8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (20)
#15895128 at 2022-03-19 02:32:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20100: SpyGate 101: The Russia Collusion Hoax’s Plot To Take Down Trump Edition
>>15895096
https://www.foreignlobby.com/lobbyist/Kimberley-Fritts/
https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/top-lobbyists/583722-the-hills-top-lobbyists-2021
#15895096 at 2022-03-19 02:28:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20100: SpyGate 101: The Russia Collusion Hoax’s Plot To Take Down Trump Edition
>>15895055
>>15895027
>>15895053
>>15894882
>>15894885
>>15894927
>>15894996
https://www.africabusinessplus.com/en/810885/who-is-Kimberley-Fritts-the-new-lobbyist-for-ocp/
https://www.pppdetective.com/ppp/md/st_michaels/Kimberley_Fritts
https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/firms/lobbyists?cycle=2017&id=D000022193
https://cogent-strategies.com/buzz/
#15895055 at 2022-03-19 02:22:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20100: SpyGate 101: The Russia Collusion Hoax’s Plot To Take Down Trump Edition
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/16/podesta-group-ceo-Kimberley-Fritts-new-lobbying-firm-245557
The Podesta Group, just splintered and became an equally nefarious network of groups.
#15894927 at 2022-03-19 02:06:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20100: SpyGate 101: The Russia Collusion Hoax’s Plot To Take Down Trump Edition
>>15894885
>>15894882
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podesta_Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/Kimberley-Fritts
#3956654 at 2018-11-19 02:55:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5033: Snipes Resigns! Edition
>>3956420
COGENT SIGNS ITS FIRST CLIENTS: Cogent Strategies, the new lobbying shop started last month by Kimberley Fritts, the longtime chief executive of the Podesta Group, has signed its first clients. All of them are former clients of the Podesta Group, which imploded last month after Tony Podesta and Fritts were unable to strike a deal to transfer control of the firm after Podesta stepped down as chairman. The new clients include the Business Roundtable, Enterprise Holdings, Gramercy Funds Management, the Independent Film & Television Alliance, One Concern, Pearl Mobile DTV Company LLC, Shaw Industries Group, the South Carolina Ports Authority, SPIE and the Optical Society.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2017/12/18/cogent-signs-its-first-clients-056168
List of lobbying by Kauders
https://projects.propublica.org/represent/lobbying
/search?search=Andrew+AND+Kauders
Podesta Group profile, from archive
https://archive.is/BwuCm#selection-1249.0-1249.520
#3955856 at 2018-11-19 01:45:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5032: Controlled Neurosis Edition
>>3955817
Many of the Podesta Group's top lobbyists are following Fritts to the new firm, Cogent Strategies, along with at least 15 clients, according to a person familiar with the firm's plans. Fritts is still looking for office space for the firm.
>https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/16/podesta-group-ceo-Kimberley-Fritts-new-lobbying-firm-245557
#2653518 at 2018-08-18 05:45:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3350: CF Crumbs Edition
ANONS. MOAR DIGGING NEEDED.
Let's keep matching faces with names in the Red Shoes Pictures. We've made some amazing progress today.
