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Natalia Veselnitskaya gives a rare interview back in 2016.
HELD TO ACCOUNT

Freakout After Veselnitskaya Plot Is Exposed

The Swiss are feeling the squeeze after a U.S. agency called them out for returning stolen money to sanctioned Russians.

Nico Hines

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UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Sanctioned Russians to Get Millions After Veselnitskaya Plot

The Swiss courts have rejected an appeal and will send millions of dollars back to the Russians accused of taking part in a huge money laundering scandal.

Nico Hines

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NEVERENDING STORY

Leaked Docs Accuse Trump Tower Lawyer of Brand New Crime

New court papers accuse the notorious Trump Tower lawyer of a clandestine effort to tamper with official government papers.

Nico Hines

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NOTHING TO SEE HERE

FEC Republicans Kill Yet Another Trump Investigation: Axios

Election-rules commission reportedly split 3-3 in vote on whether to go forward with a probe of alleged foreign-assistance during notorious 2016 Trump Tower meeting.

Jamie Ross

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DARK MONEY

Secret Russian Weapon Scheme Tied to Trump Tower Meeting

Documents obtained by The Daily Beast link the $230 million fraud discussed at the Trump Tower meeting in 2016 to Russia’s black-market weapons of mass destruction program.

Nico Hines

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OUT OF NOWHERE

Ex-Hill Staffer Linked to Veselnitskaya Dies Suddenly

Paul Behrends, who lost his job on the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee after links to Russia were reported, suffered a head injury close to his home on Friday night.

Nico Hines

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NO SELF-RESPECT

Switzerland Bows to Veselnitskaya, Sends Loot Back to Russia

Trump Tower lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya was caught corrupting a Swiss investigation into Russia’s biggest public fraud, but Switzerland is planning to do her bidding anyway.

Nico Hines

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Former FBI Director’s Double Game With Stolen Russian Money

Louis Freeh has been hired to investigate stolen Russian cash. But he repped one of the alleged money launderers in another case—alongside Russia’s Trump Tower meeting lawyer.

Michael Weiss

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QUID PRO QUO

Corrupt Cop Linked to Trump Tower Lawyer Exposes Russian Ops

Swiss court case exposes the murky tactics employed by the same rogue Russian department that plotted the notorious Trump Tower meeting.

Nico Hines

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COURT DISORDER

Leak Exposes Trump Tower Russian’s Dirty Lobbying Operations

According to leaked emails from Natalia Veselnitskaya, Russia’s disinformation campaign may have broken U.S. law and exposed details of a witness who later fell from a window.

Nico Hines

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BEAR HUNT

Swiss Official Linked to Veselnitskaya Convicted

Investigator responsible for monitoring the Swiss finances of oligarchs and the Russian mafia accepted gifts from the Russian authorities.

Nico Hines

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