Сюжет шпионского романа

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Уместно вспомнить некоторые из показаний Джеффа Сешнса под присягой в Сенате:

Let me state this clearly, colleagues. I have never met with or had any conversation with any Russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the United States. Further, I have no knowledge of any such conversations by anyone connected to the Trump campaign. I was your colleague in this body for 20 years, at least some of you. And the suggestion that I participated in any collusion that I was aware of, any collusion with the Russian government to hurt this country which I have served with honor for 35 years, or to undermine the integrity of our democratic process an appalling and detestable lie.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/13/full-text-jeff-session-trump-russia-testimony-239503



COTTON: Do you like spy fiction: John le Carre, Daniel Silva, Jason Matthews?
SESSIONS: Yeah, Alan Furst, David Ignatius’ books.
COTTON: Do you like Jason Bourne or James Bond movies?
SESSIONS: No, yes, I do.
COTTON: Have you ever ever in any of these fantastical situations heard of a plot line so ridiculous that a sitting United States senator and an ambassador of a foreign government colluded at an open setting with hundreds of other people to pull off the greatest caper in the history of espionage?
SESSIONS: Thank you for saying that, Senator Cotton. It's just like through the looking glass. I mean, what is this? I explained how in good faith I said I had not met with Russians, because they were suggesting I as a surrogate had been meeting continuously with Russians. I said I didn't meet with them and now, the next thing you know I'm accused of some reception plotting some sort of influence campaign for the American election. It's just beyond my capability to understand, and I really appreciate, Mr. Chairman, the opportunity to at least to be able to say publicly I didn't participate in that and know nothing about it.
COTTON: And I gather that's one reason why you wanted to testify today in public. Last week Mr. Comey in characteristic dramatic and theatrical fashion alluded ominously to what you call innuendo, that there was some kind of classified intelligence that suggested you might have colluded with Russia or that you might have otherwise acted improperly. You've addressed those allegations here today. Do you understand why he made that allusion?
SESSIONS: Actually I do not. Nobody's provided me any information.

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Аспен

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Интересные дискуссии на конференции по вопросам национальной безопасности в Аспене.

Участвующая в дискуссии Эвелин Фаркаш (Evelyn Farkas) в 2012-2015 работала в Пентагоне Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia. Она ушла в отставку в октябре 2015 после того, как не смогла убедить администрацию Обамы в необходимости оказать более серьёзную поддержку Украине, включая поставки оружия. После этого она консультировала избирательную кампанию Клинтон.



Про российские связи Трампа Фаркаш писала и выступала много раз. В статье апреля 2016 Trump and Putin: Two Liars Separated at Birth? она говорит об опасном пристрастии Трампа к вранью.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/04/donald-trump-2016-vladimir-putin-liars-213788
В статье декабря 2016 Here’s What America Needs to Know About Trump and Russia она задаёт прямой вопрос о марионеточности Трампа:

As the public and legislators press for more clarity, there are a handful of specific questions they need to focus on:
1) What did Russia do to interfere in U.S. elections?
2) Did any American citizens collude with Russia to assist in the Kremlin’s efforts to interfere in elections? If so how, and were Trump associates, or Trump himself, aware?
3) Have Russians given or loaned Trump and/or his businesses money, or provided collateral or other financial assistance to him?
If the answers yield further evidence that the president-elect is indebted to the Russian government or individuals with Kremlin ties, the intelligence community and policy officials should also begin disclosing what they know about whether Trump's associates have been in contact with Russian officials, and what they've been discussing.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/trump-russia-intelligence-need-to-know-214520

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