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How could Hillary Clinton possibly have lost the election?
Oct 22, 2017
 Was it the Russians?
Wikileaks?
Podesta?
Comey's investigation?
Her sexual predator/rapist husband?
A staff member's husband, Wiener’s, immoral pictures and sexting to adolescent girls?
The subpoena violation?
The corrupt offshore Clinton Foundation, whose foreign government donors remained anonymous under Canadian law?
The congressional lies?
The Benghazi bungle and lies to the victims’ families?
Pay for play graft scheme through the Foundation?
Re-directing funds from the Foundation for Haitian victims to political cronies that ended up in federal prison?
Travelgate scandal?
Whitewater scandal?
Cattlegate scandal?
Troopergate scandal?
How about the more-than-fifty coincidental murders/suicides of Clinton “associates” that have never been thoroughly investigated?
Or was it the $15 million for Chelsea’s apartment purchased with Foundation money
Perhaps paying Chelsea a million dollars a year to do exactly what for the Foundation?
Or her husband’s interference with Loretta Lynch and the investigation?
Was it stealing debate questions?
Was it forensically deleting 33,000 emails in violation of USC Section 8, rendering her ineligible to run for federal office
Was it the Seth Rich murder?
Could it have been approving the sale of 20 percent of U.S. Strategic uranium resources to Russia in exchange for exorbitant speech fees to her husband and gargantuan donations from Russian businessmen to the Foundation?
Was it calling half the USA deplorable?
Was it the underhanded treatment and cheating of Bernie Sanders out of the Dem nomination?
Was it the Vince Foster murder?
The Jennifer Flowers assault?
The Jennifer Flowers settlement?
The Paula Jones lawsuit?
The $800,000 Paula Jones settlement?
The lie about taking on sniper fire in the Balkans?
The impeachment of her husband?
The 6 billion dollars she "lost" when in charge of the State Department?
The 10 million she took for the pardon of Marc Rich?
Gee, I just can’t quite put my finger on it, but it seems to be right in front of me somewhere.
A slight correction! My sources at the U.S. Department of State told me that $5 BILLION was lost and unaccounted for and never recovered under the Secretary of State, at that time, Hillary Clinton out of a almost $30 BILLION annual budget for STATE! If this happened in a large Corporation, someone would be in JAIL!
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Hannity reveals SHOCKING theory on Manafort indictment
Fox News star Sean Hannity has a theory about the indictment of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former business associate, Rick Gates
Manafort and Gates were indicted Monday on charges of conspiracy against the United States, money laundering and several other financial charges.
Hannity shared a theory this weekend that the charges were filed because of mounting pressure on special counsel Robert Mueller by the mainstream media.
Why?
According to Hannity, the indictments may be a way to distract and protect former President Barack Obama and twice-failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton from the Uranium One scandal —
According to Hannity, the indictments may be a way to distract and protect former President Barack Obama and twice-failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton from the Uranium One scandal —
Guess;Mueller and Media working hand in hand. Media to be tipped off. Mueller was FBI Director Who knew of Russian crimes before Uranium one
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Left needs a dramatic change in the narrative!! Uranium One, Fusion GPS dossier, all out this week. This is a distraction! TICK TOCK....
9:31 PM - Oct 27, 2017
If Hannity is right, the implications of a coordination between the mainstream media and the FBI’s special investigation is chilling — because it runs the risk of becoming a political witch hunt.
Not everyone agrees with Hannity, of course. The charges against Manafort and Gate were the first stemming from special counsel Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, and they’re very serious.
The indictment filed in federal court in Washington accused both men of funneling tens of millions of dollars in payments through foreign companies and bank accounts.
Hannity, however, said that Monda, he’d reveal details on why he’s pushing this new theory on his show —
This has been a HORRIBLE week for Mueller, Special Counsel’s office. THIS IS ALL A DISTRACTION. Monday I’ll have the details. TICK TOCK....!
Manafort and Gates surrendered to federal authorities, and were expected in court later Monday to face charges brought by Mueller’s team.
The indictment lays out 12 counts including conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, acting as an unregistered foreign agent and several charges related to failing to report foreign bank and financial accounts. The indictment alleges that they moved money through hidden bank accounts in Cyprus, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Seychelles.
In total, more than $75 million flowed through the offshore accounts. Manafort is accused of laundering more than $18 million, according to the indictment.
Hannity joined conservatives in supporting the decision, saying that if a crime was committed, the person should be sentenced.
