Tue Jan 24, 2023, 07:05 AM

About Recently Arrested Charles McGonigal, former FBI Official for New York field office...

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-23-2023
Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American

'On Saturday, authorities from the Department of Justice arrested Charles McGonigal...McGonigal worked for the FBI from 1996 to 2018...Director James Comey named McGonigal the head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office...McGonigal supervised and participated in investigations of Russian oligarchs...Charges against McGonigal—stem from his connection to Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin (and)...Paul Manafort...convicted...of crimes associated with his ties to Russia. McGonigal is charged with violating sanctions by taking money from Deripaska to investigate one of his rivals, and with money laundering... of hiding multiple cash payments from a foreign intelligence official and of trying to get the sanctions on Deripaska removed.

While there is a lot we still don’t know, we do know that in 2018, Comey told Congress he worried that officials in the FBI’s New York field office had given Trump ally Rudy Giuliani sensitive information in the last days of the 2016 election, after Giuliani had said so in front of television cameras. We know that Comey told investigators that he released news of the reopened investigation of Clinton’s emails—against Department of Justice policy—out of concern that “people in New York” would leak that information. Former acting attorney general Sally Yates was clearer. She told the inspector general that Comey and other FBI officials “felt confident that the New York Field Office would leak it and that it would come out regardless of whether he advised Congress or not.”'

We also know that after McGonigal left the FBI, he went to work for Brookfield Properties, the multibillion-dollar real-estate company in New York that handled the bailout of Jared Kushner’s 666 Fifth Avenue by a $1.1 billion, 99-year lease—all paid up front—thanks to the Qatar Investment Authority...None of those things is currently on the table in the indictments, and they might not turn out to be significant. But my guess is that this case will continue to develop.

54 replies	Author	Time	Post
About Recently Arrested Charles McGonigal, former FBI Official for New York field office... (Original post)	Joinfortmill	Jan 24	OP
K&R	2naSalit	Jan 24	#1
Glad to see this story starting to get some traction.	GoCubsGo	Jan 24	#2
Well, the R_notrightbutcorrupt root for Putin and his oligarchs so...	Justice matters.	Jan 25	#47
This is important, and gives the public more insight into the biases of the FBI, intentional or not.	ancianita	Jan 24	#3
Love to know how much of this Hilary knew about when they threw her election	lindysalsagal	Jan 24	#4
She knew.	Irish_Dem	Jan 24	#20
Kick & recommend Must read.	bronxiteforever	Jan 24	#5
How do these individuals get corrupted?	PuraVidaDreamin	Jan 24	#6
These are the questions that stick in my head too. How do you get to be	Scrivener7	Jan 24	#14
His greed for money obviously had something to do with his corruption	vlyons	Jan 24	#18
Wonder if	Rebl2	Jan 24	#26
How do these individuals get corrupted? Look at Fux Nooz and RW media.	BComplex	Jan 24	#31
In his case, it appears to be the most common reason: money. nt	SunSeeker	Jan 24	#37
Despicable pricks. All of them	Baitball Blogger	Jan 24	#7
This makes me wonder if there is Russian influence corrupting SCOTUS	PuraVidaDreamin	Jan 24	#33
These people would make deals with the devil	Baitball Blogger	Jan 24	#34
I think it's the the religious zealots, most are Opus Dei, who are trying to force America into	SharonAnn	Jan 24	#36
There are some very strange, secretive and destructive cults, some of which are very old.	Evolve Dammit	Jan 24	#43
Thanks for a closer look. I only know what I've read, & it's very disturbing indeed...	Hekate	Jan 27	#52
McGonigal may spill the beans on Russia gate.	yellowcanine	Jan 24	#8
Yup, hopefully he doesn't want to die in jail and will talk.	SunSeeker	Jan 24	#38
Exactly what I thought.	Joinfortmill	Jan 24	#39
Statute of limitations. Garfield (,oops garland) let it run out.	triron	Jan 24	#45
I'll wager two slices of Ray's pepperoni to one can of Diet Coke that Jared is not implicated.	3Hotdogs	Jan 24	#9
Don't forget all the PPE he secured for Covid!	WA-03 Democrat	Jan 24	#22
Wiggling cigar...	MayReasonRule	Jan 24	#23
Not taking that bet....	Evolve Dammit	Jan 24	#44
Point to remember: There were other ways of colluding with Trump besides leaks	JHB	Jan 24	#10
Send him to Uzbekistan for extraordinary rendition.	The Wizard	Jan 24	#11
You distilled these points perfectly. Kallstrom is a new name to me. I'll make a mental note	msfiddlestix	Jan 24	#24
He was most famous for leading the TWA Flight 800 investigation.	JHB	Jan 24	#27
Interesting,hmm. that's another event leading to a lot of CT speculation as I recall.	msfiddlestix	Jan 24	#29
Almost like "The Americans"	Just Jerome	Jan 24	#12
I was addicted to that show. watched during the first year of tfg installment in the WH	msfiddlestix	Jan 24	#25
Colour me sooooooo NOT surprised.	niyad	Jan 24	#13
Was Rudy describing the corruption of McGonigal as a 'Revolution' inside the FBI?	70sEraVet	Jan 24	#15
+1	orangecrush	Jan 24	#41
NY FBI is Trumpland that was the headline	Historic NY	Jan 24	#16
It appears that every media outlet that screamed for weeks and months on end about Hillary's emails	dlk	Jan 24	#17
So Kushner is funded by both Russia and Saudi?	Irish_Dem	Jan 24	#19
WAPO - NOTHING	cilla4progress	Jan 24	#21
Money or Honey pots	bpj62	Jan 24	#28
The NYT and this FBI agent helped TFG win in 2016	LetMyPeopleVote	Jan 24	#30
This is full of important information ..may I request you make your post	asiliveandbreathe	Jan 27	#51
+1	2naSalit	Jan 29	#53
K&R Thanks for posting. n/t	TeamProg	Jan 24	#32
Remember Peter Stzrok?	Postal Grunt	Jan 24	#35
Excellent point.	Joinfortmill	Jan 24	#40
Yes	orangecrush	Jan 24	#42
I'm optimistically thinking	Mr.Bill	Jan 24	#46
I wondered that too.	Joinfortmill	Jan 25	#48
What's that saying about "what a tangled web we weave"?	calimary	Jan 25	#49
K&R. Important to remember.	liberalla	Jan 26	#50
The NYT should tell readers whether it helped crooked FBI agents get Trump elected in 2016	LetMyPeopleVote	Jan 30	#54

