Posted on 07/31/2018 7:29:28 PM PDT by bitt
Did the Central Intelligence Agency lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation down a rabbit hole in the counterintelligence investigation of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign?
Although the FBI’s case officially began July 31, 2016, there had been investigative activity before that date. John Brennan’s CIA might have directed activity in Britain, which could be a problem because of longstanding agreements that the U.S. will not conduct intelligence operations there. It would explain why the FBI continues to stonewall Congress as to the inquiry’s origin.
Further, what we know about the case’s origin does not meet the threshold required by the attorney general guidelines for opening a counterintelligence case. That standard requires “predicate information,” or “articulable facts.”
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
Pretty darn cool that so many FReepers and everyday Americans know all the facts regarding these buzzards - and that the facts are emerging FAST AND FURIOUSly -
These people are stupid. We’ve had enough and we’re not going to take it anymore.
They think because we don’t post on FB or retaliate in vulgar tweets, that we don’t know what’s going on.
Bump!
This article was written by Thomas J Baker, retired FBI agent...your imaginary friend had nothing to do with it.
Well, yeeeeah, starting with everything about him.
They aren’t hiding the broad strokes, they don’t have to. What % of eligible voters could tell you what these alphabet agencies are supposed to do, how many employees they have, their budgets that they deign to admit to, and the political affiliations of their employees by public campaign contributions? Now look up the % of eligible voters that bother to vote.
Freegards
...From what has been made public, all that passes for predicate information in this matter originated in Britain. Stefan Halper, an American who ran the Centre of International Studies at Cambridge, had been a CIA source in the past. Recent press reports describe him as an FBI informant. Joseph Mifsud, another U.K.-based academic with ties to Western intelligence, met with Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos on April 26, 2016. Mr. Mifsud reportedly mentioned “dirt” on Hillary Clinton. Then, on May 10, Mr. Papadopoulos met with Australian Ambassador Alexander Downer in London, to whom he relayed the claim about “dirt” on Mrs. Clinton.
Peter Strzok, the FBI’s deputy assistant director, went to London Aug. 2, 2016, two days after the case was opened, ostensibly to interview Mr. Downer about his conversation with Mr. Papadopoulos. But what about the earlier investigative activity? The FBI would not usually maintain an informant in England. It is far likelier that in the spring of 2016 Mr. Halper was providing information to British intelligence or directly to the CIA, where Mr. Brennan was already pushing the collusion narrative.
James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, has acknowledged that “intelligence agencies” were looking into the collusion allegations in spring 2016. The Guardian, a British newspaper, reported that British intelligence had been suspicious about contacts between associates of Mr. Trump’s campaign and possible Russian agents. That prompted Robert Hannigan, then head of Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters, to pass information to Mr. Brennan. With only these suspicions, Mr. Brennan pressured the FBI into launching its counterintelligence probe.....
Bttt.
5.56mm
...The FBI lacked any real predicate. But in the post-9/11 world, a referral from the CIA would cause some in the FBI to believe they had to act—particularly as the agency’s information originated with America’s closest ally. Shortly after the case opened that summer, Mr. Brennan gave a briefing to then-Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, telling him that the CIA had referred the matter to the FBI—an obvious effort to pressure the bureau to get moving on the collusion case.
As the FBI’s investigation progressed, it would use a surveillance warrant against Carter Page, a former member of Mr. Trump’s campaign, who had been in contact with Mr. Halper. A dossier prepared for the Clinton campaign by Christopher Steele, formerly of Britain’s MI6, was used to obtain the warrant.
The existence of the investigation was withheld from the congressional “gang of eight” because of its “sensitivity,” former FBI Director James Comey later said. The FBI continues to withhold the full details of the origin story from Congress. Their rationale is the “protection of sources,” as the origin lies with our best international partner.
Although Mr. Brennan has exposed himself as a biased actor, the CIA has escaped criticism for using only thinly sourced information from British intelligence to snooker the FBI. Most damaging is the possibility that the CIA violated agreements with Britain by spying there rather than asking MI5 or MI6 to do so. And that may be what is really being withheld from Congress.
Mr. Baker is a retired FBI special agent and legal attaché.
Appeared in the August 1, 2018, print edition.
What are they hiding?
attempted coups de e’tat and anti-Constitutional activity.
thanks for reminding me to post the link to the Q drops..
If you all were watching the President’s rally tonight, you might have seen many people wearing Q shirts, waving Q signs - if you want to see what the hubbub is all about, ..
check it out - my “imaginary friend” Q pointed to several good articles tonight...
Sometimes it takes a while for the “light bulb” in my old head to go on, but it just did, and here’s why.
After the Nov. 2018 elections, assuming that the Republicans hold both the House and the Senate (and keep Donald in the White House), the new Congress can open up additional investigations into Brennan, the CIA, the FBI and its leaders, re the “British Connection” and the coverup crooks of the Democrat Party and DNC won’t be able to do a damned thing about it.
The same for convening additional grand juries, and whoever refuses to testify before them from the list of “usual leftist/Anti-Trump corrupt officials and politicians”, can go to jail for the full life of those grand juries. Taking these bastards out for about 12-15 months would crippled the Obama/Clinton covert coup leaders and operatives, and it might even land Hillary in jail (along with Rice, Kerry, Yates, the Fusion crowd, etc).
In fact, Obama could be subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury relating to any proven/documented role he might have had with ordering or even hinting that the CIA under Brennan and the FBI under Mueller/Comey were to get involved in the “Dossier” hoax operation.
A little creative legal thinking and some DOJ officials with balls could make life absolutely miserable for these traitors, and I like that thought.
the kookiness of Q is merely a vehicle to waking people up to the enormous amount of corruption that has taken over our country.
You see it - you are well-informed.
There are so many formerly-sleeping citizens that have joined “the awakening”. That’s a good thing. The ‘kooky’ symbols simply show the evil doers that the knowledge of their deeds has spread beyond their feeble efforts to suppress it.
Absolutely, my friend!! And I wish you were there to lead the investigations!!!!!
Astroturf!
Don’t need qidiot’s help. It’s obvious they are hiding the fact that Australia, Britain, and possibly other allies were shooting on us for the CIA.
CIA isn’t allowed to spy on us so they get other nations to do it.
Bring on the Hillary email.
I would focus on the Arab spring and Benghazi windows
The resignation of the British spy chief on Trump’s inauguration eve has never been fully explained.
the UK is in the kill bracket...
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DJT and the intelligence community have it all -
I want tome answers about Seth Rich and the freakin Awans, too.
A subpoenaed zer0 won’t divulge squat because it has to use a TELEPROMTER !!!
The subpoena wouldn’t be worth the paper it’s printed on.
Unfortunately...
I Love the Gallows Plan. I can drag the bodies out of the way with Mr. Powerchair to clear the way for the next 3.
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