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[[FusionGPS]] was retained by a law firm to assist with representation of a Russian defendant in a civil forfeiture case arising out of alleged money laundering activities uncovered by the late Sergei Magnitsky (whose name was subsequently given to the U.S. human rights law, the [[Magnitsky Act]]). [[Glenn Simpson]] acknowledged that the [[Kremlin]]'s interests in the case were aligned with his client and against the [[U.S. Government]].<br>Russian lawyer [[Natalia Veselnitskaya]] hired the law firm for which Simpson was working, and that firm retained the services of Russian-American lobbyist [[Rinat Akhmetshin]], both of whom attended a meeting at Trump Tower on June 9, 2016. During the litigation, Veselnitskaya received, via the law firm, memoranda summarizing [redacted] research. Certain topics - including the Ziff Brothers (a venture capital firm specializing in capital investment) - were the-subject of both (1) memoranda Veselnitskaya received from Simpson and (2) the presentation Veselnitskaya made to Trump campaign officials. Simpson acknowledged being with Veselnitskaya at a court hearing in New York on the morning of June 9, 2016, prior to her meeting at Trump Tower. He further recalled having drinks and dinner with her and others, including Akhmetshin, in Washington, D,C, a day or two later.<ref>''Russian Active Measures'', March 22, 2018, p. 88.</ref>

[[FusionGPS]] was retained by a law firm to assist with representation of a Russian defendant in a civil forfeiture case arising out of alleged money laundering activities uncovered by the late Sergei Magnitsky (whose name was subsequently given to the U.S. human rights law, the [[Magnitsky Act]]). [[Glenn Simpson]] acknowledged that the [[Kremlin]]'s interests in the case were aligned with his client and against the [[U.S. Government]].<br>Russian lawyer [[Natalia Veselnitskaya]] hired the law firm for which Simpson was working, and that firm retained the services of Russian-American lobbyist [[Rinat Akhmetshin]], both of whom attended a meeting at Trump Tower on June 9, 2016. During the litigation, Veselnitskaya received, via the law firm, memoranda summarizing [redacted] research. Certain topics - including the Ziff Brothers (a venture capital firm specializing in capital investment) - were the-subject of both (1) memoranda Veselnitskaya received from Simpson and (2) the presentation Veselnitskaya made to Trump campaign officials. Simpson acknowledged being with Veselnitskaya at a court hearing in New York on the morning of June 9, 2016, prior to her meeting at Trump Tower. He further recalled having drinks and dinner with her and others, including Akhmetshin, in Washington, D,C, a day or two later.<ref>''Russian Active Measures'', March 22, 2018, p. 88.</ref>

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Russian hacking claims relied entirely on a report by a private company the DNC hired called CrowdStrike of Irvine, CA. Crowdstrike was founded by Dimitry Alperovitch, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a civilian conjunct of the [[NATO]] alliance, and is partially funded by [[Google]] which led a $100M 'Series C' investment round.<ref>https://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2017/03/23/what-is-crowdstrike-firm-hired-by-dnc-has-ties-to-hillary-clinton-a-ukrainian-billionaire-and-google/</ref>

Russian hacking claims relied entirely on a report by a private company the DNC hired called [[CrowdStrike]] of Irvine, CA. Crowdstrike was founded by Dimitry Alperovitch, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a civilian conjunct of the [[NATO]] alliance, and is partially funded by [[Google]] which led a $100M 'Series C' investment round.<ref>https://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2017/03/23/what-is-crowdstrike-firm-hired-by-dnc-has-ties-to-hillary-clinton-a-ukrainian-billionaire-and-google/</ref>

Neither the FBI nor the [[Dept. of Homeland Security]] ever examined the DNC serves to determine if indeed they were hacked, or attempt to identify who the hacker might have been.  

Neither the FBI nor the [[Dept. of Homeland Security]] ever examined the DNC serves to determine if indeed they were hacked, or attempt to identify who the hacker might have been.