Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. 20535 August 8, 2019 MR. WILLIAM F. MARSHALL JUDICIAL WATCH Judicial Watch v. DOJ, et.al. Civil Action No.: 1:18-cv-02107 FOIPA Request No.: 1413700-000 Subject: Ohr FD-302’s (November 22, 2016-May 16, 2017) Dear Mr. Marshall: The enclosed documents were reviewed under the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA), Title 5, United States Code, Section 552/552a. Below you will find checked boxes under applicable statutes for the exemptions asserted to protect information exempt from disclosure. The appropriate exemptions are noted on the processed pages next to redacted information. In addition, a deleted page information sheet was inserted to indicate where pages were withheld entirely pursuant to applicable exemptions. An Explanation of Exemptions is enclosed to further explain justification for withheld information. Section 552 Section 552a p (b)(1) p (b)(7)(A) r (b)(2) r (b)(7)(B) p p p 50 U.S.C § 3024(i)(1) -------p (b)(3) ----------------- r r p (b)(4) (b)(5) r r r (b)(7)(C) (b)(7)(D) (b)(7)(E) (b)(7)(F) (b)(8) (b)(9) (b)(6) r r r r r r r r r (d)(5) (j)(2) (k)(1) (k)(2) (k)(3) (k)(4) (k)(5) (k)(6) (k)(7) 34 pages were reviewed and 34 pages are being released. Deletions were made by the Department of State. To appeal those denials, please write directly to that agency Please see the paragraphs below for relevant information specific to your request and the enclosed FBI FOIPA Addendum for standard responses applicable to all requests. r Document(s) were located which originated with, or contained information concerning, other Government Agency (ies) [OGA]. r r This information has been referred to the OGA(s) for review and direct response to you. We are consulting with another agency. The FBI will correspond with you regarding this information when the consultation is completed. Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA Please refer to the enclosed FBI FOIPA Addendum for additional standard responses applicable to your request. “Part 1” of the Addendum includes standard responses that apply to all requests. “Part 2” includes additional standard responses that apply to all requests for records on individuals. “Part 3” includes general information about FBI records that you may find useful. Also enclosed is our Explanation of Exemptions. Please direct any further inquiries about this case to the Assistant United States Attorney representing the Government in this matter. Please use the FOIPA Request Number and/or Civil Action Number in all correspondence or inquiries concerning your request. See additional information which follows. Sincerely, David M. Hardy Section Chief Record/Information Dissemination Section Information Management Division Enclosures: In response to your Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA) request, enclosed is a processed copy of Bates Stamped documents, FBI (18cv02107)-1 through FBI (18cv02107)-34. The enclosed documents represent the final release of information responsive to your request. Bruce Ohr’s handwritten notes attached to these FD 302's were previously released to you in response to your FOIA Litigation 18-cv-490. See OIP's release dated December 19, 2018, pdf file “12-19 Interim Response Package Part 1 of 3”, pages 31-36. In addition, 6 pages were withheld in full in OIP’s production pursuant to Exemptions 6, 7(A), 7(C), 7(D), and 7(E). A document titled “Manafort Chronology” attached to these FD 302's was previously released to you in response to your FOIA Litigation 18-cv-01854. See OIP's release dated July 10, 2019, pdf file “7-10 Interim Response Package Part 18”, pages 176-181, corresponding bates stamps 20180618-0000507 to 201706180000512. Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA FBI FOIPA Addendum As referenced in our letter responding to your Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA) request, the FBI FOIPA Addendum includes information applicable to your request. Part 1 of the Addendum includes standard responses that apply to all requests. Part 2 includes additional standard responses that apply to all requests for records on individuals. Part 3 includes general information about FBI records. For questions regarding Parts 1, 2, or 3, visit the www.fbi.gov/foia website under “Contact Us.” Previously mentioned appeal and dispute resolution services are also available at the web address. Part 1: The standard responses below apply to all requests: (i) 5 U.S.C. § 552(c). Congress excluded three categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA [5 U.S.C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV (2010)]. FBI responses are limited to those records subject to the requirements of the FOIA. Additional information about the FBI and the FOIPA can be found on the www.fbi.gov/foia website. (ii) National Security/Intelligence Records. