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*Bill Priestap was Strzok’s direct boss. As head of FBI counterintelligence, Priestap would have to sign off on the use of FusionGPS (aka: Bean LLC, aka, Glenn Simpson), Crowdstrike, and/or any FBI contractor who was allowed access to, or received information from, the FBI database.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/01/22/fbi-shadow-figure-surfaces-to-protect-president-obama-amid-released-fbi-text-messages/</ref> Priestap would have needed to authorize Strzok to engage with Christopher Steele over the ''Steele dosssier''. Priestap would have to approve the underlying documents that were used for both FISA applications (June/July and Sept/Oct). Priestap would be the person to approve of paying, or reimbursing, Christopher Steele for the ''Steele dossier'' used in the FBI counterintelligence operation and subsequent FISA application.
*Bill Priestap was Strzok’s direct boss. As head of FBI counterintelligence, Priestap would have to sign off on the use of FusionGPS (aka: Bean LLC, aka, Glenn Simpson), Crowdstrike, and/or any FBI contractor who was allowed access to, or received information from, the FBI database.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/01/22/fbi-shadow-figure-surfaces-to-protect-president-obama-amid-released-fbi-text-messages/</ref> Priestap would have needed to authorize Strzok to engage with Christopher Steele over the ''Steele dosssier''. Priestap would have to approve the underlying documents that were used for both FISA applications (June/July and Sept/Oct). Priestap would be the person to approve of paying, or reimbursing, Christopher Steele for the ''Steele dossier'' used in the FBI counterintelligence operation and subsequent FISA application.
*'''Late June.''' Obama Justice Dept. seeks [[FISA]] warrant to eavesdrop on Donald Trump, Carter Page, Paul Manafort, and Boris Epshtyn. FISA court denies request.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443768/obama-fisa-trump-wiretap-may-have-been-sought</ref> Ordinary procedures call for the [[Justice Department]] to ask a FISA Court for a warrant. It is improbable that [[Attorney General]] [[Loretta Lynch]] acted on her own against a presidential nominee of another party without consulting President Obama.<ref>https://youtu.be/5CSZKmssG2o</ref>
*'''Late June.''' Justice Dept. seeks [[FISA]] warrant to eavesdrop on Michael T. Flynn, Paul Manafort, Carter Page and George Papadopoulos (earlier reports listed Donald Trump, Carter Page, Paul Manafort and Boris Epshteyn). FISA court denies request.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443768/obama-fisa-trump-wiretap-may-have-been-sought</ref> Ordinary procedures call for the [[Justice Department]] to ask a FISA Court for a warrant. It is improbable that [[Attorney General]] [[Loretta Lynch]] acted on her own against a presidential nominee of another party without consulting President Obama.<ref>https://youtu.be/5CSZKmssG2o</ref>
*FBI agent Peter Strzok has direct contact with Christopher Steele and receives preliminary draft of the ''Steele dossier''.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/lifting-the-steele-curtain-1510274070</ref> According to Robby Mook, the partial dossier information was also given to the DNC and Clinton campaign.
*FBI agent Peter Strzok has direct contact with Christopher Steele and receives preliminary draft of the ''Steele dossier''.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/lifting-the-steele-curtain-1510274070</ref> According to Robby Mook, the partial dossier information was also given to the DNC and Clinton campaign.