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The report includes a list of names at the end with 3 names redacted completely noting 'Harm to Ongoing Matter'
One name between Graff and Hawker
One name between Katsyv and Kaveladze
One name between Mnuchin and Muller-Maguhn
justice.gov/storage/report…
One name between Graff and Hawker
One name between Katsyv and Kaveladze
One name between Mnuchin and Muller-Maguhn
justice.gov/storage/report…
One name missing from list of Referenced Persons & the report - Dana Rohrabacher
It's amazing with Russia's efforts to lift sanctions & weaken Magnitsky Act & role of Wikileaks that 'Russia's favorite congressman' Rohrabacher wasn't part of this report
justice.gov/storage/report…
It's amazing with Russia's efforts to lift sanctions & weaken Magnitsky Act & role of Wikileaks that 'Russia's favorite congressman' Rohrabacher wasn't part of this report
justice.gov/storage/report…
End contradicts Barr on WH "fully cooperated"
"we informed counsel of the insufficiency of (Trump's) responses"
Trump said 30X he didn't recall or something similar
Since Trump wouldn't "be interviewed voluntarily, we considered whether to issue a subpoena for his testimony"
"we informed counsel of the insufficiency of (Trump's) responses"
Trump said 30X he didn't recall or something similar
Since Trump wouldn't "be interviewed voluntarily, we considered whether to issue a subpoena for his testimony"
Here's an early hot-take on the Barr-redacted Mueller report - the report has a lot of new information that hasn't been previously reported and much of the new info will reveal additional lies and potentially new instances of perjury in sworn testimony
Dec'16 to Jan'17 RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev & Kusher associate Rick Gerson worked on proposal for reconciliation between US & Russia which Dmitriev implied he cleared through Putin. Gerson provided proposal to Kushner before inauguration - Kushner gave copies to Bannon & Tillerson
Daily Beast article on memo likely related to above 👆🏼report today adds new info including that Dmitriev worked w/Gerson on report, that Dmitriev implied Putin cleared it and Gerson's role in sharing it with Kushner & that memo went to Bannon & Tillerson
thedailybeast.com/revealed-what-…
thedailybeast.com/revealed-what-…
There's a ton to unpack on Erik Prince - George Nader sent Prince email w/info on Dmitriev before Seychelles mtg and Prince "opened the attachments at Trump Tower"
Dmitriev was "not excited" about meeting Prince, but Nader assured him Prince was designated by Bannon
Dmitriev was "not excited" about meeting Prince, but Nader assured him Prince was designated by Bannon
George Nader described TWO mtgs between Dmitriev & Erik Prince - not one bar mtg Prince reported
Prince & Bannon's info conflicted but couldn't be verified because Prince's phone had no text mssgs before Mar'17 but provider records indicated he & Bannon exchanged dozens of mssgs
Prince & Bannon's info conflicted but couldn't be verified because Prince's phone had no text mssgs before Mar'17 but provider records indicated he & Bannon exchanged dozens of mssgs
NEW info: after election Dmitriev messaged (redacted) traveling to NY 2016 World Chess Championship, Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov also went
(redacted) wrote Dmitriev "Putin has won"
Dmitriev & Peskov attended tournament - an attendee said Trump was there (Trump denied)
(redacted) wrote Dmitriev "Putin has won"
Dmitriev & Peskov attended tournament - an attendee said Trump was there (Trump denied)
This chart is reminder - some folks missing from report like Butina & Erickson are cases outside SCO (Erickson's case not related to Russia, but could surface related info)
Other missing names are baffling (Rohrabacher, Cambridge Analytica related etc)
medium.com/@wsiegelman/ch…
Other missing names are baffling (Rohrabacher, Cambridge Analytica related etc)
medium.com/@wsiegelman/ch…
More on Prince/Dmitriev
After brief 2nd mtg Dmitriev told Nader he was disappointed in mtgs w/Prince who didn't have enough authority & he hoped for conversation with greater substance
"Dmitriev told Nader that (redacted) Prince's comments (redacted) were insulting (redacted)"
After brief 2nd mtg Dmitriev told Nader he was disappointed in mtgs w/Prince who didn't have enough authority & he hoped for conversation with greater substance
"Dmitriev told Nader that (redacted) Prince's comments (redacted) were insulting (redacted)"
Besides other cases (Butina, Erickson) other names missing:
Torshin
Rohrabacher
Elliott Broidy
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Joel Zamel
Viktor Medvedchuk
Tevfik Arif
Alexander Machkevich
Khrapunovs
Robert, Rebekah Mercer
Cambridge Analytica: Nix, Kaiser, Oakes
Few UK names (Farage once)
Torshin
Rohrabacher
Elliott Broidy
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Joel Zamel
Viktor Medvedchuk
Tevfik Arif
Alexander Machkevich
Khrapunovs
Robert, Rebekah Mercer
Cambridge Analytica: Nix, Kaiser, Oakes
Few UK names (Farage once)
Not that all these names are related to Russian election interference per se, but they are names that have come up often related to Trump-Russia story and/or related to Mideast (Broidy, Zamel) or other influence operations (CA etc)
The SCO interviewed Petr Aven a co-founder of Alfa Bank, who described a late 2016 mtg w/Putin about reaching out to incoming Trump admin to minimize future sanctions on Alfa Bank
A bit incredulously Aven said Putin didn't know who to contact around Trump
A bit incredulously Aven said Putin didn't know who to contact around Trump
A striking item missing from this version of the report - Deutsche Bank
There was reporting back in 2017 that Mueller had subpoenaed Deutsche Bank for records related to Trump - there's no mention of Deutsche - but it's possible it's in redacted sections
wsj.com/articles/trump…
There was reporting back in 2017 that Mueller had subpoenaed Deutsche Bank for records related to Trump - there's no mention of Deutsche - but it's possible it's in redacted sections
wsj.com/articles/trump…
Oct 20, 2017 memo authorized Mueller to investigate Cohen, Gates, Stone and a few redacted names. The final name includes a short redaction that looks like Jr - so perhaps Donald Trump Jr (or Michael Flynn Jr who is only mentioned once in report)
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5955…
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5955…
An important detail in footnote 140 hasn't been covered by MSM - approx 300 emails from 2015 relating to Republican Party employees were released on GRU-registered DC leaks - all victims used TN-based web host Smartech
@soychicka has tweeted on this often
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5955…
@soychicka has tweeted on this often
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5955…
In footnote 140 Mueller cites Dec 13, 2016 article by William Bastone - article revealed same Russians who hacked DNC hacked Smartech (part of Airnet Group) - used in past by Karl Rove, John Bolton, Newt Gingrich, the Koch bros & provided RNC email service
thesmokinggun.com/documents/inve…
thesmokinggun.com/documents/inve…
If kompromat was used against GOP - Mueller footnote 140 may be a key
"While the nearly 300 Republican-related e-mails posted on DC Leaks are uniformly innocuous, the collection is noteworthy for the scope of victims it reveals."
Was leak a warning?
thesmokinggun.com/documents/inve…
"While the nearly 300 Republican-related e-mails posted on DC Leaks are uniformly innocuous, the collection is noteworthy for the scope of victims it reveals."
Was leak a warning?
thesmokinggun.com/documents/inve…
A quick clarification - some MSM outlets reported in '17 on Smartech RNC hack - I meant in tweet below I haven't seen any MSM coverage this past week of footnote 140 mentioning Smartech or the Smoking Gun article within Mueller report
Footnote 140 in the Mueller report references that GRU created DCLeaks posted approx 300 emails in a portfolio named "The United States Republican Party" - included were emails from the late Peter Smith who was trying to find HRC's emails for Flynn & Trump
Thread below on Evgeny Dvoskin, Genbank exec w/mafia ties - mentioned on p76 of Mueller report - Felix Sater spoke w/Dvoskin about getting Cohen & Trump passports to arrange visas for Moscow trip related to Trump Moscow discussions
Mueller report p75 mentions letter sent to Michael Cohen Jan 25 2016 to invite him to Moscow from "Andrey Ryabinskiy of the company MHJ" - appears to be same as letter in Buzzfeed doc from Andrey Ryabinskiy who has a company MIC and is a boxing promoter
Thread on Mueller report info on Sergei Prikhodko invite to Ivanka & Trump to St.Petersburg Int'l Economic Forum - w/additional details - forum attended by George Nader, Joel Zamel, Sergei Millian & Deripaska who later met Prikhodko & discussed US election
Footnote 454 - 4/12/16 Mifsud emailed Papadopoulos Libya-related doc, sent email to Papa & Obaid (perhaps Nawaf Obaid?)