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of national security and foreign intelligence records pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(1), (b)(3), and PA exemption (j)(2) as applicable to requests for records about individuals [5 U.S.C. §§ 552/552a (b)(1), (b)(3), and (j)(2); 50 U.S.C § 3024(i)(1)]. The mere acknowledgment of the existence or nonexistence of such records is itself a classified fact protected by FOIA exemption (b)(1) and/or would reveal intelligence sources, methods, or activities protected by exemption (b)(3) [50 USC § 3024(i)(1)]. This is a standard response and should not be read to indicate that national security or foreign intelligence records do or do not exist. Part 2: The standard responses below apply to all requests for records on individuals: (i) Requests for Records about any Individual—Watch Lists. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of any individual’s name on a watch list pursuant to FOIA exemption (b)(7)(E) and PA exemption (j)(2) [5 U.S.C. §§ 552/552a (b)(7)(E), (j)(2)]. This is a standard response and should not be read to indicate that watch list records do or do not exist. (ii) Requests for Records for Incarcerated Individuals. The FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records which could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any incarcerated individual pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(7)(E), (b)(7)(F), and PA exemption (j)(2) [5 U.S.C. §§ 552/552a (b)(7)(E), (b)(7)(F), and (j)(2)]. This is a standard response and should not be read to indicate that such records do or do not exist. Part 3: General Information: (i) Record Searches. The Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS) searches for reasonably described records by searching those systems or locations where responsive records would reasonably be found. A reasonable search normally consists of a search for main files in the Central Records System (CRS), an extensive system of records consisting of applicant, investigative, intelligence, personnel, administrative, and general files compiled and maintained by the FBI in the course of fulfilling law enforcement, intelligence, and administrative functions. The CRS spans the entire FBI organization and encompasses the records of FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ), FBI Field Offices, and FBI Legal Attaché Offices (Legats) worldwide and includes Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) records. For additional information about our record searches visit www.fbi.gov/services/information-management/foipa/requesting-fbi-records. (ii) FBI Records. Founded in 1908, the FBI carries out a dual law enforcement and national security mission. As part of this dual mission, the FBI creates and maintains records on various subjects; however, the FBI does not maintain records on every person, subject, or entity. (iii) Requests for Criminal History Records or Rap Sheets. The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division provides Identity History Summary Checks – often referred to as a criminal history record or rap sheets. These criminal history records are not the same as material in an investigative “FBI file.” An Identity History Summary Check is a listing of information taken from fingerprint cards and documents submitted to the FBI in connection with arrests, federal employment, naturalization, or military service. For a fee, individuals can request a copy of their Identity History Summary Check. Forms and directions can be accessed at www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/identity-history-summary-checks. Additionally, requests can be submitted electronically at www.edo.cjis.gov. For additional information, please contact CJIS directly at (304) 625-5590. (iv) The National Name Check Program (NNCP). The mission of NNCP is to analyze and report information in response to name check requests received from federal agencies, for the purpose of protecting the United States from foreign and domestic threats to national security. Please be advised that this is a service provided to other federal agencies. Private citizens cannot request a name check. Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA EXPLANATION OF EXEMPTIONS SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552 (b)(1) (A) specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and (B) are in fact properly classified to such Executive order; (b)(2) related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency; (b)(3) specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld; (b)(4) trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; (b)(5) inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency; (b)(6) personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (b)(7) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information ( A ) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, ( B ) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, ( C ) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, ( D ) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of confidential source, including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of record or information compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, ( E ) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or ( F ) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual; (b)(8) contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or (b)(9) geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells. SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552a (d)(5) information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action proceeding; (j)(2) material reporting investigative efforts pertaining to the enforcement of criminal law including efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or apprehend criminals; (k)(1) information which is currently and properly classified pursuant to an Executive order in the interest of the national defense or foreign policy, for example, information involving intelligence sources or methods; (k)(2) investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes, other than criminal, which did not result in loss of a right, benefit or privilege under Federal programs, or which would identify a source who furnished information pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence; (k)(3) material maintained in connection with providing protective services to the President of the United States or any other individual pursuant to the authority of Title 18, United States Code, Section 3056; (k)(4) required by statute to be maintained and used solely as statistical records; (k)(5) investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for Federal civilian employment or for access to classified information, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person who furnished information pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence; (k)(6) testing or examination material used to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in Federal Government service the release of which would compromise the testing or examination process; (k)(7) material used to determine potential for promotion in the armed services, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person who furnished the material pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence. FBI/DOJ CL.ASSI?IEC B\•: NSICG REASON: 1. 4 (C) DECLASSIFY DH: 12-31-2041 A.LL INFOR.iJATICd'T CCMTAHTEC HEREIN IS TJHCLASSIFIE EXCEPT Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA ',•.'HERE SHO',tt-1 O'rHERlHSE DATE: 07-23-2019 !:»..~~,•=~~:-~~~~!~ I • 1 of 3 • FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) ______ a.: 1r,N'1·•~ "a""'~~ ,..-(wo :r :-~~r, <".e1 1l'°o'll1·,llj,L, 1(1,-.,.•:· ~ / b6 -2 b7C -2 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dale of entry 12/19/2016 DRAFT DOCUMENT/DELIBERATIVE MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. Bruce OHR,-.....--...,,.---,-....,-----..,,........,-....,,,.....-_,.. currently the Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of Justice's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: b6 -5 b7C -5 'TT) \ ~ < ~ OHR met~I______I in 2007, sometime before a January 2008 conference they both attended. OHR remembers he was at a conference when land their first .....,i_n_t,--e_r_a_c_t,....i_o_n-t""o_o..,k_p_i_a_c_e_p_r...i_o_r_"'"t_o_t,.....h_a..,.t_e_v_e-n""t-.