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FBI was given exculpatory information on Manafort in sept 2016 by intel source/oligarch
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:17 pm
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Sometimes it is the quiet, elusive ones who come back to haunt you. And for ex-special prosecutor Robert Mueller, one of those might be a Russian billionaire named Oleg Deripaska.
The oligarch who once controlled Russia’s largest aluminum empire has been an international man of intrigue in the now-completed and disproven Trump collusion investigation.
Deripaska was a disaffected former business client of Donald Trump’s fallen campaign chairman Paul Manafort. He also was a legal research client of Trump-hating, Clinton-aiding British spy Christopher Steele. In his spare time, he was an occasional friendly cooperator with the FBI and its fired deputy director, Andrew McCabe.
And, at the height of the Russia collusion hysteria, Deripaska was sanctioned by the Trump administration to financially punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for his meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
With the Russia case, in which he had so many connections, now completed, Deripaska is breaking his silence. And what he has to say could impact Mueller’s July 17 testimony before Congress.
In a wide-ranging interview with me, Deripaska confirmed a story told to me more than a year ago by law enforcement sources: He was indeed interviewed by FBI agents in September 2016 during the early Russia probe, and he told them he strongly doubted the bureau’s theory that the Trump campaign, through Manafort, was colluding with Moscow to hijack the 2016 election.
“I told them straightforward, ‘Look, I am not a friend with him (Manafort). Apparently not, because I started a court case (against him) six or nine months before … . But since I’m Russian I would be very surprised that anyone from Russia would try to approach him for any reason, and wouldn’t come and ask me my opinion,’” he said, recounting exactly what he says he told the FBI agents that day.
“I told them straightforward, I just don’t believe that he would represent any Russian interest. And knowing what he’s doing on Ukraine for the last, what, seven or eight years.”
OK, so why should you care if a Russian denied Trump campaign collusion with Russia during the election?
First, Deripaska wasn’t just any Russian. He was closely aligned with Putin and had been helpful to the FBI as far back as 2009. So he had earned some trust with the agents
Most importantly, Deripaska’s interview with the FBI reportedly was never provided by Team Mueller to Manafort’s lawyers, even though it was potential proof of innocence, according to Manafort defense lawyer Kevin Downing. Manafort, initially investigated for collusion, was convicted on tax and lobbying violations unrelated to the Russia case.
That omission opens a possible door for appeal for what is known as a Brady violation, for hiding exculpatory information from a defendant.
“Recent revelations by The Hill prove that the Office of Special Counsel’s (OSC) claim that they had a legitimate basis to include Paul Manafort in an investigation of potential collusion between the Trump presidential campaign and the Russian government is false,” Downing told me. “The failure to disclose this information to Manafort, the courts, or the public reaffirms that the OSC did not have a legitimate basis to investigate Manafort, and may prove that the OSC had no legitimate basis to investigate potential collusion between the Trump presidential campaign and the Russian government.”
FBI was given exculpatory info on Manafort in sept 2016 by russian oligarch who has history of working with FBI
This post was edited on 7/2/19 at 7:20 pm
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:19 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Rexcatur will not be happy.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:19 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Russian billionaire named Oleg Deripaska.
Russians lying for Trump!
Reeeeeeee!!!!!
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:22 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
If true this is a big deal. Brady violations are career ending for normal prosecutors.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:23 pm to Jbird
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Rexcatur will not be happy.
That guy is as dishonest as they come. The other day he was presented specific evidence that he was completely ignorant. His response was “nuh uh”.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I'm conflicted here
Manafort is slimy as frick, but if it can he argued his other charges would have never been uncovered without Mueller pursuing a warrant base upon the then known to be false collusion narrative at the time of the warrant application, then what?
Don't think it enough to overturn the current verdict but I do expect it to cause a real interesting news cycle as this gets drug through the media as a basis for appeal.
It just keeps giving the SC a black eye regarding shady tactics and makes the other findings a bit suspect.
Manafort is slimy as frick, but if it can he argued his other charges would have never been uncovered without Mueller pursuing a warrant base upon the then known to be false collusion narrative at the time of the warrant application, then what?
Don't think it enough to overturn the current verdict but I do expect it to cause a real interesting news cycle as this gets drug through the media as a basis for appeal.
It just keeps giving the SC a black eye regarding shady tactics and makes the other findings a bit suspect.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:26 pm to BBONDS25
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career ending for
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normal prosecutors
Which is why nothing will come of this
This post was edited on 7/2/19 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:36 pm to BBONDS25
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That guy is as dishonest as they come. The other day he was presented specific evidence that he was completely ignorant. His response was “nuh uh”.
Oh wait you think I've never heard of the Russia-Georgia War or the Litvinenko assassination?
Hey...guess who investigated that assassination.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:36 pm to GAFF
I tend to agree. Again, if true, every leftist in here should be appalled. This is a big deal and a violation of due process. I doubt anything happens, though.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:49 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Frick this whole load of BS! If Hilldawg wasn’t fitted for an orange jumpsuit no one should be!!!
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:56 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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That omission opens a possible door for appeal for what is known as a Brady violation, for hiding exculpatory information from a defendant.
I believe Weismann has a past history of this.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 7:57 pm to BBONDS25
quote:It’ll just be another one for Weismann
If true this is a big deal. Brady violations are career ending for normal prosecutors.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 8:01 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Our government really is pathetic y'all.
Absolutely disgusting.
Absolutely disgusting.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 8:04 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Manafort pled guilty and was convicted on crimes unrelated to collusion. Then he was caught lying to the FBI after his plea deal.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 8:04 pm to Decatur
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wait you think I've never heard of the Russia-Georgia War or the Litvinenko assassination?
By your own admission...2014 was where he went bad. You are a dishonest poster. I get it. But let’s not call it something other than what it is.
Posted on 7/2/19 at 8:05 pm to mmcgrath
But those stemmed from the original collusion investigation
Posted on 7/2/19 at 8:05 pm to mmcgrath
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Again, if true, every leftist in here should be appalled.
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Manafort pled guilty and was convicted on crimes unrelated to collusion. Then he was caught lying to the FBI after his plea deal.
Guess not.
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