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====Trump-Russia illegal domestic spying====

====Trump-Russia illegal domestic spying====

 

:{{See also|Hillary Clinton email scandal|Trump-Russia collusion hoax}}

:{{See also|Hillary Clinton email scandal|Trump-Russia collusion hoax}}

[[Warren Flood]] was Vice President Biden's information technology ([[IT]]) director at the [[White House]].

[[Warren Flood]] was Vice President Biden's information technology ([[IT]]) director at the [[White House]].

[[National Security Advisor]] [[Susan Rice]] sent an email to herself about a secret [[Oval Office]] meeting where the ''[[Clinton-Steele dossier]]'' was discussed.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/donald-trump-intelligence-report-russia/index.html</ref><ref>https://apnews.com/152579d488a740b2a8d39fbe2f34506d</ref><ref>https://apnews.com/a82309544e9e465fa2ad4f83e5a48540</ref> The email was written and sent to herself 15 minutes after Donald Trump was sworn in on January 20, 2017:<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-graham-uncover-unusual-email-sent-susan-rice-herself-president-trump-s</ref> {{Quotebox|"On January 5, following a briefing by [[IC]] leadership on Russian hacking during the [[2016 Presidential election]], President Obama had a brief follow-on conversation with FBI Director [[Jim Comey]] and Deputy Attorney General [[Sally Yates]] in the Oval Office. Vice President Biden<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref> and I were also present.<br><br>President Obama began the conversation by stressing his continued commitment to ensuring that every aspect of this issue is handled by the Intelligence and law enforcement communities "by the book". The President stressed that he is not asking about, initiating or instructing anything from a law enforcement perspective. He reiterated that our law enforcement team needs to proceed as it normally would by the book.<br>From a national security perspective, however, President Obama said he wants to be sure that, as we engage with the [[Trump transition|incoming team]], we are mindful to ascertain if there is any reason that we cannot share information fully as it relates to Russia.<br><br>'''[Redacted section]'''<br><br>The President asked Comey to inform him if anything changes in the next few weeks that should affect how we share classified information with the incoming team. Comey said he would."<ref>[https://nobsopus.blogspot.com/2019/03/grassley-to-rice.html Grassley to Rice], February 8, 2018. [https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2018-02-08%20CEG%20LG%20to%20Rice%20(Russia%20Investigation%20Email).pdf Original].</ref>}}  

[[National Security Advisor]] [[Susan Rice]] sent an email to herself about a secret [[Oval Office]] meeting where the ''[[Clinton-Steele dossier]]'' was discussed.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/donald-trump-intelligence-report-russia/index.html</ref><ref>https://apnews.com/152579d488a740b2a8d39fbe2f34506d</ref><ref>https://apnews.com/a82309544e9e465fa2ad4f83e5a48540</ref> The email was written and sent to herself 15 minutes after Donald Trump was sworn in on January 20, 2017:<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-graham-uncover-unusual-email-sent-susan-rice-herself-president-trump-s</ref> {{Quotebox|"On January 5, following a briefing by [[IC]] leadership on Russian hacking during the [[2016 Presidential election]], President Obama had a brief follow-on conversation with FBI Director [[Jim Comey]] and Deputy Attorney General [[Sally Yates]] in the Oval Office. Vice President Biden<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref> and I were also present.<br><br>President Obama began the conversation by stressing his continued commitment to ensuring that every aspect of this issue is handled by the Intelligence and law enforcement communities "by the book". The President stressed that he is not asking about, initiating or instructing anything from a law enforcement perspective. He reiterated that our law enforcement team needs to proceed as it normally would by the book.<br>From a national security perspective, however, President Obama said he wants to be sure that, as we engage with the [[Trump transition|incoming team]], we are mindful to ascertain if there is any reason that we cannot share information fully as it relates to Russia.<br><br>'''[Redacted section]'''<br><br>The President asked Comey to inform him if anything changes in the next few weeks that should affect how we share classified information with the incoming team. Comey said he would."<ref>[https://nobsopus.blogspot.com/2019/03/grassley-to-rice.html Grassley to Rice], February 8, 2018. [https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2018-02-08%20CEG%20LG%20to%20Rice%20(Russia%20Investigation%20Email).pdf Original].</ref>}}  

 

The following day [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] released a public version of the ''Intelligence Community Assessment'' on Russian election interference, a joint [[John Brennan]], Clapper and Comey document consisting of recycled reports on [[RT]] with two pages of [[sexual]] innuendo from the Clinton opposition research ''Steele dossier''.<ref>The notorious "pee-pee memo."</ref> NSA Dir. [[Adm. Mike Rogers]] dissented from the conclusions and did not attend the days' prior Oval Office meeting.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-are-the-brennan-comey-and-rogers-transcripts-being-withheld_2677629.html</ref><ref>[https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf ]</ref>  

The following day [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] released a public version of the ''Intelligence Community Assessment'' on Russian election interference, a joint [[John Brennan]], Clapper and Comey document consisting of recycled reports on [[RT]] with two pages of [[sexual]] innuendo from the Clinton opposition research ''Steele dossier''.<ref>The notorious "pee-pee memo."</ref> NSA Dir. [[Adm. Mike Rogers]] dissented from the conclusions and did not attend the days' prior Oval Office meeting.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-are-the-brennan-comey-and-rogers-transcripts-being-withheld_2677629.html</ref><ref>[https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf ]</ref>