[Intrepid]

From Drudge:

The Podesta Group belatedly filed several new disclosures with the Justice Department on Aug. 17 related to work the firm completed between 2012 and 2014 on behalf of a pro-Russia Ukrainian think tank.

Back in April, the powerful Washington lobbying firm run by Clinton ally Tony Podesta filed a document admitting its work for the pro-Russia European Centre for a Modern Ukraine may have principally benefited a foreign government. New disclosures revealed dozens of previously unreported interactions the firm made with influential government offices, including Hillary Clinton's State Department and the office of former Vice President Joe Biden, while lobbying on behalf of the center. Embattled ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort failed to disclose his extensive lobbying efforts on behalf of the center at the time as well.

Anyone lobbying or doing public relations on behalf of foreign governments is required to register as a foreign agent in compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The Aug. 17 filings include short-form registration statements for six Podesta Group employees and an amendment to the firm's registration statement that includes a list of political contributions made by relevant employees throughout 2013.

A review of those donations shows both parties received cash from Podesta Group lobbyists.

The individual employee filings appear to be uniform and lawyerly, each describing what their services were supposed to entail as, "Research and analyze issues related to principal's organizational mission of improving ties between Ukraine and the West counsel on activities in Congress and executive branch and developments that relate to the principal's organizational mission; and maintain contact, as needed, with legislative and executive branch officials, members of the media, and NGOs." One of the filings is for Tony Podesta himself, who was a bundler for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Tony and his brother John--Clinton's 2016 campaign chairman--co-founded the lobbying firm in 1988.

[johnforbes]

That's the odd thing about the Left's new obsession with Russia.

There was always a ton of evidence that Hillary and the Podestas were influenced by Russia, has business ties to Russia, sold uranium to Russia, got donations to the Clinton Foundation from Russia-linked outfits, etc.

[RealJustme]

I wonder if the 16 attorneys investigating Trump's Russian ties are told to ignore any Russians ties to Democrats they run across?

Sessions was wrong for excusing himself from the investigation, he should overseen it to insure all connections to the Russians were being pursued and to keep it from expanding into a witch hunt which is what it' become. They couldn't find anything on the focus of the investigation so they're now trying to find "anything", next thing they do is reopen any closed sexual harassment or hiring practices claims against any of Trump's businesses.

[johnforbes]

Exactly.

You didn't see Eric Holder or Lynch recusing themselves.

Heck no, they remained involved in order to tilt "justice" toward Dems.