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MelissaB

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Sat Jun 9, 2018, 02:35 PM Jun 2018

Man who funded Brexit admitted he handed over phone numbers of Trump's transition team to Russian

The British businessman who funded Brexit has admitted that he "handed over telephone numbers for members of Trump’s transition team to Russian officials."




Exclusive: Emails reveal Russian links of millionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks

Arron Banks, the millionaire businessman who helped fund Brexit, had three meetings with the Russian ambassador to Britain — raising explosive questions about attempts by Moscow to influence the referendum result.

Emails by Banks and his sidekick Andy Wigmore, shown to The Sunday Times, reveal an extensive web of links between Banks’s Leave.EU campaign and Russian officials.

They show they made repeated contact with officials to discuss business opportunities and issues of mutual interest throughout the referendum campaign and its aftermath.

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More: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/exclusive-emails-reveal-russian-links-of-millionaire-brexit-backer-arron-banks-6lf5xdp6h


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Man who funded Brexit admitted he handed over phone numbers of Trump's transition team to Russian (Original Post) MelissaB Jun 2018 OP
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Sounds like Russia collusion..paging Mueller... quartz007 Jun 2018 #2
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