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==DOJ/FBI career==
==DOJ/FBI career==
Lisa Page was a former trial attorney with the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section. Lisa Page investigated [[Ukrainian]] [[oligarch]] Dmitry Firtash, a one-time business partner of former Trump campaign manager [[Paul Manafort]].
Lisa Page was a former trial attorney with the Criminal Division's Organized Crime and Gang Section. Lisa Page investigated [[Ukrainian]] [[oligarch]] Dmitry Firtash, a one-time business partner of former Trump campaign manager [[Paul Manafort]].
Lisa Page specialized in complex and international [[money laundering]] cases. Lisa Page served as Special Counsel to FBI Deputy Director [[Andrew McCabe]] during the entire operation to exonerate Hillary Clinton, and later to frame Donald Trump (i.e. the [[Deep_state_coup#The_insurance_policy|"insurance policy"]]), and continued to serve in that capacity while McCabe served as Acting Director after the firing of [[James Comey]].
Lisa Page specialized in complex and international [[money laundering]] cases. Lisa Page served as Special Counsel to FBI Deputy Director [[Andrew McCabe]] during the entire operation to exonerate Hillary Clinton, and later to frame Donald Trump (i.e. the [[Deep_state_coup#The_insurance_policy|"insurance policy"]]), and continued to serve in that capacity while McCabe served as Acting Director after the firing of [[James Comey]].
Lisa Page provided evidence to FBI and OIG investigators in the form of the Strzok/Page text messages to exculpate herself of the charge of unauthorized media [[leak]]s regarding the FBI's [[Clinton Foundation]] investigation. The evidence proved Dep. Dir. McCabe instructed her to leak, a fact McCabe denied and subsequently was fired for lying to investigators.
Lisa Page provided evidence to FBI and OIG investigators in the form of the Strzok/Page text messages to exculpate herself of the charge of unauthorized media [[leak]]s regarding the FBI's [[Clinton Foundation]] investigation. The evidence proved Dep. Dir. McCabe instructed her to leak, a fact McCabe denied and subsequently was fired for lying to investigators.
During the [[Mueller investigation]] Lisa Page was on detail from the FBI’s Office of the General Counsel and was fired in August 2017 for extreme [[bias]]. Lisa Page left the FBI completely in early April 2018,<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/us/politics/james-baker-lisa-page-fbi.html </ref><ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/05/04/lisa-page-resign-fbi/ </ref> two weeks after Congress sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department for her, James Comey, Hillary Clinton, Loretta Lynch, Sally Yates, Andrew McCabe and Peter Strzok. <ref>https://desantis.house.gov/_cache/files/8/0/8002ca75-52fc-4995-b87e-43584da268db/472EBC7D8F55C0F9E830D37CF96376A2.final-criminal-referral.pdf </ref>
During the [[Mueller investigation]] Lisa Page was on detail from the FBI's Office of the General Counsel and was fired in August 2017 for extreme [[bias]]. Lisa Page left the FBI completely in early April 2018,<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/us/politics/james-baker-lisa-page-fbi.html </ref><ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/05/04/lisa-page-resign-fbi/ </ref> two weeks after Congress sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department for her, James Comey, Hillary Clinton, Loretta Lynch, Sally Yates, Andrew McCabe and Peter Strzok. <ref>https://desantis.house.gov/_cache/files/8/0/8002ca75-52fc-4995-b87e-43584da268db/472EBC7D8F55C0F9E830D37CF96376A2.final-criminal-referral.pdf </ref>
==Clinton email investigation==
==Clinton email investigation==
Page noted that “as soon as the planning started to begin to interview some of the more high-profile witness, not just Mrs. Clinton but also [[Huma Abedin]], [[Cheryl Mills]], [[Jake Sullivan]], and her sort of core team, the department wanted to change the sort of structure and the number of people who were involved.”
Page noted that “as soon as the planning started to begin to interview some of the more high-profile witness, not just Mrs. Clinton but also [[Huma Abedin]], [[Cheryl Mills]], [[Jake Sullivan]], and her sort of core team, the department wanted to change the sort of structure and the number of people who were involved.”
In particular, [[David Laufman]], a deputy assistant attorney general and head of counterintelligence for the DOJ’s National Security Division at the time, pushed extensively to be present for the higher profile interviews. As Page noted, this quickly spiraled into a problem for the FBI:
In particular, [[David Laufman]], a deputy assistant attorney general and head of counterintelligence for the DOJ's National Security Division at the time, pushed extensively to be present for the higher profile interviews. As Page noted, this quickly spiraled into a problem for the FBI:
“Once we started talking about including David, then the U.S. Attorney’s Office also wanted to participate in the interviews, although they had participated in virtually none by that point. And so, then the U.S. Attorney’s Office was pushing to have the AUSAs [Assistant U.S. Attorney], who were participating in the Clinton investigation, also participate. And so now, all of a sudden, we were going from our standard two and two to this burgeoning number of people.”
