Russiagate - Images
How things actually went...
![HOW TRUMP THINKS THINGS WENT WITH PUTIN HOW THINGS ACTUALLY WENT WITH PUTIN PUTIN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/276/534/0d4.jpg)
![HOW TRUMP THINKS THINGS WENT WITH PUTIN HOW THINGS ACTUALLY WENT WITH PUTIN PUTIN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/276/534/0d4.jpg)
Russiagate
Trump's meeting with Putin a "national security breach"
![Bremmer said Trump got up from his seat halfway through dinner and spent about an hour talking "privately and animatedly" with Putin, "joined only by Putin's own translator." The lack of a U.S. translator raised eyebrows among other leaders at the dinner, said Bremmer, who called it a "breach of national security protocol."](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/276/533/4ab.jpg)
![Bremmer said Trump got up from his seat halfway through dinner and spent about an hour talking "privately and animatedly" with Putin, "joined only by Putin's own translator." The lack of a U.S. translator raised eyebrows among other leaders at the dinner, said Bremmer, who called it a "breach of national security protocol."](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/276/533/4ab.jpg)
Russiagate
Trump's desire to please Putin seen as confusing
![Pretty much everyone at the dinner thought this was really weird, that here is the president of the United States, who clearly wants to display that he has a better relationship personally with President Putin than any of us, or simply doesn't care," said Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, a Washington-based research and consulting firm, who said he heard directly from attendees. "They were flummoxed, they were confused and they were startled. 92](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/276/532/c9e.jpg)
![Pretty much everyone at the dinner thought this was really weird, that here is the president of the United States, who clearly wants to display that he has a better relationship personally with President Putin than any of us, or simply doesn't care," said Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, a Washington-based research and consulting firm, who said he heard directly from attendees. "They were flummoxed, they were confused and they were startled. 92](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/276/532/c9e.jpg)
Russiagate
Quite the nothing burger alright...
![SEN CRUZ DESORIBED ATTORNEY GENERAL SERSIONSS CONVERSATON (AN NOTHING BURCER LYAN AG JEFF SESSONS SHN MANAFORT WHOPPER JR WILDU ROSS AMB KSLYAK PTTN Che Washington ost 3/6/17 the testingt lost 7/10/2017](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/276/531/3e2.jpg)
![SEN CRUZ DESORIBED ATTORNEY GENERAL SERSIONSS CONVERSATON (AN NOTHING BURCER LYAN AG JEFF SESSONS SHN MANAFORT WHOPPER JR WILDU ROSS AMB KSLYAK PTTN Che Washington ost 3/6/17 the testingt lost 7/10/2017](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/276/531/3e2.jpg)
Russiagate
"I may have committed some light treason"
![TrumpsArrested.com There's a good chance I may have committed some light treason.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/276/529/6e9.jpg)
![TrumpsArrested.com There's a good chance I may have committed some light treason.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/276/529/6e9.jpg)
Russiagate
Russia's wishlist
![RUSSIA WISH LIST (UPDATE] ISOLATE THE U.S. A FRACTURED WEST RELEASE FROM U.S. SANCTIONS END THE MAGNITSKY ACT DECIDING POWER IN SYRIA INERT U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT RETURN OF DIPLOMATIC COMPOUNDS IN MD, NY CONTINUED INTELLIGENCE OPERABILITY IN THEU.S LESS SECURITY FOR U.S. ELECTIONS U.S. SILENCE ON CYBER POLICY LIVE MSNBC E UNITED STATES WILL BECOME ENGAGED IN A MAJOR WAR IN THE NEXT FOUR 7:42 PM MT](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/276/528/e1b.jpg)
![RUSSIA WISH LIST (UPDATE] ISOLATE THE U.S. A FRACTURED WEST RELEASE FROM U.S. SANCTIONS END THE MAGNITSKY ACT DECIDING POWER IN SYRIA INERT U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT RETURN OF DIPLOMATIC COMPOUNDS IN MD, NY CONTINUED INTELLIGENCE OPERABILITY IN THEU.S LESS SECURITY FOR U.S. ELECTIONS U.S. SILENCE ON CYBER POLICY LIVE MSNBC E UNITED STATES WILL BECOME ENGAGED IN A MAJOR WAR IN THE NEXT FOUR 7:42 PM MT](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/276/528/e1b.jpg)
Russiagate
Republican hypocrisy at an all-time high
![Bob Connors Are you kidding? A foreign government hacks into our presidential election at the behest of trump and somehow tnats acceptable to the republicans????? outraged these phony patriots would be had it been Hillary Clinton? The republicans would have impeached her 4 months ago. Talk about hypocrisy and unacceptable un-American behavior. My God this is treason! Imagine how](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/276/527/57a.jpg)
![Bob Connors Are you kidding? A foreign government hacks into our presidential election at the behest of trump and somehow tnats acceptable to the republicans????? outraged these phony patriots would be had it been Hillary Clinton? The republicans would have impeached her 4 months ago. Talk about hypocrisy and unacceptable un-American behavior. My God this is treason! Imagine how](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/276/527/57a.jpg)
Russiagate
Judiciary Hearing postponed
![July 18, 2017 NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING POSTPONEMENT The Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing entitled: "Oversight of the Justice Department's (Non) Enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act: Lessons from the Obama Administration and Current Compliance Practices" scheduled for Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building has been postponed subject to the call of the chair. By order of the Chairman](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/276/525/482.jpg)
![July 18, 2017 NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING POSTPONEMENT The Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing entitled: "Oversight of the Justice Department's (Non) Enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act: Lessons from the Obama Administration and Current Compliance Practices" scheduled for Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building has been postponed subject to the call of the chair. By order of the Chairman](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/276/525/482.jpg)
Russiagate
$230 million Money Laundering case forcefully settled for $6 million!
