Akhmetshin was linked to Fusion GPS and involved in a pro-Russian campaign in 2016 which involved lobbying congressional staffers to undermine the Magnitsky Act. Both Fusion GPS and Akhmetshin were subject of a complaint by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley for failure to register as foreign agents under the FARA.
Akhmetshin claims he was never an intelligence officer. If he was, it raises questions as to his admission into the US and eventual citizenship. CIA connection? Brennan setup?
Grounds to strip the guy of his US citizenship and send him packing.
Set up. How did the NYT’s get Jrs emails? FBI!