Just one question —
9:04 PM - Oct 27, 2017
Hillary Gets Awful News, She Never Thought This Would Happen
Frank Spear
Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has proven to be one of the most controversial people in the nation. Now, she is facing awful news, and the gig is up for her.
One of the most liberal Republican senators out there, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), made a statement Sunday stating that congressional committees need to act. According to The Washington Examiner, Collins wants them to bring back Democrats involved in Clinton’s 2016 campaign to find out more about the “Trump dossier” that was paid for and eventually leaked by Buzzfeed. She seems to believe that they know much more than they are saying.
After the infamous Trump dossier was released, many people pegged it for a fake right away. Many people pointed out the inconsistencies, and in some cases, flat out lies.
The dossier was originally announced by CNN though they didn’t directly release any information about it, possibly due to some of the outrageous claims involving prostitutes in Russia committing inappropriate acts. If it is too bold for CNN, chances are it is a fake.
Collins directly stated, “They absolutely need to be recalled. It’s difficult to imagine that a campaign chairman, that the head of the DNC would not know of an expenditure of this magnitude and significance.” Her choice of words is very specific and accurate.
It is hard to imagine that the DNC would be unaware of the amount of money spent financing this whole dossier. One would have to ignore dollars far reaching into the millions trading hands and not say a word.
“But perhaps there’s something more going on here. But certainly it’s worth additional questioning of both two witnesses,” Collins continued. She let all of this out in an interview with CBS’ John Dickerson on Face the Nation.
John Podesta, the man who operated as Clinton’s campaign manager, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee. He claimed that he had no idea who paid for the Trump dossier.
Is it possible that he wouldn’t know that the DNC paid for a dossier — which is being called “opposition research” — during an election where he managed the campaign of the candidate who used the research? That does not seem likely, many have argued, including Collins.
Surprisingly, Robert Mueller has announced that he will be focusing on Podesta and his involvement. He has opened an official federal investigation into the Podesta Group lobbying firm as well as John’s brother, Tony Podesta.
This is an ironic turn of events from the tall tales about Russia that have been touted all this time. The media has repeated the notion that Trump and Russia colluded and it was this significant case of influencing and meddling in US elections. Well, it looks like if anything, Clinton and her band over at the DNC colluded with Russia by way of the Podesta Group.
As the Senate Intelligence Committee investigation unfolds, as well as the work that is going on with Mueller, the truth will be exposed one way or the other. Depending on the outcome, Donald Trump’s quip on the campaign trail about putting Hillary behind bars may just become a reality.
Plan To Split California Into 3 Separate States Clears First Hurdle
A long shot initiative to turn California into three separate states has actually been making progress.
Golden State residents who support the effort will now be able to collect signatures in an attempt to allow the proposal on next year’s ballot, according to KABC.
The plan, led by billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper, calls for breaking California into northern, southern and coastal states.
The northern state, aptly named Northern California, would include Sacramento and San Francisco. The coastal state of California would include Los Angeles, while Southern California would incorporate the cities of San Diego and Fresno.
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4:40 PM - Aug 30, 2017
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced last week the details of the ballot initiative.
KNTV reported that the proposal requires 365,880 valid signatures to be placed onto the Nov. 2018 ballot. Supporters have 180 days to circulate petitions and the signatures will have to be submitted to elections officials by not later than April 23, 2018.
If enough signatures are produced, the next step would be for a majority of California voters to approve the measure. A final decision would then be made by members of Congress.
All three hurdles make the proposal an unlikely endeavor.
Draper had pushed for a similar proposal back in 2014. He had previously called for California to be split into six states. That effort, however, failed.
Draper is again trying to split The Golden State up, suggesting that the economic and political diversity of the state has made it essentially ungovernable.
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He believes dividing California — the country’s largest state by population and third largest by geographic size — into three separate governments would empower residents with more local control.
Opponents, however, say the proposal would be chaotic for California residents.
“Creating three new governments, three new legislatures, three new governors and then having to disrupt what we have as a state all our prison systems, our higher education systems, I think diversity is what makes California great and this would actually ruin it,” political analyst Steven Maviglio said in a statement.
“Well the wealth in the state is concentrated along the coast and the Inland Empire and Central Valley actually benefits from that because we are subsidizing their schools and providing them with tax moneys,” Maviglio continued.
“If they were left on their own which is part of this proposal, you’d see massive tax increases in the poorest parts of the state and I don’t think that helps anybody.”
