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Russian tech expert named in Trump report says US intelligence never contacted him
McClatchy DC ^ | January 11, 2017 | By Kevin G. Hall and Tim Johnson

Posted on 01/11/2017 3:11:57 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee

WASHINGTON

A Russian venture capitalist and tech expert whose name and company are mentioned in the now-notorious document alleging connections between the Donald Trump campaign and Russian hackers says no intelligence officers have ever contacted him about the accusations, which he says are false.

A report compiled by a former Western intelligence official as opposition research against Trump was made public Tuesday when BuzzFeed posted its 35 pages. The document included unsubstantiated claims of collusion between the Trump campaign team and the Kremlin.

It also alleged that global tech firm XBT Holding, with operations in Dallas, was instrumental in the hack of leaked Democratic Party emails that embarrassed Hillary Clinton and fellow Democrats.

XBT, owner of Dallas-based enterprise-hosting company Webzilla, is run by a successful Russian tech startup expert, Aleksej Gubarev. In a phone interview from Cyprus, where he said he’d lived since 2002, Gubarev said he was surprised to see his name in the report.

“I don’t know why I was there,” Gubarev said, adding that perhaps a competitor sought to discredit him. “I still don’t understand the true reason for this report. . .”

(Excerpt) Read more at mcclatchydc.com ...


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KEYWORDS: aleksejgubarev; cyprus; dallas; denial; dossier; fakeintel; fakereport; gubarev; moreoldnews; trumprussia; webzilla; xbt; xbtholding; xbtholdings
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1 posted on 01/11/2017 3:11:57 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee
More lies exposed by the 4 Channel troll that hooked the mediot, intel idiots, McAinal and other Trump haters.

4 channel trolling the mediots, CIA, Rats, Intel Idiots, and McAnal.


2 posted on 01/11/2017 3:17:07 PM PST by Grampa Dave (The deadliest Islamic terror cell America has ever faced is leaving office, 20 Jan 2017!)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Somebody B boosch*ttin’!


3 posted on 01/11/2017 3:18:35 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (As long as tyranny exists, the Constitution and Bill of Right will never be "outdated" or "obsolete")
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To: Brad from Tennessee

CNN’s Tuesday “Breaking (fake) News” continues to unravel


4 posted on 01/11/2017 3:20:04 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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5 posted on 01/11/2017 3:20:21 PM PST by Bobalu (See liberal MSM heads explode...make Milo Yiannopoulos Trump's new Press Secretary!)
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To: Brad from Tennessee; All

Why are Presstitutes continuing to write about a VERIFIED PRANK ???

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3512832/posts
FAKE NEWS: BuzzFeed and CNN fall for Trump P-ss Story That was 4Chan Prank


6 posted on 01/11/2017 3:20:23 PM PST by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The key thing for me in this mess is McCain gave this garbage to the OBAMA FBI in DECEMBER. AFTER the election of a GOP POTUS. He needs to hang for this. Stripped of chairmanships, etc.


7 posted on 01/11/2017 3:22:38 PM PST by lodi90
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To: lodi90

Absolutely.


8 posted on 01/11/2017 3:24:34 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance**** BIGLY!!!!)
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To: lodi90

I agree!!!


9 posted on 01/11/2017 3:29:38 PM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

This is just soon ridiculous


10 posted on 01/11/2017 3:32:27 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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11 posted on 01/11/2017 3:32:51 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

He might have a case for a libel suit.


12 posted on 01/11/2017 3:34:45 PM PST by Fedora
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear; HarleyLady27

McClatchy says some people mentioned in the “secret” dossier were previously linked to Trump in public sources. Photos, news reports, etc. The smut filled report is a total fraud and a work of fiction.


13 posted on 01/11/2017 3:37:04 PM PST by lodi90
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McClatchy says some people mentioned in the “secret” dossier were previously linked to Trump in public sources. Photos, news reports, etc. The smut filled report is a total fraud and a work of fiction.

I don't see that in the linked McClatchy piece.

14 posted on 01/11/2017 3:46:52 PM PST by M. Thatcher
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To: Brad from Tennessee
This is about to be the biggest scandal involving the mainstream media (MSM) since the Rathergate scandal 12 years ago. And it could result in BuzzFeed being shut down and CNN possibly firing President Jeff Zucker. Ouch.
15 posted on 01/11/2017 3:57:16 PM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The one guy has never been to Prague
The hotel stay was 4 years later
The 2-pager was a s#itpost story from the Lads at 4chan

McCain/the Bushes bought it all and sold it to the globull FBI.

I need to stay at a Holiday Inn Express


16 posted on 01/11/2017 4:03:59 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! And please, God, bless the USA again.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee
Fake report. Fake intel. Fake intelligence agencies.

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17 posted on 01/11/2017 4:05:19 PM PST by TigersEye (Congratulations, President Donald J. Trump! - Let's MAGA!!!)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Some person &/or persons has/have (for months) been making dupes of certain elements in the U.S. intelligence community, many media venues, some U.S. Senators, and, by dissemination by all of the above to the public, made dupes of those in the public badly wanting to believe the worst.

Somehow I don’t think it is/was the Russians. It seems more like the U.S. permanent deep state within the circle of its former and current members.


18 posted on 01/11/2017 4:05:40 PM PST by Wuli
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To: RayChuang88

Zucker is a smarmy weasel who should lose everything because of this debacle...and it was a total debacle...


19 posted on 01/11/2017 4:32:08 PM PST by Shady (We WON the Battle, Now let's WIN THE WAR!!!!)
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To: lodi90

Agree! And then someone in an intelligence agency leaked it.


20 posted on 01/11/2017 4:33:27 PM PST by HollyB
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