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News Review – 12:15 PM 2/14/2020: #TrumpChicken knows #PutinCashIsKing!

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News Review – 12:15 PM 2/14/2020

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News Review – 12:15 PM 2/14/2020

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mikenov on Twitter: “Topics Oleg Deripaska Paul Manafort Trump-Russia investigation Ukraine Russia news” gu.com/p/at8yb/stw
mikenov on Twitter: “Kilimnik, an elusive 48-year-old with a background of training at a military intelligence school who now lives in Moscow after years in Kiev, was charged, along with Manafort, in 2018 by Mueller with witness tampering.” gu.com/p/at8yb
mikenov on Twitter: ““The Manafort connection to Deripaska is essential,” Hall added. “I think people really need to focus on the Manafort-Deripaska relationship. It’s essentially a Trump-Putin connection.”” gu.com/p/at8yb/stw
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mikenov on Twitter: the company overseeing US sanctions coverage, writes that Mr Deripaska was in 2016 “reportedly recognized as one of many people holding property and laundering funds on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin”. newslagoon.com/us-cit
US cites stories Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder money
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mikenov on Twitter: #Путин – #Вор В Законе и его соучастники по Беззаконию: Сколько тебе #Дерипаска отмыл, твоего Сочинского прикупа? А сколько – другие? #Мишустин, подсчитай! Вора – #наКолыму! Кол ему! #Краснов: #РасследоватьПутина #ПутинВор #ПутинДер
mikenov on Twitter: #Путин – #Вор В Законе и его соучастники по Беззаконию: Сколько тебе #Дерипаска отмыл, твоего Сочинского прикупа? А сколько – другие? #Мишустин, подсчитай , ты же это умеешь. Вора – на Колыму! Кол ему! #Краснов: #РасследоватьПутина
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mikenov on Twitter: “Topics Oleg Deripaska Paul Manafort Trump-Russia investigation Ukraine Russia news” gu.com/p/at8yb/stw
Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:30:11 -0500 “Topics Oleg Deripaska Paul Manafort Trump-Russia investigation Ukraine Russia news” gu.com/p/at8yb/stw Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 4:30pm mikenov on Twitter
mikenov on Twitter: “Kilimnik, an elusive 48-year-old with a background of training at a military intelligence school who now lives in Moscow after years in Kiev, was charged, along with Manafort, in 2018 by Mueller with witness tampering.” gu.com/p/at8yb
Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:29:54 -0500 “Kilimnik, an elusive 48-year-old with a background of training at a military intelligence school who now lives in Moscow after years in Kiev, was charged, along with Manafort, in 2018 by Mueller with witness tampering.” gu.com/p/at8yb/stw Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 4:29pm mikenov on Twitter
mikenov on Twitter: ““The Manafort connection to Deripaska is essential,” Hall added. “I think people really need to focus on the Manafort-Deripaska relationship. It’s essentially a Trump-Putin connection.”” gu.com/p/at8yb/stw
Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:26:31 -0500 ““The Manafort connection to Deripaska is essential,” Hall added. “I think people really need to focus on the Manafort-Deripaska relationship. It’s essentially a Trump-Putin connection.”” gu.com/p/at8yb/stw Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 4:26pm mikenov on Twitter
Is Oleg Deripaska the missing link in the Trump-Russia investigation? | World news
Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:19:42 -0500 Michael_Novakhov shared this story from The Guardian. A recent disclosure that Trump’s campaign chairman and a key Russian business associate discussed a Ukraine peace plan in mid-2016 could signal more scrutiny of a powerful Russian oligarch by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election, former prosecutors and intelligence officials told the Guardian. The timing of the talks between Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, a veteran political consultant, and Konstantin Kilimnik, his longtime aide who allegedly had ties to Russian intelligence in 2016, occurred in New York on 2 August. The meeting came just days after Kilimnik met in Moscow with Oleg Deripaska, a powerful oligarch and close ally of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Deripaska had been a major client of Manafort but had sued him over a failed business deal in Ukraine and was seeking to recoup almost $25m. The Trump administration announced late last year it intended to lift sanctions on Deripaska’s companies, despite strong opposition from Democrats and some Republicans in Congress. The treasury department had imposed the sanctions on Deripaska and several of his companies in tandem with seven Russian oligarchs, 12 companies they owned or controlled, and 17 Russian government officials, for “malign activity” which included “attempting to subvert western democracies, and malicious cyber-activities”. The talks in New York, revealed in a recent court filing from Mueller’s office, came soon after Kilimnik emailed Manafort that he needed to brief him on his Deripaska meeting. Kilimnik, who worked for a decade with Manafort when he was a political consultant making tens of millions representing Deripaska and pro-Moscow Ukrainian political parties, emailed Manafort in late July that he had just spent hours with the man “who gave you your biggest jar of black caviar several years ago”, referring to Deripaska. Kilimnik’s email to Manafort said that Deripaska asked him to convey “several important messages from him to you”. Mueller’s new mid-January court filing was the first evidence that Manafort and Kilimnik had talked about Ukraine peace plans. The filing also stated they discussed such proposals on “more than one occasion”. The ex-officials say the Mueller filing may signal a growing interest in Deripaska’s involvement with Manafort and Kilimnik. “This raises the question as to whether Mueller has an ongoing interest in Deripaska in his investigation,” said Michael Zeldin, a former federal prosecutor who specialized in money laundering enforcement. Some pro-Moscow peace plans for Ukraine have been “proxies” for ending the painful sanctions imposed on Russia in 2014 after it invaded eastern Ukraine and Crimea, a major Kremlin goal, Zeldin noted. Similarly, Nick Akerman, a former assistant Watergate prosecutor, said: “It seems quite likely that Mueller would be focused on Deripaska too as he examines Manafort and Kilimnik.” Intelligence veterans say Kremlin linkages could have been at play in the back-to-back talks in Moscow and New York. “Deripaska is a key lieutenant and a significant oligarch in Putin’s oligarch system,” said Steven Hall, a retired CIA chief of Russia operations. “Deripaska would get his marching orders from the Kremlin about what Russia wanted, including lifting of sanctions and a resolution of the situation in Ukraine that favored Russia,” Hall said. “It seems likely the chain of communication would have been Putin to Deripaska to Kilimnik to Manafort.” “The Manafort connection to Deripaska is essential,” Hall added. “I think people really need to focus on the Manafort-Deripaska relationship. It’s essentially a Trump-Putin connection.” Mueller’s revelation about the initial peace plan chat came in a heavily redacted filing documenting five alleged lies by Manafort in violation of a plea agreement to cooperate fully, after he had been convicted on multiple charges including bank and tax fraud and pleaded guilty to two conspiracy counts. A Manafort spokesperson declined comment. Neither Kilimnik nor Deripaska responded to emails seeking comment. During the 2016 election season when the FBI began looking into Russian meddling Deripaska was at least briefly turned to for help. In September 2016 during a Deripaska trip to New York, FBI agents paid a surprise visit on the oligarch in an unsuccessful effort to get him to cooperate in their inquiries into Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections, the New York Times reported. Soon after Trump hired Manafort – originally to help secure the delegates to grab the GOP presidential nomination – the latter emailed Kilimnik to ensure that Deripaska was in the loop about Manafort’s role with the campaign. In emails first reported by the Washington Post, Manafort proposed giving Deripaska “private briefings” on the Trump campaign, and told Kilimnik to pass the idea on to the oligarch, apparently an effort to win his favor and settle the lawsuit that Deripaska had brought against him. Manafort, Kilimnik and Deripaska have said no formal proposal was ever made and nothing came of the idea. In his July emails to Manafort, which the Atlantic first reported, Kilimnik said he told Deripaska he had to “run it by you first”, but could come quickly “provided that he buys me a ticket”. Kilimnik called Deripaska’s ideas about his country’s future “quite interesting”. Manafort replied that Tuesday 2 August would work, and the two men reportedly met that day at the Grand Havana Room, a cigar bar in midtown Manhattan. Kilimnik, an elusive 48-year-old with a background of training at a military intelligence school who now lives in Moscow after years in Kiev, was charged, along with Manafort, in 2018 by Mueller with witness tampering. Another Kilimnik business partner has been charged with illegally funneling $50,000 from a Ukrainian oligarch into Trump’s inauguration fund. Last year, the special counsel also stated in a court document that Kilimnik had ties to Russian intelligence during 2016, an allegation that Kilimnik has denied.
