Posted on 06/15/2018 11:33:36 AM PDT by detective
The FBI’s interview with Carter Page in March 2016 is one of the seminal events of the Trump-Russia probe. Democrats have long pointed to it as evidence of the bureau’s longstanding fears that Page might be a Russian spy and to downplay the role of the Clinton-financed dossier compiled by ex-British spy Christopher Steele in securing a FISA surveillance warrant against Page.
“The FBI interviewed Page multiple times about his Russian intelligence contacts, including in March 2016,” Rep. Adam Schiff and other Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee argued in their 10-page memo defending the Obama Justice Department’s monitoring of Page. “The FBI’s concern about and knowledge of Page’s activities therefore long predate the FBI’s receipt of Steele’s information.”
But new information challenges that account. In an interview with RealClearInvestigations, Page insists that the interview in question – held at then-U.S. attorney Preet Bharara's office in New York -- had "absolutely nothing" to do with the Trump campaign or Russian collusion. Instead of being grilled about shadowy ties, he says he answered questions “related to events in 2013, in a case where I had served as a witness in support of the FBI.”
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearinvestigations.com ...
Former federal prosecutors and FBI investigators who have worked counterintelligence cases say Page has a valid grievance. They argue that the FISA warrants lacked the requisite "probable cause" to spy on an American citizen like Page, which requires the Justice Department to not only show the citizen is knowingly engaging in clandestine activities on behalf of a foreign power, but it must also demonstrate probable cause that such activities involve a violation of federal criminal law.
Page filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Justice Department on May 21, 2017 seeking the FISA applications and "all information gathered pursuant to the warrants” authorizing his electronic surveillance issued by the FISA court, as well as the warrants themselves. He also seeks all communications between Justice Department officials and employees of the Clinton campaign related to him.
He says he has received no relevant documents in the year since he sent the FOIA request by certified mail. Page can only speculate about how political forces seem to have transformed him from a cooperating witness into a possible Russian spy. But he says he is firmly convinced that “until DOJ discloses full information about the dodgy dossier, amends their court filings that led to extensive abuse of process, and discloses details on the other sources of their lies, it will be impossible for Americans to fully trust them again."
“This is an excellent article.”
Yes it was....5 days ago.
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After these crooked Deep Swamp Dwellers are convicted they need to be sued to make sure the have NOTHING left.
Anyone with a modicum of common sense the FBI thru the Obamaites attempted to murder this poor souls entire name future earnings anything to make sure the truth never ever comes out shame on Obama and his band of crooks and sharlitens...shame on you for hurting people who step forward in our war against the American Haters of the world....Of course this is exactly how the democrats operate they dont only want to win but they go out of there way to destroy others just look at the nonsense going on in New York City . Clinton steals everything in sight. Gets away with it gets elected Senator steals a lot accomplishes zero promises the world and screws the entire state and then BS them into believeing she is great for them. Really? Then goes into the wh as secstate and the fun goes into hyperdrive pay for play goes into warp and the NY AG is so busy playing with all the poor ladies that work within sight of him he is kicked out in disgrace. Then we get the pimp as ag same story same issues he goes to jail. Then we get #3 an he is indeed also. Now comes the wicked witch of the north going after a Trump Charity thaT GAVE AWAY MORE THAN ITS FOUNDER DONATED AND WHAT HAPPENS TO HILLARY OH YEAH SHE GOES OFF ON A GOVERNMENT FUNDED VACATION SOMETHING LIKE THE 1 AFTER HER did constantly...
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They ruined Flynn and are absolutely viciously trying to ruin Paul Manafort for the crime of helping Trump win the GOP nomination
So many questions...
Like, who recommended Page to the Trump Campaign? (He was already dirtied up. A perfect plant) Yes, I did notice Counterespionage Section Chief Peter Strzok’s name.
... Carter Page’s involvement in John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign was one of the reasons he was referred to the Trump campaign last year.
So says Ed Cox, the chairman of the New York Republican Party and son-in-law of Richard Nixon.
“I know him from the McCain campaign, he’s a good Republican,” Cox, who chaired McCain’s 2008 effort, told The Daily Caller on Tuesday of Page, a short-lived and controversial Trump campaign policy adviser.
“He asked to be involved in the campaign, natural since he had been involved in the McCain campaign with me, he wanted to get involved in this campaign.”...
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