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::This was accomplished as the Office of Intelligence and Analysis opened a back door to give access to the intelligence agencies. Another aspect was that the Treasury Dept. attempted to transfer the work of FinCEN to the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which was fought back by employees at the FinCEN.

::This was accomplished as the Office of Intelligence and Analysis opened a back door to give access to the intelligence agencies. Another aspect was that the Treasury Dept. attempted to transfer the work of FinCEN to the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which was fought back by employees at the FinCEN.

 

::At the time, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis was ran by the Asst. Sec. for Intelligence and Analysis, S. Leslie Ireland, whom also simultaneously worked as the National Intelligence Manager For Threat Finance at ODNI. She started both positions in July 2010, and left both positions in November 2016.

::At the time, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis was ran by the Asst. Sec. for Intelligence and Analysis, S. Leslie Ireland, whom also simultaneously worked as the National Intelligence Manager For Threat Finance at ODNI. She started both positions in July 2010, and left both positions in November 2016.

::In the summer of 2016 FinCEN inquired about reviewing the Office of Intelligence and Analysis’ guidelines<ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/us-intelligence-unit-accused-of-illegally-spying-on#.lo7LWGkZJ</ref> under [[Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act#cite_note-15|Executive Order 12333]],<ref>https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/eo12333.html</ref> but they were ultimately removed from the [[e-mail]] chain surrounding the issue.

::In the summer of 2016 FinCEN inquired about reviewing the Office of Intelligence and Analysis’ guidelines<ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/us-intelligence-unit-accused-of-illegally-spying-on#.lo7LWGkZJ</ref> under [[Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act#cite_note-15|Executive Order 12333]],<ref>https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/eo12333.html</ref> but they were ultimately removed from the [[e-mail]] chain surrounding the issue.

::*In 2016 the NSA collected the records of 151 million American phone calls through the use of [[FISA Court]] orders to collect information from 42 individuals.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nsa-surveillance-phone-records-millions-despite-reforms-court-orders-a7716561.html</ref> This involved the distribution of 3,914 reports which contained information about Americans gathered in warrantless surveillance programs.

::*In 2016 the NSA collected the records of 151 million American phone calls through the use of [[FISA Court]] orders to collect information from 42 individuals.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nsa-surveillance-phone-records-millions-despite-reforms-court-orders-a7716561.html</ref> This involved the distribution of 3,914 reports which contained information about Americans gathered in warrantless surveillance programs.

*'''Early August — presumably the first week .'''  Federal Bureau of Investigation agents met with Attorney General Loretta Lynch, where they questioned her about a letter they had received in early March 2016 from a foreign source, supposedly written by Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Leonard Benardo of the Open Society Foundations regarding the [[Midyear Exam investigation]]. The agents offered to give Lynch a “defensive briefing”. Shortly after this, the Federal Bureau of Investigation concluded that the Benardo letter was an unreliable document.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/how-a-dubious-russian-document-influenced-the-fbis-handling-of-the-clinton-probe/2017/05/24/f375c07c-3a95-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html</ref>

*'''Early August — presumably the first week .'''  Federal Bureau of Investigation agents met with Attorney General Loretta Lynch, where they questioned her about a letter they had received in early March 2016 from a foreign source, supposedly written by Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Leonard Benardo of the Open Society Foundations regarding the [[Midyear Exam investigation]]. The agents offered to give Lynch a “defensive briefing”. Shortly after this, the Federal Bureau of Investigation concluded that the Benardo letter was an unreliable document.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/how-a-dubious-russian-document-influenced-the-fbis-handling-of-the-clinton-probe/2017/05/24/f375c07c-3a95-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html</ref>

*'''August.''' Paul Wood of [[BBC]] News spoke with a retired spy, whom said that they had heard about the existence of potential “kompromat” on Donald Trump from the head of an East European intelligence agency.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38589427</ref>

*'''August.''' Paul Wood of [[BBC]] News spoke with a retired spy, whom said that they had heard about the existence of potential “kompromat” on Donald Trump from the head of an East European intelligence agency.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38589427</ref>

:*Estonia started to conduct intelligence gathering operations on executives from the Trump Organization whom visited Europe. {{quotebox|“The Western European intelligence operations began in August, after the British government obtained information that people acting on behalf of Russia were in contact with members of the Trump campaign. Those details from the British were widely shared among the NATO allies in Europe. The Baltic nation has been gathering intelligence for at least that long, and has conducted surveillance of executives from the Trump Organization who were traveling in Europe.”<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/allies-intercept-russia-trump-adviser-communications-557283] Kurt Eichenwald, [[Newsweek]]</ref>}}

:*Estonia started to conduct intelligence gathering operations on executives from the Trump Organization whom visited Europe.  

