Дайджест

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Короткий дайджест основных событий последней недели:

1. Мюллер созвал большое жюри в Вашингтоне, которое выписывает повестки и возможно в конце концов утвердит обвинительное заключение. Впервые об этом сообщил Wall Street Journal, вскоре информация была подтверждена другими источниками.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in Washington to investigate Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections, a sign that his inquiry is growing in intensity and entering a new phase, according to people familiar with the matter.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/special-counsel-mueller-impanels-washington-grand-jury-in-russia-probe-1501788287

Our relationship with Russia is at an all-time & very dangerous low. You can thank Congress, the same people that can't even give us HCare!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 3, 2017

2. Трамп подписал закон о санкциях, но, как мог, продемонстрировал, что делает это крайне неохотно.

I am signing this bill for the sake of national unity. It represents the will of the American people to see Russia take steps to improve relations with the United States. We hope there will be cooperation between our two countries on major global issues so that these sanctions will no longer be necessary. <...> I built a truly great company worth many billions of dollars. That is a big part of the reason I was elected. As President, I can make far better deals with foreign countries than Congress.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/08/02/statement-president-donald-j-trump-signing-countering-americas

Congress, investigate Seth Rich Murder! @JulianAssange made comments u need to listen to! If Seth was wiki source, no Trump/Russia collusion https://t.co/QPHZwypU34

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) May 22, 2017

3. История про Сета Рича ("летчика Волошина"), как выяснилось, родилась в результате координации между Fox News и Белым Домом. Это объясняет маниакальное упорство, с которым Шон Хэннити продвигал эту дезинформацию.

The Fox News Channel and a wealthy supporter of President Trump worked in concert under the watchful eye of the White House to concoct a story about the death of a young Democratic National Committee aide, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
The explosive claim is part of a lawsuit filed against Fox News by Rod Wheeler, a longtime paid commentator for the news network.
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/01/540783715/lawsuit-alleges-fox-news-and-trump-supporter-created-fake-news-story

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Обыск у Манафорта

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Новость дня - стало известно, что рано утром 26 июля, сотрудники ФБР провели неожиданный рейд с обыском у Пола Манафорта. Первая публикация - в Washington Post.

Federal agents appeared at Paul Manafort’s home without advance warning in the predawn hours of July 26, the day after he met voluntarily with the staff for the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The search warrant was wide-ranging and FBI agents working with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III departed the home with various records.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fbi-conducted-predawn-raid-of-former-trump-campaign-chairman-manaforts-home/2017/08/09/5879fa9c-7c45-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html

New York Times уточняет, что искали налоговые документы и счета в заграничных банках.

Investigators for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, recently searched the Northern Virginia home of President Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, for tax documents and foreign banking records, a sign that the inquiry into Mr. Manafort has broadened, according to a person briefed on the matter.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/us/politics/paul-manafort-home-search-mueller.html

ABC News сообщает драматические подробности: группа сотрудников ФБР открыла наружную дверь и разбудила Манафорта стуком в дверь его спальни.

According to a source familiar with the investigation, Manafort was awoken by a group of armed FBI agents knocking on his bedroom door as they executed the warrant on July 26.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-executed-search-warrant-paul-manaforts-home-russia/story?id=49112676

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