John: the phrase 'thing of value' will come up a lot in the coming months (2017)
prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2017-09-26) · owner: John
Introducing the Trump–Russia investigation in 2017, John expected the legal phrase 'thing of value' to come up a lot in the following months.
About: Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, Donald Trump
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-26 | predicted | John expects to hear 'thing of value' a lot in coming months, partly because the courts haven't clearly decided what it means. (hedged) | Trump and Russia: An Introduction to What We Know (and What We Don't) 00:03:02 |
What is said about it
4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2017-09-26 · Trump and Russia: An Introduction to What We Know (and What We Don't) — recommendation: John: For an overview, John recommends a very helpful timeline of events in the Russia collusion investigation and calls the Wikipedia article on Russian interference in the 2016 election very good. — video description
- 2017-09-26 · Trump and Russia: An Introduction to What We Know (and What We Don't) — John: DHS and the ODNI have stated with high confidence that the Russian government sought to influence the US presidential election in Trump's favour over Clinton. — 00:00:50
- 2017-09-26 · Trump and Russia: An Introduction to What We Know (and What We Don't) — John: They have also stated that Putin personally oversaw the operation, which John says should not be much of a surprise. — 00:01:01
- 2017-09-26 · Trump and Russia: An Introduction to What We Know (and What We Don't) — John: Putin's regime meddled in at least three ways: a disinformation campaign of fake news stories, trying to breach election data in several states, and hacking the DNC and John Podesta's emails, released to WikiLeaks. — 00:01:27