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Former MI6 agent Christopher Steele's frustration as FBI sat on Donald Trump Russia file for months
UK Independent | January 13, 2017 | Kim Sengupta

Posted on 01/13/2017 10:43:23 PM PST by Pinkbell

Link only because of copyright:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-russia-dossier-file-investigation-hacking-christopher-steele-mi6-a7526901.html


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: fbi; mi6; steele; trump
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The leftists are all aTwitter over this, so I thought I would post it. It talks about how the FBI supposedly sat on this and focused on the email investigation into Hillary instead. A scan of the articles in this newspaper seems to indicate to me it is leftist. It's a UK paper, so while I've heard of it, I'm not very familiar with it.

Mid article they talk about John McCain. This didn't just fall into McCain's lap. He actively went searching for it by sending an emissary to get it.

I bet Trump wishes he could take back his McCain endorsement. With folks like McCain on your side, who needs enemies?

Here's the thing - if this thing was so serious and legit, why are there errors in it? Why couldn't any of the media outlets who saw this (the majority of whom would have loved to have pounded the nail in Trump) confirm it so they could run with it? Why haven't any of the 17 intelligence agencies been able to confirm it? Obviously one of them was involved in the leak about it to CNN, although we don't know which one. Obama/Biden were briefed, and based on what we have heard, they weren't alarmed by it. WikiLeaks has a perfect track record in verifying documents and says this is a fraud.

We will not hear the end of this. You have Rep. Lewis and others who are using this to try to delegitimize his Presidency. All you hear now is Russia, Russia, Russia. In fact, Russian Troll or Putinbot are the new racist in terms of leftist insults.

I hope this is fully investigated and proven to be a fraud so we don't have to keep hearing about it.

1 posted on 01/13/2017 10:43:23 PM PST by Pinkbell
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-russia-dossier-file-investigation-hacking-christopher-steele-mi6-a7526901.html


2 posted on 01/13/2017 10:43:48 PM PST by Pinkbell (http://dtforpres.blogspot.com/2016/11/cnn-lies-multiple-times-to-help-hillary.html)
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It’s not serious, It is risible.

The FBI didn’t “sit on it.” They concluded it was bogus.


3 posted on 01/13/2017 10:47:37 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Pinkbell

Whatever, yuh Pinko Kommie, Bastard.

you created a work of fiction that no one believes.

You couldn’t get job writing for Dr. Suess...


4 posted on 01/13/2017 10:51:32 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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Just laugh in their faces.. Seriously. You have to be a fool to believe this nonsense and an even bigger one to argue with people who think so. This is alternate universe level stupidity based solely on a confirmed internet hoax. End of story.


5 posted on 01/13/2017 10:51:51 PM PST by JerseyDvl (PRESIDENT TRUMP trumps hate and racism! Put some ice on it Hitlery ;-)
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Why is this fag still faceless but, not facile?


6 posted on 01/13/2017 10:52:12 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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The leftists believe Christopher Steele is the beginning of the end of Trump. One nut with an avatar that says “Madame President” says that if Chris Steele, The Independent, and The Guardian can stop Trump, we no longer can hold it over them that we helped save them from Hitler! (We share a land mass with people this stupid!)

This was supposed to be opposition research, right? If it was opposition research that was credible, why didn’t the Republican opponents or the Democrats (who eventually got it) use it?


7 posted on 01/13/2017 10:53:50 PM PST by Pinkbell (http://dtforpres.blogspot.com/2016/11/cnn-lies-multiple-times-to-help-hillary.html)
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Two leftists writers so far, Patrick Cockburn and Robert Fisk.

Believe that Cockburn is a brother or cousin of the far-left Andrew Cockburn and another one. I debated one of them on radio years ago - believe it was Andrew.

Fisk - a leftist but hard to pin down as to whether he is a Marxist or just a legit lefty. Has done a lot of brave writing from war zones all over the war. Can’t take that away from him.

Don’t recognize the rest. This might be a “mix” newspaper re opinion pieces as opposed to reporters. Just don’t know enough about it.

Have to evaluate each writer on their own product.


