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A dozen Putin loyalists attended the National Prayer Breakfast and a private dinner with Republican congressmen sponsored by Rockefeller heir George O’Neill. The leader of the Russian delegation to the National Prayer Breakfast was central bank Deputy Chairman and reported crime boss Alexander Torshin. Torshin, a gun enthusiast, has also been to NRA gatherings:
Torshin said in the interview he stayed clear of then-candidate Trump at last year’s N.R.A. event to avoid controversy, dining with Donald Trump Jr. instead..... What was scheduled, though, was a private dinner for Torshin and his Russian colleagues that was hosted by Rockefeller heir George O’Neill Jr. and included Republican lawmakers Dana Rohrabacher of California and Thomas Massie of Kentucky, as well as a longtime lobbyist, a Hollywood director and editors from The National Interest and the American Conservative magazines.
O’Neill said Russians need to be reassured that “very serious” Americans understand the “obvious benefits” of better relations. Rohrabacher, who’s visited Moscow several times, said he’s interested in “lowering the temperature” of U.S.-Russia relations and finding ways to cooperate in combating “our mutual, overarching enemy: radical Islamic terrorism.” Trump invited him for a private talk in the White House this week.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/...s-won-t-take-nyet-for-an-answer-in-washington
So while Russian diplomats and government agents may be foiled due to Trump/Russian investigations, Russian businessmen are poised to take up the slack.
Malcolm Nance - The Russians are coming ...
Malcolm Nance ✔ @MalcolmNance
Phase 2 of Russian intelligence post-cyberattack operation goes into effect: Send in Kremlin lobbyists w/FSB money to keep Republicans loyal
https://twitter.com/juliaioffe/status/849897632575221760 …
We have to remain vigilant, because the election chaos was only Phase 1
... ain't gonna stop. IC community can be important in helping public track common Russian "in plain sight" tactics ...
Torshin said in the interview he stayed clear of then-candidate Trump at last year’s N.R.A. event to avoid controversy, dining with Donald Trump Jr. instead..... What was scheduled, though, was a private dinner for Torshin and his Russian colleagues that was hosted by Rockefeller heir George O’Neill Jr. and included Republican lawmakers Dana Rohrabacher of California and Thomas Massie of Kentucky, as well as a longtime lobbyist, a Hollywood director and editors from The National Interest and the American Conservative magazines.
O’Neill said Russians need to be reassured that “very serious” Americans understand the “obvious benefits” of better relations. Rohrabacher, who’s visited Moscow several times, said he’s interested in “lowering the temperature” of U.S.-Russia relations and finding ways to cooperate in combating “our mutual, overarching enemy: radical Islamic terrorism.” Trump invited him for a private talk in the White House this week.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/...s-won-t-take-nyet-for-an-answer-in-washington
So while Russian diplomats and government agents may be foiled due to Trump/Russian investigations, Russian businessmen are poised to take up the slack.
Malcolm Nance - The Russians are coming ...
Malcolm Nance ✔ @MalcolmNance
Phase 2 of Russian intelligence post-cyberattack operation goes into effect: Send in Kremlin lobbyists w/FSB money to keep Republicans loyal
https://twitter.com/juliaioffe/status/849897632575221760 …
We have to remain vigilant, because the election chaos was only Phase 1
... ain't gonna stop. IC community can be important in helping public track common Russian "in plain sight" tactics ...