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March 9, 2018
An Operative (George Nader) With Trump Ties Was Once Indicted on an Obscenity Charge
An Operative With Trump Ties Was Once Indicted on an Obscenity Charge
A political operative who frequented the White House in the early days of President Trump’s administration, George Nader, was indicted in 1985 on charges of importing to the United States obscene material, including photos of nude boys “engaged in a variety of sexual acts,” according to publicly available court records. Nader pleaded not guilty, and the charges against him were ultimately dismissed several months after evidence seized from Nader’s home was thrown out on procedural grounds.
Nevertheless, the indictment raises questions about what the White House knew, if anything, about Nader’s past while senior officials were meeting with him. The Trump administration is already under fire for failures to vet members of the president’s inner circle. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Nader’s name has surfaced in recent days with reports that he is a cooperating witness in Robert Mueller’s investigation.
The Secret Service runs a check on every White House visitor, said Mark Zaid, an attorney who specializes in national-security law. “It's just due diligence on the part of the White House to do a simple search,” he said. That includes a check of criminal databases. “I’d be very surprised if they didn’t know,” Zaid said.
... snip
Reports that Nader is now involved in the special counsel’s investigation add a new dimension to the Russia scandal that continues to plague the presidency. The New York Times reported earlier this week that Nader—a 58-year-old businessman and close adviser to the effective ruler of the United Arab Emirates, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan—is now a cooperating witness in Mueller’s inquiry.
More: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/an-operative-with-trump-ties-was-once-indicted-on-an-obscenity-charge/555233/?utm_source=atltw
George Nader was accused of importing photographs of nude boys “engaged in a variety of sexual acts.” The 1985 charges were dismissed after key evidence was thrown out.
A political operative who frequented the White House in the early days of President Trump’s administration, George Nader, was indicted in 1985 on charges of importing to the United States obscene material, including photos of nude boys “engaged in a variety of sexual acts,” according to publicly available court records. Nader pleaded not guilty, and the charges against him were ultimately dismissed several months after evidence seized from Nader’s home was thrown out on procedural grounds.
Nevertheless, the indictment raises questions about what the White House knew, if anything, about Nader’s past while senior officials were meeting with him. The Trump administration is already under fire for failures to vet members of the president’s inner circle. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Nader’s name has surfaced in recent days with reports that he is a cooperating witness in Robert Mueller’s investigation.
The Secret Service runs a check on every White House visitor, said Mark Zaid, an attorney who specializes in national-security law. “It's just due diligence on the part of the White House to do a simple search,” he said. That includes a check of criminal databases. “I’d be very surprised if they didn’t know,” Zaid said.
... snip
Reports that Nader is now involved in the special counsel’s investigation add a new dimension to the Russia scandal that continues to plague the presidency. The New York Times reported earlier this week that Nader—a 58-year-old businessman and close adviser to the effective ruler of the United Arab Emirates, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan—is now a cooperating witness in Mueller’s inquiry.
More: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/an-operative-with-trump-ties-was-once-indicted-on-an-obscenity-charge/555233/?utm_source=atltw
March 8, 2018
Heckler throws a Russian flag at Paul Manafort as he exits after court appearance.
WATCH: Heckler throws a Russian flag at Paul Manafort as he exits after court appearance.
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/971880311717027840
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/971880311717027840
March 8, 2018
NEW: A woman named in Stormy Daniels' NDA as having confidential info about Stormy's affair with Tru
NEW: A woman named in Stormy Daniels' NDA as having confidential info about Stormy's affair with Trump -- "Angel Ryan" -- is Jessica Drake, an adult film performer who herself accused Trump of sexual misconduct.
https://twitter.com/mj_lee/status/971874288151269377
https://twitter.com/mj_lee/status/971874288151269377
March 8, 2018
Daily Caller goes full Kremlin & publishes op-ed by Oleg Deripaska, Russian oligarch w/ close
ties to Putin & Paul Manafort. They aren't even pretending anymore.
