Scam Targeted Senator Shaheen for Dirt on Russia Sanctions

[RandySF]

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), known for her outspoken criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin, “was hit with a bizarre impersonation attempt by someone hoping to get inside information on American sanctions targeting Russia,” according to emails and an audio recording obtained by the Daily Beast.

Shaheen “was contacted through her staff last November by an individual who said he worked for the foreign ministry of Latvia, a tiny Baltic nation supportive of efforts to reign in Russian aggression. The man said he was trying to set up a phone call between the senator and Edgars Rinkevičs, the Latvian foreign minister.”

“But before the call could take place, Shaheen’s office contacted the Latvian embassy to confirm Vaiders’ bona fides. The embassy responded that outreach attempt was fake.”



https://politicalwire.com/2018/07/30/sting-targets-senator-for-dirt-on-russia-sanctions/

[jayschool2013]

1. WOW

Thanks for the link. Political Wire also links to the original reporting, done by the Daily Beast, which knows how to use "rein" as opposed to "reign."

[gratuitous]

2. What kind of bizarre behavior is THAT?

Sen. Shaheen's office gets a suspicious call claiming to be from a foreign minister, and they call the country's embassy to check it out? Where's the trust, man? Where's the love? You wouldn't catch the Trump administration doing something like that; Trump trusts everyone. He's a truster. He trusts.