8 posted on 01/13/2017 10:57:24 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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The Brits hacked our election... remember, it is irrelevant whether their chosen candidate was aided, only that they attempted to interfere with our democratic institutions! Should we not be equally upset, if not more so, that our supposed closest ally attempted to influence our election?


9 posted on 01/13/2017 11:01:13 PM PST by leakinInTheBlueSea
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You have to imagine the FBI....being handed some folder and some idiot saying it’s KGB’s dossier on Trump. So, what exactly do you do? Is there some law violated? Which law?

If you accept this dossier, and tomorrow...some other idiot shows up with another dossier on Harry Reid from some Chinese hacker, or a dossier on Hillary Clinton from some secret Italian surveillance organization....do you accept that one and investigate it?

This 007-secret agent man (C. Steele)....it just seems like he’s a contracted out guy to deliver something for someone...whether it is true or fictional. His reputation or brand-name at this point has spiraled down to almost zero. He might as well hang it and retire with the other 007-agents to some Pacific isle.


10 posted on 01/13/2017 11:15:28 PM PST by pepsionice
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From The Telegraph Jan. 11:

[For months, (Steele) had been playing a dangerous game; tipping off journalists about what he said he had discovered from his sources in Russia about Donald Trump’s alleged dealings with the Kremlin, as well as claims that the FSB had hugely compromising information about Mr Trump’s activities during visits to the country.]

As much as many in the news media wanted to believe Steele’s “memos” nobody could find any evidence to support the stories. Steele and GPS Fusion probably stopped being paid by Trump’s opponents because all Steele was producing was crap.


11 posted on 01/13/2017 11:16:09 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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The Independent, and The Guardian can stop Trump,

We fought those idiots twice and won....


12 posted on 01/13/2017 11:25:34 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

Andrew Cockburn sounds like a venereal disease...


13 posted on 01/13/2017 11:28:16 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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We still need to determine if this “dossier” includes the fanfiction invented by anonymous at 4chan. It seems that Agent Steele is claiming to have been behind the whole work (or attaché, if you will).


14 posted on 01/13/2017 11:34:38 PM PST by HandyDandy (Don't make up stuff. It wastes time.)
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curious that journalist could get so much information regarding what Christopher Steele was thinking considering he supposedly disappeared since it became known he was the source.

Apparently Steele was talking to journalist before his disappearance. Thninking he really not to worried about Russian agents knowing he is the source.

15 posted on 01/13/2017 11:57:36 PM PST by saywhatagain
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You have to imagine the FBI....being handed some folder and some idiot saying it’s KGB’s dossier on Trump. So, what exactly do you do? Is there some law violated? Which law?
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Ala Rush, that basically DID happen.

It appears when McCain first heard about it he was scrambling for a copy etc when one suddenly appeared available to him. He sent a ‘trusted aid’ to England(?) to pick it up and bring it back.

McLame took it Comey, Comey told McLame he already had a copy of it for quite a while and it was ‘worthless’.

I would have liked to be a ‘fly on the wall’ listening to McCain crying to his pals about not being considered important enough to ‘be in the loop’.

Anyhow, in essence McClain was dissed by the supplier for leading him to believe he had something, FBI & WH not keeping him in the loop.

I still say Trump should have ‘given’ him SoS or DOD, wait a decent amount of time and FIRE HIM - once his replacement is safely ensconced.

Also should have used the same method with Graham & Rubio.


16 posted on 01/14/2017 12:16:24 AM PST by xrmusn ((6/98)" "If you see a civilian in cammies -- bump into him")
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To: BenLurkin

The Independent is owned by a Russian nowadays.


17 posted on 01/14/2017 12:19:23 AM PST by 1066AD
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To: Vendome

The “ck” was silent.


18 posted on 01/14/2017 12:30:03 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

I think Fisk is driven by his love for Islam. He will choose Islam every time over left or right politics.


19 posted on 01/14/2017 12:55:15 AM PST by Krosan
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It appears when McCain first heard about it he was scrambling for a copy etc when one suddenly appeared available to him. He sent a ‘trusted aid’ to England(?) to pick it up and bring it back.>>> me thinks mccain paid beaucoup de l’argent. maybe we should audit the bastard.


20 posted on 01/14/2017 12:56:48 AM PST by kvanbrunt2 (all your base are belong to us)
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