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**aj3647** · August-18-17, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by GMan

Meanwhile in Dem Land... https://www.rt.com/usa/400024-wasser...it-indictment/

I know it doesn't fit the current news narrative but here it is.

Do you regularly get your news from Russia Today? That explains a lot really.

You know it's directly funded by the Russian government and its content is controlled by the Kremlin, right?

**Maof** · August-18-17, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by aj3647

Do you regularly get your news from Russia Today? That explains a lot really.

You know it's directly funded by the Russian government and its content is controlled by the Kremlin, right?

"got 'em" ...LMAO

**aj3647** · August-18-17, 08:51 AM

Here GMan, I'll help you out. Here's a Fox News link for the exact same story:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017...ndictment.html

See? You don't have to get your news directly from Russian propaganda sources, there are plenty of news outlets right here in the good 'ol US of A that will cater to your tastes.

Now do you have any thoughts on this story or are you just doing a drive-by? The jist of the article is that he is now being charged with four felony counts instead of just the one felony count of bank fraud. The charges are as follows: making false statements on a loan or credit application; engaging in unlawful monetary transactions and conspiracy to commit bank fraud; false statements on a loan or credit application and unlawful monetary transactions.

All of these charges are related to the fact that he took out a home equity loan on a house that he owned that was not his primary residence [[it was a rental property) but he lied on the application and said it was his primary residence. Crime of the century, for sure, and yes by all means lock him up for his crimes.

The part I'm not quite getting is how a former House IT aide committing a financial crime that had absolutely nothing to do with his former job as a House IT aide has any relevance to anything.

From the Fox News article:

Attorney Christopher Gowen told Fox News that federal authorities have no evidence of misconduct by Awan relating to his IT duties.

**GMan** · August-18-17, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by aj3647

Here GMan, I'll help you out. Here's a Fox News link for the exact same story:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017...ndictment.html

See? You don't have to get your news directly from Russian propaganda sources, there are plenty of news outlets right here in the good 'ol US of A that will cater to your tastes.

Now do you have any thoughts on this story or are you just doing a drive-by? The jist of the article is that he is now being charged with four felony counts instead of just the one felony count of bank fraud. The charges are as follows: making false statements on a loan or credit application; engaging in unlawful monetary transactions and conspiracy to commit bank fraud; false statements on a loan or credit application and unlawful monetary transactions.

All of these charges are related to the fact that he took out a home equity loan on a house that he owned that was not his primary residence [[it was a rental property) but he lied on the application and said it was his primary residence. Crime of the century, for sure, and yes by all means lock him up for his crimes.

The part I'm not quite getting is how a former House IT aide committing a financial crime that had absolutely nothing to do with his former job as a House IT aide has any relevance to anything.

From the Fox News article:

WOW AJ branching out from Wiki!

**Richard** · August-18-17, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by aj3647

Do you regularly get your news from Russia Today? That explains a lot really.

You know it's directly funded by the Russian government and its content is controlled by the Kremlin, right?

So are you saying that because RT reported it that it is fake news or not true?

Here is a copy of the indictment.

you have to copy and past it into the browser and it pulls up the pdf

http://tu9srvbirvvtmjmkd3d3lnryymfzlmnvbq00.g00.sun-sentinel.com/g00/2_d3d3LnN1bi1zZW50aW5lbC5jb20%3D_/TU9SRVBIRVVTMjMkaHR0cDovL3d3dy50cmJhcy5jb20vbWVkaW EvbWVkaWEvYWNyb2JhdC8yMDE3LTA4LzcwMjAyMjI1MjUwMDgw LTE3MTUxNTMwLnBkZg%3D%3D_$/$/$/$/$/$

**GMan** · August-21-17, 07:28 AM

Meanwhile in Dem Land...The Wasserman IT scandal gets little play....

http://nypost.com/2017/08/19/it-staf...-intelligence/

**aj3647** · August-21-17, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by GMan

Meanwhile in Dem Land...The Wasserman IT scandal gets little play....

http://nypost.com/2017/08/19/it-staf...-intelligence/

Seems to be getting plenty of play on Right Wing media sources and Russian propaganda outlets desperate for any story to distract from the raging dumpster fire that is the Trump Administration. NYPost, Russia Today, Drudge, Fox News, Right Wing talk radio, sounds like "play" to me. Also isn't it odd that the reporting on Russia Today so closely mirrors that of American Right Wing media outlets? It's almost as if their agendas align or something...

**GMan** · August-21-17, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by aj3647

Seems to be getting plenty of play on Right Wing media sources and Russian propaganda outlets desperate for any story to distract from the raging dumpster fire that is the Trump Administration. NYPost, Russia Today, Drudge, Fox News, Right Wing talk radio, sounds like "play" to me. Also isn't it odd that the reporting on Russia Today so closely mirrors that of American Right Wing media outlets? It's almost as if their agendas align or something...

Nice try AJ.
I know the 5 column media hasn't been giving it much play.

**aj3647** · August-21-17, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by GMan

Nice try AJ.
I know the 5 column media hasn't been giving it much play.

Nice try, Gman.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politi...ats/index.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...db8_story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...Affidavit.html

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/cong...ountry-n786651

Again, sorry that they aren't covering this story as the number one news story in the nation to suit your tastes, but every single "fifth column" news outlet did in fact report on it. In fact they each reported on this story multiple times.

**oladub** · September-09-17, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by aj3647

Do you regularly get your news from Russia Today? That explains a lot really.

You know it's directly funded by the Russian government and its content is controlled by the Kremlin, right?

RT is funded by the Russian government. The Washington Post is owned by one of the world's richest monopolistic corporate billionaires who opposes Trump. I read both, even Al Jazeera, although I begin my news day with BBC World. Widely differing sources don't always cover the same news or cover it the same way. Please advise us of your list of approved news sources. How about Politico which reported much of the same story as RT the day before RT reported it? Maybe RT is guilty of plagiarism but not covering or suppressing a story is sometimes a worse violation of journalistic ethics.