Posted on 02/01/2018 8:05:31 AM PST by SeekAndFind
WASHINGTON -- The FBI slammed the four-page memo prepared by staff of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) as containing "material omissions of fact" while maintaining that they take FISA warrants seriously.
The memo, which the committee voted along party lines Monday to declassify, reportedly alleges that the FBI used the Steele dossier to renew FISA monitoring of Trump campaign adviser Carter Page without letting the judge who signed off on the order know that the Clinton campaign paid for the latter half of Fusion GPS' investigation with former MI6 operative Christopher Steele.
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has said that some of the details in the Steele dossier have been corroborated as true, while other details have not been corroborated or disproven. The dossier said Page, who has admitted to traveling to Russia during the presidential campaign but said it was for personal reasons, met with Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft during his Trump campaign tenure.
The White House has a few days left to review the memo and decide if it should remain classified. If they do nothing by the end of the five-day review period, the memo would go public.
FBI Director Christopher Wray went to Capitol Hill on Sunday to look at the memo for the first time. On Monday, the committee's GOP majority shot down a request from Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to first bring the FBI and Justice Department before the committee to address lawmakers' concerns.
"The FBI takes seriously its obligations to the FISA Court and its compliance with procedures overseen by career professional in the Department of Justice and the FBI," the Bureau said in a statement today. "We are committed to working with the appropriate oversight entities to ensure the continuing integrity of the FISA process."
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The US citizens have grave concerns with the traitorous FBI.
“Hey, this makes us look bad” is not an excuse to withhold the memo from the public. Rather, it is the reason to release the memo.
I guess the FBI is completely out of the Executive branch chain of command.
I wonder who they report to? Obama?
There are people in the FBI that need to be in jail. The FBI looks really bad tying to cover up the truth.
DEFENDANTS always have grave concerns about the state’s case.
Obama said he ran everything until things went wrong then he knew nothing
The FBI seems to be concerned that the immediate result of releasing the memo will be pitchforks, tar and feathers.
Then the FBI should release supporting documents
or Wray should be fired.
So if Christopher Wray has taken such a public position against the decision of the president then does he have any choice but to resign as FBI chief?
Just on fox, pelosi calling for Nunes’ removal! Omg!
“...Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has said that some of the details in the Steele dossier have been corroborated as true, while other details have not been corroborated or disproven...”
Clapper...Please show PROOF of your statement...
If the memo contains as many omissions and errors and is as bad as the democrats say, then the Dems should want it released so that they can show the American People how irresponsible those evil Republicans are.
Or could it be that the entire Russian memo is about to be blown under and their hand in this entire fraud exposed?
Anyone remember this from smirking Chas Shoemah:
Think Chucky boy and Pencil Neck weren’t working with Crooked Keystone Cop Comey and the rest of Obama’s DOJ and FBI holdovers?
The (We) public has a right to know!
Now that “Crazy Eyes” Schiffhead has said there’s been changes?, Faux Snooze is questioning AP reporters to try to discredit the memo. Yes, IMHO, Faux Snooze is trying to discredit the memo.
Let the (Us) decide!
That’s an excellent point. That’s actually how Trump often plays the game — he baits people into saying something. Then he baits them into confirming and reiterating that something. And then Trump lowers the boom and proves that they were intentionally and repeatedly lying.
If the FBI memo is as sloppy as the Dems say, they ought to want it released. It would provide a fabulous opportunity to humiliate the sloppy Republicans. Of course, this ploy won’t work if the memo is accurate ...
“Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has said ... “
Why would anyone believe this liar?
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130701/12494623683/james-clapper-admits-he-lied-to-congress-even-his-excuse-is-misleading.shtml
Until we start punishing these crooks they will keep doing what they do.
This statement is brutal.
"Having stonewalled Congress’ demands for information for nearly a year, it’s no surprise to see the FBI and DOJ issue spurious objections to allowing the American people to see information related to surveillance abuses at these agencies. The FBI is intimately familiar with 'material omissions' with respect to their presentations to both Congress and the courts, and they are welcome to make public, to the greatest extent possible, all the information they have on these abuses. Regardless, it's clear that top officials used unverified information in a court document to fuel a counter-intelligence investigation during an American political campaign. Once the truth gets out, we can begin taking steps to ensure our intelligence agencies and courts are never misused like this again."
I can also assure everyone that Rep. Nunes never would have released the statement unless he knew the HPSCI memo was going to be released.
The Clap’s day of reckoning is coming soon.
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