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I've never been a Rachel Maddow fan, too much rhetorical drama, but just as with lecturers, sometimes you simply need to overlook one's own sensibilities, because the substance of the information is so solid and well laid own.  While I'm still not a fan of her "style" and would love her to be more concise and direct, her final story, message, information is significant and well explained.

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Published on Aug 28, 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiI1dmwDu8 - 12 min.

Rachel Maddow reviews the storied history of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr in prosecuting Russian organized crime, making him only the latest DoJ Russia expert to endure Republican smears in an effort to protect Donald Trump from the Robert Mueller investigation.

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Trump suggests Bruce Ohr, Justice official linked to Russia dossier, should be fired

By Ellen Nakashima , Carol D. Leonnig , Erica Werner and Tom Hamburger

August 29, 2018 at 11:30 PM - Washington Post

President Trump on Wednesday escalated his criticism of a Justice Department official whose link to a controversial dossier of allegations about the Trump campaign has prompted scrutiny from the president and his allies in Congress, suggesting in a sharply worded tweet that the career civil servant should be fired. …

… Though Steele’s information was used, it was not the only evidence authorities cited to obtain the warrant for Page, according to a redacted copy of the order released in July. …

… But other individuals familiar with the Tuesday interview said Ohr explained that Steele’s “bias” stemmed from his concern that Trump was compromised by the Russians.

“Contrary to the allegations of several Republican members, Mr. Ohr’s testimony does not cast doubt on the credibility of the dossier,” the Democratic leaders of the Judiciary and Oversight committees, Reps. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.) and Elijah E. Cummings (Md.), said in a statement. …

… “Like the four other interviews scheduled by the Republican Majority over the August break, yesterday’s interview seems to have been a complete waste of time in trying to prove what has already been thoroughly debunked,” the statement continues. “We learned little about Mr. Ohr that we did not already know. Mr. Ohr violated no law, regulation, or Department of Justice policy. Much of his career with the Department has focused on his work fighting Russian organized crime — which makes us wonder why House Republicans have now joined President Trump in focusing their energies on trying to fire Mr. Ohr without just cause.” …

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Who is Bruce Ohr, 

and why does Trump keep tweeting about him?

Fact Checker Analysis

By Glenn Kessler - August 16, 2018, Washington Post