Here are some text messages that FBI's Scott Hellman wrote his unit chief Nate Batty within 24h of getting the fake Alfa data from Sussmann.
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) May 30, 2022
It was completely obvious from day one that the whole thing was a totally idiotic hoax.
Yet FBI leadership opened a full investigation. pic.twitter.com/yCFmF1Tbjn