backstabbing-and-paranoia-in-trump-white-house-exposed-in-new-book-1128797763546

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Bannon predicts Mueller will corner Trump in Russia investigation
The Beat With Ari Melber
1/3/18
Steve Bannon undercuts Trump’s claim that Mueller investigation is a hoax, saying
it boils down to “money laundering” through “Deutsche Bank" Duration: 6:35
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/bannon-predicts-mueller-will-corner-trump-in-russia-investigation-1128796739916

6:08 - The translator at the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting was one Veselnitskaya had used before in a money laundering case. Meet Anatoli Samochornov
https://www.thedailybeast.com/man-who-joined-russians-in-trump-meeting-just-an-interpreter-says-mother-in-law

Shouldn't have just had breakfast (just after 2pm), there's a group of eight here

Trump trashes Bannon after comments in new book
All In with Chris Hayes
1/3/18
After Bannon called the 2016 Trump Tower meeting "treasonous," the president claimed his former political guru had "lost his mind." Duration: 4:00
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-trashes-bannon-after-comments-in-new-book-1128879171700

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Rep. Castro: I've heard about crimes by the administration in secret testimony
All In with Chris Hayes
1/3/18
Joaquin Castro says that witnesses in the Trump-Russia investigation have detailed evidence of criminal
activity by members of the Trump administration - but Republicans won't release the transcripts. Duration: 6:37
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-castro-i-ve-heard-about-crimes-by-the-administration-in-secret-testimony-1128878147861

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Is Donald Trump Page Six's anonymous source?

All In with Chris Hayes
1/3/18
An anonymous source tells the New York Post that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's grand
jury is mostly black and suggests it cannot be fair to President Trump. Duration: 2:51
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/is-donald-trump-page-six-s-anonymous-source-1128884291562 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijIlQi_v880 [with comments]

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Rosenstein, McCabe meet with Ryan on Nunes, Russia investigation
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/3/18
Rachel Maddow reports on a trip by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Andrew McCabe to the office
of House Speaker Paul Ryan to discuss the Trump Russia investigation and House Intel chair Devin Nunes. Duration: 6:31
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rosenstein-mccabe-meet-with-ryan-on-nunes-russia-investigation-1128929347589

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Weak Manafort lawsuit to pull plug on Mueller could backfire

The Rachel Maddow Show
1/3/18
Neal Katyal, former acting U.S. solicitor general, who helped write the special counsel regulations that
are the subject of a new lawsuit by Paul Manafort against the Robert Mueller investigation. Duration: 7:17
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/weak-manafort-lawsuit-to-pull-plug-on-mueller-could-backfire-1128932419658 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_doQutZ5dA [with comments]

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Blumenthal: Make Trump Jr, Fusion GPS testimony transcript public
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/3/18
Senator Richard Blumenthal talks with Rachel Maddow about the growing pressure on Senate Judiciary chair Chuck
Grassley to release the Fusion GPS testimony transcript to the public, as well as that of Donald Trump Jr. Duration: 9:22
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/blumenthal-make-trump-jr-fusion-gps-testimony-transcript-public-1128944195579

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Book suggests new aspects of potential Trump obstruction case

The Rachel Maddow Show
1/3/18
Rachel Maddow highlights excerpts in the new Michael Wolff book, Fire and Fury, that add details and possible
new avenues of inquiry for potential obstruction of justice cases against the Trump team. Duration: 4:53
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/book-suggests-new-aspects-of-potential-trump-obstruction-case-1128950851649 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L74PJ8PCzyk [with comments]

Aha. New info, Mark Corallo, a spokesman for Trump's lawyer, could suffer a 'gag' order by Trump for only a few days. He reportedly confided
that he believed the AF-1 meeting on the return from Germany was an OoJ. And another tidbit, in there from the Wolff book, was that
Jared's dad Charlie's opinion that Comey was, hmm, "dangerous and uncontrollable" added some impetus to the his being fired.

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Trump disregard for DoJ independence taints attorney appointment
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/3/18
Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about why it's important
for the Justice Department to maintain an ethical distance from the presidency. Duration: 5:32
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-disregard-for-doj-independence-taints-attorney-appointment-1128970307975

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Lawrence: Will Trump claim they all lost their minds?

