Israeli Spying on Trump

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From Phil Giraldi:
Israeli Spying on Trump
https://ahtribune.com/us/israelgate/2447-israeli-spying-on-trump.html

It is ironic that the Robert Mueller investigation into possible collusion between the Russian government and the Donald Trump campaign continues to turn up nothing while the evidence of Israeli interference in the U.S. political system continues to surface without any outrage being expressed by either the media or American politicians.

The most recent revelation concerns a payment of $10,000 given to former Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos in an Israeli hotel room in July 2017. A self-described Israeli businessman named Charles Tawil provided the money at the meeting, which was set up after Tawil flew to the Greek island Mykonos, where he met Papadopoulos and invited him to come to Israel to discuss some possible business relating to an oil and gas project in the Aegean Sea. Papadopoulos had met Tawil through an Israeli "political strategist" David Ha'ivri, who is a hard-line Israeli settler with close ties to the government of Benjamin Netanyahu. Papadopoulos agree to do so, leaving his wife Simona in Greece.

Papadopoulos took the money as a retainer and signed a contract for additional consulting services at $10,000 per month before he returned to Greece, where he gave the money to an attorney friend to hold. He shortly thereafter flew to Dulles International Airport near Washington, where he was arrested on May 27th and charged with giving false statements to the FBI. He was convicted in October and is due to be sentenced next week.

In an email, Ha'ivri explained how "We discussed potential consultancy work for business in the Aegean, Cyprus and Middle East focusing on business related to gas and petroleum infrastructure because of Charles' network of contacts and George's specialization. The retainer would go firstly to cover [George's] needs as he said that he had financial problems."

Ha'ivri also described how the agreement quickly fell apart due to Papadopoulos' "immaturity." He concluded that "After that the whole story fell apart. Charles left back to Washington and the story was over."

In an interview, Simona Papadopoulos identified several "shady characters" who she said approached her husband during and after the 2016 presidential campaign. She mentioned "someone we met in Mykonos, an Israeli person who flew to Mykonos to discuss business." Papadopoulos was also approached by a number of other suspicious individuals who clearly were seeking to establish some kind of relationship with him, to include a Maltese named Joseph Mifsud, who might have had a Russian energy company connection; Sergei Millian, an alleged source for the notorious Steele dossier; and an FBI informant named Stefan Halper.

Tawil, who does not come up on normal records searches, is on Linkedin with zero biographical information. He claims to be the consultant for a company called Gestomar located in Silver Spring Maryland, which does not appear to exist. Papadopoulos reportedly believed him to be an Israeli spy and revealed the details of the contact to Robert Mueller, who appears to have done nothing with the information.

The approach to George Papadopoulos was typical spy tradecraft for recruiting a source. Papadopoulos was in financial difficulties, the agreement was to serve as a consultant for an unknown company by an individual using a cover name, and it was apparently presumed that the new spy would be able to report on details coming from inside the still-forming Trump government. Papadopoulos was introduced to the Mossad officer Tawil by Ha'ivri, who is well known in political circles and therefore credible and non-threatening. This is, of course, largely speculation but one has to wonder why the possible Israeli attempt to spy on the new Trump Administration has been so ignored.

In an earlier manifestation of Israelgate, former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn also was eventually forced to admit that he had lied to the FBI about what was said during two telephone conversations with then Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak.

The two phone calls in question include absolutely nothing about possible collusion with Russia to change the outcome of the U.S. election, which allegedly was the raison d'etre behind the creation of Robert Mueller's Special Counsel office in the first place. Both took place more than a month after the election and both were initiated by the Americans involved.

The first phone call to Kislyak, on December 22nd, was made by Flynn at the direction of Jared Kushner, who in turn had been approached by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu had learned that the Obama Administrating was going to abstain on a United Nations vote condemning the Israeli settlements policy, meaning that for the first time in years a U.N. resolution critical of Israel would pass without drawing a U.S. veto. Kushner, acting for Netanyahu, asked Flynn to contact each delegate from the various countries on the Security Council to delay or kill the resolution. Flynn agreed to do so, which included a call to the Russians. Kislyak took the call but did not agree to veto Security Council Resolution 2334, which passed unanimously on December 23rd.

Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner the White House's point man on the Middle East. He and his family have extensive ties both to Israel and to Netanyahu personally, to include Netanyahu's staying at the Kushner family home in New York. The Kushner Family Foundation has funded some of Israel's illegal settlements and also a number of conservative political groups in that country. Jared has served as a director of that foundation and it is reported that he failed to disclose the relationship when he filled out his background investigation sheet for a security clearance. All of which suggests that if you are looking for possible foreign government collusion with the Trumpsters, look no further.

Kushner was, in fact, trying to clandestinely reverse a decision made by the legally constituted American government and he was doing so on behalf of Netanyahu. He asked the soon-to-be National Security Advisor to get the Russians to undermine and subvert what was being done by the still-in-power U.S. government in Washington headed by President Barack Obama. In legal terms, this could be construed as a "conspiracy against the United States" that the Mueller investigation has exploited against former Trump associate Paul Manafort.

Together the Papadopoulos and Flynn tales suggest that it was Israel, not Russia, that sought to both collude with and even spy on the Trump Administration, which should surprise no one. Unfortunately, in spite of the evidence, the possibility that the "interference" will ever be subject to any Congressional investigation remains extremely unlikely.

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Russiagate, mystery professor Joseph Mifsud speaks out: "Dirt on Hillary Clinton? Nonsense"
Interview with the Maltese academic suspected of being the link between
a Trump campaign adviser and the Russian government: "The only thing I
did was to facilitate contacts between official and unofficial sources
to resolve a crisis. It is usual business everywhere. Papadopoulos
doesn't tell the truth"
https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2017/11/01/news/russiagate_mystery_professor_joseph_mifsud_speaks_out_dirt_on_hillary_clinton_nonsense_-179948962/
   
  "di PAOLO G. BRERA
   ABBONATI A
   
   01 novembre 2017

   
   Joseph Mifsud
   
   ROME - Under his feet, people talk about the "Heart of the European
   cybersecurity" at the summit organized by Enisa, the European Network
   and Information Security Agency. Above his feet, the academic who is
   said to have offered to Donald Trump's aides, during the electoral
   campaign, thousands of Hillary Clinton's hacked emails, kindly smiles:
   "Sorry, I cannot comment", he replies while his phone is receiving
   calls from all over the world. "And I have decided to get hide in my
   office", he will smile again one hour after this interview he didn't
   want to give.
   
   Joseph Mifsud is the Maltese professor who, according to the rumors and
   anticipations of the Russiagate investigation, has approached George
   Papadopoulos, an aide of Donald Trump during his presidential campaign,
   to help him to contact Russian authorities in the Kremlin, even for
   organizing a meeting between Trump and Putin. Mr. Mifsud is said to
   have given to the aide "dirty information" on Mrs. Clinton collected by
   the Russian. "This is nonsense", Mifsud comments, "friendship is
   friendship but Papadopoulos doesn't tell the truth. The only thing I
   did was to facilitate contacts between official and unofficial sources
   to resolve a crisis. It is usual business everywhere. I put think tanks
   in contact, groups of experts with other groups of experts", he states.
   
   
   "I am a member of the European Council on Foreign relations", he adds,
   "and you know which is the only foundation I am member of? The Clinton
   Foundation. Between you and me, my thinking is left-leaning. But I
   predicted Trump's victory as well as Brexit. Everyone of us wants
   peace. If the governments don't talk each other, we citizens must keep
   talking".
   
   Ok. But what about the emails stolen from Mrs. Clinton? "The dirty job"
   offered to Papadopoulos? "I don't know. I strongly deny any discussion
   of mine about secrets concerning Hillary Clinton. I swear it on my
   daughter. I don't know anyone belonging to the Russian government: the
   only Russian I know is Ivan Timofeev, director of the think tank
   "Russian International affairs council". Which is based at The Ministry
   of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. "But this is
   meaningless", Mifsud says.
   