-""A""s_t,.....h_e.....,c""h,.....i_e_,_! of DOJ' s Organized Crime and Racketeering Section at the time, OHR met~,------, inbl _ 1 London at..,,____....,._____.,...... was an expert on Russia, b 3 _1 specifically Russian organized crime, and was concerned the west was not b6 -2, 3 taking the Russian threat seriously. Russian oligarchs are brilliant yet b7C -2, 3 cold-blooded and do not act like adults as they kill people for nothing. b7D -1 ,__........__the years OHR and! r~d a few more meetings before OHR left b?E - 2 , 3 , 4 i....---..1!"",,d joined or founded Orbis. _ OHR and would see each other once a year in London or th~Sl aid clients, et rovided OHR with the same short intel reports OHR introduced I I I I, . ,--------------------------------------------, .·1--_------------------1 iUJ ~( OHR believes thad I b3 -1 b7D -1 b7E -2, 4 I lnvestigationon 11/22/2016 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) .,...!:=======::::;-----------------.______ l'ile# Date drafted 11 /22/20 1 6 by..___ _ _ _ _ __,___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ b3 -1 b6 -2 b7C -2 b7E -1 This document conuiins nejthcr rccommcnda1,011s nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be dimibuted outside your agency. FBI(18cv2107)-1 Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA f0-302a (Rev. 05-08-10} b3 -1 b7E -1 ContinuationofFD-302of ~ Interview of Bruce Ohr ~----~------------------' iU:i 0 11/22/2016 ,Page 2 of 3 n ~ OHR believes Russian oligarchs will provide information to the FBI because in Russia everyone talks to the police. Following the 2014 Ukrainian invasion OHR met._..,...--..,...-,-------,----,-,------~OHR recalled the three talked about engaging with prospective oligarchs, and that ___. meeting led to a meeting between the FBI, .._ __________________ iSi (U/~I b7D -1, 2 b7E -4 ~) In late July 2016, possibly Saturday, July 30, 2016, _______ called OHR and asked to meet for breakfast as he/she was in Washington, D.C. and had some serious stuff to talk about. ! ! planned to also tell SA11about the information he/she had collected. OHR me~ ! for ~ s t where OHR was told that Carter Page had met with high level officials in Russia. Page met with Sechin and one :s, bl -1 b7A -1 b6 -2, 3 b7C -2, 3 b7E -4 bl -1 b3 -1 b6 -1, 2, 3 b7A -1 b7C -1, 2, 3 b7D -1, 2 b7E -2, 3, 4 1SJ _.! reported to~!_____ In addition, as furious at.__ __ ! and was making a case against im . .__...,._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.. ,ere almost ready to talk to the U.S. about the money _________.stole.,....._ _ _....., ________!claimed he had already given some of this reporting to SA and planned to give the rest to him. At that time, ~ad pr~o~v-i-a..,....e~a-.. ._____.!with two reports regarding these topics while Glen Simpson had four. OHR provided copies of notes he took during and after the meeting with ....__ _ _ _ _ ____.I which are enclosed as attachments. ! I I ~ OHR knew Glen Simpson hired~l______!to dig up Trump's connections to Russia. OHR's wife is a Russian translator and was hired to conduct open source research. Even though she did not know the goal of the project, she was able to surmise the purpose as the individuals she was researching were close to Trump. OHR knew that Glen Simpson was hired by a lawyer who does opposition research. OHR knew! !reporting on Trump's ties to Russia were going to the Clinton Campaign, Jon Winer at the U.S. State Department and the FBI. OHR was aware that Simpson was passing! hformation to many individuals or entities and at times! !would attend meetings with Simpson. i'ijl ' . I ~ OHR metl in Washington, D. C. in late September, possibly close to the time when the Yahoo news article was published on September 23, 2016. During that meeting,! ! advised the Alfa server in the US is a link to the Trump campaign and Sergei Millian's Russian/American organization in the U.S. used the Alfa server two weeks b7E -4 b7E - 4 FBI(18cv2107)-2 Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA FD-302a (Rev 05-08-!0) ~ECBFT) /O!tCOH/NOFQRN = b3 -1 b7E -1 ,1 TJ'1; prior 'SI .~----------------~--~---~~~~~--~~----~-~--J'. Trump not get elected and was passionate President. OHR believes! !wanted to blunt or foil the Kremlin's plans. Simpson and could have met with Yahoo or Michael Isikoff jointly, but OHR does not know if they did. OHR provided copies of notes he took after the meeting with! which are enclosed as attachments, I I bl -1 b3 -1 b6 -1, 3 b7C -1, 3 b7E -4 I ~ OHR never believed! lwas making up information or shading it. He/she would say this is what _l_ _ _..,,...lare telling me. There are always Russian conspiracY, theories that come from the Kremlin. One time OHR heard a theor from b7D -1, 2 b7E -3, 4 OHR honestly believes _ _ _ _ __.reported what he heard from_.