Posted on 04/18/2017 6:47:22 PM PDT by Mariner
The FBI used information from the explosive, unverified dossier detailing President Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia to obtain a warrant to secretly monitor former Trump adviser Carter Page.
That same dossier — a collection of memos compiled by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele — has been used in other elements of the US investigation into whether there was any inappropriate contact between Trump campaign associates and Russia.
CNN first reported the FBI's use of the dossier to secure the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant on Page, the former Trump foreign-policy adviser who has appeared to be at the center of the Trump-Russia investigations — due in part to his previous work in Russia and his communications with Russian officials.
President Donald Trump has previously called the dossier "phony stuff" and "fake news."
Page has resurfaced in headlines at several points since the 2016 election — most recently last week, when he declared that he could not "definitively" say that he never discussed US sanctions with any Russian official. The dossier alleges Page met senior Russian officials during a trip to Moscow last July, when he gave a speech critical of US policy toward Russia. It also alleges Page discussed sanctions and business opportunities with the Russian officials. Page has denied the information contained in the dossier.
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The FBI PAID for false dirt on a Trump[ associate and then then used the bullshit to surveil him, Trump and several other in the campaign...and beyond to family and even Hannity.
I cannot believe the current DOJ and POTUS will not act on this. It's likely the worst political crime in US history.
The FBI was part of the Clinton campaign, using that ridiculous fake dossier as an excuse to eavesdrop on the Trump campaign and transition. Dozens of FBI agents and Clinton supporters should be subpoenaed ASAP and a goodly number should go to jail if they don’t show up.
Holy crap — our mighty FBI has been conned. And to make matters worse, they used phony papers used in the con to mislead a federal judge.
You can’t make this stuff up.
Wow, Yahoo news, CNN more winning. Trump is draining the swamp
We’re gonna need a bigger drain.
I don’t think they were conned at all.
They are complicit, if not the instigators.
You’re probably right!
This means McCain is involved. We knew there was a reason he keeps barking at Trump.
How do you link McCain?
More a stink bomb than a bombshell.
“Holy crap — our mighty FBI has been conned”
Were they really? Or was this just the tool they used spy on Trump & co.
And what about McTraitot sending someone overseas to collect it?
“The FBI was part of the Clinton campaign, using that ridiculous fake dossier as an excuse to eavesdrop on the Trump campaign and transition.”
That is what it sure looks like. Did not the FBI pay for part of this dossier?
Can we fire the entire fbi and start over again??
This goes beyond just spying on Trump and associates, this will go back farther and will include journalists and other political opponents of Obama.
It’s his report. He paid for it.
Conned? I think not. The number 2 at the FBI was the one who was involved in Dossiergate. His wife received a mega donation from Terry McAuliffe for her political campaign.
Note that they’re trying to use this legitimize the dossier.
It’s my understanding that the FBI paid for the report.
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