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 Steeles 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 Steeles 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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It would be nice if Mr. Steele showed up at a rendition site with a black hood over his head.
5.56mm
Not FBI agents moles of deep state.
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.
"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."
Good analysis on this one!!!
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 couldnt find anything. They wouldve never shrugged and gone gosh I guess we have that wrong. The entire thing is bullshit and our government is in full authoritarian mode.
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.
Steele was paid $15k for the meeting. He was being paid money by multiple people for each of multiple component parts.
OK. So it was a spy-whore gangbang.
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