Carter Page on Being a Kremlin Adviser

Quotes by Carter Page on Whether He Was a Kremlin Adviser

THEN
NOW


August 25, 2013
July 22, 2018

Carter Page Kremlin Adviser Then
Carter Page Kremlin Adviser Now


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Quotes by Carter Page on Whether He Was a Kremlin Adviser

THEN

August 25, 2013

Carter Page Kremlin Adviser Then
“I have had the privilege to serve as an informal advisor to the staff of the Kremlin in preparation for their Presidency of the G-20 Summit next month, where energy issues will be a prominent point on the agenda.”
- Aug 25, 2013

TIME, Feb. 4, 2018
Carter Page Touted Kremlin Contacts in 2013 Letter

(retrieved 7/22/18)

NOW

July 22, 2018

Carter Page Kremlin Adviser Now
“I sat in on some meetings. But, you know, to call me an adviser, I think, is way over the top.”
July 22, 2018 -

State of the Union interview with Jake Tapper

CNN, July 22, 2018
State of The Union Transcript July 22, 2018

(retrieved 7/22/18)
starts at 1:55


Jake Tapper: “But you did advise the Kremlin? I mean, I’m just — I just want to make it clear. You did advise the Kremlin back in 2013 or 2012, somewhere in there?”

Carter Page: “Jake, that’s – it’s really spin. I mean, I sat in on some meetings. But, you know, to call me an adviser, I think, is way over the top.”

Tapper: “Except, in a 2013 letter, you wrote that – it says – quote – ‘Over the past half-year, I have had the privilege to serve as an informal adviser to the staff of the Kremlin in preparation for the presidency of the G20 next month, where energy issues will be a prominent point on the agenda.’ That’s August 2013. That’s yourself calling yourself an informal adviser to the Kremlin.”

Page: “You know, informal, having some conversations with people.”