Posted on 04/11/2018 4:12:47 PM PDT by grayboots
The Justice Department has provided House lawmakers with access to a two-page document that the FBI used to initiate its original counterintelligence probe into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.
All members of the House Intelligence Committee received access to the document, a Justice Department confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday.
Committee chair Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) had requested access to the unredacted document, complaining that previous "heavily" redacted versions were not adequate to the committee's own investigation.
Nunes said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein allowed him and House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) to view the key document related to the FBI’s Russia probe one day after he threatened to hold FBI Director Chris Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in contempt and initiate impeachment proceedings against them if they did not comply with the request for the unredacted document.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
The lawmakers should see the full unredacted version.
Correction: Make that a liberal "Udopia" of socialism.........
In your wildest dreams did you ever think that our government was filled with such corrupt and dishonest people? Every day is a new revelation and every revelation exposes yet another skunk who couldn’t care less about the people or our country!
Actually it is speculated that Downing (Australian diplomat tied to the Clintons who was based in London at the time) is the source, and communicated hearsay to British MI6 who communicated hearsay to CIA Director John Brennan who communicated hearsay to FBI Director James Comey. Peter Strzok took that quasruple hearsay and without vetting or corrobarting any of it used to as a justification to launch a counter intelligence operation against an opposition party’s candidate in a presidential election.
Let me repeat, QUADRUPLE HEARSAY was used as evidence (which is not admissible in any court of law) to launch a spy operation against Trump.
With redactions that included the name of a foreign agent and a foreign country from whence the intelligence came.
Where did this speculation come from?
Yeah, it could be Downing being referenced. Does tie in with the Papadopoulos angle. Interesting that we know about Downing due to leaks, but he must be redacted so that the chairman of house intel can’t see it. What a mess.
Its not “our” DOJ, its Sessions’ DOJ!
Yes...I thought so for some time, having lived in WDC for 30+ years.
Because when when the issue of the FISA warrant came up being based on the Steele dossier (FISA was not granted until Oct ‘16, FBI launched CI operation against Trump in July), the defenders of the Deep State claimed that is the the Pappadopoulis encounter in London with Australian diplomat Downer which launched the investigation.
And by the way, Pappadopoulis did not encounter Downer by chance. He was set up. And then we find out that DOwner is a long time associate of the Clintons...
How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt
Best post of the day.
the federal probe was launched as a result of a tip that Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos had claimed to an Australian diplomat that he had dirt on Hillary Clinton.”
Anybody with half a brain knew all about the dirt on her. It was so blatantly obvious that she committed multiple crimes. Of course, the mindless idiots in government couldn’t find any dirt. They couldn’t find their butt with both hands.
All I can do is shake my head in disbelief that people are only just now coming to that realization. If people had noticed 30 years ago, there might have been a chance of fixing it.
;)
Thanks! I was looking at CTH briefly today and did notice that they had looked into this theory and discarded the whole Papa. story as a valid excuse but didn’t know the details.
I just hope we get this sorted out ASAP so we have a chance to survive the midterms.
I have to admit that I was wildly naïve about our government and paid little attention to anything much more than a headline. Even then though, if someone had said, “our politicians are corrupt and the our system abused,” I doubt that I would have believed it.
Those were the day when I wasn’t a cynic. The US government was created by geniuses and now run by evil, greedy and self-serving people who are relatively stupid, cunning and devious, but mostly stupid.
Yep the day Kennedy gave in to Unions.
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