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<!--???*'''June.''' Civilian(?) From the industry probe(?) into the (2015?) hack finds servers in two Moscow banks (what does this have to do with probe of DNC servers?) (Alfa and Sperbank) directly pinging one server in Trump Tower.-->

<!--???*'''June.''' Civilian(?) From the industry probe(?) into the (2015?) hack finds servers in two Moscow banks (what does this have to do with probe of DNC servers?) (Alfa and Sperbank) directly pinging one server in Trump Tower.-->

*'''1 June.''' Mueller Version of Papadopoulos Statement of Offense becomes vague about Papadopoulos' alleged foreign contacts between now and August, with no reference to Sergei Millian. The ''Wall Street Journal''  has reported on Millian as being both Source D and E in the ''Steele dossier'': {{Quotebox|Sergei Millian, a 38-year-old American citizen who has claimed he helped market Trump properties to Russian buyers, wasn’t a direct source for the 35-page dossier, this person said. Rather, his statements about the Trump-Russia relationship were relayed by at least one third party to the British ex-spy who prepared the dossier, the person said.<br>Among the unverified allegations of Mr. Millian’s that an intermediary passed along, the person said: The claim that the Russians had compromising video of Mr. Trump that could be used to blackmail him, and a claim that there was a “conspiracy of cooperation” between the Trump camp and Russian leadership that involved hacking the computers of Mr. Trump’s Democratic opponents.<br>In the dossier, the source believed to be Mr. Millian is referred to at various times as both Source D and Source E and is cited as somebody “speaking in confidence to a compatriot” or “speaking in confidence to a trusted associate.”<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/key-claims-in-trump-dossier-came-from-head-of-russian-american-business-group-source-1485253804 </ref>}} The Daily Caller New Foundation reported {{Quotebox|Papadopoulos’ wife, is now drawing attention to two other encounters that Papadopoulos has had over the past two years that she considers “highly suspicious.” One of those contacts [Million] offered to pay Papadopoulos $30,000 a month while he worked inside the Trump administration, she told The Daily Caller News Foundation.<br> ...Sergei Millian, a [[Belarus]]-born businessman who is alleged to be a major source for the infamous ''Steele dossier''.....<br>Mangiante, an Italian national, confirmed to TheDCNF that Millian is the individual Papadopoulos described in a July 22, 2016 Facebook message that is cited in documents the special counsel’s office released in October.<br>Papadopoulos and Millian met days after the July 22, 2016 Facebook message....<br>Mangiante also said that Papadopoulos and Millian met multiple times in [[Chicago]] and [[New York City]] before the election. In one encounter in Chicago, Millian offered Papadopoulos a substantial sum of money as part of an energy-related business deal.<br>The catch was that Millian said Papadopoulos would have to remain in the [[Trump administration]] while carrying out the work.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/06/george-papadopoulos-millian-suspicious/?utm_medium=push&utm_source=daily_caller&utm_campaign=push </ref>}} By contrast, Mueller's Statement of Offense only reads, {{Quotebox|From mid-June through mid-August 2016, PAPADOPOULOS pursued an “off the record” meeting between one or more Campaign representatives and “members of president putin’s office and the mfa.”}}