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Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:18:47 -0500 Michael_Novakhov shared this story . Web results US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin … www.ft.com › content <a href=”http://www.ft.com” rel=”nofollow”>www.ft.com</a> › content 7 hours ago – The US Treasury has justified sanctions against Oleg Deripaska by citing reports that the Russian tycoon helped President Vladimir Putin … Oleg Deripaska – Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Oleg_Deripaska <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org” rel=”nofollow”>en.wikipedia.org</a> › wiki › Oleg_Deripaska Cached Similar Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska is a Russian industrialist. He is the founder of Basic Element, … “Did Manafort Use Trump to Curry Favor With a Putin Ally? Emails … Net worth‎: ‎US$3.3 billion (November 2018) Citizenship‎: ‎Russia; Cyprus Children‎: ‎2 Spouse(s)‎: ‎Polina Yumasheva; (m. 2001; div. … PEOPLE ALSO SEARCH FOR U.S. Says Billionaire Deripaska Laundered Putin’s Cash – FT … www.themoscowtimes.com › 2020/02/14 › us-says-billionaire-deripaska… <a href=”http://www.themoscowtimes.com” rel=”nofollow”>www.themoscowtimes.com</a> › 2020/02/14 › us-says-billionaire-deripaska… 4 hours ago – The United States believes that sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska laundered money for President Vladimir Putin, The Financial … Is Oleg Deripaska the missing link in the Trump-Russia … www.theguardian.com › world › jan › oleg-deripaska-paul-manafort-t… <a href=”http://www.theguardian.com” rel=”nofollow”>www.theguardian.com</a> › world › jan › oleg-deripaska-paul-manafort-t… Cached Jan 29, 2019 – “Deripaska is a key lieutenant and a significant oligarch in Putin’s oligarch system,” said Steven Hall, a retired CIA chief of Russia operations. PEOPLE ALSO SEARCH FOR WARNING FROM VLADIMIR PUTIN TO OLEG DERIPASKA … johnhelmer.net › warning-from-vladimir-putin-to-oleg-deripaska-be-… <a href=”http://johnhelmer.net” rel=”nofollow”>johnhelmer.net</a> › warning-from-vladimir-putin-to-oleg-deripaska-be-… Cached By John Helmer, Moscow. The last time President Vladimir Putin publicly criticized Oleg Deripaska, chief executive of United Company Rusal and Russia’s most … Five things to know about Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska … thehill.com › policy › national-security › 382111-five-things-to-know… <a href=”http://thehill.com” rel=”nofollow”>thehill.com</a> › policy › national-security › 382111-five-things-to-know… Cached Apr 7, 2018 – Among those hit by the penalties was Oleg Deripaska, a billionaire … Deripaska is considered among the Russian oligarchs closest to Putin. Putin Joins Trump in Finding Ways to Ease Deripaska’s Pain … www.bloomberg.com › news › articles › putin-joins-trump-in-finding… <a href=”http://www.bloomberg.com” rel=”nofollow”>www.bloomberg.com</a> › news › articles › putin-joins-trump-in-finding… Cached Feb 2, 2019 – Oleg Deripaska has seen the post-sanctions future of his global aluminum empire and it’s full of Russian footbridges and fighting vehicles. People also ask Feedback Web results Deripaska Says U.S. Fails to Prove He Acted as Putin Agent … www.bloomberg.com › news › articles › deripaska-says-u-s-fails-to-pr… <a href=”http://www.bloomberg.com” rel=”nofollow”>www.bloomberg.com</a> › news › articles › deripaska-says-u-s-fails-to-pr… Cached Sep 3, 2019 – Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska wants a U.S. judge to lift sanctions against him because, he claims, the U.S. Treasury Department failed to … Two Capitals, One Russian Oligarch: How Oleg Deripaska Is … www.nytimes.com › europe › oleg-deripaska-russia-oligarch-sanctions <a href=”http://www.nytimes.com” rel=”nofollow”>www.nytimes.com</a> › europe › oleg-deripaska-russia-oligarch-sanctions Nov 4, 2018 – Mr. Deripaska has spent millions building influence in Washington and London. … Even Mr. Putin was unable to resolve the situation when he … PEOPLE ALSO SEARCH FOR Trump lifts sanctions on Russia oligarch Oleg Deripaska in … www.independent.co.uk › News › World › Americas › US politics <a href=”http://www.independent.co.uk” rel=”nofollow”>www.independent.co.uk</a> › News › World › Americas › US politics Jan 28, 2019 Conway says Trump ‘did not destroy’ records from Putin meetings … Mr Deripaska, a close ally of Russian … US lifts sanctions on Russian firms linked to Putin’s ally Oleg … www.straitstimes.com › world › united-states › us-lifts-sanctions-on-ru… <a href=”http://www.straitstimes.com” rel=”nofollow”>www.straitstimes.com</a> › world › united-states › us-lifts-sanctions-on-ru… Cached Jan 28, 2019 – Advocates for keeping the sanctions had argued that Mr Deripaska, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, retained too much control over … Putin ally Deripaska sues Treasury to block sanctions, says … www.cnbc.com › 2019/03/15 › putin-ally-deripaska-sues-treasury-to-… <a href=”http://www.cnbc.com” rel=”nofollow”>www.cnbc.com</a> › 2019/03/15 › putin-ally-deripaska-sues-treasury-to-… mikenov on Twitter: the company overseeing US sanctions coverage, writes that Mr Deripaska was in 2016 “reportedly recognized as one of many people holding property and laundering funds on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin”. newslagoon.com/us-cit
Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:17:58 -0500 the company overseeing US sanctions coverage, writes that Mr Deripaska was in 2016 “reportedly recognized as one of many people holding property and laundering funds on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin”. newslagoon.com/us-cites-stori… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 4:17pm mikenov on Twitter
US cites stories Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder money
Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:16:45 -0500 Michael_Novakhov shared this story from NewsLagoon. The US Treasury has justified sanctions towards Oleg Deripaska by citing stories that the Russian tycoon helped President Vladimir Putin launder cash. In a letter sent to Mr Deripaska’s lawyers and seen by the Monetary Instances, the Workplace of International Asset Management, the company overseeing US sanctions coverage, writes that Mr Deripaska was in 2016 “reportedly recognized as one of many people holding property and laundering funds on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin”. The Russian businessman additionally reportedly cancelled the itemizing of an organization to cover Mr Putin’s cash laundering, Ofac stated. The sanctions, which hit Mr Deripaska and 23 different distinguished Russian oligarchs and authorities officers in April 2018, have been the most crippling measures imposed by Washington in response to Moscow’s 2014 invasion of Crimea and alleged meddling within the 2016 US election. Mr Deripaska has sued Ofac in Washington, forcing the company to elaborate on the explanations for its choice. The company nonetheless stated within the letter, despatched final month, that the checklist solely included “unclassified” and “releasable” justifications. In response to the allegations that Mr Deripaska had laundered cash for Mr Putin and made investments on his orders, Dmitry Peskov, Mr Putin’s spokesman advised the FT: “That’s not true. So simple as that.” Mr Deripaska as soon as reportedly cancelled an preliminary public providing of automaker Gaz “to cover Russian president Vladimir Putin’s cash laundering via the corporate, as lately as September 2017,” the letter reads. Gaz can be underneath US sanctions. “In or earlier than July 2011, Deripaska’s enterprise exercise was reportedly used, on not less than one event, as a canopy to facilitate the switch of funds for the private use of then Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin,” Ofac additionally says. “They don’t present any info. Simply guesses, rumours and balderdash,” Mr Deripaska advised the FT in an interview. “These are unsupported allegations. That is nonsense, as a substitute of the presumption of innocence till introduced with info that must be confirmed in a courtroom.” All of the justifications included the phrase “reportedly” or “reported” and no additional particulars or sources for the arguments have been supplied. Nor does the abstract embrace data supporting an announcement made by Ofac in April 2018 that there have been allegations that Mr Deripaska “ordered the homicide of a businessman, and had hyperlinks to a Russian organized crime group”. The US Treasury declined to touch upon each the letter and Mr Deripaska’s response. Mr Deripaska constructed an aluminium, power and industrial empire from beforehand state-owned property privatised after the collapse of the Soviet Union that made him Russia’s richest man earlier than the 2008 monetary disaster. He was beforehand married to the step-granddaughter of former president Boris Yeltsin, a relationship that noticed him known as a member of “The Household”, an off-the-cuff group of individuals seen as near Mr Yeltsin on the time he stepped down as president to be succeeded by Mr Putin. The Ofac letter additionally alleges that Mr Deripaska made an $800m funding into “initiatives related to” the 2014 Winter Olympics within the Russian metropolis of Sochi, after Mr Putin “reportedly compelled Russian oligarchs” to take action. Mr Deripaska admitted that firms he managed invested in Sochi’s airport earlier than the Video games and funded development initiatives associated to the occasion, however insisted that they’d not responded to Mr Putin’s orders. One other justification alleges that Mr Deripaska in late 2004 “reportedly acted on verbal directions from president Vladimir Putin in a high-level bilateral assembly between Russian and Kyryz representatives”. Mr Deripaska stated that the element refers to an funding his former aluminium firm Rusal thought of in Kyrgyzstan in late 2003, which by no means materialised. “Some fortunate US diplomat hears some rumours . . . they usually put this down [in a diplomatic cable],” he stated. “If somebody introduced one thing like this to a courtroom in London . . . the decide would simply inform them: ‘Please get misplaced’,” Mr Deripaska stated. Mr Deripaska’s attorneys and Ofac officers will now trade a collection of counter-arguments earlier than the decide could rule on the case, a course of that Mr Deripaska stated may take about 18 months. Extra reporting by James Politi in Washington
