Stefan Halper Iran Contra DebateGate Spy Fixer and Bank Fraudster While doing research on an Epstein post, I found the following information which comes from a criminal justice textbook called Organized Crime, 4th Edition, Lyman and Potter. The following is from page 409. It begins with the Palmer National Bank, in D.C., established in 1983 by Harvey MacLean and Stefan Halper. The money was funneled to the by Herman K. Beebe who had served nine months in federal prison for bank fraud and was a financier for New Orleans-based organized crime figures such as Vincent and Carlos Marcello. Beebe's banks have been called "potentially the most powerful and corrupt banking network ever seen in the United States."  So Beebe, this stellar character, is the silent partner in this Halper enterprise. According to the book, "Halper served as George Bush's foreign policy director during the 1980 presidential primaries." (Bush was foisted on Reagan during the convention). This makes me wonder if GHW Bush wasn't involved in the Fisagate plotting, although he was likely too old by then....  "Halper was in charge of a highly secretive operations center, consisting of Halper and several ex-CIA operatives, who kept close tabs on Jimmy Carter's foreign policy activities, particularly Carter's attempts to free U.S. hostages in Iran. Halper was later linked both to the Debategate Scandal, in which it is alleged that Carter's briefing papers for his debates with Ronald Reagan were stolen, and with the October Surprise, in which it is alleged that representatives of the Reagan campaign tried to thwart U.S. efforts to free the Iranian hostages until after the presidential election. Halper also set up a legal defense fund for Oliver North. During the Iran-Contra Affair, Palmer National was the bank of record for the National Endowment for the Preservation of Liberty, a front group run by Oliver North and Carl 'Spitz' Channell, which was used to send money and weapons to the contras." Some Inferences:  1. Election interference by CIA and "ex" CIA officers is commonplace and business as usual, because, as most of us have long expected, the CIA is picking the candidates.  2. Halper is connected to Bush, Iran Contra, hence Clinton and his role in Mena, Arkansas. He is an old hand at crooked financing and knows his way around the banking industry.  3. Halper is no mystery man. He has well documented ties going back decades to the DC/CIA machine.  4. The Swamp has been largely invisible to the American public.