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| | :*DOJ Inspector General [[Michael Horowitz]] established that Millian is being both Source D and E in the ''Steele dossier''.<ref>FISA Abuse Report, pp. 163-165.</ref> | | :*DOJ Inspector General [[Michael Horowitz]] established that Millian is being both Source D and E in the ''Steele dossier''.<ref>FISA Abuse Report, pp. 163-165.</ref> |
| | ::*The ''Wall Street Journal'' reported: | | ::*The ''Wall Street Journal'' reported: |
| − | {{Quotebox-float|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-float|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-float|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 [Millian] 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>https://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-float|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 [Millian] 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>https://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-float|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].”}} | | {{Quotebox-float|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].”}} |