Bill Clinton Connected To Massive Scandal, People Are Stunned
Frank Spear
The Uranium One deal was approved and signed by officials throughout the Obama administration, including Clinton’s State Department. This information is leading people to ask questions about why the federal government would give Russia 20 percent of America’s uranium supply, and what, if anything, the US gained from this deal.
There are many people involved in this scandal, as discovered each day. Now, Bill Clinton’s role in all of this has come to full view. Newsweek is reporting that Bill Clinton met personally with Vladimir Putin right before the Uranium One deal was finalized.This is extremely suspicious, especially considering the fact that Clinton also received $500,000 for a speech he gave to a Kremlin-backed bank.
Just when one would think this scandal couldn’t possibly be more cut-and-dry, more evidence comes out proving the opposite. For almost a year now Americans have heard talk about collusion, but it would appear that the only people colluding with Russians are the Democrats.
It has also been uncovered that the DNC funded the efforts to create the infamous “Trump dossier,” the false-narrative hit piece allegedly based on President Donald Trump. To no one’s surprise, the top officials in the DNC are claiming they knew nothing about this transaction.
Except that isn’t true.
The DNC paid out millions of dollars via the Podesta Group, run by Tony Podesta–brother of John Podesta. This is the same John Podesta who backed Hillary Clinton as her campaign advisor. Tony worked with Russia via a former British spy, Christopher Steele, to fabricate this fake dossier.
The Uranium One deal was signed off on by various departments before it became official. One of these groups includes the State Department, which at the time was run by none other than Hillary Clinton.
So, Hillary Clinton signed off on a deal giving the Russians 20 percent of American uranium while Bill Clinton was meeting with Putin and taking insanely high-priced payouts for short speeches for Russian banks. Also, there was money being funneled into the Clinton Foundation via Russia.
One could rightfully ask why the huge amounts of money donated to the Clinton Foundation before the election had abruptly ceased now that Hillary Clinton is not the president. It’s as if she has nothing of value to offer them at this point.
One could argue that Mrs. Clinton laid the groundwork for victimhood status as she traveled from location to location on her book tour. Invariably, at each stop, she professed her innocence and declared her subjugation to victimhood at the hand of another great right-wing conspiracy.
Bill Clinton met with Vladimir Putin just before the Uranium One deal was finalized. Should the Justice Department investigate?
But now, Mrs. Clinton’s influence has dried up; it is nowhere to be found. It is almost as if she realized how badly she screwed up and stopped doing interviews. Deep down, it may be possible that Hillary Clinton knew that some reporter would eventually ask her the tough questions her campaign kept them from asking before.
Where the Clintons used to be experts at spin and damage control, it appears their abilities are fading with time and the lack of public office from which to wield influence. Too much information has been revealed, and there is no hiding from it. The truth is unraveling before both Clintons’ eyes, and they may finally be held accountable for their crimes against the American people.
Carlson: Tony Podesta's Lawyer Sent a Cease and Desist Letter to Shut Down Our Reporting on Podesta Group
Leah Barkoukis|
Fox News’s Tucker Carlson said Monday that he received a cease and desist letter from Tony Podesta’s lawyer over his reporting on the Podesta Group.
Not only does the threatening letter demand Carlson stop discussing reports about the group but that they also retract and delete all previous reporting as well. This, Carlson said, was an effort to “use fear to control press coverage.”
“Podesta isn’t just complaining about us, he’s threatening us,” Carlson said on his show Monday.
The letter, he continued, “demands that the show ‘immediately cease and desist disseminating false and misleading reports about Mr. Podesta and the Podesta group.’ It demands we retract and delete all our prior reporting on the Podesta group and warns that if we don’t do this, ‘Mr. Podesta may pursue legal action, including for damages in order to fully protect his rights.”
The lawyer also said Carlson could not quote from the letter publicly, citing the copyright act, which Carlson clearly did not listen to.
But the Fox News host found the most “amusing” line of the letter to be the lawyer’s claim that “Paul Manafort did not work with the Podesta Group in its representation of the European center for a modern Ukraine.”
Tucker said it was obvious the lawyer had not read the Manafort indictment, which clearly stated otherwise.
“Maybe we’re being too literal about this,” Carlson said. “Podesta’s lawyer wasn’t trying to inform us of anything — but to threaten us, to shut down our reporting on his client. One lawyer we talked to earlier today said the Podesta people have used this tactic with others before, it’s common. It’s an effort to use fear to control press coverage. We’re not intimidated, we have ample evidence from Mueller’s indictment and from a number of confidential sources to paint a pretty clear picture of exactly what the Podesta Group was doing for years here in Washington. We’ll let the facts speak for themselves, and we’re confident the Mueller investigation will be revealing a lot more about his lobbying practices in the near future.”
