Posted on 04/19/2019 10:40:24 PM PDT by Libloather
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The dossier began as part of a conventional opposition research operation by a small Washington firm, Fusion GPS. During the early part of the campaign, Fusion was paid by The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative publication funded by the billionaire Paul Singer, to scrutinize Mr. Trump, with the evident goal of uncovering dirt to help his Republican primary opponents.
After Mr. Trump emerged as the likely nominee, Fusion kept working but turned to a new source of funding: the law firm representing the Clinton campaign, Perkins Coie. Noticing in May 2016 the Trump campaign’s unexpected affinity for Russia, Fusion hired Mr. Steele, a veteran of Britain’s MI6 intelligence agency, to dig deeper. Mr. Steele has told acquaintances that he did not know the ultimate client was the Clinton campaign.
Former F.B.I. and Central Intelligence Agency officers who knew him respected Mr. Steele, who had served in Moscow before leading the Russia desk at MI6’s headquarters. After leaving government service, he had helped the F.B.I. with an investigation of FIFA, the international governing body of soccer, and with other matters involving Russia.
Mr. Steele, who co-owns a private intelligence firm in London, Orbis Business Intelligence, reached out to sources he had relied on in past Russia-related investigations. Between June and December 2016, he sent Fusion at least 17 reports, ranging from one to three pages, describing raw, unconfirmed information on a wide range of alleged connections between Mr. Trump, his aides and Russian operatives.
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One could certainly say that the NYT has a firm grasp on the obvious, suddenly discovering facts that have been perfectly clear for over two years. However, they’re still spinning it like the hundred mile path of a tornado in Kansas. They’re still hanging on to the few last threads like “the Republicans paid Steele first”, Trump aides “welcomed” Russian contacts, or Russia “favored” Trump to win. The truth, however has blasted them between the eyes like a baseball bat, and has exposed them forever as Fake News. The once great Gray Lady is dead, and will soon be cremated, along with the droppings on the bird cage.
But now it's Trump's turn. And you know what they say about payback.
This Report Documents that the Steele Dossier Was Fake
Apr 18, 2019
RUSH: You know, that’s a great way of looking at this. This is the Steele dossier 2020. The Steele dossier was totally made up, and look what we got out of it. So here comes the Mueller report: The Steele dossier 2020. In fact, I have here footnote 112. This is a footnote about the pee tape from the report. This is the golden showers story where supposedly Trump found out he was sleeping in the same bed Obama slept in and called somebody to get some prostitutes over there to pee on the bed.
“Comey’s briefing included the Steele reporting’s unverified allegation that the Russians had compromising tapes of the president involving conduct when he was a private citizen during a 2013 trip to Moscow for the Miss Universe Pageant. During the 2016 presidential campaign … Michael Cohen received a text from Russian businessman Giorgi Rtskhiladze that said, ‘Stopped flow of tapes from Russia but not sure if there’s anything else.’”
It goes on to say that Rtskhiladze said that he was told the tapes were fake but he did not communicate that to Cohen! Now, that’s not the point. The point is that right here: In footnote 112 of the Mueller report (I think it’s page 27), they acknowledge that the pee tape story in the dossier was fake. They used it to get a FISA warrant and three renewals to spy on the Trump campaign, while even in their report they acknowledge that it was fake.
…”So now they’re shifting gears but still claiming Russian interference with the election but Trump didn’t participate in it?
Aopears to me that the Steele Dossier was Russian interference in the election, and Democrats colluded with them to interfere.
Why is this topic never approached from that obvious angle? Never mind, I know the answer, but it’s patently obvious.”...
This truly is a time in this country when the wise are seldom glad as they watch many in politics and a propaganda media slide into the most hateful and envious behavior against our President and those who support him in his administration, his family and his voters. For President Trump, I pray these words from Psalms 57 on his behalf: “O, God, I take refuse in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed. I cry out to God, most high, who fulfills His purpose for me. I am in the midst of lions..I lie among ravenous beasts..men and women whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. They spread a net for my feet. I was bowed down in distress..They dug a pit for my path, but they have fallen into it themselves. Be exhalted, O God, let your glory be over all the earth. I will praise you, O, Lord among the nations.”
Happy Easter to those of you who are Christian. We are a dwindling number in this world of hate and cruelty but God said only a remnant would remain at the end of time when eternity beckons and final justice will come to all. Our Savior paid the price on that cross so that we can choose whom we will serve on our journey here. May God bless you all.
Lie # 1. How, NY Slimes? Show proof. What was this "Affinity"? Strange word to use... IMPLIES friendliness.
There is nothing wrong with trying a little more carrot and less tick with a foreign contender, no? The NY Slimes advocated that for the USSR when it was the USSR, starting in the 1920s.
You are right about stooge media trying to reframe the narrative of the shit storm of material about to be released.
The Left is very afraid of what the scrutiny will divulge....that’s why they are now doubling down on the lost cause as they kept doubling down when it was just a losing proposition...the light of Truth is so damaging that they have to slaver over even more untruths...
God Bless Jazzlite.
The Free Beacon had nothing to do with the dossier. The Free Beacon has said on the record that they hired GPS to do background research on all the GOP candidates duri g the primaries but it had nothing to do with the dossier. They said that their contract was over before the GPS dossier was even started.
Bingo! You stole those words right out of my mouth... they know the tide has turned and they are scrambling to get ahead of it.
Another possibility — one that Mr. Steele has not ruled out — could be Russian disinformation. That would mean that in addition to carrying out an effective attack on the Clinton campaign, Russian spymasters hedged their bets and placed a few land mines under Mr. Trump’s presidency as well...
During the campaign Hillary bragged about “foreign governments” supporting her election.
Are these the same “foreign governments” Comey had assisting their efforts to frame Trump? (smirk)
That would mean Obama and Hillary were colluding with
foreign governments to meddle in our elections, wouldnt it Donald?
Moving Masters moving Obama out of the WH? I understand these movers make explicit
lists of items to be moved. Probably even have detailed insurance coverage of items moved.
Some of them not only knew what it was, they helped create it.
I suspect that we will learn that Steele did little other than allow his name to be slapped on it to hide its provenance.
The dossier is a creation of Glenn Simpson, founder of Fusion GPS, and Nellie Ohr.
Bttt.
5.56mm
What’s a HAM radio?
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