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Australian Government Confirms Official Role in “Spygate”…
CONSERVATIVE TREEHOUSE ^ | 4/18/2019 | SUNDANCE
FR Posted on 4/20/2019, 9:08:18 PM by bitt

In response to media inquiry and FOIA demands, the government of Australia formally admitted today to the role of High Commissioner Alexander Downer and his engagements with George Papadopoulos in 2016. The timing coincides with the Mueller Report (released today), which states it was information about this engagement from Alexander Downer that opened the FBI counterintelligence investigation in July 2016.

The Australian government cited the conclusion of the Robert Mueller special counsel investigation as the background for their willingness to comply with an 15-month-old FOIA request from Buzzfeed News. (Excerpt) Read more at theconservativetreehouse.com ...


9 posted on 05/31/2019 6:35:53 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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The Freedom Of Information Act is US legislation, and as such has no jurisdiction over Australia. There is something very wrong with this story as written. Does Australia have the very same legislation, with the very same name? I highly doubt that.


41 posted on 05/31/2019 7:22:04 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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