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Opinion After Comey Testimony, GOP Suddenly Goes Soft On Crime
Every so often you’ll be watching some ordinary public event — a high school play, a hockey game, congressional testimony by a former FBI director — and suddenly something seems off-kilter. At first you think you’ve imagined it, but the feeling won’t go away. Sometimes it remains a mystery. At other times the truth hits…
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Fast Forward Kushner To Start Testifying On Russia Election Interference By Mid-June
President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner will begin his journey through the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation by meeting with committee staffers in mid-June. NBC reported Thursday that Kushner, who is described as a “person of interest” in the probe into Russia’s attempt to intervene in the 2016 elections, will meet with staff members…
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Opinion Jewish Commentators Analyze The Comey Hearings
As the dust settles following James Comey’s highly-anticipated Senate hearing, many commentators are trying to decipher the content of Comey’s testimony and what it foretells about the investigation into the Trump campaign’s links to Russia. Here is what some prominent Jewish writers have said so far. Andrew Rosenthal, New York Times: “‘Lordy, I Hope There…
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Fast Forward Putin Now Knows What Jews Feel Like, Amid Russia ‘Conspiracy Theories’
Vladimir Putin is a devoted booster of the Russian Orthodox Church, but these days he sort of feels like a Jew, according to a speech he gave this Friday in Moscow. Putin was disputing claims that the Russian government interfered in the American election when he compared the slew of accusations to anti-Semitism. “It’s like…
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Fast Forward Russian Billionaire Who Kidnapped Dad Ensnared In Israel Corruption Probe
Another Israeli corruption scandal has honed in on another billionaire. According to Haaretz, an inquiry into Interior Minister Arye Deri’s finances by police has led to the questioning of Michael Mirilashvili, a Russian-Israeli billionaire. Mirilashvili funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Mifalot Simha, a charity suspected to have siphoned off funds to Deri, who…
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Fast Forward Scandal, What Scandal? Jared Kushner Seeks To Shrug Off Russia Probe
Scandal, schm-andal. That’s how Jared Kushner was dealing with rising questions about his ties to Russia on his first day back at the White House. The presidential son-in-law held at least three major staff meetings on the first work day after the Memorial Day weekend — without once mentioning the explosive probe rattling the Trump…
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Fast Forward EXPLAINED: Why Jared Kushner’s Russia Back Channel Is So Bad
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior advisor/son-in-law, has been the subject of ever-more-intense media attention after NBC reported that the FBI was looking closely at his meetings in December with the Russian Ambassador to the U.S. and the head of a Russian bank as part of its inquiry into the country’s role influencing the 2016 presidential…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen, Trump’s Lawyer And ‘Jewish Wingman,’ Eyed In Russia Probe
Congressional investigations into alleged Russian meddling into the 2016 U.S. election and potential ties to President Donald Trump’s associates have expanded to include his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, ABC News reported on Tuesday. Citing a statement from Cohen, ABC News said he confirmed that he had been asked to provide information and testimony to investigators…
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