It’s True! The Russians did engage in bribery, extortion, and collusion! Starting in 2009! And no, it wasn’t Facebook ads for $10,000, Alex.

It involved American Uranium!

Before the Obama administration approved a controversial deal in 2010 giving Moscow control of a large swath of American uranium, the FBI had gathered substantial evidence that Russian nuclear industry officials were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering designed to grow Vladimir Putin’s atomic energy business inside the United States, according to government documents and interviews.

Federal agents used a confidential U.S. witness working inside the Russian nuclear industry to gather extensive financial records, make secret recordings and intercept emails as early as 2009 that showed Moscow had compromised an American uranium trucking firm with bribes and kickbacks in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, FBI and court documents show.

The FBI and DOJ had actionable evidence in 2010 to bring charges, but didn’t. Instead the investigation continued for four more years! Furthermore, Congress and the American Public were completely unaware of this investigation when Obama and Congress approved two major decisions in 2010 and 2011.