Sauce (moar needed):
High Res Photos with names: https://washingtonlife.smugmug.com/2009-photos/Podesta-Birthday-Party/i-h9WW45Q/A
Podesta Group FARA: https://efile.fara.gov/pls/apex/f?p=171:200:0::NO:RP,200:P200_REG_NUMBER:5926
Politico - https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2017/12/18/cogent-signs-its-first-clients-056168
Politico - https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/16/podesta-group-ceo-Kimberley-Fritts-new-lobbying-firm-245557
Politico - https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2017/11/15/podesta-group-principal-starts-new-firm-223372
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podesta_Group
List of Attendees of the Tony Podesta Bday Party (based on sauce above)
Kyle Samperton
Peter Kadzik
Amy Weiss
Heather Podesta
Tony Podesta
John Podesta
Andrew Kauders
Morris Grant
Tessa Grant
Michael Wolff
Polly Draper
Steve Cohen
Kathleen Sebilius
Sydney Harmon
Jane Harmon
Bart Gordon
Leslie Gordon
Shelley Berkley
Brian Moran
Susan Sterling
Christa Lanning
Pam Braden
David Isrealite
List of Cogent Employees (from website/team)
Kimberley Fritts
David S. Adams
John Ward Anderson
Peggy Einzel
Randall Gerard
Beth Inodami
Claudia James
Andrew Kauders
Kevin McLaughlin
Missi Tessier
Will Bohlen
Emily Flynn Pappas
Shellie Purvis
Sean Crotty
Ben Fishbein
Parisa Bruce
Molly Kiernan
Mary Lieb
List of Podesta Group Employees (not already listed)
Josh Lahey
Colin Hayes
Paul Brathwaite
Mark Tavlarides
David Adams
John Anderson
Cristina Antelo
Connor Schmidt
David Marin
Maria Barreiz
Katherine Beck
Kathleen Wohlford
#2649665 at 2018-08-18 00:11:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3345: Botted Bread
Let's start matching faces with names in the Red Shoes Pictures
High Res Photos with names: https://washingtonlife.smugmug.com/2009-photos/Podesta-Birthday-Party/i-h9WW45Q/A
Podesta Group Fara: https://efile.fara.gov/pls/apex/f?p=171:200:0::NO:RP,200:P200_REG_NUMBER:5926
List of Attendees of the Tony Pedesta Bday Party (based on link above)
Kyle Samperton
Peter Kadzik
Amy Weiss
Heather Podesta
Tony Podesta
John Podesta
Andrew Kauders - Matched far left
Morris Grant
Tessa Grant
Michael Wolff
Polly Draper
Steve Cohen
Kathleen Sebilius
Sydney Harmon
Jane Harmon
Bart Gordon
Leslie Gordon
Shelley Berkley
Brian Moran
Susan Sterling
Christa Lanning
Pam Braden
David Isrealite - Possible match for guy on left, but no glasses
List of Cogent Employees (from website/team)
Kimberley Fritts
David S. Adams
John Ward Anderson
Peggy Einzel
Randall Gerard
Beth Inodami
Claudia James
Andrew Kauders
Kevin McLaughlin
Missi Tessier
Will Bohlen
Emily Flynn Pappas
Shellie Purvis
Sean Crotty
Ben Fishbein
Parisa Bruce
Molly Kiernan
Mary Lieb
List of Podesta Group Employees (not already listed)
Josh Lahey
Colin Hayes
Paul Brathwaite
Mark Tavlarides
David Adams
John Anderson
Cristina Antelo
Connor Schmidt
David Marin
Maria Barreiz
Katherine Beck
Kathleen Wohlford
#2649116 at 2018-08-17 23:19:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3344: All Breads Lead To Victory
>>2648779
Let's start matching faces with names in the Red Shoes Picture
List of Attendees of the Tony Pedesta Bday Party
Kyle Samperton
Peter Kadzik
Amy Weiss
Heather Podesta
Tony Podesta
John Podesta
Andrew Kauders
Morris Grant
Tessa Grant
Michael Wolff
Polly Draper
Steve Cohen
Kathleen Sebilius
Sydney Harmon
Jane Harmon
Bart Gordon
Leslie Gordon
Shelley Berkley
Brian Moran
Susan Sterling
Christa Lanning
Pam Braden
List of Cogent Employees
Kimberley Fritts
David S. Adams
John Ward Anderson
Peggy Einzel
Randall Gerard
Beth Inodami
Claudia James
Andrew Kauders
Kevin McLaughlin
Missi Tessier
Will Bohlen
Emily Flynn Pappas
Shellie Purvis
Sean Crotty
Ben Fishbein
Parisa Bruce
Molly Kiernan
Mary Lieb
List of Former Podesta Group Employees
(Dig)
#2648779 at 2018-08-17 22:44:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3344: All Breads Lead To Victory
Anons, let's dig.
We need to IDEN more of the people in the photo. Tony Podesta 65th bday party.
Andrew Kauders on the left.
Cogent is the new spinoff of Podesta Group. CEO is same as PG CEO, Kimberley Fritts.
Cross-check LinkedIn, FB, Twatter, and other news sources for lists of names of Cogent and former PG employees and let's match some names with faces.
#2642229 at 2018-08-17 11:47:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3335: The Qth Day of August
Podesta(S) Digs.
