Thread on this investigative story @a_cormier_ and I reported Thursday about the dysfunction and chaos at Treasury's Financial crimes unit, FinCEN, which resulted in Russian agents seeking documents during 2016 campaign on Clinton backers and Kremlin enemies 1/
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We set out to try and unredact the explosive allegations the whistleblowers leveled in these documents. That took more than a year 5/pic.twitter.com/RfHbgi1uPI
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We also tried to find out exactly what was redacted in these emails between Treausry and Russia. That too took more than a year. 6/pic.twitter.com/G7neSj6tBU
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What we discovered was unreal. At least 10 whistleblowers from FinCEN filed complaints or declared whistleblower status after sounding the alarm about allegations of domestic spying, insider threats, retaliation and the fact that Russia wanted financial docs on Kremlin enemies 7/pic.twitter.com/porGy9RpQ4
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More than a year later, based on interviews with dozens of Treasury officials, FinCEN whistleblowers and a cache of documents this is the story
@a_cormier_ and I ended up reporting. 8/8 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/anthonycormier/russian-agents-sought-us-treasury-records-on-clinton-backers …Show this thread -
ADDENDUM: another doc from the formal complaint filed by FinCEN whistleblowerspic.twitter.com/ZInCH8jT7p
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Thank you for showing how you reported this story! Very helpful for young investigative journalists.
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My pleasure!
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Well this isn’t getting the attention it deserves. Absolutely fascinating. I wonder if the foreign entity trying to appeal an OSC grand jury subpoena has more to do with this? Also, it will be fascinating to figure out how this all fits in the broader picture...
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