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===Trump Tower meeting===

===Trump Tower meeting===

[[File:Mcfaul-russian-lawyer-veselnitskaya.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Veselnitskaya waiting behind U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul to give Senate testimony about [[Bill Browder]]. Browder, who renounced his U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes, convinced Sen. [[John McCain]] to sponsor the [[Russia sanctions bill]] to recover his wealth. Obama signed the bill. Veselnitskaya, who doesn't understand the U.S. political system, says she was asking Donald Trump, Jr. for help because people were trying to prevent her from testifying. Veselnitskaya wanted to tell Senators that Browder scammed the Russian treasury, and Browder scammed the Congress with false allegations about [[Sergei Magnitsky]]. In the end, Veselnitskaya's testimony was scuttled.]]

[[File:Mcfaul-russian-lawyer-veselnitskaya.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Veselnitskaya waiting behind U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul to give Senate testimony about [[Bill Browder]]. Browder, who renounced his U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes, convinced Sen. [[John McCain]] to sponsor the [[Russia sanctions bill]] to recover his wealth. Obama signed the bill. Veselnitskaya, who doesn't understand the U.S. political system, says she was asking Donald Trump, Jr. for help because people were trying to prevent her from testifying. Veselnitskaya wanted to tell Senators that Browder scammed the Russian treasury, and Browder scammed the Congress with false allegations about [[Sergei Magnitsky]]. In the end, Veselnitskaya's testimony was scuttled.]]

[[Rinat Akhmetshin]]<ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rinat-akhmetshin-who-russian-lobbyist-who-met-trump-team-n783161</ref> Veselnitskaya,<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-seeks-more-information-pro-russia-lobbyist-present-trump-jr-meeting</ref> 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> The material Veselnitskaya presented to the Trump team came from Glenn Simpson of FusionGPS.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-dossier-firm-also-supplied-info-used-meeting-russians-trump-n819526</ref>

[[Rinat Akhmetshin]]<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rinat-akhmetshin-who-russian-lobbyist-who-met-trump-team-n783161</ref> Veselnitskaya,<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-seeks-more-information-pro-russia-lobbyist-present-trump-jr-meeting</ref> 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> The material Veselnitskaya presented to the Trump team came from Glenn Simpson of FusionGPS.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-dossier-firm-also-supplied-info-used-meeting-russians-trump-n819526</ref>

During the Prevezon litigation, which is how the Obama administration granted Veselnitskaya a [[visa]] to enter the country, "Veselnitskaya received 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." Simpson further admitted to debriefing her afterward.<ref>''Russian Active Measures'', March 22, 2018, p. 88.</ref>

During the Prevezon litigation, which is how the Obama administration granted Veselnitskaya a [[visa]] to enter the country, "Veselnitskaya received 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." Simpson further admitted to debriefing her afterward.<ref>''Russian Active Measures'', March 22, 2018, p. 88.</ref>