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Report: FBI Handed Over Classified Information To Spy Christopher Steele
The Federalist ^ | 2/14/2020 | madeline osborn

Posted on 02/15/2020 8:19:18 AM PST by bitt

Inspector General Michael Horowitz discovered that FBI agents shared extensive classified materials with former British spy Christopher Steele, despite knowing the Democratic National Committee was paying Steele and that Hillary Clinton herself was aware of Steele’s research, according to a new report by Eric Felten at RealClearInvestigations.

FBI agents met with Steele in Rome just a month before the 2016 election, where they gave him a “general overview” of Crossfire Hurricane as well as details of the cases against Trump campaign staffers Carter Page, George Papadopoulos, Paul Manafort, and Michael Flynn. In addition to the intel, Steele was compensated $15,000 by the FBI for attending the three-hour meeting.

According to Felten, the FBI agent referred to as “Handling Agent 1″ in the Horowitz report is FBI agent Michael Gaeta, who worked on cases fighting organized crime in Russia. Gaeta and Steele met working on the investigation of corruption at international soccer organization FIFA. “Between 2014 and 2016, Steele collected $95,000 from the bureau for his work on the FIFA case and reports on corruption in Russia and Ukraine,” Felten reports. Gaeta became Steele’s go-to for work and began feeding Gaeta information on Trump and Russia connections that would eventually form the “dossier.”

Felten points out that the FBI took extra measures internally to keep Crossfire Hurricane confidential. It was considered both “prohibited,” meaning it could be accessed only by agents officially working on the case, and “close-hold,” meaning information was known only by DOJ and FBI officials. Yet despite the appearance of classified intel, the FBI was eager to meet with Steele, even with the knowledge of his DNC connections.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: christophersteele; fbi
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To: bitt

FBI USED CLASSIFIED INTEL TO FRAME TRUMP


21 posted on 02/15/2020 9:05:49 AM PST by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: bitt

TREASON !!!


22 posted on 02/15/2020 9:06:35 AM PST by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: bitt

It would be nice if Mr. Steele showed up at a rendition site with a black hood over his head.

5.56mm


23 posted on 02/15/2020 9:09:11 AM PST by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
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To: bitt

Not FBI agents moles of deep state.


24 posted on 02/15/2020 9:13:28 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: bitt

It appears that the “Assistant Director for CD [Counterintelligence Division]” mentioned in the article was Bill Priestap, who Comey had appointed to the post in 2015. He more than likely knew and approved of these classified documents being handed over to Steele.


25 posted on 02/15/2020 10:13:35 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Two Kids' Dad
"The agents’ names and arrest photos need to be publicized."

"According to Felten, the FBI agent referred to as “Handling Agent 1″ in the Horowitz report is FBI agent Michael Gaeta, who worked on cases fighting organized crime in Russia."

Clinton Foundation Timeline

26 posted on 02/15/2020 10:20:03 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: mass55th
It appears that the “Assistant Director for CD [Counterintelligence Division]” mentioned in the article was Bill Priestap

Good analysis on this one!!!

27 posted on 02/15/2020 10:52:08 AM PST by EVO X
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To: lodi90

True, but it was never a bona fide investigation, based on an honest belief he was controlled by Russia. For example, had Steele come back and said hey I couldn’t find anything. They would’ve never shrugged and gone gosh I guess we have that wrong. The entire thing is bullshit and our government is in full authoritarian mode.


28 posted on 02/15/2020 10:54:05 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: M Kehoe

Unfortunately, there is no chance of Steele showing up at a rendition site. Rendition sites are run by the CIA. And they are on the side of the coup attempt and the globalists.


29 posted on 02/15/2020 10:56:18 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Migraine

Steele was paid $15k for the meeting. He was being paid money by multiple people for each of multiple component parts.


30 posted on 02/15/2020 4:37:44 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: lepton

OK. So it was a spy-whore gangbang.


31 posted on 02/15/2020 11:18:36 PM PST by Migraine
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