"He [Putin] said there was no collusion whatsoever."
~ President Donald Trump
"I am not a crook."
~ President Richard Nixon
"Don't count the days, make the days count."
~ Mohammed Ali
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What is that expression -- where rivals face each other, you lose if you blink first... Was thinking of this, and also about Mohammed Ali, after President Trump's recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland.
It's like -- instead of the "thrilla in Manila" it was the "blinkie in Helsinki."
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Mueller indictment (continued)
[highlights provided, for readers who prefer to skim-fast]
Stolen Documents Released through Guccifer 2.0
40. On or about June 14, 2016, the DNC -- through
Company 1 -- publicly announced that it had been hacked by Russian government actors. In response,
the Conspirators created the online persona Guccifer 2.0 and falsely claimed to be a lone Romanian hacker to undermine the allegations of Russian responsibility for the intrusion.
41. On or about June 15, 2016, the Conspirators logged into a Moscow-based server used and managed by Unit 74455 and, between 4:19 PM and 4:56 PM Moscow Standard Time, searched for certain words and phrases, including:
Search Term(s)
"some hundred sheets"
"some hundreds of sheets"
dcleaks
Illuminati
[some Russian letters that aren't on this keyboard]
["widely known translation"]
"worldwide known"
"think twice about"
"company's competence"
42. Later that day, at 7:02 PM Moscow Standard Time, the online persona Guccifer 2.0 published its first post on a blog site created through WordPress. Titled "DNC's servers hacked by a lone hacker,"
the post used numerous English words and phrases that the Conspirators had searched for earlier that day
(bolded below):
Worldwide known cyber security company [Company 1] announced that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) servers had been hacked by "sophisticated" hacker groups.
I'm very pleased the company appreciated my skills so highly))) [...]
Here are just a few docs from many thousands I extracted when hacking into DNC's network. [... ]
Some hundred sheets! This's a serious case, isn't it? [...]
I guess [Company 1] customers should think twice about company's competence.
F[***] the Illuminati and their conspiracies!!!!!!!!! F[***] [Company 1]!!!!!!!!
43. Between in or around June 2016 and October 2016, the Conspirators used Guccifer 2.0 to release documents through WordPress that they had stolen from the DCCC and DNC. The Conspirators, posing as Guccifer 2.0, also shared stolen documents with certain individuals.
a. On or about August 15, 2016, the Conspirators, posing as Guccifer 2.0,
received a request for stolen documents from a candidate for the U.S. Congress.
The Conspirators responded using the Guccifer 2.0 persona and sent the candidate stolen documents related to the candidate's opponent.
b. On or about August 22, 2016, the Conspirators, posing as Guccifer 2.0, transferred approximately 2.5 gigabytes of data stolen from the DCCC to a then-registered state lobbyist and online source of political news. The
stolen data included donor records and personal identifying information
for more than 2,000 Democratic donors.
c. On or about August 22, 2016, the Conspirators, posing as Guccifer 2.0, sent a reporter stolen documents pertaining to the Black Lives Matter movement. The reporter responded by discussing when to release the documents and offering to write an article about their release.
44. The Conspirators, posing as Guccifer 2.0, also communicated with U.S. persons about the release of stolen documents. On or about August 15, 2016, the Conspirators, posing as Guccifer 2.0, wrote to a person who was in regular contact with
senior members of the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump, "thank u for writing back ... do u find anyt[h]ing interesting in the docs i posted?" On or about August 17, 2016, the Conspirators added, "please tell me if I can help u anyhow ... it would be a great pleasure to me."
On or about September 9, 2016, the Conspirators, again posing as Guccifer 2.0, referred to a stolen DCCC document posted online and asked the person, "what do u think of the info on the turnout model for the Democrats entire presidential campaign." The person responded, "[p]retty standard."
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(to be continued)
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