I will link to a tweet with the article, but not the article itself. If you are interested in the article, click the tweet and follow from there.
Deripaska's op-ed in @DailyCaller didn't come out of nowhere. They were among first GOP media outlets to cooperate with Russian cyber/info ops during 2016 campaign ("exclusive" leak of Colin Powell's personal email)
https://twitter.com/andrewsweiss/status/971867874804543488
https://twitter.com/andrewsweiss/status/971867874804543488
March 7, 2018
Hope Hicks told House Intelligence Committee she was hacked, sources say
Source: NBC News
WASHINGTON — Hope Hicks told the House Intelligence Committee last week that one of her email accounts was hacked, according to people who were present for the former White House communications director's testimony in the panel's Russia probe.
Under relatively routine questioning from Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., about her correspondence, Hicks indicated that she could no longer access two accounts: One she used as a member of President Donald Trump's campaign team and a personal account, according to four people who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the closed meeting of the Intelligence Committee was supposed to remain private.
Hicks, who portrayed herself as not savvy in matters of technology, told lawmakers that one of the accounts was hacked, according to two sources who were in the room. It is unclear if Hicks was referring to a campaign or personal account.
Her assertion of a hack raises the questions of who might have compromised her account, when, why and what information could have been obtained. But there was no indication from any of the sources that those questions were pursued by the committee, which had limited leverage over Hicks because she was appearing voluntarily and not under a subpoena for her testimony or records.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/hope-hicks-told-house-intelligence-committee-she-was-hacked-sources-n854601
March 7, 2018
I've watched this woman/organization pull dogs from high kill shelters knowing they would be hard to place, but as you can see from above she wants to make sure they have a home and know love.
Scroll her posts on facebook to get an idea of what she does.
Some humans amaze me.
Dear Old Dog-
I still remember you. Your cloudy eyes, your tumors, your frailty as you got up and down. I was only in my late teens but I remember you, you and the others so much like you. Gentle souls who were thrown away like trash for the sin of growing older. I remember sitting with you on the cement floor with young, barking dogs around us. I brought you a blanket and we sat and I stroked your ears. Do you remember my promise? I whispered in your ear that I couldn't save you, but one day I would save others. Other old dogs who found themselves in a shelter. Unloved. Unwanted. I remember you. And I just want you to know that I have kept my promise. I couldn't save you, but I have saved others. I have given them good food, a soft bed, and a lifetimes worth of love. Today I did it again. And I will keep doing it. For you. For the others I couldn't save. For the ones I will never know of. I promise.
Jean
https://www.facebook.com/campjean/posts/10155960045295853
I still remember you. Your cloudy eyes, your tumors, your frailty as you got up and down. I was only in my late teens but I remember you, you and the others so much like you. Gentle souls who were thrown away like trash for the sin of growing older. I remember sitting with you on the cement floor with young, barking dogs around us. I brought you a blanket and we sat and I stroked your ears. Do you remember my promise? I whispered in your ear that I couldn't save you, but one day I would save others. Other old dogs who found themselves in a shelter. Unloved. Unwanted. I remember you. And I just want you to know that I have kept my promise. I couldn't save you, but I have saved others. I have given them good food, a soft bed, and a lifetimes worth of love. Today I did it again. And I will keep doing it. For you. For the others I couldn't save. For the ones I will never know of. I promise.
Jean
https://www.facebook.com/campjean/posts/10155960045295853
I've watched this woman/organization pull dogs from high kill shelters knowing they would be hard to place, but as you can see from above she wants to make sure they have a home and know love.
Scroll her posts on facebook to get an idea of what she does.
March 7, 2018
Remember the story CNN ran in June 2017 & later retracted that got three reporters fired?
Remember the story CNN ran in June 2017 & later retracted that got three reporters fired? Stack it up next to tonight’s NYT story.