__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___,but that doesn't make that story true. 'U' \ -'Ul l ,I ~ Jon Winer possibly knew 0 HR met Winer in 1999 or 2000 when Winer was the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Law Enforcement. Winer was very interested in Russian Organized Crime and enthusiastic about the subject, yet at times difficult to deal with. OHR knew Glen Simpson and others were talking to Victoria Nuland at the U.S. State Department. --------------------- b6 -1 b7C -1 b7E -4 I ~ OHR does not know how! 1-------""l"""--------'l !handles or communicates OHR does not know the identity ofl_ _ _ _ _ _ __ b7D -1, 2 b7E -4 OHR provided the following contact information for b6 -4 b7C -4 b7D -1 b7E -4 FBI(18cv2107)-3 ALL HEORlcA1'ION CON'l"A.INED CLASSI:IED BY: HSI CG REASON: 1.4 (C.) Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA ON: 12-31-2041 DECLASSI!'",' DATE: 07-23-2019 HEREIN IS UHCLASSEIED E}:CEP'r j,/HERE saa.a•T OTFIE.."<.·,·,I.SE - 1 of 2 - FD-302 (Rev 5-8-10) SEC b6 -2 b7C -2 ORN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry 12/19/2016 DRAFT DOCUMENT/DELIBERATIVE MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. b6 -5 b7C -5 Bruce OHR, ______________________ currently the Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of Justice's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: ~ )]) b6 -1 b7C -1 b7D -2 b7E -4 OHR has neve...r__ l __________________L----, I On one occasion, OHR met withl I I I ;si OHR has never been present during meetings between L..----r---.___J_o n Winer. OHR is only aware that !and Winer have 1 met as advises OHR that the meetings occur. ._I_ _ _ _ __ bl -1 b3 -1 b6 -1 b?C -1 b7E -4 --------- Wl (U\ I ~ Glen Simpson directed to speak to the press as that was what Simpson was payin~ Ito do. OHR does not know if _______.!going to Mother Jones was Simpson's idea or not. b7E -4 ~ Glen Simpson hired OHR' s wife to conduct research for his firm. OHR will voluntarily provide his wife's research to the FBI. OHR provided the interviewing Agent with a report on Paul Manafort. The report titled, "Manafort Chronology", was scanned and is a digital attachment to this document. 12/05/2016 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States jln Person) Datcdrafted 12/12/2016 This document conlams neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBJ. ll is !he property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distr ibuted ouiside your agency b3 -1 b6 -2 b7C -2 b7E -1 FBI(18cv2107)-4 Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA FD-302a (Rev 05-08-lO) b3 -1 b7E -1 :'\ TJT1< ContinuationofFD-302of ~ Interview of Bruce Ohr , On 12/05/2016 , Page 2 of 2 :SECRE'P/ ,ORC&t/NOFORJL FBI(18cv2107)-5 CL.ASSI?IEC B\•: NSICG REASON: 1. 4 ALL IHFOfil.lA'fIOH COHTAINEC HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT (C) DECLASSIFY DH: 12-31-2041 WHERE SHG,'IN O'THE'fl.l·/ISE Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA DATE: 07-23-2019 OFFICIAL RECOR~·--.. - 1 of 3 - FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) C"«v.~-,ilf,11.-,oc:~·:\ ~-v,i: dl(,"'-'.~~',,~"'1 Iii S,11".11~r<-~ • ~ btt-" ,~-•~,t ~g., -,.•c,,,~~l<"' !.')'YA-~, ,_,,or..,,, ~cRE'!' t' enema: tcloJ!'O~ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry 12/19/2016 ~ ~ : b6 -2 b7C -2 DRAFT DOCUMENT/DELIBERATIVE MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. Bruce OHR,.,______________________, currently the Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of Justice's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force {OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: b6 -5 b7C -5 ~ OHR had breakfast at Peet's Coffee, 11th and E St. NW, Washington, D.C. with Glenn Simpson at 10:00 A.M. on December 10, 2016. During breakfast Simpson provided OHR with an 8GB Verbatim USB micro digital media drive (thumb drive). OHR does not know what is on the thumb drive but believes it is in regards to the workl was hired to do for Simpson. The thumb drive was entered into evidence at WFO as original evidence ~l...,.._____...,,..__...,....,...