Page said that, during his time in Moscow, he met with friends and associates he knew from when he lived in Russia, including Andrey Baranov (click here),...
Page testimony corroborates the Steele Dossier (click here)
...a former Gazprom (click here) employee who had become the head of investor relations at Rosneft (click here), a Russian energy company. 572 Page stated that he and Baranov talked about "immaterial non-public" information.573 Page believed he and Baranov discussed Rosneft president Igor Sechin,...
I wrote about the 19.5 percent sale (click here) of Russian energy giant Rosneft during the transition, on January 11th, 2017. It was topical at the time because I wanted the Senate to ask Steve Mnuchin and Rex Tillerson about the transaction during the upcoming hearings to confirm them, respectively, as the secretaries of Treasury and State. It was also of particular interest during that period because, although the sale had been announced on December 7th, 2016, it was a topic of discussion in the Steele Dossier that had been published by BuzzFeed on January 10th.
The first reference was from a dispatch dated July 19th, 2016.
...and he thought Baranov might have mentioned the possibility of a sale of a stake in Rosneft in passing. 574 Page recalled mentioning his involvement in the Trump Campaign with Baranov, although he did not remember details of the conversation. 575 Page also met with individuals from Tatneft (click here), a Russian energy company, to discuss possible business deals, including having Page work as a consultant.576
On July 8, 2016, while he was in Moscow, Page emailed several Campaign officials and stated he would send "a readout soon regarding some incredible insights and outreach I've received from a few Russian legislators and senior members of the Presidential Administration here. " 577 On July 9, 2016, Page emailed Clovis, writing in pertinent part:
Russian Deputy Prime minister and NES board member Arkady Dvorkovich (From the World Economic Forum - click here) also spoke before the event. In a private conversation, Dvorkovich expressed strong support for Mr. Trump and a desire to work together toward devising better solutions in response to the vast range of current international problems. Based on feedback from a diverse array of other sources close to the Presidential Administration, it was readily apparent that this sentiment is widely held at all levels of government.578
Despite the representation to the Campaign Grand Jury 579 580 581 582
The Office was unable to obtain additional evidence or testimony about who Page may have met or communicated with in Moscow; thus, Page's activities in Russia-as described in his emails with the Campaign-were not fully explained.
Footnote 566 Page 3/10/17 302, at 3
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Footnote 567 See Carter W. Page, The Lecture of Trump's Advisor Carter Page in Moscow, YouTube Channel Katehon Think Tank, Posted July 7, 2016, available at
https://www.youtube.com/watch? time_continue=28&v= lCYF29saA9w.
Page also provided the FBI with a copy of his speech and slides from the speech. See Carter Page, "The Evolution of the World Economy: Trends and Potential," Speech at National Economic Speech (July 7, 2016).
Footnote 568 Page 3/10/17 302, at 3.
Footnote 569 Page 3/16/ 17 302, at 3. 570 S. Weber 7/28/17 302, at 4.
Footnote 570 S. Weber 7/28/17 302, at 4.
Footnote 571 Grand Jury
Footnote 572 Page 3/10/17 302, at 3; Page 3/30/17 302, at 3; Page 3/31/17 302, at 2.
Footnote 573 Page 3/30/17 302, at 3.
Footnote 574 Page 3/30/17 302, at 9. Grand Jury
Footnote 575 Grand Jury Page 3/30/17 at 3.
Footnote 576 Page 3/10/17 302, at 3; Page 3/30/17 302, at 7; Page 3/31/17 302, at 2.
Footnote 577 Grand Jury 7/8/ 16 Email, Page to Dahl & Gordon.
Footnote 578 Grand Jury 7/9/16 Email, Page to Clovis
Footnote 579 Grand Jury
Footnote 580 Grand Jury
Footnote 581 Grand Jury
Footnote 582 Grand Jury
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