Danchencko's phony US employer -- who laundered payments from Orbis to pay Danchenko as the PSS of the Steele Dossier -- was tweeting away in Feb 2017 helping promote the Russia Collusion Hoax.
If Danchencko didn't do any work for this guy, then the payments he made to Danchencko, from funds he received from Steele, are arguably a form of money laundering.
I wonder if Durham twisted this guy's arm early on, and he sang like a canary. How much did he know about what his faux employee was really doing?
DOJ just released a "partial" transcript of Glenn Simpson, plus what appear to be someone's hand-written notes.
One speculation is Durham no longer needs to hide Simpson's interview from others, perhaps because he's about to drop indictments that will lay out what is in the interview/documents. The missing parts of the interview could deal with issues he's not ready to charge someone over, so it's still being held back.
Durham hinted broadly in the Sussmann indictment that he suspects that some of the data in the ‘dossier’ that Sussmann presented to the FBI’s Baker was, in fact, “faked or forged.”
Actually, that suspicion has been around for some time, but the published evidence has not received the attention it deserves.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on behalf of Alfa-Bank, engaged Ankura Consulting Group to investigate and review the Trump-Russian “secret” server accusation. In April 2020, Ankura published a 41 page report entitled “Covert Channel Allegation: New Data Analysis Results”. Not surprisingly, Ankura, after their analysis, concurred with the FBI that there were NO “covert cyber links between Alfa-Bank and the Trump Organization”.
However, what is more interesting are the results in Appendix B: DNS Testing for External Query Activity (DNS Forgery), pp. 39-41. The key point is stated in the Executive Summary (p. 4): “Additionally, CTAPT’s research and analysis demonstrate it is possible – indeed likely – that threat actors may have conducted some inauthentic DNS [Domain Name System] activity to force a “connection” between Alfa-Bank and the Trump Organization, only to then later “discover” the connection.” I will just add a sentence from the Introduction (p.3) that deals directly with that statement: “If true, this would constitute a potential violation of various US federal laws.” Unless, of course, you are Hilary Clinton, in which case it is OK to screw the system.
I added that last sentence. Ankura did not obtain direct proof of DNA forgery (or, at least, it has not been published), but they did lay out exactly how it could have been done. Interesting.
Mark, great job as usual and please keep up the good work.
Soon enough the discussion will turn to "which does the Regime think is more damaging - 1) letting Durham run, 2) shutting him down, or 3) kneecapping him by limiting the additional critical evidence that goes public and letting the targets and the indicted know that the Regime DOJ will carry out any prosecutions in ways that strongly favor acquittals and/or just shielding the malfeasors by any of various backroom machinations available to a DOJ and a regime this corrupt?"
My early bet's on some form or another of the kneecap route, but since I'm utterly unqualified to speculate on just how doable or not this might be, maybe others in the know could comment as to whether the Regime DOJ has it in its power to carry out such a kneecap operation, including but not limited to effectively gagging Durham and appointing hack prosecutors who understand the game is to manufacture failed prosecutions.
Regardless, I'll at least enjoy the ride while it lasts. In these dark times, every little bit that gets exposed to the public is a great big plus. And if a good chunk of the story gets put together and made public, then even if things beyond that do get kneecapped, that will be a lot more material to work with than what we in the corruption-hating sector of the voting public have currently.
I have long believed the computer forensic evidence supporting the narrative was fabricated right from the start. I think these people, at first, didn't expect Trump to win in 2016, so weren't all that worried about breaking the law.
Sperry's article made it easy for the layperson to understand how this part of the scheme was set up and unfolded. But who knew that Joffe would use personnel employed by government contracts to do the dirty work? The Georgia Tech link was a complete surprise.
Looking at the bigger picture - beyond Durham's mission - is how the forthcoming (is that wishful thinking?) plea deals and indictments will affect the democrat brand heading into the mid-terms. I just don't see Durham marking time again because of an election before preferring charges or announcing plea agreements after the Sussman indictment.
Don't forget the cyber-researchers not only are facing massive legal bills to avoid Durham putting them in jail, but also they have been subpoenaed by Alfa Bank in their civil suit against Fusion GPS for defamation. And we know DARPA is "cooperating" with FBI/DOJ relative to questions about whether what the researchers did with non-public data intended for the DARPA research contract constituted a crime, and whether they charged the time they spent digging for non-existent dirt on Trump in that data was charged to the DARPA contract after the election, which would be a form of financial fraud. Thus, unless they cut deals or have they legal bills paid for by "others," they will go broke triply fast.
New George Parry article #5 in his series came out around midnight:
>> https://spectator.org/john-durham-and-the-amazing-disappearing-dnc-hack/ <<
FLASH: Mike Flynn on Tucker in minutes to discuss what was done to him.
Some new: Turley analyzes if Durham is going after Sullivan ...