Tony Podesta is the brother of John Podesta, the former campaign chairman for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. While John Podesta used to be involved in lobbying (88-93) he is not affiliated with the Podesta Group (2017)
However, john has received numerous donations from his brother (Tony) who has been a donor for a wide swath of Democratic causes.
Tony Podesta stepped down from his lobbying firm after it was found to be in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Oct 16, 2017
The Podesta Group had worked with Paul Manafort, on lobbying the US government to legitimize former Russian-backed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Podesta himself claims he was unaware he was working on behalf of Yanukovych.
Brothers John Podesta and Tony Podesta and has previously been known as Podesta Associates, podesta.com and PodestaMattoon.[1][2]
John Podesta left the firm in 1993,[3] and Tony Podesta left the firm on October 30, 2017,
after finding out about increased scrutiny of the firm.[4] The firm most recently reorganized in January 2007 after current Chairman Tony Podesta split with former business partner Dan Mattoon.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podesta_Group
So where are they all now?
All the Podesta group moved to
Cogent Strategies,[9] a new firm founded by Kimberley Fritts in November 2017.[10][11]
https://www.cogent-strategies.com/team
Familiar Faces?
#2639712 at 2018-08-17 03:59:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3332: Front page drive in news Edition
>>2639689
https:// www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2018/07/26/why-bennet-and-sarbanes-introduced-a-lobbying-reform-bill-298287
"several alumni of the Podesta Group at a third, including Kimberley Fritts, Andrew
Kauders and Kevin McLaughlin of Cogent Strategies"
#2637239 at 2018-08-17 01:14:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3329: "Watch The Budget" Edition
Fritts' NEW FIRM IS OFF THE GROUND: Kimberley Fritts, the Podesta Group's longtime chief executive, has launched a new firm a week after quitting the Podesta Group, POLITICO's Theodoric Meyer reports. "Many of the Podesta Group's top lobbyists are following Fritts to the new firm, Cogent Strategies, along with at least 15 clients, according to a person familiar with the firm's plans. ... The new firm is expected to retain the Podesta Group's wide range of lobbying, with a focus on technology, financial services and energy work, according to the person familiar with the firm's plans. The firm will do foreign lobbying, public relations and digital work, too."
- "About 40 percent of the roughly 60 staffers who worked at the Podesta Group last month are heading to Cogent, including 18 of the Podesta Group's 27 principals and all four of its senior vice presidents." According to the firm's website, the former Podesta Group principals joining the new firm include David Adams, John Anderson, Erin Billings, Peggy Binzel, Jim Dyer, Randall Gerard, Josh Holly, Beth Inadomi, Claudia James, Andrew Kauders, Lauren Maddox, Kevin McLaughlin, Elizabeth Morra, Mike Quaranta, Oscar Ramirez, Javier Sancho, Missi Tessier and Dana Thompson. Hastie Afkhami, Katie Beck, Will Bohlen and Emily Flynn Pappas, who were senior vice president at the Podesta Group, and Shellie Purvis, who was a vice president, round out the team. Full story.
FORMER PODESTA PRINCIPAL JOINS VANTAGEKNIGHT: Cristina Antelo, a former Podesta Group principal, has joined VantageKnight, the boutique lobbying shop started last year by Manny Ortiz, a former Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck lobbyist. She'll be the firm's chief executive. Lucia Alonzo, a former Podesta Group director, is coming with her, bringing VantageKnight's head count to four, along with Olga DeMetri, a former LEVICK vice president. Antelo will bring some of her Podesta Group clients with her, including the Brooks Development Authority and Perceptics.
- Antelo had considered starting her own firm, she said in an interview, but ultimately decided to partner with Ortiz. Both of them are Democrats. "By teaming up, we're really going to be able to take advantage of what's coming in 2018," Antelo said, adding that the firm is open to adding a Republican partner if it can find the right fit. Other Podesta Group principals who haven't joined Fritts' new firm include Josh Lahey and Paul Brathwaite, both of whom are starting their own firms, Lahey with the former Senate staffer Colin Hayes.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2017/11/17/Fritts-launches-new-firm-027383
#2636921 at 2018-08-17 00:57:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3328: Proud Badge Of Honor Edition
"On Capitol Hill, he was senior adviser for Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a senior member of the Finance and Banking Committees. He served as executive director of the House Democratic Caucus, playing a key role in developing political, legislative and message strategy for House Democrats. Previously, Andrew was the communications director and senior adviser for the caucus. He has been named five times to Roll Call newspaper's "Fabulous Fifty" most influential staffers on Capitol Hill, listed as one of the "Top 35 Under 35" congressional staffers in The Hill newspaper, and profiled by National Journal, which described him as the sounding board for almost every aspect of the caucus operation, from leadership issues to legislation to politics to media strategy.
