Difference between revisions of "James Wolfe indictment"
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| − | In July 2018 the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' reported that attorneys for Wolfe sent letters to all 15 senators on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 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 faced the lesser charge of lying to the FBI rather than the more serious charge of leaking classified [[national security]] information, apparantly told the FBI he was acting on the instructions of his superiors when he leaked the Carter Page FISA application to reporter Ali Watkins in March 2017. | + | In July 2018 the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' reported that attorneys for Wolfe sent letters to all 15 senators on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 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> |
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| + | Wolfe, who faced the lesser charge of lying to the FBI rather than the more serious charge of leaking classified [[national security]] information, apparantly told the FBI he was acting on the instructions of his superiors when he leaked the Carter Page FISA application to reporter Ali Watkins in March 2017. | ||
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| + | Sen. Warner likely instructed Wolfe to leak the content of the classified FISA application to Wolfe’s media sources. | ||
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Revision as of 04:48, November 14, 2018
The James Wolfe indictment (United States v. James Wolfe), released June 8, 2018 contained details on how the Senate Select Committee on intelligence (SSCI) received a copy of the Carter Page FISA application on March 17, 2017.[1] Wolfe was not charged with leaking “classified information,” yet the indictment lays out specific details describing the “top secret” document that was leaked.
The specific items on page #6, lines 17 through 20 have no bearing on what Wolfe was actually charged with - lying to the FBI. A month later, on July 21 the redacted FISA Title-1 application used against U.S. person Carter Page was released.[2] On page #54, 63, 65, 66, and 83 of the FISA application – the FISC Clerk copy stamp appears, drawing attention to the date of distribution, March 17, 2017. No other date appears in the 412 page document, other than the date of release, March 17, 2017 and the date of the FISA court's original issuance, October 21, 2016. All other dates are redacted.
In February 2018 text messages between Senate Intelligence Committee Vice-Chairman Mark Warner, and a lobbyist/lawyer named Adam Waldman were released.[3] The resulting sunlight showed Senator Warner seeking Waldman’s assistance in setting up a private meeting/interview with Trump dossier author Christopher Steele.
On page #5 of the Warner text messages, we see the date March 17, 2017 again. The same date the Senate received the FISA application. This time we see that Warner was going into the Senate “skif” (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility or SCIF) shortly after 4:00pm, presumably to review the Carter Page FISA application.
From the three documents taken together, the James Wolfe indictment, the Warner/Waldman text messages, and the Carter Page FISA application, it becomes clear that two months after President Trump took office and two months before Robert Mueller's appointment, the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Washington media establishment knew the Russia collusion narrative was false and the Obama Justice Department and FBI acted improperly.
Wolfe's defense
In July 2018 the Wall Street Journal reported that attorneys for Wolfe sent letters to all 15 senators on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, notifying them that their testimony may be sought as part of Wolfe’s defense.[4]
Wolfe, who faced the lesser charge of lying to the FBI rather than the more serious charge of leaking classified national security information, apparantly told the FBI he was acting on the instructions of his superiors when he leaked the Carter Page FISA application to reporter Ali Watkins in March 2017.
Sen. Warner likely instructed Wolfe to leak the content of the classified FISA application to Wolfe’s media sources.