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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16

      There it is: GOP willing to suck up to Russia if it involves guns. https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1080766/download …pic.twitter.com/Ljr3i5VCPv

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    2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16

      This is pretty spooky.pic.twitter.com/9DAogRpxaz

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    3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16

      The National Prayer Breakfast: where Russian spies go to cultivate GOP assets.pic.twitter.com/p41xa72iyW

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    4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16

      Back channels with Russia keep popping up in GOP circles. 🤔pic.twitter.com/FwHKI43AJH

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    5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16

      Wherein Alexander Torshin discusses the need for "cold blood" in the same conversation where he talks about getting Trump elected.pic.twitter.com/B3Xyn1Lvbb

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16

      Side note: I find it interesting, though not all that important, that they're not charging Butina w/visa fraud.

      1:21 PM - 16 Jul 2018
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        2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16

          Really hope we get to see the warrants for these searches, though doubt we will. Also hoping Trump wails as much that FBI only got a forensic image of Butina's laptop incriminating JR and not the laptop itself.pic.twitter.com/HuiLXi3JFM

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        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16

          Remember how Putin claimed, w/o laughing, that he believes the Cold War is over today?pic.twitter.com/wUYUOIeRLN

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        4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16

          Wonder if the journos (looking at you, Hannity) who took off the record meetings with Butina will disclose that?pic.twitter.com/XvS3FmZRYc

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        2. Paul Rosenzweig‏ @RosenzweigP Jul 16
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Judicial construction generally requires a specific intent -- harder to prove.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16
          Replying to @RosenzweigP

          Don't expect they'll keep Butina around all that long after they've gotten her testimony and USP 1 and 2 arrested.

          3 replies 4 retweets 10 likes
        4. Paul Rosenzweig‏ @RosenzweigP Jul 16
          Replying to @emptywheel

          If P1 and P2 are still in the US ....

          1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
        5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16
          Replying to @RosenzweigP

          Yeah, DOJ is going to have to start juggling flight risks soon, IMO.

          4 replies 4 retweets 17 likes
        6. Altfacts45‏ @altfact45 Jul 16
          Replying to @emptywheel @RosenzweigP

          Perhaps they are cooperating witnesses!

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        7. Paul Rosenzweig‏ @RosenzweigP Jul 16
          Replying to @altfact45 @emptywheel

          A boy can dream, can't he?:-)

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        8. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 16
          Replying to @RosenzweigP @altfact45

          I think they're hoping Butina will get them to USP 1 and 2, who then get you next up the line.

          3 replies 3 retweets 7 likes
        9. Itchy Kitchy‏ @KitchyItchy Jul 16
          Replying to @emptywheel @RosenzweigP @altfact45

          Junior loves this. Especially late in the summer

          0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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        2. Mirriam Richard Marx @ me Seddiq‏Verified account @mirriam71 Jul 16
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Seriously! She set up an LLC while she was here on an F-1. She was 'working' what the heck!

          1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
        3. Soul Eater‏ @EaterofSoles Jul 16
          Replying to @mirriam71 @emptywheel

          Why not go after criminal penalties here to but pressure on her?

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Mirriam Richard Marx @ me Seddiq‏Verified account @mirriam71 Jul 17
          Replying to @EaterofSoles @emptywheel

          The feds got her so she's got all the pressure she needs.

          1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
        5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 17
          Replying to @mirriam71 @EaterofSoles

          I'll add, I'm interested in that for two reasons. First, bc Adam Hickey envisions charging visa fraud in the Mueller RU case. https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/06/12/the-crimes-with-which-nsd-envisions-charging-those-attacking-elections/ … And also bc charging visa violations adds in the deportation angle.

          2 replies 2 retweets 5 likes
        6. Mirriam Richard Marx @ me Seddiq‏Verified account @mirriam71 Jul 17
          Replying to @emptywheel @EaterofSoles

          She hasn't been indicted yet so that could be included in an indictment. They can deport her now if they want. What I wonder is why they arrested her Sunday and issued the release Monday after the Putin/POTUS conference.

          2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        7. Puns N' Roses‏ @gthanku Jul 17
          Replying to @mirriam71 @emptywheel @EaterofSoles

          Read someone (maybe former DOJ/FBI, don't recall exactly who) speculating Butina's charges were picked b/c easy to execute w urgency & don't force feds to reveal CI info at this point as part of discovery.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        8. Mirriam Richard Marx @ me Seddiq‏Verified account @mirriam71 Jul 17
          Replying to @gthanku @emptywheel @EaterofSoles

          They don't have to give up CI info for a very long time anyway so that can't be it either.

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        9. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 17
          Replying to @mirriam71 @gthanku @EaterofSoles

          WaPo said she was looking like she might flee.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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        2.  🌲 🌲 Andy from Oregon  🌲 🌲‏ @AndrewFmOregon Jul 16
          Replying to @emptywheel

          My side note. Who is this candidate she met in 2015?pic.twitter.com/Y5O1OEQdlo

          2 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
        3. Andy‏ @murnut Jul 16
          Replying to @AndrewFmOregon @emptywheel

          It was Trump!

          2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        4. *Starry-Eyed*JGC‏ @jgcOCANADA Jul 16
          Replying to @murnut @AndrewFmOregon @emptywheel

          Torshin spoke with Trump there, and Torshin/Butina also spoke with Scott Walker.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        5. Andy‏ @murnut Jul 16
          Replying to @jgcOCANADA @AndrewFmOregon @emptywheel

          She asked Trump a question... It's on video..

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        6. *Starry-Eyed*JGC‏ @jgcOCANADA Jul 16
          Replying to @murnut @AndrewFmOregon @emptywheel

          I am getting my timeline information from an ongoing Medium post by @LaddEveritt -- Trump met Torshin at NRA meeting in April 2015, but was not a declared candidate until June 2015. Torshin and Butina both met declared candidate Scott Walker at the April 2015 meeting.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        7. *Starry-Eyed*JGC‏ @jgcOCANADA Jul 16
          Replying to @jgcOCANADA @murnut and

          *Starry-Eyed*JGC Retweeted *Starry-Eyed*JGC

          https://twitter.com/jgcOCANADA/status/1018966789491961857 …

          *Starry-Eyed*JGC added,

          *Starry-Eyed*JGC @jgcOCANADA
          “From Russia with Love for the NRA” by @LaddEveritt https://medium.com/@LaddEveritt/from-russia-with-love-for-the-nra-ffc69088fe41 …
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        8. *Starry-Eyed*JGC‏ @jgcOCANADA Jul 16
          Replying to @jgcOCANADA @murnut and

          This timeline also reminds us that Donald Trump, Jr. met with Torshin at the NRA 2016 meeting. Plenty of #collusion to go around for everyone on Team #TrumpPutin 😎

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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