Steele is clearly advocating on behalf of Deripaska during several conversations.
Specifically in the initial emails.
On July 1, 2016 the focus shifts to Trump – and timing of Ohr/Steele contact centers around ongoing Dossier Memo production by Steele.
6) Cont:
Simpson has contact w/Ohr on August 22, 2016 – in contrast w/Congressional testimony.
Multiple contacts occur on October 18-19, 2016 – email, Skype, calls.
Nellie Ohr joined Fusion GPS somewhere around March 2016.
7) January 12-February 21, 2016 - Several conversations re: Deripaska.
Steele is lobbying on Deripaska's behalf.
See article for details.
8) March 17 20016 – Steele sends email asking if Ohr has any update on plans to visit Europe “in the near term where we could meet up.”
Ohr says no. Offers call. Unclear if call occurred.
9) July 1 2016 – Apparent first mention of Candidate-Trump:
Steele: I am seeing [redacted] in London next week to discuss ongoing business but there is something separate I wanted to discuss with you informally and separately. It concerns our favourite business tycoon!
10) In addition to the Trump reference, Steele is probably referring to a meeting with FBI Agent Mike Gaeta in London on July 5, 2016.
See attached for notable events during this period.
11) July 29 2016 – Steele: [I’ll] be in DC at short notice on business.
See attached for notable events during this period.
12) July 30 2016 – A breakfast meeting between Steel and Bruce & Nellie Ohr takes place.
Notable events around this period – same as July 29, 2016 PLUS:
13) August 22 2016 -Ohr receives email from Fusion GPS’ Glenn Simpson:
Simpson: Can u ring.
Ohr’s log lists contact with Simpson. Notably Simpson told Congress he had no contact with Ohr until after Thanksgiving 2016 – and the election.
Notable events around this period:
14) September 16 2016 – Steele: [I’ll be in Washington soon] on business of mutual interest.
September 21 2016 – Steele: Keen to meet up with you after my scheduled meetings.
September 23 2016 – Steele and Ohr have a breakfast meeting in Washington.
Notable events:
15) October 18 2016 – Steele: If you are in Washington today, I have something quite urgent I would like to discuss with you, preferably by Skype (even before work if you can).
A Skype call takes place immediately following the email.
A 2nd Skype call is had. Calls on 10/19
16) November 21 2016 – Ohr receives email from Kathleen Kavalec, Dep Asst Secretary of State – Bureau of European Affairs:
Kavalec sent Ohr information on Simon Kukes.
Kavalec references connection to Serge Millian.
Millian is reported to be Source D and E in the Dossier.
17) December 12 2016 – Per Ohr’s phone log:
Ohr: Glenn Simpson. Some more news. Spoke with him.
Notable events around this period:
18) January 20 2017 – Email from Simpson:
Simpson: Can you call me please?
Notable events around this period:
19) There was quite a bit swirling around these conversations.
For a description of involved parties:
Bruce Ohr
Christopher Steele
Glenn Simpson
Oleg Deripaska
Adam Waldman
Paul Hauser
Kathleen Kavalec
Nellie Ohr
Sergei Millian
Meanwhile, Baker was asked if this type of interaction with an outside counsel had ever occurred before. In response, Baker admitted that his interaction with Sussmann was singularly unique:
Mr. Baker: I that that’s correct. Sitting here today, that’s the only one I can remember
Sussmann was never interviewed by the FBI, which Baker also found surprising, noting:
“It is logical to me that we [the FBI] would go back and interview [Sussmann].”
Sussmann WAS interviewed by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Dec. 18, 2017.
Meadows to Baker:
“Everything about this investigation seems to have been done in an abnormal way, the way that you have gotten the information, the way that Strzok got information, the way that Ohr was used, the way that Perkins Coie actually came in and gave you information.”
Durham also notes an email exchange re: the Alfa allegations involving former Perkins Coie attorney Marc Elias and three Clinton campaign officials: communications director Jennifer Palmieri, Clinton campaign manager Robbie Mook, and senior foreign policy advisor Jake Sullivan.
That email exchange w/Elias, Sullivan, Palmieri and Mook re: the now-disproven Alfa Bank allegations took place on Sep. 15, 2016, only four days before Sussmann took the Alfa information to the FBI.
Horowitz informed Durham that in March 2017 Sussmann told an OIG SAG that one of his clients had observed that a specific OIG employee’s computer was “seen publicly” in “Internet traffic” and was connecting to a Virtual Private Network in a foreign country.
3) At the time Horowitz provided this report to Durham on December 17, 2021, Horowitz represented to Durham & team that it had “no other file[s] or other documentation” relating to this cyber matter.
We already knew that Daszak continued his work under his NIH grant until April 2020. May even have gone beyond. This was revealed in Daszak's response letter to NIH. See below.
The 2018 proposal, provided by DRASTIC, is separate (technically) from Daszak's NIH-funded work.
2018 proposal (funding denied) contained remarkable similarities to Covid pandemic but the Murphy report needs more vetting from what I've seen. theepochtimes.com/research-propo…
As noted last night, it's entirely possible there's conflation between Dasak's NIH-funded work & his 2018 proposal.
It's also possible that Veritas report is correct but we need more.
Seems almost too neat, too perfect. Raises questions.