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А сколько другие? #Мишустин, подсчитай! #Краснов: #РасследоватьПутина #ПутинВор #ПутинДерипаска #Путиин60Миллиардов Совещание с постоянными членам Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:15:18 -0500 #Путин – #Вор В Законе и его соучастники по Беззаконию: Сколько тебе #Дерипаска отмыл? А сколько другие? #Мишустин, подсчитай! #Краснов: #РасследоватьПутина #ПутинВор #ПутинДерипаска #Путиин60Миллиардов Совещание с постоянными членами Совета Безопасности kremlin.ru/events/preside… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 3:15pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: #Путин – #Вор В Законе и его соучастники по Беззаконию: Сколько тебе #Дерипаска отмыл, твоего Сочинского прикупа? А сколько – другие? #Мишустин, подсчитай! Вора – #наКолыму! Кол ему! #Краснов: #РасследоватьПутина #ПутинВор #ПутинДер Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:06:18 -0500 #Путин – #Вор В Законе и его соучастники по Беззаконию: Сколько тебе #Дерипаска отмыл, твоего Сочинского прикупа? А сколько – другие? #Мишустин, подсчитай! Вора – #наКолыму! 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This is… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:42:26 -0500 The U.S. Navy interdicted 358 Iranian-made missiles + other weapons components on their way to the Houthis in Yemen. This is another example of the world’s largest state sponsor of terror the Islamic Republic of Iran continuing to defy the UN Security Council. pic.twitter.com/vPOaoIpChU Posted by SecPompeo on Friday, February 14th, 2020 11:49am Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:42pm 6009 likes, 2687 retweets mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @FrankFigliuzzi1: There will come a time when it’s too late to do the right thing: twitter.com/deadlinewh/sta… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:42:04 -0500 There will come a time when it’s too late to do the right thing: twitter.com/deadlinewh/sta… “I read it as a day late and I hope it’s not a dollar short… The time for Kelly to speak out was when he was there, immediately after he left. 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Breaking News: Trump’s breaking as many laws, rules, norms as humanly possible. thehill.com/homenews/admin… Posted by WordswithSteph on Thursday, February 13th, 2020 8:34pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:40pm 2221 likes, 1917 retweets mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @MichaelSteele: Slow your roll if you think Barr is breaking from Trump. This was a carefully staged message to cool down pissed off DOJ… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:40:14 -0500 Slow your roll if you think Barr is breaking from Trump. This was a carefully staged message to cool down pissed off DOJ attys whom Barr undercut & to avoid any further internal strife. This message does not get sideways with Trump because he’s already done what Trump wanted. twitter.com/abcpolitics/st… “I’m not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody….whether it’s Congress, newspaper editorial boards, or the president,” Bill Barr tells @ABC News. “I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me.” abcn.ws/39yd9bE pic.twitter.com/QuoTgpUVHp Posted by ABCPolitics on Thursday, February 13th, 2020 9:07pm 4991 likes, 1471 retweets Posted by MichaelSteele on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:17am Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:40pm 35138 likes, 10896 retweets mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @McFaul: Speaker Pelosi, speaking at #MSC2020 , links the fight for democracy and the fight for 5G. Huawei cast as an instrument of aut… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:39:24 -0500 Speaker Pelosi, speaking at #MSC2020 , links the fight for democracy and the fight for 5G. Huawei cast as an instrument of autocracy. pic.twitter.com/G4CAAdY3eC Posted by McFaul on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:37pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:39pm 46 likes, 23 retweets mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @jchaltiwanger: “He is correct when he calls me a political hack, and I am correct when I call him a fanatical ideologue,” @JamesCarvill… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:39:17 -0500 “He is correct when he calls me a political hack, and I am correct when I call him a fanatical ideologue,” @JamesCarville told me today re: @BernieSanders businessinsider.com/bernie-calls-j… Posted by jchaltiwanger on Thursday, February 13th, 2020 9:04pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:39pm 343 likes, 111 retweets mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @FrankFigliuzzi1: Two years is too long for inaction: The Parkland Massacre Isn’t an ‘Anniversary’ ⁦⁦@MomsDemand⁩ #Parkland https://t.c… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:38:59 -0500 Two years is too long for inaction: The Parkland Massacre Isn’t an ‘Anniversary’ ⁦⁦@MomsDemand⁩ #Parkland nytimes.com/2020/02/13/opi… Posted by FrankFigliuzzi1 on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:38pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:38pm 319 likes, 105 retweets mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @MehtaLaurie: #HomilySantaMarta “There is no way to maintain a good relationship with God and with the devil.” Pope at Mass: Beware of ‘… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:38:23 -0500 #HomilySantaMarta “There is no way to maintain a good relationship with God and with the devil.” Pope at Mass: Beware of ‘slippery slide’ toward worldliness – Vatican News vaticannews.va/en/pope-franci… Posted by MehtaLaurie on Thursday, February 13th, 2020 5:16pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:38pm 1 like mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @Charlton_Zu: #HomilySantaMarta Today, Pope Francis recognized the miracle that transmutes oil in bribes. pic.twitter.com/HeQmUjWxnD Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:38:12 -0500 #HomilySantaMarta Today, Pope Francis recognized the miracle that transmutes oil in bribes. pic.twitter.com/HeQmUjWxnD Posted by Charlton_Zu on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:07am Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:38pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @Pontifex_es: Hoy nos hará bien pensar, como un gesto de gratitud hacia Dios, en la gente que nos acompaña en el camino de la vida: fam… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:37:51 -0500 Hoy nos hará bien pensar, como un gesto de gratitud hacia Dios, en la gente que nos acompaña en el camino de la vida: familiares, amigos, compañeros de trabajo… El Señor nos quiere pueblo, nos quiere en compañía. ¡Gracias, Señor, por no habernos dejado solos! #HomilíaSantaMarta Posted by Pontifex_es on Friday, February 14th, 2020 10:33am Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:37pm 14689 likes, 3455 retweets mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @Pontifex: Today it would do us good to think – as an act of gratitude to God – about those who accompany us on our journey through life… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:37:48 -0500 Today it would do us good to think – as an act of gratitude to God – about those who accompany us on our journey through life: family members, friends, colleagues… The Lord wants us to be together as a people. Thank you, Lord, for never leaving us alone! #HomilySantaMarta Posted by Pontifex on Friday, February 14th, 2020 10:33am Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:37pm 11543 likes, 2253 retweets mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @nolaforensix: You just can’t make this up, and it’s not ok. #SpeakUp #Trump asserts on Twitter he has right to interfere in #DOJ case… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:36:37 -0500 You just can’t make this up, and it’s not ok. #SpeakUp #Trump asserts on Twitter he has right to interfere in #DOJ cases after #Barr criticizes president’s tweets cnbc.com/2020/02/14/tru… Posted by nolaforensix on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:32pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:36pm 1 retweet mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @77Suzanne: @lisamurkowski I don’t think #Trump has learned his lesson. He’s openly directing #Barr and #DOJ to benefit his friends. #Fl… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:36:30 -0500 @lisamurkowski I don’t think #Trump has learned his lesson. He’s openly directing #Barr and #DOJ to benefit his friends. #Flynn will be next. Do your duty and investigate the shenanigans at DOJ. #TrumpCrimeSyndicate abajournal.com/news/article/n… Posted by 77Suzanne on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:32pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:36pm 1 retweet mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @77Suzanne: @SenatorCollins I don’t think #Trump has learned his lesson. He’s openly directing #Barr and #DOJ to benefit his friends. #… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:36:17 -0500 @SenatorCollins I don’t think #Trump has learned his lesson. He’s openly directing #Barr and #DOJ to benefit his friends. #Flynn will be next. Do your duty and investigate the shenanigans at DOJ. #TrumpCrimeSyndicate abajournal.com/news/article/n… Posted by 77Suzanne on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:34pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:36pm 1 retweet mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @MilaZenji: @amnesty @PutinRF_Eng next time chinese leadership with no_election system, welcome Csar❗️ #Putinfake election #putinpoison… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:35:39 -0500 @amnesty @PutinRF_Eng next time chinese leadership with no_election system, welcome Csar❗️ #Putinfake election #putinpoison #RussianElection and #democracy #PutinTheNewTsar #putinwarcriminal #Putin #PutinCancer #PutinCriminal #Warmonger #WarCriminal pic.twitter.com/knDRwNswKq Posted by MilaZenji on Monday, March 19th, 2018 12:33pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:35pm 1 retweet mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @trumpchickensf: @TrumpChickenSF knows #PutinCash is King! #TrumpChickenSpeaks. pic.twitter.com/jw2woDPvtO Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:34:40 -0500 @TrumpChickenSF knows #PutinCash is King! #TrumpChickenSpeaks. pic.twitter.com/jw2woDPvtO Posted by