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The fake narrative is nothing new for Brennan; a decade earlier Brennan was responsible for fake narratives about warrantless wiretaps under the Patriot Act to hide the real source of information that he was gleaning from the Torture Program.<ref>Brennan played a key role in the illegal wiretap program, overseeing the production of what personnel in the program called the “scary memos” intended to justify the domestic spying exposed by [''NYT'' reporter James] Risen. Brennan has since admitted that he relied on intelligence from the CIA’s interrogation programs to develop such memos, and his tenure in that role spanned the period when the CIA used its most extreme torture. https://www.thenation.com/article/government-war-against-reporter-james-risen/</ref>

The fake narrative is nothing new for Brennan; a decade earlier Brennan was responsible for fake narratives about warrantless wiretaps under the Patriot Act to hide the real source of information that he was gleaning from the Torture Program.<ref>Brennan played a key role in the illegal wiretap program, overseeing the production of what personnel in the program called the “scary memos” intended to justify the domestic spying exposed by [''NYT'' reporter James] Risen. Brennan has since admitted that he relied on intelligence from the CIA’s interrogation programs to develop such memos, and his tenure in that role spanned the period when the CIA used its most extreme torture. https://www.thenation.com/article/government-war-against-reporter-james-risen/</ref>

[[File:20180710 NATO Expenditure-3.jpg|right|350px|thumb|NATO spending in 2018.]]

[[File:20180710 NATO Expenditure-3.jpg|right|350px|thumb|NATO spending in 2018.]]

Brennan recruited a network of retired American and foreign intelligence operatives headquartered in [[London]], so-called "informants" or "outside contiguous US lures" (oconus lures), people who wanted the US taxpayer to continue the gravy train of [[NATO]] defense spending for another generation, although [[Millennial]]s are hard pressed to identify what NATO is,<ref>https://rusi.org/publication/newsbrief/nato-and-millennials</ref> how it came into existence, and why it continues to exist 25 years after the collapse of [[communism]]. Nor why European [[Welfare state|social democracies]] enjoy free healthcare while Americans do not, because Americans pay Europeans' defense costs.<ref>"Of course, military spending is higher in the US than in Europe, even today when defense spending in the US is low by

Brennan recruited a network of retired American and foreign intelligence operatives headquartered in [[London]], so-called "informants" or "outside contiguous US ''lures''" (''oconus lures''), people who wanted the US taxpayer to continue the gravy train of [[NATO]] defense spending for another generation, although [[Millennial]]s are hard pressed to identify what NATO is,<ref>https://rusi.org/publication/newsbrief/nato-and-millennials</ref> how it came into existence, and why it continues to exist 25 years after the collapse of [[communism]]. Nor why European [[Welfare state|social democracies]] enjoy free healthcare while Americans do not, because Americans pay Europeans' defense costs.<ref>"Of course, military spending is higher in the US than in Europe, even today when defense spending in the US is low by

post Second World War standards. Western Europe since the Second World War has been a “free rider” on the defense provided by the US. That is, if the US did not have to spend more on defense in order to defend Western Europe from the Soviet threats, the difference in the overall size of government between Europe and the US would be even larger." -Even at the time this paper was written, the "Soviet threats' had ceased to exist for a decade. Racist Democrats now see the "Russian threat" in nationalist terms, or a genetic predisposition to violence rather than an ideological conflict, although [[Authoritarianism|authoritarian]] communists in America often accuse Russians of being authoritarian or communist. https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/glaeser/files/why_doesnt_the_u.s._have_a_european-style_welfare_state.pdf </ref>

post Second World War standards. Western Europe since the Second World War has been a “free rider” on the defense provided by the US. That is, if the US did not have to spend more on defense in order to defend Western Europe from the Soviet threats, the difference in the overall size of government between Europe and the US would be even larger." -Even at the time this paper was written, the "Soviet threats' had ceased to exist for a decade. Racist Democrats now see the "Russian threat" in nationalist terms, or a genetic predisposition to violence rather than an ideological conflict, although [[Authoritarianism|authoritarian]] communists in America often accuse Russians of being authoritarian or communist. https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/glaeser/files/why_doesnt_the_u.s._have_a_european-style_welfare_state.pdf </ref>

For this, the Russian bogeyman is needed, and because the Obama administration failed to live up to the Clinton-era commitment to defend Ukraine in exchange for relinquishing nukes, and in the event of Russian annexation. The Clinton-era [[State Department]] promise wasn't worth the paper it was written on, ratified by the Obama administration making the U.S. word in international agreements useless.<ref>The committment to defend [[Poland]] in 1919 at the [[Treaty of Versailles]] was honored by [[Britain]] and [[France]] twenty years later in 1939 when [[Hitler]] invaded; the commitment to defend [[Ukraine]] was guaranteed by the Clinton administration in 1994 (Budapest Protocols) if Ukraine gave up its nukes as its only deterrent against a [[Russian]] invasion. Twenty years later in 2014 Obama did nothing when the agreement was violated. Both Obama and the Clintons decieved Ukrainians, and did permanent damage to America's [[diplomatic]] prestige and credibility to honor its [[treaty]] commitments in the world.</ref>

For this, the Russian bogeyman is needed, and because the Obama administration failed to live up to the Clinton-era commitment to defend Ukraine in exchange for relinquishing nukes, and in the event of Russian annexation. The Clinton-era [[State Department]] promise wasn't worth the paper it was written on, ratified by the Obama administration making the U.S. word in international agreements useless.<ref>The committment to defend [[Poland]] in 1919 at the [[Treaty of Versailles]] was honored by [[Britain]] and [[France]] twenty years later in 1939 when [[Hitler]] invaded; the commitment to defend [[Ukraine]] was guaranteed by the Clinton administration in 1994 (Budapest Protocols) if Ukraine gave up its nukes as its only deterrent against a [[Russian]] invasion. Twenty years later in 2014 Obama did nothing when the agreement was violated. Both Obama and the Clintons deceived Ukrainians, and did permanent damage to America's [[diplomatic]] prestige and credibility to honor its [[treaty]] commitments in the world.</ref>

The [[military industrial complex]] on both sides of the Atlantic needed to be fed, and Trump talking about sending Europe a bill for US defense costs of NATO threatened the ''status quo''. As the [[Ukrainian crisis|Crimea Annexation]] illustrated, neither the US nor European allies were willing to confront Russia. And as the [[Libyan War]] sadly and clearly demonstrated, NATO was now transformed into an offensive neo-[[colonialism|colonial]] force resurrecting [[slavery]] on the [[Africa]]n continent, creating an unparalleled humanitarian and refugee crisis. Donald Trump challenged the corruption, short-sightedness, loss of direction, perversion of its purpose, and lack of accountability of the current generation of NATO leaders.

