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Russian ambassador told Moscow that Kushner wanted secret communications channel with Kremlin (www.washingtonpost.com)

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Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring, according to U.S. officials briefed on intelligence reports.

Ambassador Sergey Kislyak reported to his superiors in Moscow that Kushner, son-in-law and confidant to then-President-elect Trump, made the proposal during a meeting on Dec. 1 or 2 at Trump Tower, according to intercepts of Russian communications that were reviewed by U.S. officials. Kislyak said Kushner suggested using Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States for the communications.

The meeting also was attended by Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser.

This article is a bit old, but considering the constant MAGA whines of "No Russian collusion!!!" it is important to remember who was actually running our government for 4 years.

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[-] hillbicks@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago

In the case of Ames, yes there was.

From Wikipedia

The CIA also realized that, despite Ames' annual salary being $60,000, he could afford:

A $540,000 house in Arlington, Virginia, paid for in cash

A $50,000 Jaguar luxury car

Home remodeling and redecoration costs of $99,000

Monthly phone bills exceeding $6,000, mostly calls by Ames' wife to her family in Colombia

Premium credit cards, on which the minimum monthly payment exceeded his monthly salary

In March 1993, the CIA and FBI began an intensive investigation of Ames that included electronic surveillance, combing through his trash and the installation of a monitor in his car to track his movements. From November 1993 until his arrest, Ames was kept under virtually constant physical surveillance. When, in early 1994, he was scheduled to attend a conference in Moscow, the FBI believed it could wait no longer, and he and his wife were arrested on February 21