1/ Here are all the clues I’ve amassed over the last 9 months about the mystery company from country A fighting the subpoena battle:
1. Foreign
2. State owned
3. English is not the primary language (docs had to be translated)
4. Has US offices
5. Does extensive business in the US
6. Repped by Alston & Bird
7. Is likely owned by a gulf state as the lawyers prosecuting the case are Zainab Ahmad and Zia Faruqui; Middle East experts
8. Is central to the Russia investigation (it was handed off to Mueller)
9. May have the format “XXX_XXXX” per Marcy Wheeler’s research on line breaks and spacing.
Hit me with your best shot!