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Dec 17, 2018 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
Two Business Partners of Michael Flynn Indicted - Bijan Kian & Ekim Alptekin accused of acting as Turkish agents and charged w/conspiracy, false statements - Kian, Alptekin & Flynn ran a consulting firm together and campaigned to discredit Fethullah Gulen
wsj.com/articles/two-b…
Indictment filed in the EDVA said Bijan Kian lied on his lobbying registration form about work with Michael Flynn’s consulting firm. Kian is expected to appear in VA courtroom later this week. Co-defendant Kamil Ekim Alptekin is reportedly still in Turkey
thedailybeast.com/michael-flynn-…
As noted by @nycsouthpaw Michael Flynn's deal didn't preclude him from being charged by EDVA in the case unsealed today
Indictment of two Michael Flynn business partners - USA v Bijan Rafiekian (aka Bijan Kian) on 2 counts and Kamil Edim Alptekin on 6 counts
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5631…
Around September 2016 Bijan Kian and others lobbied a member of congress, a congressional staffer and a state govt official in an attempt to depict Gulen as a threat

On September 20, 2016 Kian, Flynn and his son met pro-Russia congressman Dana Rohrabacher
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5631…
Here's Nov 2017 story on Mueller probing pre-election Flynn meeting With pro-Russia (ex)congressman Rohrabacher - a meeting described in today's indictment of Flynn associates Kian and Alptekin
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m…
Flynn business partner Bijan Kian indicted today also worked on Trump's national security transition team after the election

Per @CBSNews article an official said Kian helped scrutinize Mike Pompeo before he was named CIA director
cbsnews.com/news/trump-tra…

Devin Nunes spoke with Michael Flynn at a breakfast event attended by Turkey's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu just before the inauguration (the event reportedly had approx 40 attendees and was closed to the press) HT @LuluLemew businessinsider.com/devin-nunes-mi…

More details in this thread by @KlasfeldReports
A June 2017 story described Dmitry Zaiken (did business in Russia, sold condos in Trump Toronto & was close to late Elena Baronoff who sold Trump condos in FL) - Zaiken set up a pro-Turkish non profit that Flynn's partner Ekim Alptekin was affiliated with
An article by @kenklippenstein described a source who said Bijan Kian introduced Michael Flynn to Joel Zamel, head of Wikistrat & Psy-Group, the social media company that met with Don Jr, Erik Prince & George Nader Aug 2016 and Nader later paid $2 million

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Update on Questionardo Limited - Ahmad Al Khatib (ex dir of Cambridge Analytica successor Emerdata) with director Chun Shun Johnson Ko (ex Emerdata director and Erik Prince partner)

Main shareholders are Duncan Chu(Chau), Ko, Al Khatib, Oakwood Media

…te.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/128239…
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…te.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/128239…
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reuters.com/business/how-c…
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Motion to compel filed by @NewYorkStateAG - legal action to force Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump to comply with investigation into the Trump Organization’s financial dealings

ag.ny.gov/sites/default/…
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ag.ny.gov/sites/default/…
OAG "identified additional facts and evidence demonstrating the frequent use of misleading asset valuations in order to obtain financial benefits. The misleading practices appear to impact numerous assets reported by Mr. Trump on his Statements of Financial Condition."

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Today Parscale tweeted how their new platform has "automated the full stack of technologies used in the 2016 election that changed the world"
From April 2021 - CloudCommerce Becomes AiAdvertising with New Stock Symbol AIAD

The Company’s new corporate name better describes its focus on using artificial intelligence (AI) to eliminate waste in advertising

globenewswire.com/news-release/2…
This is from today - but AIAD is not unknown, it's Cloud Commerce renamed

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