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(Thread) 1/ Let’s discuss Carter Page, shall we?
2/ In 2013 Page met, emailed & gave documents to a Russian spy. buzzfeed.com/alimwatkins/a-…
3/ Ru spy Victor Podobnyy was charged in 2015 by US government for acting as unregistered agents of a foreign government. (Id)
4/ The feds intercepted Podobnyy’s dealings with Page. (Id)
5/ Page was interviewed in 2013 by the feds and has since publicly conceded he is “Male-1” in Podobnyy indictment. (Id)
6/ Jump forward to 2017: Carter Page claims to be a cooperating federal witness
7/ Page admits to communicating w other cooperating federal witnesses:
8/ Page was extensively questioned by FBI regarding Trump-Russia crimes in March 2017:
9/ Bc he views himself as a cooperating federal witness, Page gets upset when accused of being a co-conspirator:
10/ But is Carter Page complicit, despite characterizing himself otherwise? He was in Moscow in early July 2016:
11/ For a timeline of why the timing of Page’s July Moscow trip was suspicious, see: twitter.com/i/moments/8869…
12/ Page owns a floor in 590 Madison with tunnel into Trump Tower.
13/ July 2016, Page met w sanctioned Igor Sechin during trip to Moscow. Sechin (Rosneft) discussed U.S. sanctions agst Russia w Page.
14/ Page also returned to Moscow in December 2016, where he claimed to have had "the opportunity to meet with an executive from Rosneft."
15/ 2 wks aft Page’s July trip to Moscow, he met w Ru Ambassador Kislyak at RNC in Cleveland. He refuses to reveal substance of conversation
16/ Page advocated against US-Russia sanctions during his July Moscow trip:
17/ The #SteeleDossier suggests that Manafort was using Carter Page as an information courier:
18/ This allegation in #SteeleDossier is boosted by fact that Manafort & Page have a LONG history:
19/ For more on Manafort, his links to Carter Page, and his Putin ties, read: twitter.com/i/moments/8681…
20/ Page admits he had a meeting in July with the US-sanctioned Sechin
21/ The timing of Page’s efforts is beyond curious:
22/ Page’s “golly gee, I’m just an innocent Russia scholar” schtick is ridiculous:
23/ Page is knee-deep.
24/ At a certain point, coincidences become factual acts in furtherance of a conspiracy:
25/ Trump campaign listed Page as foreign policy advisor March 2016 & Page was listed as same in Russia July 2016:
26/ Despite being a Trump campaign advisor, Moscow paid for Page’s July trip:
27/ Let’s now turn to Page’s many admissions made under oath against his own interests:
28/ I was always amused by Page’s attempts to “honor confidentiality” when he is no lawyer. Now we know why:
29/ The Trump campaign knew about and approved of Page’s July Moscow trip:
30/ Yeah. It’s a big deal. It’s a huge fucking big deal:
31/ Trump’s dodgy non-disclosure agreements (NDA’s) can be used as evidence of guilt—don’t tug on Superman’s cape:
32/ But, did TRUMP know? Yes. He. Did.
32(A)/
32(B)/
33/ Page changed his story about who knew what & when after JD Gordon spilled the beans: independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
35/ Trump was involved in offering quid pro quo back to Russia for the hack of Clinton emails.
36/ Trump’s softening toward Russia on Ukraine began at the April 2916 Mayflower Hotel mtg arranged by Sessions w the Russian Ambassador.
37/ The move to change the RNC platform on Russia was done pursuant to Trump’s wishes:
38/ JD Gordan, who w Carter Page, met w Russian Ambassador, is adament Trump intervened to change the RNC platform to a pro-Moscow stance:
*2016
39/ I won’t repeat the good work others have done by parsing Page’s testimony line-by-line. I will only add: OMFG😳 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
40/ Have fun reading Page’s word salad, and his many implied & direct admissions, such as:
42/ Page is an avowed pro-Kremlinist theguardian.com/us-news/2017/a…
43/ Cory Lewandowski is a co-conspirator who repeatedly lied to the US public:
44/ Trump knew. JD Gordan knew. Sessions knew. Manafort knew. Lewendowsky knew: newsweek.com/page-trump-rus…
45/ Since March, Page has been consistent about 1 thing: the Trump campaign KNEW:
46/ SUMMARY:
✔️Page Ru spy ties
✔️Page FBI history
✔️#SteeleDossier corroborated
✔️Trump, Sessions, Gordon, Lewandowski & Manafort ALL knew
47/ Here is Page’s testimony before the House Intelligence Committee intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
48/Rinat Akhmetov, for whom Page worked (brought Manafort into pro-Ru Ukraine campaign), has 3 condos in Trump Tower forbes.com/profile/rinat-…
49/ Here are Manafort’s links to Rinat Akhmetov
50/ Here’s a whose who of whoseville in Ukraine:
51/ Don’t be overly distracted by Carter Page. He was merely Manafort’s errand boy: washingtonpost.com/news/postevery…
52/ To be perfectly clear, Manafort’s directives to Carter Page were likely intercepted by US FBI:
53/ Rinat Akhmetov bio/history: stfu.red/rinat-akhmetov…
54/ Rinat Akhmetov owns a coal mine in W VA.
