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Fast Forward Did Jared Kushner Help Russian Hacks Spread Fake Campaign News?
The pressure is building on Jared Kushner in the days after revelations that he attended a meeting with an attorney linked to the Russian government. And now he’s apparently under investigation for possible ties to the Kremlin’s fake news campaign against Hillary Clinton. According to McClatchy, an unidentified source close to Russia special counsel Robert…
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Fast Forward Marc Kasowitz May Soon Quit As Trump Russia Scandal Lawyer
President Trump’s private lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, may quit in frustration, according to a New York Times report Tuesday. Kasowitz, who has represented the president for years and is a close ally, is seeking to advise Trump on the Russia investigation. But according to the Times report, he and his associates are frustrated at being kept…
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Fast Forward Russia Scandal Mogul Puts New Jersey Mansion On Market For $7M — And That’s A Loss
Aras Agalarov, the billionaire whose pop star son has become embroiled in the Trump-Russia scandal, is selling his New Jersey mansion for $7 million, according to the New York Post. He bought the house for $8 million in 2007. The current price reportedly includes furniture. Agalarov is married to Irina Agalarova, who is Jewish. Emin…
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News The Secret Jewish History Of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russia Scandal
There’s much that we don’t know about the bonds that tie Donald Trump, his campaign or his family to Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin. But there are some important clues that are mostly being overlooked. To follow the trail, it helps to recall that the Trumps are not the only American family whose tangled ties to the…
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Fast Forward Republican Lee Zeldin Sees ‘Condiment’ on Don Jr.’s Russia ‘Nothing Burger’
GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin suggested he was concerned about Donald Trump Jr.’s emails regarding getting damaging information about Hillary Clinton from Russia, saying there was perhaps “some condiment on this nothing burger.” I voted for @POTUS last Nov. & want him & USA to succeed, but that meeting, given that email chain just released, is…
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Fast Forward Who Is Rob Goldstone, Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Connection?
Rob Goldstone, the man who set up the explosive meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a politically connected Russian lawyer, is a British Jewish music publicist who has worked with the Trumps on the Miss Universe pageant. Goldstone, who represents a Russian pop star, told the Washington Post he helped organize the meeting between Natalia…
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Fast Forward 3 Jewish Prosecutors Join Robert Mueller’s Team For Russia Meddling Probe
As Russia special counsel Robert Mueller hires more attorneys to help on the inquiry into the Trump White House, some members of the tribe are joining the team. Among the Jews on the team are Andrew Goldstein, Aaron Zelinsky and Andrew Weissmann, all seasoned prosecutors from the Justice Department, according to a list of names…
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Fast Forward Israel Only Country To Like Trump Better Than Obama — And Russia
(JTA) — Israel and Russia were the only two countries to have a more favorable view of President Donald Trump than his predecessor, Barack Obama, at the end of his time in office, a survey found. The annual survey by the Pew Research Center on America’s image abroad also found that some 81 percent of…
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