WOW-Details re: Kushner's mtg w/head of Russian-state owned VEB (arranged by Kislyak)

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6. They buried the lead.

Or lede, as others I knew in the biz also spell it.

The money shot is seven paragraphs from the bottom.

"FBI investigators are examining whether Russians suggested to Kushner or other Trump aides that relaxing economic sanctions would allow Russian banks to offer financing to people with ties to Trump, said the current U.S. law enforcement official."

Add that in with
1) the reports and quotes from both Eric and Donnie Jr. about the family seeing a lot of business action and money galore from the Russians,
2) their father's many bankruptcies that have made US banks stop lending him money, compelling him to turn to Russian (and Russian mob) funding,
3) his continuing to live the high life of an international high-roller and therefore needing tons of cash,
4) his refusal to release his tax returns,
5) additional reports that Jared himself and his family are hundreds of millions of dollars in debt (and they too are used to living the high life),
6) and Jared's attempts to set up that secret back-channel reportedly included meetings with a Russian bank that had sanctions clamped on it,

(among other things)

...well, one can do the math and connect the dots.

Smells kinda smoking-gun-ish to me.