When Obama announced the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and the seizure of Russian diplomatic compounds in Maryland last December, in response to alleged Russian interference in the election, Putin just smiled and said Russia would not retaliate, expecting that relations between Russia and the US would normalize under president Trump.
Authored by Adam Taggart via PeakProsperity.com,
Following up on our recent warning about the situation in Syria, Chris sits down this week for a conversation with The Saker, who writes extensively on geo-political and military matters. The Saker (a nom-de-plume), is a former intelligence expert with professional and personal insights into Russia and the Middle East.
With the shift in the "Russian collusion" narrative over the last 24 hours, which has seamlessly drifted away from Donald Trump (Senior) and now seeks to pin the Putin-Puppet tail on his son, Donald Trump Jr, it appears The New York Times is also once again shifting the narrative. Having admitted he took a meeting regarding potentially compromising information on Hillary as part of opposition research - just as the Clinton campaign did against Trump, only using Ukraine sources - NYT now reports that three people have told them that Trump Jr.
Authored by Rick Sterling via The Strategic Culture Foundation,
The U.S. mainstream media and Democratic Party politicians have built a major “scandal” out of accusing Russia of “meddling” in the U.S. election to help Donald Trump win the presidency and possibly even colluding with his campaign to do so. The charges began as “allegations” but now are routinely asserted as facts.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses UN General Assembly on Sept. 28, 2015. (UN Photo)
Update 2:
Well that escalated quickly. After volunteering just over an hour ago to cooperate with the Senate Intelligence Committee, Donald Trump Jr. has apparently now joined with most of the other members of the Trump campaign in hiring his own attorney for the various "Russia probes" that are underway.
EXCLUSIVE: Lawyer Alan Futerfas hired to represent Donald Trump Jr. in connection with Russia probes pic.twitter.com/ujvDIRrX6A
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