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originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: interupt42
Well don't worry cuz it won't be Hillary or her associates. It will be trump and associates. You know...the people who are really being investigated by LEO.
Not some republican committee trying to distract from the issue.
A top political adviser in Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign helped arrange an introduction in 2006 between McCain and a Russian billionaire whose suspected links to anti-democratic and organized-crime figures are so controversial that the U.S. government revoked his visa.
Rick Davis, who is now McCain's campaign manager, helped set up the encounter between McCain and Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska in Switzerland during an international economic conference. At the time, Davis was working for a lobbying firm and seeking to do business with the billionaire.
There is no evidence that McCain did anything for Deripaska after they met at a social gathering over drinks and dinner. Deripaska was grateful for the introduction, writing a thank-you note to Davis and his partner and offering to assist them in a subsequent business deal, according to a copy of the note obtained by The Washington Post.
With a net worth of more than $13 billion, Deripaska is one of the richest men in Russia and a close ally of President Vladimir Putin. McCain has been one of Putin's sharpest U.S. critics, calling for Russia to be kicked out of the Group of Eight industrialized nations because of Putin's anti-democratic activities. The Arizona Republican has also repeatedly complained about the negative impact of Kremlin-linked oligarchs such as Deripaska.
When Deripaska met McCain, Davis was part of Davis Manafort, a lobbying firm that was being paid to provide political advice to pro-Russian and oligarch-funded candidates in Ukraine, according to interviews and news accounts. At the same time, McCain was publicly supporting those candidates' Western-oriented democratic rivals.
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: interupt42
Amazing: the investigation into the Trump campaign has morphed in your mind into an investigation of Hillary Clinton. I would not be surprised if some gun for hire political consultants who have worked both sides of the game are involved, but that doesn't make Clinton any worse than Cruz, Romney, or any of the other pols who have used their services in the past.
...McCain had a hand in the Syrian ISIS and the money links go to Saudi Arabia . When you see a Billionaire being taken down who had to have their minions like a McCain then having dirty money is par for the course . McCain also has a large foundation if memory serves me correctly . its seems like a simple 2+2= swamp creature . :>) eta ...McCain was also in Ukraine so he may have connections to Russian/Ukrainian Oligarchs
I can believe they'd reach for McCain if he really is sick, but that seems a bit high on the food chain for this part in the process unless they really have no choice.
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: ketsuko
...McCain had a hand in the Syrian ISIS and the money links go to Saudi Arabia . When you see a Billionaire being taken down who had to have their minions like a McCain then having dirty money is par for the course . McCain also has a large foundation if memory serves me correctly . its seems like a simple 2+2= swamp creature . :>)
I can believe they'd reach for McCain if he really is sick, but that seems a bit high on the food chain for this part in the process unless they really have no choice.