@RepAdamSchiff demonstrates Durham’s disregard of clear evidence of Trump Campaign-Russian collusion.
Durham admits he lacks knowledge of undeniable parts of record, indicates why his report ignores episodes.
2. Durham also says he read some things “in the media” (to suggest it may be less than reliable news reporting).
What?
It’s in the Mueller report, the bipartisan Senate intelligence Report, and something he appears to have overlooked in U.S. Treasury report. …
3. It’s even worse.
Schiff notes Manafort as Chair of Trump Campaign shared polling data with Russian agent Kilimnik.
US Treasury in 2021 said USG has now assessed Kilimnik “provided the Russian Intelligence Services with sensitive information on polling and campaign strategy.”
4. Here’s @justinhendrix’s write up of the 2021 U.S. Treasury statement.
- says "absolutely right" storage was "not secure"
- admits 2 Chinese national intruders at MAL
- admits Indictment strong
- admits allegations really serious
- says kept in dark on moving boxes to avoid searches
TAPPER: "That's a room where everybody who is in Mar-a-Lago has access to."
PARLATORE: "Sure."
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TAPPER: "But there have been at least two Chinese national intruders."
PARLATORE: "Sure."
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PARLATORE: "That's absolutely right, that is not secure."
3. Notice Tapper opens by giving Parlatore an opportunity to say anything he'd like about the indictment.
Parlatore starts out saying he was kept in dark about moving boxes to avoid lawyers' searches. Admits it would be "certainly problematic" especially if backed up by video.
“It’s a devastating document. If they can prove half of it, he’s toast.… They can probably prove more than half of it, because a lot of it is recorded conversations, testimony from his lawyers, and that sort of thing.”
This is devastating. I have looked at all prior prosecutions under the Espionage Act and have never seen egregious facts like this.
Trump "stored his boxes containing classified documents .. in a ballroom, a bathroom and shower, an office space, his bedroom, and a storage room."
2. Meaning all cases of Espionage Act for retention of such documents.
Special Counsel alleges the Iran attack plan is indeed a classified document that Trump shared.👇
Extraordinary risks to U.S. national security. Foreign adversaries would pay tens of millions for that info.
3. Nauta is going to jail. He may well still flip and cooperate with this open and shut case.
"NAUTA found several of TRUMP's boxes fallen and their contents spilled onto the floor of the Storage Room" including marked SECRET and for Five Eyes only
2. This is so significant that it raises the question whether there could be a superseding indictment for dissemination of classified documents/national defense information.