Charles Johnson

Peter Thiel's Early Intelligence Role: FBI Informant and Russian Diplomatic Contacts

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Peter Thiel’s complex intelligence role emerged in 2018, with documented Russian diplomatic attempts to recruit him. While he formally became an FBI informant with the codename “Philosopher” in 2021, his early interactions with Russian diplomats like Daniil Bisslinger were …

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