The [[military industrial complex]] on both sides of the Atlantic needed to be fed, and Trump talking about sending Europe a bill for US defense costs of NATO threatened the ''status quo''. As the [[Ukrainian crisis|Crimea Annexation]] illustrated, neither the US nor European allies were willing to confront Russia. And as the [[Libyan War]] sadly and clearly demonstrated, NATO was now transformed into an offensive neo-[[colonialism|colonial]] force resurrecting [[slavery]] on the [[Africa]]n continent, creating an unparalleled humanitarian and refugee crisis. Donald Trump challenged the corruption, short-sightedness, loss of direction, perversion of its purpose, and lack of accountability of the current generation of NATO leaders.

===The Democrat establishment and assorted lunatics===

===The Democrat establishment and assorted lunatics===

[[File:Schindler ultimatum.png|right|350px|thumb|Ultimatum sent to President-elect Donald Trump December 10, 2016 when Trump told CNN, on Adm. Rogers and Gen. Flynn's advice, that he did not trust Brennan and Obama's CIA after their use of Nazi tactics against domestic political opponents during the 2016 election.]]

[[File:Schindler ultimatum.png|right|350px|thumb|Ultimatum sent to President-elect Donald Trump December 10, 2016 when Trump told CNN, on Adm. Rogers and Gen. Flynn's advice, that he did not trust Brennan and Obama's CIA after their use of Nazi tactics against domestic political opponents during the 2016 election.]]

The [[Washington DC]] federal civil service is dominated by Democratic party, and [[Democratic Socialist]] operatives. These people are principally schooled in Marxist–Leninist theories of a professional career bureacracy. They have no respect for democracy or democratic rights.

The [[Washington DC]] federal civil service is dominated by Democratic party, and [[Democratic Socialist]] operatives. These people are principally schooled in Marxist–Leninist theories of a professional career bureaucracy. They have no respect for democracy or democratic rights.

==Outline==

==Outline==

The same day of the release of the public version of the official ''Joint Analysis Report'' with the Clinton-funded smears, Comey, Clapper, Brennan, and Adm. Rogers traveled to [[New York]] to brief President-elect Trump. Comey asked for a one-on-one briefing at the end of the meeting. Without informing Trump of the true origins of the "intelligence", which Comey knew was [[Democrat]] and Clinton opposition talking points, Comey represented the "salacious" allegations to Trump as some sort of official US government intelligence report. It fundamentally was an effort by Comey to [[blackmail]] the new president, as [[J. Edgar Hoover]] had done with the seven president's Hoover served under over his 47-year career, which is why Congress limited the term of future directors and created [[judicial]] oversight of the FBI by the FISA court.

The same day of the release of the public version of the official ''Joint Analysis Report'' with the Clinton-funded smears, Comey, Clapper, Brennan, and Adm. Rogers traveled to [[New York]] to brief President-elect Trump. Comey asked for a one-on-one briefing at the end of the meeting. Without informing Trump of the true origins of the "intelligence", which Comey knew was [[Democrat]] and Clinton opposition talking points, Comey represented the "salacious" allegations to Trump as some sort of official US government intelligence report. It fundamentally was an effort by Comey to [[blackmail]] the new president, as [[J. Edgar Hoover]] had done with the seven president's Hoover served under over his 47-year career, which is why Congress limited the term of future directors and created [[judicial]] oversight of the FBI by the FISA court.

In his Congressional testimony Comey swore the dossier was "salacious and unverifed", although the FBI and DOJ used the false evidence to present to the FISA court to obtain surveillance warrants on the Trump campaign in October 2016.

In his Congressional testimony Comey swore the dossier was "salacious and unverified", although the FBI and DOJ used the false evidence to present to the FISA court to obtain surveillance warrants on the Trump campaign in October 2016.

The Obama administration for the first time since the [[Watergate]] reforms of the 1970s successfully carried out what [[Richard Nixon]] attempted but failed to do - use the FBI and CIA to spy on, harass, and violate the civil rights of domestic political opponents. Comey did not inform Trump of the FISA surveillance on the Trump campaign and transition team - [[Carter Page]], Paul Manafort, [[Michael Cohen]], [[Mike Flynn]] and others, only the manufactured sexual innuendo by [[Hillary Clinton]]'s hirelings. According to Comey, he acted on the instructions of Brennan and Clapper,

The Obama administration for the first time since the [[Watergate]] reforms of the 1970s successfully carried out what [[Richard Nixon]] attempted but failed to do - use the FBI and CIA to spy on, harass, and violate the civil rights of domestic political opponents. Comey did not inform Trump of the FISA surveillance on the Trump campaign and transition team - [[Carter Page]], Paul Manafort, [[Michael Cohen]], [[Mike Flynn]] and others, only the manufactured sexual innuendo by [[Hillary Clinton]]'s hirelings. According to Comey, he acted on the instructions of Brennan and Clapper,

Cohen's defence, that he has never been to Prague,<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/michael-cohen-it-is-fake-news-meant-to-malign-mr-trump/512762/ </ref> is bolstered by other government sources that state the ''Steele dossier'' references a different "Michael Cohen" which could only have come from an illegal [[FISA]] 702 "About" search query. Someone entered the terms "Michael Cohen Travel" into a FISA database, and the search query returned the wrong Michael Cohen with the same year of birth.<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/jaketapper/status/819187673961287681 </ref>

Cohen's defence, that he has never been to Prague,<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/michael-cohen-it-is-fake-news-meant-to-malign-mr-trump/512762/ </ref> is bolstered by other government sources that state the ''Steele dossier'' references a different "Michael Cohen" which could only have come from an illegal [[FISA]] 702 "About" search query. Someone entered the terms "Michael Cohen Travel" into a FISA database, and the search query returned the wrong Michael Cohen with the same year of birth.<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/jaketapper/status/819187673961287681 </ref>

Proof of laundering the illegal surveillance “search query” results came from that query which was actually a mistake. That mistaken result was passed on to Christopher Steele, and it made its way into the ''Clinton-Steele dossier''. Absent of a FISA search, there's no other way Christopher Steele could identify a random “Michael Cohen” traveling to Prague. The Cohen mistake created a trail from Christopher Steele to the FISA database. [[Robert S. Mueller|Mueller]] and [[Rod Rosenstein|Rosenstein]] later seized Cohen's evidence to cover-up FISA abuse.

