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Meanwhile: "Thunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening..." July 30, 2017 11:14 am podrock

While the Fandango occupied the news, William Browder testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee:

Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Feinstein, and members of the committee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify today on the Russian government’s attempts to repeal the Magnitsky Act in Washington in 2016, and the enablers who conducted this campaign in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, by not disclosing their roles as agents for foreign interests.

Before I get into the actions of the agents who conducted the anti-Magnitsky campaign in Washington for the benefit of the Russian state, let me share a bit of background about Sergei Magnitsky and myself.

From his opening statement via The Atlantic

In what one senator called one of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s “most important” hearings, Browder, a wealthy businessman-turned-activist-turned Putin-adversary shed a chilling new light on a Russian system of government that operates ruthlessly in the shadows — as Browder described it for lawmakers: a “kleptocracy” sustained by corruption, blackmail, torture and murder with Putin at its center.

“Effectively the moment that you enter into their world,” Browder told senators investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, “you become theirs.”

From a good overview from NPR

Or watch the whole 3+ hours from C-SPAN

It is no surprise the circus has the clowns in center ring right now dancing the fandango.

  • A lot of things are suddenly starting to make sense. by hank 2017-07-30 12:21:13
    • Making Russia Great Again by hank 2017-07-30 12:37:44

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