THREAD :: NEWS :: FBI and DHS agents were seen searching and removing boxes from the NY and FL residences of Viktor Vekselberg yesterday morning. What investigation is this part of? If that name rings a bell, allow me to refresh your memory. 1/ https://t.co/pjchvQN0TR

Mueller arrested him at an airport in 2018. He’s got ties to German Khan - the number 3 guy at Alfa Bank back then and father-in-law of Alex van der Zwaan (indicted by Mueller on FARA charges). Vekselberg was at the Bank of Cyprus when Wilbur Ross ran it. 2/

And not only did Vekselberg attend Donald’s inauguration, he donated $250K to it. His ticket was bought through a straw donor. Remember notes were found on Manafort’s phone saying “use Cyprus as inter” during the June 2016 trump tower meeting. 3/

And remember Cohen’s “access fund” disguised as a consulting firm called “Essential Consulting” (it’s fuckin’ essential)? Vekselberg and his cousin Intrater controlled a company called Columbus Nova that gave Cohen $500K. Both were questioned by Mueller. 4/

Vekselberg is also an associate of Kukes who was in contact with a kremlin official in 2016 while donating to the trump campaign. The donations began 2 weeks after the 2016 trump tower meeting & totaled $273K. He took photos with Giuliani at a fundraiser and sent them to RU 5/

The Suspicious Activity Report with all the Vekselberg money to Cohen in it was leaked by whistleblower Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, who should have gotten a Medal of Honor but was instead sentenced to 6 months in prison in January. 6/

In fact, Avenatti released video of a meeting between Cohen, Vekselberg, and Intrater meeting at trump tower during the transition. Remember that? 7/

Vekselberg also has ties to Blavatnik, who donated over $7M to Pete Sessions, Scott Walker, Ron DeSantis, Mitch McConnell, and Kevin McCarthy. Mnuchin sold his shares of his movie company to Blavatnik when he became secretary of the treasury. 8/

And Deripaska tried to sue the US Treasury to get the evidence they used to place Vekselberg on the OFEC sanctions list. So what could DHS/FBI be looking for in Vekselberg’s residences? Is it about the inaugural? Is it about the trump documents? 9/

Is it about Rudy? Or some other redacted investigation in Appendix D of the Mueller Report. Whatever it is, Vekselberg has been on my Fantasy Indictment Team for four years. Thanks for sticking with me through this thread! END https://t.co/M9ejdZnenP

Source: pretty much the entire Mueller, She Wrote podcast. But it’s pretty easy to Google the stories. :)