trumpchickensf on Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 9:50pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:34pm 8 likes, 5 retweets mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @mikenov: #Deripaska and #Putin – Google Search google.com/search?newwind… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:33:56 -0500 #Deripaska and #Putin – Google Search google.com/search?newwind… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:06pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:33pm 1 retweet mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: #Deripaska and #Putin – Google Search google.com/search?newwind… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:06:32 -0500 #Deripaska and #Putin – Google Search google.com/search?newwind… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 2:06pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: One of the Putin’s Laundry Girls: U.S. Says Billionaire Deripaska Laundered Putin’s Cash – FT – 8:07 AM 2/14/2020 fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/one-of… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:12:03 -0500 One of the Putin’s Laundry Girls: U.S. Says Billionaire Deripaska Laundered Putin’s Cash – FT – 8:07 AM 2/14/2020 fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/one-of… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 1:12pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: The FBI News Review – fbinewsreview.blogspot.com – Blog by Michael Novakhov: One of the Putin’s Laundry Girls: U.S. Says Billio… fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/one-of… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:11:27 -0500 The FBI News Review – fbinewsreview.blogspot.com – Blog by Michael Novakhov: One of the Putin’s Laundry Girls: U.S. Says Billio… fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/one-of… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 1:11pm mikenov on Twitter One of the Putin’s Laundry Girls: U.S. Says Billionaire Deripaska Laundered Putin’s Cash – FT – 8:07 AM 2/14/2020 Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:10:41 -0500 Michael_Novakhov shared this story from The FBI News Review – fbinewsreview.blogspot.com – Blog by Michael Novakhov. Link:  https://fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/one-of-putins-laundry-girls-us-says.html US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder cash – Financial Times Deripaska and Putin – Google Search One of the Putin’s Laundry Girls: U.S. Says Billionaire Deripaska Laundered Putin’s Cash – FT – Post Link – 8:07 AM 2/14/2020 – Tweets, Saved and Shared Stories in 100 Posts on RSS Dog – Saved and Shared Stories  U.S. Says Billionaire Deripaska Laundered Putin’s Cash – FT US briefing: William Barr, Roger Stone case and Russian exiles | US news | The Guardian mikenov on Twitter: Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come washingtonpost.com/politics/trump… Trump allies targe Buttigieg’s sexuality PBSNewsHour’s YouTube Videos: PBS NewsHour full episode, Feb 13, 2020 FoxNewsChannel’s YouTube Videos: White House responds to Barr’s concerns with Trump tweets US Senators Point to ‘Hypersonic Gap’ With Russia, China | Voice of America – English Trump Admin Seeking Basis to Accuse Obama-Era Intelligence of Hiding, Distorting Evidence of … “social media in trump campaign” – Google News: William Barr says Trump’s tweets ‘make it impossible to do my job’ – The Guardian CBSNewsOnline’s YouTube Videos: Attorney General Barr says Trump’s tweets about DOJ “make it impossible for me to do my job” msnbcleanforward’s YouTube Videos: Besieged AG Barr Knocks Trump But Still Backs Plot To Help Convicted Trump Aide | MSNBC Durham Reportedly Investigating Whether CIA Withheld Information From FBI in Russia Probe – The Epoch Times “Comey” – Google News: Barr pushes back against Trump’s criticism of Justice Dept., says tweets ‘make it impossible for me to do my job’ – The Washington Post Senate Passes Resolution To Limit Trump’s Ability To Declare War On Iran – Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:54:19 -0500 mikenov on Twitter: Senate Passes Resolution To Limit Trump’s Ability To Declare War On Iran – Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:54:19 -0500 fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/senate… mikenov on Twitter: The FBI News Review – fbinewsreview.blogspot.com – Blog by Michael Novakhov: Senate Passes Resolution To Limit Trump’s Ability … fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/senate… msnbcleanforward’s YouTube Videos: Senate Passes Resolution To Limit Trump’s Ability To Declare War On Iran | Katy Tur | MSNBC U.S. Readied Sanctions on Russian Oligarch’s Associates—Then Mysteriously Backed Off – Daily Beast Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:59:09 -0500 U.S. Readied Sanctions on Russian Oligarch’s Associates—Then Mysteriously Backed Off  Daily Beast People Aren’t Buying William Barr’s Rebuke Of Donald Trump Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:58:05 -0500 Lawmakers, legal experts and Lawmakers, legal experts, cable news hosts and more highly doubt the attorney general’s interview appearing to stand up to apparent pushback at the president. I Won’t Be ‘Bullied,’ Barr Tells Trump Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:57:03 -0500 Katie Benner, New York Times Justice Dept. Probes CIA Resistance to Sharing Russia Secrets Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:56:48 -0500 Savage et al., NYT “2016 elections anxiety” – Google News: After split results, Democrats brace for a long primary. Just what Bloomberg wants. – NBCNews.com Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:56:32 -0500 After split results, Democrats brace for a long primary. Just what Bloomberg wants.  NBCNews.com “2016 elections anxiety” – Google News “trump as danger to National Security” – Google News: Trump’s Policy on New York’s ‘Trusted Travelers’ Is Unconstitutional – The New York Times Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:55:44 -0500 Trump’s Policy on New York’s ‘Trusted Travelers’ Is Unconstitutional  The New York Times “trump as danger to National Security” – Google News “Donald Trump” – Google News: Sex, Lies and Prenups: Donald Trump’s Timeless Wisdom on Love – POLITICO Magazine Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:55:12 -0500 Sex, Lies and Prenups: Donald Trump’s Timeless Wisdom on Love  POLITICO Magazine “Donald Trump” – Google News mikenov on Twitter: U.S. Readied Sanctions on Russian Oligarch’s Associates—Then Mysteriously Backed Off thedailybeast.com/us-readied-san… via @thedailybeast Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:54:17 -0500 U.S. Readied Sanctions on Russian Oligarch’s Associates—Then Mysteriously Backed Off thedailybeast.com/us-readied-san… via @thedailybeast Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:54pm mikenov on Twitter The Benefits of Being Joe Biden’s Brother Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:52:48 -0500 by Daniel Golden, ProPublica, and Chuck Neubauer and Matthew Malone for ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Jim Biden was in a bind. An investor had put up $1 million to help Jim and his nephew Hunter buy a hedge fund. Then it turned out that the fund’s assets were worth less than the Bidens had thought. Now the investor wanted its money back. It was December 2006, not long before Jim’s older brother and Hunter’s father, Joe Biden, then a Delaware senator, would announce his second campaign for president. Jim and Hunter Biden got a loan from a bank founded by one of Joe’s political backers — William Oldaker, an attorney for the senator’s presidential campaign and Hunter’s partner at a Washington law and lobbying firm. Oldaker had strong ties to Joe Biden’s political operation, and at the time, the bank, WashingtonFirst, had nearly half a million dollars in deposits from a Joe Biden political committee Oldaker had helped set up. Get Our Top Investigations Subscribe to the Big Story newsletter. Don’t miss out on ProPublica’s next investigation. Sign up and get the Big Story email whenever we break news.  Email address   This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. But WashingtonFirst was less than three years old, and a $1 million loan was large for its size. The bank required that loans be well secured by borrowers’ assets. Jim Biden put up his house in Merion Station, Pennsylvania, as collateral, but he already had $1.5 million in three mortgages against the property, then roughly valued at just over $1.1 million. Hunter offered as security his recently purchased Washington home, for which he had borrowed almost the entire purchase price. Oldaker did not return phone calls, and a source close to Jim and Sara Biden said all of their loans were properly secured. It was not the first time — or the last — during his long career that Jim Biden turned to Joe’s political network for the kind of assistance that would have been almost unimaginable for someone with a different last name. Campaign donors helped him face a series of financial problems, including a series of IRS liens totaling more than $1 million that made it harder to get bank financing. Jim Biden took out two more loans from WashingtonFirst before its sale in 2018. These transactions illuminate the well-synchronized tango that the Biden brothers have danced for half a century. They have pursued overlapping careers — one a presidential aspirant with an expansive network of well-heeled Democratic donors; the other an entrepreneur who helped his brother raise political money and cultivated the same network to help finance his own business deals. Jim Biden, 70, has cycled over the years from nightclub owner to insurance broker to political consultant and fundraiser to startup investor and construction company executive. But the through line of his resume was his bond with his brother, a Democratic Party stalwart in a position to push legislation or make government contracts happen. “My sense is that Jim really has been trying to peddle himself on the Biden name for some time,” said Curtis Wilkie, who covered the Bidens as a Delaware political reporter. Key Loans to Jim Biden Lender Loan Amount Loan Made Loan Repaid Joel Boyarsky Donor and fundraiser Businessman and former Jim Biden employer Up to $200,000 1997 2000 Leonard Barrack Donor Attorney and former Sara Biden employer $353,000 2000 2004 Thomas Knox Donor and fundraiser Businessman $400,000 2004 2013 WashingtonFirst