Since Friday, several developments have exposed more of the behind-the-scenes details of the special counsel investigation into Spygate, including the public release of the deposition of Tech Executive-1, Rodney Joffe.
Among others Alfa Bank sought information from was Joffe, the man identified as Tech Executive-1 in Special Counsel John Durham's indictment against former Hillary Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann.
After Joffe refused to submit to a voluntary interview, the special counsel's office subpoenaed him to testify before a grand jury.
Friday also saw Joffe's attorneys, Steven Tyrrell and Eileen Citron, file notices of appearances for Joffe as a proposed "Intervenor" in the special counsel's criminal case against Sussmann.
The transcript of Joffe's deposition testimony discovered on Friday consisted mainly of the former tech executive refusing to answer questions because of the special counsel's pending investigation, with Joffe responding to Alfa Bank's inquiries by pleading the Fifth.
The New Yorker, in a 2018 article rehashing the Alfa Bank claims and referring to Joffe with the pseudonym "Max," wrote that after Trump's inauguration two Democrat senators "Had reviewed the data assembled by Max's group."
Alfa Bank's questioning of Joffe also seems to suggest a similar theory: "Were you aware that Mr. Sussmann provided documents including white papers and data files to Congress?" Alfa Bank's counsel asked, clarifying that she meant not just the actual senators or representatives but also their staff.
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