Footnote 458 - Papa LinkedIn w/MFA folks including alleged spy Sergei Nalobin (Conservative Friends of Russia & Matthew Elliott ties)
Footnote 458 - Papa LinkedIn w/MFA folks including alleged spy Sergei Nalobin (Conservative Friends of Russia & Matthew Elliott ties)
Mueller footnote 454 Mifsud emailed Papadopoulos & Obaid 4/12/16
Article on Joseph Mifsud & his ties to Nawaf Obaid at The Centre for War and Peace Studies - set up in Rome by Link Campus University & Saudi Essam & Dalal Obaid Foundation, by @Brian_Whit
al-bab.com/blog/2018/03/s…
Article on Joseph Mifsud & his ties to Nawaf Obaid at The Centre for War and Peace Studies - set up in Rome by Link Campus University & Saudi Essam & Dalal Obaid Foundation, by @Brian_Whit
al-bab.com/blog/2018/03/s…
Intriguing Mueller report item: Aug 23 '16 Sergei Millian FB message to Papadopoulos promising to "share with you a disruptive technology that might be instrumental in your political work for the campaign" Papa didn't recall mssg, next reported contact Nov
Millian attended St. Petersburg Forum as did Psy-Group's Joel Zamel, but Erik Prince arranged Aug3 2016 Don Jr mtg
Cambridge Analytica started w/Trump campaign prior to Aug'16, when Sergei Millian emailed Papadopoulos about sharing "disruptive technology"
Cambridge Analytica started w/Trump campaign prior to Aug'16, when Sergei Millian emailed Papadopoulos about sharing "disruptive technology"
I can't get over this 🙄
End July 2016 Trump "asked individuals affiliated with his Campaign to find the deleted Clinton emails" (p62)
NO ONE in campaign recalls Papadopoulos sharing info he learned in April (& shared outside campaign) that Russia had Clinton dirt/emails (p93)
End July 2016 Trump "asked individuals affiliated with his Campaign to find the deleted Clinton emails" (p62)
NO ONE in campaign recalls Papadopoulos sharing info he learned in April (& shared outside campaign) that Russia had Clinton dirt/emails (p93)
Interesting item Mueller report p115 re: June 2016 Trump Tower mtg - Don Jr described getting info on Clinton Foundation. Rick Gates thought Don Jr said info was from group in Kyrgyzstan & he was introduced to group by a friend
What group in Kyrgyzstan?
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5955…
What group in Kyrgyzstan?
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5955…
Re 👆🏼Footnote 704 says Aras Agalarov is from Azerbaijan & reporting indicates his co Crocus Group has substantial work in Kyrgyzstan. Gates said Don Jr was introduced to group by a friend but he knew Agalarovs & Crocus for yrs, so implies a different group
Beside the Agalarovs/Crocus business in Kyrgyzstan:
Manafort was reportedly active in Kyrgyzstan
rferl.org/a/report-claim…
Akhmetshin was active in Kyrgyzstan
nytimes.com/2017/08/21/us/…
And per @grantstern Don Jr has a Kyrgyzstan link through Valeri Belokon
thesternfacts.com/trump-jr-now-t…
Manafort was reportedly active in Kyrgyzstan
rferl.org/a/report-claim…
Akhmetshin was active in Kyrgyzstan
nytimes.com/2017/08/21/us/…
And per @grantstern Don Jr has a Kyrgyzstan link through Valeri Belokon
thesternfacts.com/trump-jr-now-t…
Mueller report section on Manafort & Kilimnik spy status mentions Jonathan Hawker who worked at FTI Consulting & helped Manafort DMI Ukraine work & was in convo w/Kilimnik, Gates, van der Zwaan
Kilimnik contacted Hawker re PR work for Russia gov't, Footnote 868 names Tulukbaev
Kilimnik contacted Hawker re PR work for Russia gov't, Footnote 868 names Tulukbaev
May 5, 2016 Kilimnik had pre-arranged meetings with State Dept employees. Footnote 907 mentions emails Kilimnik to Charap & Kimmage, Kasanof to Kilimnik.
May be Michael Kimmage State dept fellow & Samuel Charap at RAND (ex State dept) mentioned in story:
nytimes.com/2018/05/08/mag…
May be Michael Kimmage State dept fellow & Samuel Charap at RAND (ex State dept) mentioned in story:
nytimes.com/2018/05/08/mag…