“Once we started talking about including David, then the U.S. Attorney’s Office also wanted to participate in the interviews, although they had participated in virtually none by that point. And so, then the U.S. Attorney’s Office was pushing to have the AUSAs [Assistant U.S. Attorney], who were participating in the Clinton investigation, also participate. And so now, all of a sudden, we were going from our standard two and two to this burgeoning number of people.”
Laufman felt so strongly that he went to his boss, [[George Toscas]], the deputy assistant attorney general in the National Security Division, who then approached McCabe directly.
Laufman felt so strongly that he went to his boss, [[George Toscas]], the deputy assistant attorney general in the National Security Division, who then approached McCabe directly.
The DOJ’s ongoing influence was felt in other ways as well. Cheryl Mills and [[Heather Samuelson]], both fact witnesses, were allowed to attend Clinton’s interview as her attorneys. As Page admitted, “I would agree with you, that it is not typically appropriate or operationally necessary to have fact witnesses attend the interview.”
The DOJ's ongoing influence was felt in other ways as well. Cheryl Mills and [[Heather Samuelson]], both fact witnesses, were allowed to attend Clinton's interview as her attorneys. As Page admitted, “I would agree with you, that it is not typically appropriate or operationally necessary to have fact witnesses attend the interview.”
The decision to allow attendance of fact witnesses during Clinton’s interview came from the DOJ, although Page said she wasn’t certain who had made the decision. She noted that the FBI protested the move but were overridden, so the decision must have come from a senior level within the DOJ.
The decision to allow attendance of fact witnesses during Clinton's interview came from the DOJ, although Page said she wasn't certain who had made the decision. She noted that the FBI protested the move but were overridden, so the decision must have come from a senior level within the DOJ.
===Mills and Samuelson laptops===
===Mills and Samuelson laptops===
“And notwithstanding the fact that they had been deleted, you know, we wanted at least to take a shot at using, you know, forensic recovery tools in order to try to ensure that, in fact, the sorting that occurred between—or by Mills and Samuelson was done correctly.”
“And notwithstanding the fact that they had been deleted, you know, we wanted at least to take a shot at using, you know, forensic recovery tools in order to try to ensure that, in fact, the sorting that occurred between—or by Mills and Samuelson was done correctly.”
According to Page, the ongoing dispute with the DOJ ran from “February/March-ish of 2016” to June of 2016. Page also noted one other critical factor in the investigation: “the FBI cannot execute a search warrant without approval from the Justice Department.”
According to Page, the ongoing dispute with the DOJ ran from “February/March-ish of 2016” to June 2016. Page also noted one other critical factor in the investigation: “the FBI cannot execute a search warrant without approval from the Justice Department.”
Notably, Page, an experienced lawyer, thought the legal case could be made that the Mills and Samuelson laptops should be made available for forensic examination. As she noted, the frustration within the FBI came, in part, from the DOJ’s “unwillingness to explain their reasoning.”
Notably, Page, an experienced lawyer, thought the legal case could be made that the Mills and Samuelson laptops should be made available for forensic examination. As she noted, the frustration within the FBI came, in part, from the DOJ's “unwillingness to explain their reasoning.”
Page noted that the issue regarding the laptops rose to “the head of the OEO, the Office of Enforcement Operations, which is the unit at the Justice Department that would have to approve a warrant on a lawyer—because, of course, these were all lawyer laptops. It rose to that individual, it rose to George Toscas, over the course of this three months or so.”
Page noted that the issue regarding the laptops rose to “the head of the OEO, the Office of Enforcement Operations, which is the unit at the Justice Department that would have to approve a warrant on a lawyer—because, of course, these were all lawyer laptops. It rose to that individual, it rose to George Toscas, over the course of this three months or so.”
“I think that even the Director [Comey] may have had a conversation with [[Sally Yates]], the DAG [Deputy Attorney General], about it.”
“I think that even the Director [Comey] may have had a conversation with [[Sally Yates]], the DAG [Deputy Attorney General], about it.”
Page was also critical of the State Department’s handling of the affair, noting, “rather than the State Department itself conducting that analysis of whether or not there was—or whether these emails were work-related or not, deferred to Secretary Clinton to do that.”
