Discussion: NYT: Senate Intel Committee To Interview Kushner For Russia Probe

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#87

Here’s a Raw Story piece related to this. This report is mostly based on The Guardian.

REVEALED: Jared Kushner met with head of Russian bank that hosted spy ring busted by Preet Bharara

The state-owned development bank was placed on the U.S. sanctions list after Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea and began meddling in Ukraine politics.

Vnesheconombank also hosted a spy ring at its New York City offices, according to U.S. investigators.

Evgeny Buryakov, a Russian citizen, pleaded guilty in March 2016 for failing to register as an agent of a foreign government and conspiring to act as an agent without notifying U.S. authorities, reported The Guardian.

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#89

If these clowns don’t testify under oath these interviews are worthless

#90

O I hope Mr. Greta Garbo eyebrows is in big trouble. I find Kushner so creepy.

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#91

He played golf even MORE this past weekend, at his course in VA.

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#92

This man needs to be arrested for his blatant obstruction of justice.

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#93

My goodness, poor little Jared has a lot on his plate. Between overhauling Govt., negotiating peace in the Middle East, and babysitting Donnie, that darn Senate Committee now wants a piece of him too. Tsk, tsk.

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#94

But he was seen at the Eisenhower building (commented above).
He say so strongly that this has nothing to do with Russia that I am certain it DOES. Probably his hedge is that this has to do with Ukraine.

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#95

Just now saw your comment upthread. Thanks.

#96

Wonder how much bi-partisan support they’ll get…
My guess…none. But of course Republicans will blame Dems for not offering bi-partisan support when its something they can’t get done on their own because of their own internal divided loyalties.

Golfing even happens on the weekend when he’s not at Mar-a-Lago. And don’t bother trying to contact a government agency on the weekend…they’ve all taken off or aren’t bothering to answer the phones. Definitely not responding to any emails from the sounds of it. Pathetic.

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#97

But interesting, that Donald appears to have a true passion for golf ! Nixon was a great football (American) fan !

#98

Well, we’ve sure come a long way since the days of meeting your source in the lower levels of a parking garage in Arlington, VA. Deep Throat is rolling in his grave…and laughing his head off at the absurdity of it all…as we all should be.

Nunes should be subpoena’d by the Senate Oversight Committee since his own committee died in committee, no thanks to his own boneheaded obstruction of justice.

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#99

I could give a shit what he has a passion for…least of all golf. The most boring and laziest of all sports imho. I’m now ready for my shellacking by all the golf aficionados out there…I will not respond in kind, however.

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#100

Awesome answer, Davey. Off-topic, but serious question, have you ever applied for one of the jobs that Josh Marshall posts on the TPM front page?

#101

Canary trap! That’s the one I was thinking of. Or, rather, the one I’d heard before that I couldn’t bring to the top of my mind.

That’s what happens when you turn middle aged after losing interest in spy thrillers after the end of the Cold War.

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#102

Ah, you must be a NASCAR fan ! (I’m not)…

#103

Color me a little leery. Taper’s (it appears he is the one making the initial report on this) source is apparently Nunes himself. And this just smells like Nunes trying to create an alibi to get out from under the charge that he reviewed classified information in a non classified, secured facility. He is specifically saying he went to the White House grounds (key note, not the White House itself, though he isn’t clarifying which building he visited…probably because there isn’t going to be a visitor’s log to verify) in order to review the documents…that he still hasn’t even shared with other republicans on the Committee…he received IN a classified facility.

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#104

Conversely, Manafort/Kushner and whoever else, can send investigators on wild goose chases down every rabbit hole in D.C…kind of like the “Obama wiretapped me” claim. Delay and discredit become the main focal points of such hearings…with zero accountability, since there is no fear of perjury.

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#105

Nope. However, I used to like horse racing quite a bit until I learned how much doping is going into that sport too. But you have to admit, its still hard to put a bunch of corporate stickers on those lovely beauts.

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#106

Really ? Sounds like he slipped over the fence to the WH garten, opened his little briefcase and read the secret info in the light from a streetlamp, while the Secret Service guys were busy with their hookers somewhere else…

#107

No, I haven’t, but thank you for the ask. I am not sure that journalism is the best use of my experience (I’ve never worked as a journalist or have any formal training in it beyond HS journalism class :stuck_out_tongue: ) and skill sets at this point…organizing seems to allow me to bring a fuller suite of talents to the table.

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