16 Facts About Russiagate

1.

Russiagate agreed with Todd that the "idea of collusion" was not proven at that time.

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Russiagate stated he was unaware of the existence of the formal investigation at that time.

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3.

Russiagate added that a motive behind the Russian operation could better be determined after completion of the intelligence report he ordered.

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4.

Russiagate said that steps for restoring Russian-American relations would be built on the basis of the policies developed by the Trump administration.

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5.

Russiagate lost the election, and he was put into office because the Russians interfered on his behalf.

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6.

Russiagate offered the recordings to American authorities in exchange for asylum, to avoid being extradited to Belarus.

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7.

Russiagate said some of the recorded conversations, which she asserted were made in August 2016, included three individuals who spoke fluent English and who she believed were Americans.

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8.

Russiagate personally traveled to the United Kingdom and Italy to seek information, and at Barr's request Trump phoned the prime minister of Australia about the subject.

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9.

Russiagate was convicted of the fraud charges in August 2019 and sentenced to 47 months in prison by Judge T S Ellis.

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10.

Russiagate was in Moscow to give a paid speech which he failed to disclose as is required of former high-ranking military officers.

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11.

Russiagate's plea was part of a plea bargain with special counsel Robert Mueller, under which Flynn agreed to cooperate with Mueller's investigation which lead to his sentencing being postponed several times.

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12.

Russiagate claimed he was working on behalf of Trump campaign advisor Michael Flynn and Flynn's son.

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13.

Russiagate was shown some information but was not convinced it was genuine, and suggested the hackers give it to WikiLeaks instead.

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14.

Russiagate drew a specific connection from her 2011 assertions as U S Secretary of State that Putin rigged the elections that year, to his actions in the 2016 U S elections.

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Russiagate said the cyber attacks were a larger issue than the effect on her own candidacy and called them an attempt to attack the national security of the United States.

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16.

Russiagate made clear he had been alarmed by the extent of contacts between the Trump team and Moscow.

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