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    1. Jed Shugerman‏ @jedshug Sep 20

      I think these three events are connected: 1. Cohen's cooperation with Mueller, "focused primarily on all aspects of Trump's dealings with Russia" and Ukraine 2. Manafort's cooperation deal 3. The scheduling of Flynn's sentencing in December.https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/michael-cohen-spoke-mueller-team-hours-asked-russia/story?id=57959664&__twitter_impression=true …

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    2. Jed Shugerman‏ @jedshug Sep 20

      2/ I agree with @Mimirocah1 @danielsgoldman & other former prosecutors: Scheduling of Flynn's sentencing probably means they are satisfied with his cooperation AND they probably have corroborated enough of his grand jury testimony. But I had a lingering questions about that...

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    3. Jed Shugerman‏ @jedshug Sep 20

      3/ Former prosecutors were making this connection based on Flynn + Manafort. But I had a question: One of Flynn's key links to collusion is Dec 2016, according to @emptywheel. But Manafort was gone by Aug. (even if he remotely continued with shady access w/ the Chicago banker).

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    4. Jed Shugerman‏ @jedshug Sep 20

      4/ Manafort could have corroborated some of Flynn's information, but not the key events of Dec-Jan 2016. And Manafort also joined too late, too (March-April). But this Cohen story might help: he can corroborate more before and after Manafort, even if he wasn't in loop in Dec.

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    5. Jed Shugerman‏ @jedshug Sep 20

      5/ Maybe Cohen gives this stool a third leg (w/Flynn and Manafort), and also a longer timeline: From long before the campaign, up to Flynn and then Manafort joining, and then some link to corruption after Manafort left. That might help explain why they're ready to sentence Flynn.

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    6. Jed Shugerman‏ @jedshug Sep 20

      6/ Cohen was not in inner circle Nov 2016 through Jan 2017, but perhaps Flynn has given enough hard evidence of his conspiracy, and Cohen helps fill in the background and contacts to link Trump more directly to Flynn's Russian conspirators.

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    7. Jed Shugerman‏ @jedshug Sep 20

      7/ I was skeptical when Comey said yesterday he thinks Mueller may be in “the fourth quarter." Too many moving parts, too many new leads. But I am a bit less skeptical today, esp. if Cohen has roped in Trump Org's CFO Alan Weisselberg. H/t @politicalwire https://politicalwire.com/2018/09/19/comey-thinks-mueller-may-be-close-to-end/ …

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    8. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 20
      Replying to @jedshug @politicalwire

      I think Mueller is in the fourth quarter too. I think he's just putting additional decorations on the conspiracy in chief tree, and will farm out the rest of garden variety corruption to SDNY.

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    9. Jeff Hauser‏Verified account @jeffhauser Sep 20
      Replying to @emptywheel @jedshug @politicalwire

      People are sleeping on what George Nader knows. Mueller presumably has enormous leverage there and thus Nader's lawyer isn't leaking and/but I wouldn't take press silence to mean inactivity. Nader a big player no later than January 2017.

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 20
      Replying to @jeffhauser @jedshug @politicalwire

      I'm not.

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        2. Paul Lewis‏ @PLewisKU Sep 20
          Replying to @emptywheel @jeffhauser and

          would the Gulf corruption be farmed out to SDNY? Seems like that would somewhat tangential to conspiracy in chief.

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        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 20
          Replying to @PLewisKU @jeffhauser and

          Except for the parts that were part of the payoff. I think some Gulf entities were a pass through to Ru.

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        4. Jed Shugerman‏ @jedshug Sep 20
          Replying to @emptywheel @PLewisKU and

          Yes. Let's talk about Qatar and UAE and Rosneft and Brookfield. Thoughts about my speculation and dot-connecting, Marcy?https://shugerblog.com/2018/05/14/russia-qatar-trump-timeline/ …

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        5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 20
          Replying to @jedshug @PLewisKU and

          I don't put much stock in the dossier.

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        6. Robert M‏ @rob11563 Sep 20
          Replying to @emptywheel @jedshug and

          Even though much has been verified?

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        7. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 20
          Replying to @rob11563 @jedshug and

          I don't put much stock in it because very little has proven to be true.

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        8. Jed Shugerman‏ @jedshug Sep 20
          Replying to @emptywheel @rob11563 and

          If you think Gulf State are involved as pass-throughs, here are two vehicles for their involvement: 1. Rosneft (in Dossier) 2. 666 5th Ave (not in Dossier). Marcy, any hints you've seen that these transactions are connected to election conspiracy?

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        2. brian pillion‏ @anaphoristand Sep 20
          Replying to @emptywheel @jeffhauser and

          Marcy, can you point to any past work you or others might have done connecting the larger ConFraudUS case to Nader, the Seychelles meeting, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel, etc.

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        3. Jed Shugerman‏ @jedshug Sep 20
          Replying to @anaphoristand @emptywheel and

          Brian, please read my post and timeline from the summer and... 1/https://shugerblog.com/2018/05/14/russia-qatar-trump-timeline/ …

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        4. Jed Shugerman‏ @jedshug Sep 20
          Replying to @jedshug @anaphoristand and

          2/ ...read my post on Brookfield, buying 666 5th Ave. from Kushner on 99 year lease, and its links to Qatar and UAE:https://shugerblog.com/2018/05/21/brookfield-the-fund-saving-kushner-is-linked-to-both-qatar-and-uae/ …

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        1. Charles P. Pierce‏Verified account @CharlesPPierce Sep 20
          Replying to @emptywheel @jeffhauser and

          I feel content knowing that I'll believe anything at this point.

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        1. Colin C Kalmbacher‏ @colinkalmbacher Sep 20
          Replying to @emptywheel @jeffhauser and

          Come on, folks, feed me tips I can sell to the bosses.

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