Breaking: Feds charge Sam Patten as unregistered agent for Ukrainian parties.
1. worked with Cambridge Analytica
2. associate of Manafort and Kilimnik (agent with active ties to Russian military intelligence)
Read @NatashaBertrand's write up from April:
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
1. worked with Cambridge Analytica
2. associate of Manafort and Kilimnik (agent with active ties to Russian military intelligence)
Read @NatashaBertrand's write up from April:
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Sam Patten's own words about his work for #CambridgeAnalytica’s parent company, SCL Group:
“included taking micro-targeting to the next level” during the 2014 midterms, developing methods “adopted by at least one major U.S. presidential candidate.”
“included taking micro-targeting to the next level” during the 2014 midterms, developing methods “adopted by at least one major U.S. presidential candidate.”
Revealing:
Sam Patten: “I have no reason to suspect him [Kilimnik] of being a Russian agent."
The two worked together for decades including at IRI.
What others at IRI said about Kilimnik
“It was like ‘Kostya, the guy from the GRU’ — that’s how we talked about him.”
Sam Patten: “I have no reason to suspect him [Kilimnik] of being a Russian agent."
The two worked together for decades including at IRI.
What others at IRI said about Kilimnik
“It was like ‘Kostya, the guy from the GRU’ — that’s how we talked about him.”
First quote is what Sam Patten told @lachlan in this interview:
thedailybeast.com/accused-russia…)
Second quote is from @kenvogel's deep dive into Kilimnik:
politico.com/story/2016/08/… also: "became an article of faith in IRI circles that Kilimnik had been in the intelligence service"
thedailybeast.com/accused-russia…)
Second quote is from @kenvogel's deep dive into Kilimnik:
politico.com/story/2016/08/… also: "became an article of faith in IRI circles that Kilimnik had been in the intelligence service"