>>https://jonathanturley.org/2021/10/11/is-durham-circling-jake-sullivan-the-special-counsel-may-not-be-done-with-national-security-adviser/ <<
While we wait for more shoes to drop, this is interesting:
>> https://twitter.com/ClimateAudit/status/1446704051891081218 <<
Danchencko's phony US employer -- who laundered payments from Orbis to pay Danchenko as the PSS of the Steele Dossier -- was tweeting away in Feb 2017 helping promote the Russia Collusion Hoax.
If Danchencko didn't do any work for this guy, then the payments he made to Danchencko, from funds he received from Steele, are arguably a form of money laundering.
I wonder if Durham twisted this guy's arm early on, and he sang like a canary. How much did he know about what his faux employee was really doing?
Is something "up"?
>> https://www.justice.gov/oip/foia-library/foia-processed/general_topics/fusion_gps_09_30_21_interim/download <<
DOJ just released a "partial" transcript of Glenn Simpson, plus what appear to be someone's hand-written notes.
One speculation is Durham no longer needs to hide Simpson's interview from others, perhaps because he's about to drop indictments that will lay out what is in the interview/documents. The missing parts of the interview could deal with issues he's not ready to charge someone over, so it's still being held back.
Any other interpretations?
Mark, you wrote:
Durham hinted broadly in the Sussmann indictment that he suspects that some of the data in the ‘dossier’ that Sussmann presented to the FBI’s Baker was, in fact, “faked or forged.”
Actually, that suspicion has been around for some time, but the published evidence has not received the attention it deserves.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on behalf of Alfa-Bank, engaged Ankura Consulting Group to investigate and review the Trump-Russian “secret” server accusation. In April 2020, Ankura published a 41 page report entitled “Covert Channel Allegation: New Data Analysis Results”. Not surprisingly, Ankura, after their analysis, concurred with the FBI that there were NO “covert cyber links between Alfa-Bank and the Trump Organization”.
However, what is more interesting are the results in Appendix B: DNS Testing for External Query Activity (DNS Forgery), pp. 39-41. The key point is stated in the Executive Summary (p. 4): “Additionally, CTAPT’s research and analysis demonstrate it is possible – indeed likely – that threat actors may have conducted some inauthentic DNS [Domain Name System] activity to force a “connection” between Alfa-Bank and the Trump Organization, only to then later “discover” the connection.” I will just add a sentence from the Introduction (p.3) that deals directly with that statement: “If true, this would constitute a potential violation of various US federal laws.” Unless, of course, you are Hilary Clinton, in which case it is OK to screw the system.
I added that last sentence. Ankura did not obtain direct proof of DNA forgery (or, at least, it has not been published), but they did lay out exactly how it could have been done. Interesting.
Mark, great job as usual and please keep up the good work.
Neil in SD (and still unvaxx’ed!)
Soon enough the discussion will turn to "which does the Regime think is more damaging - 1) letting Durham run, 2) shutting him down, or 3) kneecapping him by limiting the additional critical evidence that goes public and letting the targets and the indicted know that the Regime DOJ will carry out any prosecutions in ways that strongly favor acquittals and/or just shielding the malfeasors by any of various backroom machinations available to a DOJ and a regime this corrupt?"
My early bet's on some form or another of the kneecap route, but since I'm utterly unqualified to speculate on just how doable or not this might be, maybe others in the know could comment as to whether the Regime DOJ has it in its power to carry out such a kneecap operation, including but not limited to effectively gagging Durham and appointing hack prosecutors who understand the game is to manufacture failed prosecutions.
Regardless, I'll at least enjoy the ride while it lasts. In these dark times, every little bit that gets exposed to the public is a great big plus. And if a good chunk of the story gets put together and made public, then even if things beyond that do get kneecapped, that will be a lot more material to work with than what we in the corruption-hating sector of the voting public have currently.
I have long believed the computer forensic evidence supporting the narrative was fabricated right from the start. I think these people, at first, didn't expect Trump to win in 2016, so weren't all that worried about breaking the law.
Sperry's article made it easy for the layperson to understand how this part of the scheme was set up and unfolded. But who knew that Joffe would use personnel employed by government contracts to do the dirty work? The Georgia Tech link was a complete surprise.
Looking at the bigger picture - beyond Durham's mission - is how the forthcoming (is that wishful thinking?) plea deals and indictments will affect the democrat brand heading into the mid-terms. I just don't see Durham marking time again because of an election before preferring charges or announcing plea agreements after the Sussman indictment.
Don't forget the cyber-researchers not only are facing massive legal bills to avoid Durham putting them in jail, but also they have been subpoenaed by Alfa Bank in their civil suit against Fusion GPS for defamation. And we know DARPA is "cooperating" with FBI/DOJ relative to questions about whether what the researchers did with non-public data intended for the DARPA research contract constituted a crime, and whether they charged the time they spent digging for non-existent dirt on Trump in that data was charged to the DARPA contract after the election, which would be a form of financial fraud. Thus, unless they cut deals or have they legal bills paid for by "others," they will go broke triply fast.
Somehow the Aswan Brothers had top tier Lawyers.
As did Blasey Ford.
The Democrats seem to be willing to help out their allies on legal fees. Gop in contrast, as with Flynn, does not.
Why would this be any different?