Mr. Corsi,
I read with interest your article on John Podesta's connection to Russia through Joule in the article, "RUSSIA? LOOK WHO’S REALLY IN BED WITH MOSCOW."
I have been following the Podesta email leaks on Wikileaks and noticed an email with two Joule-related documents attached.
The Podesta email is at
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/4221.
The text of that email:
Signed transfer letter and resignation letter attached.
Attached to that email are two documents. One is a resignation letter from Podesta, resigning from directorships with all Joule related entities.
Here is an image of that email resignation letter (obviously, you will need to confirm this by checking the attached documents, I am providing for convenience so you get the gist of a question I have:
The second document attached to the wikileaks email is the one that has raised a question for me, in relation to your article.
You stated, "In his 2014 federal government disclosure filing, Podesta declared he divested stock options from Joule, but the disclosure does not cover the years 2011-2012."
So, here's the second document:
Now, if I read this letter correctly, he may PERSONALLY DIVESTED ownership, but, in keeping with a referenced agreement for Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale, Podesta confirmed that this transfer, to Leonidio Holdings LLC, was to "a custodian or trustee of any trust, partnership or limited liability company for the benefit of, or the ownership interests of which are owned wholly by myself or any of my family members . . . ."
This leaves me then, with the question, did he accurately report divestment?
If he retains actual or beneficial control of his shares in Joule, did he accurately report divestment?
I know only enough about this to ask questions, but given your having researched and written in the area, I wanted to drawn this to your attention.
Warm regards,
James M. Henderson
910-381-0317
Member, Kentucky, DC, and NC Bars