55/ Rinat Akhmetov is linked to #Firtash ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼(you must have known this was coming😎):
56/ Read this thread to see how Manafort (and hence, Page) links to both #Firtash and Ranit Akhmetov
57/ Page is a “Baltic Region Energy Consultant”. Rinat Akhmetov is Ukraine’s wealthiest energy sector investor bloomberg.com/billionaires/p…
58/ But hold on! Here is an article which details Rinat Akhmetov’s direct connection to Trump Hotel in Toronto.
59/ Manafort & Page both worked for RU GRU friendly sources in 2004, recruited by Akhmetov.
60/ It was on this deal Manafort & Page became acquainted in 2004. Manafort worked for Akhmetov & Page for Pinchuk
61/ Meanwhile, back at the traitor’s ranch: ft.com/content/abf014…
63/ It’s complicated—Putin no longer needs Akhmetov’s $$ or influence. Trump knows this and is trying desperately to offer value to Putin.
64/ This brings us FULL CIRCLE 🔄 BACK to Putin, Gazprom, the Saudis & Aramco. twitter.com/i/moments/9272…
65/ Akhmetov is a liability, just like #Firtash & Trump. Putin does not need them. He has moved on with the Saudis.
67/ Recall too, the FBI obtained a FISA warrant to monitor Page in 2016: washingtonpost.com/world/national…
68/ I won’t re-brief what has already been covered. See this excellent thread:
69/ In particular, ask what Page’s contacts were with Medvedchuk
70/ Do not be surprised to see Medvedchuk mentioned in future indictments thehill.com/blogs/pundits-…
71/ Page returned to Moscow Dec 2016 as a back channel to Trump campaign & echoed Medvedchuk/Putin’s Ukraine stance euromaidanpress.com/2016/12/13/why…
72/ Putin has seized many of Akhmetov’s assets. rferl.org/a/ukraine-bill…
73/ Akhmetov’s days are numbered. Putin pointed his scope at Akhmetov in 2014: independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…
74/ Akhmetov had heretofore avoided Putin’s wrath by playing both sides. voanews.com/a/ap-rinat-akh…
75/ Reason I detail Akhmetov in this thread about Manafort & Page is because of the reality that the scapegoating of Manafort & Page may well be coming from Putin—in other words, the US going after associates of Putin enemies is exactly what Putin wants. bbc.com/news/world-eur…
76/ The period between 2010-2015 was one of great transition in Ukraine. Many of the Ukraine oligarchs who were Putin-friendly are now Putin enemies. Manafort’s dalliances in Ukraine were bound to land him on Putin’s bad side, regardless of his alliances. news.vice.com/article/ukrain…
77/ There is something else to consider, and that is that Akhmetov knows where the bodies are buried, so to speak. This alone places him in Putin’s sites. (Id)
78/ There’s an old saying: “Don’t tell others your secrets because you will grow to despise them for it”. Well, it’s true. (Id).
79/ So when you read about Manafort or Page being linked to “pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarchs”, be aware the Ukraine oligarch Russia alliances change, daily. politifact.com/global-news/ar…
80/ Ask why the Manafort story emerged when it did in 2016. Recall, Manafort resigned after leaks from Ukraine about cash payments made to him. All the while, Putin forges ahead in Ukraine, unseating Manafort’s prior Ukraine funders. irishtimes.com/news/world/eur…
81/ The question is not so much who paid them, but whether Manafort, Page and others were acting on behalf of deposed Ukraine Putin puppet president Viktor Yanukovych, and against US interests in the region. They undoubtedly were. theguardian.com/world/2014/jan…
82/ February 12-14, 2014 was a pivotal turning point for Akhmetov and for Putin in Ukraine. It marks a dividing line, after which pro-Putinist in Ukraine went through Putin directly or via Russian oligarchs, rather than through Ukraine oligarchs. uawire.org/news/investiga…
83/ “Yeah, yeah Sarah, why are you blabbering about a Ukraine oligarch’s falling out w Putin in 2014?”, you might ask. Well, here’s why. Read this thread to see where Trump and Ivanka were February 12-14, 2014. G’head. I’ll wait. twitter.com/i/moments/8888…

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