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Part 207, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These from Friday, 05/18/18, covering April 9,
2018, and headed, Glenn Greenwald on Syria: U.S. & Israel Revving Up War Machine Won’t Help Suffering Syrian Civilians
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=140917438

The sixteenth

April 9: Jared Kushner and the mysterious white knight bailing him out

Published on Apr 9, 2018 by ThinkProgress [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYdasX3ym3E5r1iozVllmzA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYdasX3ym3E5r1iozVllmzA/videos ]
Editor-in-chief Judd Legum sits down with ThinkProgress reporter Rebekah Entralgo to talk about Jared Kushner's 41-story Manhattan skyscraper, which has been an unmitigated disaster. The full mortgage for the office space, about $1.2 billion, is due in a year. Now, with Kushner ensconced as a senior adviser in the White House, a mysterious white knight has emerged to bail him and his family out of this mess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzSUpQ156WA [with comment] [and see also in particular (linked in) https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=140884974 and preceding and following]

The thirty-second

RWW News: Lance Wallnau Rails Against The 'Flippin' Nutjobs' Who Raided Michael Cohen's Office

Published on Apr 10, 2018 by RWW Blog
Right Wing Watch reports on the extreme rhetoric and activities of key right-wing figures and organizations by showing their views in their
own words. In this clip, Lance Wallnau fumes over the FBI's desperate, despicable, and depraved raid on Michael Cohen's office.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/lance-wallnau-rails-against-the-flippin-nutjobs-who-raided-michael-cohens-office/
[from April 9, 2018]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2NBst6zcE8 [with comments]

Thirty-six and seven

Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer: ‘I feel sorry’ for Trump ‘scapegoat’ Cohen

The Beat with Ari Melber
4/9/18
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti responds exclusively to Ari Melber, after Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen’s office and hotel room are raided by the
FBI. Avenatti says part of him “feels sorry” for Michael Cohen and it would be “legal malpractice” to allow Cohen to “testify and not take the 5th amendment”.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/stormy-daniels-lawyer-i-feel-sorry-for-trump-scapegoat-cohen-1206825027918 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UitGVMuBlNw [with comments]

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Fmr. Federal Prosecutor: Trump 'unhinged' by Michael Cohen raid

The Beat with Ari Melber
4/9/18
Former Federal Prosecutor Paul Butler tells Ari Melber Trump appears “unhinged” in his response to the FBI raid of Michael Cohen’s
office and hotel, as Trump blasts the act as a “disgrace” and an “attack on our country”. Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff
Jim Messina, Washington Post opinion writer Jennifer Rubin and Council on Foreign Relations fellow Max Boot join The Beat.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/fmr-federal-prosecutor-trump-unhinged-by-michael-cohen-raid-1206836803577 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ_-TiKbzSk [with comments]

Forty-two to forty-nine

Trump melts down after FBI raids his closest associate

All In with Chris Hayes
4/9/18
The president ranted to reporters after FBI agents executed multiple no-knock search warrants against his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-melts-down-after-fbi-raids-his-closest-associate-1206862403994 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-aOt0t9oRM [with comments]

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'You certainly have a cornered Trump': Fmr. Watergate prosecutor
All In with Chris Hayes
4/9/18
As Trump threatens his own Saturday Night Massacre after the FBI raids Michael
Cohen's office, former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman sees parallels to Nixon.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-you-certainly-have-a-cornered-trump-fmr-watergate-prosecutor-1206865987744

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Senator Merkley responds to Trump tirade
All In with Chris Hayes
4/9/18
Senator Jeff Merkley responds to President Trump's diatribe about the FBI raid of
his personal attorney as well as Trump's vow to use forceful action against Syria.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/senator-merkley-responds-to-trump-tirade-1206883395985

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Legal woes deepen for Trump team as FBI raids Cohen work, home

The Rachel Maddow Show
4/9/18
Tom Winter, NBC News investigative reporter, talks with Rachel Maddow about what is known so
far about FBI raids on personal and business locations of Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/legal-woes-deepen-for-trump-team-as-fbi-raids-cohen-work-home-1206961219653 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t40efo-fwYY [with comments]

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Seized material from Trump attorney suggests broad investigation
The Rachel Maddow Show
4/9/18
Tom Hamburger, investigative reporter for The Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about what the range of material
taken from Trump attorney Michael Cohen's home, hotel, and office suggest about the scope of the investigation.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/seized-material-from-trump-attorney-suggests-broad-investigation-1206969923961

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Limits of Mueller's mandate seen in hand-off to SDNY prosecutors
The Rachel Maddow Show
4/9/18
Rachel Maddow looks back at congressional testimony by FBI Deputy Director Rod Rosenstein about what happens
if Robert Mueller uncovers crimes in the course of his investigation that are not within the scope of his mandate.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/limits-of-mueller-s-mandate-seen-in-hand-off-to-sdny-prosecutors-1207021123755

