Sender Of Cryptic Messages About Yovanovitch Says They Were A Joke, Denies Spying On Diplomat
Chuck Ross
Investigative Reporter
January 18, 2020 10:09 AM ET
A Florida-based Trump supporter who sent text messages suggesting that he was surveilling former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch in Ukraine is apologizing for the exchanges and says they were part of a “playful exchange†with another Trump backer.
Anthony de Caluwe emerged Friday as the latest figure involved in a possible surveillance campaign against Yovanovitch, one that has generated investigations from the Ukrainian national police and the U.S. State Department.
House Democrats released encrypted messages Wednesday and Friday that showed the possible spy effort. The first batch of records showed that Robert Hyde, a Republican congressional candidate, sent purported information about Yovanovitch in March 2019 to Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani.
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