As a political appointee in the Clinton administration, Andrew served as spokesperson for the US Department of Agriculture, as deputy communications director for the Climate Change Task Force at the White House and as special assistant and deputy press secretary at the Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: cogent-strategies.com/team/andrew-kauders
Kimberley Fritts | CEO
David S. Adams | Managing Director
John Ward Anderson | Managing Director
Peggy Binzel | Managing Director
Randall Gerard | Managing Director
Beth Inadomi | Senior Adviser
Claudia James | Managing Director
Andrew Kauders | Managing Director
Kevin McLaughlin | Managing Director
Missi Tessier | Managing Director
Will Bohlen | Senior Vice President
Emily Flynn Pappas | Senior Vice
Shellie Purvis | Senior Vice President
Sean Crotty | Counsel
Ben Fischbein | Vice President, Digital
Parisa Bruce | Associate
Molly Kiernan | Associate
Mary Lieb | Associate
Source: cogent-strategies.com/team
#2633783 at 2018-08-16 22:14:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3324: NothinQ To See Here
>>2633643
>https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=09B71870-0B05-4D45-A4B7-1B5AF0618975&filingTypeID=1
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
B-106 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
https://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
https://www.senate.gov/lobby
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment
1. Effective Date of Registration
04/18/2012
2. House Identification
31110
Senate Identification
31680
REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
3. Registrant Organization
PODESTA GROUP, INC.
Address
1001 G STREET, NW
Address2
SUITE 900 EAST
City
WASHINGTON
State
DC
Zip
20001-4550
Country
USA
4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)
City
State
Zip
Country
5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
Ms. Kimberley Fritts
Telephone
2023931010
E-mail
lobbying@podesta.com
6. General description of registrant's business or activities
Public Policy, Government Relations and Public Affairs Firm
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled "Self" and proceed to line 10. Self
7. Client name
European Centre for a Modern Ukraine
Address
14 Rue de la Science
City
Brussels
State
Zip
1040
Country
BEL
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
City
State
Zip
Country
9. General description of client's business or activities
Provides information about Ukraine to governments, businesses and other interested parties
LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a "covered executive branch official" or "covered legislative branch official" within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
First
Last
Suffix
Anthony Podesta
Cristina Antelo
Andrew Kauders Senior Adviser, Sen. Robert Menendez
Andrew Kauders Sr. Adv'r/Exec. Dir., House Democratic Caucus
Andrew Kauders Sr. Adv'r/Comm. Dir., Sen. Robert Menendez
Andrew Kauders Spokesperson/Dpty. Sec'y, Dept. of Agriculture
Andrew Kauders Dpty. Comm. Dir., WH Climate Chg Task Force
Andrew Kauders Special Assistant, Environ. Protection Agency
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
FOR
12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Issues pertaining to relations between Ukraine and the United States.
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either actively participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises, plans, or controls the registrant's lobbying activities?
No → Go to line 14. Yes → Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
Internet Address:
Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
No → Sign and date the registration. Yes → Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
City State/Province Country (city and state or country) for lobbying activities
Signature
Digitally Signed By: Kimberley Fritts, CEO
Date
06/11/2012
#2632742 at 2018-08-16 21:18:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3323: Shovels Are For Digging
>>2632605
>Andrew Kauders
SPOTTED: At Nobu on Wednesday night, according to a PI tipster: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and his entourage at one table; CNN's Wolf Blitzer at another; and several alumni of the Podesta Group at a third, including Kimberley Fritts, Andrew Kauders and Kevin McLaughlin of Cogent Strategies; Erin Billings of Global Strategy Group; and Katie Beck Wojcik of POLITICO.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2018/07/12/blue-chip-companies-start-new-tax-coalition-277231
#2632719 at 2018-08-16 21:17:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3323: Shovels Are For Digging
Former Podesta Group CEO launches new firm
By THEODORIC MEYER
11/16/2017 05:13 PM EST
Kimberley Fritts, the Podesta Group's longtime chief executive, has launched a new lobbying shop, she said on Thursday.
