Manafort, Stone Turn Over Russia Documents to Senate Intel Committee

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Source: NBC News

Two former associates of President Trump — Paul Manafort and Roger Stone — have turned over documents to the Senate Intelligence Committee in its Russia investigation, a congressional source with direct knowledge told NBC News.

Earlier this month, the committee sent document requests to Manafort and Stone, as well as Carter Page and Mike Flynn, officials said previously. The requests sought information pertaining to dealings with Russia. Page has not yet complied, the congressional source said, and Flynn plans to assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination as a reason not to comply with a committee subpoena, a source close to him has said.

The committee's letter to Page asked him to list any Russian official or business executive he met with between June 16, 2015 and Jan. 20, 2017. It also asked him to provide information about Russia-related real estate transactions during that period. And it seeks all his email or other communications during that period with Russians, or with the Trump campaign about Russia or Russians.


Similar letters were sent to Manafort and Stone, and those men sent information to Senate investigators by last Friday's deadline, the congressional source said.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/manafort-stone-turn-over-russia-documents-senate-intel-committee-n763141

[geek tragedy]

1. Manfort and Stone cooperating with DOJ

They'd be producing these under two circumstances:

1) they did nothing wrong and have nothing to hide
2) they have cut a deal to cooperate with the DOJ in return for leniency/immunity

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. 3rd alternative

There are omitting incriminating documents from what they are turning in.

[geek tragedy]

3. that would be rather foolhardy. nt

[Sanity Claws]

5. Haven't they been rather foolhardy all along?

I actually think #3 is the likely scenario. They didn't turn over everything. Oops! I forgot! Or perhaps hidden in the document production are some objections that the press has not caught.

[geek tragedy]

6. "oops I forgot" is something they'd be forced to say after being

hit with an obstruction indictment

[Plucketeer]

9. I'm with #3 also

clinging to #1 or #2 would effect further "normalizing" of this freak show. Trump's Doo-bies are the most loathsome specimens of their kinds. I would put NOTHING past their sorry, stupid rears. And just how would anyone know if they WERE complying as directed? In Flynn's case, his shredder is likely poppin' it's circuit breaker from bein' overworked!

[red dog 1]

4. "Page has not yet complied"?

I wonder if he'll take the "Fifth" too.

Meanwhile, Flynn will likely be indicted, imo.

[Demtexan]

7. The first ones to turn get the best deals.

Still wonder why so many of the white house gang went on the trip.

Rachel was talking about it.

[The Wizard]

8. A lot of sound and fury signifying nothing

Republicans haven't played by the rules for quite some time. Why would anything change now? For all we know they submitted oatmeal cookie recipes .

[Dopers_Greed]

10. Don't know what to think

One one hand: these crooks can't be trusted on ANYTHING.

On the other: they are also weasels and total cowards, so we'll see if they flip on the Manchurian Manchild to save their own hides.