despite lack of interest by FBi Cyber, FBI Chicago opened "Full Field Counterintelligence investigation" into Alfa Bank (hoax). FBI Counterintelligence believed that this [hoax] was additional predication for the overall [hoax].
So rather than the Alfa Bank hoax being "immaterial" because it was dismissed quickly by FBI Cyber, it was profoundly relevant to the longevity of the overall Russian collusion hoax.
an interesting (new to me) detail: the EC says that FBI "received a referral" from the DOJ (!) on Sep 19. Previously all we knew was that Sussmann met with FBI's Baker on Sep 19. Did he also meet with DOJ? Or is there some sort of circle jerk here?
also, the opening EC refers to a "U.S.-based server that is owned by the Trump Organization". My understanding is that the server was OWNED by Cendyn. Cyber seems to have known that. So how did Counterintel zombies get this wrong?
the odd detail, noted above, about a supposed referral to Chicago FBI by DOJ arose briefly in second day examination of Cyber SSA Scott Hellman. Hellman was not aware of this supposed referral.
Hellman was asked whether it seemed "strange" to him that FBI Chicago "thought the referral came" from DOJ. He said "Absolutely". I wonder WTF was going on. Too bad that we'll probably never know.
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@ReginaMourad@KiraKhrushchev@SergeiMillian@KAmericangirl@Hmmm57474203@walkafyre as I mentioned, the Danchenko EC which became available on Jul 19, 2020 showed that PSS was much younger than previously thought - prob in 30s. Apelbaum's article mentioned names of several 30ish employees of Steele - Kieran Porter, Sam Stainer.
@ReginaMourad@KiraKhrushchev@SergeiMillian@KAmericangirl@Hmmm57474203@walkafyre So Hmmm parsed Kieran Porter's Facebook or Twitter contacts (don't recall which offhand) and searched for a 4+9 Russian, eventually getting to Igor Danchenko. Then googled "Igor Danchenko" and found his MA Thesis. Acknowledgements were gold.
@ReginaMourad@KiraKhrushchev@SergeiMillian@KAmericangirl@Hmmm57474203@walkafyre Hmmm put info into an ad hoc blog, then passed link to "our corner" of twitter who were working on it. But it was weekend in which Hans was at lake with family and FN was on Ozarks carousing. But we were in unique position to be able to confirm identification at the unknown blog
@nytmike your Feb 14, 2017 story that "Trump campaign aides had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence" dramatically escalated public and congressional pressure for a Special Counsel. But you don't mention it in your book. Why not?
@nytmike We have learned in past year that Sussmann took Alfa Bank and related DNS hoax claims to CIA in early Feb 2017. And that Fusion and Daniel Jones were promoting these false claims. Was your story connected to these hoaxes? Is that why it doesn't appear in your book?
@nytmike in Peter Stzok's comments on your Feb 14, 2017 article (released in July 2020), Strzok said "We have not seen evidence of any individuals affiliated with the Trump team in contact with IOs". Should you retract your Feb 14, 2017 article?
on the left is a scene from the famous Hitler memes. The look of the scene is arguably derivative from or based on contemporary photographs of Hitler and his staff e.g. at right from Poltava, Ukraine planning campaign against Russia.
there are multiple photographs of the Poltava planning meeting. The general in foreground of top picture and at left in lower pictures is Lt General Adolf Heusinger, who connects these events to subsequent history. Heusinger was primary author of Nazi military campaign vs Russia.
after WW2, Heusinger became key member of Gehlen Org, US-sponsored US-funded anti-Soviet organization led and inhabited by Nazis. He then became W German general and, in 1961, chairman of NATO Military Committee.
At right, in 1964, with Robert McNamara, architect of Vietnam War
a few days ago, a compilation of Fusion emails with US reporters, attached as an appendix to a Durham motion, was accidentally placed unsealed in court records. It was quickly saved e.g. here scribd.com/document/57173…
In this thread, I'll try to summarize what is NEW vs "old".
We've already seen many Fusion emails with reporters. In the appendix to Seago deposition (filed Oct 28, 2021 in DC case 2021 CA 000683 2), we already saw Oct 2016 correspondence betw Fusion and Foer, Hamburger, Hosenball, Isikoff, Lichtblau, Mosk and mention of corr with Winer.
The Durham appendix includes correspondence with eight reporters: Foer, Hamburger, Hosenball, Isikoff, Lichtblau, Mosk plus Jay Solomon and Steven Mufson (the latter two don't seem to have published).
fascinating Lee Smith interview with Ekim Alptekin.
breaking: in 2018, while Alptekin under prosecution by Mueller thugs, Jim Biden asked to see Alptekin, traveled to Turkey to see him, recommended that he hire Eric Holder's firm to make problem disappear.
it was fascinating to hear about July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey. I'm not sold on Ekim's suggestion that Gulen had a role in decapitation of Flynn in early 2016 - that clearly seems to be action of US intel agencies, supported by congressional coalition of Dems and McCainites.
Robbie Mook's affidavit re Sussmann storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… declared that he "was not aware during the campaign of any contractor Perkins Coie engaged" to assist in in providing "legal services and legal advice". Is this true?
one of the seminal moments in Russiagate occurred on July 24, 2016 when Robbie Mook took to Sunday morning talk shows to unveil the Democrat/HFA response to Wikileaks drop of DNC emails on July 22. Mook's phrasing was quite distinctive.
on Jake Tapper cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2016/07/24/moo…, Mook said: "EXPERTS are telling us Russian state actors broke into the DNC, stole these e-mails. And OTHER EXPERTS are now saying the Russians are releasing these e-mails for the purpose of actually helping Trump". Who were his "experts"?