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*Former AG Loretts Lynch testifies in Executive Session before HPSCI that during her first meeting with Comey and McCabe about [[Carter Page]], {{quotebox|"one of the possibillties the three of us discussed was whether or not to provide what is called a defensive briefing to the campaign, wherein there would be a meeting with a senior person with the Trump campaign to alert them to the fact that .. . there may be efforts to compromise someone with their campaign...it is not an uncommon thing to do . . . in intelligence matters." However, the FBI did not provide any such warning, although it was again discussed by the administration's most senior policymakers after Comey briefed the [[National Security Council]] Principals in "late spring 2016".<ref>HPSCI, Executive Session Interview of Loretta Lynch, Oct. 20, 2017. In [https://www.scribd.com/document/377590825/HPSCI-Final-Report-on-Russian-Active-Measures-Redacted-Release?ad_group=725X700959X605369492aebd7f7206b78f4317b51a4&campaign=SkimbitLtd&keyword=660149026&medium=affiliate&source=hp_affiliate ''Russian Active Measures'', March 22, 2018, p. 54.]</ref>}} The Trump campaign was never apprised of any staff national security or counterintelligence risks. The Trump campaign did not receive a general counterintelligence briefing until August 2016. The briefing provided to Trump and his top advisors did not identify any individuals by name, but rather focused on the general threat posed by adversaries, including Russia and China.  

*Former AG Loretts Lynch testifies in Executive Session before HPSCI that during her first meeting with Comey and McCabe about [[Carter Page]], {{quotebox|"one of the possibillties the three of us discussed was whether or not to provide what is called a defensive briefing to the campaign, wherein there would be a meeting with a senior person with the Trump campaign to alert them to the fact that .. . there may be efforts to compromise someone with their campaign...it is not an uncommon thing to do . . . in intelligence matters." However, the FBI did not provide any such warning, although it was again discussed by the administration's most senior policymakers after Comey briefed the [[National Security Council]] Principals in "late spring 2016".<ref>HPSCI, Executive Session Interview of Loretta Lynch, Oct. 20, 2017. In [https://www.scribd.com/document/377590825/HPSCI-Final-Report-on-Russian-Active-Measures-Redacted-Release?ad_group=725X700959X605369492aebd7f7206b78f4317b51a4&campaign=SkimbitLtd&keyword=660149026&medium=affiliate&source=hp_affiliate ''Russian Active Measures'', March 22, 2018, p. 54.]</ref>}} The Trump campaign was never apprised of any staff national security or counterintelligence risks. The Trump campaign did not receive a general counterintelligence briefing until August 2016. The briefing provided to Trump and his top advisors did not identify any individuals by name, but rather focused on the general threat posed by adversaries, including Russia and China.  

*Second additional scope memo from Rosenstein to grant Mueller and Weissmann authority to investigate specific targets, for specific purposes.  One of those targets was General Michael Flynn’s son, Michael Flynn Jr.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/21/second-scope-memo-rosenstein-authorizes-mueller-to-target-michael-flynn-jr/</ref>

*Second additional scope memo from Rosenstein to grant Mueller and Weissmann authority to investigate specific targets, for specific purposes.  It includes authorization to investigate [[Attorney General]] Jeff Sessions and Michael Flynn Jr.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/21/second-scope-memo-rosenstein-authorizes-mueller-to-target-michael-flynn-jr/</ref>

*'''23 October.''' NBC News confirms [[Tony Podesta]] under investigation by Robert Mueller.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mueller-now-investigating-democratic-lobbyist-tony-podesta-n812776</ref>

*'''23 October.''' NBC News confirms [[Tony Podesta]] under investigation by Robert Mueller.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mueller-now-investigating-democratic-lobbyist-tony-podesta-n812776</ref>