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General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Topic started by: ABX on May 20, 2017, 01:29:48 am

Title: Russia probe reaches current White House official, people familiar with the case say
Post by: ABX on May 20, 2017, 01:29:48 am
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The law enforcement investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign has identified a current White House official as a significant person of interest, showing that the probe is reaching into the highest levels of government, according to people familiar with the matter.

The senior White House adviser under scrutiny by investigators is someone close to the president, according to these people, who would not further identify the official.....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russia-probe-reaches-current-white-house-official-people-familiar-with-the-case-say/2017/05/19/7685adba-3c99-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html?utm_term=.49937f2fae3b

Title: Re: Russia probe reaches current White House official, people familiar with the case say
Post by: GrouchoTex on May 20, 2017, 02:02:21 am
Twitter folks seem to suggest Jared Mushner is in the spotlight now.
Title: Re: Russia probe reaches current White House official, people familiar with the case say
Post by: Oceander on May 20, 2017, 02:18:07 am
Quote from: GrouchoTex on May 20, 2017, 02:02:21 am
Twitter folks seem to suggest Jared Mushner is in the spotlight now.

That would not surprise me in the least.
Title: Re: Russia probe reaches current White House official, people familiar with the case say
Post by: geronl on May 20, 2017, 02:20:43 am
Broom closet attendant Igor Kazovsky might be telling tales to Moscow!  :tongue2:
Title: Re: Russia probe reaches current White House official, people familiar with the case say
Post by: anubias on May 20, 2017, 02:33:15 am
Quote from: GrouchoTex on May 20, 2017, 02:02:21 am
Twitter folks seem to suggest Jared Mushner is in the spotlight now.

I wish Trump would cut that SIL cord, but I suspect he'd rather go down fighting than do it.
Title: Re: Russia probe reaches current White House official, people familiar with the case say
Post by: GrouchoTex on May 20, 2017, 02:38:31 am
Quote from: anubias on May 20, 2017, 02:33:15 am
I wish Trump would cut that SIL cord, but I suspect he'd rather go down fighting than do it.

If it pans out, that's got to be a helluva ackward conversation.....