Proof of laundering the illegal surveillance “search query” results came from that query which was actually a mistake. That mistaken result was passed on to Christopher Steele, and it made its way into the ''Clinton-Steele dossier''. Absent of a FISA search, there's no other way Christopher Steele could identify a random “Michael Cohen” traveling to Prague. The Cohen mistake created a trail from Christopher Steele to the FISA database. [[Robert S. Mueller|Mueller]] and [[Rod Rosenstein|Rosenstein]] later seized Cohen's evidence to cover up FISA abuse.

===Democrat collusion with Russia revealed===

===Democrat collusion with Russia revealed===

On January 13 Chuck Ross of the ''Daily Caller'' identified the group Hillary Clinton hired - FusionGPS, [[Christopher Steele]]'s employer, and Glenn Simpson its founder - as the same group that colluded with Russia during the [[2016 presidential election|2016 campaign]] to repeal Russian sanctions, the [[Magnitsky Act]].<ref>"to remove the name “Magnitsky” from the Global Magnitsky Act, delay the bills passage, and cast doubt on the Justice Dept.’s version of events prior to the passage of the Magnitsky Act. The defrauded complaintant referred to Simpson, who was hired by the Clinton campaign and DNC as "a professional smear campaigner.” “Glenn Simpson knowingly spread false information on behalf of people connected to the Russian government to try to protect Russian torturers and murderers from consequences.” https://dailycaller.com/2017/01/13/exclusive-oppo-researcher-behind-trump-dossier-is-linked-to-pro-kremlin-lobbying-effort/ </ref><ref>Ross's article expounds: The main proponent of that law, a British-American businessman named [[Bill Browder]], tells DC..."Glenn Simpson’s job was to knowingly and dishonestly change the narrative of how Sergei Magnitsky came to die from murder to natural causes, and to change the narrative that Sergei Magnitsky was a criminal and not a whistleblower," ... Magnitsky, who helped Browder investigate many of the corrupt Russian firms, was arrested in Nov. 2008 and accused of engaging in fraud and tax evasion.

On January 13 Chuck Ross of the ''Daily Caller'' identified the group Hillary Clinton hired - FusionGPS, [[Christopher Steele]]'s employer, and Glenn Simpson its founder - as the same group that colluded with Russia during the [[2016 presidential election|2016 campaign]] to repeal Russian sanctions, the [[Magnitsky Act]].<ref>"to remove the name “Magnitsky” from the Global Magnitsky Act, delay the bills passage, and cast doubt on the Justice Dept.’s version of events prior to the passage of the Magnitsky Act. The defrauded complaintant referred to Simpson, who was hired by the Clinton campaign and DNC as "a professional smear campaigner.” “Glenn Simpson knowingly spread false information on behalf of people connected to the Russian government to try to protect Russian torturers and murderers from consequences.” https://dailycaller.com/2017/01/13/exclusive-oppo-researcher-behind-trump-dossier-is-linked-to-pro-kremlin-lobbying-effort/ </ref><ref>Ross's article expounds: The main proponent of that law, a British-American businessman named [[Bill Browder]], tells DC..."Glenn Simpson’s job was to knowingly and dishonestly change the narrative of how Sergei Magnitsky came to die from murder to natural causes, and to change the narrative that Sergei Magnitsky was a criminal and not a whistle-blower," ... Magnitsky, who helped Browder investigate many of the corrupt Russian firms, was arrested in Nov. 2008 and accused of engaging in fraud and tax evasion.

Magnitsky was tortured for months in a Russian prison and deprived of medical treatment, all in order to elicit a false confession that he and Browder were engaged in fraud and tax evasion, Browder has alleged. After Magnitsky’s health deteriorated, he was transferred to another jail. There, the lawyer was allegedly beaten with blunt objects by prison guards. He died on Nov. 16, 2009 at the age of 37.

Magnitsky was tortured for months in a Russian prison and deprived of medical treatment, all in order to elicit a false confession that he and Browder were engaged in fraud and tax evasion, Browder has alleged. After Magnitsky’s health deteriorated, he was transferred to another jail. There, the lawyer was allegedly beaten with blunt objects by prison guards. He died on Nov. 16, 2009 at the age of 37.

FBI counterintelligence investigator [[Peter Strzok]] interviewed National Security Advisor Mike Flynn at the White House.<ref>https://www.hannity.com/content/2017-12-04-exclusive-fbi-supervisor-booted-from-mueller-probe-interviewed-mike-flynn/</ref> Dir. Comey testified that while Flynn may have had some honest failures of recollection during the interview,<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/02/michael-flynn-guilty-plea-questions-raised-about-fbi-robert-mueller-investigation/ </ref> Strzok concluded in his interview report (FBI form 302) that Flynn did not lie.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-flynn-information-1512172863</ref><ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/politics/fbi-not-expected-to-pursue-charges-against-flynn/index.html</ref>

FBI counterintelligence investigator [[Peter Strzok]] interviewed National Security Advisor Mike Flynn at the White House.<ref>https://www.hannity.com/content/2017-12-04-exclusive-fbi-supervisor-booted-from-mueller-probe-interviewed-mike-flynn/</ref> Dir. Comey testified that while Flynn may have had some honest failures of recollection during the interview,<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/02/michael-flynn-guilty-plea-questions-raised-about-fbi-robert-mueller-investigation/ </ref> Strzok concluded in his interview report (FBI form 302) that Flynn did not lie.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-flynn-information-1512172863</ref><ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/politics/fbi-not-expected-to-pursue-charges-against-flynn/index.html</ref>

On February 11 an aide to Flynn was denied a security clearance, in effect, the CIA exercising [[veto]] power over the President's management of national security affairs. The action was unprecedented and without cause. Reports say the CIA did not like the aide's attitude toward the agency.<ref>The artcle continues: "Since no one can take part in the formulation or execution of foreign or defense policy without a high-level security clearance, vetoing the president’s people by denying them clearances trumps the president....the persons who thus took for themselves the prerogative that the American people had entrusted to [President Trump] at the ballot box, chances are 100 percent that they will use that prerogative ever more frequently with regard to anyone else whom they regard as standing in the way of their preferred policies, as a threat to their reputation, or simply as partisan opponents... undermin[ing] nothing less than the self-evident heart of the [[United States Constitution:Article II|Constitution’s Article II]]: The president is the executive branch. All of its employees draw their powers from him and answer to him, not the other way around." https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/15/cia-insults-trump/</ref> “They believe this is a hit job from inside the CIA on Flynn and the people close to him," because the aide "believes that the CIA doesn’t run the world.”<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/319073-top-flynn-aide-rejected-for-key-security-clearance-report</ref>

