The Trump-Russia Ties Hiding In Plain Sight | CNBC

I've been disappointed that there was no interest in this blog or its content.  And work plus other projects (ConfrontingScienceContrarians.blogspot.com - No-VillageAtWolfCreek.blogspot.com) have kept me occupied and its fallen to the way side.  But, with the election coming up it seems I should do something over here.  If nothing more than to be host to various news video clips that are worth sharing for their informative content.  Here's the first one, may as well start with an oldie, its makes for interesting watching with today's hindsight.

Published on May 24, 2018  -  CNBC -

Trump's in-plain-sight embrace of Russia gets obscured by the Trump news avalanche. 

But long before running for president, Trump relied on Russian money. 

Trump also consistently defends Russia and attacks U.S. officials investigating Russia.  

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1FHtBu5H8w     (8:07min)

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Putin's 'trail of breadcrumbs from Trump Tower': Spies issue warning to West

Four Corners By Lucy Carter, Jeanavive McGregor and Sarah Ferguson

Posted 17 Jun 2018

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-18/spies-warn-putin-left-trail-of-breadcrumbs-from-trump-tower/9873700

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Trump/Russia: Part 3 – Moscow Rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5BLKKREIck

ABC News (Australia)

Published on Jun 24, 2018

Four Corners investigates Russia’s endgame and the motivation behind its extraordinary interference in the US Presidential elections.

For Trump/Russia: Part 1 click here: https://youtu.be/XwvjkJXaIJE

For Trump/Russia: Part 2 click here: https://youtu.be/lEQBHeZqDIo

Read more here: https://ab.co/2MisTE6

For more from ABC News, click here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/

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Putin's 'trail of breadcrumbs from Trump Tower': Spies issue warning to West

Four Corners By Lucy Carter, Jeanavive McGregor and Sarah Ferguson

Posted 17 Jun 2018

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-18/spies-warn-putin-left-trail-of-breadcrumbs-from-trump-tower/9873700
Senior intelligence officials are warning the Western world that Russia's interference in the 2016 US election was an escalation of aggression that is likely to continue.
Robert Hannigan, the former head of UK signals intelligence service GCHQ, has told Four Corners further attacks from Vladimir Putin are probable.
"As long as Putin can't address Russian economic problems, he's probably going to be tempted to wrap himself in the flag of nationalism even more firmly and to do more foreign adventures. I hope not, but I fear that might be the case," he said.
Dan Hoffman, former CIA station chief in Moscow, says this new threat from Russia should not be underestimated. …