This is actually a surprise

The pressing question is:  Why is Rudy wearing a jacket three sizes too big for him?  He can afford a tailor.

The Trump administration on Thursday blacklisted four Russia-linked individuals for attempting to influence the US election, including a Ukrainian lawmaker it called “an active Russian agent” who has helped Rudy Giuliani dig up dirt on Joe Biden.

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The biggest name added to the list is that of Andriy Derkach, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, who the Treasury Department said in a statement “has been an active Russian agent for over a decade, maintaining close connections with the Russian Intelligence Services.”

Derkach is part of a ragtag group of Ukrainian operatives working with [Rudy] Giuliani and hoping to help congressional Republicans surface damaging details about Biden and his family ahead of the election to benefit Trump.

  Buzzfeed

No collusion.

“Derkach and other Russian agents employ manipulation and deceit to attempt to influence elections in the United States and elsewhere around the world,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in the statement.

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that Derkach "maintains close ties to Russian intelligence and sought to influence the views of American voters through a Russian-directed covert influence campaign centered on manipulating the American political process to advance Russia’s malign interests in Ukraine. This operation was designed to culminate prior to Election Day."

Did Mnuchin not know this guy was connected to Rudy? Or are they beginning the frame to cut Rudy loose and blame everything foul on him?

Perhaps they're preparing to clean their futures for when Trump is booted out of office so they can be part of the next GOP/Fascist administration. Believe me, when it comes down to the wire, they'll cut Trump loose, just like he wouldn't hesitate to cut them loose.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.