Discussion: Mueller Team Questioned Russian Oligarch Present At Trump Inauguration

So, Comrade Vekselberg…who gave you the steaks you’re flying home? And how about the cheap tie you’re wearing? Don’t tell me you actually paid for that…

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Would he a very wealthy Russian Oligarch wear one those you-know-who’s cheap suits? Or is that one step beyond?

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Seriously, a Russian oligarch who is subject to sanctions at the Inauguration…

I am not saying the guy is in on the conspiracy. but the optics of this begs the question whether the Trumpistas have any fucking clue? I guess it only takes balls to become a successful crime family…

Do they think everyone is an alumni of Trump U.???

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I’ll be surprised to find ironclad evidence of quid pro quo. Not saying it didn’t happen, but, the smoking gun is probably more like a lot of spent shells and a cold gun.

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Hillary’s name is mentioned in the reporting and someone will tell PuPPet (because he won’t read it) to seize on this as proof of the collusion she’s been engaged in. He also visited California so condemnations of our fair state will ensue as well.

during a thaw in United States-Russian relations — the so-called reset orchestrated by Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state — Mr. Vekselberg was appointed to help attract Silicon Valley investors to the technology park outside Moscow, known as Skolkovo.

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The optics may (or may not) generate a question, but they will never beg one.

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Simple question: What was he doing there?

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Buying jeans?

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… And specifically whom was he talking with, and about what?

I need to know those names.

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OT, but Trump booked himself on Fox and Friends for that unhinged performance last week.

Last week, on his wife’s birthday, President Donald Trump appeared on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” for a freewheeling phone interview – his first TV interview in months – where he made news on a variety of topics. Two sources told CBS News that it was the president himself, who currently has no communications director, who booked his own appearance on the morning show.

Coz Trump’s ass won’t kiss itself!

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The New York Times reported that there’s no indication Mueller’s team suspects Vekselberg of any wrongdoing

Yeah, no reason to think that at all…

Vekselberg is one of the wealthy Russians subject to U.S. sanctions over Russian interference in the 2016 election

Oh wait…

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Conspiracy.

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Yeah actually that’s what I thought. No WH staffers (including so-called CoS Kelly) would have arranged and choreographed that interview if, as widely rumored, they are scrambling everyday behind the scene to manage to keep the moron under control.

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More Friday Trumplandia hijinks.

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Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. likely had his checkbook with him I suppose. And he said he was just here to collect autographs of famous people too and oopsie there were the checks made to donnie and donnie jr.
(I’m dreaming here)

Was he an unnamed participant in the meeting at trump tower??

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What?? Ma Hamhock has standards???
Who knew??

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I can’t just stop laughing at that WaPo headline embedded in Kyle’s tweet… can you? :joy:

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There, I fixed the headline.

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‘Course, what relief did she expect to get from McGahn? McGahn and Trump barely speak to one another. Things are splitsville here. McGahn has little influence and iirc, it was Kelly who was the Chief prevaricator in l’affaire Portman.

Maybe McGahn is the designated WH beating mule.

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