Posted on 02/02/2018 8:52:17 AM PST by markomalley
The House Intelligence Committee has released its controversial memo outlining alleged abuses of secret surveillance by the FBI and Justice Department in the Trump-Russia investigation. Here are some key points:
* The Steele dossier formed an essential part of the intial and all three renewal FISA applications against Carter Page.
* Andrew McCabe confirmed that no FISA warrant would have been sought from the FISA Court without the Steele dossier information.
* The political origins of the Steele dossier were known to senior DOJ and FBI officials, but excluded from the FISA applications.
* DOJ official Bruce Ohr met with Steele beginning in the summer of 2016 and relayed to DOJ information about Steele's bias. Steele told Ohr that he, Steele, was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected president and was passionate about him not becoming president.
The FBI and Justice Department mounted a months-long effort to keep the information outlined in the memo out of the House Intelligence Committee's hands. Only the threat of contempt charges and other forms of pressure forced the FBI and Justice to give up the material.
Once Intelligence Committee leaders and staff compiled some of that information into the memo, the FBI and Justice Department, supported by Capitol Hill Democrats, mounted a ferocious campaign of opposition, saying release of the memo would endanger national security and the rule of law.
But Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes never wavered in his determination to make the information available to the public. President Trump agreed, and, as required by House rules, gave his approval for release.
Finally, the memo released today does not represent the sum total of what House investigators have learned in their review of the FBI and Justice Department Trump-Russia investigation. That means the fight over the memo could be replayed in the future when the Intelligence Committee decides to release more information.
If they can cut this off by making McCabe walk the plank, they will be getting off easy.
What a bunch of elitist, traitorous snakes.
I’m with you. Apparently there are lots of FReepers who only look at info on FR.
But the media and Democrats have been ridiculing Hannity over these claims and they have now been proven TRUE.
Strzok and the Ohrs should be arrested too.
Sessions played right into their hands thinking he was doing the righteous thing
Muller needs to be relieved of duty
I’d guess nobody. But, I’m a realist. ;)
Only a good start.
1. This explains a lot of the unmasking by Obama people.
2. Not a lawyer, but I think Flynn has a shot at revoking his plea bargain and getting evidence against him suppressed. Fruit of the poison tree. And he can sue to get his legal fees back — government knew the “evidence” was illegally obtained.
3. I bet McCabe is sweating bullets now. He needs his pension and this could cause him to be fired and he might lose it. Anyone want to bet he can be flipped? Essentially offer him he keeps his pension if he talks, if not, it is cut off.
4. Manafort might be in same position as Flynn, except he has the money to pay lawyers.
There is a vast difference between speculation from a radio talk show host (which can be spun into conspiracy nut territory), and factual summary of the findings of Congressional investigators. Until today, many of us believed, but could not know with certainty. We now not only know with certainty, but have legitimate expectations of additional legal actions to finally put a stake through the heart of the worst politico/criminal conspiracy in our nation’s history.
Rush is laying it out clearly.
Already been posited that Dunes may be a Russian Agent!! OMG!! Democrats are LIARS SQUARED!
Tantamount to FBI and DOJ planting evidence, and recording it on video.
There need to be some high level perp walks SOON on the basis they knew or should have known. I probably shouldn’t hold my breath.
Mueller needs to CLOSE UP SHOP TODAY!! And Paul Manafort and Gates need to be let out of their Home Confinement...TODAY!
Should be a list for our border people— passport BOLO— on McCabe, Glen Simpson and his wife Jacoby, Rosenstein, Ohr cand Nellie (hamradio)Ohr,any of the list of people on the criminal referral from Senate Judiciary Grassley/Graham— someone will be rabitting soon.
Also, expect some “lib” antifa ‘hero’ to leak dems 10 point “memo” and all of the classified support docs— this would be a crime and a half. The actors in leaking this— run by russians still here and their pals. This is an espionage case in all reality.
Right!!??!! About 2 minutes before this “memo released” broke, the person who passes out mail in our office brought me a WHOLE BOATLOAD of work, the most for any day so far in 2018. UGGGH
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