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Here is a reminder of the charges: The DOJ press release is here. SDNY indictment here. DC indictment here.
McGonigal was named Section Chief of the Cyber-Counterintelligence Coordination Section of the Counterintelligence Division in 2016. McGonigal was named "Special Agent in Charge of the Counterintelligence Division for the New York Field Office", Oct 4, 2016, appointed by James Comey. He retired in 2018.
This thread is the icing on the cake, as it brings to light the WHY of everything we already knew about tRUMP/Russia/FBI. There are 15 more tweets. Please read! https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToUnfreedom
"The FBI isTrumpland." https://t.co/08EN29RWfK
UPDATE #5
2018
Charles McGonigal traveled to London where he met a Russian contact. At the time, the Russian was under British surveillance and their tipoff began the US investigation https://www.businessinsider.com/british-uk-london-deripaska-charles-mcgonigal-fbi-meeting-russia-surveillance-2023-2