![The facts underlying the Prevezon case-including the death of Sergei Magnitsky, the Russian lawyer who uncovered the fraud, in a Russian prison-led to the passage of unprecedented sanctions against the Russian officials thought to be complicit. Nevertheless, two days before trial was set to begin, the Department agreed to settle this $230 million case for less than $6 million and no admission of wrongdoing. Ms. Veselnitskaya told one Russian news outlet that the penalty was so light that it seemed "almost an apology from the government." 95](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/276/523/70a.jpg)
![The facts underlying the Prevezon case-including the death of Sergei Magnitsky, the Russian lawyer who uncovered the fraud, in a Russian prison-led to the passage of unprecedented sanctions against the Russian officials thought to be complicit. Nevertheless, two days before trial was set to begin, the Department agreed to settle this $230 million case for less than $6 million and no admission of wrongdoing. Ms. Veselnitskaya told one Russian news outlet that the penalty was so light that it seemed "almost an apology from the government." 95](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/276/523/70a.jpg)
Russiagate
It's easy to launder money!
![A Congressional inquiry has found that it s "relatively easy" for foreigners to hide their identities and form shell companieS here that can launder money through American banks. In a a nine-month inguiry that subpoenaed bank records, the investigators found that an unknown number of Russians and other East Europeans moved more than $1.4 bilion through accounts at Citibank of New York and the Commercial Bank of San Francisco The accounts had been opened by Irakly Kaveladze, who immigrated to the United States from Russia in 1991, according to Citibank and Mr. Kaveladze. He set up more than 2,000 corporations in Delaware for Russian brokers and then opened the bank accounts for them, without knowing who owned the corporations, according to the report by the General Accounting Office, which has not been made public.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/276/522/eae.jpg)
![A Congressional inquiry has found that it s "relatively easy" for foreigners to hide their identities and form shell companieS here that can launder money through American banks. In a a nine-month inguiry that subpoenaed bank records, the investigators found that an unknown number of Russians and other East Europeans moved more than $1.4 bilion through accounts at Citibank of New York and the Commercial Bank of San Francisco The accounts had been opened by Irakly Kaveladze, who immigrated to the United States from Russia in 1991, according to Citibank and Mr. Kaveladze. He set up more than 2,000 corporations in Delaware for Russian brokers and then opened the bank accounts for them, without knowing who owned the corporations, according to the report by the General Accounting Office, which has not been made public.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/276/522/eae.jpg)
Russiagate
Quite the payment for a campaign's digital director
![Kremlin Trolls CI KremlinTrolls Replying to @KremlinTrolls and @CNN Trump digital director Brad Parscale received $71.6 million from Trump campaign in last 12 months. $71.6 million!ソ6。6 Payee Oct Year end Post election TOTAL $9,841,438.91 $54,895,618.30 $1,542,863.71 $5,662,500.00 $1,599,755.92 $653,799.74 $1,290,429.75 $3,656,170.94 $473,046.05 $1,230,334.74 0 $38,895,618.30 S119,985.05 $45,798.73 $108,435.21 ACE SPECIALTIES, LLC GROUP CALI-FAME CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA. LLC CAVALIER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC EVENT STRATEGIES, INC FABRIZIO, LEE & ASSOCIATES, LLC $16,000,000.00 $5,000,000.00 $312,500.00 $466,831.00 S194,274.74 $0.00 949,621.13 $0.00 $302,000.00 $623,629.75 $450,000.00 $216,800.00 $71,695,936.45 $560,691.34 $8,659,326.67 $1,726,334.53 $874,426.32 $1,124,966.10 $4,757,691.32 $421,188.65 GILES-PARSCALE JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES JONES DAY REVV LL RED CURVE SOLUTIONS RICK REED MEDIA, INC. XMARK LLC $20,629,069.27 $510,641.75 $28,870,218.80 $133,530.98 $25,614.76 $156,771.75 $7,485,786.60 $27,833.00 S315,055.44 0 S132,499.22 $156,074.14 $115,153.83 $267,379.17 $185,630.06 $107,761.45 S314,161.95 S322,558.86 $65,994.16 $40,466.75 $11,640.56 $164,121.50 7:25 AM 17 Jun 17](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/275/765/3b8.jpg)