Bank William Oldaker, co-founder Campaign lawyer and lobbyist $1,000,000 2006 2014 John Hynansky Donor Businessman $500,000 2015 2019 Trustar Bank William Oldaker, co-founder Former Biden campaign lawyer Lobbyist $250,000 2019 Still Open Sources: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, recorder of deeds; clerk of the circuit court, Collier County, Florida Spokespeople for Jim Biden and Joe’s presidential campaign declined interview requests for the brothers. In response to questions, campaign spokesman Andrew Bates said that Joe Biden had no involvement in Jim Biden’s loans and did not arrange for supporters to help his brother. Bates also said that the former vice president knew “nothing” about his brother’s investments and was unaware that Jim had often been delinquent on his federal taxes or that the IRS had placed liens on his home. Bates said Oldaker is not involved in the 2020 campaign. “The vice president and his brother have always understood and agreed that James’ business ventures are separate from and independent of Joe Biden’s career in public life,” Bates said. A source with knowledge of Jim Biden’s finances said that he and his wife, Sara, have sometimes failed to pay their taxes on time because “they are largely self-employed and sometimes have an unclear picture of how their year will end financially,” but that they have always paid in full, including interest and penalties. Recognizing a potential minefield, Joe has avoided responsibility for or financial involvement in his brother’s ventures, according to longtime advisers. Yet on occasion, as Jim pursued opportunities, Joe met with his potential clients or partners, at Jim’s request. In 2002, Joe addressed a Washington conference of the National Association of State Treasurers, whom Jim was courting on behalf of lawyers who wanted to represent state pension funds. “Jim offered that his brother,” who usually took the train home to Delaware in the evening, “was just happening to be in town,” said Pamela Taylor, then the group’s executive director. “He said: ‘He’s going to spend the night in D.C. Would you like him?’” Taylor reached out to Joe, who had previously been invited by Delaware’s state treasurer but hadn’t firmly committed. Joe spoke to the group over breakfast, analyzing the prospects for war in Iraq. “It was perfect,” Taylor recalled. Jim Biden has been at his older brother’s side at nearly every critical juncture in Joe’s personal and political life. As fundraiser for his brother’s first Senate race in 1972, he helped launch Joe’s political career. That same year, Jim broke the news to Joe that his wife, Neilia, and baby had died in a car accident, and he then watched over his brother day and night. When Joe was hospitalized with a brain aneurysm more than 15 years later, it was Jim who “was working the phone,” looking worldwide for the best neurosurgeon, according to Richard Ben Cramer’s book, “What It Takes,” which profiled the candidates for president in 1988. But Jim has also been a political vulnerability. While a plagiarism scandal put pressure on Joe to drop out of the presidential race in 1987, protecting his brother from reporters asking about Jim’s shaky finances was the final impetus for Joe’s withdrawal, according to Cramer. “They were going after Jimmy; it wasn’t just Joe anymore,” Cramer wrote. In the 2020 campaign, Joe’s family ties have again dogged him. President Donald Trump’s impeachment stemmed from allegations that he sought to damage Joe, a potential reelection opponent, by pushing Ukraine to investigate Hunter Biden’s relationship with a Ukrainian energy company, Burisma. Joe promised to establish clear boundaries for family business ventures. Read More FOLLOW THE MONEY IN THE UKRAINE SCANDAL On this week’s “Trump, Inc.” podcast, we’re looking at what happened in Ukraine from a different vantage point: not the politics but the finances. Those close to Joe Biden say his relationship with Jim illustrates his fierce family loyalty. In the 2020 race, one adviser said, Jim “is trying very hard to stay out of the limelight.” “For all his — let me find a kind word for it — entrepreneurship, Jimmy understands that he needs to keep his business separate from Joe’s career. Whether his relationships with unions, treasurers, law firms are the result of people who want to be nice to Jimmy because he’s Joe’s brother, that’s a thankless position to be in,” the adviser said. In his 2007 autobiography, “Promises to Keep,” Joe gave a sense of Jim’s priorities. In the 1972 Senate campaign, Joe wrote, he changed his position on a capital gains tax reduction that would benefit potential big donors. Jim, his chief fundraiser, stewed for hours and then warned him, “I sure in hell hope you feel that strongly about capital gains because you just lost the election.” (Joe Biden won the race.) It wasn’t their only clash. During Joe’s abortive presidential campaign in 2007, a Biden aide said, Jim “raised almost no money. He came in at the end when we were the most desperate.” Asked why, the insider said, “Family tensions.” At the same time, “there were always questions around Jimmy’s business dealings — what kind of blowback would there be for the campaign?” Their upbringing shaped the brothers differently. Their father, Joseph R. Biden Sr., known as Big Joe, was a Wilmington car salesman. Joe later wrote that “money was so tight … I had to put cardboard in an old shoe until Dad’s next payday.” Hard times kept the family close. “We could fight among ourselves inside the house, but we were not allowed to say a single syllable against a sibling on the outside,” Joe continued. One family friend said the Bidens’ struggles “rubbed off on how each of the boys were wired. With Joe it translated into, ‘I want respect.’ With Jimmy it translated into, ‘I want money.’” Joe won a scholarship to the elite Archmere Academy and became a football star and class president. In 1962, he was a pool lifeguard in a predominantly African American Wilmington neighborhood, an experience he credits with helping him to understand race relations. He graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse University Law School. Jim, six and a half years younger, went to local public schools. He was “aloof and had, perhaps, a bit of an attitude,” said classmate Steven Bennett. “Good luck in Senior High,” Jim wrote in Bennett’s junior high yearbook. “You’ll need it.” Jim studied at the University of Delaware over four semesters but did not earn a degree there, according to a university spokesperson. Jim went into the nightclub business soon after Joe’s first Senate victory. With funding from Wilmington’s Farmers Bank, Jim and four partners operated a restaurant-lounge, Seasons Change. Its formula of dance music and Top 40 hits caught on, and when a larger space became available, Jim opened another club called The Other Side. “They had a helluva run for a couple of years,” recalled Bob Bowersox, a band booker for both clubs who now runs a theater company in Key West, Florida. Jim reported a net worth of about $10,000, but he and a partner were able to borrow $300,000 from First Pennsylvania Bank of Philadelphia for the expansion. His brother then sat on the Senate Banking Committee. The Other Side made a splash, but not a profit. “I was a naive kid is what it was,” Jim told the Sunday News Journal in Wilmington in 1977. Seasons Change folded in 1978 with more than half a million dollars in debts. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which had assumed the Farmers Bank loans, sued Jim and his partners in 1980 for more than $168,000. (ProPublica could find no record of the lawsuit’s resolution.) By then, Jim had left the nightclub business, and Wilmington, for California. “I remember as a banker thinking, ‘Thank God, I didn’t finance it,’” said Fred Sears, a retired Wilmington banker and Biden family friend. “I remember thinking, ‘Oh my God, is this going to spill over to Joe?’” Three former Farmers Bank officers told the Wilmington Morning News in 1977 that they had financed Seasons Change because they believed the Biden name “would help attract a trendy free-spending crowd.” And Joe Biden had called Farmers chairman to complain about a bank vice president threatening Jim, telling him that failure to pay would embarrass Joe. “They were trying to use me as a bludgeon,” Joe told the newspaper. William Oldaker was not the only Joe Biden ally to boost Jim’s career or lend him money. In the mid-1980s, Jim worked for a consulting and actuarial firm for employee pension plans headed by Joel Boyarsky, national finance chairman for Joe’s unsuccessful 1987 presidential bid. He and Jim did fundraising together for Joe. As a Biden, Jim “gave me credibility,” said Boyarsky, now 81. Boyarsky not only taught Jim about pensions but also helped him financially when Jim and Sara, a former Government Printing Office general counsel, bought a $650,000 villa outside Philadelphia. The sellers gave them a full mortgage. And on the 1997 purchase date, Boyarsky also loaned them as much as $200,000, records show. Boyarsky said he may have made the loan but doesn’t remember it. The next year, the IRS filed its first lien against Jim’s home to recover about $145,000 for two years of his overdue federal taxes. The Bidens finished repaying Boyarsky in 2000. They borrowed more than $350,000 that year from Leonard Barrack, a Philadelphia lawyer and former DNC finance chairman. Joe Biden, the Senate Judiciary chairman, had named Barrack, a campaign donor, to his honorary council of advisers. A few months after the Barrack loan, Jim paid off the IRS. Jim and Sara Biden’s relationship with Barrack soon soured. Barrack’s law firm sued the couple in 2004, alleging that it had hired Sara at Jim Biden’s request to court local government and pension fund clients. Jim Biden would also help generate business “through his family name and his resemblance to his brother, United States Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware,” the complaint said. Instead, the firm alleged, Jim and Sara had used law firm resources to fuel their consulting company, the Lion Hall Group. The law firm said that it had paid Sara nearly $250,000, plus salary, for the couple to travel to Alaska, Hawaii, France and Italy. Jim and Sara countersued and the parties reached a settlement in 2004, although its terms are unclear. Barrack did not respond to requests for comment. The loan from Barrack was satisfied in May 2004, records show. A few months later, the