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Use of search warrant sends message on Michael Cohen probe
The Rachel Maddow Show
4/9/18
Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about the legal particulars of the FBI raid on Donald Trump's
attorney Michael Cohen and what it means that a warrant was used instead of a less obtrusive means of gathering evidence.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/use-of-search-warrant-sends-message-on-michael-cohen-probe-1206988355539

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Trump breaks new ground with rant against Mueller, Sessions
The Rachel Maddow Show
4/9/18
Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about historical parallels
to Donald Trump's rants against the Department of Justice and the prosecutors investigating him.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-breaks-new-ground-with-rant-against-mueller-sessions-1207025219543

Fifty-one to fifty-seven

Alex Jones Visits The White House / Mueller Raids Trump Tower

Published on Apr 9, 2018 by The Alex Jones Channel [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg / https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel , https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel/videos ]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9fEjH7KzeU [with comments]

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Stormy Daniels' lawyer reacts to Michael Cohen FBI raid

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
4/9/18

Michael Avenatti thinks Michael Cohen will take the 5th Amendment over his payment to Stormy Daniels and says the FBI raid
would not have happened if Stormy Daniels had not come forward. Jill Wine-Banks and Ari Melber also join Lawrence O'Donnell.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/stormy-daniels-lawyer-reacts-to-michael-cohen-fbi-raid-1206975555959 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxlrLYOu9E [with comments]

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Stormy Daniels' lawyer Avenatti has a theory about that FBI raid

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
4/9/18
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is reportedly under investigation for bank fraud and Stormy Daniels' lawyer speculates it could
be tied to the loan Cohen took out to pay Stormy Daniels $130,000. Tim O'Brien and Ari Melber join Lawrence O'Donnell.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/stormy-daniels-lawyer-avenatti-has-a-theory-about-that-fbi-raid-1206958147829 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABedm4S2uuc [with comments]

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Trump: FBI raid on atty. Michael Cohen 'an attack on our country'

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
4/10/18
During a meeting set to be about the reports of chemical weapons attacks in Syria and how the U.S. might respond,
Trump took time to blast the FBI's raid on his personal attorney Michael Cohen. Our expert panel reacts.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired April 9, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/trump-fbi-raid-on-atty-michael-cohen-an-attack-on-our-country-1207014979900 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kgIS2JTrCE [with comments]

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'Disturbing & unhinged': Trump blasts FBI raid in Syria meeting
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
4/10/18
Steve Schmidt, a veteran Republican strategist had some choice words after Trump
attacked the FBI's raid on his personal attorney, Michael Cohen. Schmidt joins to react.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired April 9, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/-disturbing-unhinged-trump-blasts-fbi-raid-in-syria-meeting-1207020099777

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FBI veteran: Trump attacks on DOJ & FBI are 'an American tragedy'

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
4/10/18
After the FBI raided the office & home of Trump's personal lawyer, the president called it a 'disgrace' and
'an attack on our country.' FBI veteran Frank Montoya, Jr. reacts to Trump's attacks on the DOJ & FBI.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired April 9, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/fbi-veteran-trump-attacks-on-doj-fbi-are-an-american-tragedy-1207019075956 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlPEBxveTFE [with comments]

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Fixer or lawyer? What Michael Cohen has meant to Trump
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
4/10/18
What do we know about Trump's longtime personal lawyer who was the subject of rains by the FBI? Ashley Parker of The Washington Post breaks it down.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired April 9, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/fixer-or-lawyer-what-michael-cohen-has-meant-to-trump-1207039555526

Ah, our good ol' comedy spot.

Trump's Lawyer Michael Cohen Wasn't Expecting Company

Published on Apr 10, 2018 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Trump's attorney Michael Cohen had his office, residence and hotel room raided by the FBI. Ugh, Mondays!
[originally aired April 9, 2018]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqvxkx57BTs [with comments]

To "stashed April 9, 2018:"

Two Trump speeches, two dozen dubious claims
President Trump made a host of dubious claims during two recent public appearances, jumping from taxes to trade, from Iraqi oil to Canadian immigration laws, from promoting voter-fraud conspiracy theories to suggesting a California mayor should be charged with obstruction of justice.

We counted 24 false or misleading statements in Trump’s infrastructure speech in Ohio on March 29 and his roundtable on taxes in West Virginia on Thursday. This is not an exhaustive list, however, and some of Trump’s claims include multiple inaccuracies.