On February 11 an aide to Flynn was denied a security clearance, in effect, the CIA exercising [[veto]] power over the President's management of national security affairs. The action was unprecedented and without cause. Reports say the CIA did not like the aide's attitude toward the agency.<ref>The article continues: "Since no one can take part in the formulation or execution of foreign or defense policy without a high-level security clearance, vetoing the president’s people by denying them clearances trumps the president....the persons who thus took for themselves the prerogative that the American people had entrusted to [President Trump] at the ballot box, chances are 100 percent that they will use that prerogative ever more frequently with regard to anyone else whom they regard as standing in the way of their preferred policies, as a threat to their reputation, or simply as partisan opponents... undermin[ing] nothing less than the self-evident heart of the [[United States Constitution:Article II|Constitution’s Article II]]: The president is the executive branch. All of its employees draw their powers from him and answer to him, not the other way around." https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/15/cia-insults-trump/</ref> “They believe this is a hit job from inside the CIA on Flynn and the people close to him," because the aide "believes that the CIA doesn’t run the world.”<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/319073-top-flynn-aide-rejected-for-key-security-clearance-report</ref>

Unable to get his staff appointments, Flynn was unable to do his job, and resigned. Consortiumnews reported, {{quotebox|"Flynn’s real “offense” appears to be that he favors ''[[détente]]'' with Russia rather than escalation of a new and dangerous [[Cold War]]. Trump’s idea of a ''rapprochement'' with Moscow – and a search for areas of cooperation and compromise – has been driving Official Washington’s foreign policy establishment crazy for months and [[Hillary Rodham Clinton#The neoconservatives return|the neocons, in particular]], have been determined to block it."<ref><small>The article continues, "as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency – he oversaw a prescient 2012 analysis that foresaw that their support for the Syrian insurgency would give rise to “a declared or undeclared [[Salafi]]st principality in eastern Syria [ISIS].”

Unable to get his staff appointments, Flynn was unable to do his job, and resigned. Consortiumnews reported, {{quotebox|"Flynn’s real “offense” appears to be that he favors ''[[détente]]'' with Russia rather than escalation of a new and dangerous [[Cold War]]. Trump’s idea of a ''rapprochement'' with Moscow – and a search for areas of cooperation and compromise – has been driving Official Washington’s foreign policy establishment crazy for months and [[Hillary Rodham Clinton#The neoconservatives return|the neocons, in particular]], have been determined to block it."<ref><small>The article continues, "as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency – he oversaw a prescient 2012 analysis that foresaw that their support for the Syrian insurgency would give rise to “a declared or undeclared [[Salafi]]st principality in eastern Syria [ISIS].”

On March 15, 2016 FusionGPS's contract with the  Washington FreeBeacon terminated after [[Marco Rubio]] dropped out of the [[Republican]] primaries. FreeBeacon hired FusionGPS six months earlier on October 15, 2015 to perform opposition research on Donald Trump and other Republican candidates. None of the research done for FreeBeacon is related to the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' or Russia.  

On March 15, 2016 FusionGPS's contract with the  Washington FreeBeacon terminated after [[Marco Rubio]] dropped out of the [[Republican]] primaries. FreeBeacon hired FusionGPS six months earlier on October 15, 2015 to perform opposition research on Donald Trump and other Republican candidates. None of the research done for FreeBeacon is related to the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' or Russia.  

Two weeks later Hillary Clinton hired FusionGPS through various fronts - the Clinton presidential campaign and the [[DNC]] - whose financial affairs the Clinton campaign controlled.<ref>http://www.wbur.org/npr/561768006/book-reveals-clinton-campaign-effectively-controlled-dnc-as-early-as-2015</ref> Clinton's personal lawyer, [[Marc E. Elias]], through the lawfirm of [[Perkins Coie]] paid FusionGPS. Perkins Coie also employs former Obama White House Counsel [[Robert Bauer]].<ref>Confessore, Scott Shane, Nicholas; Rosenberg, Matthew (11 January 2017). "How a Sensational, Unverified Dossier Became a Crisis for Donald Trump". The New York Times.</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/clinton-campaign-dnc-paid-for-research-that-led-to-russia-dossier/2017/10/24/226fabf0-b8e4-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.10bece00087f</ref> Simpson refused to identify his clients when subpeaonaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Perkins Coie paid FusionGPS a total of $1,024,408 on behalf of Hillary Clinton.<ref>In April 2018 Clinton was referred to Justice Department for criminal prosecution by Congress for violation of [[Federal Election Commission]] disclosure requirements.</ref>

Two weeks later Hillary Clinton hired FusionGPS through various fronts - the Clinton presidential campaign and the [[DNC]] - whose financial affairs the Clinton campaign controlled.<ref>http://www.wbur.org/npr/561768006/book-reveals-clinton-campaign-effectively-controlled-dnc-as-early-as-2015</ref> Clinton's personal lawyer, [[Marc E. Elias]], through the law firm of [[Perkins Coie]] paid FusionGPS. Perkins Coie also employs former Obama White House Counsel [[Robert Bauer]].<ref>Confessore, Scott Shane, Nicholas; Rosenberg, Matthew (11 January 2017). "How a Sensational, Unverified Dossier Became a Crisis for Donald Trump". The New York Times.</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/clinton-campaign-dnc-paid-for-research-that-led-to-russia-dossier/2017/10/24/226fabf0-b8e4-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.10bece00087f</ref> Simpson refused to identify his clients when subpeaonaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Perkins Coie paid FusionGPS a total of $1,024,408 on behalf of Hillary Clinton.<ref>In April 2018 Clinton was referred to Justice Department for criminal prosecution by Congress for violation of [[Federal Election Commission]] disclosure requirements.</ref>

[[File:Obama-plouffe-2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Obama and one of his reliable henchmen, David Plouffe. Plouffe was urging action against Donald Trump even before Trump was nominated.]]

[[File:Obama-plouffe-2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Obama and one of his reliable henchmen, David Plouffe. Plouffe was urging action against Donald Trump even before Trump was nominated.]]