___.I and a working copy CD-ROM was produced for investigative use. An evidence FD-302 was generated and serialized to this file. b7E -4, 5 I OHR took notes after the meeting with Simpson to preserve his memory and referred to them during the interview. OHR's notes are an attachment to this document. ·'U \ l Simpson identified Michael Cohen, a lawyer in Brooklyn, NY as having many Russian clients in the Brighton Beach, NY area. Cohen is the go-between Russia and the Trump Campaign and replaced Paul Manafort and Carter Pae. Cohen's wife's last name is Shusterman Cohen may have attended a meeting in Prague, possibly in September, regarding the Trump Campaign and the Russians. I lnvcstigationon File# 12/12/2016 at b6 -1 b7C -1 Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Per:son) Date drafted 12/14 / 2016 byi....--------..J.------------------------------------ b3 -1 b6 -2 b7C -2 b7E -1 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. !! is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency FBI(18cv2107)-6 Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA FD-302a (Rev. 05-08-10) b3 -1 b7E -1 Continuation offl}-302 of _ ___ ~ __ J _I_n_t_e_r_v_i_e_w_o_f_B_r_u_c_e __ o_h_r_ _ _ _ _ _ , On _1_2_1_1_2_1_2_0_1_6_, Page 2 of 3 ~ According to Simpson, much of his collection about the Trump _c_a_m..,p_a_.1._·..... g n_t_.1._·e_s_t_o__ R_u_s_s....i a comes from I Simpson does--n-o_t__k_n_o_w__ h_i_s_n_a_m_e_____________...., I ______________I b6 -3 b7C -3 ~ A former Trump campaign official, possibly Rick Wilson, was talking about some of the Trump ties to Russia and the Trump Campaign tried to sue him for violating his non-disclosure agreement. ,',U'i ~ A Russian senator and mobster named Torshin may be involved in running the Central Bank of Russia. Torshin's name comes up in in Law Enforcement Organized Crime circles as he is well known in a famous Spanish case that shows direct linkages between Russian Organized Crime, Torshin and the Russian Government. Torshin may have funneled Russian money to the National Rifle Association (NRA) to use in support of Trump. An NRA lawyer,! ! found out about the money pipeline and was very upset, but the election was over by the time she learned of it. Simpson stated there are pictures or Torshin with Trump. Simpson provided OHR with an article on the NRA and Torsion. The article is an attachment to this document. b6 -1 b7C -1 ~ Some of Simpson's staff believe the NRA spent an abnormally large amount of money during the election, possibly indicating Russian involvement, but others in his company disagree. The New York Times story from October 3, 2016, that ~ ) downplayed the connection between Alfa Bank servers and the,_1..1..1.1.1111.1.1......i...i:wiu....1;1...1.J..i.i,1 was incorrect. There was communication and it wasn't s am . .__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __.bl -1 b3 -1 ITT\ Simpson received a bizarre tip on December 9 that the '~ < b6 -1,3 b7A -1 Simpson is not sure whether to believe this. b7C -1,3 ;'U',I b7E -2,3 ~ Simpson still thinks Sergei Millian is a key figure connecting Trump to Russia. Looking at Millian led Simpson's company to Cohen. Simpson would be surprised if Millian was still in the U.S. Simpson believes Millian is an SVR officer, however he is deducing this from Millian's alias, not because he was told Millian was SVR. Millian may have overseen many financial transfers from Russia to assist the Trump campaign. ~ I Simpson asked Ito speak to the Mother Jones reporter as it was Simpson's Hail Mary attempt. b7E - 4 FBI(18cv2107)-7 Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA FD-302a (Rev. 05-08-10) b3 -1 b7E -1 iijJ Continuat[onofFD-3020r iU:i ~ I n t e r v i e w of Br:uce Oht: ,On 12/12/2016 ,Page 3 of 3 ~ OHR asked Simpson if he was concerned about his personal safety. Simpson responded that he learned from his Russian investigative reporting what they were capable of but there was no way for him to know i f they were coming after him. Simpson mentioned that someone called and asked him to find out where all of the Alfa Bank stories were coming from. Simpson did not state this was a threat from the Russians, but that was the impression made upon OHR based upon the timing of the comment and using that story as a response to OHR's question. FBI(18cv2107)-8 I b6 -2 b7C -2 DEC LASSirIED BY: NS ICC OH 07-23-2019 ------ Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA - 1 FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-lO) of 1 - ~ECRE11 //QRMNINOEORN = FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry 12/27/2016 DRAFT DOCUMENT/DELIBERATIVE MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. Bruce