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FBI counterintelligence agent who led Trump-Russia probe arrested for own ties to Russian oligarch


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A former senior FBI counterintelligence official who spearheaded the Trump-Russia probe was arrested and charged over his own alleged ties to a sanctioned Russian oligarch amid the war in Ukraine.

Charles McGonigal, the former special agent in charge of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division in New York who retired in 2018, is charged with violating U.S. sanctions by agreeing to provide services to Oleg Deripaska, a sanctioned Russian oligarch. He was charged alongside Sergey Shestakov, a former Soviet and Russian diplomat who later became a U.S. citizen and a Russian interpreter for courts and government offices, through a five-count indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court Monday.

McGonigal and Shestakov both were arrested Saturday. The indictment is a rare move by federal prosecutors to bring charges against a former senior FBI official before a federal grand jury. 

 

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28 minutes ago, OverSword said:

Now that is pretty shameful.  It doesn't prove Trump is innocent however, just that this ass has questions of his own to answer.

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Just now, Alchopwn said:

Now that is pretty shameful.  It doesn't prove Trump is innocent however.

Just curious... What is Trump guilty of with regards to Russia?

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37 minutes ago, acidhead said:

He'll be hired on CNN by next week.

Only if he is out on bail.  

 

35 minutes ago, acidhead said:

Just curious... What is Trump guilty of with regards to Russia?

We don't know if Trump is guilty.   There has been no indictment or trial.   The charges against 5 of his campaign staff that did result in convictions were on a number of irregularities.

Now we have the FBI guy in charge in the  Trump Russia investigation turning out to have his own ties with Russia and assisting Russian causes.  Logically, he would have helped Trump too and tried to cover up Trump's crimes.   This guy being caught  may shed new light on Trumps collusion.  It is not good for Trump that the lead investigator is potentially part of the  plot with Trump.. 

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13 minutes ago, Tatetopa said:

Now we have the FBI guy in charge in the  Trump Russia investigation turning out to have his own ties with Russia and assisting Russian causes.  Logically, he would have helped Trump too and tried to cover up Trump's crimes.   This guy being caught  may shed new light on Trumps collusion.  It is not good for Trump that the lead investigator is potentially part of the  plot with Trump.. 

"Logically" 

Hahaha 

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Just now, acidhead said:

"Logically" 

Hahaha 

Logic and proof are two different things, sometimes one helps in the search for the other.  Maybe we will wait and see.:devil:

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1 minute ago, Tatetopa said:

Logic and proof are two different things, sometimes one helps in the search for the other.  Maybe we will wait and see.:devil:

It's usually a good idea

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1 minute ago, Tatetopa said:

One of your more excellent ideas.

I got it from reading your posts in the past. :lol:

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1 hour ago, Alchopwn said:

Now that is pretty shameful.  It doesn't prove Trump is innocent however, just that this ass has questions of his own to answer.

Nothing will ever "prove Trump innocent" with the Orange Man Bad cult.  It is rather satisfying though, to watch yet another one fall to the Trump curse.  :w00t:

You'd think these clowns would have wised up before now but no.  

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25 minutes ago, acidhead said:

"Logically" 

Hahaha 

ORANGE MAN BAAAAD!  That's all that matters to those who keep hoping to take him down.  It apparently never occurs to them that time after time, with an endless budget and time frame for investigations... the lack of charges might mean he didn't do it.  THAT does not enter their lil pea brains at'all  

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9 minutes ago, and-then said:

ORANGE MAN BAAAAD!  That's all that matters to those who keep hoping to take him down.  It apparently never occurs to them that time after time, with an endless budget and time frame for investigations... the lack of charges might mean he didn't do it.  THAT does not enter their lil pea brains at'all  

Its "BOM" keep up, and the only way BOM has an endless budget is if his pea brained worshippers keep funding him, now that is funny.

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16 minutes ago, and-then said:

Nothing will ever "prove Trump innocent" with the Orange Man Bad cult.  It is rather satisfying though, to watch yet another one fall to the Trump curse.  :w00t:

You'd think these clowns would have wised up before now but no.  

No, the head of BOM FBI busted for what he was allegly investing BOM for doesnt prove BOM  innocent, all that aside you seem more in meltdown lately did you forget to uncheck the auto withdrawal box again on your donation form to BOMs gofundme?

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19 minutes ago, and-then said:

ORANGE MAN BAAAAD!  That's all that matters to those who keep hoping to take him down.  It apparently never occurs to them that time after time, with an endless budget and time frame for investigations... the lack of charges might mean he didn't do it.  THAT does not enter their lil pea brains at'all  

Nope.  Not at all. There are plenty of people worse than Trump, I can think of a few that have not committed crimes and been not been convicted.  First off this thread is about an FBI agent busted for going over to the dark side, or if you are a Russian fan, finally seeing the light.  Whatever the case, he is a security risk to the United States.  The curious link is that he was the lead investigator during the collusion investigation for Donald Trump.  That is a side detail really.

