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There’s been this evolution away from having a target click on a dodgy link. – Bill Marczak	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Perhaps he was a World War Two black market trader or something like that. And that can explain a number of things. For example, why people possibly didn't come forward to identify him. Because, you know, if he's in with a group of people that are doing something a bit dodgy, they wouldn't want any light shone on their activities, for the clothes, perhaps they were second hand, and in those days you tended to clip off the labels because quite often people wrote on those manufacturers' labels in ink to indicate their name or something. – Derek Abbott	Found on CNN 2 years ago
(He is) widely respected and a noted critic of dodgy deals. – Jonathan Pryke	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
There have been various reports [about FISA documents and FBI surveillance of him], but I was so happy to hear that further confirmation is now being revealed. It shows how low the Clinton/Obama regime went to destroy our democracy and suppress dissidents who did not fully support their failed foreign policy. It will be interesting to see what comes out when the unjustified basis for those FISA requests are more fully disclosed over time, including potentially the Dodgy Dossier -- a document that clearly is false evidence, which could represent yet another potential crime. – Carter Page	Found on CNN 7 years ago
... I don't understand how he and Rolling Stone ... sanctioned him going to meet that guy who is a wanted fugitive and then not to tell the authorities, i don't really know enough about it yet but I do think it's a bit dodgy ... But I'm sure it will make a great film, maybe I'll play Sean or maybe I'll play 'El Chapo'. – Actor Alan Cumming	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Instead of dodgy dossiers, we now have bogus battalions of moderate fighters. – Julian Lewis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

There’s been this evolution away from having a target click on a dodgy link.

– Bill Marczak

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Perhaps he was a World War Two black market trader or something like that. And that can explain a number of things. For example, why people possibly didn't come forward to identify him. Because, you know, if he's in with a group of people that are doing something a bit dodgy, they wouldn't want any light shone on their activities, for the clothes, perhaps they were second hand, and in those days you tended to clip off the labels because quite often people wrote on those manufacturers' labels in ink to indicate their name or something.

– Derek Abbott

Found on CNN
2 years ago

(He is) widely respected and a noted critic of dodgy deals.

– Jonathan Pryke

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

There have been various reports [about FISA documents and FBI surveillance of him], but I was so happy to hear that further confirmation is now being revealed. It shows how low the Clinton/Obama regime went to destroy our democracy and suppress dissidents who did not fully support their failed foreign policy. It will be interesting to see what comes out when the unjustified basis for those FISA requests are more fully disclosed over time, including potentially the Dodgy Dossier -- a document that clearly is false evidence, which could represent yet another potential crime.

– Carter Page

Found on CNN
7 years ago

... I don't understand how he and Rolling Stone ... sanctioned him going to meet that guy who is a wanted fugitive and then not to tell the authorities, i don't really know enough about it yet but I do think it's a bit dodgy ... But I'm sure it will make a great film, maybe I'll play Sean or maybe I'll play 'El Chapo'.

– Actor Alan Cumming

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Instead of dodgy dossiers, we now have bogus battalions of moderate fighters.

– Julian Lewis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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