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| Shocking! James Clapper Lied To Congress About Discussing The Trump Dossier With Jake Tapper |
| 2018-04-30 |
| [Red State] If one were to look for a cause for the anger and bitterness in American politics right now...other than sore-loserness on the part of Democrats and Never Trump people that rivals anything we saw in the aftermath of the 2000 election of George W. Bush...it would have to be the perpetual investigation of the Trump administration for alleged "collusion" with Russia. And that investigation is driven not by some bullsh** alcohol-fueled conversation between a minor campaign hanger-on, George Papadopoulos, and an Australian diplomat, but by a piece of opposition research paid for by the Hillary Clinton campaign. I’ve previously posted on how this document got into play. Basically, it had been kicking around Washington for a few months. Several news organizations and BuzzFeed had copies but all were afraid to do anything with it because there was zero verification of the allegations. At some point in December 2016, DNI director James Clapper suggested that James Comey brief president-elect Trump on the dossier. That briefing took place on January 6, 2017, at Trump Tower. The meeting was notable for three things. First, Trump was only briefed on the "salacious" parts of the dossier. If you’ve read the dossier you know that those parts are only a small fraction of what Steele reported to his paymasters. Second, Reince Priebus specifically asked Comey if there was anything else the administration should be aware of (like, maybe, allegations that they were pawns of Russia) and Comey said no. Third, James Comey told Trump that the media had the document and were looking for a news hook to justify publishing it. Oh, and fourth, Comey did not tell Trump that the dossier was paid oppo from the Hillary campaign. It is hard to paint this in any other way other than Comey trying to wind Trump up and get him looking in one direction while the real attack came from a different direction. Shortly after Comey’s briefing, CNN reported on the existence of the dossier. What did they use as a news hook? |
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