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[[Natalia Veselnitskaya]] was granted special immigration parole status by Obama Attn. General Loretta Lynch to represent Prevezon Holdings to settle an asset forfeiture agreement for $6 million with the U.S. government in a Russia money-laundering suit on May 12, 2016. Veselnitskaya overstayed her immigration parole status while working for FusionGPS to engage in illegal lobbying for repeal of Russian sanctions. Neither Veselnitskaya nor FusionGPS registered as Russian agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

[[Natalia Veselnitskaya]] was granted special immigration parole status by Obama Attn. General Loretta Lynch to represent Prevezon Holdings to settle an asset forfeiture agreement for $6 million with the U.S. government in a Russia money-laundering suit on May 12, 2016. Veselnitskaya overstayed her immigration parole status while working for FusionGPS to engage in illegal lobbying for repeal of Russian sanctions. Neither Veselnitskaya nor FusionGPS registered as Russian agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

[[File:PhotoEditor-20181005152829.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Glenn Simpson was working for both Natalia Veselnitskaya ''and'' Hillary Clinton at the time Simpson gave "dirt" on Clinton to Veselnitskaya which she carried into the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort.]]

[[File:PhotoEditor-20181005152829.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Glenn Simpson was working for both Natalia Veselnitskaya ''and'' Hillary Clinton at the time Simpson gave "dirt" on Clinton to Veselnitskaya which she carried into the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort.]]

On June 9, 2026 [[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> met 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> Glenn Simpson briefed Veselnitskaya hours before the meeting, and Simpson’s research in the form of a four-page memo carried by Veselnitskaya was used in the meeting.<ref>She also shared Simpson’s work with Yuri Chaika, the prosecutor general of Russia. 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.</ref> Veselnitskaya met again with Simpson immediately after the meeting.

On June 9, 2026 [[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 who hired FusionGPS, and Ike Kaveladze<ref>https://ru.linkedin.com/in/ikekaveladze</ref> met 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> Glenn Simpson briefed Veselnitskaya hours before the meeting, and Simpson’s research in the form of a four-page memo carried by Veselnitskaya was used in the meeting.<ref>She also shared Simpson’s work with Yuri Chaika, the prosecutor general of Russia. 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.</ref> Veselnitskaya met again with Simpson immediately after the meeting.

In Simpson's Senate Intelligence Committee testimony, Simpson admitted that Natalia Veselnitskaya was hired by Simpson. Simpson acknowledged that he either worked with or knows of four attendees at the Trump Tower meeting: Irakle Kaveladze, Veselnitskaya, Rinat Akhmetshin, and Anatoli Samochornov. Samochornov also worked on the Prevezon case.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/11/dianne-feinstein-partially-blames-bad-cold-for-rel/</ref><ref>https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/3/9/3974a291-ddbe-4525-9ed1-22bab43c05ae/934A3562824CACA7BB4D915E97709D2F.simpson-transcript-redacted.pdf</ref>

In Simpson's Senate Intelligence Committee testimony, Simpson admitted that Natalia Veselnitskaya was hired by Simpson. Simpson acknowledged that he either worked with or knows of four attendees at the Trump Tower meeting: Irakle Kaveladze, Veselnitskaya, Rinat Akhmetshin, and Anatoli Samochornov. Samochornov also worked on the Prevezon case.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/11/dianne-feinstein-partially-blames-bad-cold-for-rel/</ref><ref>https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/3/9/3974a291-ddbe-4525-9ed1-22bab43c05ae/934A3562824CACA7BB4D915E97709D2F.simpson-transcript-redacted.pdf</ref>