![Kremlin Trolls CI KremlinTrolls Replying to @KremlinTrolls and @CNN Trump digital director Brad Parscale received $71.6 million from Trump campaign in last 12 months. $71.6 million!ソ6。6 Payee Oct Year end Post election TOTAL $9,841,438.91 $54,895,618.30 $1,542,863.71 $5,662,500.00 $1,599,755.92 $653,799.74 $1,290,429.75 $3,656,170.94 $473,046.05 $1,230,334.74 0 $38,895,618.30 S119,985.05 $45,798.73 $108,435.21 ACE SPECIALTIES, LLC GROUP CALI-FAME CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA. LLC CAVALIER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC EVENT STRATEGIES, INC FABRIZIO, LEE & ASSOCIATES, LLC $16,000,000.00 $5,000,000.00 $312,500.00 $466,831.00 S194,274.74 $0.00 949,621.13 $0.00 $302,000.00 $623,629.75 $450,000.00 $216,800.00 $71,695,936.45 $560,691.34 $8,659,326.67 $1,726,334.53 $874,426.32 $1,124,966.10 $4,757,691.32 $421,188.65 GILES-PARSCALE JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES JONES DAY REVV LL RED CURVE SOLUTIONS RICK REED MEDIA, INC. XMARK LLC $20,629,069.27 $510,641.75 $28,870,218.80 $133,530.98 $25,614.76 $156,771.75 $7,485,786.60 $27,833.00 S315,055.44 0 S132,499.22 $156,074.14 $115,153.83 $267,379.17 $185,630.06 $107,761.45 S314,161.95 S322,558.86 $65,994.16 $40,466.75 $11,640.56 $164,121.50 7:25 AM 17 Jun 17](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/275/765/3b8.jpg)
Russiagate
Indeed, Mr. President...
![Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Follow l wonder how much our "leaders" have promised, or given, Russia in order for them to behave and not make the U.S. look even worse? 10:02 AM -6 Sep 2013 1,333 Retweets 1,030 Likes O . 9327 1.3K 1.0K](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/275/762/e43.jpg)
![Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Follow l wonder how much our "leaders" have promised, or given, Russia in order for them to behave and not make the U.S. look even worse? 10:02 AM -6 Sep 2013 1,333 Retweets 1,030 Likes O . 9327 1.3K 1.0K](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/275/762/e43.jpg)
Russiagate
Trump wanted Magnitsky Act repealed right away
![..ooo Verizon 10:59 AM Done google.co.uk thestar.com community as a K campaign Copy Look Up e measures After taking office in January, the Trump administration immediately set its sights on repealing Magnitksy legislation. ccording to retired U.S. Ambassador Dan Fried, who was the top U.S. sanctions official at the time, "there was serious consideration by the White House to unilaterally rescind the sanctions" immediately after the inauguration. In May 2017, the U.S. money laundering case against Veselnitskaya's client, Prevezon Holdings, was quietly settled out of federal court, While debate rages about whether the meeting broke any laws, one thing remains clear: Vladimir Putin is desperatel;y seeking an end to the current sanctions targeting his cronies. And we know he is trying to derail similar efforts in Canada. In March of last year, Veselnitskaya took aim at Canadian efforts to adopt Magnitsky legislation with various posts on social media in attempts to discredit Canadian advocacy efforts, including my own. Those posts were immediately followed by several anti-Magnitsky articles that appeared in Russian pro-Putin media. Those quickly prompted a member of Russia's Civic Chamber to demand that the Russian prosecutor general investigate those advocating for Canadian Magnitsky, including myself. The development of new Canadian platforms and proxy groups to communicate its narratives and promote its agenda](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/275/761/cdb.jpg)
![..ooo Verizon 10:59 AM Done google.co.uk thestar.com community as a K campaign Copy Look Up e measures After taking office in January, the Trump administration immediately set its sights on repealing Magnitksy legislation. ccording to retired U.S. Ambassador Dan Fried, who was the top U.S. sanctions official at the time, "there was serious consideration by the White House to unilaterally rescind the sanctions" immediately after the inauguration. In May 2017, the U.S. money laundering case against Veselnitskaya's client, Prevezon Holdings, was quietly settled out of federal court, While debate rages about whether the meeting broke any laws, one thing remains clear: Vladimir Putin is desperatel;y seeking an end to the current sanctions targeting his cronies. And we know he is trying to derail similar efforts in Canada. In March of last year, Veselnitskaya took aim at Canadian efforts to adopt Magnitsky legislation with various posts on social media in attempts to discredit Canadian advocacy efforts, including my own. Those posts were immediately followed by several anti-Magnitsky articles that appeared in Russian pro-Putin media. Those quickly prompted a member of Russia's Civic Chamber to demand that the Russian prosecutor general investigate those advocating for Canadian Magnitsky, including myself. The development of new Canadian platforms and proxy groups to communicate its narratives and promote its agenda](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/275/761/cdb.jpg)
