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Mueller indicts 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for interfering in 2016 election

By Mark Sumner
Friday Feb 16, 2018 · 12:10 PM CST

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein held a press conference on Friday afternoon to announce special counsel indictments of Russian firms and individuals who interfered in the 2016 election. [ https://www.justice.gov/file/1035477/download ]
Included in the indictment were the Internet Research Agency, also known as Glavset, an organization based in St. Petersburg that specializes in creating fake accounts on social media and generating false news stories supported by pop-up fake news sites.

According to the charges the defendants not only posed as U.S. citizens while operating social media pages and groups designed to impact the election, but some of them traveled to the United States in the process to collect information and ...

Some defendants, posing as US persons and without revealing their Russian association, communicated with unwitting individuals associated with the Trump campaign …

The indictments include a charge of “conducting information warfare against the United States” along with charges connected to a conspiracy.

The conspiracy had as its object impairing, destructing, and defeating the lawful governmental functions of the United States by dishonest means, in order to enable the Defendants to interfere with US political and electoral processes, including the 2016 presidential election.

More as there’s time to read through the complete indictment.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/2/16/1741984/-DOJ-indicts-thirteen-Russian-nationals-and-three-Russian-companies-for-interfering-in-2016-election

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Part 145, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These from Friday, 02/16/18, headed,
Head of Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Group: Trump’s Nuclear Policy “Puts Us on Path Toward Nuclear War”
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Feb 5: Devin Nunes memo, and...another gov. shutdown?

Published on Feb 5, 2018 by ThinkProgress [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYdasX3ym3E5r1iozVllmzA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYdasX3ym3E5r1iozVllmzA/videos ]
Editor-in-chief Judd Legum breaks down the over-hyped Devin Nunes memo, and recent talk of -- sigh -- another
government shutdown. He explains what's changed since the last shutdown in January. Spoiler alert: not much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI-4hmOdAzs [with comments]

Three more in

Nance: Trump’s FBI and DOJ attacks “from the dictator’s playbook”

Velshi & Ruhle
2/5/18
Former CIA Director John Brennan warns about President Trump's repeated attacks on the FBI. Stephanie Ruhle breaks down some of
the president’s attacks on his own FBI and DOJ. Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Tom Dupree and MSNBC terrorism
analyst Malcolm Nance weigh in on the danger of the president constantly criticizing America’s institutions of law and order.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/velshi-ruhle/watch/donald-trump-s-many-attacks-on-the-fbi-and-doj-1154015811986 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zig9C7igW54 [with comments] [a must-watch]

Sneak in, Trump Is a Mobster President
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and, Donald Trump, America’s Own Silvio Berlusconi
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=122383964

Three more down these two with Donnie 'the feeble scrambler' Jr.

RWW News: Donald Trump Jr.: Russian Investigation Is Turning Up 'Serious Plots' By Democrats

Published on Feb 5, 2018 by RWW Blog
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/donald-trump-jr-trump-isnt-racist-because-of-all-the-rappers-he-used-to-hang-out-with/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcsYLdq5QdM [with comments]

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RWW News: Donald Trump Jr.: Trump Isn’t Racist Because Of ‘All The Rappers’ He Used To Hang Out With

Published on Feb 5, 2018 by RWW Blog
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/donald-trump-jr-trump-isnt-racist-because-of-all-the-rappers-he-used-to-hang-out-with/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dz6FlUu5rc [with comments]

Early in the second third, this pair

Nunes Challenger: He is “Trump’s stooge”

The Beat with Ari Melber
2/5/18
As Trump praises Rep. Devin Nunes, saying he may be recognized as a “great American hero”, the man
challenging Nunes’ congressional seat, Andrew Janz, tells Ari Melber: Nunes is Trump’s “stooge.”
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/nunes-challenger-he-is-trump-s-stooge-1154357315535 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXj-k57PVdg [with oomments]

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All eyes on Rod: Only Rosenstein can reveal report of Mueller probe
The Beat with Ari Melber
2/5/18
Lawyer Ross Garber believes the only person who can release the outcome of the Mueller probe is Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein.
Rosenstein can reveal the contents of the Mueller investigation only if he deems it to be in the public interest.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/all-eyes-on-rod-only-rosenstein-can-reveal-report-of-mueller-probe-1154355267843

Wow! That must be new and interesting information for more than just me. If Garber
is right it's disappointing to hear, and in itself not in "the public interest."

