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Schiff authored the infamous Schiff memo, claiming that the [[KGB]],

Schiff authored the infamous Schiff memo, claiming that the [[KGB]],

{{quotebox|"in their approach to [[Papadopoulos]], the [[Russia]]ns used common tradecraft and employed a cut-out,” a “[[Kremlin]]-linked…Maltese professor named [[Joseph Mifsud]].”<ref>https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2018/05/26/the_maltese_phantom_of_russiagate_.html#!</ref>}}

{{quotebox|"in their approach to [[Papadopoulos]], the [[Russia]]ns used common tradecraft and employed a cut-out,” a “[[Kremlin]]-linked…Maltese professor named [[Joseph Mifsud]].”<ref>https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2018/05/26/the_maltese_phantom_of_russiagate_.html#!</ref>}}

Lee Smith of Realclearinvestigations.com observes (despite the Schiff memo and Mueller's Statement of Offense against Papadopoulos): {{quotebox|If Mifsud truly is a Russian agent – which is key to the collusion narrative – he could prove to be one of the most promiscuous spies in modern history. Western intelligence agencies and European politicians would have to spend the next few decades repairing the damage he did to global security by infiltrating key institutions and personnel. As of yet, however, there is no indication that any intelligence service has begun the embarrassing, but highly important, assessment of how it was penetrated and how it can re-fortify the vulnerabilities that Mifsud may have exposed. There has been no public effort to arrest him.}} Mifsud underwent four days of questioning in the United States by the FBI and was not arrested.

Lee Smith of Realclearinvestigations.com observes (despite the Schiff memo and Mueller's Statement of Offense against Papadopoulos): {{quotebox|If Mifsud truly is a Russian agent – which is key to the [[collusion]] [[narrative]] – he could prove to be one of the most promiscuous spies in modern history. Western intelligence agencies and European politicians would have to spend the next few decades repairing the damage he did to global security by infiltrating key institutions and personnel. As of yet, however, there is no indication that any intelligence service has begun the embarrassing, but highly important, assessment of how it was penetrated and how it can re-fortify the vulnerabilities that Mifsud may have exposed. There has been no public effort to arrest him.}} Mifsud underwent four days of questioning in the United States by the FBI and was not arrested.

''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported,

''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported,

{{quotebox|"Steele, after consulting with Glenn Simpson, reaches out to the FBI about what he has heard."<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/01/30/a-complete-timeline-of-the-events-behind-the-memo-that-threatens-to-rip-d-c-in-two/?utm_term=.5cfaeec5c162</ref>}}  

{{quotebox|"Steele, after consulting with Glenn Simpson, reaches out to the FBI about what he has heard."<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/01/30/a-complete-timeline-of-the-events-behind-the-memo-that-threatens-to-rip-d-c-in-two/?utm_term=.5cfaeec5c162</ref>}}