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Blumenthal was officially barred by the Obama White House from serving in the [[Obama administration]] because aides believed Blumenthal was the source of [[Islamophobic]] and [[racist]] attacks on [[Barack Obama]] on behalf of Hillary Clinton during the 2008 Democratic primaries.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/hillary-clinton-sidney-blumenthal-emails-benghazi-hearings-215083 Clinton's emails from Blumenthal spark tension], By Josh Gerstein, Politico, 10/22/15.  politico.com</ref><ref>[http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/14/476539/- HillaryClinton.com spreading Obama=Muslim smears and other racism], ''DailyKos'', Mar 14, 2008.  dailykos.com</ref>  

Blumenthal was officially barred by the Obama White House from serving in the [[Obama administration]] because aides believed Blumenthal was the source of [[Islamophobic]] and [[racist]] attacks on [[Barack Obama]] on behalf of Hillary Clinton during the 2008 Democratic primaries.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/hillary-clinton-sidney-blumenthal-emails-benghazi-hearings-215083 Clinton's emails from Blumenthal spark tension], By Josh Gerstein, Politico, 10/22/15.  politico.com</ref><ref>[http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/14/476539/- HillaryClinton.com spreading Obama=Muslim smears and other racism], ''DailyKos'', Mar 14, 2008.  dailykos.com</ref>  

On May 14, 2011 an email exchange between Sidney Blumenthal and Cody Shearer shows they are negotiating with Tyler Drumheller to contract with Gen. David Grange to send four operatives on a week-long mission to Tunis, [[Tunisia]], and to the border of [[Libya]] and back. Blumenthal joined a business partnership with Shearer, former CIA official Tyler Drumheller, and former Major General Grange in Grange’s company Osprey Global Solutions. Osprey was trying to win a contract with the Libyan jihadis to train and assist them in the [[Libyan war]], needing Sec. Clinton's approval. Shearer writes, “Sid, do you think the general has to send four guys. He told us three guys yesterday, a translator and two other guys. I understand the difficulty of the mission and realize that K [a Libyan] will be repaid but I am going to need an itemized budget for these guys.”<ref>https://www.propublica.org/article/private-emails-reveal-ex-clinton-aides-secret-spy-network </ref>. An email from Drumheller to Blumenthal reveals that the trip will cost around $60,000 for four people, including someone named Khalifa al Sherif. This person is a secret source known as “K” in some of Blumenthal’s other Libya-related emails to Clinton. (Gawker, 3/27/2015)<ref>http://www.thompsontimeline.com/tag/cody-shearer/ </ref>

On May 14, 2011 an email exchange between Sidney Blumenthal and Cody Shearer shows they are negotiating with Tyler Drumheller to contract with Gen. David Grange to send four operatives on a week-long mission to Tunis, [[Tunisia]], and to the border of [[Libya]] and back. Blumenthal joined a business partnership with Shearer, former CIA official Tyler Drumheller, and former Major General Grange in Grange’s company Osprey Global Solutions. Osprey was trying to win a contract with the Libyan jihadis to train and assist them in the [[Libyan war]], needing Sec. Clinton's approval. Shearer writes, “Sid, do you think the general has to send four guys. He told us three guys yesterday, a translator and two other guys. I understand the difficulty of the mission and realize that K [a Libyan] will be repaid but I am going to need an itemized budget for these guys.”.<ref>https://www.propublica.org/article/private-emails-reveal-ex-clinton-aides-secret-spy-network</ref> An email from Drumheller to Blumenthal reveals that the trip will cost around $60,000 for four people, including someone named Khalifa al Sherif. This person is a secret source known as “K” in some of Blumenthal’s other Libya-related emails to Clinton. (Gawker, 3/27/2015)<ref>http://www.thompsontimeline.com/tag/cody-shearer/</ref>

On July 14, 2011 Blumenthal emailed Clinton about the private security company he invested in, Osprey Global Solutions. Blumenthal tells Clinton about Osprey’s attempt to get a contract to give “field medical help, military training, organize supplies and logistics” to Libyan jihadis fighting [[Gaddafi]]. "Grange can train their forces and he has drawn up a plan for taking [the Libyan capitol of] Tripoli… This is a private contract. It does not involve [[NATO]]. It puts Americans in a central role without being direct battle combatants. The TNC [the rebel Transitional National Council] wants to demonstrate that they are pro-US. They see this as a significant way to do that. They are enthusiastic about this arrangement.” Furthermore, “Tyler, Cody, and I acted as honest brokers, putting this arrangement together through a series of connections, linking the Libyans to Osprey and keeping it moving.” Blumenthal is a private citizen, journalist, and [[Clinton Foundation]] employee at the time. (Yahoo, 10/8/2015) (US Department of State, 1/7/2016)

