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Part 172, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These posted Sunday, 03/25/18, covering March 5,
2018, and headed, “People Have Just Had Enough”: West Virginia Teachers Continue Historic Strike into Eighth Day

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Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg refusing to comply with Mueller subpoena

MSNBC Live with Katy Tur
3/5/18
Sam Nunberg, a former aide to President Trump, has been subpoenaed by Robert Mueller’s special counsel. However, Nunberg says he refuses to cooperate, citing he sees no reason to spend hours digging up emails of his from 2015 that are requested. He talks to Katy Tur over the phone about the development in Mueller’s case, saying, "Trump may have done something during the election. I don't know what it is."
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/former-trump-aide-sam-nunberg-refusing-to-comply-with-mueller-subpoena-1177240643765 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtOuh3yuCm0 [with comments] [a must-watch]

First reaction on seeing the heading, was Wha!!? So went to check
that he could be jailed for refusing a subpoena and got, to no surprise ..
Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg changes course, says he would 'end up cooperating' in Russia probe
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/05/ex-trump-aide-nunberg-will-refuse-mueller-subpoena.html .

The twenty-first.

How politicians troll the media

Published on Mar 5, 2018 by Vox [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA / https://www.youtube.com/user/voxdotcom , https://www.youtube.com/user/voxdotcom/videos , https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5fXs8xFV1mooGPELRj-PtgJ ]
Politicians are trolling the media to advance their own agendas.
Between Rep. Devin Nunes’ (R-CA) secret memo, allegations of missing text messages, and the panic over a so-called “secret society” in the FBI, the past few weeks of political news coverage have been dominated by Republican pseudoscandals. And while each of these alleged “bombshells” has turned out to be a dud, these stories raise questions about whether GOP politicians are intentionally baiting journalists -- trolling them into covering conspiracy theories in order to raise doubts about the FBI and the ongoing Mueller investigation.
Read why the Nunes memo was a dud on vox.com: https://www.vox.com/world/2018/2/2/16965086/nunes-memo-dud-release
And how the media fell for it anyway: https://www.vox.com/2018/2/6/16973878/nunes-memo-mainstream-media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlf6VjRIHMw [with comments]

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Watch: Sam Nunberg defying Mueller gets cross-examined on live TV

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The Beat with Ari Melber
3/5/18
In a historic interview, former Trump aide Sam Nunberg tells Ari Melber he won’t comply with Mueller’s Grand Jury Subpoena because the Russia probe is trying to "set up” his
mentor Roger Stone. For the first time, Nunberg admits on live TV That Mueller offered him “immunity”, but he claims he’s willing to go to jail and defy the Special Counsel.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/watch-ex-trump-aide-defying-mueller-gets-cross-examined-on-live-tv-1177444419960 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoA0veRo6N4 [with comments] [the complete interview; a must-watch]

Ok. I didn't expect that to appear in this post. Obviously Ari, the others there, and guess others,
talked an obviously misguided Nunberg into reconsidering his initial position. Good caring job guys.

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Sam Nunberg: Mueller probing Trump’s business

The Beat with Ari Melber
3/5/18

Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg tells Ari Melber that after his interview with Bob
Mueller he thinks “Trump did something pretty bad” and it relates to Trump’s businesses.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/sam-nunberg-mueller-probing-trump-s-business-1177518659825 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kKfqhCpJvg [with comments] [an excerpt from the complete interview just above]

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Sam Nunberg: Mueller offered me immunity
The Beat with Ari Melber
3/5/18

For the first time, Nunberg admits on live TV That Mueller offered him “immunity”, but he claims he’s willing to go to jail and defy the Special Counsel.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/sam-nunberg-mueller-offered-me-immunity-1177520707904 [an excerpt from the complete interview second above]

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Sam Nunberg: Mueller “definitely” has Roger Stone’s emails
The Beat with Ari Melber
3/5/18
In a historic interview, former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg tells Ari Melber he will refuse to comply with a Grand Jury Subpoena
issued to him by Bob Mueller, because he suspects they are trying to “set-up a case" against his mentor and “surrogate father” Roger Stone.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/sam-nunberg-mueller-definitely-has-roger-stone-s-emails-1177524803517 [an excerpt from the complete interview third above]

