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Influence operation to try to influence the republican party in a way that would quote advance the interests of the russian federation. theres also just been a ton of public facing reporting about maria butina and her american boyfriend, including this seminal "new york times" piece which broke the news that paul erickson, the boyfriend, had, during the campaign, in may 2016, he had sent the trump campaign an email that literally had the subject line "kremlin connection." he was offering in that...

With the court, the government described a different person who was involved in the scheme. the person named by prosecutors as u.s. person one. if you piece it together through various documents and reporting, u.s. person one in the butina case is her american boyfriend, who according to the government, worked closely with her throughout the duration of her influence operation to try to influence the republican party in a way that would advance the interests of the russian federation. there also...

Pentagon. it doesnt help to lose a secretary of defense who frankly was not only experienced and competent but was truly dedicated to the best interests of our country. to have that happen obviously creates some disruption. but i also believe that these men and women in uniform are dedicated. they will do what is necessary to protect our country. and they will do it in the brave and courageous way they have done it in the past. >> secretary panetta, its always a pleasure. thank you so much for b...

Meeting between donald trump and vladimir putin. he did it by e-mail with the unsubtle suggest line, kremlin connection. and paul erickson didnt name alexander torsian in the e-mail but he referred to him as president putins emissary on this overture. that didnt work, but that same month torsian sought a meeting with donald trump at an nra convention. and that itself didnt pan out, but torsian did get to spend some time with donald trump jr. at a gala hosted be i the nra. and then at the beginni...

Unsubtle subject line, kremlin connection. and paul erickson didnt name alexander torchin in the e-mail but he referred to him as president putins emissary on this. that didnt work, but that same month torchin sought a meeting with donald trump at an nra convention. and that itself didnt pan out, but torchin did get to spend some time with donald trump jr. at a gala hosted by the nra. and then at the beginning of this year, we learn that the fbi was investigating whether all of this, the nras hu...

>> why wouldnt he admit to obstruction of justice in public you let theirs know they are so stupid they commit the crime and public exception. he did it. >> tucker: has any agent ever broadcast a message to his handlers ever? >> has any business been ever been elected president? he made the invitation in public and then you start to see during the summer of 2016 -- we have an email that is titled kremlin connection, an offer made to paul erickson of the campaign to connect donald trump and vladi...

>> why wouldnt he admit to obstruction of justice in public? you let theirs know they are so stupid they commit the crime and public exception. he did it. >> tucker: has any agent ever broadcast a message to his handlers ever? >> has any businessman ever been elected president?ny >> tucker: [laughs] okay. >> he made the invitation in public and then you start to see during the summer of 2016 -- we have an email that is titled kremlin connection, an offer made to paul erickson of theer campaign t...

Conventi convention. we know the campaign got two e-mails. one with the subject line, kremlin connection. and another with the, in retrospect hilarious subject line, "russian backdoor overture and dinner invite." the candidates son-in-law, jared kushner, rebuffed the request at least according to his attorney. and yet, somehow. somehow, around the same time, donald trump was accepting a rousing endorsement from the nra, which would go on to become one of his biggest outside backers. his son, don...

Kremlin connection. and another with the, in retrospect hilarious subject line, "russian backdoor overture and dinner invite." the candidates son-in-law, jared kushner, rebuffed the request at least according to his attorney. and yet, somehow. somehow, around the same time, donald trump was accepting a rousing endorsement from the nra, which would go on to become one of his biggest outside backers. his son, donald trump jr., ended up at dinner with that same russian official, who had been trying...

And this obstruction statute is very broad. you dont actually have to obstruct justice. you just have to endeavor to influence or impede an investigation. and the president certainly did that. >> i have something else i want to ask you about. this is regarding "the new york times," which as you know obtained the e-mails from k.t. mcfarland, writing to a colleague about the obama sanctions against russia for the election meddling. how crucial is k.t. mcfarland going be in this investigation at th...