FusionGPS then hired Christopher Steele, a former British Intelligence Officer, of Orbis Business Intelligence (Steele's London-based firm) to begin compiling the ''Clinton-Steele dossier''. Steele disclosed his period of employment with FusionGPS (12 Jun 2016 through 30 Oct 2016) in court filings stemming from a lawsuit against him and the dossier.<ref>https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/how-the-explosive-russian-dossier-was-compiled-christopher-steele</ref>  

FusionGPS then hired Christopher Steele, a former British Intelligence Officer, of Orbis Business Intelligence (Steele's London-based firm) to begin compiling the ''Clinton-Steele dossier''. Steele disclosed his period of employment with FusionGPS (12 Jun 2016 through 30 Oct 2016) in court filings stemming from a lawsuit against him and the dossier.<ref>https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/how-the-explosive-russian-dossier-was-compiled-christopher-steele</ref>  

In January 2018 Ohr was stripped of his directorship of OCDETF as well. Ohr was directly involved with [[Project Cassandra]], the interagency investigation spearheaded by the [[DEA]] that tracked a massive international [[narcotic]]s and [[money laundering]] scheme allegedly run by [[Hezbollah]]. The project and its potential prosecutions were sidelined by senior [[Obama administration]] officials who didn't want to upset [[Iran]] in the lead-up to the Iran nuclear deal in 2015. Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]] said in a statement: "While I am hopeful that there were no barriers constructed by the last admission to allowing DEA agents to fully bring all appropriate cases under Project Cassandra, this is a significant issue for the protection of Americans. We will review these matters and give full support to investigations of violent drug trafficking organizations."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/08/doj-official-who-concealed-meetings-with-trump-dossier-figures-loses-another-job-title.html</ref>

In January 2018 Ohr was stripped of his directorship of OCDETF as well. Ohr was directly involved with [[Project Cassandra]], the interagency investigation spearheaded by the [[DEA]] that tracked a massive international [[narcotic]]s and [[money laundering]] scheme allegedly run by [[Hezbollah]]. The project and its potential prosecutions were sidelined by senior [[Obama administration]] officials who didn't want to upset [[Iran]] in the lead-up to the Iran nuclear deal in 2015. Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]] said in a statement: "While I am hopeful that there were no barriers constructed by the last admission to allowing DEA agents to fully bring all appropriate cases under Project Cassandra, this is a significant issue for the protection of Americans. We will review these matters and give full support to investigations of violent drug trafficking organizations."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/08/doj-official-who-concealed-meetings-with-trump-dossier-figures-loses-another-job-title.html</ref>

Bruce Ohr was the lynchpin between the [[Attorney General]], the FBI and FusionGPS. Ohr's wife Nellie worked for FusionGPS on the ''Clinton-Steele Dossier''.  

Bruce Ohr was the linchpin between the [[Attorney General]], the FBI and FusionGPS. Ohr's wife Nellie worked for FusionGPS on the ''Clinton-Steele Dossier''.  

On October 26, 2016 the FISA court issued a decision that revealed that the upper echelon of the FBI and others deliberately gave unlimited and unsupervised access to the most private raw FISA data to FusionGPS. NSA Dir. [[Mike Rogers]] personally informed the FISA court of the Obama administration's violations of Sec. 702(17) of the FISA Act (electronic surveillance of US citizens) after he suspected DOJ/FBI abuses and ordered a compliance audit. The FISA court noted that on March 9, 2016 {{quotebox|“DOJ oversight personnel conducting a minimization review of the FBI’s *** [redacted] learned that the FBI had disclosed raw FISA information, including but not limited to Section 702-acquired information....certain *** [redacted] contractors had access to raw FISA information on FBI storage systems. ***[redacted] the ***[redacted] contractors had access to raw FISA information that went well beyond what was necessary to respond to the FBI’s requests.”}} According to the court, the {{quotebox|“FBI discontinued the above-described access to raw FISA information as of April 18, 2016.”}} The court continued, noting {{quotebox|“Restrictions were not in place with regard to the *** [redacted] contractors; their access was not limited to raw information for which the FBI sought assistance and access continued even after they had completed their work in response to an FBI request."}}  

On October 26, 2016 the FISA court issued a decision that revealed that the upper echelon of the FBI and others deliberately gave unlimited and unsupervised access to the most private raw FISA data to FusionGPS. NSA Dir. [[Mike Rogers]] personally informed the FISA court of the Obama administration's violations of Sec. 702(17) of the FISA Act (electronic surveillance of US citizens) after he suspected DOJ/FBI abuses and ordered a compliance audit. The FISA court noted that on March 9, 2016 {{quotebox|“DOJ oversight personnel conducting a minimization review of the FBI’s *** [redacted] learned that the FBI had disclosed raw FISA information, including but not limited to Section 702-acquired information....certain *** [redacted] contractors had access to raw FISA information on FBI storage systems. ***[redacted] the ***[redacted] contractors had access to raw FISA information that went well beyond what was necessary to respond to the FBI’s requests.”}} According to the court, the {{quotebox|“FBI discontinued the above-described access to raw FISA information as of April 18, 2016.”}} The court continued, noting {{quotebox|“Restrictions were not in place with regard to the *** [redacted] contractors; their access was not limited to raw information for which the FBI sought assistance and access continued even after they had completed their work in response to an FBI request."}}  

4. When applying to this Court for one or more warrants in this matter, did the FBI inform this Court that the dossier it reportedly presented in pursuit of one or more warrants had originally been prepared by the former British spy for a Washington research firm conducting opposition research against the Republican nominee for president, candidate Donald Trump?}}

4. When applying to this Court for one or more warrants in this matter, did the FBI inform this Court that the dossier it reportedly presented in pursuit of one or more warrants had originally been prepared by the former British spy for a Washington research firm conducting opposition research against the Republican nominee for president, candidate Donald Trump?}}

On April 22 the ''New York Times'' reported that the FBI offered to pay Christopher Steele $50,000 if Steele could corroborate anything in the ''Steele dossier.''<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/us/politics/james-comey-election.html</ref> A document revealed that Attn. Gen. Loretta Lynch instructed FBI Dir. Comey to cover-up the Hillary Clinton investigation.<ref>http://consjournal.com/document-reveals-lynch-instructed-comey-to-cover-up-hillary-investigation/</ref>

On April 22 the ''New York Times'' reported that the FBI offered to pay Christopher Steele $50,000 if Steele could corroborate anything in the ''Steele dossier.''<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/us/politics/james-comey-election.html</ref> A document revealed that Attn. Gen. Loretta Lynch instructed FBI Dir. Comey to cover up the Hillary Clinton investigation.<ref>http://consjournal.com/document-reveals-lynch-instructed-comey-to-cover-up-hillary-investigation/</ref>

By April 23 it was obvious CIA Director John Brennan was indeed the first Obama administration official to handle the bogus evidence produced by Democrats to sic the US intelligence gathering apparatus on Trump with the intention to defeat him.  The side that actually colluded with foreign powers was that of Hillary Clinton. Brennan's goal was obvious, to retain his position as CIA director under Hillary Clinton. Brennan utilized false intelligence as an excuse to set up a multi-agency investigation into Donald Trump. This led the FBI to conduct a search on a computer server connected to Trump Tower, giving Susan Rice and other Clinton supporters a shield in order to spy on Trump's people. CIA acting under John Brennan leaked to the press that this investigation would be happening. His hope was to cause as much political damage to Trump's campaign as possible. An official within the intelligence community explained that Brennan's entourage of radicals didn't even try to hide what they were doing.