Page was also critical of the State Department's handling of the affair, noting, “rather than the State Department itself conducting that analysis of whether or not there was—or whether these emails were work-related or not, deferred to Secretary Clinton to do that.”
===Intelligence community Inspector General report===
===Intelligence community Inspector General report===
Strzok – Yep. I told [[Bill Priestap|Bill [Priestap] ]] the same thing. Delaying just makes it worse.
Strzok – Yep. I told [[Bill Priestap|Bill [Priestap] ]] the same thing. Delaying just makes it worse.
Page – And yes. I think we had some warning of it. I know they sent some statement to [ [[James Rybicki|Comey Chief of Staff James] Rybicki]], bc he called Andy [McCabe].
Page – And yes. I think we had some warning of it. I know they sent some statement to [ [[James Rybicki|Comey Chief of Staff James Rybicki]], bc he called Andy [McCabe].
Page – And yeah, '''it's a real profile in courage, since Lynch knows no charges will be brought'''.}}
Page – And yeah, '''it's a real profile in courage, since Lynch knows no charges will be brought'''.}}
In early September 2016 Lisa Page wrote about preparing talking points for FBI Dir. James Comey because “[[POTUS|potus]] wants to know everything we’re doing.”<ref>https://theblacksphere.net/2018/02/fbi-text-message-potus-wants-know-everything/</ref> The text raises questions about the extent of [[Barack Obama|Obama]]'s personal involvement in on ongoing FBI investigation.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fbi-texts-obama-wants-know-everything-we-re-doing-n845531</ref>
In early September 2016 Lisa Page wrote about preparing talking points for FBI Dir. James Comey because “[[POTUS|potus]] wants to know everything we’re doing.”<ref>https://theblacksphere.net/2018/02/fbi-text-message-potus-wants-know-everything/</ref> The text raises questions about the extent of [[Barack Obama|Obama]]'s personal involvement in on ongoing FBI investigation.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fbi-texts-obama-wants-know-everything-we-re-doing-n845531</ref>
Lisa Page told congressional investigators that [[John Carlin]], an assistant attorney general and head of the DOJ’s National Security Division (NSD), a political appointee, was kept abreast of the investigative activity by Andy McCabe. Carlin was succeeded by [[Mary McCord (DOJ)]]–who would later accompany acting AG Sally Yates to see White House counsel Don McGahn about Trump’s [[national security adviser]], [[Gen. Michael Flynn]].
Lisa Page told congressional investigators that [[John Carlin]], an assistant attorney general and head of the DOJ's National Security Division (NSD), a political appointee, was kept abreast of the investigative activity by Andy McCabe. Carlin was succeeded by [[Mary McCord (DOJ)]]–who would later accompany acting AG Sally Yates to see White House counsel Don McGahn about Trump's [[national security adviser]], [[Gen. Michael Flynn]].
==Strzok-Lisa Page text messages==
==Strzok-Lisa Page text messages==
Lisa Page was the designated counsel from Main Justice assigned to assist Deputy FBI Director [[Andrew McCabe]]. Known from open-sourced information, from her own released text messages, and from congressional releases, that Lisa Page was the person who provided the text messages to the FBI's internal Inspection Division (INSD) and the Inspector General. Page’s account of the media leak instructions she received from Andrew McCabe conflicted with her boss, and ultimately led to the proof of McCabe’s false statements. Lisa Page was the connective bridge within the "small group" conspirators joining the DOJ-NSD to the FBI's illegal operations. Page and FBI Agent [[Peter Strzok]] worked closely at the heart of the “small group” activity carrying out the orders passed down from [[Loretta Lynch]], [[Sally Yates]], [[James Comey]] and Andrew McCabe.
Lisa Page was the designated counsel from Main Justice assigned to assist Deputy FBI Director [[Andrew McCabe]]. Known from open-sourced information, from her own released text messages, and from congressional releases, that Lisa Page was the person who provided the text messages to the FBI's internal Inspection Division (INSD) and the Inspector General. Page's account of the media leak instructions she received from Andrew McCabe conflicted with her boss, and ultimately led to the proof of McCabe's false statements. Lisa Page was the connective bridge within the "small group" conspirators joining the DOJ-NSD to the FBI's illegal operations. Page and FBI Agent [[Peter Strzok]] worked closely at the heart of the “small group” activity carrying out the orders passed down from [[Loretta Lynch]], [[Sally Yates]], [[James Comey]] and Andrew McCabe.
===Synopsis of text messages===
===Synopsis of text messages===