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Whoopsie: James Clapper States 'Clinton-Steele Dossier Was Used for FISA Surveillance “Extension'…
2018-02-01
[ConservativeTreehouse] Gotta love the professionally obtuse former DNI James Clapper.

As much as he is a stuttering doofus, and therein showcases his political value for the former administration; and to the extent that Clapper has previously stated there was no attempt by the DOJ/FBI to gain a FISA authorized approval for surveillance on any Trump campaign officials: “none that I’m aware of“; …it is always valuable to listen to Clapper because he has a tendency to, well, to let slip stuff that makes the black hats cringe.

Cue the audio visual “slippage.” Inside tonight’s interview by Jake Tapper, former DNI James Clapper now unwittingly refutes his previous assertion of “no Trump FISA warrant“, and simultaneously lets it slip out that the Clinton/Steele dossier was not used in gaining origination authority for FISA-702 surveillance, but rather for an “extension” of a previous application for FISA-702 surveillance. WATCH:
Videos and more at the link.
Posted by:newc

#7  CSPAN makes my eyes cross, I’m afraid, as do legal documents and filling out income tax forms.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-02-01 17:37  

#6  If you watched enough CSPAN, you would know exactly what you are dealing with.

Testimony with Clapper, Boxer, Comey, Pelosi, Mabus, and many many more make me feel like the Boston phone book is a better option.
Posted by: newc   2018-02-01 13:48  

#5  The thing about lying is that it usually catches up with you.
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-02-01 11:34  

#4  Clapper is to stupid to keep his stories straight. I was a bit shocked but not by much as we heard Lt ColonelAnthony Shaffer said James Clapper is an Idiot. A video well worth watching. If not just for his comedic dismissal reflection on Clapper's "eyes glaze over".

Deep State protects their own. No action against 'The Clap' is likely.
Posted by: Woodrow   2018-02-01 10:29  

#3  Clapper conducting damage mitigation for the Deep State.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-02-01 01:09  

#2  This is the lead up to "the memo" if you did not get the memo. Watch the OCT cutoff and a CI investigation turn to a Criminal investigation like magic with no warrant or fraudulent warrant. Sing for Absolution
Posted by: newc   2018-02-01 01:05  

#1  Wow. This is prima facia evidence of misuse of the FISA process for political means by Comey, Clapper and others in service of Obama and Hillary Clinton against Trump. Clapper, in particular, should be charged with Perjury based on his lying to Congress. Use of that info involved a statement that they had verified the information in the dossier as credible in order to get or act upon the info in a warrant in the FISA court. They lied. Perjury. Also abuse of process. And probably Corruption changes, as well as obstruction of Justice - all this against Lynch, Comey, McCabe, and possibly Clapper.

The whole thing in Justice and the FBI is turning out to be far more rotten than most would have imagined.
Posted by: Injun Bucket8891   2018-02-01 00:56  

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