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Former Trump campaign associate Carter Page flew to [[Moscow]] in early July to deliver the graduation commencement speech at the New Economic School. President Obama held the same honor in 2009.<ref>https://youtu.be/bu8vI4js_OE</ref> Obama agents used Carter's trip as pretext to obtain a FISA warrant on Page.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/when-incidental-intel-collection-isnt-incidental/</ref>

Former Trump campaign associate Carter Page flew to [[Moscow]] in early July to deliver the graduation commencement speech at the New Economic School. President Obama held the same honor in 2009.<ref>https://youtu.be/bu8vI4js_OE</ref> Obama agents used Carter's trip as pretext to obtain a FISA warrant on Page.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/when-incidental-intel-collection-isnt-incidental/</ref>

In August.''' Strzok's girlfriend, FBI/DOJ lawyer Lisa Page texted Strzok, "[Trump]'s not ever going to become president, right? Right?!" In another exchange Strzok texted {{Quotebox|It’s absolutely true that we’re both very fortunate. And of course I’ll try and approach it that way. I just know it will be tough at times. I can protect our country at many levels, not sure if that helps.}} The following week Strzok again sent on ominous and conspiratorial sounding text discussing a contingency being developed to link Russian meddling with allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russian actors: {{Quotebox|I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy [McCabe]'s office that there's no way he gets elected -- but I'm afraid we can't take that risk. It's like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you're 40.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/24643/one-insane-text-message-may-have-just-fatally-ben-shapiro </ref>}}

In August Strzok's girlfriend, FBI/DOJ lawyer Lisa Page texted Strzok, "[Trump]'s not ever going to become president, right? Right?!" In another exchange Strzok texted, {{Quotebox|It’s absolutely true that we’re both very fortunate. And of course I’ll try and approach it that way. I just know it will be tough at times. I can protect our country at many levels, not sure if that helps.}} The following week Strzok again sent on ominous and conspiratorial sounding text discussing a contingency being developed to link Russian meddling with allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russian actors: {{Quotebox|I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy [McCabe]'s office that there's no way he gets elected -- but I'm afraid we can't take that risk. It's like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you're 40.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/24643/one-insane-text-message-may-have-just-fatally-ben-shapiro </ref>}}

 

On October 15, 2016 Strzok and DOJ Deputy Bruce Ohr rewrote a narrower request to the FISA court dropping Trump's name and citing only Russian banks as direct targets.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/03/04/summary-of-media-articles-discussing-obamas-fisa-warrants-to-monitor-candidatepresident-trump/</ref><ref>While the BBC report suggests that the surveillance was meant to ferret out “transfers of money,” the Louise Mensch asserted that a “warrant was granted to look at the full content of [[email]]s and other related documents that may concern US persons.” FISA court approves request.</ref>

On October 15, 2016 Strzok and DOJ Deputy Bruce Ohr rewrote a narrower request to the FISA court dropping Trump's name and citing only Russian banks as direct targets.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/03/04/summary-of-media-articles-discussing-obamas-fisa-warrants-to-monitor-candidatepresident-trump/</ref><ref>While the BBC report suggests that the surveillance was meant to ferret out “transfers of money,” the Louise Mensch asserted that a “warrant was granted to look at the full content of [[email]]s and other related documents that may concern US persons.” FISA court approves request.</ref>