{{quotebox-float|“The Western European intelligence operations began in August, after the British government obtained information that people acting on behalf of Russia were in contact with members of the Trump campaign. Those details from the British were widely shared among the NATO allies in Europe. The Baltic nation has been gathering intelligence for at least that long, and has conducted surveillance of executives from the Trump Organization who were traveling in Europe.”<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/allies-intercept-russia-trump-adviser-communications-557283] Kurt Eichenwald, [[Newsweek]]</ref>}}

*'''1 - 3 August.''' '''Strzok travels to London to interview a "key witness,"''' [[Stefan Halper]] a foreign policy expert and Cambridge professor with connections to the CIA and its British counterpart, [[MI6]].

*'''1 - 3 August.''' '''Strzok travels to London to interview a "key witness,"''' [[Stefan Halper]] a foreign policy expert and Cambridge professor with connections to the CIA and its British counterpart, [[MI6]].

*'''8 August.''' Strzok texted Lisa Page about a joint intelligence piece for Comey to prepare for him to brief Denis McDonough on August 10, 2016. {{Quotebox|Strzok - Internal joint cyber cd intel piece for D [Director Comey], scenesetter for McDonough brief, Trainor [head of FBI cyber division] directed all cyber info be pulled. I’d let Bill [Priestap] and Jim [Baker (DOJ)] hammer it out first, though it would be best for D [Comey] to have it before the Wed WH [White House] session.”<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/documents-suggest-possible-coordination-between-cia-fbi-obama-wh-and-dem-officials-early-in-trump-russia-probe-investigators</ref>}}

*'''8 August.''' Strzok texted Lisa Page about a joint intelligence piece for Comey to prepare for him to brief Denis McDonough on August 10, 2016. {{Quotebox|Strzok - Internal joint cyber cd intel piece for D [Director Comey], scenesetter for McDonough brief, Trainor [head of FBI cyber division] directed all cyber info be pulled. I’d let Bill [Priestap] and Jim [Baker (DOJ)] hammer it out first, though it would be best for D [Comey] to have it before the Wed WH [White House] session.”<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/documents-suggest-possible-coordination-between-cia-fbi-obama-wh-and-dem-officials-early-in-trump-russia-probe-investigators</ref>}}

*'''9 August.''' {{Quotebox|'''Lisa Page – He’s not ever going to become president, right? Right?!<br><br>Strzok - No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it.''' <!--Strzok – OMG did you hear what Trump just said?-->}}  

*'''9 August.''' {{Quotebox-float|'''Lisa Page – He’s not ever going to become president, right? Right?!<br><br>Strzok - No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it.''' <!--Strzok – OMG did you hear what Trump just said?-->}}  

:The Inspector General found Strzok's statement '''"antithetical to the core values of the FBI and the Department of Justice."'''

:The Inspector General found Strzok's statement '''"antithetical to the core values of the FBI and the Department of Justice."'''

:*Wikileaks offers a $20,000 reward for information leading to the conviction for the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich.

:*Wikileaks offers a $20,000 reward for information leading to the conviction for the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich.

:*Brennan prepares for White House and [[Gang of Eight]] (Go8) briefings on ''Steele dossier''.

:*Brennan prepares for White House and [[Gang of Eight]] (Go8) briefings on ''Steele dossier''.

:Robert Parry of ''Consortium'' news writes:

:Robert Parry of ''Consortium'' news writes:

{{quotebox|While lacking any verifiable proof, Clinton’s campaign and its allied [[mainstream media]] have blamed Russian intelligence for hacking into the Democratic National Committee’s emails and then publicizing them through Wikileaks. This [[conspiracy theory]] holds that Putin is trying to influence the U.S. election to put his secret agent, Donald Trump, into the White House.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2016/08/09/hillary-clintons-turn-to-mccarthyism/</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|While lacking any verifiable proof, Clinton’s campaign and its allied [[mainstream media]] have blamed Russian intelligence for hacking into the Democratic National Committee’s emails and then publicizing them through Wikileaks. This [[conspiracy theory]] holds that Putin is trying to influence the U.S. election to put his secret agent, Donald Trump, into the White House.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2016/08/09/hillary-clintons-turn-to-mccarthyism/</ref>}}

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*'''10 August.''' Brennan briefs White House on Christopher Steele reporting.

