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*'''5 August.''' Former Acting CIA Director and Clinton campaign advisor, [[Mike Morell]] publishes an op-ed in the ''New York Times'', fueling the Clinton-inspired Russian conspiracy narrative: {{quotebox|”In the intelligence business, we would say that Mr. Putin had recruited Mr. Trump as an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation.”…  (~Mike Morell)<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/opinion/campaign-stops/i-ran-the-cia-now-im-endorsing-hillary-clinton.html</ref>}}  Morell is deeply connected to the Clinton camp, particularly surrounding his prior efforts to defend then Secretary of State Clinton over thew [[Benghazi massacre]].  According to former CIA Director [[Leon Panetta]] it was Mike Morell (Intel) and [[Ben Rhodes]] (White House) who wrote the infamous Susan Rice talking points, which were all lies.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/09/29/dni-john-ratcliffe-presents-senate-with-brennan-notes-showcasing-clinton-campaign-intent-to-create-russian-conspiracy-narrative-july-2016/</ref>

*'''5 August.''' Former Acting CIA Director and Clinton campaign advisor, [[Mike Morell]] publishes an op-ed in the ''New York Times'', fueling the Clinton-inspired Russian conspiracy narrative: {{quotebox|”In the intelligence business, we would say that Mr. Putin had recruited Mr. Trump as an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation.”…  (~Mike Morell)<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/opinion/campaign-stops/i-ran-the-cia-now-im-endorsing-hillary-clinton.html</ref>}}  Morell is deeply connected to the Clinton camp, particularly surrounding his prior efforts to defend then Secretary of State Clinton over thew [[Benghazi massacre]].  According to former CIA Director [[Leon Panetta]] it was Mike Morell (Intel) and [[Ben Rhodes]] (White House) who wrote the infamous Susan Rice talking points, which were all lies.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/09/29/dni-john-ratcliffe-presents-senate-with-brennan-notes-showcasing-clinton-campaign-intent-to-create-russian-conspiracy-narrative-july-2016/</ref>

:*Strzok and Lisa Page engage in a tense conversation which involves an imminent meeting with “agency people” — an apparent reference to the CIA. Strzok suggested that, for the new case, they should conduct Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning meetings “with [REDACTED]” just “like we did with mye” — Mid Year Exam, the Clinton probe. After some back-and-forth over who should be invited to a major meeting about the new case, a meeting was held. In the aftermath Strzok and Lisa Page have an exchange implying Obama ordered the illegal surveillance of the Trump campaign: {{Quotebox|Strzok: And hi. Went well, best we could have expected. Other than [REDACTED] quote: “'''the White House is running this'''.”<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/strzok-page-texts-trump-russia-investigation-origins/</ref> My answer, “well, maybe for you they are.” And of course, I was planning on telling this guy, thanks for coming, we’ve got an hour, but with Bill [Priestap] there, I’ve got no control….<br>Lisa Page: Yeah, whatever (re the WH comment). We’ve got the emails that say otherwise.}}

:*Strzok and Lisa Page engage in a tense conversation which involves an imminent meeting with “agency people” — an apparent reference to the CIA. Strzok suggested that, for the new case, they should conduct Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning meetings “with [REDACTED]” just “like we did with mye” — Mid Year Exam, the Clinton probe. After some back-and-forth over who should be invited to a major meeting about the new case, a meeting was held. In the aftermath Strzok and Lisa Page have an exchange implying Obama ordered the illegal surveillance of the Trump campaign: {{Quotebox|Strzok: And hi. Went well, best we could have expected. Other than [REDACTED] quote: “'''the White House is running this'''.”<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/strzok-page-texts-trump-russia-investigation-origins/</ref> My answer, “well, maybe for you they are.” And of course, I was planning on telling this guy, thanks for coming, we’ve got an hour, but with Bill [Priestap] there, I’ve got no control….<br>Lisa Page: Yeah, whatever (re the WH comment). We’ve got the emails that say otherwise.}}

:*Steele memo alleges growing backlash in Kremlin to DNC email hack and Trump support operation. Identifies Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as a key figure in the DNC hack.

:*Steele memo alleges growing backlash in Kremlin to DNC email hack and Trump support operation. Identifies Kremlin spokesman [[Dmitry Peskov]] as a key figure in the DNC hack.

:*Donna Brazile attends Obama birthday party at the White House. At the party she was pulled to the side by Susan Rice (a member of the Deputies Meetings) and [[Eric Holder]], separately. Bboth encouraged Brazile to place "Russian hacking" at the top of her priority list.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190824105841/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/brazile-i-considered-replacing-clinton-with-biden-as-2016-democratic-nominee/2017/11/04/f0b75418-bf4c-11e7-97d9-bdab5a0ab381_story.html?utm_term=.0a2cdcd0efd7</ref>

:*Donna Brazile attends Obama birthday party at the White House. At the party she was pulled to the side by Susan Rice (a member of the Deputies Meetings) and [[Eric Holder]], separately. Bboth encouraged Brazile to place "Russian hacking" at the top of her priority list.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190824105841/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/brazile-i-considered-replacing-clinton-with-biden-as-2016-democratic-nominee/2017/11/04/f0b75418-bf4c-11e7-97d9-bdab5a0ab381_story.html?utm_term=.0a2cdcd0efd7</ref>