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Was the DNC/Clinton campaign-funded dossier used to obtain Trump FISA warrant?
Sara A. Carter ^

Posted on 01/10/2018 3:31:56 PM PST by springwater13

The unverified dossier alleging connections between President Trump’s campaign and the Russians was used as evidence by the FBI to gain approval from a secret court to monitor members of Trump’s team, this reporter has learned.

A large portion of the evidence presented in the salacious 35-page dossier put together by former British spy Christopher Steele, has either been proven wrong or remains unsubstantiated. However, the FBI gained approval nevertheless to surveil members of Trump’s campaign and “it’s outrageous and clearly should be thoroughly investigated,” said a senior law enforcement source, with knowledge of the process.

Multiple sources told this reporter that the dossier was used along with other evidence to obtain the warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, known as FISC. The sources also stressed that there will be more information in the coming week regarding systemic “FISA abuse.”

“(The dossier) certainly played a role in obtaining the warrant,” added another senior U.S. official, with knowledge of the dossier. “Congress needs to look at the FBI officials who were handling this case and see what, if anything, was verified in the dossier. I think an important question is whether the FBI payed anything to the source for the dossier.”

On Wednesday, Sean Hannity said he has also independently confirmed that the dossier was used to obtain the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) warrant from three separate sources.

ne very senior source said the dossier played “a significant role” in obtaining the warrant Hannity said on his radio show Wednesday.

FBI officials could not be immediately reached for comment.

(Excerpt) Read more at saraacarter.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: braking; dossier; election; fbi; fisa; fisawarrant; fisc; fusiongps; goldenshowersdossier; jamescomey; peterstrzok; robertmueller; russia; spying; trump; trumpdossier; trumprussia; trumpwiretaps
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To: springwater13

Was there even a FISA warrant at all?

Did Steele even write the dossier? Since its a fraud, its reasonable to imagine that there were no Russians involved, and it was written by Steele, or else written by someone in Fusion. Steele may have been paid simply to sign it and lend his dubious credibility to it.

If Steele was paid thousands for the document, and Fusion was paid millions for it, in whose pockets did the millions wind up? That by itself smells like money laundering.

If FBI and Justice were complicit in getting the dossier written, as seems to me, then everyone on Mueller’s team are in legal jeopardy for an illegal surveillance of their political opposition. Hence, they have to Scooter-Libby someone or possibly face career-ending legal consequences. Or jail. Do you suppose Flynn would have pled guilty had he known what we know now about Mueller, his team, Fusion, and the other related scandals, or would he have opted to ride it out like Manafort?


21 posted on 01/10/2018 3:52:29 PM PST by marron
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To: Bratch

Nunes negotiated the release of the FISA warrants and congress has already seen them. Now they are leaking. It all happened this week.

Read Byron York’s article this morning.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-yes-congress-has-seen-trump-russia-secret-court-surveillance-documents-now-what/article/2645498?platform=hootsuite


22 posted on 01/10/2018 3:52:54 PM PST by springwater13
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To: springwater13

“systemic “FISA abuse.””

We all have suspected this for a long time. Now it looks like we have the proof. Next week should be interesting.


23 posted on 01/10/2018 3:53:22 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: springwater13

This is probably not the only time that the Obama administration used the NSA data to their benefit. They may have used the NSA stuff to blackmail Chief Justice John Roberts to issue the decision he did with regards to Obamacare. Robert’s decision that it was a tax and not a mandate saved the bacon for Obamacare. A mandate would have been unconstitutional while a tax was ok. NSA data probably got General David Petraus caught in an affair with the reporter that was doing a biography about him. This enabled Obama to get rid of the general whom he disliked.


24 posted on 01/10/2018 3:54:19 PM PST by Saltmeat
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To: springwater13

Was there ever a FISA warrant in the first place? It hasn’t been produced. No one seems to have seen it. No one knows anybody who has seen it.


25 posted on 01/10/2018 3:54:50 PM PST by arthurus (tyueyt)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

You should have said “Is the pope a marxist?”


26 posted on 01/10/2018 3:56:10 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (It's Ok to be white.)
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To: DrDude

“Until Sessions acts, nothing will happen to these criminals. That is the real crime.”

Ain’t that the truth. But unless Rosenfeinstein let’s him he won’t.


27 posted on 01/10/2018 3:56:27 PM PST by Bonemaker
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To: Thibodeaux

I think Sessions is working with Trump for the optimal solution.


28 posted on 01/10/2018 3:56:52 PM PST by arthurus (tyueyt)
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To: springwater13

Was there a warrant?


29 posted on 01/10/2018 3:57:51 PM PST by MortMan (Irony is the opposite of wrinkly.)
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To: springwater13

fits the bear in woods analogy


30 posted on 01/10/2018 3:58:30 PM PST by drypowder
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To: springwater13

Why would a ‘Dossier’ cost Six Million Dollars?


31 posted on 01/10/2018 4:01:16 PM PST by heights
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To: springwater13

“Nowhere Man Sessions” is going to do NADA.


32 posted on 01/10/2018 4:02:23 PM PST by heights
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To: springwater13
The damn just broke: the “senior law enforcement official” is either Wray or Rosenstein.
33 posted on 01/10/2018 4:08:22 PM PST by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: Thibodeaux

My evidence is that “nothing has happened”. No charges. No indictments. No response to Congress when they requested formal investigation. No response to requests for a special counsel. If you can’t figure that out you are not paying attention.


34 posted on 01/10/2018 4:09:00 PM PST by DrDude
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To: DrDude

“Until Sessions acts, nothing will happen to these criminals. That is the real crime.”

Still building a case. They are going to want this airtight so even the media will have to agree.


35 posted on 01/10/2018 4:10:44 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Death of the MSM - "Because it is my show and I don't want to do that." Jake Tapper)
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To: springwater13

I heard Sara Carter and Hannity talking on his radio show today and they both said and hinted that something about the FISA document will be revealed in Congress next week that will be shocking and very concerning for some people in charge. Could this be it? That this Hillary inspired dossier was the key to get FISA warrant?


36 posted on 01/10/2018 4:12:29 PM PST by Bigtigermike (D)
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To: precisionshootist

“Now start arresting FBI agents and anyone else who touched this document.”

McCain on his death bed.


37 posted on 01/10/2018 4:15:51 PM PST by Bonemaker
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To: Thibodeaux

“Please produce your evidence proving Sessions is not acting.......”

Can’t prove a negative.


38 posted on 01/10/2018 4:17:21 PM PST by Bonemaker
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To: springwater13

If the docs proved that the dossier WASN’T used, Schiff would have already leaked that


39 posted on 01/10/2018 4:17:55 PM PST by digger48
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To: springwater13

Was the DNC/Clinton campaign-funded dossier used to obtain Trump FISA warrant?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Thats the money question.

Thousands of Freepers have been asking that same question
ever since the unmasking issue in relation to Flynn was revealed to the public about 9 months ago.

We are still waiting for an answer.


40 posted on 01/10/2018 4:18:10 PM PST by Candor7 (Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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