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*'''First week of August.''' The Crossfire Hurricane investigation team, in conjunction with a number of agents at the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) under US Attorney [[Dana Boente]], reported to Brennan's Working Group,<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/16/us/politics/crossfire-hurricane-trump-russia-fbi-mueller-investigation.html</ref> including the CIA. During this time, they investigated the four main targets of Crossfire Hurricane, Papadopoulos, Carter Page, Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort and they also investigated Roger Stone as part of their expanded WikiLeaks investigation.

*'''First week of August.''' The Crossfire Hurricane investigation team, in conjunction with a number of agents at the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) under US Attorney [[Dana Boente]], reported to Brennan's Working Group,<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/16/us/politics/crossfire-hurricane-trump-russia-fbi-mueller-investigation.html</ref> including the CIA. During this time, they investigated the four main targets of Crossfire Hurricane, Papadopoulos, Carter Page, Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort and they also investigated Roger Stone as part of their expanded WikiLeaks investigation.

::*As part of the secrecy surrounding the Working Group and Crossfire Hurricane, the Crossfire Hurricane team was provided their own source of funding, and they worked in a secure area, titled the “war room”, within FBI Headquarters, which required special clearance to enter.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbis-russia-investigation/story?id=47346117</ref>

::*As part of the secrecy surrounding the Working Group and Crossfire Hurricane, the Crossfire Hurricane team was provided their own source of funding, and they worked in a secure area, titled the “war room”, within FBI Headquarters, which required special clearance to enter.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbis-russia-investigation/story?id=47346117</ref>

:*The same week, [[Susan Rice]], Avril Haines and Lisa Monaco convened meetings in the White House Situation Room, which would later be referred to as “Deputies Meetings”. These meetings were initially attended by Brennan, Clapper, Comey and Lynch. As time passed Vice President [[Joe Biden]] joined the Deputies Meetings.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/obama-putin-election-hacking/</ref>  

:*The same week, [[Susan Rice]], [[Avril Haines]] and [[Lisa Monaco]] convened meetings in the White House Situation Room, which would later be referred to as “Deputies Meetings”. These meetings were initially attended by Brennan, Clapper, Comey and Lynch. As time passed Vice President [[Joe Biden]] joined the Deputies Meetings.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/obama-putin-election-hacking/</ref>  

:::*As an aspect, or an offshoot, of one of these meetings, Susan Rice informed both Michael Daniel and Celeste Wallander (who would later gain access to the ''Steele dossier'') to cease their planning of retaliation against Russia for their cyber attacks on companies and political campaigns and to stand down.

:::*As an aspect, or an offshoot, of one of these meetings, Susan Rice informed both Michael Daniel and Celeste Wallander (who would later gain access to the ''Steele dossier'') to cease their planning of retaliation against Russia for their cyber attacks on companies and political campaigns and to stand down.

::*Comey also met with [[Obama]] in the Oval Office for a one-on-one meeting.<ref><small>Comey suggested that he write an opinion piece for ''The New York Times'' about the potential for Russian interference in the [[2016 United States presidential election]]. Comey planned to avoid mentioning the Crossfire Hurricane investigation in the opinion piece; "they never took me up on it. The [[Obama administration]] deliberated until the beginning of October."<br>https://abcnews.go.com/Site/transcript-james-comeys-interview-abc-news-chief-anchor/story?id=54488723<br>

::*Comey also met with [[Obama]] in the Oval Office for a one-on-one meeting.<ref><small>Comey suggested that he write an opinion piece for ''The New York Times'' about the potential for Russian interference in the [[2016 United States presidential election]]. Comey planned to avoid mentioning the Crossfire Hurricane investigation in the opinion piece; "they never took me up on it. The [[Obama administration]] deliberated until the beginning of October."<br>https://abcnews.go.com/Site/transcript-james-comeys-interview-abc-news-chief-anchor/story?id=54488723<br>