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Newly released documents open a path to the true origins of the Russia hoax
NY Post ^ | 08/10/2026 | Peter Navarro

Posted on 08/11/2026 12:56:28 PM PDT by DFG

On May 16, 2017, the FBI took one of the most extraordinary steps in its history: It opened a full investigation of the sitting American president.

Newly declassified documents released by the White House say the bureau asked whether the president “is or was directed by, controlled by, and/or coordinated activities with” Vladimir Putin’s Russia — and whether he “obstructed and/or conspired to obstruct” the FBI’s own investigation.

That the FBI had targeted President Trump was reported in 2019. What was missing was the paperwork — the opening document, the names on it, the chain of command.

The May 16 “opening communication” lists FBI General Counsel James Baker and Counterintelligence Division Assistant Director E.W. “Bill” Priestap as the approving officials.

The investigation was opened at Priestap’s direction, in consultation with Baker’s Office of General Counsel; and Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe personally notified Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

The next day — May 17 — Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller special counsel, and the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax took flight.

James Comey figures in the hoax, too. He went from fired FBI director to a central witness.

The FBI used Comey’s account of his talks with Trump — and Trump’s firing of Comey — to support the obstruction theory.

Another critical layer has now been exposed. The FBI says its predicate for the probe rested on “predetermined criteria established by the Crossfire Hurricane investigative team” based on an assessment of supposedly “reliable lead information.”

FBI opened probe into whether Trump was Russian agent after he fired James Comey, newly revealed memos show Who built that predicate?

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: 2017; 201705; 20170516; andrewmccabe; baker; billpriestap; comey; crossfirehurricane; ewbillpriestap; ewpriestap; fbi; jamesbaker; mccabe; navarro; priestap; rodrosenstein; rosenstein; russiahoax

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1 posted on 08/11/2026 12:56:28 PM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

10 year anniversary.

“Basket of deplorables” is a pejorative phrase from a 2016 US presidential election campaign speech delivered by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on September 9, 2016, at a campaign fundraising event. She used the phrase to describe half of the supporters of her opponent, Republican nominee Donald Trump, saying they’re “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic”.[1] The next day, she expressed regret for “saying half”, while insisting that Trump had deplorably amplified “hateful views and voices”.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket_of_deplorables


2 posted on 08/11/2026 12:59:37 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: DFG

And yet we still have an FBI. This is the biggest mistake Trump could make. Patel has done nothing but bolster those coup plotters and commies.


3 posted on 08/11/2026 1:10:06 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )
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To: DFG

And Jeff Sessions “recusal” on all things Russia in 2017, on the flimsiest of pretexts, opened the door for Rod Rosenstein, Andrew Wiessman and all the Russia-hoax conspirators to harass and hobble Trump for his entire first term.

Underneath Sessions’ “country cousin” demeanor lies a high level DC political scumbag who was clearly part of the plot.


4 posted on 08/11/2026 1:12:12 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: DFG

Orders from Obama.


5 posted on 08/11/2026 1:32:02 PM PDT by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: DFG

One thing for sure is that, all the perpetrators of the Russia hoax have been getting away with the crime and will like NEVER face justice. They’ll all be dead before anything happens with the case, which is without a doubt, the biggest crime ever committed against any American and against America.


6 posted on 08/11/2026 1:32:47 PM PDT by adorno ( )
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To: HYPOCRACY

The FBI spends 90% of its time and resources serving political masters. They do nothing for the country. They are the current day version of the Praetorian Guard.


7 posted on 08/11/2026 1:35:49 PM PDT by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: HYPOCRACY; blackdog

Both of you are liars.

Shame on you!


8 posted on 08/11/2026 1:37:27 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: adorno

Being brought to justice includes feeling pain.

You can bet your ass Comey, Brennan, Obama and the rest are currently feeling it.


9 posted on 08/11/2026 1:39:14 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: DFG

I checked NPR. org.

Like the Hunter Biden laptop, Russia hoax origins isn’t news.


10 posted on 08/11/2026 1:40:04 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: DFG

Hillary, a.k.a. “Fat Bottomed Girl.”


11 posted on 08/11/2026 1:42:34 PM PDT by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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bookmark


12 posted on 08/11/2026 1:42:59 PM PDT by freds6girlies (many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. Mt. 19:30. R.I.P. G & J)
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To: Jacquerie

Hunter Biden tells laptop lies in fib-filled Tucker Carlson interview

“They hacked my cloud,” the former first son told former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in a two-hour interview — suggesting that Russian or Israeli intelligence agencies or “some kid in his basement” had cobbled together stolen digital assets and claimed they were a laptop.

https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/us-news/hunter-biden-tells-laptop-lies-in-fib-filled-tucker-carlson-interview/


13 posted on 08/11/2026 2:01:10 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: reasonisfaith
"Both of you are liars, J6-ers, and Anti-Covid Vaxxers"

There. Fixed it for you.

14 posted on 08/11/2026 2:06:36 PM PDT by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: DFG

The slime trail stinks of the Hildabeast.


15 posted on 08/11/2026 2:10:29 PM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (עומד לצד ישראל. The only good commie is one that's dead - Country Joe McDonald .)
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To: reasonisfaith

“Being brought to justice includes feeling pain.

You can bet your ass Comey, Brennan, Obama and the rest are currently feeling it.”
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Obama isn’t feeling any pain over it. Neither is Comey. Brennan may be feeling more inconvenience than anything else. Nobody is going to prison, at least on the Democrat side.


16 posted on 08/11/2026 2:34:31 PM PDT by Bob Wills is still the king
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To: reasonisfaith

Listen retard. Don’t be a dummy in public.


17 posted on 08/11/2026 2:57:47 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )
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To: sauropod
"Hillary, a.k.a. 'Fat Bottomed Girl.'”


18 posted on 08/11/2026 3:37:20 PM PDT by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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