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Take it FWIW, but a D.C. relative just texted me another mueller charge is coming monday

Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:31 pm
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:31 pm
Take it with a grain of salt, but my cousin, a aide for a GOP congressman, is claiming a man named Vin Weber is going to have his indctiment unsealed on Monday

A quick google search shows me this is some kind of GOP lobbyist with connections to Manafort and podesta

He seems to be a never trumpet as well

Wonder what this is all about
This post was edited on 2/1/18 at 8:36 pm
Posted by LuckyTiger
Someone's Alter
Member since Dec 2008
45170 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:32 pm to
I expect it.
Posted by bamalee
Member since Jan 2009
1000 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:33 pm to
He is with the Podesta group or is tied up with him someway.. Nothing to do with trump
Posted by themunch
Earth. maybe
Member since Jan 2007
64590 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:34 pm to
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the Podesta group


wrong side isn't that?
Posted by GeauxLSUGeaux
1 room down from Erin Andrews
Member since May 2004
23290 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:36 pm to
I hear it’s Evan McMullens cousin saying she got sexually harassed by Trump and Putin in Cancun during Spring break back in 1999
Posted by stelly1025
Lafayette
Member since May 2012
8495 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:37 pm to
Vin Weber Wikipedia

quote:

Weber is considered[by whom?] one of the most prominent strategists in the Republican Party, serving as a top advisor on Dole for President in 1996, the Bush reelection campaign in 2004, and Romney for President in 2008.[9]Weber also serves as chairman of the National Endowment for Democracy, a private, nonprofit organization designed to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts. He is a senior fellow at the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota, where he is co-director of the Policy Forum.


quote:

Weber was against a Donald Trump presidency, telling CNBC "I can't imagine I'd remain a Republican if he becomes president."
Posted by BBONDS25
Member since Mar 2008
48128 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:37 pm to
Wouldn't surprise me. Take attention off the memo. Charge someone with tax evasion from 1999
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
94370 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:37 pm to
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Weber also lobbied for Gazprom, Russia's state-owned natural gas company.


Muh Russians!! But...




quote:

Weber was against a Donald Trump presidency, telling CNBC "I can't imagine I'd remain a Republican if he becomes president."
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
78359 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:38 pm to
He is Establishment/ connected/ Deep State bona fides as it gets. That scene in the Rapist/ Henieman douchbag show where they all scoff at Trump over a $3000 steak dinner says it all.
Posted by Iowa Golfer
Heaven
Member since Dec 2013
10229 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:39 pm to
This isn't a surprise. Mercury Group and Podesta Group. It came out shortly after the first indictments. I think he was under contract with Podesta.
Posted by Strannix
District 11
Member since Dec 2012
48847 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:40 pm to
ANother charge that will have nothing to do with Trump/Russia
Posted by JuiceTerry
Roond the Scheme
Member since Apr 2013
40868 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:40 pm to
He's a lobbyist tied to Manafort/Gates

Makes sense with the Gates news today
Posted by Tiger in NY
Neptune Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2003
30357 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:40 pm to
quote:

Dole for President in 1996, the Bush reelection campaign in 2004, and Romney for President in 2008.
yep, Vin is part of the cabal
Posted by JuiceTerry
Roond the Scheme
Member since Apr 2013
40868 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:42 pm to
quote:

I think he was under contract with Podesta.

Mercury
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
94370 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:42 pm to
How Vin Weber could figure into Mueller's Trump-Russia Investigation

quote:

Weber did not register as a foreign lobbyist at the time, regardless of the extent of his knowledge of the Centre's true funding. However, sometimes federal authorities permit lobbyists to retroactively update their lobbying disclosures with more information. BuzzFeed reported that Mercury did this in 2017, updating its Ukraine file to indicate that meetings had taken place between Weber, Manafort, and Washington officials related to the lobbying campaign — contradicting previous claims made by Weber that he had not coordinated any efforts with Manafort or Gates.

The federal government rarely prosecutes lobbyists who fail to properly file their work for foreign governments. However, the failure of Weber and other lobbyists to do so in this case, legal experts say, mean they could be of use in Mueller’s investigation of Manafort — potentially as targets for prosecution, or as witnesses.


Posted by diplip
the Mars Hotel
Member since Jan 2011
897 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:42 pm to
quote:

He's a lobbyist tied to Manafort/Gates


and who are they tied to?
Posted by JuiceTerry
Roond the Scheme
Member since Apr 2013
40868 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:44 pm to
quote:

and who are they tied to?


Their houses
Posted by GetBackToWork
Member since Dec 2007
6251 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:45 pm to
Of course this will happen.

This IC has proven to be a media circus. For all the honest Mueller, former Marine, Republican, respected by all, his tenure has been marked by ILLEGAL leaks and highly suspect timing of events. Short of Iran Contra, this has become a poster child for ending the IC statute.
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
81365 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:47 pm to
The way you told that really rings as the truth. It makes sense for them to buy cheap headlines. This is why I think maybe Trump should not release it on Friday unless it's so fricking huge that it will be talked about at Super Bowl parties all over the country.

If it's not THAT big than it will be dead on Sunday and overshadowed by this fake charge on Monday AM.
This post was edited on 2/1/18 at 8:47 pm
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
78359 posts
Posted on 2/1/18 at 8:48 pm to
Vin Weber was as solid of a Reaganite as there was. But the lure of that Establishment lifestyle and all that strange new respect was too much for him to bear .
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