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Bill USA

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Fri Mar 10, 2017, 05:49 PM Mar 2017

Congressman Swalwell Launches Webpage Outlining Trumps Ties To Russia

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/03/08/congressman-swalwell-launches-webpage-outlining-trumps-ties-to-russia/


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — East Bay Congressman Rep. Eric Swalwell launched a new webpage Wednesday for the sole purpose of highlighting the ties between the Russian government and the Trump administration.

The new webpage, Protect Our Democracy, lays out what Rep. Swalwell (D-CA) says are the many ties between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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In January, Swalwell a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the Protecting Our Democracy Act to set up an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election.

“Our intelligence agencies have concluded with high confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin orchestrated these cyber attacks in order to influence the 2016 election to favor then-candidate Donald Trump,” Swalwell said.
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from Protect our Democracy site:

Russia: Trump & His Team’s Ties
President Trump has also surrounded himself with people who do business with and are sympathetic to Russia. The New York Times reported that members of Trump’s 2016 campaign and other Trump associates had frequent contact with senior Russian intelligence officials throughout the campaign. In addition to these questionable communications, here are a few other associates with ties to Moscow:


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Congressman Swalwell Launches Webpage Outlining Trumps Ties To Russia (Original Post) Bill USA Mar 2017 OP
This thread deserves a thousand recs. BlueWI Mar 2017 #1

BlueWI

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1. This thread deserves a thousand recs.
Sat Mar 11, 2017, 12:36 AM
Mar 2017

Many commendations for the Congressman too for this specific and enlightening content.

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