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    1. Chris Hayes‏Verified account @chrislhayes Apr 17

      A thought I sometimes have: lots of reporting suggests there were efforts by people in Trump orbit to set up a secret backchannel with Russia back during the transition. So...were they successful?

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Apr 17
      Replying to @chrislhayes

      Maybe it's Hannity! (No, seriously, I've had the same thought.)

      6:08 PM - 17 Apr 2018
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        2. SS7019‏ @sharmila819 Apr 17
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          Call it conspiracy...but my mind has been pondering this for a very very very long time. 🤔 Sean was freaked out by the microwave, coffee maker bugs. Remember?

          1 reply 0 retweets 10 likes
        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Apr 17
          Replying to @sharmila819 @chrislhayes

          To be fair, I think it not at all unlikely Hannity's name was unmasked in a report--he's in close contact w/Assange and Assange is surely collected on.

          1 reply 1 retweet 20 likes
        4. SS7019‏ @sharmila819 Apr 17
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          SS7019 Retweeted Josh Dawsey

          Neither Sean nor Trump know diddly squat about policy. Makes you wonder what they talk about. Is Sean relaying messages? 😳https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/986399102744383488?s=21 …

          SS7019 added,

          Josh DawseyVerified account @jdawsey1
          "He basically has a desk in the place." How Sean Hannity influences the president, discusses policy and tweets and serves as one of the most powerful advisers. He talks to Trump more than most anyone. W/great colleagues @costareports & @Sarahlellison: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hannitys-rising-role-in-trumps-world-he-basically-has-a-desk-in-the-place/2018/04/17/e2483018-4260-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.3d348cf55400 …
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        1. k  🐝‏ @renska2 Apr 17
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          k  🐝 Retweeted John Schindler

          Actually, there's someone out there who claims that the NSA is investigating Hannity's Russian ties.https://twitter.com/20committee/status/893294914523602947 …

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          John SchindlerVerified account @20committee
          #NSA friends tell me they have Hannity in OPERATIONAL calls with known RIS agents. Team Mueller has it all. He is going down. SAD!
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        1. Lemon Slayer‏ @LemonSlayerUS Apr 17
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          Apparently they love them some backchannels. Russia, North Korea, & who knows who else. All run by intelligence functionaries. First Flynn & now Pompeo. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/world/asia/trump-japan-north-korea-summit-talks.html …pic.twitter.com/fjZVLxodWG

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        1. Tim F‏ @timfblogger Apr 17
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          You mean Cohen. Both Hannity and Trump had the same need to receive instructions and relay requests back to Moscow. Cohen was the guy to carry the messages back and forth without drama.

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        1. Individual-1 seeks Lodestar  🔍 (´・_・`)‏ @basementbox Apr 17
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          Won’t someone call Hannity?

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        1. Sonya Dean‏ @Sonikboom7570 Apr 17
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          Of course it is!!

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        1. Mark Twain‏ @SarriaPaul Apr 17
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          If the Russians have Kompromat on him it would make total sense.

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        1. Maude‏ @ZeusandMaude Apr 18
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          I was thinking same. Telegraphed through Fox reporting or directly through shared attorney(protected by privilege ?)

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        1. insunlite‏ @insunlite Apr 18
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          insunlite Retweeted Aaron Maté

          #TeamAaron errrydayhttps://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/986368450695229440?s=21 …

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          Aaron MatéVerified account @aaronjmate
          Back-channels are normal, like the actual Israel-Trump backchannel that led to efforts to undermine the outgoing President at the United Nations Security Council. But that’s not the kind of collusion we care to have thoughts about. https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/986365062670704640 …
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        1. daria ☭‏ @daria_rylkova Apr 18
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          Are you seriously suggesting that back channels between countries arent the norm? You reach a new level of grifting with every statement

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        1. Heath Belden‏ @HeathBelden Apr 17
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          December = Russian consulate, January = Seychelles, February = ???

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        1.  👑 The King of all IM-ers  👑‏ @KingOfAllIMers Apr 17
          Replying to @emptywheel @chrislhayes

          “Igor, he’s on; get me the Hannity decoder ring!”

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