BREAKING: Russian government announces opening of a new criminal case against US officials

[Mrs. Overall]

involved in the creation of the Magnitsky Act.

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Bill Browder
@billbrowder

BREAKING: Russian government announces opening of a new criminal case against me and various US officials involved in the creation of the Magnitsky Act and the investigation into Russian organized money laundering in US connected to Magnitsky case http://www.mid.ru/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/3303792 …



UPDATE: Ambassador Michael McFaul is asking if Barack Obama will be indicted by Russia:

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Michael McFaul
@McFaul

So help me understand this, the Russian government considers it a crime to be involved in the creation of the Magnitsky Act? So they will indict @BarackObama too, since he signed it into law? Surely, even Putin’s regime is not that crazy. Can Russian speakers help clarify?

[lagomorph777]

1. Must exorcise the Trump demons now.

[CincyDem]

2. I guess we're starting to learn more about what that 1:1 meeting was about. n/t

[triron]

4. Could very welll be, If this isn't enough to can the monster in the WH what the hell now?

[CincyDem]

6. i'm sure the conversation went something like this...

Vlad: We want sanctions dropped and we want Browder, we'll give you a few of the 12 you want in exchange.
Don the Con: Sorry, can't just give you anyone who isn't under investigation or indictment.
Vlad: Wait...I'll be right back.

[donkeypoofed]

3. Jeezus Christ, will they never stop ?!?!

Fuck 'em. I say they get slapped with more sanctions just for being sassy !!!

[BigmanPigman]

5. So Putin wasn't full of BS

in asking for an exchange of citizens to question which was exactly 12 (the number of Russian military officials named by Mueller in hacking the elections). The media said this was just a power play by Putin and it wasn't really taken seriously by anyone, except by tRump. The former Russian ambassador McFaul was on Putin's "most wanted" list too. Is he also named in this Russian lawsuit?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. Sure, Vlad.

[oberliner]

8. No, that's not what the guy from the MFA said.

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[Mrs. Overall]

9. I don't know if I trust this guy's translation.

[oberliner]

10. McFaul thanked him for the clarification

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For what that is worth.

Edit to add: Dzyadko is a pretty well-respected independent Russian journalist.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interview/tikhon-dzyadko/

[emulatorloo]

11. Sure, Vlad.

[oberliner]

12. Don't know what this is meant to communicate

But Tikhon Dzyadko is a trustworthy source.

[emulatorloo]

13. It is meant to convey that your source may be covering for Vlad Putin's vendetta against

Bill Browder.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210892960

[dalton99a]

14. Putin wants to indict McFaul, Browder et al so they won't be able to travel

[duforsure]

15. Remember this is coming from

A murdering corrupt criminal dictator who set up a kangaroo court system that answers to him , and only him. Like he wants trump to do for him here too .

[RDANGELO]

16. I'm sure that our courageous president will quickly refute all of these allegations.

<sarcasm>