   Mifsud underlines that he and Papadopoulos met three or four times
   overall. "He came here in Italy, in Rome, with other seven experts of
   international relations working for the London Centre of International
   Law Practice. We were dining and, if I remember well, he announced that
   we would join Trump's electoral campaign team. After that, we kept in
   touch via email or when we subsequently met in person. But, let's be
   clear: the Russians didn't ask me to meet Papadopoulos. Mr.
   Papadopoulos asked me for contacts in several areas: I proposed someone
   in the Arabian Gulf, then in Latin America, an hot issue for Trump
   after his remarks on the wall at the border with Mexico, then in Russia
   and the European Council. They chose Russia as they were interested in
   sanctions against Moscow, Nato, Ukraine and a more stable relationship
   with Russia. A topic very sensitive also for the Russians".
   
   Later, Mifsud arrived in Moscow for a meeting and on that occasion he
   understood what the Russians really thought about: "I understood they
   were really skeptical about the possibility of changing the status quo,
   under the presidency either of Clinton or Trump. I talked about this
   topic also with Russian Foreign Ministry Sergej Lavrov, when the
   European Union elected a new president of the European Commission.
   After Barroso, chances of a new course were a bit higher. I suggested
   Foundations to keep talking and the bypass was still Timofeev. I am not
   a secret agent. I never got any money from the Russians: my conscience
   is clear
   
   Great. Then, though, he introduced to Timofeev "Putin's niece" that
   actually wasn't his real niece. "She's just a student, a very
   good-looking one. As many other students, I introduced her at the
   London Center: Papadopoulos was in, and I learned about his interest in
   her, very different from an academic one. He offered her to go with him
   to America. Putin wasn't involved at all, totally an invention". The
   same as Mubarak's niece? Mifsud laughs: "What a stupid thing, yes. I
   put my finger on it: that girl, she has nothing to do with the Kremiln
   or with secret service. Anyway, I have already talked about it with the
   Fbi, when the State Department invited me to a conference in Capitol
   Hill".

   tags : Russiagate, Russia Protagonisti: joseph mifsud, hillary clinton"

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Papadopoulos 'impressed' and 'shocked' that Mueller told the truth about him in report
by rmstock , Published on Apr 23, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8rBL2TFmoU
"George Papadopoulos 'impressed' and 'shocked' that Mueller told the
   truth about him in report
   https://video.foxnews.com/v/602792068...
   Apr. 19, 2019 - 4:37 - The former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser
   who was caught in the crosshairs of the Russia probe reacts to the
   report.

   The Real Scandal: Papadopoulos Surveilled by Obama Deep State For His
   Ties to Israel – Then Mueller Ensnared Him in Russia Witch Hunt
   by Cristina Laila April 22, 2019
   https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019...

   p191, (p183 of Volume I) Mueller report :
   "While the investigation revealed significant ties between Papadopoulos
   and Israel (and search warrants were obtained in part on that basis),
   the Office ultimately determined that the evidence was not sufficient
   to obtain and sustain a conviction under FARA or Section 951."

   https://dougcollins.house.gov/papadop... "

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From Phil Giraldi:
Israeli Spying on Trump
https://ahtribune.com/us/israelgate/2447-israeli-spying-on-trump.html

It is ironic that the Robert Mueller investigation into possible collusion between the Russian government and the Donald Trump campaign continues to turn up nothing while the evidence of Israeli interference in the U.S. political system continues to surface without any outrage being expressed by either the media or American politicians.
[ ... ]
Together the Papadopoulos and Flynn tales suggest that it was Israel, not Russia, that sought to both collude with and even spy on the Trump Administration, which should surprise no one. Unfortunately, in spite of the evidence, the possibility that the "interference" will ever be subject to any Congressional investigation remains extremely unlikely.

Also on p191, (p183 of Volume I) Mueller report :

  "In addition, the investigation produced evidence of FARA violations involving Michael
   Flynn. Those potential violations, however, concerned a country other than Russia (i.e., Turkey)
   and were resolved when Flynn admitted to the underlying facts in the Statement of Offense that
   accompanied his guilty plea to a false-statements charge. Statement of Offense, United States v.
   Michael T Flynn, No. 1:17-cr-232 (D.D.C. Dec. 1, 2017), Doc. 4 ("Flynn Statement of
   Offense"). ¹²⁸¹ "

Mueller Report