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FBI Official Suggests British Intelligence Involvement In Conspiracy To Bring Down Trump |
2019-04-14 |
[Red State] On Tuesday, Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) released the second part of the June 2018 closed-door testimony of Bill Priestap, the Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division. Real Clear Investigations’ Eric Felten wrote an excellent piece on Friday in which he covers Priestap’s entire testimony which can be read here and provides some interesting analysis. I will be focusing on Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) questioning of Priestap’s trips to London and what role British intelligence may have played in the conspiracy. Felten believes Priestap’s testimony "paints a portrait of the Obama-era bureau as one that was unconcerned with political interference in investigations and was willing to enlist the help of close foreign allies to bring down its target." Last fall, ahead of the midterms, President Trump announced his plan to declassify the FISA Court applications for the Carter Page surveillance warrant and related documents so the American people would know how everything went down. Nothing ever came of it. There were rumors that MI6, as well as the Australian intelligence service, had objected strenuously to the release of those records because it would, naturally, expose sources and methods. It was said at the time that the Brits were "desperate" for the information to remain classified. The reason for their desperation? Although there is insufficient evidence to prove it, it sure looks like British intelligence agents were involved in the FBI’s operation to destroy Trump’s candidacy. Priestap was questioned by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) about his overseas travel in 2016. Felten said the redactions in the transcript make it obvious that the FBI and DOJ "really, really didn’t want anyone to know where Bill Priestap was a week into May 2016." |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#19 I waded through most of Priestap’s depo. He might not be telling the truth about not knowing certain things but more likely, he really doesn't know about certain things and was put in his position because he was new to the job and didn't know very much--kind of a speed bump to slow investigators down should Trump become POTUS. He replaced Randall Coleman who left the Agency. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2019-04-14 22:31 |
#18 Did they have liberals in charge of Australia in 2016? What's with the disgusting cooperation between our allies and Obama to subvert US election laws? |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2019-04-14 17:58 |
#17 I think if Steele were snatched up and black sited (maybe by Russian contractors) lots of IC people would rush to be on record as not being part of the conspiracy. |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-04-14 16:43 |
#16 the British establishment has contempt not only for its own voters but America's as well. They apparently want to party like it's 1775. |
Posted by: charger 2019-04-14 15:36 |
#15 Last fall, ahead of the midterms, President Trump announced his plan to declassify the FISA Court applications for the Carter Page surveillance warrant and related documents so the American people would know how everything went down. Nothing ever came of it. Mm |
Posted by: charger 2019-04-14 15:35 |
#14 The threat of the dissolution of the way the five friends can effectively spy on each others citizens has stayed Trumps hand. But this is going to get out, and the Brits and GCHQ in specific, were a party to the Obama spygate unwittingly I suspect. The perfidious actions of the FBI/CIA/NSC leaders entrapped the Brits in this, and history will find that the cancer at the center was at 1600 Penn Ave in 2016. |
Posted by: NoMoreBS 2019-04-14 14:45 |
#13 The UK is at the tipping point. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2019-04-14 14:15 |
#12 If the Brits were involved they should be embarrassed. |
Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-04-14 13:41 |
#11 ...and proudly so since July 4, 1776. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-04-14 11:51 |
#10 the British establishment has contempt not only for its own voters but America's as well. Given they have contempt for Americans as a class... “Not people like us, dear.” |
Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-14 11:41 |
#9 Referenced 'Real Clear Investigations' article The Real Clear site is neutral ground — Democrats read it as well as Republicans. So what we have known for two years, as 49 Pan points out, they can no longer ignore. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-14 11:33 |
#8 It will be interesting to watch the confluence of events with Brexit as this comes out. It will be clear that the British establishment has contempt not only for its own voters but America's as well. And it may not end there. |
Posted by: Black Bart Unung4683 2019-04-14 11:31 |
#7 Ref #3: An anti-BREXIT Trump doubter. No surprises here. Wonder where he might be found today. Yes, nice memory jogger BP. Wiki: In February 2017, Hannigan was appointed to the UK Government's new Defence Innovation Advisory Panel, along with McLaren Chairman Ron Dennis and astronaut Tim Peake.[61] He has written about the shift in technological innovation from government to private sector and West to East, expressing some concern about the tone of the Brexit debate and its impact on the UK academic tech sector. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2019-04-14 11:30 |
#6 We had known this for the last two years, thankfully its starting to get out. |
Posted by: 49 Pan 2019-04-14 10:50 |
#5 #3 - Good catch, BP |
Posted by: Frank G 2019-04-14 10:42 |
#4 Does Assange's nab have any linkage with this story. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2019-04-14 10:13 |
#3 Does the timing of this fit in correctly? |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-04-14 09:31 |
#2 Pretty obviously true. Along with Australia's Downer |
Posted by: Frank G 2019-04-14 06:31 |
#1 Referenced 'Real Clear Investigations' article found at this link. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2019-04-14 01:15 |