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Sam Nunberg: “I’m not going to jail”

The Beat with Ari Melber
3/5/18
Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg tells Ari Melber if Special Counsel Mueller tries to send him to jail for refusing to
comply with the Grand Jury subpoena he’ll “laugh about it" and "make a bigger spectacle" than he did on The Beat.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/sam-nunberg-i-m-not-going-to-jail-1177524291865 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5wFIJHCxpA [with comments] [an excerpt from the complete interview fourth above]

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Fmr. Trump aide Nunberg: Mueller's got something on Trump
All In with Chris Hayes
3/5/18
After being questioned by Mueller's team, Sam Nunberg says he'll risk prison to avoid complying with a grand jury subpoena.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fmr-trump-aide-nunberg-mueller-s-got-something-on-trump-1177502275612

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Did Russia block Trump from tapping Romney?

All In with Chris Hayes
3/5/18
The New Yorker reveals that Christopher Steele wrote a memo laying out a Russian official's
claim that the Kremlin may have blocked Trump from picking Romney for Secretary of State.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/did-russia-block-trump-from-tapping-romney-1177497667567 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0RjT8nsuRw [with comments]

Leave Trump's holing his 100 golf day milestone, and West Virginia's record length teacher strike to this juicy dozen

Belarusian escort: I have audio linking Kremlin to Trump
All In with Chris Hayes
3/5/18
A Belarusian self-styled "sex coach" in a Bangkok jail says she is "the only witness
and th emissing link in the connection between Russia and the U.S. elections."
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/belarusian-escort-i-have-audio-linking-kremlin-to-trump-1177512003860

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Follow-the-money stories plague Trump team with scandals

The Rachel Maddow Show
3/5/18
Rachel Maddow reviews the many and diverse follow-the-money stories about Donald Trump and his associates in recent news, from a sketch
stock sale by Carl Icahn, to new questions about payments to a porn star, to Jared Kushner's solicitation of investments in his family business.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/follow-the-money-stories-plague-trump-team-with-scandals-1177626691746 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei5h3fnEOzw [with comments]

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Report: Russia vetoed Romney, favored Tillerson for State Dept.
The Rachel Maddow Show
3/5/18
Rachel Maddow highlights new revelations in a lengthy New Yorker profile by Jane Mayer of Christopher Steele and his work on the Trump Russia dossier.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/report-russia-vetoed-romney-favored-tillerson-for-state-dept-1177585219570

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Report raises specter of a Trump Russia dossier-related death
The Rachel Maddow Show
3/5/18
Jane Mayer, staff writer for The New Yorker, talks with Rachel Maddow about the reporting
behind her lengthy profile of Trump Russia dossier author Christopher Steele.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/report-raises-specter-of-a-trump-russia-dossier-related-death-1177585219786

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Why didn't Democrats use the dossier during the 2016 campaign?
The Rachel Maddow Show
3/5/18
Jane Mayer, staff writer for The New Yorker, talks with Rachel Maddow about why the Clinton campaign didn't use material from the dossier they had
paid for, and when the Obama White House found out that Donald Trump and his campaign were the subject of a counterintelligence investigation.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/why-didn-t-democrats-use-the-dossier-during-the-2016-campaign-1177592387714

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Tillerson spends $0 to counter Russia despite millions set aside

The Rachel Maddow Show
3/5/18
Gardiner Harris, State Department correspondent for The New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about new
reporting that Rex Tillerson has not utilized tens of millions of dollars allocated for countering Russian intrusion.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/tillerson-spends-0-to-counter-russia-despite-millions-set-aside-1177603651978 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNua7q9tAys [with comments]

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After day-long TV meltdown, ex Trump aide reconsiders subpoena
The Rachel Maddow Show
3/5/18
Rachel Maddow reports on former Donald Trump aide Sam Nunberg's bizarre performance via successive cable news appearances
in which he vowed to defy a Robert Mueller subpoena, only to be reported having second thoughts by day's end.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/after-day-long-tv-meltdown-ex-trump-aide-reconsiders-subpoena-1177604163695

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Nunberg says he'll comply, but won't 'make it easy' for Mueller