Farther into the second third

How Twitter bots are recycling Cold War techniques to sow political division

Published on Feb 5, 2018 by PBS NewsHour
In the days leading up to the release of the disputed Nunes memo, the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo became hugely popular
among conservatives and allies of President Trump. But a series of reports suggest that some of those Twitter accounts
were fake and linked to Russian interests. William Brangham learns more from Thomas Rid of Johns Hopkins University.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzX4-2E-50Y [comments disabled]

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Devin Nunes' Democratic Opponent Is Raising Money Off His Memo (HBO)

Published on Feb 5, 2018 by VICE News

Within 72 hours of Devin Nunes’ memo dropping, his Democratic opponent raked in over $300,000 in protest contributions.
> Andrew Janz is a first-time candidate, running as a Democrat to take over the Congressional seat from incumbent Devin Nunes. But you would be forgiven for not knowing much about Janz’s platform – his campaign’s first big win came from putting up a billboard making fun of Nunes and Donald Trump.
> This seems like a bad idea in a traditionally Republican district in which Nunes won handily last time around, and where Donald Trump has a strong support base.
> But it seems to be working. Janz just opened up his official campaign office on Friday, and Nunes’ memo has had the effect of actually getting his opponent extra attention.
> “Every time he opens his mouth,” Janz says, “we set records raising money.”
VICE News went to Clovis to find out how the memo is affecting Central Californian politics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKve2MdljW4 [with comments]

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Rep. Schiff responds to Trump attacks over Russia probe
All In with Chris Hayes
2/5/18
Donald Trump claims he was 'vindicated' by the Nunes memo, but lawmakers in his own party say it has no impact on the Mueller probe.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-schiff-responds-to-trump-attacks-over-russia-probe-1154414147546

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Trump's lawyers want him to refuse interview with Mueller: NYT
All In with Chris Hayes
2/5/18
Donald Trump's lawyers are telling the president to refuse to sit down with Special Counsel Mueller, reports the New York Times.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-s-lawyers-want-him-to-refuse-interview-with-mueller-nyt-1154390083534

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Hayes: No one knew how right Harry Reid was
All In with Chris Hayes
2/5/18
Chris Hayes explains how the FBI really did screw up the 2016 election by tipping it to Donald Trump.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-no-one-knew-how-right-harry-reid-was-1154428483632

Starting about smack on halfway, these three

Nunes memo stunt blows up in GOP's face

The Rachel Maddow Show
2/5/18
Rachel Maddow shows how key claims in the Nunes memo didn't even survive the weekend before being
disproved, and the memo is now both a political and legal can of worms for Republicans to deal with.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nunes-memo-stunt-blows-up-in-gop-s-face-1154475075653 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsGvY3I8ZwY [with comments]

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Swalwell: GOP leaks designed to tip off Trump
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/5/18
Rep. Eric Swalwell talks with Rachel Maddow about the Democratic memo to rebut the Devin Nunes memo, the Republican
strategy behind the Nunes memos, and whether Steve Bannon will finally testify before the House Intel Committee.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/swalwell-gop-leaks-releases-designed-to-tip-off-trump-on-probe-1154488387799

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Trump administration takes scandals in stride
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/5/18
Rachel Maddow runs through some of the recent scandals in the Trump administration, fro K.T. McFarland to Ben Carson, that
didn't get very much attention in the shadow of the Trump Russia investigations but that would derail a normal presidency.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-administration-takes-scandals-in-stride-1154545219894

Into the second half now, these five

Bannon House Intel testimony off again?
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/5/18
Rachel Maddow shares a report that despite expectations from both sides of the aisle,
Steve Bannon will not give testimony to the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/bannon-house-intelligence-committee-testimony-off-again-report-1154553411736

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Trump lawyers worry he'd perjure himself in Russia probe

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
2/5/18
Harry Litman, a fmr. Clinton DOJ official, says there's no credible reason for Trump to not be interviewed by the special counsel and that
excuses of Trump's lawyers for not complying are "muddled" at best. Nick Akerman and Natasha Bertrand join Lawrence O'Donnell.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/trump-lawyers-worry-he-d-perjure-himself-in-russia-probe-1154485315610 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4DQVt0bBuo [with comments]

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Lawrence: What Donald Trump doesn't know about treason

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
2/5/18
In the Rewrite: After President Trump called Democrats "treasonous" for not applauding during his State of the
Union address, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell rewrites the President’s attempt to define what "treason" means.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-what-donald-trump-doesn-t-know-about-treason-1154480707764 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dPm8OBOEzc [with comments]

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NYT: Trump lawyers want him to refuse a Mueller meeting

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
2/6/18
Trump's legal team reportedly now wants to keep him away from a meeting with Robert
Mueller. Our panel reacts to what that could mean for the Russia investigation.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired February 5, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/nyt-trump-lawyers-want-him-to-refuse-a-mueller-meeting-1154516035659 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JweVaIP1I48 [with comments]

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House Intel Dem doubts Bannon will answer cmte. questions
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
2/6/18
When asked about the looming deadline for fmr. Trump associate Steve Bannon to appear before her committee,
House Intel Member Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) says she'll be surprised in Bannon ever answers their questions.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired February 5, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/house-intel-dem-doubts-bannon-will-answer-cmte-questions-1154524227533

To "stashed February 5, 2018:"

