('Inngreaa at the ?niteh ?tatw maalriugtnn. 211515 May 3, 2019 The Honorable Michael R. Pompeo General Paul Nakasone Secretary of State Director 2201 Street, NW National Security Agency Washington, DC. 20520 Fort Meade, MD. 20755 The Honorable Gina Haspel The Honorable Christopher Wray Director Director Central Intelligence Agency Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, DC. 20505' 935 Ave, NW Washington, DC. 20535 Dear Secretary Pompeo and Directors Haspel, Nakasone, and Wray: Joseph Mifsud is a London-based academic who has a long af?liation with Rome?s Link Campus University. The school, as described below, appears to have many connections to Western governments, although Mifsud himself has been portrayed as having close connections with the Putin regime in Russia. On Thursday, April 18, 2019, the Department of Justice publicly released Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election. The report includes numerous details on Mifsud, who told George Papadopoulos that the Russian government had dirt on Hillary Clinton comprising thousands of emails. Papadopoulos later related this information to others, which served as the official pretext for the FBI to open a counter-intelligence investigation into whether Trump associates conspired with Russians to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. After investigating the matter for approximately two years, the Special Counsel ?did not establish? that such a conspiracy existed.? The Special Counsel?s report portrays Mifsud as having deep ties to Russia, detailing his trips to Moscow and extensive contacts with Russian of?cials including ?a one-time employee of the the Russian organization that conducted social media attacks on the 2016 US. elections.2 The description is consistent with the portrayal of Mifsud by House Intelligence Committee Democrats, who pronounced him to be a ?cutout? used by the Russians to feed information to Papadopoulos.3 1 Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, Vol. 1, p. 2 2 bid., p. 81. 3 "Minority Views to the ?Report on Russian Active Measures,? p. 19. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER The Special Counsel?s report explains that Papadopoulos met Mifsud at Link Campus University, which the report describes simply as ?a for-pro?t institution headed by a former Italian government of?cial.? 4 It cites that description to an article in the Guardian but omits this additional information found in the Guardian article: One Rome-based professor claimed Link Campus had a reputation for being closely connected to some elements within the Italian intelligence services. ?Mifsud is a person who collaborates with us,? said one person who was reached at Link Campus.5 The Special Counsel report further omits any mention of a wide range of contacts Mifsud had with Western political institutions and individuals. According to open source reports and other publicly available information, in addition to his role at Link Campus University, Mifsud has served as: An official at Malta?s Ministry of Foreign Affairs;6 A member of the team that negotiated Malta?s entry into the European Union;7 President of Slovenia?s Euro-Mediterranean University;8 Director of the London Academy of Diplomacy, which trains students from all over the world in diplomacy;9 A trainer of Albanian diplomats in their efforts to gain European Union membership; ?0 The moderator of a panel at the 16th Doha Forum in Qatar featuring former Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Borge Brende, former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, former Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Miguel Angel Morantinos, former French Justice Minister Rachida Dati, and others;11 4 ?Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election,? Vol. I, p. 83. In footnote 412, the Mueller report acknowledges that Link Campus is headed by a former Italian interior minister. 5 ?Joseph Mifsud: More questions than answers about mystery professor linked to Russia,? The Guardian, Oct. 31, 2017. 5 "Maltese Official Raises Profile of UK. Diplomacy Academy,? The Washington Diplomat, December 18, 2014, 7 Ibid. 8 Ibid. 9 Ibid. 1? Ibid. 11 "President Frattini attending the 16th Doha Forum in Qatar,? I An af?liate of the London Centre of International Law Practice, ?which billed itself as a ?unique institution . . . comprising high-level professional international law practitioners, dedicated to the advancement of global legal knowledge and the practice of international law,?12 and A speaker at the 2017 National Meeting of Global Ties U.S., a non-pro?t organization that partners with the US. State Department.13 Held at the .8. Capitol, the event featured additional speakers such as French Ambassador to the US. Gerard Araud, EU Ambassador to the US. David O?Sullivan, and US. Congressmen Jim Himes and John Yarmuth. (It should be noted that this State Department-af?liated group apparently had no problem contacting Mifsud and arranging his participation in the conference in February 2017, yet the FBI either did not or could not arrange to interview such an ostensibly crucial witness until six months after it of?cially opened its investigation in July 2016.) Moreover, photographic evidence shows Mifsud has been in close proximity to in?uential Western political and government of?cials and organizations, and that such of?cials and organizations participate in Link Campus University events. Eta-sod With Earls Farmer Britzsn it}? 12 Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, Vol. 1, p. 81. 13 Unity in Community, K, Professor Enzo Scotti. President, Link University and former Minister of State, Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs . 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Like pme Ev :5 I 1 Later-Ea eu 2 ":19 Facebook post by Link Campus University showing a seminar at the university had by an FBI official, September 2016 .I- .-SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE -a?t In: ?aJ-a 54? a ?e :2 15i=5. t: t: Zita -C:e I :r =3 2:35:: - 0 411.3. '5 - a I- a ?:r'r: . :slag': - i *g 922:: Cw- a a a . LitAnnouncement of a seminar at Link Campus University hosted by FBI officiais, April 20.17 If Mifsud has extensive, suspicious contacts among Russian of?cials as portrayed in the Special Counsel?s report, then an incredibly wide range of Western institutions and individuals may have been compromised by him, including our own State Department. Indeed, both the United States and many of our allies would be obligated to run damage assessments to determine what sensitive information Mifsud may have conveyed to the Russians and what Russian disinformation he may have spread. In fact, this could entail a major scandal for US. and allied governments. Alternatively, if Mifsud is not in fact a counterintelligence threat, then that would cast doubt on the Special Counsel?s fundamental depiction of him and his activities, and raise questions about the veracity of the Special Counsel?s statements and affirmations. It should be noted that the Special Counsel declined to charge Mifsud with any crime even though, to justify seeking a prison sentence for Papadopoulos, the Special Counsel claimed Papadopoulos? untruthful testimony ?undermined investigators? ability to challenge the Professor [Mifsud] or potentially detain or arrest him while he was still in the United Furthermore, it?s still a mystery how the FBI knew to ask Papadopoulos speci?cally about Hillary Clinton?s emails, on multiple occasions throughout 2016-17 before having interviewed Mifsud, if the FBI hadn?t already somehow received this information directly or indirectly from Mifsud himself. In order to better understand these matters, I respectfully request that you provide me with copies of all the information in your departments? and agencies? possession related to Joseph Mifsud, including emails, all relevant reports, and records of his contact with any elements of the US. government. I also request written answers to the enclosed classi?ed list of questions pertaining to these matters. Please provide these responses no later than Friday, May 10, 2019. Please contact Committee Republican staff at (202) 225-4121 should you have any questions. 1? Government?s Sentencing Memorandum on George Papadopoulos,