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
3/5/18
The world watched ex-Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg unravel over and over again on live television
as he dared special prosecutor Robert Mueller to arrest him for refusing to comply with a subpoena.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/nunberg-says-he-ll-comply-but-won-t-make-it-easy-for-mueller-1177592387540 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2NWQUKhFjI [with comments]

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Sam Nunberg appears to cave after wild interviews

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
3/5/18
Ex-Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg gave wild and erratic interviews saying he wouldn't cooperate with the special counsel's subpoena
but then had an apparent change of heart. Ari Melber, who interviewed Nunberg, joins Lawrence O'Donnell, Ron Klain, and Mike Murphy.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/sam-nunberg-appears-to-cave-after-wild-interviews-1177590339796 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1xOtkKIQ-0 [with comments]

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Trump ally calls president's behavior 'pure madness'

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
3/5/18
The Washington Post reports Trump allies are increasingly worried that the president's obsession with cable commentary and perceived
slights is taking a toll on the 71-year-old. Ashley Parker, who wrote the piece, and Francesca Chambers join Lawrence O'Donnell.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/trump-ally-calls-president-s-behavior-pure-madness-1177593411778 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpg5QUrfS7o [with comments]

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Ex-Trump aide: Mueller may have something on Trump
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/6/18
During a string of confusing and conflicting media appearances across a frenetic day, ex-Trump aide Sam Nunberg suggested Trump "may have done something during
the election" on Russia. Nunberg also offered mixed messages on whether he would comply with a subpoena from Robert Mueller in the Russia investigation.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired March 5, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/ex-trump-aide-mueller-may-have-something-on-trump-1177631299816

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Trump's State Dept. has spent $0 fighting Russia meddling

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/5/18
A slew of headlines break on the Russia investigation including how Russia may have meddled in more than the 2016
election and that the State Dept. has spent none of the $120 million allotted to fight Russian meddling. Our panel reacts.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/trump-s-state-dept-has-spent-0-fighting-russia-meddling-1177608259571 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE_LdfAqrb8 [with comments]

To "stashed March 5, 2018:"

Special counsel wants documents on Trump, numerous campaign associates
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/special-counsel-wants-documents-trump-numerous-campaign-associates-n853386

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d_HUeHouO1a28SM4qaJky7V7tSrNM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier - BIG piece - Maddow segments with Mayer 3-5-18
How the ex-spy tried to warn the world about Trump’s ties to Russia.
By Jane Mayer
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/03/12/christopher-steele-the-man-behind-the-trump-dossier

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dIOEg4YJbuE86FMdE2aaei-6nXs7M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Ex-Russian spy critically ill after exposure to substance in UK: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - A former Russian spy was critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in western England, British broadcaster BBC said on Monday.
The BBC identified the man as Sergei Skripal who was granted refuge in Britain after a spy swap between the United States and Russia in 2010.
Police said two people had been found unconscious on a bench on Sunday in the city of Salisbury. They were being treated for“suspected exposure to an unknown substance” and they remained critically ill, police said.
A hospital in Salisbury said earlier on Monday it was“dealing with a major incident involving a small number of casualties.” It said staff and patients should come to the hospital as usual.
Relations between Britain and Russia have been strained since the murder of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, a killing which a British inquiry said was probably approved by President Vladimir Putin.
Skripal, a former colonel of Russia’s military intelligence, was convicted in Russia in 2006 on charges of espionage for Britain’s MI6 intelligence agency. He was sentenced to a 13-year prison term before he was pardoned in 2010 as part of a spy swap with the United States, according to media reports at the time.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-russia/ex-russian-spy-critically-ill-after-exposure-to-substance-in-uk-bbc-idUSKBN1GH2UX

Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg called before grand jury, says he will refuse to go
[...]
“The Russians and Trump did not collude,” Nunberg said. “Putin is too smart to collude with Donald Trump.”
“I’m not spending 80 hours going over my emails with Roger Stone and Stephen K. Bannon and producing them,” Nunberg said. “Donald Trump won this election on his own. He campaigned his ass off. And there is nobody who hates him more than me.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-trump-aide-sam-nunberg-called-before-grand-jury-says-he-will-refuse-to-go/2018/03/05/24c8b86a-20a9-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html

