Alright. Put this off long enough. Let’s do Chapter 2.
Let’s start here. In 2015.
Pg 13 of recent indictment ➡️ “also released documents they had stolen in other spearphishing operations, including those they had conducted in 2015 that collected emails from individuals...” 
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“... affiliated with the Republican Party.”
2 other specific 2015 mentions in indictment
1) p 22-23 ➡️ “61. On occasion, the Conspirators facilitated bitcoin payments using the same computers that they used to conduct their hacking activity, including to create and send test spearphishing emails. ...”
👆 “... Additionally, one of these dedicated accounts was used by the Conspirators in or around 2015 to renew the registration of a domain (linuxkrnl .net) encoded in certain X-Agent malware installed on the DNC network.”
2) p 24➡️ “65. From at least in or around 2015 through 2016, ... Defendants ... together with persons known and unknown to the Grand Jury, did knowingly and intentionally conspire to transport, transmit, and transfer monetary instruments and funds ... (1/2)
👆(2/2) ... with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity ...”
Let’s look at that part of the US Code. justice.gov/usam/criminal-…
Section 1030 contains seven separate provisions that create both felonies and misdemeanors.
“FIRST: That two or more persons agreed to try to accomplish a common and unlawful plan ... SECOND: That the defendant knew the unlawful purpose of the agreement and joined it willfully...”
👆”One may become a member of a conspiracy without knowing all of the details of the unlawful plan or the identities of all of the other alleged conspirators.”
👆”If the defendant, with an understanding of the unlawful character of a plan, thoroughly joins in an unlawful scheme on one occasion, that is sufficient to convict him of conspiracy, ...”
This bit came out earlier today. But, I was working on the thread prior so gonna stick with the article 👆🤣🤣❤️
Barbara Ledeen ➡️ Mike Flynn ➡️ Chuck Grassley
👆Barbara Ledeen ➡️ arranged a covert investigation into HRC private server ➡️ intermediaries for help
Barbara Ledeen ➡️ husband Michael Ledeen ➡️ co-authored “Field of Flight ➡️ Mike Flynn
👆Per FBI ➡️ 2015 ➡️ Barbara Ledeen ➡️ staffer on Senate Judiciary Committee ➡️ decided to launch her own investigation into Clinton’s server ➡️ to determine if emails hacked by a “foreign power”
Per FBI ➡️ 2015 ➡️ Barbara Ledeen ➡️ wanted to pursue her own investigation but couldn’t finance ➡️ sought help of unnamed defense contractor 📌
👆Barbara Ledeen ➡️ Toot Gingrich for help
👆Per FBI ➡️ Toot ➡️ “wanted to speak to OTHERS about the project” 📌
👆Per FBI ➡️ Toot ➡️ Judicial Watch ➡️ $$
Per FBI ➡️ Judicial Watch ➡️ ANOTHER unnamed contractor 📌 ➡️ familiar with the “deep web and dark web”
👆Per FBI ➡️ project later halted 📌
👆Barbara Ledeen ➡️ 2nd person ➡️ ties to Mike Flynn ➡️ investigating HRC server
👆2nd Flynn link ➡️ Peter Smith ➡️ approached Matt Tait ➡️ fmr British intel ⏺ NOTE: Smith ➡️ close ties to Toot
Per Tait ➡️ Peter Smith ➡️ convince HRC server had been hacked by a foreign power ➡️ probably Russians
👆Peter Smith ➡️ told WSJ ➡️ acted independently of Trump Campaign
👆Per Tait ➡️ Smith ➡️ approached by person on “dark web” ➡️ claimed to have copy of HRC emails ➡️ wanted help validating authenticity
👆Per Tait ➡️ Smith ➡️ claimed to be working with Flynn
Per Grassley spokesperson ➡️ Barbara Ledeen ➡️ not authorized by Senate Judiciary Committee ➡️ Committee only learned of investigation after it was completed
👆Per Grassley spokesperson ➡️ Barbara Ledeen ➡️ instructed not to do any further follow-up after they found out
❓Quick Q: 🤔 If investigation was “completed” why was Barbara Ledeen “instructed not to do any further follow-up?
