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DOJ Documents Show Carter Page aka 'Male-1' Helped FBI Catch Russian Spies
2018-02-06
BLUF (Special Attention to the chronology of events):
[Townhall] Monaghan followed this up by detailing how Page cooperated with FBI officials in telling them about his contact with Podobnyy:
On or about June 13, 2013, Agent-2 and I interviewed Male-1. Male-1 stated that he first met VICTOR PODOBNYY, the defendant, in January 2013 at an energy symposium in New York City. During this initial meeting, PODOBNYY gave Male-1 PODOBNYY’s business card and two email addresses. Over the following months, Male-1 and PODOBNYY exchanged emails about the energy business and met in person on occasion, with Male-1 providing PODOBNYY with Male-1’s outlook on the current and future of the energy industry. Male-1 also provided documents to PODOBNYY about the energy business.

The information above formed a part of the DOJ and FBI's basis for charging Sporyshev and Podobnyy with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, as the rest of Monaghan's sealed complaint goes on to detail.

So, if Carter Page was acting as a foreign intelligence agent for Russia as far back as 2013, as has been repeatedly implied by mainstream reports, why did FBI agents at the time not see him as such? Based on the information provided above, it seems perfectly plausible that Page thought he was developing a relationship with someone who was a legitimate business contact. If Page had illegally or unethically shared sensitive information with Podobnyy, why would Monaghan have omitted this given that such an action by Page would have strengthened the FBI’s case against Sporyshev and Podobnyy?

Directly related and posted today here on the Burg - In March 2016 Carter Page Was an FBI Employee – In October 2016 FBI Told FISA Court He's a Spy…
Posted by:Besoeker

#6  The information supplied to him by the FEEBS to pass on to the target. Posted by Unusosh Bucket

Precisely.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-02-06 14:59  

#5  What the heck does that mean? What access did he have besides business info?

The information supplied to him by the FEEBS to pass on to the target.
Posted by: Unusosh Bucket1516   2018-02-06 14:57  

#4  Sharing sensitive information? What the heck does that mean? What access did he have besides business info?
Posted by: Jack salami   2018-02-06 09:43  

#3  Consent does not mean you are not going to be monitored. No, it was not Page whom they were interested in, it was the 'incidental' collection.
Posted by: Thruse Forkbeard7063   2018-02-06 09:03  

#2  So the FISA warrant was solely aimed at Trump and his organization. They wouldn't have needed one to follow Page, he would have signed a consent agreement at the start.
Sounds like somebody needs to explain the difference between strawman, sockpuppet, and stalking horse to the feebs.
Posted by: ed in texas   2018-02-06 08:54  

#1  If Page had illegally or unethically shared sensitive information with Podobnyy, why would Monaghan have omitted this given that such an action by Page would have strengthened the FBI’s case against Sporyshev and Podobnyy?

Because Page was working with the Bureau and the "sensitive information" was a plant, an FBI Sting Operation. Had it not been, Page would have been behind bars long ago. Besides, dragging a wealthy, well placed source into a courtroom is bad for recruiting and retention.

The monitoring of Page, his activities and contacts would have been routine source monitoring procedure.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-02-06 03:34  

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