On July 14, 2011 Blumenthal emailed Clinton about the private security company he invested in, Osprey Global Solutions. Blumenthal tells Clinton about Osprey’s attempt to get a contract to give “field medical help, military training, organize supplies and logistics” to Libyan jihadis fighting [[Gaddafi]]. "Grange can train their forces and he has drawn up a plan for taking [the Libyan capitol of] Tripoli… This is a private contract. It does not involve [[NATO]]. It puts Americans in a central role without being direct battle combatants. The TNC [the rebel Transitional National Council] wants to demonstrate that they are pro-US. They see this as a significant way to do that. They are enthusiastic about this arrangement.” Furthermore, “Tyler, Cody, and I acted as honest brokers, putting this arrangement together through a series of connections, linking the Libyans to Osprey and keeping it moving.” Blumenthal is a private citizen, journalist, and [[Clinton Foundation]] employee at the time. (Yahoo, 10/8/2015) (US Department of State, 1/7/2016)

On January 27, 2013 Cody Shearer sends Blumenthal a clearly classified document in an email. The subject heading for the email is: “Sid – This is Classified.” There is no text, but a document is attached called “Washington,_DC_Itinerary_for_D.doc.” Blumenthal has no security clearance to receive classified information.<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/meet-the-men-behind-hillary-clintons-private-spy-network/article/901675 </ref>

On January 27, 2013 Cody Shearer sends Blumenthal a clearly classified document in an email. The subject heading for the email is: “Sid – This is Classified.” There is no text, but a document is attached called “Washington,_DC_Itinerary_for_D.doc.” Blumenthal has no security clearance to receive classified information.<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/meet-the-men-behind-hillary-clintons-private-spy-network/article/901675</ref>

Throughout the [[2016 presidential election]] Cody was tasked by the Clinton machine to dig up dirt on [[Donald Trump]]. Shearer authored a report and gave it to Blumenthal, who gave it to [[State Department]] official Jonathan Winer,<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/nunes-dossier-deux/552389/ </ref> who then gave it to [[Christopher Steele]], who passed it on to the FBI.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/30/christopher-steele-gave-fbi-a-2nd-dossier-from-notorious-clinton-hatchet-man/ </ref> The document is dated October 19, 2016 and was not included in BuzzFeed's January 10, 2017 release of the ''[[Steele dossier]]''. The document is said to contain allegations of Trump's personal sexual and financial affairs.

Throughout the [[2016 presidential election]] Cody was tasked by the Clinton machine to dig up dirt on [[Donald Trump]]. Shearer authored a report and gave it to Blumenthal, who gave it to [[State Department]] official Jonathan Winer,<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/nunes-dossier-deux/552389/</ref> who then gave it to [[Christopher Steele]], who passed it on to the FBI.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/30/christopher-steele-gave-fbi-a-2nd-dossier-from-notorious-clinton-hatchet-man/</ref> The document is dated October 19, 2016 and was not included in BuzzFeed's January 10, 2017 release of the ''[[Steele dossier]]''. The document is said to contain allegations of Trump's personal sexual and financial affairs.

By early 2017 when the ''Clinton-Steele dossier'' was exposed as a fraud and no [[Russian collusion]] was found, ''The Guardian'' reported that the [[FBI]] was examining a "second ''Steele dossier''"<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/30/trump-russia-collusion-fbi-cody-shearer-memo </ref> - known now as the ''Shearer dossier''. Congressional investigators began looking at how Clinton operatives funneled opposition research to the State Department which made their way into FBI investigative files.<ref>https://saraacarter.com/referral-suggests-clinton-friends-feeding-british-spy-information/ </ref> At this same time stories about a porn actress who claimed to have had an affair with Trump, was paid off, and like Kathleen Willey, claimed she and her child were threatened by a "mysterious stranger" to keep silent appeared in the [[mainstream media]].<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-other-secret-dossier/article/2011477 </ref>

By early 2017 when the ''Clinton-Steele dossier'' was exposed as a fraud and no [[Russian collusion]] was found, ''The Guardian'' reported that the [[FBI]] was examining a "second ''Steele dossier''"<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/30/trump-russia-collusion-fbi-cody-shearer-memo</ref> - known now as the ''Shearer dossier''. Congressional investigators began looking at how Clinton operatives funneled opposition research to the State Department which made their way into FBI investigative files.<ref>https://saraacarter.com/referral-suggests-clinton-friends-feeding-british-spy-information/</ref> At this same time stories about a porn actress who claimed to have had an affair with Trump, was paid off, and like Kathleen Willey, claimed she and her child were threatened by a "mysterious stranger" to keep silent appeared in the [[mainstream media]].<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-other-secret-dossier/article/2011477</ref>

===Google and Benghazi===

===Google and Benghazi===