Convenient: Mueller Nails Manafort Right After Hillary – Uranium One Scandal Explodes
BY MARTIN WALSH
Shortly after several reports have linked both former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State/failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to the Uranium One scandal, Democrats are trying to shift everyone’s attention.
As reported by the Daily Mail, Trump’s former campaign manager from the 2016 presidential election, Paul Manafort, and his partner, Rick Gates, surrendered on Monday morning following an indictment from special counsel Robert Mueller in the Russia probe.
The news comes just days after the Justice Department announcement Thursday that it would lift a gag order on a secret FBI informant who has firsthand knowledge of the Uranium One deal involving the Clintons.
The news comes just days after the Justice Department announcement Thursday that it would lift a gag order on a secret FBI informant who has firsthand knowledge of the Uranium One deal involving the Clintons.
According to Townhall, the informant’s identity will remain anonymous, but they will be speaking with the Senate Judiciary Committee on how the Clintons benefited from selling U.S. uranium to a company connected to Russia.
Mueller’s indictments of former Trump officials come just days after an explosive report from The Hill, which detailed how Clinton approved the partial sale of Canadian mining company Uranium One to Russian nuclear company Rosatom, giving Russia 20 percent of the United States’ uranium.
Both The New York Times and New York Daily News reported that officials associated with the sale donated a reported $145 million to the Clinton Foundation, and Bill Clinton was given $500,000 from a bank with ties to the Kremlin for giving a single speech in Moscow.
As detailed by a report from The Hill, the FBI had collected a plethora of documents showing that Russian officials involved with the Uranium One deal were engaged in extortion, bribery, kickbacks, and money laundering prior to the Obama administration — with Clinton’s help at the State Department — approving the deal in 2010.
The FBI agents also supplanted a U.S. witness to work closely with the Russian nuclear industry to gain inside access to financial records, collect emails, and make secret recordings on how Moscow violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
And yet, the Obama administration approved the sale and agreed to do business with the corrupt Russia company to sell 20 percent of the U.S.’ uranium.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said last week he wanted the Department of Justice to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Uranium One sale and the Obama administration’s involvement with the deal.
In light of the bombshell report exposing Obama and Clinton for carrying out a shady deal with Russia, Mueller conveniently decided to announce indictments that would move the spotlight back to someone else.
Grassley’s call for a special prosecutor into the Clinton Foundation allowing foreign governments to influence American policy while the Clintons gained personally is a bombshell story the must be investigated, but the mainstream media conveniently distracted everyone from this corruption with Mueller’s recent announcement.
7 Takeaways From Mueller’s Charges In Russia Collusion Probe
Are the indictments against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates a huge deal? Is Trump on course to be impeached? It depends on who you ask and may take some time to determine.
By Mollie HemingwayFormer Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates were indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts, including conspiracy to launder a whopping $75 million, and false and misleading federal filings. They pleaded not guilty on Monday. In addition, Trump foreign policy advisor George Papadopolous was revealed to have pleaded guilty to making false statements in an FBI interview about his discussions with Russia-related contacts earlier in the year.
Is this a huge deal? Is Trump on course to be impeached? Is it not that big of a deal and unrelated to the long-promised proof of Trump’s illegal ties to Russia? It depends on who you ask and may take some time to determine. Here are a few takeaways.
1. Whatever It Is, It’s Not Nothing
President Trump likes to say that Manafort wasn’t his campaign chairman for long. After Special Counsel Robert Mueller raided Manafort’s home this summer, Trump said, “He was with the campaign, as you know, for a very short period of time—for a relatively short period of time.”
That’s true, but the two have known each other for decades and Manafort was not just the Republican candidate’s campaign chairman, but chairman of the campaign at a very important time, from mid-May to mid-August of 2016. This time period included the fraught Republican Convention at which Manafort orchestrated a harsh shutdown of grassroots Republican opposition to Trump’s nomination.
Gates’ indictment relates to his work with Manafort, but he has his own relationship with Trump, including being an early visitor to the White House and the vice-chair of Trump’s Inaugural Committee.
The two are accused of laundering more than $75 million in foreign funds. However you slice it, two associates of Donald Trump getting caught up in a money laundering scheme is not going to burnish the president’s image.
