Five takeaways from final Senate Intel Russia report

Five takeaways from final Senate Intel Russia report

Trump campaign, Russia had extensive contacts

Key individual labeled as Russian intelligence officer

Manafort, Kushner, Trump Jr. come under scrutiny

FBI comes under criticism

Both parties agree threat from Russia persists

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Evil, horrible Kremlin! /sarcasm

Senate Intel Committee Wants Justice Department to Investigate Steve Bannon

Senate Intel Committee Wants Justice Department to Investigate Steve Bannon

The Senate Intelligence Committee sent a bipartisan letter to the Justice Department on July 19, 2019, seeking an investigation into former Trump ally Steve Bannon, according to the Los Angeles Times. The letter, which has not been made public but was viewed by the LA Times, was signed by the chairman at the time, Sen. Richard M. Burr (R-NC), as well as Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), and outlined accusations against Bannon of lying to lawmakers when he testified about Russian interference in the 2016 election.

LA Times article

According to the letter, the committee believed Bannon may have lied about his interactions with Erik Prince, a private security contractor; Rick Gerson, a hedge fund manager; and Kirill Dmitriev, the head of a Russian sovereign fund.

Belarus – This Color Revolution Is Already Dead. The Union State Has Killed It.

Belarus – This Color Revolution Is Already Dead. The Union State Has Killed It.

Nexta is led by anti-Lukashenko pro-Western ‘activists’ in Poland. The editor in chief is one Roman Protasevich. He was perviously a journalist for the Polish-Lithuanian-funded Euroradio, as well as for the CIA’s Radio Liberty. Nexta was founded by Stepan Putila who earlier worked for the Polish-Belarusian channel Belsat which is based in Warsaw and is funded by the Polish Foreign Ministry. Both currently live in Warsaw.

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