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AmericanActivist

(1,019 posts)
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 01:48 AM Feb 2018

Did anyone catch the segment Rachel did abt

the 3 ruskies who are prohibited from entering the country were given visas against sanctions to get in? She said they called Rex Tillerson’s ofc to see if he made this happen and his ofc said visas were confidential and no comment. The question is yet unanswered.

Anyone have any take-aways on the segment if you saw it?

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dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
2. I saw it and hopefully this picks up steam tomorrow. This should be the biggest story
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 01:54 AM
Feb 2018

Right now, they are drowning it out, with all this memo nonsense. Distract, distract, distract.

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
5. Trump is organizing something with Putin.
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 02:49 AM
Feb 2018

What it is remains to be seen. It seems to be a big secret. The American voter does not need or have the right to know.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
8. There was a piece in the WaPo that if the GOP retains control of both houses,
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 03:43 AM
Feb 2018

we will never get to see Mueller's report, because the Committee chairs can block its release. Mueller is forbidden releasing his report directly to the public. Rachael Maddow also alluded to this when she said that Mueller will almost certainly wait until after the mid-terms to make his report.

See:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/01/30/mueller-wont-indict-trump-but-heres-what-he-can-do/?utm_term=.5cb25b7898cc

The article is to long and complex to try and post here with the 4 para limit. But, if you aren't blocked, it is a fascinating read.

The author of the piece, Eric Columbus, served as senior counsel to the deputy attorney general in the Department of Justice and as special counsel to the general counsel in the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration.

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