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==Birth of a false narrative==

==Birth of a false narrative==

In the Spring of 2016 John Brennan developed a false narrative:

In the Spring of 2016 John Brennan developed a false narrative:

{{quotebox|[[CIA]] Dir. John Brennan received information from British GCHQ intelligence as part of an allegedly "routine" intelligence sharing agreement about Trump associates' business dealings in Russia.<ref>https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/interview-richard-dearlove-europe-intelligence-mi6</ref> The information is said to have originated with Estonian intelligence. [[Estonia]], a country of 1.3 million inhabitants, requested a multi-billion dollar [[missile defence]] system which they can't pay for,<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/b9453544-228c-11e6-9d4d-c11776a5124d</ref><ref>http://linkis.com/atlanticcouncil.org/fAWKh</ref> while Trump adviser [[Newt Gingrich]] referred to the country as a 'suburb of St. Petersberg' with 5.3 million residents. Gingrich, rumoured to be on the short list for [[Secretary of State]], said he doubts American leaders would risk [[nuclear war]] over [[Putin]]'s actions in the region.<br> Allegedly, the information that triggered Brennan to act was a tape recorded conversation that mentioned money from the [[Kremlin]] to the [[2016 Trump campaign|Trump Campaign]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38589427</ref>}} In actuality, John Brennan received nothing from the [[Five Eyes]] network.<ref>https://www.themarketswork.com/2018/04/22/nunes-interview-no-official-intelligence-used-problems-for-brennan/</ref> Nonetheless, Brennan gave the fruits of his 'off the books' intrigues with private actors<ref>https://themarketswork.com/2018/05/10/ties-that-bind-stefan-halper-joseph-mifsud-alexander-downer-papadopoulos/</ref> to [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] and FBI Dir. Jimmy Comey. A Joint FBI/CIA Counter-Intelligence Task Force was formed with [[Peter Strzok]] as the FBI-CIA liaison.  

{{quotebox|[[CIA]] Dir. John Brennan received information from British GCHQ intelligence as part of an allegedly "routine" intelligence sharing agreement about Trump associates' business dealings in Russia.<ref>https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/interview-richard-dearlove-europe-intelligence-mi6</ref> The information is said to have originated with Estonian intelligence. [[Estonia]], a country of 1.3 million inhabitants, requested a multi-billion dollar [[missile defence]] system which they can't pay for,<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/b9453544-228c-11e6-9d4d-c11776a5124d</ref><ref>http://linkis.com/atlanticcouncil.org/fAWKh</ref> while Trump adviser [[Newt Gingrich]] referred to the country as a 'suburb of St. Petersberg' with 5.3 million residents. Gingrich, rumoured to be on the short list for [[Secretary of State]], said he doubts American leaders would risk [[nuclear war]] over [[Putin]]'s actions in the region.<br> Allegedly, the information that triggered Brennan to act was a tape recorded conversation that mentioned money from the [[Kremlin]] to the [[2016 Trump campaign|Trump Campaign]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38589427</ref>}} In actuality, John Brennan received nothing from the [[Five Eyes]] network.<ref>https://www.themarketswork.com/2018/04/22/nunes-interview-no-official-intelligence-used-problems-for-brennan/</ref> Nonetheless, Brennan gave the fruits of his 'off the books' intrigues with private actors<ref>https://themarketswork.com/2018/05/10/ties-that-bind-stefan-halper-joseph-mifsud-alexander-downer-papadopoulos/</ref> to [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] and disgraced FBI Dir. Jimmy Comey. A Joint FBI/CIA Counter-Intelligence Task Force was formed with [[Peter Strzok]] as the FBI-CIA liaison.  

The FBI began a [[counterintelligence]] investigation into [[Paul Manafort]]'s Ukrainian associations. This investigation led to [[FISA]] [[surveillance]] of at least three Trump associates, Paul Manafort, [[Carter Page]], and [[Roger Stone]].<ref>''NYT'', 1/19/17</ref>

The FBI began a [[counterintelligence]] investigation into [[Paul Manafort]]'s Ukrainian associations. This investigation led to [[FISA]] [[surveillance]] of at least three Trump associates, Paul Manafort, [[Carter Page]], and [[Roger Stone]].<ref>''NYT'', 1/19/17</ref>