Grassley continues to communicate through the Rice attorney "response" letter earlier today and now a new
LETTER: (word doc)
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Adam Waldman, Esq.
Endeavor Group
1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006
c/o
Rodney F. Page, Esq.
Bryan Cave LLP
1155 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Mr. Waldman:
The Senate Judiciary Committee has been investigating issues relating to the Russian governments disinformation efforts targeting the 2016 presidential election, as well as the nature of the FBIs relationship with Christopher Steele. Part of that inquiry involves examining the connections between those involved and Russian interests.
In 2009, you registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act as an agent for Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Recent news reports publicly revealed your role as an intermediary on behalf of not only Mr. Deripaska but also Mr. Steele. The nature and extent of the relationship between Mr. Steele, Mr. Deripaska, and you are of potential relevance to the Committees work.
In light of this, the Committee would like to schedule a transcribed interview with you to be taken in private. Please contact the Committee by no later than March 5, 2018, to schedule the interview. In addition, by March 12, 2018, please answer the following questions and provide the requested documents:
1. As noted above, public reports and government records indicate that you are an attorney and lobbyist for Mr. Oleg Deripaska. Have you ever hired or otherwise worked with Mr. Christopher Steele, Orbis Business Intelligence Limited, Orbis Business International Limited, Walsingham Training Limited, or Walsingham Partners Limited? If so, when, and what was the nature of the arrangement? Please provide all related documents.
2. Is it the case that Mr. Steele, through you, works or has worked on behalf of Mr. Deripaska or businesses associated with him? If so, when has such work occurred?
3. Are you aware of any work Mr. Steele has conducted for Mr. Deripaskas London-based attorney, Mr. Paul Hauser, on behalf of Mr. Deripaska or businesses associated with Mr. Deripaska? If so, when has such work occurred?
4. Are you otherwise aware of any business or financial relationships between Mr. Steele and Russian government officials, Russian oligarchs, or Russian businesses?
5. Other than the potential relationships described above, what is the nature and extent of your relationship with Mr. Steele? Has Mr. Steele ever hired your firm, the Endeavor Group? If so, when, and what was the nature of that arrangement?
6. Please provide copies of all communications you have had with Mr. Steele from April of 2016 to the present.
7. Have you had any communications, whether directly or indirectly, with Fusion GPS since September of 2015? Please provided all related documents.
8. Have you ever hired or otherwise worked with Fusion GPS? If so, when, and what was the nature of the arrangement? Please provided all related documents.
9. Have you had any interactions with Mr. Daniel Jones relating to Mr. Steeles dossier, Fusion GPSs work, or any other attempts to investigate or disseminate allegations of collusion between associates of Mr. Trump and the Russian government? If so, please describe the context and content of those interactions. Please provide all related documents.
10. When and how did you first become aware of Mr. Steeles work involving allegations of collusion between associates of Mr. Trump and the Russian government? Do you know how and when Mr. Deripaska first became aware?
11. Please describe all interactions you have had with the United States Government, regardless of branch, relating to investigations of Russian efforts in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Please provide all related documents.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. If you believe any records responsive to the inquiries above are subject to any privileges, please provide a detailed privilege log.
Please contact Patrick Davis of my staff at (202) 224-5225 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Charles E. Grassley Chairman
Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate
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