About Recently Arrested Charles McGonigal, former FBI Official for New York field office...

1. K&R

2. Glad to see this story starting to get some traction.

47. Well, the R_notrightbutcorrupt root for Putin and his oligarchs so...

3. This is important, and gives the public more insight into the biases of the FBI, intentional or not.

4. Love to know how much of this Hilary knew about when they threw her election

20. She knew.

5. Kick & recommend Must read.

6. How do these individuals get corrupted?

14. These are the questions that stick in my head too. How do you get to be

18. His greed for money obviously had something to do with his corruption

26. Wonder if

31. How do these individuals get corrupted? Look at Fux Nooz and RW media.

37. In his case, it appears to be the most common reason: money. nt

7. Despicable pricks. All of them

33. This makes me wonder if there is Russian influence corrupting SCOTUS

34. These people would make deals with the devil

36. I think it's the the religious zealots, most are Opus Dei, who are trying to force America into

43. There are some very strange, secretive and destructive cults, some of which are very old.

52. Thanks for a closer look. I only know what I've read, & it's very disturbing indeed...

8. McGonigal may spill the beans on Russia gate.

38. Yup, hopefully he doesn't want to die in jail and will talk.

39. Exactly what I thought.

45. Statute of limitations. Garfield (,oops garland) let it run out.

9. I'll wager two slices of Ray's pepperoni to one can of Diet Coke that Jared is not implicated.

22. Don't forget all the PPE he secured for Covid!

23. Wiggling cigar...

44. Not taking that bet....

10. Point to remember: There were other ways of colluding with Trump besides leaks

11. Send him to Uzbekistan for extraordinary rendition.

24. You distilled these points perfectly. Kallstrom is a new name to me. I'll make a mental note

27. He was most famous for leading the TWA Flight 800 investigation.

29. Interesting,hmm. that's another event leading to a lot of CT speculation as I recall.

12. Almost like "The Americans"

25. I was addicted to that show. watched during the first year of tfg installment in the WH

13. Colour me sooooooo NOT surprised.

15. Was Rudy describing the corruption of McGonigal as a 'Revolution' inside the FBI?

41. +1

16. NY FBI is Trumpland that was the headline

17. It appears that every media outlet that screamed for weeks and months on end about Hillary's emails

19. So Kushner is funded by both Russia and Saudi?

21. WAPO - NOTHING

28. Money or Honey pots

30. The NYT and this FBI agent helped TFG win in 2016

51. This is full of important information ..may I request you make your post

53. +1

32. K&R Thanks for posting. n/t

35. Remember Peter Stzrok?

40. Excellent point.

42. Yes

46. I'm optimistically thinking

48. I wondered that too.

49. What's that saying about "what a tangled web we weave"?

50. K&R. Important to remember.

54. The NYT should tell readers whether it helped crooked FBI agents get Trump elected in 2016