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On March 4, 2017, Times reporter, Mathew Rosenberg, emailed me as follows: “Hi – I cover intelligence and national security for The New York Times. I’m eager to speak with you about Lt. Gen. Flynn, who I am told you met at Cambridge in 2014.” /1
After I issued a statement to the Times reporter, Rosenberg acknowledged that he had been given the wrong information about me and that he had “found out” it was not me who had arranged @GenFlynn’s trip to Moscow in December 2015, as Rosenberg had been told /2
On May 12, 2017, the BBC published a detailed interview with me in which I explained the truth about what happened at the Cambridge dinner in February 2014 and her limited and infrequent interactions with @GenFlynn Flynn. bbc.com/news/magazine-…. /3
I forwarded the BBC story to Rosenberg at the New York Times. Rosenberg said that he believed my story and was going to publish an interview to clear my name. /4
In addition to the BBC story, I gave Rosenberg an extensive interview and provided detailed written answers to questions posed by Rosenberg. Among the detailed written statements given Rosenberg are the following: /5
I further explained to Rosenberg that: /6
When asked whether she stayed in touch with Flynn after the February 2014 dinner, I notified the Times that: /7
I explained to Rosenberg the outrage I felt when I first heard that “journalists” were being told that I was a Russian spy: /8
I highlighted for Rosenberg numerous inaccuracies in the WSJ Article: /9
I informed Rosenberg point blank that I had no connection to Russian intelligence: /10
I explained to Rosenberg the “accurate story” behind my book: /11
After receiving my written statements, Rosenberg shelved the story. The reason Rosenberg and the NYT shelved the story was they knew the FBI planned to start a formal investigation into “Russian collusion”. The truth would have been inconvenient for the FBI. /12
The FBI counterintelligence operation, of which Halper and NYT were important parts, succeeded in creating the false impression of “collusion” between members of Trump campaign and Russians. This false narrative established a basis for investigating the invented “collusion” /13
On May 9, 2017, President Trump fired FBI director, James Comey. Within days, the FBI opened an investigation into whether President Trump was secretly working on behalf of Russia against American interests. nytimes.com/2019/01/11/us/… /14
On May 17, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to investigate the alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. On May 18, 2017, Halper fanned the flames he had created with his lies about General Flynn and I /15
Halper made a revelatory admission on BBC radio. Hetold the world all about the counterintelligence operation. Halper told the BBC that there was a “sense” that the FBI’s inquiry into Russian collusion was moving in the direction of Watergate. That was the FBI’s intention. /16
Halper disclosed that “[i]t has clearly gathered a fair amount of momentum. It is the topic of continued discussion and analysis in Washington.” /17 .
As part of the propaganda, Halper misrepresented that “people are deeply concerned about the erratic nature of this White House”. Halper claimed that there was “a frustration that the country is lacking a coherent and focused leadership” /18
Halper stated that there was a “broad sense that this president may not have the proper skills for this job.” Halper revealed on international radio the true goal of the FBI counterintelligence operation: to overthrow President Trump in a soft coup. /19
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