couple borrowed $400,000 from businessman Thomas Knox, a Joe Biden donor and fundraiser who ran unsuccessfully for Philadelphia mayor in 2007. Jim Biden, a donor to Knox’s campaign, finished paying the loan in 2013. Jim “has been a friend of mine for a while,” Knox said, adding that he may have met Joe through Jim. “There is nothing nefarious here.” Roy Pinto was among those who discovered that Jim’s business ventures, like Joe’s campaigns, were a family affair. In 2006, Pinto became vice chair of Corrections USA, an advocacy group for public prison guards. One of its members’ needs, he knew, was better insurance coverage. They worked dangerous jobs in buildings that were often antiquated and overcrowded. Disability insurance was limited to job injuries; if a stress-related condition flared up in retirement, they had to pay out of pocket. So Pinto solicited bidders to supply comprehensive insurance for his then-8,000 members. A little-known brokerage, Biden & Caveney LLC, expressed interest. The firm had been established when Edward Caveney, who had negotiated insurance deals for dozens of Massachusetts cities and towns, hooked up with Jim Biden. They met through Boston connections, including Larry Rasky, a public relations consultant who had been communications director for both of Joe Biden’s presidential campaigns. “Ed’s the guy with the feet on the street, (Jim) Biden would provide the name and contacts,” said one insurance executive who worked with Caveney. Part of the brokerage’s strategy was to parlay the Biden name into access to law enforcement unions and organizations that admired Joe’s support for police. At one event, held in a luxury box at Fenway Park during a Boston Red Sox game, Jim courted representatives of police and firefighter organizations, with the help of James Machado, executive director of the Massachusetts Police Association. Machado said in an interview that he was friendly with Caveney, who had pitched insurance products to law enforcement before. When Caveney asked for help and mentioned the Biden connection, Machado agreed. He had only met Jim once, but he’d known Joe “way back when,” and his police association had honored Joe. “We provided an entree into some of the police departments for them to try and go in and pitch that product,” Machado recalled. “I was familiar with the Bidens. I felt comfortable with the Bidens.” Caveney also hoped that Jim Biden could help him grow business beyond Massachusetts, where he’d been entangled in a controversy. As insurance broker for Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Caveney let what was known as its “stop loss” coverage for employees’ health care lapse — despite taking almost $300,000 in city money to pay for it. As a result, the city was exposed to $628,000 in claims. It was a “deep, deep shock,” said its treasurer, David Kiley. In the ensuing furor, Kiley was forced to resign, the mayor decided not to seek reelection and the Massachusetts attorney general launched an investigation into the city’s finances. Caveney reimbursed the $628,000 and half of his fee and was not criminally charged. Pinto, the Corrections USA vice chair, was unaware of this incident. He was a registered Republican, but he admired Joe Biden’s criminal justice record. In meetings with Corrections USA executives, Jim and his partner offered an attractive package and emphasized their Washington clout. Jim “makes sure he tells you his brother is Joe Biden,” Pinto said. “‘We’re brothers, we’re close.’” One day in 2007, Pinto recalled, was an all-out Biden blitz. In the morning, he and other Corrections USA executives took Amtrak from Philadelphia to Washington for meetings. When Jim boarded in Delaware, he “brought Joe back to say hello,” Pinto recalled. On Capitol Hill, Pinto’s group met with the senator, who chaired the Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on crime and drugs. Pinto had Pompeo makes 1st trip to Africa in bid to reassert US as leading partner – KGO-TV Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:52:31 -0500 Pompeo makes 1st trip to Africa in bid to reassert US as leading partner  KGO-TV Police warns of online Bitcoin fraud – In-Cyprus.com Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:52:16 -0500 Police warns of online Bitcoin fraud  In-Cyprus.com “israel and germany” – Google News: The Mistake Trump Risks Repeating in the Middle East – Washington Monthly Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:51:15 -0500 The Mistake Trump Risks Repeating in the Middle East  Washington Monthly “israel and germany” – Google News Russia hints at Belarus joining it in a unified state in exchange for oil deal – Lukashenko Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:50:44 -0500 Lukashenko met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin last week, but the two failed to agree … A donor to President Trump who was accused of “stalking” the former … How the Army could end Vindman’s career without an investigation. “calls for Comey’s resignation” – Google News: Trump backtracks as he ADMITS sending Giuliani to Ukraine to investigate his political rivals – Daily Mail Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:50:13 -0500 Trump backtracks as he ADMITS sending Giuliani to Ukraine to investigate his political rivals  Daily Mail “calls for Comey’s resignation” – Google News “Russia influence in Eastern Europe” – Google News: Flawed peace plan for Ukraine repeats Kremlin talking points – Atlantic Council Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:49:57 -0500 Flawed peace plan for Ukraine repeats Kremlin talking points  Atlantic Council “Russia influence in Eastern Europe” – Google News “donald trump racketeering” – Google News: Boris Johnson ‘CANCELS trip to US to see Donald Trump’ amid transatlantic tensions – Daily Mail Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:49:12 -0500 Boris Johnson ‘CANCELS trip to US to see Donald Trump’ amid transatlantic tensions  Daily Mail “donald trump racketeering” – Google News US Says Billionaire Deripaska Laundered Putin’s Cash – FT Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:47:55 -0500 The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Deripaska and two dozen other tycoons and officials in April 2018 in retaliation for what it called … The Right’s Big Lie About Roger Stone – The New York Times Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:47:40 -0500 The Right’s Big Lie About Roger Stone  The New York Times mikenov on Twitter: US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder cash – Financial Times images.app.goo.gl/eMN2TouxBKTR1y… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:46:21 -0500 US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder cash – Financial Times images.app.goo.gl/eMN2TouxBKTR1y… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:46pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder cash – Financial Times images.app.goo.gl/twszHcmqJdzdh9… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:46:05 -0500 US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder cash – Financial Times images.app.goo.gl/twszHcmqJdzdh9… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:46pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder cash – Financial Times images.app.goo.gl/uAUKwbsWqJBnj1… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:45:36 -0500 US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder cash – Financial Times images.app.goo.gl/uAUKwbsWqJBnj1… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:45pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder cash – Financial Times images.app.goo.gl/U5ZPvsYhzSjfhm… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:45:22 -0500 US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder cash – Financial Times images.app.goo.gl/U5ZPvsYhzSjfhm… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:45pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder cash Financial Times·5 hours ago Deripaska and Putin – Google Search google.com/search?q=Derip… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:44:21 -0500 US cites reports Oleg Deripaska helped Vladimir Putin launder cash Financial Times·5 hours ago Deripaska and Putin – Google Search google.com/search?q=Derip… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:44pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: The OFAC letter to Deripaska’s lawyers cited by the FT states that, in 2016, Deripaska “was reportedly identified as one of the individuals holding assets and laundering funds on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin.” themoscowti Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:36:00 -0500 The OFAC letter to Deripaska’s lawyers cited by the FT states that, in 2016, Deripaska “was reportedly identified as one of the individuals holding assets and laundering funds on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin.” themoscowtimes.com/2020/02/14/us-… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:36pm mikenov on Twitter U.S. Says Billionaire Deripaska Laundered Putin’s Cash – FT Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:33:31 -0500 Michael_Novakhov shared this story . The United States believes that sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska laundered money for President Vladimir Putin, The Financial Times reported Friday, citing a U.S. Treasury letter to Deripaska’s lawyers explaining the sanctions. The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Deripaska and two dozen other tycoons and officials in April 2018 in retaliation for what it called Russia’s “malign activity around the globe.” Deripaska sued the United States in 2019, asking OFAC, the Treasury Department’s office overseeing sanctions, to provide evidence of him profiting off his ties to Putin. The OFAC letter to Deripaska’s lawyers cited by the FT states that, in 2016, Deripaska “was reportedly identified as one of the individuals holding assets and laundering funds on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin.” The U.S. Treasury’s office also claimed that Deripaska’s business activity was used at least once in 2011 as a cover to facilitate the transfer of Putin’s personal funds. It also said that Deripaska allegedly canceled the listing of sanctioned automaker Gaz in 2017 to “hide” Putin’s money laundering through it. In total, OFAC provided six justifications for blacklisting Deripaska, all containing the word “reportedly” and “reported.” OFAC clarified in the