Per Grassley spokesman ➡️ Barbara Ledeen ➡️ part-time staffer ➡️ Senate Judiciary Committee judicial nominations unit
👆Per Grassley spokesperson ➡️ Barbara Ledeen ➡️ “in no way connected” to the investigations team & “would not have access to any of its materials”
👆Grassley spokesperson ➡️ took extra step ➡️ denied any relationship with Grassley & Michael Ledeen ➡️ “wouldn’t recognize him if he saw him” 🤔
👆Seems I’ve heard this line before 🤔 like PLOTUS* and Sater. Anyhoo...
Barbara & Michael Ledeen ➡️ influential & controversial players in conservative circles for decades
👆Michael Ledeen ➡️ historian ➡️ fmr Reagan admin ➡️ helped develop the secret Iran Contra program to sell US arms to Iran 📌
👆Barbara & Michael Ledeen daughter ➡️ Simone Ledeen ➡️ worked with Flynn in Afghanistan 📌
Another piece on Barbara Ledeen & Peter Smith newsweek.com/does-strange-c…
Will try not to duplicate between 2 articles.
Case of Peter Smith ➡️ focus of investigators ⏺ House Intel ➡️ interviewed Matt Tait ➡️ mentioned above
👆House Intel ➡️ also interviewed Jonathan Safron ➡️ law student who worked as Smith’s assistant 📌
👆Senate ➡️ reached out to Eric York ➡️ another security expert ➡️ enlisted by Smith 📌
Tait ➡️ interviewed by Mueller
👆Documents obtained by WSJ ➡️ showed Smith considered ➡️ Flynn an ally
Smith told WSJ ➡️ he had found 5 GROUPS of hackers ➡️ claimed to have HRC emails ➡️ 2 of 5 (groups?) Russian ⏺ Smith ➡️ unable to verify emails ➡️ told hackers to give to Wikileaks
👆Per Smith document to recruit others ➡️ listed Steve Bannon, Kellyanne Conway & Flynn ➡️ as officials he was working with “in coordination to the extent permitted as an independent expenditure”📌
Per Tait ➡️ “it was immediately apparent that Smith was both well connected within the top echelons of the campaign and he seemed to know both Lt Gen Flynn and his son well.”
👆Per Tait ➡️ “Smith routinely talked about the goings on at the top of the Trump team, offering deep insights into the bizarre world at the top of the Trump campaign.”
🤔 Sure sounds like Smith was at least in contact with Toot ➡️ since Toot has written several books on Trump campaign & now with Great America PAC/Alliance.
Quick aside. Toot and Smith go way back. To ole GOPAC days.
👆Per Tait ➡️ Smith ➡️ set up KLS Research ➡️ “to avoid campaign reporting” ➡️ “This document was about establishing a company to conduct opposition research on BEHALF of the campaign, but operating at a distance so as to avoid campaign reporting.”
👆Per Tait ➡️ “Indeed, the document says as much in black and white.”🚨📌
Flynn atty ➡️ Robert Kelner ➡️ no comment ⏺ Bannon ➡️ never heard of Smith 🤔
Conway ➡️ kinda sorta admits knowing Smith ➡️ but made sure to stress the ole ‘no communication’ line
👆All while Smith hunting for HRC emails ➡️ Intel ➡️ Determined Russia behind hacks from DNC ➡️ published by Wikileaks
Per Tait ➡️ “In my conversations with Smith and his COLLEAGUE, I tried to stress this point: if this dark web contact is a front for the Russian government, you really don’t want to play this game. But, they were not discouraged.”📌
👆Per Tait ➡️ “They appeared to be convinced of the need to obtain Clinton’s private emails and make them public, and they had a reckless lack of interest in whether the emails came from a Russian cutout.” 📌
Per Tait ➡️ “Indeed, they made it quite clear to me that it made no difference to them who hacked the emails or why they did so, only that the emails be found and made public before the election.” 📌
Ok. Quick break then will circle back to the 📌 so far.
