Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee who has been leading a congressional investigation into President Trump’s alleged ties to Russia, had extensive contact last year with a lobbyist for a Russian oligarch who was offering Warner access to former British spy and dossier author Christopher Steele, according to text messages obtained exclusively by Fox News.
www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/08/democratic-sen-mark-warner-texted-with-russian-oligarch-lobbyist-in-effort-to-contact-dossier-author-christopher-steele.html
Trump Tweeted About WARNER Just Days Ago
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, Brennan and Clapper! Adam leaves closed committee hearings to illegally leak confidential information. Must be stopped!
7:39 AM – Feb 5, 2018
Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, Brennan and Clapper! Adam leaves closed committee hearings to illegally leak confidential information. Must be stopped!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2018
“Throughout the text exchanges, Warner seemed particularly intent on connecting directly with Steele without anyone else on the Senate Intelligence Committee being in the loop — at least initially. In one text to the lobbyist, Warner wrote that he would ‘rather not have a paper trail‘ of his messages.”
The article also says this:
They were turned over to the Senate panel by Waldman last September.
www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/08/democratic-sen-mark-warner-texted-with-russian-oligarch-lobbyist-in-effort-to-contact-dossier-author-christopher-steele.html
Trump just tweeted on this
Wow! -Senator Mark Warner got caught having extensive contact with a lobbyist for a Russian oligarch. Warner did not want a “paper trail” on a “private” meeting (in London) he requested with Steele of fraudulent Dossier fame. All tied into Crooked Hillary.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2018
So Warner kept this a secret until he knew he was busted. Then he told the other members of the committee. They kept this secret for months until now, when someone leaked the text messages.
By their silence in the face of a stunning display of ethical malfeasance every member of the committee compromised their integrity, their representative duty, and their position on the committee. They became complicit. Period.
theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/02/08/senator-mark-warner-and-entire-senate-intelligence-committee-compromised-corrupt-and-finally-exposed/#more-145663
The traitors held a press conference on October 4, 2017 (after Warner knew he was caught) to tell the American people that members of the committee were trying to contact Steele. CYA.
Note the first thing that Burr talks about is the Las Vegas Shooting. Was this committee involved in the planning/execution of that event to CYA?
www.c-span.org/video/?435050-1/senate-russia-probe-expanded-collusion
5 things we learned from the Senate’s Russia probe update
Burr said he and Warner had offered to personally meet with Steele and expressed hope that the former British agent would ultimately decide to testify. The dossier, which circulated in political and intelligence circles last year, went public when BuzzFeed posted its contents online in December.
www.politico.com/story/2017/10/04/warner-burr-senate-russia-investigation-takeaways-243459
“BREAKING: Report indicates Sen. Mark Warner (D) was in contact with lobbyist for Russian billionaire, Oleg
Deripaska, in order to communicate w/ Christopher Steele. I’m sure Robert Mueller will have a swat team in place soon to arrest & interrogate Warner.”
BREAKING: Report indicates Sen. Mark Warner (D) was in contact with lobbyist for Russian billionaire, Oleg
Deripaska, in order to communicate w/ Christopher Steele. I’m sure Robert Mueller will have a swat team in place soon to arrest & interrogate Warner. t.co/CUh6PN5xxS— David Burke (@ConservativeTht) February 9, 2018
h/t Daniel Higdon