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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenate Investigators May Have Found a Missing Piece in the Russia Probe
An ex-congressman has attracted scrutiny from the Senate Judiciary Committee, as it continues to investigate whether President Donald Trumps campaign conspired with Moscow to sway the 2016 presidential election.
Curt Weldon, a Republican and former Pennsylvania congressman, lost his re-election campaign more than a decade ago following an FBI probe into his ties to two Russian companies. He has connections to both Russia and the Trump campaign that are raising suspicions among senators, a spokeswoman for Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said. Feinstein is the committees ranking member, and wants to interview Weldon, the spokeswoman said.
The reasons for the committees interest in Weldon are murky, but his ties to Russia are significant. Members of Congress believe, for example, that Weldon may lead to answers about why the Trump administration sought to lift sanctions on Russia in the aftermath of the 2016 election despite a public statement by intelligence agencies that the Kremlin tried to help Trump win. Weldon may also have information about the role a Russian oligarch may have played in trying to influence the Trump administrationthough Weldon denied this when I asked him about it.
Additionally, Weldon appears to have knowledge of a key instance in which a foreign national sought to influence the president through one of his closest advisersa central theme of Special Counsel Robert Muellers ongoing investigation into Russias election interference.
At issue is the question of whether the president and his associates have sought to trade favors with foreign entities for personal gain. Mueller has been investigating, for example, whether Paul Manafort, Trumps former campaign chairman, tried to use his position to repay old debts to a Russian oligarch, and whether Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, have influenced Trumps foreign-policy decisions based on their business interests. Mueller is also investigating foreign-linked donors to Trumps inauguration fund.
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Senate Investigators May Have Found a Missing Piece in the Russia Probe (Original Post)
mfcorey1
Jun 2018
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empedocles
(15,751 posts)1. The 'dots' keep on coming
magicarpet
(14,155 posts)2. Layers upon layer upon more layers....
Of corruption is the trDump Crime Syndicate. It is like pealing an onion about the size of Jupiter.