My bad. Forgot to link Chapter 1. Brb.
Ok. Let’s get back to the 📌 and some ❓
1) So, Barbara Ledeen ➡️ sought help from unnamed defense contractor ➡️ 2015 ➡️ when she launched her investigation into HRC server
1a) ?🤔? I mean almost endless possibilities given her hubby’s role in Iran Contra. There’s also Erik Prince. Etc. 🤔🤔🤔 Like this bit. Ledeen ➡️ Cheney.
From 👆thread ➡️ the WMD false claims ➡️ also links to Michael Ledeen
This piece is excellent rundown.
1b) Another possibility ➡️ PDG (Patriot Defense Group) ➡️ Flynn
Speaking of Ledeens and Flynn.
2) Per FBI: Barbara Ledeen ➡️ Toot ⏺ Toot wanted to “speak to others” 😳
2a) ❓Toot did work on Trump campaign as surrogate (still does!) ➡️ does that timeline overlap?
❓2b) Per FBI ➡️ others ➡️ plural ➡️ how many?
3) Per FBI ➡️ Toot approached Judicial Watch for $ ➡️ makes sense Bc Judicial Watch rabid on the email front. Well, selectively...
3) Aside ➡️ A few folks come together ➡️ Smith. Judicial Watch. Bossie.
👆For emphasis
Judicial Watch ➡️ Klayman. Fitton.
Klayman. Tagged a few interesting folks here.
Klayman. Lobbied PLOTUS* to be HRC special counsel. Pfft.
Klayman ➡️ Lawyer for Roger Stone.
Note: Klayman left Judicial Watch. But, apparently these folks never quite leave each other’s orbits.
Fitton ➡️ Judicial Watch pops up A LOT.
Like here. CNP with Bossie.
Fitton still on HRC case. Wonder if he and Klayman miss officially working together? 🤪
More Fitton examples. Ya get the gist.
Again the whole coordinated amplification orbit ➡️ Hannity. Fitton. Toot. Etc. google.com/amp/www.foxnew…
4) Per FBI ➡️ Judicial Watch ➡️ ANOTHER unnamed contractor ➡️ “familiar with deep/dark web”
Apparently Toot was 🎯 to tap Judicial Watch ➡️ ponied up $32,000 “to look for signs that Clinton’s server was hacked ➡️ probe combed for “traces of material from Clinton or longtime loyalist Sidney Blumenthal.”
👆”Roughly 200 of Blumenthal’s files were discovered on a server in Romania, but none of his emails.” 🤔
Quick aside: Manafort spokesperson ➡️ Jason Maloni ➡️ pops up in a few places ➡️ including Romania
👆”Mr. Maloni has deep experience on a wide variety of high-profile issues ranging from cybersecurity and data breaches...has extensive foreign affairs experience, having represented Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, ROMANIA, Venezuela, Pakistan and Native American interests.”
Another mini aside ➡️ several of these folks pop up around Native American casinos ➡️ Trump. Stone. Abramoff. Etc.
Another Romania bit ➡️ Guccifer. Guccifer 2.0. google.com/amp/s/www.thea…
And these Romanian hackers. washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/…
Ok. Back to Judicial Watch. Adding pic again for reference
👆Per FBI ➡️ Investigator hired by Judicial Watch ➡️ “stumbled on a classified document about extremists In Libya and promptly stopped the probe.”
👆halting matches this bit from earlier.
👆🤔 Fitton/Judicial Watch “has maintained its investigation is ‘ongoing’.”
To round out the piece on Toot/Judicial Watch/Ledeen
❓🤔 Was project “halted” or “transferred”?
Ok. Another quick break before a few twists/turns. Promise it will be interesting. ❤️👊
My apologies on delay. I have misplaced some notes. So, having to dig back through. Will resume shortly. ❤️👊