OHR, _____________________. currently the Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of Justice's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: ,:u) b6 -5 b7C -5 ~ On December 20, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. OHR provided writer with an 8GB SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB micro digital data storage drive (thumb drive}. Glen Simpson at Fusion GPS hired OHR's wife, Nellie Ohr, to conduct research for his firm. OHR voluntarily provided his wife's research to the FBI. OHR provided the interviewing Agent with the thumb drive and indicated it contained the totality of the work Nellie Ohr conducted for Simpson, but the Fusion GPS header was stripped. Nellie Ohr is a Russian linguist/analyst and a former Russian History professor. The thumb drive was entered into evidence. : ''""f»""' 12/20/2016 • File~ l . 4 (b) Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person I I Datcdrafted 12/20/2016 by,_1_ _ _ _ _ ___._,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ b3 -1 b6 -2 b7C -2 b7E -1 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed ou(sidc your agency. FBI(18cv2107)-9 ! ______. □Ee u;ssrnE□ BY: us rec .. OH 07-23-2019 b6 -2 b7C -2 Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA 0FFIQJ.tt,L RECORD - 1 of 2 - FD-302 (Rev. 5-&- l O) :;lo;or•·~,1 11'>"~~1';,,;~ r.~.,;,,.....,1•1~ 7 i ~~~ ~ ) ,i-~-3. .,:, ,;i,y ., •-r'I~~ f-f:11 .,~,...~,~ S)'11~•, ~ECBt5'//cneon1N6mRl_[ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry 02/15/2017 DRAFT DOCUMENT/DELIBERATIVE MATERIAL Do not disseminate outside the FBI without the permission of the originator or program manager. ~ current l y the Bruce OHR, Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Department of --------------------- b6 -5 b7C -5 Justice's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force {OCDETF) was interviewed at FBI Headquarters, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Special Agents and the nature of the interview, OHR provided the following information: -·u: • ~ ~ OHR stated he had been contacted by Christopher Steele, via WhatsApp and OHR responded via FaceTime on 02/11/2017. 1 b6 -1, 4 ~ Steele advised OHR that! b7C -1, 4 b7D -2 OHR added._l_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____, .'TJ) ' . ..--""""";;..L_)-_':€_~J;!!J.F Ste e 1 e ' s compa n,.....y___i_s___c_o_n_t__ i_n_u_i_n_g...__t_o__w ___ o_r_k___ f_o_r........b_o ___ t_h_!..._,.._---I _ _ _ _ _......,another attorney f o r ~ I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ However, OHR explained Steele is beginning to worry about his business and was preparing a .__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___.to broker a business relationship with the FBI. in a couple of weeks.' ;Tj'1 ' Steele advised OHR, 'You may see me re-emerge ~ OHR responded he had yet to ask Steele if he would like to ' b6 -1, 3, 4 b7C -1, 3, 4 b7A -1 b7E -2, 3 be provided with an FBI contact. I I ~ OHR also advised was doing fine, but were still a bit "freaked out." Howe~v_e_r_,_i_t__ s_e_e_m_e_d~to Steele that things were calming down and he was pleased about a recent CNN article that stated U.S. eclassify 1231 ~ECRETJ /C.teOll/ f-kiFORN= lnvcstigationon I 02/14/2017 at Washington, District Of Columbia, United States (In Person) ,..I_.________.,....__________________________ Date drafted File# by 02 /15/201 7 b3 -1 b6 -2 b7C -2 b7E -1 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the !-'Bl and is loaned co your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FBI(18cv2107)-16 Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA FD-302a (Rev. 05-08-10) b3 -1 b7E -1 iU\ ' ' Continuatiori-of FD-302 of ~ Interview of Bruce Ohr 14 Febr_ua ry 2 Q1 7 . On O2 /14 / ~01 7 . Pa1rn-c, but they diset:$:-,ir Arms Alexander Torshin. :-: -· .. ·-: .:-· ;.,-. · ) : ..• ~ -: .-:.-· .· ·'. -.•:-·.:-: : ..---~ ......, ..-· . ~-- :-:..•-: -~:-: :· ,;_~·;,· .••:•.··v:, ;, .. ·-: .·. :~-: :-, • :- .-::--:-.-· :- ; -:-.:-.-:- ;:•.: --~-:,,•.• .;_--: •. ·-·. :,- .• :-..:;·..:.- ..: •,.,,•~ .-·: : •: ,::..: .,:.... ,: :... :.~-<- .•. :•'.· ~: ,,., --~--:~--- :.;' -·:-·•. ;.u.,_,,,'.,:,•.•: •'. :••'. ....• ·-,-··.•:·• _ ,,:•~••t•'.