Marshall Cohen‏ @MarshallCohen
BREAKING: Mueller's team has been asking witnesses (including recently) about Trump's business activities in Russia BEFORE the campaign, as he considered a run for president. (Includes the Miss Universe pageant and potential Trump Tower Moscow deals.)

TL;DR version

- IC reports show that at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner

- United Arab Emirates, China, Israel and Mexico are named, could be more

- Mueller is interested in how this ties to his business debt, always seen as a security threat

- Find the leaker/nothing to see here

- 4 countries are scrambling to describe how professional Kushner is, and that the did nothing wrong (really, every dealing is seeking some advantage, so technically this is true)

- Kushner is a dope (sorry, that is mine)

- the Post has almost 6K comments on this, which I wish I had time to read

The Department of Housing and Urban Development spent $31,000 on a custom hardwood table, chairs and hutch for Secretary Ben Carson’s office, records show.

The purchase in late 2017 came at the same time as plans to cut department programs for the homeless, elderly and poor. Mr. Carson “didn’t know the table had been purchased,” but does not intend to return it, a spokesman said.

CalvinBall wrote:Guessing she dropped because with the new lines there is little hope of winning? Any other reason it is amazing?

I am the only witness and the missing link in the connection between Russia and the U.S. elections — the long chain of Oleg Deripaska, Prikhodko, Manafort, and Trump,” In exchange for help from U.S. intelligence services and a guarantee of my safety, I am prepared to provide the necessary information to America or to Europe or to the country which can buy me out of Thai prison.

“The West Mt. Airies, the Chestnut Hills, the Germantowns, the more liberal areas, I think they think we’re primitive people,” Dintino says. “And that’s why they don’t like Donald Trump and that’s why we love Donald Trump.”

In Philadelphia, 12.5 percent of people are 65 and older. But in the four Census tracts comprising the 26th Ward 19 percent of people fit in this age range. They’re also much whiter (about 80 percent) and wealthier (about half as many households are under the federal poverty level as in the rest of Philly).

“It’s a predominantly working class neighborhood,” says Irene DiLolle. “I go shopping every two minutes. I’m at ShopRite and these people in front of me….they spend $200, $300. Their hair is done $800 in dreadlocks and they got the big phone. …They got the new phone. And they pay with an (EBT) Access card. And if it costs them money they charge it with their phone. They have the app on the phone. It kills me. I’m retired but it kills me. It kills me. And then the veterans don’t get anything.”

Donald Trump wrote:Why is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate potentially massive FISA abuse. Will take forever, has no prosecutorial power and already late with reports on Comey etc. Isn’t the I.G. an Obama guy? Why not use Justice Department lawyers? DISGRACEFUL!

slugsrbad wrote:

Donald Trump wrote:Why is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate potentially massive FISA abuse. Will take forever, has no prosecutorial power and already late with reports on Comey etc. Isn’t the I.G. an Obama guy? Why not use Justice Department lawyers? DISGRACEFUL!

thephan wrote:Now speaking of amazing, there is reporting out there about 4 countries licking thier chops at taking advantage of JarJar Kushners ineptitude in foreign policy.

I heard the teaser, but not the report. The lazy google search is all about Jared's fall from grace with his tickets downgrade, and him being mock/called to step down (imagine the money he and his clan can make selling access to the president like little djt).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/kushners-overseas-contacts-raise-concerns-as-foreign-officials-seek-leverage/2018/02/27/16bbc052-18c3-11e8-942d-16a950029788_story.html?utm_term=.52b3d692023d

TL;DR version

- IC reports show that at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner

- United Arab Emirates, China, Israel and Mexico are named, could be more

- Mueller is interested in how this ties to his business debt, always seen as a security threat

- Find the leaker/nothing to see here

- 4 countries are scrambling to describe how professional Kushner is, and that the did nothing wrong (really, every dealing is seeking some advantage, so technically this is true)

- Kushner is a dope (sorry, that is mine)

- the Post has almost 6K comments on this, which I wish I had time to read