diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c2be840..bead2fb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ These are described in more detail below. ## FAQ +### "What precisely was validated?" + +What the signature in this email validates: +- it was sent from this specific account, `v.pozharskyi.ukraine@gmail.com`, + known to have been used by Vadym Pozharskyi, a Burisma board member +- the intended recipient was to the account `hbiden@rosemontseneca.com`, + known to have been used by Hunter Biden +- that it was sent between 2012 and 2016 +- the `Subject:` and body have not been altered in any way + ### "How can I replicate this?" There's a python script that'll do the validation for you within this repo. @@ -227,3 +237,19 @@ which even all the nation states working together cannot crack. Note: that link is also yet another source verifying this key is the correct one. +### "Did you get this email from the laptop? or was it sent to you?" + +The email was sent to me by a journalist. This leads to two points. + +The first is that validation of the email is solid *regardless of source*. We know it was +an email sent by GMail from around that time by that named account. Doesn't matter where it +came, we can know these facts. + +The second is that even if I had a copy of the laptop drive, it's passed +through so many hands on the way to me that it's untrustworthy. I mean, +if you doubt the "laptop" story to begin, I don't think me having a copy +could validate that their story is true. + +I personally have many doubts about where this email came from, and the +overall "narrative" they are trying to push. Regardless, I can validate the +basic facts about this email.