*'''10 August.''' Brennan briefs White House on Christopher Steele reporting.

*'''11 August.''' FBI meets with Stefan Halper.  Halper agrees to work with the Crossfire Hurricane team by reach out to George Papadopoulos allowing the Crossfire Hurricane team to collect assessment information on Papadopoulos and conduct an operation.  Halper informs FBI of his July contact with Carter Page and previous contact with Flynn related to the Lokhova incident.  Halper also informs the FBI he knew Manafort. Halper claims Carter Page offered him a position with the Trump campaign in their July 2016 meeting. <ref>FISA Abuse Report, p. 314-315.</ref>

*'''11 August.''' FBI meets with Stefan Halper.  Halper agrees to work with the Crossfire Hurricane team by reach out to George Papadopoulos allowing the Crossfire Hurricane team to collect assessment information on Papadopoulos and conduct an operation.  Halper informs FBI of his July contact with Carter Page and previous contact with Flynn related to the Lokhova incident.  Halper also informs the FBI he knew Manafort. Halper claims Carter Page offered him a position with the Trump campaign in their July 2016 meeting. <ref>FISA Abuse Report, p. 314-315.</ref>

:*George Toscas contacts  Deputy AAG Stuart Evans who oversaw NSD's Office of Intelligence (OI), which prepares and files FISA applications. Evans meets with Toscas, Adam Hickey, and FBI representatives.  The FBI invited NSD to attend weekly meetings with the Crossfire Hurricane team. According to Evans, he and Toscas attended some of the meetings, as did representatives from CES, including Laufman, and OI. Hickey attended some of the meetings as well.  

:*George Toscas contacts  Deputy AAG Stuart Evans who oversaw NSD's Office of Intelligence (OI), which prepares and files FISA applications. Evans meets with Toscas, Adam Hickey, and FBI representatives.  The FBI invited NSD to attend weekly meetings with the Crossfire Hurricane team. According to Evans, he and Toscas attended some of the meetings, as did representatives from CES, including Laufman, and OI. Hickey attended some of the meetings as well.  

:*Strzok texts Lisa Page: {{Quotebox|"OMG I CANNOT BELIEVE WE ARE SERIOUSLY LOOKING AT THESE ALLEGATIONS AND THE PERVASIVE CONNECTIONS."<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-fbi-agents-account-insurance-policy-text-referred-to-russia-probe-1513624580</ref>}}

:*Strzok texts Lisa Page:  

:*Redacted FBI text reads, {{quotebox|“[D]oing all this election research – I think some of these guys want a [C]linton presidency.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/24/trump-was-right-explosive-new-fbi-texts-detail-internal-furor-over-handling-of-crossfire-hurricane-investigation/</ref>}}

{{Quotebox-float|"OMG I CANNOT BELIEVE WE ARE SERIOUSLY LOOKING AT THESE ALLEGATIONS AND THE PERVASIVE CONNECTIONS."<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-fbi-agents-account-insurance-policy-text-referred-to-russia-probe-1513624580</ref>}}

:*Redacted FBI text reads,  

{{quotebox-float|“[D]oing all this election research – I think some of these guys want a [C]linton presidency.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/24/trump-was-right-explosive-new-fbi-texts-detail-internal-furor-over-handling-of-crossfire-hurricane-investigation/</ref>}}

:*James Clapper visited Estonia.<ref>https://twitter.com/USEmbTallinn/status/763691547061784577</ref>

:*James Clapper visited Estonia.<ref>https://twitter.com/USEmbTallinn/status/763691547061784577</ref>

*'''14 August.'''  Sally Yates receives the first Carter Page FISA application.

*'''14 August.'''  Sally Yates receives the first Carter Page FISA application.

<font color="blue">Deripaska's revenge: ''New York Times'' publishes ''Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief''” two weeks after Bruce Ohr’s meeting with Steele. The article states: “Mr. Deripaska would later say he invested $18.9 million in Pericles [Manafort's company] in 2008 to complete the acquisition of Black Sea Cable. But the planned purchase—including the question of who ended up with the Black Sea assets—has since become the subject of a dispute between Mr. Deripaska and Mr. Manafort.”</font><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/us/politics/paul-manafort-ukraine-donald-trump.html</ref>

:<font color="blue">Deripaska's revenge: ''New York Times'' publishes ''Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief''” two weeks after Bruce Ohr’s meeting with Steele. The article states: “Mr. Deripaska would later say he invested $18.9 million in Pericles [Manafort's company] in 2008 to complete the acquisition of Black Sea Cable. But the planned purchase—including the question of who ended up with the Black Sea assets—has since become the subject of a dispute between Mr. Deripaska and Mr. Manafort.”</font><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/us/politics/paul-manafort-ukraine-donald-trump.html</ref>

