Who is Baker Hostetler?
Who is Baker Hostetler?
From Grassley's web site:
Prevezon’s lobbying efforts were reportedly commissioned by Mr. Katsyv, who organized them through a Delaware non-profit he formed and through the law firm then representing Prevezon in the asset forfeiture case, Baker Hostetler.[6] Among others, the efforts involved lobbyist Rinat Akhmetshin and Fusion GPS, a political research firm led by Glenn Simpson.[7] According to press reports, Baker Hostetler partner Mark Cymrot briefed congressional staff on the asset forfeiture case, attempting to discredit the Justice Department’s version of events and instead push the Russian government’s account.[8] Rinat Akhmetshin, along with former Congressman Ron Dellums, reportedly lobbied the House Foreign Affairs Committee, telling staffers “they were lobbying on behalf of a Russian company called Prevezon and ask[ing] [the Committee] to delay the Global Magnitsky Act or at least remove Magnitsky from the name,” as well as telling the staffers “it was a shame that this bill has made it so Russian orphans cannot be adopted by Americans.”[9] Mr. Akhmetshin was also involved in the screening, targeting Congressional staffers and State Department officials, of an anti-Magnitsky propaganda film.[10] For its part, Fusion GPS reportedly “dug up dirt” on Mr. Browder’s property and finances, and attempted to generate negative stories about Mr. Browder and Hermitage in the media, shopping stories to a number of reporters.[11]
Big law firm here in Cleveland.
Check out their lobbying efforts this year...looks like they are spending huge amounts in DC. Like...on a record pace like never before have they spent like this? And it all circles around “health care.”
https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmsum.php?id=D000000620
Looks like Payments from Baker to GPS may very well have been to support the take down of Trump for President.
Baker Hostetler is a law firm with ties to the Clintons.
This is one tie I found and there are undoubtedly more:
“BakerHostetler has represented the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Foundation’s HIV/AIDS Initiative since 2003”