Sen Feinstein says DACA an EO," That's why we need to pass a law & we should do it"

Facebook says it sold political ads to Russian company during 2016 election

Facebook says it sold political ads to Russian company during 2016 election


Representatives of Facebook told congressional investigators Wednesday that it has discovered it sold ads during the U.S. presidential election to a shadowy Russian company seeking to target voters, according to several people familiar with the companys findings.

Facebook officials reported that they traced the ad sales, totaling $100,000, to a Russian troll farm with a history of pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda, these people said.

A small portion of the ads, which began in the summer of 2015, directly named Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, the people said. Most of the ads focused on pumping politically divisive issues such as gun rights and immigration fears, as well as gay rights and racial discrimination.

The acknowledgment by Facebook comes as congressional investigators and special counsel Robert Mueller are probing Russian interference in the U.S. election, including allegations that the Kremlin may have coordinated with the Trump campaign.

The U.S. intelligence community concluded in January that Russia had interfered in the U.S. election to help elect Trump, including by using paid social media trolls to spread fake news intended to influence public opinion.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/facebook-says-it-sold-political-ads-to-russian-company-during-2016-election/2017/09/06/32f01fd2-931e-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_russianads-410pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory




https://twitter.com/DylanByers/status/905537596670992385


http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/06/media/facebook-russia-ads-2016-election/index.html

Facebook says it sold political ads to Russian company during 2016 election

Source: Washington Post & CNN

2 sources WaPo & Money CNN: http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/06/media/facebook-russia-ads-2016-election/index.html

https://twitter.com/DylanByers/status/905537596670992385

Representatives of Facebook told congressional investigators Wednesday that it has discovered it sold ads during the U.S. presidential election to a shadowy Russian company seeking to target voters, according to several people familiar with the companys findings.

Facebook officials reported that they traced the ad sales, totaling $100,000, to a Russian troll farm with a history of pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda, these people said.

A small portion of the ads, which began in the summer of 2015, directly named Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, the people said. Most of the ads focused on pumping politically divisive issues such as gun rights and immigration fears, as well as gay rights and racial discrimination.

The acknowledgment by Facebook comes as congressional investigators and special counsel Robert Mueller are probing Russian interference in the U.S. election, including allegations that the Kremlin may have coordinated with the Trump campaign.

The U.S. intelligence community concluded in January that Russia had interfered in the U.S. election to help elect Trump, including by using paid social media trolls to spread fake news intended to influence public opinion.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/facebook-says-it-sold-political-ads-to-russian-company-during-2016-election/2017/09/06/32f01fd2-931e-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_russianads-410pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

To the people who did not vote for HRC & still bragging about it. You are not an ally!. THREAD:

Author of thread is talking about voters in general, not about DU specifically.

https://twitter.com/itsmebeccax/status/904534950761959425

Trump can dodge federal crimes with pardons but not state law

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Unfortunately for Trump, the story may not end there. This is because a legal principle called “dual sovereignty” allows a state (or multiple states) to prosecute people for the same crimes as the federal government, if the conduct constitutes a crime and was committed in that state.

This is true even if the person has already been tried by the federal government.

Under the dual sovereignty principle, the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition on double jeopardy — which prevents the government from trying someone twice for the same crime — doesn’t apply if the second trial is by a different “sovereign” — in this case, the state.

How is this possible? The idea of dual sovereignty rests on the premise that the power of the states to prosecute crimes existed before the creation of the federal government, and is reserved to them by the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. As a result, everyone is a citizen of both the United States and of a state or territory — and therefore owes allegiance to the laws of each. What’s more, the United States and an individual state may be protecting different interests, even if they are prosecuting the same crime.

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/348989-trump-may-dodge-federal-crimes-with-pardons-but-he-cant#bottom-story-socials

https://twitter.com/AshaRangappa_/status/904356359055052800

Google: Trump and Jong-Un backchannel

Please google: trump and jong-un backchannel

https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+and+jong-un+backchannel&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS527US527&oq=trump+and+jong-un+backchannel&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64.12566j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

White House has quietly engaged in back-channel talks with North ...
nypost.com/.../white-house-has-quietly-engaged-in-back-channel-talks-with-north-ko...
Aug 11, 2017 - White House has quietly engaged in back-channel talks with North Korea ... should Trump and North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un put aside ...

