Page 98 of the Special Counsel Report and page 106 of the PDF (click here)
c. Carter Page's July 2016 Trip To Moscow
Page's affiliation with the Trump Campaign took on a higher profile and drew the attention of Russian officials after the candidate named him a foreign policy advisor. As a result, in late April 2016, Page was invited to give a speech at the July 2016 commencement ceremony at the New Economic School (NES) in Moscow. 550 The NES commencement ceremony generally featured high-profile speakers; for example, President Barack Obama delivered a commencement address at the school in 2009. 551 NES officials told the Office that the interest in inviting Page to speak at NES was' based entirely on his status as a Trump Campaign advisor who served as the candidate's Russia expert. 552 Andrej Krickovic, an associate of Page's and assistant professor at the Higher School of Economics in Russia, recommended that NES rector Shlomo Weber invite Page to give the commencement address based on his connection to the Trump Campaign.553 Denis Klimentov, an employee of NES, said that when Russians learned of Page's involvement in the Trump Campaign in March 2016, the excitement was palpable.554 Weber recalled that in summer 2016 there was substantial interest in the Trump Campaign in Moscow, and he felt that bringing a member of the Campaign to the school would be beneficial. 555
I haven't read the book, however, it is being quoted on the internet.
Real News: (click here) An Investigative Reporter Uncovers the Foundations of the Trump-Russia Conspiracy
...Journalist Scott Stedman (click here) may have discovered clues to upcoming charges in an archived Russian website run by Mikhail Delyagin, a former adviser to former Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin. In a now-deleted post dated July 12, 2016, Delyagin wrote that Page “held secret talks in Moscow,” including a lecture at the New Economic School which, he wrote, “does nothing more than mask the negotiations on the relations between our countries after Trump’s probable victory.”
Page was eager to accept the invitation to speak at NES, and he sought approval from Trump Campaign officials to make the trip to Russia. 556 On May 16, 2016, while that request was still under consideration, Page emailed Clovis, J.D. Gordon, and Walid Phares and suggested that candidate Trump take his place speaking at the commencement ceremony in Moscow. 557 On June 19, 2016, Page followed up again to request approval to speak at the NES event and to reiterate that NES "would love to have Mr. Trump speak at this annual celebration" in Page's place. 558 Campaign manager Corey Lewandowski responded the same day, saying, "If you want to do this, it would be out side [sic] of your role with the DJT for President campaign. I am certain Mr. Trump will not be able to attend."559
In early July 2016, Page traveled to Russia for the NES events. On July 5, 2016, Denis Klimentov, copying his brother, Dmitri Klimentov,560 emailed Maria Zakharova, the Director of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Information and Press Department, about Page's visit and his connection to the Trump Campaign.56 1 Denis Klimentov said in the email that he wanted to draw the Russian government's attention to Page's visit in Moscow.562 His message to Zakharova continued: "Page is Trump's adviser on foreign policy. He is a known businessman; he used to work in Russia ... . If you have any questions, I will be happy to help contact him."563 Dmitri Klimentov then contacted Russian Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov (click here)...
June 20, 2019
Dmitry Pestov (click here) spokesman of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is married to former figure skater.
Nice yarmulke or kippah, whichever word one wants to use.
...about Page's visit to see if Peskov wanted to introduce Page to any Russian government officials.564 The following day, Peskov responded to what appears to have been the same Denis Klimentov-Zakharova email thread. Peskov wrote, "I have read about [Page]. Specialists say that he is far from being the main one. So I better not initiate a meeting in the Kremlin." 565
Footnote 550 Page 3/16/ 17 302, at 2-3; Page 3/10/ 17 302, at 3.
Footnote 551 S. Weber 7/28/17 302, at 3.
Footnote 552 Y. Weber 6/1/17 302, at 4-5; S. Weber 7/28/17 302, at 3.
Footnote 553 See Y. Weber 6/1/17 302, at 4; S. Weber 7/28/17 302, at 3.
Footnote 554 De. Klimentov 6/9/17 302, at 2.
Footnote 555 S. Weber 7/28/17 302, at 3.
Footnote 556 See 5/16/16 Email, Page to Phares et al. (referring to submission of a "campaign advisor request form").
Footnote 557; 5/16/16 Email, Page to Phares et al.
Footnote 558 6/19/16 Email, Page to Gordon et al.
Footnote 559 6/19/16 Email, Lewandowski to Page et al.
Footnote 560 Dmitri Klimentov is a New York-based public relations consultant.
Footnote 561 7/5/16 Email, Klimentov to Zakharova (translated).
Footnote 562 7/5/16 Email, Klimentov to Zakharova (translated).
Footnote 563 7 /5/16 Email, Klimentov to Zakharova (translated).
Footnote 564 Dm. Klimentov 11/27 /18 302, at 1-2.
Footnote 565 7 /6/16 Email, Peskov to Klimentov (translated).
The lecture actually happened and the Russians were proud of it and videotaped it. Similar to the Trump "in plain sight" strategy.
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