By April 23 it was obvious CIA Director John Brennan was indeed the first Obama administration official to handle the bogus evidence produced by Democrats to sic the US intelligence gathering apparatus on Trump with the intention to defeat him.  The side that actually colluded with foreign powers was that of Hillary Clinton. Brennan's goal was obvious, to retain his position as CIA director under Hillary Clinton. Brennan utilized false intelligence as an excuse to set up a multi-agency investigation into Donald Trump. This led the FBI to conduct a search on a computer server connected to Trump Tower, giving Susan Rice and other Clinton supporters a shield in order to spy on Trump's people. CIA acting under John Brennan leaked to the press that this investigation would be happening. His hope was to cause as much political damage to Trump's campaign as possible. An official within the intelligence community explained that Brennan's entourage of radicals didn't even try to hide what they were doing.

Unlike the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and the House Intelligence Committee (Goodlatte, Grassley and Nunes) - the Senate Intelligence Committee (Burr-Warner) is known for its [[bipartisan]] [[corruption]] and has not been investigating Obama DOJ/FBI abuses or the Russia collusion hoax. Ranking Democrat [[Mark Warner]] remains in contact with Christopher Steele through [[Adam Waldman]], an agent of a Russian oligarch.<ref>https://truepundit.com/senator-mark-warner-entire-senate-intelligence-committee-compromised-corrupt-finally-exposed/</ref> A senior staffer of former Ranking Democrat Dianne Feinstein, [[Dan Jones]], has become FusionGPS's new employer.

Unlike the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and the House Intelligence Committee (Goodlatte, Grassley and Nunes) - the Senate Intelligence Committee (Burr-Warner) is known for its [[bipartisan]] [[corruption]] and has not been investigating Obama DOJ/FBI abuses or the Russia collusion hoax. Ranking Democrat [[Mark Warner]] remains in contact with Christopher Steele through [[Adam Waldman]], an agent of a Russian oligarch.<ref>https://truepundit.com/senator-mark-warner-entire-senate-intelligence-committee-compromised-corrupt-finally-exposed/</ref> A senior staffer of former Ranking Democrat Dianne Feinstein, [[Dan Jones]], has become FusionGPS's new employer.

In June 2018, [[James A. Wolfe]], a 30-year Senior staffer as Director of Security of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was arrested and charged with leaking to three reporters on multiple occasions between December 2015 and December 2017.<ref>Wolfe evidently was caught in a leak hunt, and the copy given to him in March 2017 included a specific, and intentionally wrong, internal date using October 19, 2017 as the origination date for FISA application approval. The actual date was October 21. The October 19 date then shows up in subsequent media reports which were based on the leak.  The New York Times and Washington Post used the wrong date; the concentric reporting of the NYT and WaPo spread the wrong date like a virus. The same countermeasure technique was used in the December 2017 leak from [[Adam Schiff]] to Manu Raju of [[CNN]] regarding an email Donald Trump, Jr. received about [[WikiLeaks]], when in fact the original document was dated 10 days later, ''after'' Wikileaks released DNC emails. Schiff and CNN took the bait, alleging a smoking gun for the collusion narrative, only to retract later in an embarrassing episode that exposed Schiff as a leaker and shoddy reporting by CNN for failing to a qualify sources properly.</ref>  Wolfe leaked the Carter Page FISA application and identity of Carter Page in March 2017 to reporter Ali Watkins.

In June 2018, [[James A. Wolfe]], a 30-year Senior staffer as Director of Security of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was arrested and charged with leaking to three reporters on multiple occasions between December 2015 and December 2017.<ref>Wolfe evidently was caught in a leak hunt, and the copy given to him in March 2017 included a specific, and intentionally wrong, internal date using October 19, 2017 as the origination date for FISA application approval. The actual date was October 21. The October 19 date then shows up in subsequent media reports which were based on the leak.  The ''New York Times'' and ''Washington Post'' used the wrong date; the concentric reporting of the ''NYT'' and ''WaPo'' spread the wrong date like a virus. The same countermeasure technique was used in the December 2017 leak from [[Adam Schiff]] to Manu Raju of [[CNN]] regarding an email Donald Trump, Jr. received about [[WikiLeaks]], when in fact the original document was dated 10 days later, ''after'' Wikileaks released DNC emails. Schiff and CNN took the bait, alleging a smoking gun for the collusion narrative, only to retract later in an embarrassing episode that exposed Schiff as a leaker and shoddy reporting by CNN for failing to a qualify sources properly.</ref>  Wolfe leaked the Carter Page FISA application and identity of Carter Page in March 2017 to reporter Ali Watkins.

Attorneys for Wolfe sent letters to all 15 senators on the Committee, notifying them that their testimony may be sought as part of Wolfe's defense.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-intelligence-committee-aides-lawyers-want-testimony-from-senators-1532692801?mod=e2tw</ref> Wolfe, who faces the lesser charge of lying to the FBI rather than the more serious charge of leaking classified national security information, may have told the FBI he was acting on instructions of Senators when he leaked the Carter Page FISA application in March 2017.  

Attorneys for Wolfe sent letters to all 15 senators on the Committee, notifying them that their testimony may be sought as part of Wolfe's defense.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-intelligence-committee-aides-lawyers-want-testimony-from-senators-1532692801?mod=e2tw</ref> Wolfe, who faces the lesser charge of lying to the FBI rather than the more serious charge of leaking classified national security information, may have told the FBI he was acting on instructions of Senators when he leaked the Carter Page FISA application in March 2017.  

:*''Daily Caller'' reports Awan family was paid $5 million by Democratic congressmen over several years many of whom serve on the intelligence, homeland security and foreign affairs committees. The Awans appeared at one time or another on an estimated 80 House Democrats’ payrolls. Current members are Marcia Fudge, Tim Ryan, [[Jim Costa]], Sander M. Levin, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Yvette D. Clarke, Gregory W. Meeks, John P. Sarbanes, [[Jackie Speier]], [[Diana DeGette]], Frederica S. Wilson, Cedric L. Richmond, David Loebsack, [[Karen Bass]], Joyce Beatty, Emanuel Cleaver, [[Lois Frankel]], Daniel T. Kildee, [[Tony Cardenas]], Michelle Lujan Grisham, Robin L. Kelly, Katherine M. Clark, [[Mark Takano]], [[Julia Brownley]], [[Pete Aguilar]], Andre Carson, Joaquin Castro, [[Ted Deutch]], [[Ted Lieu]], Hakeem S. Jeffries, and [[Kyrsten Sinema]]. The Awans had full access to the emails and office computer files of members.  Focus of the investigation by the U.S. Capitol Police is an off-site server on which congressional data was loaded.

