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Okay, I think I've got it... thehill.com/policy/nationa…
In 2007, the CIA set up a sting operation in Georgia, resulting in the arrest of a Russian national. washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content… 
The FBI assisted in this case. The Uranium recovered was found to be 90% enriched... weapons grade. Russian officials refused to comment. 
In 2008, the New York Times wrote an expose on the scheme, suggesting the source was under Russian military control. nytimes.com/2008/08/16/opi…
It wasn't enough for the FBI or CIA to have stopped this sale. They wanted to prove Russian government complicity. washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content… 
By 2010, investigators had already discovered his intent was to sell to Islamic terrorists. cbsnews.com/news/nuclear-a… 
At the same time in 2010, Wikileaks released diplomatic cables. The Guardian wrote a story about similar threats. theguardian.com/world/2010/dec…
Also 2010, after serving a couple years of his 7-year sentence, Mikheil Saakashvili's government pardoned Khinsagov nti.org/gsn/article/ge… 
Saakashvili's relationship with Putin is well documented and his history with Ukraine and Georgia is... interesting.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikheil_S…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikheil_S…
Also in 2010, he went to Washington DC where he proclaimed Russia was not involved in the attempted Uranium sale. sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-russia-no…
In 2009, Russia requested a sample of that Uranium in an "attempt" to cooperate, as Putin & Obama attempted a reset huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/wikileak…
So what does this have to do with Uranium One? Nothing, other than the word "Uranium." cnbc.com/2017/02/16/tru…
Turns out, the case the Hill is reciting relates to sale of Uranium TO the United States & is not a secret at all. justice.gov/opa/pr/former-… 
Boris Rhubizhevsky of NextGen Security laundered the money. NextGen sells "security" to energy companies. nextgensecured.com 
For more, follow here:
Correction, he didn't proclaim Russia was not involved. It was the opposite. His actions, however, contradict his words. Deflection, likely.
Perhaps related or perhaps unrelated: nymag.com/daily/intellig…
This author has a curious axe to grind. He too goes from uranium one to Rosatom and now to Rosenstein and Mueller. thehill.com/opinion/intern…
This isn't the first time he suggested the dossier was "fake" either. He practically pioneered the idea in January.
forbes.com/sites/paulrode…
forbes.com/sites/paulrode…
This appears to be just another political gambit in the energy wars. washingtonpost.com/world/national… 
Kazakhstan, Australia, Canada, Nambia, Niger, Russia, Uzbekistan, China, USA, Ukraine.
nuclear.energy-business-review.com/news/largest-u…
nuclear.energy-business-review.com/news/largest-u…
Author of today's "the Hill" story is vice president of video for the Hill, formerly worked for Washington Times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._S… 
While serving as director for Circa, Solomon led an investigation that later alleged Obama spied on 5,000 Americans. voltairenet.org/article196319.…
Why does this matter for today? Wait for it... it's a doozy. thedailybeast.com/why-sean-hanni…
Remember what I said about Newt Gingrich and Peter W. Smith?
ICYMI
Circa news is owned by... yes... Boris Epshteyn's Sinclair broadcasting.
slate.com/articles/news_…
slate.com/articles/news_…
After public reporting, Sinclair may be forced to sell many of its stations to comply with the FCC stltoday.com/business/local…
Brent Bozell of the Media Research Center & Council for National Policy, recently received funding from the Mercers.
They offered Hannity the William F. Buckley Jr. award, but rescinded it after he couldn't physically accept it. 
William F. Buckley Jr., the Skull & Bones Society, and the YAF.
From their own newsletter, this is how MRC spreads stories to their "coalition" as literally a reaction to media reporting, aka "event." 
Side note on Uranium & Russia. books.google.com/books?id=cB4kt… 
While we're at it, let's debunk the rest of the Uranium One narrative, starting with the New York Times timeline. nytimes.com/interactive/20… 
Giustra is a Canadian businessman in mining & filmmaking. His contributions include funding a Michael Moore project en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Giu… 
His philanthropy is legitimate and has verifiable contributions. There are no other controversies surrounding Giustra other than Clinton. 