Tony Podesta stepped down as the Podesta Group's chairman last month and tapped Fritts as his successor. But negotiations with Podesta to turn over control of the firm broke down, and Fritts quit last week, saying she'd start a new firm instead.
Many of the Podesta Group's top lobbyists are following Fritts to the new firm, Cogent Strategies, along with at least 15 clients, according to a person familiar with the firm's plans. Fritts is still looking for office space for the firm.
"Cogent Strategies will bring together an incomparable group of strategists who will continue grow and innovate to enhance advocacy efforts," Fritts said in a statement. "I'm excited to assemble and grow a team that will deliver winning results for clients."
More:
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/16/podesta-group-ceo-Kimberley-Fritts-new-lobbying-firm-245557
#2632530 at 2018-08-16 21:08:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3323: Shovels Are For Digging
>>2632514
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/16/podesta-group-ceo-Kimberley-Fritts-new-lobbying-firm-245557
#1287820 at 2018-05-03 19:05:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1614 Comey Is So Screwed Edition
>>1287637
I thought the very same until seeing the linked article from April 18 which reports that just before he stepped down, the company didn't have enough funds to cover the staff's sallaries. From this, it appears that it was going under, so it may be that the Kimberley Fritts rebrand story was simply PR spin to keep the breaking news sweet. That the company was folding was definitely not mentioned back in October. See what you think. The article -
How Tony Podesta, a Washington Power Broker, Lost It All
WP subscription, so https://archive.is/dynoS
#1216395 at 2018-04-28 01:07:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1523 "QUESTION EVERYTHING" Edition
Why did the Podesta Group close shop?
Answer: http://www.businessinsider.com/podesta-group-shutting-down-mueller-russia-2017-11
Below is what I don't get. Election fraud is a serious offense. Why can you arrest them if you have the proof? Maybe it is not as simple as it sounds?
By Q:
DNC rigging super delegates / funding/ voter rolls / agreement BS
Election/voter fraud
CIA
DNI
FBI
DOJ
Sec of State
President.
________________
http://www.businessinsider.com/podesta-group-shutting-down-mueller-russia-2017-11
Podesta Group, the lobbying firm founded by brothers John and Anthony Podesta that has close ties to the Democratic Party, may be shutting down.
The firm has become entangled in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation over work it did for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.
Manafort was indicted last month on 12 counts, including money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent.
Podesta Group has also come under scrutiny for failing to properly disclose its lobbying activities.
Podesta Group, a well-known lobbying firm with close ties to the Democratic Party and the Obama administration, might close its doors after being caught in the crosshairs of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election, CNN reported on Saturday.
Podesta Group - which was founded by brothers John and Anthony Podesta - got roped into the investigation over work it did for Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.
Manafort was recently indicted, along with his associate Rick Gates, on 12 counts related to money laundering and his work as a foreign agent primarily associated with Ukraine's pro-Russia Party of Regions.
Kimberley Fritts, the CEO of Podesta Group, told staff on Thursday that the lobbying firm would close its doors by the end of the year, sources told CNN. Fritts also asked employees to clean out their belongings and told them they would not be paid past November 15.
While investigating Manafort's consulting work for the party, Mueller has been scrutinizing Podesta Group and the lobbying group Mercury Public Affairs. Mercury worked with Podesta Group after Manafort asked the firms to do public relations work for the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine (ECMU), which he and Gates first created, according to his indictment.
The organization's stated goal is to foster closer ties between Ukraine and the European Union, as well as the United States. It was founded, however, by Leonid Kozhara, a senior member of parliament for the Party of Regions. It is also said to be controlled by Viktor Yanukovych, a pro-Russian strongman and another prominent member of the Party of Regions, whom Manafort is widely credited with helping win the presidency in Ukraine in 2010.
Yanukovych was ousted in 2014 after widespread demonstrations against his decision to back out of a deal with the EU that would have distanced Ukraine from Russia and strengthened ties with the West. Yanukovych fled to Russia amid the protests, during which Ukrainian riot police opened fire on thousands of demonstrators, and is now living under the protection of the Kremlin.