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FISA Applications Confirm: The FBI Relied on the Unverified Steele Dossier
National Review ^ | 07/23/2018 | Andrew McCarthy

Posted on 07/23/2018 12:45:04 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas

On a sleepy summer Saturday, after months of stonewalling, the FBI dumped 412 pages of documents related to the Carter Page FISA surveillance warrants — the applications, the certifications, and the warrants themselves. Now that we can see it all in black and white — mostly black, as they are heavily redacted — it is crystal clear that the Steele dossier, an unverified Clinton-campaign product, was the driving force behind the Trump–Russia investigation.

It turns out, however, that the crazies were right and I was wrong. The FBI (and, I’m even more sad to say, my Justice Department) brought the FISA court the Steele-dossier allegations, relying on Steele’s credibility without verifying his information.

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


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KEYWORDS: andymccarthy; carterpagefisa; fisa; fisacourt; fisagate; russia
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The "crazies" were right...
1 posted on 07/23/2018 12:45:04 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
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BREAKING - Manafort immunity witnesses released:
1) James Brennan
2) Donna Duggan
3) Conor O’Brien
4) Cindy Laporta
5) Dennis Raico

https://twitter.com/Techno_Fog/status/1021473211807088640


2 posted on 07/23/2018 12:46:53 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("itYou can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: SpeedyInTexas

At least McCarthy is big enough to admit it.


3 posted on 07/23/2018 12:47:15 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Hotlanta Mike

1) James Brennan....LOL


4 posted on 07/23/2018 12:47:34 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: SpeedyInTexas

The DOJ’s Pollyanna-in-Chief finally Really, Truly Gets It.


5 posted on 07/23/2018 12:51:33 PM PDT by Paladin2 (no spelchek, no problem...)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Looks like accountants, brokers and the like. Witnesses to prove financial crimes.

I’m no fan of Manafort, but What has this got to do with Russia?


6 posted on 07/23/2018 12:51:50 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
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To: 1Old Pro

Not the Brennan of the CIA.


7 posted on 07/23/2018 12:52:41 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
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Who is it?


8 posted on 07/23/2018 12:53:46 PM PDT by map
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This one is James...the MSNBC slime is John.


9 posted on 07/23/2018 12:54:18 PM PDT by pookie18
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The FBI (and, I’m even more sad to say, my Justice Department) brought the FISA court the Steele-dossier allegations, relying on Steele’s credibility without verifying his information.

I have to say, this is HUGE news, HUGE. The fake news will ignore this but people like Hannity will likely focus quite a bit on this, it truly is HUGE.

10 posted on 07/23/2018 12:54:38 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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bttt


11 posted on 07/23/2018 12:54:51 PM PDT by timestax
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To: SpeedyInTexas

thx


12 posted on 07/23/2018 12:55:34 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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But what will come of this? Anything? This is infuriating! When will this crap end???


13 posted on 07/23/2018 12:55:59 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (".... and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed." Acts 13:48)
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SO THEY’VE BEEN LYING TO US FOR TWO YEARS???


14 posted on 07/23/2018 12:56:10 PM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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Yes, Andy, we told you over & over & over again, but you knew better, until you did not. I like Andy, but he was slow on the uptake.


15 posted on 07/23/2018 12:56:46 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Are they requesting total immunity from anything they ever did?

Or just anything related to the Manafort case?


16 posted on 07/23/2018 12:56:56 PM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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SO THEY’VE BEEN LYING TO US FOR TWO YEARS???

YES, and the media has defended the lies. This was abuse of power, criminally negligence and willful misleading the court for political purposes - JAIL

17 posted on 07/23/2018 12:59:09 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Not a whole lot. Just lets the left declare an indictment against Trump.


18 posted on 07/23/2018 12:59:25 PM PDT by outpostinmass2
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If these folks think Trumps approval rating is up just wait about 60 days - he will hit 50% 30 days before mid-terms - they will be jumping out of windows in NY and SF.


19 posted on 07/23/2018 1:03:35 PM PDT by Jolla
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To: SpeedyInTexas

bookmark


20 posted on 07/23/2018 1:06:36 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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