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Inside The HPSCI Memo – A Key Distinction Being Conflated
2018-02-03

The FISA 'warrant' request, against Carter Page, was made October 21st, 2016, under Title I of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Meaning the surveillance application was specifically stating, to the court, the U.S. individual was likely an actual agent of a foreign government, ie. "a spy."


The DOJ (National Security Division) and the FBI (Counterintelligence Division) were not asking to review ancillary data collected on U.S. Person Carter Page as an outcome of surveillance on a foreign person, or foreign agent; that would be Title 7 (FISA-702).

In action outlined within the HPSCI memo, the DOJ and FBI were specifically telling the FISA court they had evidence that U.S. Person Carter Page was working as an agent of a foreign government. He was their target, and therefore requesting direct FISA Title 1 surveillance of that target on October 21st, 2016.

To give validity to the underlying position of the DOJ and FBI, the justice department used: the Clinton-Steele Dossier; media reports from -and of- the Clinton-Steele dossier; and opposition research provided by Clinton financed Fusion-GPS through Nellie Ohr, so they could monitor U.S. Person Carter Page.

In total, this sketchy assembly of political campaign research was used by the FBI as evidence to back-up their claim U.S. person Carter Page was working as a foreign agent; essentially saying: he was a spy. This application assembly was then certified on four different occasions by specific officials within the DOJ and FBI.

Without knowing the court had been provided political research, the FISA Court granted the FBI full surveillance authority for U.S. Person Carter Page. The distinction is rather stark.

The FBI was not targeting Page incidentally as an outcome of foreign intelligence collection; the FBI was targeting Carter Page directly. AND as such, they carried full surveillance authority upon all of these activities, interactions, communications, and contacts therein.

Because of this direct approach, any group, organization or entity who came in contact with U.S. Person Carter Page was then open for ancillary review and FBI investigation. Those who engaged in contact with Carter Page became subject to surveillance and searches in the same manner as if Page was an actual foreign agent.

I think that you need to add Obama Deep State to your Organization pull-down.
Posted by:U. Slirt7126

#4  How long before we find out that the contents of the dossier were authored at the CIA under the direct supervision of Brennan? Posted by Snakes Scourge of the Bunions

Soon I hope, very soon.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-02-03 15:57  

#3  How long before we find out that the contents of the dossier were authored at the CIA under the direct supervision of Brennan?
Posted by: Snakes Scourge of the Bunions1942   2018-02-03 15:38  

#2  Still does not explain Steele's reported motivation and enthusiasm to destroy the Donald Trump candidacy.

Didn't Steele receive $160,000 from Fusion-GPS? That would seem to me to be sufficient explanation.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-02-03 12:38  

#1  Appears (if I have this correct) Mr. Page was the FBI's FISA ticket for collection. Once collection began, incidental collection was freely exploited as well. 'Incidental collection' (of the greater Trump team) then being the actual target.

Still does not explain Steele's reported motivation and enthusiasm to destroy the Donald Trump candidacy.

As some have speculated, the Nunes memo is the tip of the iceberg.

Free Beacon - FBI Used Dossier Funded by Clinton Election Campaign to Spy on Trump Adviser
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-02-03 02:19  

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