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The transcript linked in this story really has my mind working.
Here’s one observation I gleaned from it:
The transcript linked in this story really has my mind working.
Here’s one observation I gleaned from it:
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The plaintiff’s attorney questions Steele about a series of text messages between him and David Kramer.
Steele admits that he was using Kramer as his “agent” to communicate with journalists in the US.
The plaintiff’s attorney questions Steele about a series of text messages between him and David Kramer.
Steele admits that he was using Kramer as his “agent” to communicate with journalists in the US.
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One of those journalists was David Ignatius. Steele planned to feed Ignatius a story about Mike Flynn via David Kramer.
One of those journalists was David Ignatius. Steele planned to feed Ignatius a story about Mike Flynn via David Kramer.
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You may be wondering what the significance of only one reference of Flynn in the dossier.
You may be wondering what the significance of only one reference of Flynn in the dossier.
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Keep in mind that this is a lawsuit brought by a Russian who appears in the dossier. So it’s important to establish if Steele is feeding Kramer dossier or non-dossier information to pass along to reporters.
Keep in mind that this is a lawsuit brought by a Russian who appears in the dossier. So it’s important to establish if Steele is feeding Kramer dossier or non-dossier information to pass along to reporters.
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The only mention of Mike Flynn in the dossier relates to his Moscow dinner in 2015
The only mention of Mike Flynn in the dossier relates to his Moscow dinner in 2015
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Now, let’s take a look back at David Kramer’s congressional testimony. Schiff asked him if there was any information NOT in the dossier that Steele told him about.
Now, let’s take a look back at David Kramer’s congressional testimony. Schiff asked him if there was any information NOT in the dossier that Steele told him about.
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Indeed, there was: Steele’s belief that Flynn had an affair with a Russian woman.
Indeed, there was: Steele’s belief that Flynn had an affair with a Russian woman.
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So the Flynn story that Steele is texting Kramer must have been about the alleged affair between Flynn and Svetlana Lokhova, unless someone is lying in his testimony.
So the Flynn story that Steele is texting Kramer must have been about the alleged affair between Flynn and Svetlana Lokhova, unless someone is lying in his testimony.
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The next month, Isikoff attempted to contact Lokhova through Christopher Andrews.
The next month, Isikoff attempted to contact Lokhova through Christopher Andrews.
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Ignatius was probably attempting to verify Andrews' story that appeared in The Times on Feb 19th, 2017.
thetimes.co.uk/article/impuls…
Ignatius was probably attempting to verify Andrews' story that appeared in The Times on Feb 19th, 2017.
thetimes.co.uk/article/impuls…
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That's it for now. More observations to follow later.
That's it for now. More observations to follow later.
Addendum: I meant Ignatius and not Isikoff. But you probably figured that out from reading the email.