• ·' ·' The Godfather and the Godmother? ),!aria Butina gn.:1~· up in Altai. a mountainous nre,i in sout·hl~rn Siberia, hut HH>\-'!'d to J\foseow when she was 22. Alrno::t overnight, she gaining notice as the km nder mid chair of Russia's gun•righ ls movernenL Reportedly a strong supportt~r of Putin and hit, United Rtw.sL1 Party, she helped start The Right to Bear Anns about five years ago as a mm-•prnfit organiz.:,tion. The group, she vowed, would. not he a front frir "any bloody lobby" and would be funded through d.w.:s from members. "l persr,nally have a furniture and hom,ehold ;1ppliane<.'!-; hu.slncss," sh(' told Russian nt1-...-spaper L'.vcstia. "People who give us money for \\·ork, they arc usual gun m<,-·11ers because 1n have a gun in Russia b very txpcnsivc. So thesi.• people, they hav1i money nnd they give us money," Bntina cxpbined in a 2014 interview with TO\vnh;.ill's Katie Pavlkh. ··wl>. lwve no mone_v from govcrnnwnt, not one coin from government." The group now dairm, 10,000 members. Thm1gh Ru%fo';. ('(mstitution docs not conlain Second Amendmentlike gun rights, her rhetoric is rt.mwrknhly .similar to !he NRA's. "\fore kg;d i:;w1s cqllal k~s c.rinw," sh1c: told the ?viost•ow Times thi~ y1~'.,1r, "Ha C()l!ntr? h:rns .~uns, only crimi1mls have w::.cess to lbc:m." lutpi: :.- tih ink pmg ress .orginrn•and•ruS!:>intH;ousin- ! 8f607d40240 1:f?~H:UPw2107)-2s Why lw:; the N !Zi\ bc~n co1.ying up to R u_;;sia? Page 5 nl l3 Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA After tile Snndy Hook mass .shooting in 2012., her group criticizt~d gun•-frec '.nist policies. "In this shooting six teaelit.·rs died, six people vvho enuld litenll1y ust.: only tldr hands to defond children ... The murderer planned !his knowing 1hat no on(: would lx'. armed," .she told Radio Free Europe/ Rtidin Liberty. "Wb,il is the rigbt to life, ingrained in our cunstitutiun. if yon don't have the right to fwar arms'~ If a person wishc::; to defend hims(df, he has no mGms for protection." .................................................................,, _____________________ tvlaria Butina, Chairman of the Russian orga ... I' t•--•--••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••n•••-------------------' Like the NR.c'\, Butinn ltinds to dimniss the (·.cinnectfon between guns and <., ~.,\.,_ 1 l1'' .,) !11"· .........'\'!\) •c\ h•'.•'.n ..... ~ i . 1''{\•/'\'ill" ,. . . . • . t-.~•-~)t .... !)11s~·1--t'J ' ... ).,... 1. Obtained by Judicial Watch, Inc. via FOIA Torshin also h,is heen called "tilt• godfat!wr.·· While he's only ;)dmittcd to having been a godfat.lwr in the rdig,kn.is sense, Spanish investigators claimed in an Augnst report that the ''Rus.sian politician Alexander Porfirie\'ieh Torsh\n stands abov(• (an alleged figure in the l\foscm-v--bas('d Taganskay,1 crime syndicate], \-vho <';)ils him ·godfatlwr' or 'boss"' ,ind conducted on his bchalf "achvit-ie:-s and inv(i::lmcnls." Torshin denied the allegation, telling Bloomberg" I'm n puh!ic individual and l'm not hlding :.m,vwherc." Torsbin told the New Republic's Julia Toffc in 20.12 that he .idmires the NRA bci::nus<.• ii represents "'stability' -- -the credo of Putin's reign.'~ The Keene connection In !.\lay of ~w.1:1, Torshin tmvded to t!w NRA corn'entiun in Hou$ton. Months later, he wrote about il in an \Vashington Times OP/ED about. the passing of i\likhail K:.dashnikov (the inventor (if thl' AK47). "Last year, I had trw ph.~asure of ;1!:tending tlw National Rifle Association\: annual 1rn~eting in Houston,'' he n'cmmted. "Kalashnikov couldn't join m(', though \ve have both h{•t~n 'life members' nftlw NRA for ycnrs. At 93, his herdlh Wt\S C\'<.!n then beginning to friil, hut 1 thought of him as l t0un~d the exhihit nn.~a \vhere I S,)w dozcns of AK--47 (.'.!ones." The opinion <.?ditor for th<.· paper is the NRA's David Keene. In bctw1:.•en, Keene lr;welcd to Russi11 for a fall 20-i:3 gun conference, hoslt~d hy Tbc Right to Bear Arms. Hutina's 011linc advrrlisrments for lhe ev<:.!nl spetifically hi~~hlighted hi:> p,:irtidpation, calling him "llw i(inner president of l he legendary 0.' RA." Slw chaired the (•,·ent, Torshin anended, and Keene spoke, Keene posred ;i picture of his visit wilh Tor;;hin on his personal \Vt>bsite and shtired it nn Facebook, \Vceks aft-er IJw conference, B1ttina explained in a Lin.•,Journal posl that jnst because a foreign citizen is an NRA member, that docs nol ncces~;iri!y mean th(:y arc a spy. Tn April ol' :1014, But-ina traveled to the N RA's ,umua 1 mcding in lndian,ipolis, She \v;:i,; given the "rare privilege" of ringing the orgnnization's rcplka of the Liberty Bd! and Jm~sentcd a plaque !n NRA Prc:sidt'.nt ,fan Porter, She attended a ,vonien's luncheon as the !ntps ·./th ink prng rcss.orginr:Hrnd-n.1ssi,rn-cousin- l 8f