Russiagate
The Evolution of Sean Hannity
![The morphing of the Russiagate Narrative as per Hannity No meetings during the campaign That person was not part of the campaign ther There were no meetings All meetings with Russia are normal Where is the proof of collusion Collusion is not illegal PixMeme.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/275/759/182.jpg)
![The morphing of the Russiagate Narrative as per Hannity No meetings during the campaign That person was not part of the campaign ther There were no meetings All meetings with Russia are normal Where is the proof of collusion Collusion is not illegal PixMeme.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/275/759/182.jpg)
Russiagate
Rohrabacher's connection to Russia
![Browder and Senator Grassley have suggested Akhmetshin may be one of the Russian government's U.S.-based facilitators for having those sanctions repealed. Rohrabacher, for his part, denies knowing Akhmetshin well at all, describing him as "no friend of mine. He's just this guy who pops up." Even still, Akhmetshin visited Rohrabacher in his office in May 2016, a day before the House Foreign Affairs Committee was due to mark up the Global Magnitsky Act. Akhmetshin had recently been hired as a lobbyist for a group called the Human Rights Accountability Global Initiative (HRAGI), which purports to seek the removal of the Russian adoption ban. HRAGI was founded by Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer for Denis Katysv, the legal owner of Prevezon Holdings. In other words, it is Katysv's $14 million that the US is looking to confiscate as ill-gotten gains. And it is Katysv who stands to benefit if Prevezon is acquitted.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/275/197/1cd.jpg)
![Browder and Senator Grassley have suggested Akhmetshin may be one of the Russian government's U.S.-based facilitators for having those sanctions repealed. Rohrabacher, for his part, denies knowing Akhmetshin well at all, describing him as "no friend of mine. He's just this guy who pops up." Even still, Akhmetshin visited Rohrabacher in his office in May 2016, a day before the House Foreign Affairs Committee was due to mark up the Global Magnitsky Act. Akhmetshin had recently been hired as a lobbyist for a group called the Human Rights Accountability Global Initiative (HRAGI), which purports to seek the removal of the Russian adoption ban. HRAGI was founded by Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer for Denis Katysv, the legal owner of Prevezon Holdings. In other words, it is Katysv's $14 million that the US is looking to confiscate as ill-gotten gains. And it is Katysv who stands to benefit if Prevezon is acquitted.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/275/197/1cd.jpg)
Russiagate
Akhmetshin: Gun-for-hire
![It is particularly disturbing that Mr. Akhmetshin and Fusion GPS were working together on this pro-Russia lobbying effort in 2016 in light of Mr. Akhmetshin's history and reputation. Mr. Akhmetshin is a Russian immigrant to the U.S. who has admitted having been a Soviet counterintelligence officer."[14] In fact, it has been reported that he worked for the GRU and allegedly specializes in "active measures campaigns," i.e., subversive political influence operations often involving disinformation and propaganda.[15] According to press accounts, Mr. Akhmetshin "is known in foreign policy circles as a key pro-Russian operator, "[16] and Radio Free Europe described him as a "Russian 'gun-for-hire' [who] lurks in the shadows of Washington's lobbying world."[17] He was even accused in a lawsuit of organizing a scheme to hack the computers of one his client's adversaries.[18]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/275/196/ed4.jpg)
![It is particularly disturbing that Mr. Akhmetshin and Fusion GPS were working together on this pro-Russia lobbying effort in 2016 in light of Mr. Akhmetshin's history and reputation. Mr. Akhmetshin is a Russian immigrant to the U.S. who has admitted having been a Soviet counterintelligence officer."[14] In fact, it has been reported that he worked for the GRU and allegedly specializes in "active measures campaigns," i.e., subversive political influence operations often involving disinformation and propaganda.[15] According to press accounts, Mr. Akhmetshin "is known in foreign policy circles as a key pro-Russian operator, "[16] and Radio Free Europe described him as a "Russian 'gun-for-hire' [who] lurks in the shadows of Washington's lobbying world."[17] He was even accused in a lawsuit of organizing a scheme to hack the computers of one his client's adversaries.[18]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/275/196/ed4.jpg)
Russiagate