Posted on 02/02/2018 8:52:17 AM PST by markomalley
The House Intelligence Committee has released its controversial memo outlining alleged abuses of secret surveillance by the FBI and Justice Department in the Trump-Russia investigation. Here are some key points:
* The Steele dossier formed an essential part of the intial and all three renewal FISA applications against Carter Page.
* Andrew McCabe confirmed that no FISA warrant would have been sought from the FISA Court without the Steele dossier information.
* The political origins of the Steele dossier were known to senior DOJ and FBI officials, but excluded from the FISA applications.
* DOJ official Bruce Ohr met with Steele beginning in the summer of 2016 and relayed to DOJ information about Steele's bias. Steele told Ohr that he, Steele, was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected president and was passionate about him not becoming president.
The FBI and Justice Department mounted a months-long effort to keep the information outlined in the memo out of the House Intelligence Committee's hands. Only the threat of contempt charges and other forms of pressure forced the FBI and Justice to give up the material.
Once Intelligence Committee leaders and staff compiled some of that information into the memo, the FBI and Justice Department, supported by Capitol Hill Democrats, mounted a ferocious campaign of opposition, saying release of the memo would endanger national security and the rule of law.
But Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes never wavered in his determination to make the information available to the public. President Trump agreed, and, as required by House rules, gave his approval for release.
Finally, the memo released today does not represent the sum total of what House investigators have learned in their review of the FBI and Justice Department Trump-Russia investigation. That means the fight over the memo could be replayed in the future when the Intelligence Committee decides to release more information.
Hairs on fire!!! Hairs on fire!!!
Thanks!!!
Msm won’t be able to hide this.
Democrat reply memo: “Nunes colluded with Russia!”
That’s it??????????
I'll be looking for the Dems to hang this around his neck - deservedly or not.
Where is it?
So the FBI and DOJ Rats knew all along that the Witch funded the pack of lies.
I want the names....
God Bless America - time for a little spring cleaning at J Edgars house.
>>>Democrat reply memo: “Nunes colluded with Russia!”<<<
Then they wrote POTUS Trump’s SOTU Speech.
It will be posted....probably soon
Catherine Harridge reporting contents on Fox
I bet they spin it as hard as they can.
Patience...
Anyone have a link to the whole, actual memo ?
Talk about leaving out important details, I think this is misleading a court and thus violates laws.
Should be online by this afternoon
Boom
Just the first turn of the valve on the main swamp drain.
no memo at the ling
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