Podesta(S) Digs.

Tony Podesta is the brother of John Podesta, the former campaign chairman for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. While John Podesta used to be involved in lobbying (88-93) he is not affiliated with the Podesta Group (2017)

However, john has received numerous donations from his brother (Tony) who has been a donor for a wide swath of Democratic causes.

Tony Podesta stepped down from his lobbying firm after it was found to be in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Oct 16, 2017

The Podesta Group had worked with Paul Manafort, on lobbying the US government to legitimize former Russian-backed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.

Podesta himself claims he was unaware he was working on behalf of Yanukovych.

Brothers John Podesta and Tony Podesta and has previously been known as Podesta Associates, podesta.com and PodestaMattoon.[1][2]

John Podesta left the firm in 1993,[3] and Tony Podesta left the firm on October 30, 2017,

after finding out about increased scrutiny of the firm.[4] The firm most recently reorganized in January 2007 after current Chairman Tony Podesta split with former business partner Dan Mattoon.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podesta_Group

So where are they all now?

All the Podesta group moved to

Cogent Strategies,[9] a new firm founded by Kimberley Fritts in November 2017.[10][11]

https://www.cogent-strategies.com/team

Familiar Faces?

Start of a CIA Proprietary Airline:

Defrauding America Book.

Crittenden, at an early age, was selected by the FAA to be the “owner” of a new CIA proprietary airline. He had much to learn about operating an airline but the CIA provided management personnel and did most of the scheduling from CIA headquarters at McLean, Virginia. He was provided a mentor to organize and operate the airline that was given the name, Crittenden Air Transport (CAT). In January 1976, the airline commenced operation with five C-123s, an office building in Bangkok,[1] and $20 million in start-up operating cash, provided by the CIA. This high-level planning permitted Crittenden to fly many of the flights. This CIA operation continued until December 1988.

It was a businessman’s dream; he had no mortgage payments to make, and engine replacements and aircraft upgrading were provided by the CIA at no charge. Most of his loads consisted of arms and drugs, with payment for full loads, even when flying partial loads or empty.

First Flight to China

In January 1976, Crittenden Air Transport (CAT) made its first flight, which was to Beijing, China, delivering a load of small arms and picking up a load of heroin. CAT received a $100,000 check from the Shamrock Corporation for that flight. Crittenden, a young man given an airline by the CIA, thought he had really hit the big time. Far bigger payments would be made in the future.

The drugs from that flight were unloaded at Bangkok, Thailand, where another CIA proprietary airline, Southern Air Transport, picked it up for delivery at Los Angeles. At that time, Crittenden was flying twin-engine short-range military C-123s, and Southern Air Transport was flying long-range military four-engine C-130s.

Thereafter, CAT aircraft flew to seven different countries flying arms, including Thailand, China, El Salvador, Nigeria, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and the USSR. The arms were flown from Thailand after Southern Air Transport aircraft unloaded them.

Payments to CAT for the flights were received from the CIA’s Shamrock Corporation through the Bank of Bangkok. Payments were based upon full loads and at five dollars per pound of permissible cargo weight.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140829173243-29817943-details-of-covert-cia-airlines-described-by-head-of-the-airline-chapter-in-book-defrauding-america

>>2642330

Agree

I think Manafort worked for Russia. Promoting Pro Russia Candidate and To try to get Ukraine in EU.

I don’t see a direct U1 link yet.

On October 30, 2017, a federal grand jury unsealed the indictment of Manafort and his deputy Richard Gates. According to NBC News, the Podesta Group is mentioned in the indictment as one of the companies that lobbied on behalf of the Ukrainian government for Manafort and Gates. On that day, Tony Podesta stepped down as head of the Podesta Group.[15]

The Podesta Group also represented (as of 2016) the interests of Russia's largest financial institution, Sberbank of Russia, which controls approximately 30 percent of Russian banking assets.[16]

The Podesta Group also carried out public relations work for the government of Azerbaijan for a monthly fee of $60,000 plus expenses.[17]

In addition, the Podesta Group has been retained by Walmart, BP, and Lockheed Martin.[5] Other clients include Bank of America, the Cherokee Nation (casinos), National Public Radio, and the Republic of Kenya.[18][19][20]

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