Posted on 05/11/2019 7:22:39 AM PDT by billorites
Washington attorney Joe diGenova claimed in an interview last night that the Department of Justice inspector general has determined that "the final three FISA extensions were illegally obtained," and the first one is still being investigated.
For the past year, DOJ IG Michael Horowitz has been investigating the FBI's 2016 surveillance activities and his report is expected later this month or in early June.
Washington power couple Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing appeared on Lou Dobbs' Fox Business Network show Thursday night to talk about the latest turns in the "SpyGate" saga.
"The only question now is whether or not the first FISA was illegally obtained," diGenova said.
He told Dobbs that the latest revelations in investigative reporter John Solomon's piece at The Hill, have prompted further investigation from Horowitz's team.
On Thursday, Solomon reported that newly unearthed memos show that a high-ranking government official from the Obama State Department met with former British spy Christopher Steele in October of 2016, and figured out pretty quickly that his dossier was a political hit job intended to slime Donald Trump on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
The written account of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kathleen Kavalec’s Oct. 11, 2016, meeting with Steele also shows that Steele admitted that his research was "political and facing an Election Day deadline," according to Solomon.
DiGenova said the inspector general was unaware of the memos, which were obtained last week through open-records litigation by the conservative group Citizens United.
"The Bureau hid those memos from Horowitz. As a result of that, they are doing some additional work on the first FISA," diGenova explained, adding: "It may be that all four FISAs will have been obtained illegally."
DiGenova and Toensing shared another explosive revelation on Sebastian Gorka’s Salem Radio talk show “America First” on Thursday.
According to Toensing, the FBI tried to frame former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos by having an informant give him $10,000 in cash during a trip to Israel in the summer of 2017.
An individual allegedly talked the then-29-year-old into traveling to Israel to make a deal, and invited him to his hotel room.
“And there on the bed is $10,000 in cash in a suitcase,” she continued. Papadopoulos took the money and gave it to his lawyer, who has it still.
Toensing said when Papadopoulos returned to the United States, he was greeted by FBI agents at Dulles Airport and they started searching through everything that he had “the second he landed.”
She added, “in fact, they already had his baggage from the plane. He couldn’t believe they had his baggage.”
“It was a set up!” exclaimed Gorka.
“It was a complete set up,” agreed Toensing.
DiGenova explained that the Feds already knew that he hadn’t declared that he had $10,000 and were expecting to find the undeclared cash so they could arrest him and “put the thumbscrews on and make him squeal,” as Gorka put it.
Worst of all, according to Toensing, “one of the FBI agents said to him, ‘this is what happens when you work for Donald Trump.'”
What is the name of the agent?
Next week!!! TICK TOCK!!!!!!!! BOOM!!!!!!! BOMBSHELL!!!!!!!
Who cares. They’re all criminals.
Having an fbi badge is not a mark of honor. It’s a sign of treachery.
Yawn.....coup members in handcuffs. Otherwise, it’s just PR to keep Deplorables from being disgusted.
Sunday is the first day of the week. Sunday is 5-12 5+12=17
Happy mother of all BOOMS!
“one of the FBI agents said to him, ‘this is what happens when you work for Donald Trump.’”
He’s obviously one of the vast majority of good field agents Hannity always talks about.
I hope but I seriously have my doubts anything will happen. We’ve been let down so many times before it’s ridiculous.
“Tic...toc.” “Any day now!” “Just two more weeks.” “Just 4-6 weeks.” Some of us are just as retarded as the libs and their “Just wait for the Mueller Report.”
ROFL!!
THIS IS THE BIG ONE ELIZABETH!!!!!!!1
will we ever find out who decided to hold back the info from the IG. Seems like that would be illegal.
Having an fbi badge is not a mark of honor. It’s a sign of treachery.
But... wait! Sean Hannity says it’s only a few bad apples at the top and the rank-and-file agents are great people who are only concerned with justice and doing the right thing.
And Christopher Wray says the same thing, and he should know, right?
/s
An example of one does not make a vast majority. At this point the presumption is that they are all slimey swamp rats and have to prove, each, his or her own individual worth. And a cloud always remains from the question why didn't they resign already.
There you have the airtight indictment of Obama....and every Obama thug in his police state administration.
There you have the airtight indictment of Obama....and every Obama thug in his police state administration.
More talk talk talk, and Trump and Barr still will not indict. What failure.
Exactly. They don't call it the swamp for nothing.
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