letter, dated Jan. 22, 2020, that it provided only “releasable” non-privileged and unclassified justifications for sanctioning Deripaska. Deripaska told the FT that the allegations were “guesses, rumors and balderdash.” The Kremlin denied that Putin had laundered money through Deripaska, the newspaper’s Moscow bureau chief Henry Foy tweeted Friday. A U.S. court may rule on the case in about 18 months, after Deripaska’s lawyers and OFAC exchange counter-arguments, the FT cited the tycoon as saying. mikenov on Twitter: U.S. Says Billionaire Deripaska Laundered Putin’s Cash – FT themoscowtimes.com/2020/02/14/us-… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:33:15 -0500 U.S. Says Billionaire Deripaska Laundered Putin’s Cash – FT themoscowtimes.com/2020/02/14/us-… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:33pm mikenov on Twitter Seth Meyers Baits Donald Trump Over His ‘Dumbest’ Obsession Yet Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:32:30 -0500 Trump shows more interest in this subject than “literally any other” in his portfolio, the “Late Night” host noted. US briefing: William Barr, Roger Stone case and Russian exiles Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:30:58 -0500 Trump’s former White House chief of staff has criticised the president for his firing of Alexander Vindman, the US Army officer who testified in the … mikenov on Twitter: “In exile. Ananiev is one of a steady stream of exiles from Russia to Cyprus, Monaco and London. Some are long-term critics of Putin; others are former allies of the Russian president who “suddenly develop an opposition voice” after le Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:30:25 -0500 “In exile. Ananiev is one of a steady stream of exiles from Russia to Cyprus, Monaco and London. Some are long-term critics of Putin; others are former allies of the Russian president who “suddenly develop an opposition voice” after leaving Russia” gu.com/p/d9jxq/stw Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:30pm mikenov on Twitter US briefing: William Barr, Roger Stone case and Russian exiles | US news | The Guardian Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:29:10 -0500 Michael_Novakhov shared this story from The Guardian. Banker who fled Russia blames ‘oppressive state machine’ Dmitry Ananiev, the one-time billionaire owner of a Moscow bank and senator in Russia’s upper chamber, was forced to flee the country in 2017 after being threatened with fraud and money-laundering charges by Russian prosecutors. Now living in exile in Cyprus, he told the Guardian that he fell foul of the “oppressive machine of the state,” but remains reluctant to blame Vladimir Putin directly. In exile. Ananiev is one of a steady stream of exiles from Russia to Cyprus, Monaco and London. Some are long-term critics of Putin; others are former allies of the Russian president who “suddenly develop an opposition voice” after leaving Russia, write Luke Harding and Hugh Miles. mikenov on Twitter: US briefing: William Barr, Roger Stone case and Russian exiles theguardian.com/us-news/2020/f… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:27:10 -0500 US briefing: William Barr, Roger Stone case and Russian exiles theguardian.com/us-news/2020/f… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:27pm mikenov on Twitter Donald Trump | The Guardian: Attorney general William Barr tells Trump to stop tweeting about cases – live updates Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:26:39 -0500 Attorney general makes unexpected intervention into controversy over Stone case Trump criticised for interfering in friend’s sentencing Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 11.45am GMT Donald Trump’s attacks on Pete Buttigieg have so far focused on his unusual name and his alleged resemblance to Mad magazine mascot Alfred E Neumann – a slightly outdated reference the young Democrat humorously said he “had to Google”. But there has been speculation about whether Trump – or his allies – will eventually attempt to make an issue of Buttigieg’s sexuality if the former South Bend mayor continues his run of strong primary showings. 11.01am GMT Two leading Republican voices came out in favour of Barr in the dispute yesterday, with Senator Mitch McConnell, the party’s leader in the Senate, saying: “If the attorney general says it’s getting in the way of doing his job, maybe the president should listen.” Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally who was scathing about the impeachment trial against the president, said Barr was “the right man at the right time to reform the department and stand up for the rule of law”. To hear this attorney general complain about this president, who is fighting every one of those damn people to do the right thing and get this country straightened out and it’s mission to do so and not to carp about his boss. And, by the way, I don’t want to hear any crap about an independent Justice Department. This Justice Department, as does everyone, works for the president. It’s part of the executive branch. 10.35am GMT Good morning. US attorney general William Barr made an unexpected intervention into the ballooning controversy over Donald Trump’s interference in the trial of his friend Roger Stone. When I terminated John Kelly, which I couldn’t do fast enough, he knew full well that he was way over his head. Being Chief of Staff just wasn’t for him. He came in with a bang, went out with a whimper, but like so many X’s, he misses the action & just can’t keep his mouth shut,. The attorney general had been contemplating how to respond since he became aware of Mr. Trump’s attacks on the department, according to a person familiar with his thinking. Speaking up could have put Mr. Barr at risk of losing the backing of the president, but remaining silent would have permitted Mr. Trump to continue attacking law enforcement and all but invited open revolt among the some 115,000 employees of the Justice Department. Ultimately, Mr. Barr concluded that he had to speak out to preserve his ability to do his job effectively, the person said … The attorney general had let the president know some of what he planned to say and is remaining in his job, a person familiar with the events said. Related: ‘Are they mean?’ Donald Trump obsessed with badgers, new book claims Continue reading…  Donald Trump | The Guardian Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come washingtonpost.com/politics/trump… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:25:53 -0500 Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come washingtonpost.com/politics/trump… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:17pm mikenov on Twitter: Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come images.app.goo.gl/PLKCmX8M2K8Xjh… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:23:14 -0500 Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come images.app.goo.gl/PLKCmX8M2K8Xjh… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:23pm 1 like mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come images.app.goo.gl/ijTFYJ1dy7aje5… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:22:59 -0500 Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come images.app.goo.gl/ijTFYJ1dy7aje5… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:22pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come images.app.goo.gl/3PVzhnSoAG9j14… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:22:21 -0500 Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come images.app.goo.gl/3PVzhnSoAG9j14… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:22pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come images.app.goo.gl/Wc2D9BVJWhYoio… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:22:01 -0500 Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come images.app.goo.gl/Wc2D9BVJWhYoio… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:22pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come images.app.goo.gl/hPygw5mDaDUSfe… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:21:42 -0500 Trump allies take aim at Buttigieg’s sexuality, a possible sign of things to come images.app.goo.gl/hPygw5mDaDUSfe… Posted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:21pm mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @lgbtqnation: Iowa bill would ban teachers from saying that Pete Buttigieg is gay without notifying parents lgbtqnation.com/2020/02/iowa-b… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:20:16 -0500 Iowa bill would ban teachers from saying that Pete Buttigieg is gay without notifying parents lgbtqnation.com/2020/02/iowa-b… Posted by lgbtqnation on Thursday, February 13th, 2020 11:48pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:20pm 28 likes, 11 retweets mikenov on Twitter mikenov on Twitter: RT @VictoryFund: The real question is who wants to kiss Rush Limbaugh lgbtqnation.com/2020/02/rush-l… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:18:46 -0500 The real question is who wants to kiss Rush Limbaugh lgbtqnation.com/2020/02/rush-l… Posted by VictoryFund on Wednesday, February 12th, 2020 9:11pm Retweeted by mikenov on Friday, February 14th, 2020 12:18pm 466 likes, 96 retweets mikenov on Twitter Trump allies targe Buttigieg’s sexuality Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:15:36 -0500 Michael_Novakhov shared this story . “They’re sitting there and they’re looking at Mayor Pete — a 37-year-old gay guy, mayor of South Bend, loves to kiss his husband on the debate stage. And they’re saying, okay, how’s this going to look, a 37-year-old gay guy kissing his husband onstage next to Mr. Man Donald Trump? What’s going to happen there?” Limbaugh said. (Buttigieg is 38.) The episode abruptly injected the topic into the political discussion after months when it had a lower profile. And it underlines a notable feature of Buttigieg’s rise: An openly gay, married candidate has never gotten so far in the presidential arena, and it’s not clear how some voters will react. The episode is a window into what Buttigieg could face if he becomes the Democratic nominee. Buttigieg did not publicly address Limbaugh’s remarks, but his surrogates and supporters pushed back. Elliot Imse, spokesman for the Victory Fund, which supports LGBTQ candidates, said it’s clear the Trump camp would “use homophobia to try and define who Mayor Pete is as a person and as a candidate.” He added, “That will likely backfire with most of America if we are able to expose the homophobia for what