Some in the media have claimed that since this guy was corrupted, that proves Trump was innocent.  It does not.  Likewise it does not prove Trump's guilt.   It may be purely a coincidence and have nothing to do with Trump at all. We may see when the facts are exposed, but before then, speculation and talking heads from both sides will flood the networks.

Orange man bad really isn't in play here.   For us little pea brains, what counts is equal treatment under the law.  If you do the crime, you get the time.  

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On 1/24/2023 at 12:21 PM, acidhead said:

Just curious... What is Trump guilty of with regards to Russia?

Back in the 1990s Trump went bankrupt again, but this time even Deutsche Bank wouldn't refinance him.  Trump eventually received his refinancing courtesy of V. Putin and the FSB and there are multiple photos of the Trumps and Putins enjoyng each others' company.  This was the time when the Russian Mob was populated 90% by ex-KGB operatives and was running wild in the USA.  It has long been held that one cannot develop property in NYC without the backing of a criminal syndicate, yet this was Trump's line of work.  The inference being that Trump is bought and paid for by the FSB and therefore Putin.  This point was amply reinforced when Trump not once but twice tugged the forelock to Putin during summits when they had 1 on 1 meetings, apparently adopting Putin's foreign policies on both occasions, much to the perfectly reasonable horror of Trump's minders in the GOP.  While circumstantial, this and other evidence points to Trump being a  puppet of the FSB.  I'm, surprised US intelligence hasn't bumped him off.

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37 minutes ago, Alchopwn said:

I'm, surprised US intelligence hasn't bumped him off.

No one wants to make him a martyr.

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12 minutes ago, Hankenhunter said:

No one wants to make him a martyr.

Oh FFS, there are hundreds of ways of bumping someone off without leaving any evidence.  

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22 minutes ago, Alchopwn said:

Oh FFS, there are hundreds of ways of bumping someone off without leaving any evidence.  

Speaking of evidence. Do you have any evidence to back up the Russian/Trump accusations in post #16?

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28 minutes ago, Alchopwn said:

Oh FFS, there are hundreds of ways of bumping someone off without leaving any evidence.  

True. I'd make a lousy assassin. Still, he could go pale, clutch his chest, keel over from a heart attack, and his rubes would never believe it. Dammed if you do, and dammed if you don't. 

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13 minutes ago, Alchopwn said:

Oh FFS, there are hundreds of ways of bumping someone off without leaving any evidence.  

It doesn't take evidence to prime a conspiracy. 

Maybe Us Intelligence is working up the chain.  Interesting times, Russia may be collapsing.  The Russian people may do nothing but sit back and watch, but FSB will do something.  I think a number of their operations have been shut down overseas.  From what I can tell, they have had a big presence in Ukraine setting up for the attack.  I think they are partially responsible for Putin's misconceptions.  He didn't get his statue erected in Kiev after a week.  I think the FSB overestimated their success.  For them, perhaps every country is judged by Russia.

This arrested FBI agent may have a lot to gain from cooperating.  Will he implicate Trump?  Hard to tell at this point, but that is working up the chain.  Also, time and events over the next few weeks may make their case easier. How cooperative will a 76 year old man be to avoid spending the last years of his life being a shamed loser in jail.

 

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7 minutes ago, Tatetopa said:

It doesn't take evidence to prime a conspiracy. 

Haha, you guys have created more Conspiracies about Donald Trump, just in the past few pages in this forum section, than Alex Jones has in his whole life! :lol: 

Only difference is many of Alex Jones' conspiracies have actually come true! :lol:

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27 minutes ago, acidhead said:

Haha, you guys have created more Conspiracies about Donald Trump, just in the past few pages in this forum section, than Alex Jones has in his whole life! :lol: 

Only difference is many of Alex Jones' conspiracies have actually come true! :lol:

Give it time.  Fish rot from the head.  Conspiracy?  Naw I don't like conspiracies,  like Tucker, I just ask questions.  Why is Trump so sweaty and afraid?  Why is he stuttering and stumbling?  Why did Franklin Graham just ghost him?  When will Ron DeSantis step on Trump's head? Will Ivanka go to jail?  Will Eric and Don Jr. survive if they go to jail? Will anybody but Lindsey Graham show up at the next Trump rally? Just questions.

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10 minutes ago, Tatetopa said:

Give it time.  Fish rot from the head.  Conspiracy?  Naw I don't like conspiracies,  like Tucker, I just ask questions.  Why is Trump so sweaty and afraid?  Why is he stuttering and stumbling?  Why did Franklin Graham just ghost him?  When will Ron DeSantis step on Trump's head? Will Ivanka go to jail?  Will Eric and Don Jr. survive if they go to jail? Will anybody but Lindsey Graham show up at the next Trump rally? Just questions.

Ah, ok :lol:

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5 hours ago, Tatetopa said:

It doesn't take evidence to prime a conspiracy. 

The difference between a conspiracy theory and a conspiracy is actual evidence.  Thus I suspect you meant a conspiracy theory, and in which case, I agree.

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