Former Trump campaign adviser Sam Nunberg to meet with Mueller team
02/21/2018
Sam Nunberg, one of President Donald Trump’s earliest campaign advisers, is scheduled to meet Thursday with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators in Washington, according to a person with knowledge of the interview.
Nunberg was an outspoken Trump aide who got fired in August 2015 over racially charged Facebook posts. Trump later sued Nunberg for $10 million for breaching a confidentiality agreement. They settled the case a month later.
[...]
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/21/mueller-russia-probe-sam-nunberg-420362

Longtime Trump adviser Sam Nunberg who was fired over racially charged social media gets his turn on Mueller's hot seat
Nunberg, 36, was fired from Trump's campaign in the early going when racially charged social media posts from his past were discovered
He was accused of fabricating an 'affair' between then-campaign director Corey Lewandowski and White House communications director Hope Hicks
Nunberg is also close to Trump-whisperer Roger Stone
He's set to be grilled by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team on Thursday
21 February 2018 Updated: 22 February 2018
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5420141/Trump-Russia-probe-counsel-interview-ex-Trump-aide-Nunberg-sources.html

‘Weak link’: Ex-Trump aide Sam Nunberg claims Kushner was ‘doing nefarious things’ in the White House
01 Mar 2018
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/weak-link-ex-trump-aide-sam-nunberg-claims-kushner-nefarious-things-white-house/

segment with Katy Tur coming up on 2p CT 3-5-18 - 'Roger Stone is my mentor', etc, etc - included above

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=sam+nunberg

Trump Lawyer’s Payment to Stormy Daniels Was Reported as Suspicious by Bank
First Republic alerted Treasury Department about Michael Cohen’s $130,000 wire transfer to former adult-film actress Stormy Daniels
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-lawyers-payment-to-porn-star-was-reported-as-suspicious-by-bank-1520273701

Trump lawyer's $130,000 payment to adult film star was reportedly flagged as suspicious and sent to Treasury Department
Trump's lawyer's payment to former adult film star Stormy Daniels was reportedly flagged as suspicious and sent to the Treasury Department.
Cohen complained that the money he sent out of his own pocket had not been reimbursed, the WSJ reports, citing sources.
Daniels reportedly received the payment as part of a nondisclosure agreement regarding an alleged affair with Trump.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/05/trump-lawyer-payment-to-porn-star-flagged-as-suspicious-wsj.html

Trump is implicated in his attorney’s Stormy Daniels payment for the first time
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/05/trump-is-implicated-in-his-attorneys-stormy-daniels-payment-for-the-first-time/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dNb6kMu

Putin's power play: Saudi-Russia oil deal leads to bigger Russia role in Middle East
The agreement between Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut back on oil production has boosted oil prices and is now the foundation for a broader relationship.
The partnership with OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, allows Russia to strengthen its hand in the Middle East at the same time the U.S. role has been diminished.
Saudi Arabia may believe Russia can help it with the Iran nuclear threat.
Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, expected to become king after his father, will be visiting the United States later this month.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/05/saudi-russia-oil-deal-leads-to-bigger-russia-role-in-middle-east.html

What Is Sam Nunberg Doing?
The former Trump aide’s decision to announce that he was defying a subpoena from Robert Mueller is more likely to pique the special counsel’s interest than dispel it.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/what-is-sam-nunberg-doing/554906/

Trump-Russia: Ex-aide refuses to co-operate with Mueller probe
A former aide to Donald Trump says he will not co-operate with the inquiry into alleged Russian election meddling.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43295989

Former Trump aide says he's refusing Mueller subpoena: 'Screw that'
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/05/politics/sam-nunberg-robert-mueller/index.html

Special counsel wants documents on Trump, numerous campaign associates
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/special-counsel-wants-documents-trump-numerous-campaign-associates-n853386

Ex-Trump aide: Trump ‘may very well have done something during the election with the Russians’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/05/ex-trump-aide-trump-may-very-well-have-done-something-during-the-election-with-the-russians/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dc7P3z55NE-EJ0MRLv6VInec5ZEpM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en