My Kremlin work legal: former aide
FORMER TRUMP adviser Carter Page has “done extensive work” in Russia — “all of which has been entirely legal,” he said in court papers filed Thursday.
Page discussed his Russian stint in filings related to his ongoing Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit against media giant Oath over stories on his alleged entanglement with Russian election meddling.
While Page’s new paperwork mostly mirrors prior allegations, his mention of Russia comes several days after the House Intelligence Committee released a transcript of his testimony.
The more than 200 pages of rambling testimony revealed Page met with Kremlin officials during a summer 2016 trip to Russia and that he'd spoken to the Trump campaign about his travel.
In his latest legal document, Page said he and President Trump have “similar peace-seeking inclinations towards U.S. relations with the Russian Federation” and that “complete misunderstandings against Russia reflect the new McCarthyism which has burgeoned over the past year.”
“By way of further background, I have done extensive work in that country both as an officer in the U.S. Navy beginning as an Arms Control Action Officer in the Pentagon and continuing throughout much of my civilian life prior to the Witch Hunt, all of which has been entirely legal,” Page also said.