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===August 2016===
===August 2016===
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stu Evans was the person within the DOJ who was in charge of the entire FISA process, but the FBI chose not to tell Evans that they had opened a counterintelligence investigation. According to Lisa Page's testimony, the only DOJ official they told was George Toscas, the deputy assistant attorney general in the National Security Division. Without forewarning to the FBI, Toscas informed Stu Evans in August 2016—possibly earlier—of the FBI’s newly opened investigation.
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stu Evans was the person within the DOJ who was in charge of the entire FISA process, but the FBI chose not to tell Evans that they had opened a counterintelligence investigation. According to [[Lisa Page]]'s testimony, the only DOJ official they told was George Toscas, the deputy assistant attorney general in the National Security Division. Without forewarning to the FBI, Toscas informed Stu Evans in August 2016—possibly earlier—of the FBI’s newly opened investigation.
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The ongoing attempts by [[George Papadopoulos]] are similar to those made by [[Joseph Mifsud]] and [[Stefan Halper]]. Use intentionally manufactured meetings and contacts to create perceived associations with Russia.
The ongoing attempts by [[George Papadopoulos]] are similar to those made by [[Joseph Mifsud]] and [[Stefan Halper]]. Use intentionally manufactured meetings and contacts to create perceived associations with Russia.
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*'''Early August.''' Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann met with Christopher Steele to advise him of a supposed connection between Trump Tower and the Russian Alfa Bank; Sussmann's time was billed to the Clinton Campaign.<ref>Tr. of Interview at 74–75, H. Permanent Select Comm. on Intelligence Interview of Michael Sussmann (Dec. 18, 2017), https://www.dni.gov/files/HPSCI_Transcripts/2020-05-04-Michael_Sussmann-MTR_Redacted.pdf; Tr. of Steele Dep. at 1–2.</ref>
*'''Early August.''' Clinton campaign attorney [[Michael Sussmann]] met with [[Christopher Steele]] to advise him of a supposed connection between Trump Tower and the Russian Alfa Bank; Sussmann's time was billed to the [[2016 Hillary Clinton campaign|Clinton Campaign]].<ref>Tr. of Interview at 74–75, H. Permanent Select Comm. on Intelligence Interview of Michael Sussmann (Dec. 18, 2017), https://www.dni.gov/files/HPSCI_Transcripts/2020-05-04-Michael_Sussmann-MTR_Redacted.pdf; Tr. of Steele Dep. at 1–2.</ref>
*'''First week of August.''' Brennan contacted Deputy National Security Advisor Avril Haines via telephone, as he had received intelligence in relation to President Vladimir Putin. An envelope which contained “eyes only” instructions was sent by courier from the Central Intelligence Agency to the White House. The contents of the envelope were shown to four people: President Barack Obama, and three of his senior aides, most likely [[Chief of Staff]] [[Denis McDonough]], [[National Security Advisor]] Susan Rice and deputy Avril Haines. Within the envelope was information from a valuable source, Oleg Smolenkov,<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2019/09/14/the-spy-who-failed/</ref> that Director Brennan had used to ascertain certain information, a source which he intentionally kept away from the Presidential Daily Brief. This was because, by 2013, the Presidential Daily Brief was being received by over 30 recipients. According to ''The Washington Post'', "The intelligence captured Putin’s specific instructions on the operation’s audacious objects — defeat or at least damage the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, and help elect her opponent, Donald Trump.” Brennan created a secret task force at the Central Intelligence Agency’s Headquarters, which was composed of several dozen analysts from the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Working Group reported to two different groups:
*'''First week of August.''' [[CIA]] dir [[John Brennan]] contacted Deputy National Security Advisor [[Avril Haines]] via telephone, as he had received intelligence in relation to President [[Vladimir Putin]]. An envelope which contained “eyes only” instructions was sent by courier from the Central Intelligence Agency to the [[White House]]. The contents of the envelope were shown to four people: President [[Barack Obama]], and three of his senior aides, most likely [[Chief of Staff]] [[Denis McDonough]], [[National Security Advisor]] [[Susan Rice]] and deputy Avril Haines. Within the envelope was information from a valuable source, Oleg Smolenkov,<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2019/09/14/the-spy-who-failed/</ref> that Director John Brennan had used to ascertain certain information, a source which he intentionally kept away from the Presidential Daily Brief. This was because, by 2013, the Presidential Daily Brief was being received by over 30 recipients. According to ''[[The Washington Post]]'', "The intelligence captured Putin’s specific instructions on the operation’s audacious objects — defeat or at least damage the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, and help elect her opponent, Donald Trump.” Brennan created a secret task force at the Central Intelligence Agency’s Headquarters, which was composed of several dozen analysts from the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Working Group reported to two different groups:
::(1) President Barack Obama and less than 14 senior United States Government officials.
::(1) President Barack Obama and less than 14 senior United States Government officials.
::(2) A team of operations specialists at the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/obama-putin-election-hacking/?utm_term=.e0ebd1a1dbf5</ref>
::(2) A team of operations specialists at the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/obama-putin-election-hacking/?utm_term=.e0ebd1a1dbf5</ref>