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Part 117, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These
from Thursday, 01/18/18, headed, BUTTONS! - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
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A few in

Trump lawyers prepare for possible interview with Mueller
The Beat With Ari Melber
1/8/18
Trump’s legal team negotiating with Mueller for a potential interview with Trump Duration: 14:54
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/trump-s-legal-team-negotiating-with-mueller-for-a-potential-interview-with-trump-1132277315878

Into the second quarter

Blumenthal: Trump has 'no choice' but to talk to Mueller


All In with Chris Hayes
1/8/18
Senator Richard Blumenthal, a former federal prosecutor, says President Trump
can't refuse to answer Special Counsel Mueller's questions. Duration: 5:21
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/blumenthal-trump-has-no-choice-but-to-talk-to-mueller-1132308547837 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP9aFG8MalI [with comments]

A third down

Trump renominates McFarland despite role in Flynn Russia scandal
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/8/18
Rachel Maddow reports on K.T. McFarland's nomination to be ambassador to Singapore stalling in 2017 because of her role at the
center of the Trump administration's exposed lie on the Flynn scandal. Not that it stopped them from renominating her. Duration: 5:27
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-renominates-mcfarland-despite-role-in-flynn-russia-scandal-1132412995565

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Odd move could make Fusion GPS transcript public over GOP wishes


The Rachel Maddow Show
1/8/18
Rachel Maddow looks back at the unusual Congressional trick used by then-Senator Mike Gravel to get the Pentagon Papers into the public record, and notes that Democrats
may need to be even craftier to get on Republican resistance to publishing the transcript of Fusion GPS testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Duration: 15:10
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/odd-move-could-make-fusion-gps-transcript-public-over-gop-wishes-1132384323765 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJddd9trwmI [with comments]

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GOP effort to hide Fusion GPS transcript strains historic models
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/8/18
Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about why past examples of courageous efforts to get government
documents into public light don't account for modern Republican desire to derail the Trump Russia investigation. Duration: 5:53
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gop-effort-to-hide-fusion-gps-transcript-strains-historic-models-1132524099565

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Possibility of Robert Mueller interview of Trump takes shape
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/8/18
Carol Lee, national political reporter for NBC News, talks with Rachel Maddow about the possibility of Donald Trump facing questions
in person from Robert Mueller and what that means for the progress of the Trump Russia investigation. Duration: 7:40
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/possibility-of-robert-mueller-interview-of-trump-takes-shape-1132476995872

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Wolff: Trump has probably spent his whole day watching me on TV


The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
1/8/18
'Fire and Fury' author Michael Wolff describes to Lawrence O'Donnell the Trump machine attacks, his long history with Trump, what he thinks was
Bannon's motive to talk, and what Bannon could have possibly meant when he said "the daughter will take down the father." Duration: 18:52
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/wolff-trump-has-probably-spent-his-whole-day-watching-me-on-tv-1132441155664 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOjldTiyCXQ [with comments]

Hop hop

Potential Trump interview with Robert Mueller spurs initial talks


The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
1/9/18
The possibility of an interview of President Trump by the Special Counsel has drastically sped up the
timeline of the Russia investigation. Julia Ainsley, member of the NBC News team that broke the
story, joins Brian along with Philip Rucker and attorney Nick Akerman to discuss this development,
which may lead to Trump answering questions on the fly, under oath. Duration: 14:11
©2017 NBCNews.com
[originally aired January 8, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/potential-trump-interview-with-robert-mueller-spurs-initial-talks-1132523587855 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jymVUYZgmBs [with comments]

Into the final third

Michael Wolff: You Should Believe All Of 'Fire And Fury'


Published on Jan 9, 2018 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House' author Michael Wolff takes Stephen through some of the biggest bombshells of his bestseller.
[originally aired January 8, 2018 (U.S. central time)]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDFZKAS5eQw [with (approaching 4,000) comments]

From "stashed January 8, 2018:"

APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE WITH THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND RELATED MATTERS
5/17/17
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/967231/download

Ken Starr: It's 'probable' Trump will be interviewed by Mueller
"He needs to look the President in the eye and ask him the appropriate questions," Starr said
Trump appeared to say he's open to speaking with the special counsel
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/08/politics/ken-starr-trump-interview-mueller-cnntv/index.html

Report: Trump is preparing for an interview with the Russia probe
“If Trump lies during this interview, he will be guilty of a felony.”
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/8/16862632/trump-russia-collusion-probe-investigation-mueller

Trump’s Lawyers Are Trying To Get Him Out of Mueller Interview
http://fortune.com/2018/01/08/trump-mueller-interview/

Donald Trump's Legal Team Has a Laughable Plan to Avoid an Interview with Robert Mueller
One U.S. attorney puts the odds of it working "between infinitesimally small and zero."
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/donald-trumps-legal-team-has-laughable-plan-avoid-interview-robert-mueller

