THREAD: here’s a breakdown of the JUICY details in the sentencing memo filed by lawyers for Alex van der Zwaan (“v.d.Swamp”), the son-in-law of #Russian🇷🇺oligarch, German Khan (AlfaGroup/AlfaBank co-founder)‼️1/
In this thread, we will focus on what v.d.Swamp said about his case, specifically what info he tried to COVER UP.🤨
For details on the CRIMES that convicted felon v.d.Swamp committed, see👇🏼this thread👇🏼on Mueller’s sentencing memo.😎 2/
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Of course, van der Zwaan’s attorneys try to spin a sob story about how v.d.Swamp’s “world has collapsed” and “his career has been destroyed.”🙄
Well, yeah. That’s what happens when you LIE to the Feds and DESTROY EVIDENCE‼️3/
van der Zwaan’s dad is Dutch, and his mom was born and raised in the Soviet Union. He and his mom spoke their “secret language” #Russian🇷🇺at home. 4/
van der Zwaan’s wife was born in #Russia🇷🇺and is a citizen of Russia and Israel, but NOT of the United Kingdom, where she lives (this be relevant later).🤔
Unfortunate timing, given his impending prison sentence, she is pregnant. 5/
van der Zwaan’s felonies center around his (lame) efforts to COVER UP his work at #Skadden for the Ukraine government (via Manafort & Gates) on a report to SMEAR Yulia Tymoshenko, an opposition leader.🤨 6/
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v.d. Zwaan worked closely w/Gates & “Person A” on the Tymoshekno report / smear job.🤔
Person A is Konstantin Kilimnik, a “former” #Russian🇷🇺intelligence officer w/the GRU, who (of course) has ongoing ties w/Russian intel services.🙄 7/
When v.d. Zwaan was interviewed by Team🇺🇸Mueller in Nov’17, he LIED about his communications w/Gates & Kilimnik, whom he *knew* was a #Russian🇷🇺agent.
v.d. Zwaan communicated *w/a Russian agent in Russian using ENCRYPTED apps*
His lawyers say there’s “nothing unusual.”🙄 8/
Now, here’s where things get (even more) interesting. In Sept’16, Gates told v.d. Zwaan to contact Kilimnik👉🏼told v.d. Zwaan that the new Ukraine govt might file CRIMINAL charges against v.d. Zwaan & “other #Skadden personnel” for their work on the Tymoshenko report‼️ 9/
v.d. Zwaan told a “senior #Skadden partner” about the potential CRIMINAL charges in the Ukraine.🤔
Due to the “unusual & unnerving” discussions, v.d. Zwaan started RECORDING his calls w/Gates & Kilimnik (understandably) — but also w/the PARTNER‼️🤨 10/
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v.d. Zwaan found the Ukraine case so “alarming,” that he RECORDED the *#Skadden senior partner* when s/he provided assurances that Skadden “was aware of & dealing with” the Ukraine case.🤔
So he secretly recorded *his own partner*‼️ 11/
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v.d. Z’s firm, #Skadden, received more than $5 million for their work for the Ukraine govt on the smear job/Tymoshenko report.
Skadden was PAID via Manafort/Gates’ bank account in CYPRUS, even though they worked for UKRAINE.🤨
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The Tymoshenko report was written by former Obama WH counsel Gregory Craig.🤨
#GOP Vin Weber (Mercury Group) & Democrat Tony Podesta used the report to lobby US lawmakers to justify the unjust IMPRISONMENT of Tymoshenko by the Ukraine govt‼️13/
And van der Zwaan’s father-in-law, #Russian🇷🇺oligarch German Khan, is the co-founder of AlfaGroup👉🏼includes AlfaBank, whose server “just happened” to be communicating w/Trump Tower *during* the election‼️
Trump's deputy campaign chair Rick Gates solicited proposals (#felony) from Israeli firm Psy Group to create fake online personas, use social media manipulation & gather intel to help defeat @GOP primary opponents (@tedcruz) & @HillaryClinton🤨1/ nytimes.com/2018/10/08/us/…
Gates wasn't interested in Psy Group b/c other Trump aides oversaw social media. George Nader & Joel Zamel (Psy Group owner) met w/Don Jr & offered to help *THROW THE ELECTION* at an Aug'16 meeting arranged by Erik Prince‼️
George Birnbaum (Arthur Finkelstein protégé/@GOP consultant who worked for Netanyahu & other Israeli officials) initially pitched Gates on using social media influence/manipulation to sway @GOP delegates toward Trump.🤨 3/
🔥@GOP operative Peter Smith raised >$100,000 to pay #Russian🇷🇺hackers to find Clinton’s emails. 10 days after telling his story to the @WSJ, he committed suicide, yet a friend spoke w/him about a new project hours before his death & says he was “excited.” wsj.com/articles/gop-o…
Smith continued his quest for HRC’s emails *after* the US warned of #Russian🇷🇺interference & went to extraordinary lengths to ensure secrecy, communicating via saved DRAFT (unsent) emails in a shared Gmail account.🤨
🔥One sent email said the >$100k in donations were to be sent to a DC-based scholarship fund for **Russian students**👉🏼“This $100k total with the $50k received from you (Smith) will allow us to fund the Washington Scholarship Fund for the Russian students for the promised $150K.”
We Democrats realize that you are in a tough re-election battle, but backing #Kavanaugh only brings you more scorn from the @GOP and erodes your much-needed support from @TheDemocrats base.
Connie Chung to Dr. Ford: “I, too, was sexually assaulted—not 36 years ago but ~50 years ago. I kept my dirty little secret to myself. Silence for 5 decades...The exact date & year are fuzzy. But details of the event are vivid—forever seared in my memory.” washingtonpost.com/amphtml/opinio…
Connie Chung: “Christine, I, too, am terrified as I reveal this publicly. I can’t sleep. I can’t eat. Can you? If you can’t, I understand. I am frightened, I am scared, I can’t even cry.”😰
Chung: “I wish I could forget this truthful event, but I cannot because it is the truth. I am writing to you b/c I know that exact dates, exact years are insignificant. We remember exactly what happened to us & who did it to us. We remember the truth forever.”
Charles Ludington, a former varsity basketball player & friend of #Kavanaugh at @Yale plans to deliver a statement to the @FBI field office in Raleigh on Monday detailing **violent drunken behavior** by Kavanaugh in college. 1/
Ludington says #Kavanaugh initiated a fight that led to the ARREST of a friend: “When Brett got drunk, he was often belligerent & aggressive...” 2/
“On one of the last occasions I purposely socialized with Brett, I witnessed him respond to a semi-hostile remark, not by defusing the situation, but by throwing his beer in the man’s face and starting a fight that ended with one of our mutual friends in jail.”😳 3/
Rod Rosenstein suggested last year that he secretly record Trump to expose "chaos" consuming the administration & discussed recruiting cabinet members to invoke the #25thAmendment.
Will Trump use this as an excuse to fire Rosenstein⁉️
Rosenstein made his remarks about the #25thAmendment & secretly recording Trump in meetings & conversations w/other DOJ & FBI officials. Several people (briefed either on the events themselves or on memos written by FBI officials, including McCabe) described the episodes.🤨
Rosenstein reportedly told McCabe that he might be able to persuade Jeff Sessions & John Kelly to mount an effort to invoke the #25thAmendment.
All of these incidents allegedly occurred around the time that @Comey was fired. Rosenstein was very distressed & felt he was used.🤔