State Department's red flag on Steele went to a senior FBI man well before FISA warrant

The Hill ^ | 5/14/2019 | john Solomon

[bitt]

In all Washington investigations, the essential questions become who knew it and when did they know it.

In the case of FBI informant Christopher Steele and the credibility of his now-disproven Russia collusion allegations against Donald Trump, we have some important clarity: Government officials confirm that an October 2016 email revealing that Steele met with State Department officials — a breach of protocol for an informant if it was unauthorized — was sent to an FBI counterintelligence supervisor.

Multiple sources confirm to me that the recipient of the State Department email was Special Agent Stephen Laycock, then the FBI’s section chief for Eurasian counterintelligence and now one of the bureau’s top executives as the assistant director for intelligence under Director Christopher Wray.

The email to Laycock from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kathleen Kavalec arrived eight days before the FBI swore to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that it had no derogatory information on Steele and used his anti-Trump dossier to secure a secret surveillance warrant to investigate Trump’s possible ties to Moscow.

Officials tell me that Laycock immediately forwarded the information he received about Steele on Oct. 13, 2016, to the FBI team leading the Trump-Russia investigation, headed by then-fellow Special Agent Peter Strzok.

Laycock was the normal point of contact for Kavalec on Eurasian counterintelligence matters, and he simply acted as a conduit to get the information to his colleagues supervising the Russia probe, the officials added.

[mewzilla]

First the explanations.

Then the payback.

Or they’ll do it again/still.

[mewzilla]

And now I’m seriously starting to wonder about possible Iranian involvement.

I don’t think the timing of this latest is a coinkydink.

[traderrob6]

“Now that Durham is on the case will the IG report even be made public?”

Dam% good question.

[Ann Archy]

EXTRADICTION!!

[Ann Archy]

WHO filed the CIVIL LAWSUIT in LONDON?? I have never seen a name on this.

[MrRelevant]

That name though .... Laycock : o

[Candor7]

It was a law suit involving Buzz Feed that broke the Dossier Story in the news. Steele refused to come to the USA , so the deposition was held in London.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/court-to-unseal-christopher-steele-deposition

[melsec]

True as an Aussie I am disgusted that Alexander Downer had anything to do with these people. He is an experienced politician and Diplomat. If he was just naive I would be surprised. I would like to know how high the involvement went

[Ann Archy]

Thanks...who won?

[Candor7]

BuzzFeed won.

Gubarev V. BuzzFeed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/12/20/public-has-right-know-buzzfeed-prevails-russian-tech-moguls-steele-dossier-case/?utm_term=.4727dfdaf2c2

[ghost of nixon]

I would like to know how high the involvement went

George Papadopolos' description of his meetings with Downer indicate that Mr. Downer was working directly with CIA & MI6 to frame Papadapolos

[melsec]

Downer would have high contacts within the British government he being the Australian High Commissioner to the UK at the time. I’m not sure how reliable Papadopoulos is. However Downer should have never let himself be compromised being a stooge for the British if that is indeed the case!