Roman Abramovich said to be among those looking for a luxury base in the UAE, which is unafraid to snub the west On the tarmac of Dubai airport, half way along its main runway, a small terminal has been doing brisk business this month. Daily flights have disgorged dozens of Russians – many among theContinue reading “Dubai throws open the doors for the rich Russians escaping sanctions”
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Kremlin papers appear to show Putin’s plot to put Trump in White House
Exclusive: Documents suggest Russia launched secret multi-agency effort to interfere in US democracy Vladimir Putin personally authorised a secret spy agency operation to support a “mentally unstable” Donald Trump in the 2016 US presidential election during a closed session of Russia’s national security council, according to what are assessed to be leaked Kremlin documents. The key meetingContinue reading “Kremlin papers appear to show Putin’s plot to put Trump in White House”
Apple Is Said to Have Turned Over Data on Trump’s White House Counsel in 2018
Apple told Donald McGahn, the White House counsel to former President Donald Trump, last month that the Justice Department had subpoenaed information about an account that belonged to him in February 2018 and that the government barred the company from telling him at the time, according to two people briefed on the matter. McGahn’s wifeContinue reading “Apple Is Said to Have Turned Over Data on Trump’s White House Counsel in 2018”
Ex-Treasury worker sentenced to prison for leaking banking reports to reporter
A former U.S. Treasury Department worker was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for leaking confidential financial reports to a journalist at Buzzfeed. Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards pleaded guilty last year to a conspiracy charge, admitting she leaked banking reports related to people being investigated in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of foreign interferenceContinue reading “Ex-Treasury worker sentenced to prison for leaking banking reports to reporter”
Paul Manafort Lied To Investigators About Feeding U.S. Polling Data To Russian Spy: Files
Trump’s former campaign manager “lied in multiple ways and on multiple occasions,” according to newly unsealed federal court documents. Former Donald Trump campaign manager and now-pardoned felon Paul Manafort lied repeatedly to investigators about arranging to share polling data on U.S. citizens with a Russian spy, according to federal prosecutors. The revelation was included in courtContinue reading “Paul Manafort Lied To Investigators About Feeding U.S. Polling Data To Russian Spy: Files”
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