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===June 2016===

===June 2016===

[[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>

*'''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 is strangely silent on Millian: {{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].”}}

*'''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 is strangely silent on Millian: {{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.

*'''10 June.''' FBI enters immunity deal with Cheryl Mills and [[Heather Samuelson]] that resulted in laptops with evidence being turned over to agents late in the probe. The decision to grant immunity to the Clinton advisers as well as the computer technician involved in the email deletions was made “with the idea it would be better to know all the circumstances” before the case was closed out.

*'''10 June.''' FBI enters immunity deal with Cheryl Mills and [[Heather Samuelson]] that resulted in laptops with evidence being turned over to agents late in the probe. The decision to grant immunity to the Clinton advisers as well as the computer technician involved in the email deletions was made “with the idea it would be better to know all the circumstances” before the case was closed out.