Thread by @dcpoll

BREAKING: Russian GRU hacked Burisma.

With Trump facing an impeachment trial over his extorting Ukraine to investigate the Bidens, Russian military intelligence in Nov began hacking Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company on whose board Hunter Biden served.
nyti.ms/2TmvgfS

The timing and scale of the hacks suggest the Russians could be searching for the same kind of “dirt” Trump wanted from Ukraine when he pressed for inquiries of the Bidens and Burisma –– “strikingly similar” to the tactics Russia used to help Trump in 2016.

https://twitter.com/dcpoll/status/1216875059861696512?s=20

QUID: In Oct, Trump gives Erdogan the greenlight to invade northern Syria, “a move long sought by Russia.”

QUO: In early Nov, Russian military Intelligence begins hacking Ukrainian gas company Burisma for “dirt” on Hunter Biden.
nyti.ms/2TmvgfS

https://twitter.com/dcpoll/status/1184128237372366848?s=20

https://twitter.com/MarshallCohen/status/1216871234174095366?s=20

“This report details an ongoing Russian government phishing campaign targeting Burisma Holdings. The campaign against the Ukranian oil and gas company was launched by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Army or GRU.”
cdn.area1security.com/reports/Area-1…

https://twitter.com/donie/status/1216885078653054978?s=20

Russian military intelligence in Nov began hacking Burisma for dirt on Hunter Biden.

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