it is and refocus quickly on who Pete is as a candidate.” Victory Fund staffers deliberated internally on whether to respond to the comments since they did not want amplify them. But given Limbaugh’s high profile, the group decided it needed to respond. “The real question is who wants to kiss Rush Limbaugh,” the group tweeted Thursday. “But seriously folks: we must watch for and rally against this type of hate. It will not go unanswered in November.” Meanwhile, Limbaugh’s comments quickly reverberated around right-wing circles; the Federalist, a conservative magazine, defended them as “not homophobic,” saying he was simply asking, albeit in an “uncouth” way, how voters would respond to a gay candidate. On his own radio show Wednesday, Sebastian Gorka, a former deputy assistant to the president and a Trump campaign surrogate, questioned “what right” Buttigieg had to talk about abortion rights. “Why is a homosexual man lecturing us about the sanctity of life in the womb? Just a little curious there. Strange, strange,” Gorka said. “I thought you’re supposed to stay in your lane as a leftist. You can’t comment on the lived experience of the other.” Conservative radio host Ben Ferguson said Wednesday he had no problem with Buttigieg being gay, though he seemed to be implying that Buttigieg is less masculine because he is gay when he posted on Twitter, “For people who don’t think “masculinity” matters in elections call this former Presidential candidate!” He appended a photo of 1988 Democratic nominee Mike Dukakis in a tank, the subject of ridicule at the time. Now that early primary results have solidified Buttigieg’s role as a top contender, some of his allies are bracing for more attacks. Previous candidates have sometimes decided to confront identity issues directly: Barack Obama delivered a highly personal talk on race in 2008, and John F. Kennedy gave a major speech about his Catholicism in 1960 to a group of Protestant ministers. So far the Buttigieg campaign has evidently concluded that ignoring the remarks is the best course, but that could change if the attacks become louder and more frequent, or show signs of resonating more widely. It was in part because Limbaugh’s remarks spawned other comments in conservative circles that some of his allies felt the need to respond Thursday. “Rush is a nasty and hateful person who lives in a bigot bubble and doesn’t realize he’s out of touch with America,” Imse said. “We want to avoid giving Rush any more attention than he deserves, but when he says something as outrageous as he did and it’s already making the rounds, I think it’s important that our community and mainstream media expose his homophobia for what it is.” Limbaugh’s remarks also prompted a defense from former vice president Joe Biden, who is running against Buttigieg for the Democratic nomination. “I mean, my God,” Biden said, after hosts on ABC’s “The View,” where he appeared Thursday, played clips of Limbaugh’s comments. “It is part of the depravity of this administration . . . Pete and I are competitors, but this guy has honor, he has courage, he’s smart as hell.” Buttigieg’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment. His campaign rarely discusses the prospect that he will be vilified for his sexual orientation, and Buttigieg himself almost never utters the word “homophobia.” When voters ask how he will handle attacks from Republicans, he almost always gives the same line: “We can’t allow him to change the subject,” Buttigieg often says, adding: “I grew up gay in Indiana. I’m not afraid of bullies.” Still, Buttigieg did not come out when he was growing up. He often talks about thinking he could be either a politician or openly gay but not both. When he did reveal he was gay, during his reelection campaign in South Bend, he faced pushback, although he also won decisively. Early in his presidential campaign, when he was still largely unknown, he said his office was already receiving vitriolic messages. “It doesn’t matter much,” he told The Washington Post at the time. “The criticisms that really get to you are ones you take seriously, ones that might be right. When someone’s attacking me over a decision I made that might be wrong, that’s going to make me stop and think . . . If someone calls me a faggot — okay.” Since Buttigieg’s strong performances in Iowa and New Hampshire, journalists have begun raising the issue of his sexuality more frequently, prompting responses like his recent comment to People magazine that he was excited to start a family “soon” with his husband Chasten. “No matter what happens, I think the next chapter in our personal lives is going to be about kids,” Buttigieg said. Some reactions are less celebratory. In a video that recently went viral, an Iowa woman who supported Buttigieg, then learned he was gay, asked whether she could change her vote. “He’d better read the Bible,” the woman said in the video. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said the fact that he and other openly gay politicians have won statewide shows the limits of such attacks. He said he did not think his sexuality swayed voters either way, since anti-gay conservatives would be unlikely to support a Democrat in any case. “I’m obviously pro-choice; there’s obviously voters who didn’t vote for me because they’re pro-life,” he said in an interview. “They might not like my orientation, it might not be consistent with what they would want for themselves, but I’m completely convinced that if there were a pro-life candidate who was gay they would vote for that person over a straight person who was pro-choice.” Matt Viser contributed to this report. 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Resistance to Sharing Russia Secrets – The New York Times Trump’s interference in the Roger Stone’ case is not normal – Bangor Daily News Can the World’s Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of Twenty Years of War mikenov on Twitter: RT @NBCPolitics: The Bloomberg campaign is pouring millions of dollars into advertising on a platform that was key to the Trump campaign’s… mikenov on Twitter: RT @thehill: JUST IN: Pentagon moving $3.8 billion from various weapons programs to pay Trump’s border wall hill.cm/fqp6ubT https:/… mikenov on Twitter: RT @thehill: JUST IN: Senate votes to rein in Trump’s power to attack Iran hill.cm/hck6fkq pic.twitter.com/n4vWnGzH1W mikenov on Twitter: RT @thehill: JUST IN: Pelosi calls Trump’s comments on Roger Stone sentencing an “abuse of power” hill.cm/ZD6CZIK https://t.co/Sjef… mikenov on Twitter: RT @nytimes: President Trump on Thursday cited a Fox News report to argue that Roger Stone was convicted by a biased jury. A day earlier, a… mikenov on Twitter: RT @thehill: LA County district attorney announces dismissal of 66,000 marijuana convictions hill.cm/J0OphpQ pic.twitter.com/FfXpRa7KfT mikenov on Twitter: RT @thehill: #BREAKING: Pentagon moving $3.8 billion from various weapons programs to pay Trump’s southern border wall https://t.co/ijacvUi… mikenov on Twitter: RT @washingtonpost: Analysis: John Kelly essentially said Trump is doing everything wrong wapo.st/37nrEh2 mikenov on Twitter: RT @thehill: John Kelly: You’re not an “informed citizen” if you only watch Fox News because it reinforces your beliefs https://t.co/o6jEdb… mikenov on Twitter: RT @thehill: “I just wanted to thank him for making me feel like I was at home.” Mike Bloomberg responds to a protester interrupting a ral… mikenov on Twitter: RT @USNATO: SecDef @EsperDoD: mikenov on Twitter: Nikol Pashinyan: “It is a great honor to have such a colleague and friend like Angela Merkel.” – #TweetsByMikeNov – 3:20 PM 2/13/2020 fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/nikol-… mikenov on Twitter: The FBI News Review – fbinewsreview.blogspot.com – Blog by Michael Novakhov: Nikol Pashinyan: “It is a great honor to have such… fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/nikol-… mikenov on Twitter: RT @thehill: NEW POLL: Sanders hits 50 percent support among college students hill.cm/cYKRPzK pic.twitter.com/dLyeVcIR9z mikenov on Twitter: RT @NikolPashinyan: It is a great honor to have such a colleague and friend like Angela Merkel. pic.twitter.com/yhAjmNtG7j mikenov on Twitter: RT @thehill: Michael Bloomberg: “There is nothing Trump can do or say that can hurt me.” pic.twitter.com/a0dxGSCFpR mikenov on Twitter: RT @Ali_H_Soufan: BBC News – US white supremacist propaganda incidents ‘rose by 120% in 2019’ bbc.com/news/world-us-… mikenov on Twitter: RT @TimOBrien: Translation: “I’m so obsessed with Mike Bloomberg because he stands on a stack of accomplishments that makes him ten feet ta… mikenov on Twitter: RT @thehill: .@MikeBloomberg: “[Trump] calls me ‘little Mike.’ And the answer is Donald, where I come from we measure your height from your… mikenov on Twitter: RT @SenSchumer: The only lesson President Trump has learned is that there is nothing he can do that Senate Republicans will not forgive or… mikenov on Twitter: Sudan reaches settlement with families of USS Cole victims – News Review – 2:15 PM 2/13/2020 fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/sudan-… mikenov on Twitter: The FBI News Review – fbinewsreview.blogspot.com – Blog by Michael Novakhov: Sudan reaches settlement with families of USS Cole… fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/sudan-… Sudan reaches settlement with families of USS Cole victims – News Review – 2:15 PM 2/13/2020 mikenov on Twitter: Sudan reaches settlement with families of USS Cole victims – News Review – 2:15 PM 2/13/2020 fbireform.com/2020/02/13/sud… Sudan reaches settlement with families of USS Cole victims – News Review – 2:15 PM 2/13/2020 | FBI Reform mikenov on Twitter: Sudan reaches settlement with families of USS Cole victims – News Review – 2:15 PM 2/13/2020 fbireform.com/2020/02/13/sud… mikenov on Twitter: OUT, PUTIN THE LIAR!!! Und ziz iz zi only “correction” that all of you need. Out, THE PSYCHOPATH!!! OUT! RESIGN! – 1:39 PM 2/13/2020 fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/out-pu… mikenov on Twitter: The FBI News Review – fbinewsreview.blogspot.com – Blog by Michael Novakhov: OUT, PUTIN THE LIAR!!! Und ziz iz zi only “correct… fbinewsreview.blogspot.com/2020/02/out-pu… OUT, PUTIN THE LIAR!!! Und ziz iz zi only “correction” that all of you need. Out, THE PSYCHOPATH!!! OUT! RESIGN! – 1:39 PM 2/13/2020 mikenov on Twitter: RT @mikenov: Und ziz iz MY CORRECTION into the Russian “Constitution”: OUT, PUTIN THE LIAR!!! Und ziz iz zi only “correction” that all of y…