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==Birth of a false narrative==

==Birth of a false narrative==

In the Spring of 2016 John Brennan developed a false narrative:

In the Spring of 2016 John Brennan developed a false narrative:

{{quotebox|[[CIA]] Dir. John Brennan received information from British GCHQ intelligence as part of an allegedly "routine" intelligence sharing agreement about Trump associates' business dealings in Russia.<ref>https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/interview-richard-dearlove-europe-intelligence-mi6</ref> The information is said to have originated with Estonian intelligence. [[Estonia]], a country of 1.3 million inhabitants, is requesting a multi-billion dollar [[missile defence]] system which they can't pay for, <ref>https://www.ft.com/content/b9453544-228c-11e6-9d4d-c11776a5124d</ref><ref>http://linkis.com/atlanticcouncil.org/fAWKh</ref> while Trump adviser [[Newt Gingrich]] refers to the country as a 'suburb of St. Petersberg' with 5.3 million residents. Gingrich, rumoured to be on the short list for [[Secretary of State]], says he doubts American leaders would risk [[nuclear war]] over [[Putin]]'s actions in the region.<br> Allegedly, the information that triggered Brennan to act was a tape recorded conversation that mentioned money from the [[Kremlin]] to the [[2016 Trump campaign|Trump Campaign]].}} In actuality, John Brennan received nothing from UK intelligence,<ref>https://www.themarketswork.com/2018/04/22/nunes-interview-no-official-intelligence-used-problems-for-brennan/</ref> nonetheless Brennan shared his invented narrative with [[DNI]] [[James]] Clapper and FBI Dir. Jimmy Comey to form a Joint Counter-Intelligence Task Force. The FBI began a [[counterintelligence]] investigation into [[Paul Manafort]]'s Ukrainian associations. This investigation led to [[FISA]] [[surveillance]] of at least three Trump associates, Paul Manafort, [[Carter Page]], and [[Roger Stone]].<ref>''NYT'', 1/19/17</ref>

{{quotebox|[[CIA]] Dir. John Brennan received information from British GCHQ intelligence as part of an allegedly "routine" intelligence sharing agreement about Trump associates' business dealings in Russia.<ref>https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/interview-richard-dearlove-europe-intelligence-mi6</ref> The information is said to have originated with Estonian intelligence. [[Estonia]], a country of 1.3 million inhabitants, is requesting a multi-billion dollar [[missile defence]] system which they can't pay for, <ref>https://www.ft.com/content/b9453544-228c-11e6-9d4d-c11776a5124d</ref><ref>http://linkis.com/atlanticcouncil.org/fAWKh</ref> while Trump adviser [[Newt Gingrich]] refers to the country as a 'suburb of St. Petersberg' with 5.3 million residents. Gingrich, rumoured to be on the short list for [[Secretary of State]], says he doubts American leaders would risk [[nuclear war]] over [[Putin]]'s actions in the region.<br> Allegedly, the information that triggered Brennan to act was a tape recorded conversation that mentioned money from the [[Kremlin]] to the [[2016 Trump campaign|Trump Campaign]].}} In actuality, John Brennan received nothing from UK intelligence,<ref>https://www.themarketswork.com/2018/04/22/nunes-interview-no-official-intelligence-used-problems-for-brennan/</ref> nonetheless Brennan shared the fruits of his 'off the books' intrigues with private actors with [[DNI]] [[James]] Clapper and FBI Dir. Jimmy Comey to form a Joint Counter-Intelligence Task Force. The FBI began a [[counterintelligence]] investigation into [[Paul Manafort]]'s Ukrainian associations. This investigation led to [[FISA]] [[surveillance]] of at least three Trump associates, Paul Manafort, [[Carter Page]], and [[Roger Stone]].<ref>''NYT'', 1/19/17</ref>

==Personnel==

==Personnel==