Republicans work to frustrate Mueller's Russia investigation as probes close in on Trump White House
Mueller may be making progress - but the campaign to protect Trump is stepping up as well
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mueller-russia-investigation-republicans-donald-trump-white-house-steve-bannon-a8148386.html

Is President Trump Above The Law? Possibly
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-president-trump-above-the-law-possibly/

Russian lawyer at notorious Trump Tower meeting with Don Jr. now says she is sure she met IVANKA too
Natalia Veselnitskaya attended a June 2016 meeting with Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort, and Jared Kushner at Trump Tower
Steve Bannon says he is 100 per cent sure the Russians would have been brought up to meet Donald Trump
The White House says that didn't happen
Veselnitskaya says she chatted with a blonde woman by the elevator afterward
She says she believes this person was Ivanka Trump
Another source familiar with the meeting says it was indeed Ivanka
Steve Bannon called the meeting 'treasonous' and but later explained he was just referring to Manafort
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5247101/Russian-lawyer-Trump-Tower-meeting-says-met-Ivanka.html

Exclusive: ‘New threads’ likely to extend investigations into Russian meddling
WASHINGTON — A staggering account of daily life in the Donald Trump White House — and the campaign that led him there — has unearthed alleged chicanery that could well prolong multiple probes into the president and his inner circle’s alleged relations with Russian operatives linked to the Kremlin.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., told WTOP in an exclusive interview, “Nine months after we had our last conversation, we’ve made a huge amount of progress. I would like to have arrived at full conclusions, but the unfortunate thing is new threads continue to pop up.”
[...]
https://wtop.com/j-j-green-national/2018/01/exclusive-new-threads-likely-extend-investigations-russian-meddling/

Morning mail: Jared Kushner's business deals face more scrutiny
Tuesday: US financial regulator examines investment-for-visa program run by family of president’s son-in-law. Plus: rising temperatures turn green sea turtles female
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jan/09/morning-mail-jared-kushners-business-deals-face-more-scrutiny

From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/books/review/michael-wolff-fire-and-fury-trump-white-house.html

Mueller indicates he is likely to seek interview with Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mueller-indicates-he-will-likely-seek-interview-with-trump/2018/01/08/86100bb2-f473-11e7-beb6-c8d48830c54d_story.html

Mueller Is Said to Likely Seek to Interview Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/us/politics/mueller-trump-interview-russia-investigation.html

Trump probably could not refuse Mueller subpoena to answer questions
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-likely-could-not-refuse-mueller-subpoena-answer-questions-n835921

'I don't think he fully appreciates the legal jeopardy he faces': Mueller's team is gearing up to interview Trump
Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has reportedly broached the subject of interviewing President Donald Trump with his lawyers.
Trump's defense team is looking into side-stepping a face-to-face sit-down between Trump and Mueller's team by either having Trump submit written responses to questions or avoiding an interview altogether.
Legal experts say the news indicates that the obstruction-of-justice thread of the Russia investigation is likely nearing its end, and that the consequences could be "tragic" for Trump if he strays off script.
http://www.businessinsider.com/robert-muellers-team-is-gearing-up-to-interview-trump-2018-1
.. more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dKTQU_fX6jmVGVMRq7SOWl3whU_9M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

'Fire And Fury’ Legal Team Hits Back At Trump In New Statement
“My clients do not intend to cease publication, no such retraction will occur, and no apology is warranted.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fire-and-fury-author_us_5a53d3ace4b003133ecb3d97

Senate unlikely to advance McFarland nomination amid questions about Flynn contacts with Russia
KT McFarland previously served as Michael Flynn's deputy
Flynn's plea agreement appeared to contradict testimony McFarland gave Congress
December 20, 2017
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/20/politics/kt-mcfarland-nomination-derailed/index.html

McFarland’s Testimony About Russia Contacts Is Questioned
DEC. 4, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/us/politics/kt-mcfarland-flynn-russia-emails-congressional-testimony.html

Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia
DEC. 2, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/02/us/russia-mcfarland-flynn-trump-emails.html

Top Trump transition official in private email: Russia 'has just thrown' the election to Trump
KT McFarland, a top official on President Donald Trump's transition team, said in an email last December that they should reassure Russia, which she said had just "thrown the U.S.A. election" to Trump.
The email, obtained by The New York Times, sheds new light on McFarland's role in coordinating the transition team's attempts to convince Russia not to retaliate against the US after President Barack Obama announced new sanctions and the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats last year.
http://www.businessinsider.com/emails-kt-mcfarland-russia-thrown-election-to-trump-flynn-2017-12
.. more: https://www.google.com/search?q=k.t.+mcfarland

Fusion GPS Founder Hauled From the Shadows for the Russia Election Investigation
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/us/politics/fusion-gps-glenn-simpson.html

Grassley Won't Release Fusion GPS Transcript From Russia Probe
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-08/grassley-won-t-release-fusion-gps-transcript-from-russia-probe