*'''15 August.''' John Brennan  briefs [[Harry Reid]] on Christopher Steele and Spygate material. Reid asked Brennan if he could include the information they discussed on Russia in a letter to Comey to ask for investigation of Trump.<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/john-brennans-leak-to-harry-reid-is-now-under-scrutiny/</ref>

*'''15 August.''' John Brennan  briefs [[Harry Reid]] on Christopher Steele and Spygate material. Reid asked Brennan if he could include the information they discussed on Russia in a letter to Comey to ask for investigation of Trump.<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/john-brennans-leak-to-harry-reid-is-now-under-scrutiny/</ref>

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*'''28 August.''' <font color="blue">Serhiy Leshchenko, a member of the Ukrainian parliament,  tells the the ''Financial Times'' of London that “a Trump presidency would change the pro-Ukrainian agenda in American foreign policy.” Leshchenko gave the Black Ledger file of the Ukrainian Party of Regions to Alexandra Chalupa and Glenn Simpson; Chalupa gave it to Mike Isiskoff and Simpson gave it to Nellie Ohr. When Isikoff published allegations about Paul Manafort from the files, Manafort resigned the next day. Nellis Ohr and Christopher Steele used some of the Black Ledger file in the ''Steele dossier''.</font><ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/ties-to-ukrainian-national-a-unifying-theme-in-early-attacks-on-trump_2872609.html</ref>

*'''28 August.''' <font color="blue">Serhiy Leshchenko, a member of the Ukrainian parliament,  tells the the ''Financial Times'' of London that “a Trump presidency would change the pro-Ukrainian agenda in American foreign policy.” Leshchenko gave the Black Ledger file of the Ukrainian Party of Regions to Alexandra Chalupa and Glenn Simpson; Chalupa gave it to Mike Isiskoff and Simpson gave it to Nellie Ohr. When Isikoff published allegations about Paul Manafort from the files, Manafort resigned the next day. Nellis Ohr and Christopher Steele used some of the Black Ledger file in the ''Steele dossier''.</font><ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/ties-to-ukrainian-national-a-unifying-theme-in-early-attacks-on-trump_2872609.html</ref>

*'''29 August.''' Obama FBI [[Agent provocateur]] Stefan Halper emails Sam Clovis: {{quotebox|"I am a professor at Cambridge University lecturing on US politics and foreign policy. I am what is called a ‘scholar practitioner,’ having served in the White House and four presidential campaigns — two as policy director. Over the past month I have been in conversation with Carter Page who attended our conference in Cambridge on US elections. Carter mentioned in Cambridge, and when visiting here in Virginia, that you and I should meet. I have enjoyed your comments and appearances in the media; you hit the sweet spot focusing Trump’s appeal to working America. May I suggest that we set a time to meet when you are next in Washington. Meanwhile, all the best, Stefan Halper.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-campaign-vet-informant-used-me-to-get-to-papadopoulos?platform=hootsuite</ref>}}

*'''29 August.''' Obama FBI [[Agent provocateur]] Stefan Halper emails Sam Clovis:  

{{quotebox-float|"I am a professor at Cambridge University lecturing on US politics and foreign policy. I am what is called a ‘scholar practitioner,’ having served in the White House and four presidential campaigns — two as policy director. Over the past month I have been in conversation with Carter Page who attended our conference in Cambridge on US elections. Carter mentioned in Cambridge, and when visiting here in Virginia, that you and I should meet. I have enjoyed your comments and appearances in the media; you hit the sweet spot focusing Trump’s appeal to working America. May I suggest that we set a time to meet when you are next in Washington. Meanwhile, all the best, Stefan Halper.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-campaign-vet-informant-used-me-to-get-to-papadopoulos?platform=hootsuite</ref>}}

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*'''30 August.''' Pientka notes on Trump briefing filed.<ref>https://saraacarter.com/dni-declassifies-trump-flynn-defensive-briefing-from-2016-revealing-bureau-was-spying-and-collecting-information-at-the-time-on-trump/</ref>

*'''30 August.''' Pientka notes on Trump briefing filed.<ref>https://saraacarter.com/dni-declassifies-trump-flynn-defensive-briefing-from-2016-revealing-bureau-was-spying-and-collecting-information-at-the-time-on-trump/</ref>