Thread by @arapaho415

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 TY for heads up about today's WaPo article @j2dumfounded!🤗
This article could have been headlined "From Bolton's lips to WaPo's ears."🙄
(Another) #HarrySargeantIII <thread>. #PeterSessions #RudyGiuliani #ParnasAndFruman (more...)
1/ Dec 29, 2019:
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 2/ WaPo reports that in Spring 2018, Pete Sessions met w/Maduro in Caracas🇻🇪. "About 5 weeks after returning from Caracas, Sessions met in his Capitol Hill office with Parnas, who [Sessions spox] Mackowiak said wanted to discuss a proposal to sell LNG in Ukraine🇺🇦." (con't)

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 3/ "On May 9, [2018] the same day that Parnas posted photos of his meeting w/Sessions on Facebook, the congressman sent Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a letter urging Yovanovitch’s removal."
5 weeks before, #Rexxon was still Secretary of State (last day => Mar 31, 2018). more

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 4/ "Sessions’s [former🤭] district is home to ExxonMobil and other oil companies that were once active in Venezuela🇻🇪 but were forced to scale back amid political turbulence."
"In February 2018, Maduro announced that a presidential election would be held that spring." (more)

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 5/ "US business execs w/interests in Venezuela🇻🇪, among them Harry Sargeant III, the chief executive of a Florida-based global energy & shipping company who has worked extensively in the country, began encouraging negotiations to ease Maduro out of office [circa Feb 2018]." more

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 6/ WaPo publishes Harry Sargeant III's self-serving statement today, but doesn't mention this⤵️: h/t @ThomasS4217
Jan 7, 2019:
"CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA🇻🇪 has signed a deal with little-known US energy firm 👉Erepla👈... (more)
reuters.com/article/us-ven…

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 7/ "Erepla Services LLC, with an undisclosed stake held by Republican Harry Sargeant III and which Delaware state records show was 👉only registered in Nov [2018]🤨 , said it plans to invest up to $500 million to increase production at 3 Venezuelan🇻🇪 oil fields... (con't)

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 8/ ...in exchange for a portion of the crude produced."
#HarrySargeantIIIShakedown:
"Between 2006 & 2008, PDVSA was awarded $52million after a company partly owned by Sargeant was accused of 👉not paying for several crude shipments in 2002 and 2003, court records show👈." (more)

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 9/ Recall that Pete Sessions was in Caracas🇻🇪 about "5 weeks" before meeting Parnas on May 9, 2019, around Mar 30th or so, and was "hosted by Raúl Gorrín Belisario, the owner of a major television network in Venezuela who was viewed with distrust by some U.S. officials... (con't)

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 10/ ...& months later would be indicted in Florida on charges of money laundering & bribery."
As Rick Perry would say...oops.
"Raul Gorrin Belisario, 50, a Venezuelan citizen w/a residence in Miami, FL, was charged in an indictment filed on Aug 16, 2018...
justice.gov/opa/pr/venezue…

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 11/ "Venezuelan Billionaire News Network Owner, Former Venezuelan Nat'l Treasurer & Former Owner of Dominican Republic Bank Charged in Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Over $1 Billion in Bribes"
Gorrín’s Aug 16 2018 indictment unsealed on Nov 19, 2018 justice.gov/opa/press-rele…

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 12/ As Giuliani's Venezuelan host was being indicted (under seal): "In Aug [2018], Giuliani met in New York w/Parnas and 👉two American business executives w/investments in Venezuela🤔 to discuss the effort [to negotiate with Maduro]..."
Any guesses as to who the US execs were?

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 13/ Venezuela🇻🇪/Harry Sergeant III timeline recap:
2018
Mar
Pete Sessions in Caracas🇻🇪
Rexxon last day as SOS (Mar 31)

Apr
Pompeo becomes SOS (Apr 26)

May
Pete Sessions meets w/Parnas, send letter encouraging ouster of Yovanovitch
(May 9)
more...

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 14/ 2018:
Aug
Giuliani meets w/Parnas/Fruman re: Ukraine🇺🇦 gas deal
Sessions' Caracas🇻🇪 host indicted/$1 billion bribes (Aug 16)

Nov
Gorrín$1B bribery indictment unsealed (Nov 19)
Sargeant registers Erepla

Jan 2019
Erepla gets a portion of crude oil produced by 3 VZ oil fields

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 15/ Harry Sargeant III pocketed MILLIONS of US taxpayer dollars during GWB/Cheney/Rumsfeld's disastrous Iraq🇮🇶 War and at the same time pocketed MILLIONS from the Venezuelan govt. #MobstersAndFraudster #CorruptGOP (more...)
<Thread>:

https://twitter.com/arapaho415/status/1181760365073317888

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 16/ See tweet #6 upthead for link to Reuters Jan 7, 2019 article: (more...)

https://twitter.com/j2dumfounded/status/1211440380664668161

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 17/ For more on just how shady Harry Sargeant III is, open this tweet, scroll up and read linked articles. Not surprisingly, lawsuits galore, including against family members of Kings🇯🇴 and his own family🙄. /end #LockHimUp

https://twitter.com/ThomasS4217/status/1181014907690594306

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 18/ Harry Sargeant III observation⤵️. (more...)
Parnas and Fruman had LNG on the brain because they worked for Firtash, but Harry's tankers are configured for oil🛢️, not LNG (see next tweet...) cc: @zipillinois

https://twitter.com/DerWouter/status/1213124092288589825

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 @zipillinois 19/ "It’s true that cooling, transporting, and regassifying liquid natural gas is a costly endeavor, which means that the United States would be hard-pressed to undercut Gazprom in European markets." (more...)
Sep 30, 2019:
forbes.com/sites/arielcoh…

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 @zipillinois 20/ Legend for RU gas pipelines to EU:
Black: Yamal-EU [RU=>Belarus=>Poland=>Germany]
Green: Ukraine=>Slovakia
Brown [dotted line]: Nord Stream2 [planned]
Red: Nord Stream [Baltic Sea route]
Blue: Blue Stream [Black Sea=>Turkey]
Olive: TurkStream [Black Sea=>Turkey planned]

@j2dumfounded @pennhb @Agenthades1 @brazencapital @Peaceful_411 @SaysDana @LincolnsBible @MsMariaT @DerWouter @StacyJannis @modernhomesla @mrspanstreppon @PortlusGlam @ThomasS4217 @TheViewFromLL2 @zipillinois 21/ Mark your calendars for next Wednesday, Jan 8, 2020:
"#Russia's President to travel to #Turkey on Jan.8 to launch Turkish Stream pipeline"
/end

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