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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts) Wed Jan 23, 2019, 09:57 AM Jan 2019

Who is the mystery "Country A" and unnamed foreign-owned-corporation?

I keep hoping that Rachel (or someone) will create a grid of who the most likely contenders are. We don't know everything, but it seems like we know enough that some reporter or pundit or analyst could come up with something.

Or, would that be too irresponsible of them so to do? Could that sort of speculation lead to lawsuits if wrong?

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Who is the mystery "Country A" and unnamed foreign-owned-corporation? (Original Post) NurseJackie Jan 2019 OP

Since this is about the Russia investigation... kentuck Jan 2019 #1

Swiss bank... that makes good sense. I had never considered that one! NurseJackie Jan 2019 #4

Swiss banks aren't owned by the Swiss government jberryhill Jan 2019 #5

I was conflating "foreign-owned" with "foreign-government-owned"... NurseJackie Jan 2019 #6

Are there cadidates other than Russia? n/t 3_Limes Jan 2019 #2

Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Turkey? --- And is it a bank? Developer? Airline? NurseJackie Jan 2019 #3

kentuck

(111,110 posts)

1. Since this is about the Russia investigation...

Reply to NurseJackie (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 10:33 AM

Jan 2019

...my guess is that "Country A" would either be Russia or Switzerland?

It is my understanding that banks in Switzerland hold their customers' information very, very close. It's possible that it might be a Swiss account?

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

4. Swiss bank... that makes good sense. I had never considered that one!

Reply to kentuck (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 10:40 AM

Jan 2019

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

5. Swiss banks aren't owned by the Swiss government

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 10:42 AM

Jan 2019

The most likely contender is the Russian troll operation.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

6. I was conflating "foreign-owned" with "foreign-government-owned"...

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 10:46 AM

Jan 2019

... you're right, that's an important distinction.

Are their Russian troll operations in the US? I had always assumed they were physically located OFF of US soil in order to insulate themselves from these types of legal procedures.

I know that "one day" we'll all know... but I'm impatient. I want to know NOW!

3_Limes

(363 posts)

2. Are there cadidates other than Russia? n/t

Reply to NurseJackie (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 10:35 AM

Jan 2019

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

3. Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Turkey? --- And is it a bank? Developer? Airline?

Reply to 3_Limes (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 10:39 AM

Jan 2019

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