The president seems to enjoy going off-script — Trump literally threw out his prepared remarks with a flourish in West Virginia — and perhaps as a result, we have a lot to unpack.
[...]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/04/09/two-trump-speeches-two-dozen-dubious-claims/

Trump's favorite tactic: criminalizing his critics
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/08/opinions/trump-tries-to-criminalize-his-critics-zelizer/index.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dIwXLMsMOLxgEIMa-wh8KuGEF7xxM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Trump attorney Cohen is being investigated for possible bank fraud, [wire fraud, and] campaign finance violations - further to https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139911879 , https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139913561
Michael Cohen, the longtime attorney of President Trump, is under federal investigation for possible bank fraud, wire fraud and campaign finance violations, according to three people with knowledge of the case.
FBI agents on Monday raided Cohen’s Manhattan office, home and hotel room as part of the investigation, seizing records about Cohen’s clients and personal finances. Among the records taken were those related to a 2016 payment Cohen made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, who claims to have had a sexual encounter with Trump, according to a fourth person familiar with the investigation.
Investigators took Cohen’s computer, phone and personal financial records, including tax returns, as part of the search of his office at Rockefeller Center, that person said.
[...]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fbi-seizes-records-related-to-stormy-daniels-in-raid-of-trump-attorney-michael-cohens-office/2018/04/09/e3e43cf4-3c30-11e8-974f-aacd97698cef_story.html

Trump Blasts 'Total Witch Hunt' After FBI Raids His Longtime Attorney's Office
https://www.npr.org/2018/04/09/600942396/fbi-raids-office-of-trump-attorney-michael-cohen

Trump’s tirade after the Michael Cohen raid, annotated
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/04/09/trumps-tirade-after-the-michael-cohen-raid-annotated/

‘A bomb on Trump’s front porch’: FBI’s Cohen raids hit home for the president
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-bomb-on-trumps-front-porch-fbis-cohen-raids-hit-home-for-the-president/2018/04/09/6abb816e-3c37-11e8-974f-aacd97698cef_story.html

Michael Cohen is in serious legal jeopardy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-cohen-is-in-serious-legal-jeopardy-thats-a-really-bad-sign-for-trump/2018/04/09/b1917f38-3c43-11e8-8d53-eba0ed2371cc_story.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d5pVj3IlJEI8cjMOvvelp-eeqgBWM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Trump's Assault on the Rule of Law
The president’s comments on Monday underline his campaign against the American approach to fair and impartial justice.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/trumps-assault-on-rule-of-law/557600/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dEFuvMt2DG6J5SMayGYcN-1DHIglM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Warning of ‘repercussions,’ Trump company lawyers seek Panama president’s help
PANAMA CITY - Lawyers representing President Trump’s company last month wrote directly to the president of Panama, asking him to intervene in a legal fight over the Trump International Hotel in the capital — and warning that the case could have “repercussions” for Panama’s reputation.
The law firm, Panama-based Britton and Iglesias, wrote in Spanish to President Juan Carlos Varela on March 22 to “urgently request your influence in relation to a commercial dispute regarding the Trump hotel.”
At the time, the majority owner of the Trump hotel — Cypriot-born investor Orestes Fintiklis — had kicked out the Trump Organization as the hotel’s manager, after a ruling from a low-level Panamanian judge. The president’s company was seeking to retake control.
The request was extraordinary: The U.S. president’s company was asking the leader of a U.S. ally to intercede on its behalf, disregarding Panama’s separation of powers.
It is the first known instance of the Trump Organization asking directly for a foreign leader’s help with a business dispute since Trump was elected.
[...]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/warning-of-repercussions-trump-company-lawyers-seek-panama-presidents-help/2018/04/09/9e3fbb8e-3c2f-11e8-8d53-eba0ed2371cc_story.html

Sinclair commentator resigns after vulgar tweet about Parkland survivor David Hogg
A conservative commentator at a Sinclair Broadcast Group television station has resigned after a statement he made threatening to sexually assault Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg drew harsh criticism and sparked the beginnings of an advertiser boycott.
Jamie Allman, who hosted a nightly news show the Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate in St. Louis, wrote on Twitter that he was “hanging out getting ready” to sexually assault Hogg with “a hot poker.”
“Busy working. Preparing,” read the March 26 tweet, which is too vulgar to reprint here in full.
An image of it was published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch [ http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jamie-allman-lands-in-hot-water-with-tweet-about-hot/article_3b1fe951-d154-5d4f-a0f2-c37ea771d2af.html ] as the remark began to draw more scrutiny in recent days.
Spurred on by activists who took to social media to highlight the commentator’s remarks, advertisers including Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, the St. Louis health center Palm Health and local real estate office the Gellman Team, announced they would stop advertising on Allman’s TV program.
By Monday night, Allman was gone from the Sinclair station, KDNL.
“We have accepted Mr. Allman’s resignation, and his show has been canceled,” Ronn Torossian, a PR executive who is acting as a Sinclair spokesman, said in response to questions sent to the media company by The Washington Post.
On Tuesday morning, Allman was absent from “Allman in the Morning,” his daily show on the conservative FM news-talk radio station KFTK.
“Jamie’s taking a couple of days off,” a substitute host said, without further explanation, shortly after 6 a.m.
[...]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/04/09/sinclair-commentator-resigns-after-threatening-to-sexually-assault-parkland-survivor-david-hogg/