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*FBI white hats asked Wolfe about an article written by NYT reporter Ali Watkins. Wolfe denies knowing Watkins or her sources. After confronted with pictures of the two together, Wolfe admits to being in a “personal relationship” with Watkins since 2014. Wolfe used his personal cell phone, his SSCI-issued electronic mail account and anonymizing messaging applications, including Signal and WhatsApp, to exchange electronic communications with reporters.

*FBI white hats asked Wolfe about an article written by NYT reporter Ali Watkins. Wolfe denies knowing Watkins or her sources. After confronted with pictures of the two together, Wolfe admits to being in a “personal relationship” with Watkins since 2014. Wolfe used his personal cell phone, his SSCI-issued electronic mail account and anonymizing messaging applications, including Signal and WhatsApp, to exchange electronic communications with reporters.

*'''16 December.''' Trump transition lawyers in a letter to congressional committees charge that "career staff at the General Services Administration ... have unlawfully produced [transition team] private materials, including privileged communications, to the Special Counsel's Office."

*'''16 December.''' Trump transition lawyers in a letter to congressional committees charge that "career staff at the General Services Administration ... have unlawfully produced [transition team] private materials, including privileged communications, to the Special Counsel's Office."<ref>https://www.axios.com/scoop-mueller-obtains-tens-of-thousands-of-trump-transition-emails-1513456551-428f0b7a-b50e-4d9e-8bc4-9869f93c2845.html</ref>

*'''17 December.''' ''POLITICO'' reports the Obama administration is accused of protecting Hezbollah drug and human trafficking rings to ensure the Iran nuke deal. Obama administration officials threw an insurmountable series of roadblocks in the way of [[Project Cassandra]]. Project Cassandra was a [[Drug Enforcement Agency]] effort to counter [[Hezbollah]] ambitions to develop a global [[narcotic]]s trafficking ring as a [[revenue]] source for terrorist operations. When Project Cassandra leaders sought approval fotr investigations, prosecutions, arrests and financial sanctions, officials at the Obama Justice and Treasury departments delayed, hindered or rejected requests. The Justice Department declined requests by Project Cassandra and other authorities to file criminal charges against major players such as Hezbollah’s high-profile envoy to Iran, a Lebanese bank that allegedly laundered billions in alleged drug profits, and a central player in a U.S.-based cell of the Iranian Quds force. The Obama State Department rejected requests to lure high-value targets to countries where they could be arrested.

*'''17 December.''' ''POLITICO'' reports the Obama administration is accused of protecting Hezbollah drug and human trafficking rings to ensure the Iran nuke deal. Obama administration officials threw an insurmountable series of roadblocks in the way of [[Project Cassandra]]. Project Cassandra was a [[Drug Enforcement Agency]] effort to counter [[Hezbollah]] ambitions to develop a global [[narcotic]]s trafficking ring as a [[revenue]] source for terrorist operations. When Project Cassandra leaders sought approval fotr investigations, prosecutions, arrests and financial sanctions, officials at the Obama Justice and Treasury departments delayed, hindered or rejected requests. The Justice Department declined requests by Project Cassandra and other authorities to file criminal charges against major players such as Hezbollah’s high-profile envoy to Iran, a Lebanese bank that allegedly laundered billions in alleged drug profits, and a central player in a U.S.-based cell of the Iranian Quds force. The Obama State Department rejected requests to lure high-value targets to countries where they could be arrested.