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
1/3/18
Lawrence O'Donnell looks at the portrait White House insiders – notably, ex-White House Chief Strategist and Trump confidant Steve Bannon –
paint of President Donald Trump in Michael Wolff's explosive new book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House." Duration: 5:38
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-will-trump-claim-they-all-lost-their-minds-1128934467952 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMo9pxWn5hE [with comments]

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Trump atty on Bannon: Legal action 'imminent' post-explosive book

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
1/3/18
Trump's attorneys sent Steve Bannon a cease and desist letter in the wake of Michael Wolff's new book, ABC News reports, citing
a non-disclosure agreement Bannon signed during the campaign. Lawrence O'Donnell, Tim O’Brien, & Joyce Vance react. Duration: 8:27
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/trump-atty-on-bannon-legal-action-imminent-post-explosive-book-1128943171848 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-ZWZRw_MV4 [with comments]

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Fire and Fury in the White House

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
1/4/18
Steve Bannon and Donald Trump faced off in a war of harsh words after Bannon let loose
on the Trump administration in a new tell-all book by Michael Wolff. Duration: 16:03
©2017 NBCNews.com
[originally aired January 3, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/fire-and-fury-in-the-white-house-1128995907853 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrdHNrLhOFo [with comments]

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Bannon: Russia probe is ‘all about money laundering’

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
1/4/18
Our expert panel discusses the bombshell revelations in the new book ‘Fire and Fury’ by Michael
Wolff and how it could be an asset for the special counsel investigation. Duration: 6:32
©2017 NBCNews.com
[originally aired January 3, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/bannon-russia-probe-is-all-about-money-laundering-1128998467627 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4vG_ZU-OpE [with comments]

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New book questions Trump’s fitness for office

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
1/4/18
Eugene Robinson and Steve Schmidt discuss the dysfunction and chaos within
the White House as revealed in the new book ‘Fire and Fury’. Duration: 9:52
©2017 NBCNews.com
[originally aired January 3, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/new-book-questions-trump-s-fitness-for-office-1129001027884 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb8DrZlHt6I [with comments]

From "stashed January 3, 2018:"

Grassley open to public testimony from Fusion GPS leaders, spokesman says
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/03/chuck-grassley-fusion-gps-322076

Firm That Contracted Steele Dossier Says It Was 'Shocked' By Findings on Trump
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/03/575259858/firm-that-contracted-steele-dossier-says-it-was-shocked-by-findings-on-trump

Firm Behind Russia Dossier Calls for Its Testimony to Be Released in Full
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/fusion-gps-founders-push-back-against-russian-conspiracy-theories-about-the-russia-dossier-in-new-york-times-op-ed.html

There’s an unmistakeable smell coming from Congress about Russia. Richard Burr can help clear the air.
Editorial
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article192728259.html

The Case for Trump Campaign Collusion
How one journalist's chance interview led to a definitive account of the campaign's ties to Russia
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/the-case-for-trump-campaign-collusion-w514874
.. more: https://news.google.com/news/story/du0NBRfGxWL5TCMbK1m3ew6UOS2rM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Trump Tower meeting with Russians 'treasonous', Bannon says in explosive book
Former White House strategist quoted in Fire and Fury, by Michael Wolff
Bannon: ‘They’re going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/donald-trump-russia-steve-bannon-michael-wolff

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Fury-Inside-Trump-White/dp/1250158060

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781408711392

Bannon: 2016 Trump Tower meeting was 'treasonous'
The book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff, is based on hundreds of interviews
Bannon also reportedly told Wolff: "They're going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV"
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/politics/bannon-wolff-fire-and-fury/index.html

Scoop: Hot book by constant West Wing visitor Michael Wolff
https://www.axios.com/michael-wolff-book-white-house-2509337838.html

New Trump book: Bannon’s ‘treasonous’ claim, Ivanka’s presidential ambitions and Melania’s first-lady concerns
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/03/new-trump-book-bannons-treasonous-claim-ivankas-presidential-ambitions-and-melanias-first-lady-concerns/

Steve Bannon is 100% right about Russia and the Trump campaign
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/politics/steve-bannon-guardian-russia-analysis/index.html

Steve Bannon Quoted As Calling Trump Tower Meeting With Russians 'Treasonous'
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/03/575295244/steve-bannon-is-quoted-saying-trump-tower-meeting-was-treasonous

There's A Ton Of Explosive Stuff About Trump And His Closest Aides In A New Book
Author and media critic Michael Wolff's book about the Trump campaign and administration, Fire and Fury: Inside the White House, was leaked/excerpted/unofficially released on Wednesday and, well, wow. Just, wow.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/2-fire-2-furious?utm_term=.yejV3lw5z#.wxnPedJYa

Steve Bannon Suggests Donald Trump Met With Russians After Don Jr. Did
The former White House strategist called the infamous Trump Tower meeting “treasonous,” according to a new book.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/steve-bannon-trump-tower_us_5a4cde0be4b0b0e5a7a9fe93

Donald Trump Responds To Steve Bannon Bombshell: ‘He Lost His Mind’
“Steve is learning that winning isn’t as easy as I make it look.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-steve-bannon_us_5a4d200ce4b0b0e5a7aa6f15
.. more:
https://www.google.com/search?q=wolff+fire+and+fury
https://news.google.com/news/story/dMB-bNEu1pdBFTMVqy-ZcLyQPNqyM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en