:*''Daily Caller'' reports Awan family was paid $5 million by Democratic congressmen over several years many of whom serve on the intelligence, homeland security and foreign affairs committees. The Awans appeared at one time or another on an estimated 80 House Democrats’ payrolls. Current members are Marcia Fudge, Tim Ryan, [[Jim Costa]], Sander M. Levin, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Yvette D. Clarke, Gregory W. Meeks, John P. Sarbanes, [[Jackie Speier]], [[Diana DeGette]], Frederica S. Wilson, Cedric L. Richmond, David Loebsack, [[Karen Bass]], Joyce Beatty, Emanuel Cleaver, [[Lois Frankel]], Daniel T. Kildee, [[Tony Cardenas]], Michelle Lujan Grisham, Robin L. Kelly, Katherine M. Clark, [[Mark Takano]], [[Julia Brownley]], [[Pete Aguilar]], Andre Carson, Joaquin Castro, [[Ted Deutch]], [[Ted Lieu]], Hakeem S. Jeffries, and [[Kyrsten Sinema]]. The Awans had full access to the emails and office computer files of members.  Focus of the investigation by the U.S. Capitol Police is an off-site server on which congressional data was loaded.

:*There are more than 15,000 congressional staff on Capitol Hill; four of the 500 highest-paid House staffers are Awans. Median salary for legislative assistants is $43,000 annually; Imran Awan has collected $1.2 million in salary since 2010, and his brother Abid and wife Hina Alvi were each paid more than $1 million. Imran first came to Capitol Hill in 2003 and Abid joined him in 2005. Imran’s wife Hina Alvi was added to the payroll in 2007, while Abid’s wife, Natalia Sova, appeared in 2011. In 2014 the youngest brother, Jamal, was added to the payroll in 2014 at the age of 20 with a salary of $160,000.

:*There are more than 15,000 congressional staff on Capitol Hill; four of the 500 highest-paid House staffers are Awans. Median salary for legislative assistants is $43,000 annually; Imran Awan has collected $1.2 million in salary since 2010, and his brother Abid and wife Hina Alvi were each paid more than $1 million. Imran first came to Capitol Hill in 2003, and Abid joined him in 2005. Imran’s wife Hina Alvi was added to the payroll in 2007, while Abid’s wife, Natalia Sova, appeared in 2011. In 2014 the youngest brother, Jamal, was added to the payroll in 2014 at the age of 20 with a salary of $160,000.

:*The brothers spent significant time in [[Pakistan]].<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/pakistani-suspects-in-house-it-probe-received-4-million-from-dem-reps/</ref>

:*The brothers spent significant time in [[Pakistan]].<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/pakistani-suspects-in-house-it-probe-received-4-million-from-dem-reps/</ref>

*'''5 March.''' James Clapper exonerates Trump of collusion with Russia; [[mainstream media|Progressive media]] begins backtracking on innuendo and slurs in Trump-Russia [[conspiracy theory]].<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/taibbi-russia-story-is-a-minefield-for-democrats-and-the-media-w471074</ref>

*'''5 March.''' James Clapper exonerates Trump of collusion with Russia; [[mainstream media|Progressive media]] begins backtracking on innuendo and slurs in Trump-Russia [[conspiracy theory]].<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/taibbi-russia-story-is-a-minefield-for-democrats-and-the-media-w471074</ref>

*Wikileaks releases list of Obama wiretaping targets.<ref><small>The list includes: [[UN]] Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]]; the Chief of Staff of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); Director of the Rules Division of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Johann Human; [[Israel]]i Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] and [[Italian]] Prime Minister [[Silvio Berlusconi]]; [[European Union]] and [[Japan]]ese trade ministers at the WTO Doha rounds (the talks subsequently collapsed); five top EU economic officials including their [[French]], [[Austria]]n and [[Belgium]] phones; Italy’s ambassador to [[NATO]] and other top Italian officials for long term interception; French president [[Nicolas Sarkozy]].</small></ref>

*Wikileaks releases list of Obama wiretapping targets.<ref><small>The list includes: [[UN]] Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]]; the Chief of Staff of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); Director of the Rules Division of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Johann Human; [[Israel]]i Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] and [[Italian]] Prime Minister [[Silvio Berlusconi]]; [[European Union]] and [[Japan]]ese trade ministers at the WTO Doha rounds (the talks subsequently collapsed); five top EU economic officials including their [[French]], [[Austria]]n and [[Belgium]] phones; Italy’s ambassador to [[NATO]] and other top Italian officials for long term interception; French president [[Nicolas Sarkozy]].</small></ref>

*'''6 March.''' Judiciary Committee Chair Sen. '''Grassley inquires of the FBI's plan to pay FusionGPS''' operative for spying on Trump during the campaign, sparking questions of Obama administration's use of federal authorities for political gain.<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/fbi-plan-pay-ex-spy-trump-intel-during-campaign-sparks-questions-obama-admin’s</ref><ref>https://nobsopus.blogspot.com/2017/05/fbi-plan-to-pay-ex-spy-for-trump-intel.html</ref>

*'''6 March.''' Judiciary Committee Chair Sen. '''Grassley inquires of the FBI's plan to pay FusionGPS''' operative for spying on Trump during the campaign, sparking questions of Obama administration's use of federal authorities for political gain.<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/fbi-plan-pay-ex-spy-trump-intel-during-campaign-sparks-questions-obama-admin’s</ref><ref>https://nobsopus.blogspot.com/2017/05/fbi-plan-to-pay-ex-spy-for-trump-intel.html</ref>

*Wolfe was indicted on the lesser charge of lying to the FBI and not the more serious charge of leaking [[national security]] information, indicating that Wolfe is cooperating in an investigation of one or more of his superiors - a Senator or Senators serving on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - who may have authorized Wolfe to leak information perpetuating the Russia collusion hoax.

*Wolfe was indicted on the lesser charge of lying to the FBI and not the more serious charge of leaking [[national security]] information, indicating that Wolfe is cooperating in an investigation of one or more of his superiors - a Senator or Senators serving on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - who may have authorized Wolfe to leak information perpetuating the Russia collusion hoax.

<!--Senate Intelligence Committee receives copy of [[Carter Page]] FISA application used to hoax the FISA court. The surveillance is ongoing and will be renewed two more times between now and August. The approval grants the FBI authority to surveill Carter Page and his entire network of contacts, meaning the [[Trump administration]], as "agents of a foreign power".   

<!--Senate Intelligence Committee receives copy of [[Carter Page]] FISA application used to hoax the FISA court. The surveillance is ongoing and will be renewed two more times between now and August. The approval grants the FBI authority to surveil Carter Page and his entire network of contacts, meaning the [[Trump administration]], as "agents of a foreign power".   

