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FBI used dossier allegations to bolster Trump-Russia investigation
CNN ^ | April 18, 2017 | y Evan Perez, Shimon Prokupecz and Manu Raju,

Posted on 04/18/2017 6:16:14 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee

Washington (CNN)The FBI last year used a dossier of allegations of Russian ties to Donald Trump's campaign as part of the justification to win approval to secretly monitor a Trump associate, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.

The dossier has also been cited by FBI Director James Comey in some of his briefings to members of Congress in recent weeks, as one of the sources of information the bureau has used to bolster its investigation, according to US officials briefed on the probe.

This includes approval from the secret court that oversees the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to monitor the communications of Carter Page, two of the officials said. Last year, Page was identified by the Trump campaign as an adviser on national security. . .

. . .Comey's briefings to lawmakers stand in contrast to efforts in recent months by the bureau and US intelligence agencies to try to distance themselves from the dossier. . .

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


TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: christophersteele; comey; dossier; fbi; fisa; mi6; olegerovinkin; steele; trumprussia; trumpwiretaps
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The "dossier" was financed first by an anti-Trump GOP entity then later by Hillary donors. An ex-MI6 agent, turned dirty trickster, circulated the "dossier" to major U.S. news media but nobody printed a word because it appeared to be a bizarre hoax--which it actually was. This CNN version is slanted.
1 posted on 04/18/2017 6:16:14 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Is it possible Comey is just dim-witted?


2 posted on 04/18/2017 6:17:56 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine

I would say Comey is Dirty-witted.


3 posted on 04/18/2017 6:26:57 PM PDT by CMailBag
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Compromised


4 posted on 04/18/2017 6:27:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Comey is a Democrat mole. He should be investigated.


5 posted on 04/18/2017 6:28:36 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: txrefugee

Dem mole? All due respect, he did serious damage to Hillary with that last email look at the end of October.


6 posted on 04/18/2017 6:33:01 PM PDT by irish guard
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To: Pearls Before Swine

From all appearances, Comey is probably dirty....Why is he still employed by the government?


7 posted on 04/18/2017 6:33:08 PM PDT by ptsal
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To: txrefugee; Pearls Before Swine; CMailBag; Brad from Tennessee

You all are missing something.

It is not the job of the FBI to protect the citizens from the government. That ‘thinking’ mainly came from everyone watching THE FBI on TV.

The FBI’s job is to protect the government from the citizens. Comey is doing that job.


8 posted on 04/18/2017 6:34:45 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Comey is a “DIRTY COP”.


9 posted on 04/18/2017 6:37:52 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: irish guard
All due respect, he did serious damage to Hillary with that last email look at the end of October.

Comey is out to damage everyone. It's what he does.

10 posted on 04/18/2017 6:47:11 PM PDT by palmer (turn into nonpaper w no identifying heading and send nonsecure)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Comey may well turn up with a bullet in the back of his head, his own hand on the pistol, in Ft Marcy Park... He is in as deep as was Vince Foster and we know how that turned out dealing with Hillary back then too.


11 posted on 04/18/2017 6:48:16 PM PDT by Jumper
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Comey should have been fired the day Trump was sworn in.


12 posted on 04/18/2017 7:01:06 PM PDT by Antoninus II (q)
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To: CMailBag

He’s not dim witted, he’s CORRUPT.


13 posted on 04/18/2017 7:07:01 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: irish guard
Dem mole? All due respect, he did serious damage to Hillary with that last email look at the end of October.

He had no choice but "look" since it was leaking all over the place. He did damage control... he "looked" and then promptly claimed to find nothing actionable.

14 posted on 04/18/2017 7:23:58 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Antoninus II

What can one say about Comey? That he’s: Duplicitous? Cowardly? Dense? Treacherous? In other words, doesn’t he check all the boxes required to become an FBI Director?


15 posted on 04/18/2017 7:28:10 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: Jumper

two bullets, just to be sure.


16 posted on 04/18/2017 7:33:07 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The source of the Trump dossier was also on the FBI payroll, as they tried to pay him for the information.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/28/fbi-nearly-paid-ex-uk-spy-who-compiled-trump-russia-dossier.html


17 posted on 04/18/2017 7:40:07 PM PDT by MNGal
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Is it possible Comey is just dim-witted?

Let's do a little analysis...

Barack Obama identified himself in his own autobiography as a Marxist.

During his entire two terms, he never nominated or appointed anyone who was not a fellow traveler.

Obama nominated Comey to be FBI Director.

What does that tell you?


18 posted on 04/18/2017 7:43:45 PM PDT by Avalon Memories (Compromise is NOT a dirty word. It's how human society functions every day.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The dossier must be the only thing he can grab off the shelf as justification for spying on Trump for Obama and Hillary.


19 posted on 04/18/2017 8:07:15 PM PDT by odawg
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To: irish guard
Dem mole? All due respect, he did serious damage to Hillary with that last email look at the end of October.

Did he have a choice? Anthony Weiner's computer had lots of Huma's e-mails on them and the NYPD had it. He needed to get in front of that before NYPD could leak it if onlyso he could, a few days later, exonerate her. In the end it didn't work, the damage was done.

20 posted on 04/18/2017 9:00:46 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie
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