North Korea and Trump administration quietly involved in 'back channel'
www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-and-trump-administration-quietly-involved-in-...
Aug 11, 2017 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the intercontinental ballistic missile ... Tillerson has even hinted at an ongoing back channel.

Report: the Trump administration is having secret talks with North ...
https://www.vox.com/world/2017/8/11/.../trump-north-korea-backchannel-secret-talks
Aug 11, 2017 - Publicly, President Trump has been threatening North Korea with “fire and fury” ... The backchannel communications, which began shortly after Trump's ... North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a move that infuriated Pyongyang.

Trump's tough talk threatens US backchannel with North Korea - Politico
www.politico.com/story/2017/08/11/north-korea-trump-backchannel-talks-241537
Aug 11, 2017 - The Trump administration has been pursuing backchannel talks with ... warning dictator Kim Jong Un on Friday that U.S. military is "locked and ...

Back Channel to North Korea - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/08/back-channel.../536721/
Aug 13, 2017 - While the Trump administration's policy on North Korea is gyrating in all ... U.S. sanctions for the first time personally targeted Kim Jong Un in ...

Is Dennis Rodman Trump's secret “back channel” to North Korea.
www.slate.com/.../is_dennis_rodman_trump_s_secret_back_channel_to_north_korea....
Jun 12, 2017 - ... hopes of meeting with the country's quarrelsome president Kim Jong-un. The NBA Hall of Famer was spotted in Beijing International Airport, ...

U.S. and North Korea are in regular contact through back channel ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/08/11/north...u-s.../559164001/
Aug 11, 2017 - North Korean leader:: Kim Jong Un is cruel and dangerous but not ... Drowned out by the furor over Trump's warning to North Korea of “fire and ...



IMO these two are in cahoots.

Four News Stories about Trump-Russia & Why they Matter. Plus Benjamin Wittes Lawfare Podcast

Presidential Pardons Might Not End Russia Prosecutions

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While presidential pardons can halt the federal case, local prosecutors could then pursue any Americans suspected of aiding Russia’s election meddling. In fact, legal experts say presidential pardons could make that prospect more likely.

According to a new MSNBC legal analysis, federal pardons could open the door to local criminal investigations in several states.

Why So Many States Might Have a Case
The most likely places are New York, Virginia and Illinois, three states where there is evidence that election-related crimes occurred — though it is unclear if any Americans assisted with those Russian efforts.

Beyond the three main states, the legal arguments for potential criminal jurisdiction are even broader, extending to many of the 39 states that were subject to Russian hacking.

According to U.S. intelligence and public accounts, Russian efforts included criminal hacking into Democratic National Committee emails, a conspiracy to distribute that stolen material, and separate computer intrusions into state election systems. That activity could form the basis of felony cases in several states, and conspiracy charges if any Americans were found to be involved.

Local prosecutors have not disclosed investigations of such conduct. Typically, state and local prosecutors defer to federal investigators, especially in national security cases. But pardons could change that.

According to a source with knowledge of one state attorney general’s preparations, the office is already studying its potential state jurisdiction for Russia-related crimes. The source told MSNBC that state investigators typically defer to federal inquiries, but there is a perception the Russia inquiry may not turn out to be a typical situation.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/appeals-court-skeptical-expanding-trump-travel-ban-n796966

Hash tag NO CAUCUSES! Caucuses equal DEMS BASE VOTER SUPPRESSION.

HERE: https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoCaucuses?src=hash

https://twitter.com/DMansini/status/901279869396320256

https://twitter.com/fakejokename/status/902261310527823872

https://twitter.com/vanadiumzest/status/901902124379906048

Who TF is Charles "Chuck" C. Johnson ?