While Wikileads #55433 is one of the most cited of the Podesta emails (the "pizza related map" one) there is an aspect that is only rarely mentioned. If you look at the original message from the realtor Kathryn Tate it states: "I just came from checking the Field house and I have a square cloth handkerchief (white w/ black) that was left on the kitchen island. Happy to send it via the mail if you let me know where I should send it." This was sent to Susan and Herbert Sandler. Note that nothing was stated in this email about pizza or a map. Ms. Tate sees this as nothing more than someone left a handkerchief and she wants to know where to send it.
So now Susan Sandler emails John Podesta with "The realtor found a handkerchief (I think it has a map that seems pizza-related. Is it yorus (sic)? They can send it if you want. I know you’re busy, so feel free not to respond if it’s not yours or you don’t want it." So where does Ms. Sandler get the idea that this handkerchief is "pizza related" or that it has a "map" from what Ms. Tate told her? It's not to be found. So it is clear that Ms. Sandler inferred from the description that the handkerchief was potentially important. It seems that she must know something about Podesta. A literal interpretation is clearly not correct and that the words pizza and map are a cryptic reference.
Using the PIzzaGate codes this is message makes sense in that Ms. Sandler was concerned that this handkerchief might have evidence of illicit activity. Podesta's response suggests that either this is not the case here or that he just isn't worried. At any rate this construction makes this far more evidential than simply to look at it as "pizza related map" .. WTF? Rather it indicates that Ms. Sandler is familiar with Podesta's activity or at a minimum strongly suspects it. She seeks to protect him.
https://wikileaks.com/podesta-emails/emailid/55433
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lostinthevalley ago
I'm stuck on the word "seems" in Susan Sandler's email to Podesta. "a map that seems pizza-related". Why not "a map that's pizza related" or "a pizza related map"? "Seems" implies to me examination of the object, peering at it, maybe looking at it closely in a good light. Is she referring to a small stain that the realtor didn't mention out of delicacy or possibly didn't even notice? Is Susan saying "hey did you cum on this hanky or wipe with it --I spy something there"? Or "hey the kid may have left a blood spot on this hanky" ...?
hunt1954 ago
From the context it is very unlikely that she saw it. I think that she is just inferring from what she knows and what she has just been told by email. Suppose she know what Podesta used handkerchiefs for and just was concerned that he'd left one behind. He response could have several means as others have discussed. One could be no it is just a "clean" handkerchief no worries. Or, it could I'm not going to express concern in an email but he took measures otherwise to retrieve it. Or, it could be that he just isn't worried regardless.