Trump Aide Carter Page Boasted He Was A Kremlin Adviser 3 Years Before Dossier
A 2013 letter unearthed by Time magazine appears to undercut GOP claims of FBI bias against the president.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/carter-page-kremlin-letter_us_5a77bc5de4b01ce33eb43d3a

Trump accuses House intel panel's top Democrat of leaking information - Adam Schiff
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-accuses-house-intel-panels-top-democrat-of-leaking-information-idUSKBN1FP1P6

Computational Propaganda
The Impact of Algorithms and Automation on Public Life
https://prezi.com/b_vewutjwzut/computational-propaganda/

What 'Little Adam Schiff' tells us about Big Donald Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/politics/trump-schiff-analysis/index.html

Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, Brennan and Clapper! Adam leaves closed committee hearings to illegally leak confidential information. Must be stopped!
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/960492998734868480

Nunes misrepresents Papadopoulos’s role in the Russia investigation, earns praise from Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/02/05/nunes-completely-misrepresents-papadopouloss-role-in-the-russia-investigation-earns-praise-from-trump/

Nunes sets sights on State Department next, says FISA memo only 'phase one'
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/05/nunes-sets-sights-on-state-department-next-says-fisa-memo-only-phase-one.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dMAXoV7HAIc5IXMS8p322WNuivjtM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

'I Hope This Is an Instance of Fake News': FBI Messages Show the Bureau's Real Reaction to Trump Firing James Comey
https://lawfareblog.com/i-hope-instance-fake-news-fbi-messages-show-bureaus-real-reaction-trump-firing-james-comey

Trump Didn’t Unify the FBI by Firing Comey. He Demoralized It.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/trump-firing-comey-didnt-unify-the-fbi-he-demoralized-it.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dCyZKnTpHOVFCrMXsGpATb_QG2BUM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Trump Calls Democrats ‘Treasonous’ for Failing to Applaud Him
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/trump-democrats-are-treasonous-for-failing-to-applaud-him.html

When Trump Called Divulging Secrets to Russia Treason
The president once called for the execution of Edward Snowden as a “traitor” who had “given serious information to China and Russia.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/trump-snowden-execution-tk/526821/

Five myths about treason
The Constitution defines it narrowly — and no, bungling classified material doesn’t count.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-treason/2017/02/17/8b9eb3a8-f460-11e6-a9b0-ecee7ce475fc_story.html

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+treasonous

How you can tell Nunes shot himself in the foot
By Jennifer Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/02/05/how-you-can-tell-nunes-shot-himself-in-the-foot/

rump’s latest stunt is about to blow up in his face
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/02/05/trumps-latest-stunt-is-about-to-blow-up-in-his-face/

The Nunes memo shows the opposite of what Trump hoped it would prove
Editorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-nunes-memo-is-a-giant-damaging-distraction/2018/02/02/380be4be-084f-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html

Devin Nunes Gets A Pretty Basic Fact Wrong In Defending His Memo
Nunes suggested that Donald Trump had never met with George Papadopoulos. There’s a photo of them sitting at the same table.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/devin-nunes-memo_us_5a788b57e4b01fe513a60603

Schumer: Nunes memo an 'impotent document of GOP talking points'
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/372410-schumer-nunes-memo-an-impotent-document-of-gop-talking-points

Schiff: Kelly should give Trump 'a time out'
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/politics/adam-schiff-trump-memo/index.html

Trump Mocks ‘Little Adam Schiff’ as House Democrats Push to Release a Rival Memo
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/us/politics/democratic-memo-adam-schiff-trump.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dQsvcZANW5Ep5sMSDu258Y53SrlzM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Emails show FBI officials saddened by Comey firing
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/politics/fbi-leaders-emails-released-james-comey/index.html

Emails indicate James Comey was well-liked by FBI staffers
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emails-indicate-comey-was-well-liked-by-fbi-staffers/

GOP Senators Add to Questions About Dossier Author Steele
Lawmakers say surveillance application included deliberate falsehoods about source of news stories
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-senators-add-to-questions-about-dossier-author-steele-1517852095

Steele’s Second Dossier Included Info From Clinton Associates in Obama’s State Department
Grassley wants all these documents unclassified for transparency.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2018/02/steeles-second-dossier-included-info-from-clinton-associates-in-obamas-state-department/

Ex-CIA chief: Steele dossier played no role in intelligence assessment on Russia's election interference
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/372222-ex-cia-chief-steele-dossier-played-no-role-whatsoever-in

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dZwKm9ViNNO2tlMWhLDCXbDn5NwSM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Congress should censure Nunes. Just like McCarthy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/congress-should-censure-nunes-just-like-mccarthy/2018/02/05/b41a4620-0a9a-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dQsvcZANW5Ep5sM015W1jhW6kRXmM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Trump’s Lawyers Want Him to Refuse an Interview in Russia Inquiry
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/us/politics/trump-lawyers-special-counsel-interview.html