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herding cats

(19,549 posts)
Mon Jul 24, 2017, 04:13 PM Jul 2017

Trump DOJ nominee used to represent Russian bank with ties to Putin

Source: The Hill

President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Justice's criminal division used to represent a major Russian bank whose owners have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Brian Benczkowski, who Trump nominated for the position in June and will have his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, disclosed to lawmakers that he used to represent Alfa Bank, one of Russia's largest financial institutions, The New York Times reported Monday.

Benczkowski told Congress in a July 19 letter obtained by The Times that he was at first unable to reveal his former work for the bank because of a confidentiality agreement he signed with the institution, but that he received a waiver to share the information.

"Your staff has indicated that the committee may wish to question me at my hearing regarding the fact and scope of my work for Alfa Bank," Benczkowski wrote in the letter, saying he would be able "to discuss the fact and scope of the representation at the hearing."

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343489-trump-doj-nominee-used-to-represent-russian-bank-with-ties-to-putin?amp

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Trump DOJ nominee used to represent Russian bank with ties to Putin (Original Post) herding cats Jul 2017 OP
Is this from the Onion? Is this some kind of joke? Pachamama Jul 2017 #1
God, we really are a Russian client state now aren't we? Still In Wisconsin Jul 2017 #2
Well, would you look at that TeapotInATempest Jul 2017 #3
Alfa Bank was the entity that mysteriously kept pinging ToxMarz Jul 2017 #4
Yeah. Represented not just "a Russian bank" but ALFA BANK ! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2017 #5
Block him orangecrush Jul 2017 #6
They'll confirm him & say he's wonderful & ethical. Just like the FBI Director nominee. Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #7
Mueller REALLY needs to make a move here before it's too late ... mr_lebowski Jul 2017 #8
Rachel Maddow has good piece on this now Justice Jul 2017 #9

ToxMarz

(2,154 posts)
4. Alfa Bank was the entity that mysteriously kept pinging
Mon Jul 24, 2017, 04:28 PM
Jul 2017

The secret server in Trump Tower during the election (which has never been explianed).

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
7. They'll confirm him & say he's wonderful & ethical. Just like the FBI Director nominee.
Mon Jul 24, 2017, 07:49 PM
Jul 2017

They'll be wrong, but that's what they'll say.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
8. Mueller REALLY needs to make a move here before it's too late ...
Mon Jul 24, 2017, 09:08 PM
Jul 2017

This is getting into the realm of some serious, serious SHIT right now.

The sheer brazenness of this cabal of money-laundering Russian thugs, is really something to behold ...

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