The timeline of @nytimes reports on this don’t make sense to me. This says the US concluded in 2019(!) that the Russians were paying bounties but only launched raids to catch the money guy 6 months ago. 1/n nytimes.com/2020/07/01/wor…
Previous @nytimes reports indicated that the discovery of the $500k on a raid target led to questions being asked of detainees which then led to suspicion of Russian bounties. But that raid was earlier this year, not in 2019. 2/n
So I’m confused: Did US forces raid the guy because they suspected he was the money man for Russian bounties? If so, when did we first suspect bounties were in play (& why)? Where did that trail really begin? 3/n
Or did we suspect bounties because of the large amount of cash found on the raid + subsequent detainee reports? And if so, where/how does the statement about US conclusions in 2019 fit in? 4/n
Hoping @MujMash or @EricSchmittNYT can clear this up. The timeline of what happened is important when it comes to gauging the administration’s response. 5/5
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