2. What’s Not Surprising About The Indictments
Today was not the first day the world learned that Manafort and Gates might have engaged in some shady financial dealings. The whole reason Manafort stepped down from the campaign in the first place was the rash of unfavorable stories about the financial consequences of his work in Ukraine. “Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief,” was one New York Times headline. In August of last year, my better half wrote about possible money laundering by Manafort.
In light of this previously well-known and widely published news, a single count of money laundering along with charges related to many process and filing violations is perhaps less than reasonable observers might have expected.
3. What Is Surprising About the Indictment
The relatively restrained indictment against Manafort and Gates is mostly built around Foreign Agents Registration Act violations. Similar violations of this act are not uncommon, but criminal prosecutions for violations are uncommon. Usually the government requests a proper filing and issues a fine. Andrew McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor, says there’s “not much there” in the indictment.
The indictment was also interesting for some of the information contained in it. There’s Manafort’s lavish spending, alleged to be the vehicle by which the duo laundered gobs of cash back to the United States. The indictment also mentions problematic behavior with “Company A” and “Company B,” reported to be the Podesta Group and Mercury Public Affairs. Both of these groups admitted in 2017 to doing work on behalf of Manafort’s Ukraine front group, work they’d been doing since 2012.
On Monday, Tony Podesta of the Podesta Group announced he was departing the lobbying firm he founded. Podesta Group had lobbied on behalf of Uranium One, the group at the center of questions about a bribery attempt during the previous administration. Podesta is the brother of Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, and a longtime Democratic operative.
4. Are The Indictments Related To 2016 Election Collusion With Russia?
No. The indictment is for money laundering and failing to disclose and file proper paperwork. Nothing in the indictment mentions Russia, or collusion with Russia, and nothing mentions Donald Trump. The indictment shows that Mueller has moved afield from investigating Russian election meddling and collusion with Russia, although the tangential ties to the campaign and Russia may keep observers from getting too upset with him.
5. What About George Papadopolous?
Perhaps because the Manafort/Gates indictment was unrelated to the campaign or Trump, reporters quickly turned their attention to the more surprising news that Trump policy advisor George Papadopolous had not just pleaded guilty to making false statements to federal investigators, but had become what’s called a “proactive cooperator” with investigators. That means he may have been used to try to lure other Trump affiliates into false testimony or obstructions of justice.
The guilty plea was related to a single count of Papadopolous telling investigators false things about the timing of his discussions with Russian-connected contacts. Trump defenders say that he was an insignificant volunteer with no access to Trump while Trump critics are saying this is evidence of the Trump campaign’s intent to collude.
Former federal prosecutor McCarthy says the evidence in the plea document is exculpatory for Trump. Papadopolous was told, apparently falsely, that Russians had acquired thousands of Clinton emails. He was presumably willing to receive these emails. But if Russia had to inform a low-level campaign figure of this fact so the campaign could learn about it, that would mean they had nothing to do with the acquisition of the emails. And there is no evidence the claim was true to begin with.
While the guilty plea isn’t in and of itself bad for Trump, Papadopolous’ work as a proactive cooperator may yield additional results.
6. What’s Next?
Since Manafort was always assumed to be the big target of Mueller’s probe, today’s indictment could indicate that the investigation is wrapping up. But it’s not unreasonable to wonder if other Trump affiliates will be caught up in false statement charges or money laundering charges. Or perhaps family members or affiliates of Manafort and Gates can expect charges. Company A and Company B might also face the wrath of a special prosecutor who has found evidence of failure to properly file foreign agent paperwork.
If Mueller is serious about rooting out undisclosed lobbying work for foreign governments as well as looking at Russia’s influence in the election, the stated reason for his probe, he’ll be digging more into Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm hired by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee to run the Russia-Trump dossier operation. The group has been accused of doing unregistered lobbying work on behalf of Russians.
And let’s not forget Mike Flynn, Trump’s former national security advisor who was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for unregistered lobbying on behalf of Turkey during the campaign.
7. Trump Is Guilty Of Bad Judgment
It was Trump’s decision to hire Manafort, a known character, and place him at the head of his campaign. Ditto for Flynn’s role. Manafort may have been instrumental in helping Trump secure the Republican nomination, but his indictment on money laundering is not exactly an earth-shattering surprise.
Having affiliates who behave in such ways as to get in trouble with special prosecutors is not the same thing as traitorous collusion with Russia to steal an election that Hillary Clinton was supposed to win. But while Trump has many people in his cabinet and team who have good reputations, he has not always shown good judgment with those close to him.
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway is a senior editor at The Federalist. Follow her on Twitter at @mzhemingway
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