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Hillary Clinton

BainsBane

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1. Is it true that Wikileaks refused to publish the Panama papers?

Reply to Alfresco (Original post)

Sun Jul 24, 2016, 05:43 AM

Jul 2016

Because they implicated Putin and other Russian oligarchs?

ETA: Not only that, Wikileaks claims the Panama Papers were a US plot to embarrass Putin. http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/wikileaks_claims_the_us_government_funded_the_panama_papers_20160408

Elected officials and rich people from all around the world were implicated in those papers in stashing their money offshore. But Wikileaks was not only not interested in releasing the story, they worked to to discredit it.

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Today on AM Joy (MSNBC 10am ET) Trump - Russia and WikiLeaks [View all] Alfresco Jul 2016 OP

Is it true that Wikileaks refused to publish the Panama papers? BainsBane Jul 2016 #1

Isn't that interesting of course they always use RT to propagate their schemes. Historic NY Jul 2016 #6

I've seen a lot of people source RT here on DU sarae Jul 2016 #9

RT is Russian Gov't-funded *and* controlled. It's Putin-TV. eom BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #11

Thanks very much with the what's up! Her Sister Jul 2016 #2

Thanks! n/t MBS Jul 2016 #3

Mahalo, Alfresco Cha Jul 2016 #4

Thank you! Kath1 Jul 2016 #5

check the replies to that tweet in her timeline OKNancy Jul 2016 #7

You're kidding me. They're sic'cing lawyers on Joy? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2016 #8

Disgusting that they're threatening her. sarae Jul 2016 #10

Would that be the firm of Manafort, Manafort & Manafort????? Walk away Jul 2016 #12