Known Facts
Carter Page meets with Russian and Rosneft Officials
On December 8, 2016, one day after Russia’s transfer of 19.5% interest in Rosneft to a Cayman Island Limited Liability Company, Carter Page arrived in Russia. (Who visits Russia in the winter?). Page left Russia on December 13, 2016. Later Page testified before Congress that during his December trip to Russia, he met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich and Rosneft’s Investor Relations Chief…
Read MoreTrump Administration Media Briefing
On August 2, 2018, in a media briefing at the White House, the Trump Administration launched an effort to convince the public that the Administration has a program designed to protect future American elections from Russian interference. The participants included Trump appointees Dan Coates, Director of National Intelligence, Kristen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, Christopher…
Read MoreSteele Dossier Delivered
October 15th, 2016, the Steele dossier was delivered to FBI. It describes the Rosneft deal. Steele had met with FBI twice before; once in London (on July 5th, 2016) and later in Rome (in early October 2016).
Read MoreCohen’s Cleanup
On August 19th, 2016, Manafort is fired as Trump’s campaign manager. Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal lawyer (who paid $130,000 to Stormy Daniels), takes over Page’s Russian activities with the added task of cleaning up mess created by Manafort’s activities in Ukraine. Steele’s Dossier says Cohen met with Russians in Europe; Cohen denies that he did.…
Read MoreConnection to Manafort
On May 19th 2016 Trump named Paul Manafort as his campaign manager. Manafort served in that capacity until August 19th 2016. Manafort has a long history of working on behalf of Ukrainians allied with Russia. Manafort has been indicted for multiple crimes including tax evasion, money laundering and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
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