*'''1 June.''' Mueller Version of Papadopoulos Statement of Offense becomes vague about Papadopoulos' alleged foreign contacts between now and August, with no reference to Sergei Millian. The ''Wall Street Journal''  has reported on Millian as being both Source D and E in the ''Steele dossier'': {{Quotebox|Sergei Millian, a 38-year-old American citizen who has claimed he helped market Trump properties to Russian buyers, wasn’t a direct source for the 35-page dossier, this person said. Rather, his statements about the Trump-Russia relationship were relayed by at least one third party to the British ex-spy who prepared the dossier, the person said.<br>Among the unverified allegations of Mr. Millian’s that an intermediary passed along, the person said: The claim that the Russians had compromising video of Mr. Trump that could be used to blackmail him, and a claim that there was a “conspiracy of cooperation” between the Trump camp and Russian leadership that involved hacking the computers of Mr. Trump’s Democratic opponents.<br>In the dossier, the source believed to be Mr. Millian is referred to at various times as both Source D and Source E and is cited as somebody “speaking in confidence to a compatriot” or “speaking in confidence to a trusted associate.”<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/key-claims-in-trump-dossier-came-from-head-of-russian-american-business-group-source-1485253804 </ref>}} The Daily Caller New Foundation reported {{Quotebox|Papadopoulos’ wife, is now drawing attention to two other encounters that Papadopoulos has had over the past two years that she considers “highly suspicious.” One of those contacts [Million] offered to pay Papadopoulos $30,000 a month while he worked inside the [[Trump administration]], she told The Daily Caller News Foundation.<br> ...Sergei Millian, a [[Belarus]]-born businessman who is alleged to be a major source for the infamous ''Steele dossier''.....<br>Mangiante, an Italian national, confirmed to TheDCNF that Millian is the individual Papadopoulos described in a July 22, 2016 Facebook message that is cited in documents the special counsel’s office released in October.<br>Papadopoulos and Millian met days after the July 22, 2016 Facebook message....<br>Mangiante also said that Papadopoulos and Millian met multiple times in [[Chicago]] and [[New York City]] before the election. In one encounter in Chicago, Millian offered Papadopoulos a substantial sum of money as part of an energy-related business deal.<br>The catch was that Millian said Papadopoulos would have to remain in the Trump administration while carrying out the work.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/06/george-papadopoulos-millian-suspicious/?utm_medium=push&utm_source=daily_caller&utm_campaign=push </ref>}} By contrast, Mueller's Statement of Offense only reads, {{Quotebox|From mid-June through mid-August 2016, PAPADOPOULOS pursued an “off the record” meeting between one or more Campaign representatives and “members of president putin’s office and the mfa [Ministry of Foreign  Affairs].”}}

*'''9 June.''' Rinat Akhmetshin<ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rinat-akhmetshin-who-russian-lobbyist-who-met-trump-team-n783161</ref> and Natalia Veselnitskaya,<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-seeks-more-information-pro-russia-lobbyist-present-trump-jr-meeting</ref> a Russian lawyer working for FusionGPS and Ike Kaveladze<ref>https://ru.linkedin.com/in/ikekaveladze</ref> meet with Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner.<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/complaint-firm-behind-dossier-former-russian-intel-officer-joined-lobbying-effort</ref> FusionGPS was hired by BakerHostetler to investigate Bill Browder, who helped push through the Magnitsky Act. Simpson compiled the research for the anti-Browder project and worked closely with Natalia Veselnitskaya. Simpson briefed Veselnitskaya hours before the meeting, and Simpson’s research ended up in the Trump Tower meeting in the form of a four-page memo carried by Veselnitskaya. She also shared Simpson’s work with Yuri Chaika, the prosecutor general of Russia.<br>Prevezon Holdings and its Russian owner Denis Katsyv hired BakerHostetler to investigate Browder. Katsyv and Prevezon sought to limit the impact of the Magnitsky Act sanctions.

*'''9 June.''' Rinat Akhmetshin<ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rinat-akhmetshin-who-russian-lobbyist-who-met-trump-team-n783161</ref> and Natalia Veselnitskaya,<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-seeks-more-information-pro-russia-lobbyist-present-trump-jr-meeting</ref> a Russian lawyer working for FusionGPS and Ike Kaveladze<ref>https://ru.linkedin.com/in/ikekaveladze</ref> meet with Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner.<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/complaint-firm-behind-dossier-former-russian-intel-officer-joined-lobbying-effort</ref> FusionGPS was hired by BakerHostetler to investigate Bill Browder, who helped push through the Magnitsky Act. Simpson compiled the research for the anti-Browder project and worked closely with Natalia Veselnitskaya. Simpson briefed Veselnitskaya hours before the meeting, and Simpson’s research ended up in the Trump Tower meeting in the form of a four-page memo carried by Veselnitskaya. She also shared Simpson’s work with Yuri Chaika, the prosecutor general of Russia.<br>Prevezon Holdings and its Russian owner Denis Katsyv hired BakerHostetler to investigate Browder. Katsyv and Prevezon sought to limit the impact of the Magnitsky Act sanctions.