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971193131659137029
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971193580705509377
(first one is more properly a Politico link about CNN)
but wait it gets weirder from WaPo:
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971196290670432256
and... weirder
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971196702773399552
and weirder from NYT:
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971197607858057216
basically CNN fired three people for what amounts to process errors on a piece that nine months later would be vindicated as an accurate story
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971201065348730881
don’t get me wrong they may well have been egregious & fireable process errors - but pretty interesting that the core assertion turns out to hold up
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971193131659137029
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971193580705509377
(first one is more properly a Politico link about CNN)
but wait it gets weirder from WaPo:
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971196290670432256
and... weirder
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971196702773399552
and weirder from NYT:
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971197607858057216
basically CNN fired three people for what amounts to process errors on a piece that nine months later would be vindicated as an accurate story
https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/971201065348730881
don’t get me wrong they may well have been egregious & fireable process errors - but pretty interesting that the core assertion turns out to hold up
March 5, 2018
BREAKING-BBC understands man ill in Salisbury is Sergei Skripal. Fmr Russian intel. officer convicted of spying for MI6+swapped for Russian spies (incl Anna Chapman) in 2010. He and woman found unwell. Cause unclear but police looking at poss exposure to unknown substance
https://twitter.com/gordoncorera/status/970721782591258624
Police say they found the two people - man in 60s and woman in 30s - unconscious on a bench at a shopping centre yesterday after call from a member of the public
https://twitter.com/gordoncorera/status/970724095666073601
CNN National Security Chief: Dont miss this story about former Russian spy
Don’t miss this story - and remember Alexander Litvinenko, murdered in downtown London by Russians with radioactive polonium.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/970723127163543553
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/970723127163543553
BREAKING-BBC understands man ill in Salisbury is Sergei Skripal. Fmr Russian intel. officer convicted of spying for MI6+swapped for Russian spies (incl Anna Chapman) in 2010. He and woman found unwell. Cause unclear but police looking at poss exposure to unknown substance
https://twitter.com/gordoncorera/status/970721782591258624
Police say they found the two people - man in 60s and woman in 30s - unconscious on a bench at a shopping centre yesterday after call from a member of the public
https://twitter.com/gordoncorera/status/970724095666073601
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43295134
Critically ill man 'former Russian spy'
A man who is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire is a Russian national convicted of spying for Britain, the BBC understands.
Sergei Skripal, who is 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a "spy swap" between the US and Russia in 2010.
Police declared a major incident on Sunday after a man and a woman were reported ill at a shopping centre in Salisbury.
The substance has not been identified.
A number of locations in the city centre were cordoned off and the A&E department was closed.
Critically ill man 'former Russian spy'
A man who is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire is a Russian national convicted of spying for Britain, the BBC understands.
Sergei Skripal, who is 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a "spy swap" between the US and Russia in 2010.
Police declared a major incident on Sunday after a man and a woman were reported ill at a shopping centre in Salisbury.
The substance has not been identified.
A number of locations in the city centre were cordoned off and the A&E department was closed.
March 5, 2018
BREAKING: President Donald Trump's family hotel business ousted from luxury hotel offices in Panama
BREAKING: President Donald Trump's family hotel business ousted from luxury hotel offices in Panama amid business dispute.
https://twitter.com/AP/status/970713452695248902
https://twitter.com/AP/status/970713452695248902
Fintiklis is back! Majority owner of the Trump Hotel panama suddenly materialized in the lobby and entered the administrative offices with court contingent and police. It appears he has full control of the offices. I saw Trump security guards disappearing into the parking lot
https://twitter.com/KirkSemple/status/970700693668618240
https://twitter.com/KirkSemple/status/970700693668618240
March 5, 2018
John Brennan former CIA Director blasts Trump, calls him a charlatan
This tweet is a great example of your paranoia, constant misrepresentation of the facts, and increased anxiety and panic (rightly so) about the Mueller investigation. When will those in Congress and the 30 percent of Americans who still support you realize you are a charlatan?
https://twitter.com/JohnBrennan/status/970693040615534592
https://twitter.com/JohnBrennan/status/970693040615534592
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