Bill's relationship with Kazakhstan utilized in this deal stems from Bill's work on the non-proliferation program.
washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politic…
washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politic…
The United States also participated in this same program. washingtonpost.com/archive/politi…
Obama's administration continued this same non-proliferation program.
deseretnews.com/article/700087…
deseretnews.com/article/700087…
NYT says ARMZ took a 17% stake in Uranium One in June 2009, but omits its exchange for a 50% Kazakh mining interest. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARMZ_Uran… 
While claiming profit without evidence, they omit precise dates, listing a broad range from 2008 to 2011 worth of attributions to this deal. 
Politifact further breaks down these inconsistencies & assumptions, noting lack of evidence, based on Clinton Cash. politifact.com/truth-o-meter/… 
The bigger problem? Hillary Clinton, despite the repetition of this lie, did NOT sign off on the 2010 acquisition deal. 
Despite the number of agencies that signed off on the deal and despite the fact that Obama could have intervened. washingtonpost.com/news/fact-chec… 
Tucked in between is a $500,000 speech Bill made in Moscow with alleged "ties to the Kremlin." Now we get to the real reason Putin is mad.
This speech was given to a company called Renaissance Capital, hosting others not mentioned in this alleged scandal.
conference.rencap.com
conference.rencap.com
Ren Cap's alleged link to Uranium One? Rep Cap "pushed stock options." What makes "Kremlim" ties laughable? nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/… 
Mikhail Prokhorov, 50% owner of Renaissance Capital & the New York Nets... who paid Bill Clinton for his speech. nytimes.com/2010/10/31/mag…
This is why Vladimir Putin accuses Hillary Clinton of meddling in Russian politics in 2012. 
Putin has sought to isolate Prokhorov ever since. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Retribution from the Kremlin for embarrassing Putin and providing a real challenge to his authority. newsweek.com/vladimir-putin…
While media outlets noted Prokkhorov's presence at the 2012 RT gala, this would be the last time he would be invited
nbcnews.com/news/world/gue…
nbcnews.com/news/world/gue…
Now he's focused on getting out of Russia before he becomes another billionaire with assets consumed by Putin.
ft.com/content/37fd60…
ft.com/content/37fd60…
It showed a weakness for Putin... out of all of the regions, Putin lost the majority... and the region was Moscow.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_p…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_p…
Addendum: hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate…
The original story by Solomon is even more dubious... it alleges bribery starting in 2009, but it was a sting... thehill.com/policy/nationa… 
It also makes dubious claims such as that cs-1, who was working for a U.S. company, was working "inside the Russian nuclear industry." 
Another issue is that Tenam, the U.S. subsidiary of Tenex, a subsidiary of Rosatom, isn't announced until Oct. 2010. web.archive.org/web/2011061713… 
Solomon alleges Mikerin was "the main Russian overseeing Putin's nuclear expansion in the U.S." but the October announcement contradicts. 
Aside from Grigoriev, Mikerin was on the board of directors, but the company's director was Charles Russell. corporationwiki.com/District-of-Co… 
Solomon then goes on to make further claims about alleged evidence of "wrongdoing" & connection the Clintons, offering none of that evidence 
Note the vague langauge used. "millions of dollars" from Russia's "nuclear industry" to an American "entity" that "provided assistance to" 
There is no evidence provided of any money acquired by bribery to Tenex employees going to Rosatom, Uranium One, or anyone else.
And finally, Solomon alleges the DOJ provided few details, but the WSJ reported on this case in 2015 & their stories reveal the answer... 
The investigation was ongoing. It expanded to Ohio where the FBI was investigating bribery from obtained documents. wsj.com/articles/russi…
And btw, the reason further charges weren't brought is they didn't prove extortion. They proved willful participants in a bribery scheme . 
Condrey-Bribery/wire fraud, Rubizhevsky- laundering/wire fraud, Mikerin-wire fraud (accused of extortion) 
Here's Solomon's "bombshell" story... before it was recycled. wsj.com/amp/articles/f…
Oh, it keeps getting better. mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-… 
His Saudi Arabia trip was in 2015, after the news of the Rosatom subsidiary bribery was already made public.
politico.com/f/?id=0000015c…
politico.com/f/?id=0000015c…
*Corrections:
RT Gala was cited as "2012," should be "2015."
Saakashvili said Russia was responsible, not "wasn't," but still aided Putin
RT Gala was cited as "2012," should be "2015."
Saakashvili said Russia was responsible, not "wasn't," but still aided Putin
