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'''E.W. "Bill" Priestap''' is the [[FBI]] Deputy Director for Counterintelligence in the [[Obama]] and [[Trump administration]]s.
'''E.W. "Bill" Priestap''' is the [[FBI]] Deputy Director for Counterintelligence in the [[Obama]] and [[Trump administration]]s.
As head of FBI [[counterintelligence]], Priestap would have to sign off on the use of [[FusionGPS]] (aka: Bean LLC, aka, [[Glenn Simpson]]), [[Crowdstrike]], and/or any FBI contractor who was allowed access to, or received information from, the FBI database.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/01/22/fbi-shadow-figure-surfaces-to-protect-president-obama-amid-released-fbi-text-messages/</ref> Priestap would have needed to authorize [[Peter Strzok]] to engage with [[Christopher Steele]] over the ''[[Steele dosssier]]''. Priestap would have to approve the underlying documents that were used for both [[FISA]] applications (June/July and Sept/Oct). Priestap would be the person to approve of paying, or reimbursing, Christopher Steele for the ''Steele dossier'' used in the FBI counterintelligence operation and subsequent FISA application.
As head of FBI [[counterintelligence]], Priestap would have to sign off on the use of [[FusionGPS]] (aka: Bean LLC, aka, [[Glenn Simpson]]), [[Crowdstrike]], and/or any FBI contractor who was allowed access to, or received information from, the FBI database.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/01/22/fbi-shadow-figure-surfaces-to-protect-president-obama-amid-released-fbi-text-messages/</ref> Priestap would have needed to authorize [[Peter Strzok]] to engage with [[Christopher Steele]] over the ''[[Steele dossier]]''. Priestap would have to approve the underlying documents that were used for both [[FISA]] applications (June/July and Sept/Oct). Priestap would be the person to approve of paying, or reimbursing, Christopher Steele for the ''Steele dossier'' used in the FBI counterintelligence operation and subsequent FISA application.
Priestap was agent Peter Strzok’s immediate boss; however, it is unknown how much influence Priestap held over the activity of Strzok. Released text messages indicate Strzok was reporting more to [[Andrew McCabe]] during both the [[Clinton email whitewash]] and Trump [[FISA abuse]] operations.
Priestap was agent Peter Strzok’s immediate boss; however, it is unknown how much influence Priestap held over the activity of Strzok. Released text messages indicate Strzok was reporting more to [[Andrew McCabe]] during both the [[Clinton email whitewash]] and Trump [[FISA abuse]] operations.