*James Wolfe, Senate Intel Committee Senior staffer in charge of security handling the classified documents, leaks information to ''New York Times'' reporter Ali Watkins alleging members of the Trump administration are under FBI investigation as Putin stooges.<ref>https://t.co/hvnkPprg56</ref>

*James Wolfe, Senate Intel Committee Senior staffer in charge of security handling the classified documents, leaks information to ''New York Times'' reporter Ali Watkins alleging members of the Trump administration are under FBI investigation as Putin stooges.<ref>https://t.co/hvnkPprg56</ref>

*Congress demands investigation into Obama's interfering in foreign elections.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/congress-demands-investigation-obama-admin-meddling-foreign-elections/</ref>

*Congress demands investigation into Obama's interfering in foreign elections.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/congress-demands-investigation-obama-admin-meddling-foreign-elections/</ref>

*'''19 March.''' DNI Clapper denies wiretapping Trump on ''Meet the Press''.<ref>https://youtu.be/Onw1tN50UAM </ref>

*'''19 March.''' DNI Clapper denies wiretapping Trump on ''Meet the Press''.<ref>https://youtu.be/Onw1tN50UAM </ref>

:*Federal judge denies motion to dismiss case brought by former CBS anchor [[Sharyl Attkisson]] against [[Eric Holder]] and other Obamagate conspirators. Attkisson reported on [[Operation Fast and Furious]], the [[Benghazi massacre]] coverup, and exposed the [[hoax]] reporting of Hillary Clinton landing under sniper fire. For this she was wiretaped and resigned from CBS. In her Best Seller, ''Stonewalled: One Reporter's Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington'',<ref name="NYT Best Stonewalled">{{cite news|title=Best Sellers: Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2014-11-23/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/list.html|accessdate=|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=November 23, 2014}}</ref> Attkisson details her story. The judge transferred the case allowing it to go forward.<ref><small>In his ruling the stated: "In 2011--at the same time that Ms. Attkisson was conducting investigations and issuing certain of her high-profile news reports--the Attkissons 'began to notice anomalies in numerous electronic devices at their home in Virginia.' These anomalies included Ms. Attkisson's work-issued laptop computer and a family desktop computer 'turning on and off at night without input from anyone in the household,' 'the house alarm chirping daily at different times,' and 'television problems, including interference.' All of these electronic devices used 'the [[Verizon]] FiOS line installed in [the Attkissons'] home,' but Verizon was unable to stanch the anomalous activity despite multiple attempts. In January 2012, the Attkissons' residential internet service 'began constantly dropping off'."

:*Federal judge denies motion to dismiss case brought by former CBS anchor [[Sharyl Attkisson]] against [[Eric Holder]] and other Obamagate conspirators. Attkisson reported on [[Operation Fast and Furious]], the [[Benghazi massacre]] coverup, and exposed the [[hoax]] reporting of Hillary Clinton landing under sniper fire. For this she was wiretapped and resigned from CBS. In her Best Seller, ''Stonewalled: One Reporter's Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington'',<ref name="NYT Best Stonewalled">{{cite news|title=Best Sellers: Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2014-11-23/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/list.html|accessdate=|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=November 23, 2014}}</ref> Attkisson details her story. The judge transferred the case allowing it to go forward.<ref><small>In his ruling the stated: "In 2011--at the same time that Ms. Attkisson was conducting investigations and issuing certain of her high-profile news reports--the Attkissons 'began to notice anomalies in numerous electronic devices at their home in Virginia.' These anomalies included Ms. Attkisson's work-issued laptop computer and a family desktop computer 'turning on and off at night without input from anyone in the household,' 'the house alarm chirping daily at different times,' and 'television problems, including interference.' All of these electronic devices used 'the [[Verizon]] FiOS line installed in [the Attkissons'] home,' but Verizon was unable to stanch the anomalous activity despite multiple attempts. In January 2012, the Attkissons' residential internet service 'began constantly dropping off'."

   

   

"In February 2012, 'sophisticated surveillance spyware' was installed on Ms. Attkisson's work-issued laptop computer. A later forensic computer analysis revealed that Ms. Attkisson's laptop and the family's desktop computer had been the 'targets of unauthorized surveillance efforts.' That same forensic analysis revealed that Ms. Attkisson's mobile phone was also targeted for surveillance when it was connected to the family's desktop computer. The infiltration of that computer and the extraction of information from it was 'executed via an IP address owned, controlled, and operated by the United States Postal service.' Additionally, based on the sophisticated nature of the software used to carry out the infiltration and software fingerprints indicating the use of the federal government's proprietary software, the infiltration and surveillance appeared to be perpetrated by persons in the federal government."

"In February 2012, 'sophisticated surveillance spyware' was installed on Ms. Attkisson's work-issued laptop computer. A later forensic computer analysis revealed that Ms. Attkisson's laptop and the family's desktop computer had been the 'targets of unauthorized surveillance efforts.' That same forensic analysis revealed that Ms. Attkisson's mobile phone was also targeted for surveillance when it was connected to the family's desktop computer. The infiltration of that computer and the extraction of information from it was 'executed via an IP address owned, controlled, and operated by the United States Postal service.' Additionally, based on the sophisticated nature of the software used to carry out the infiltration and software fingerprints indicating the use of the federal government's proprietary software, the infiltration and surveillance appeared to be perpetrated by persons in the federal government."

*''New York Times'' reports '''FBI offered Christopher Steele $50,000 if he could corroborate the ''Steele dossier;''''' nothing has been paid.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/us/politics/james-comey-election.html</ref>

*''New York Times'' reports '''FBI offered Christopher Steele $50,000 if he could corroborate the ''Steele dossier;''''' nothing has been paid.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/us/politics/james-comey-election.html</ref>

*Document reveals Attn. Gen. Loretta Lynch instructed FBI Dir. Comey to cover-up Hillary investigation.<ref>http://consjournal.com/document-reveals-lynch-instructed-comey-to-cover-up-hillary-investigation/</ref>

*Document reveals Attn. Gen. Loretta Lynch instructed FBI Dir. Comey to cover up Hillary investigation.<ref>http://consjournal.com/document-reveals-lynch-instructed-comey-to-cover-up-hillary-investigation/</ref>

*'''23 April.''' CIA Director John Brennen started the false narrative the he was fed [[Five Eyes]] intelligence which was used to begin the Trump-Russia investigation. There is no legal basis to begin a counterintelligence investigation.

*'''23 April.''' CIA Director John Brennen started the false narrative the he was fed [[Five Eyes]] intelligence which was used to begin the Trump-Russia investigation. There is no legal basis to begin a counterintelligence investigation.