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The four identified targets within the original July 2016 Crossfire Hurricane investigation were [[George Papadopoulos]], Flynn, [[Paul Manafort]] and [[Carter Page]]. With Manafort outlined as a target in the original authorization and the first scope memo, the second scope memo authorized expansion to his business partner Richard Gates and their joint businesses.  This memo also permitted the investigation of Trump’s former lawyer [[Michael Cohen]] and all of his interests; and Rosenstein authorized an investigation of his own boss, AG [[Jeff Sessions]].  

The four identified targets within the original July 2016 Crossfire Hurricane investigation were [[George Papadopoulos]], Flynn, [[Paul Manafort]] and [[Carter Page]]. With Manafort outlined as a target in the original authorization and the first scope memo, the second scope memo authorized expansion to his business partner Richard Gates and their joint businesses.  This memo also permitted the investigation of Trump’s former lawyer [[Michael Cohen]] and all of his interests; and Rosenstein authorized an investigation of his own boss, AG [[Jeff Sessions]].  

This second scope memo also allowed Weissmann and Mueller to target [[Roger Stone]] and Michael Flynn Jr. Adding Mike Flynn Jr. to the target list (scope memo) meant the special counsel could strong arm General Flynn into a plea deal with the threat of indictment of his son who just had a four month old baby.  

This second scope memo also allowed [[Andrew Weissmann]] and Mueller to target [[Roger Stone]] and Michael Flynn Jr. Adding Mike Flynn Jr. to the target list (scope memo) meant the special counsel could strong arm General Flynn into a plea deal with the threat of indictment of his son who just had a four month old baby.  

All of the illegally extracted FISA-702(16)(17) database search results were part of this original Crossfire Hurricane file available to Andrew Weissmann and Mueller.  However, in order to use this illegally gathered search-query evidence, Weissmann and Mueller needed to build [[parallel construction]], or an alternate justification to “rediscover” the preexisting evidence which had already been gathered from abuse of FISA database and illegal domestic spying.

All of the illegally extracted FISA-702(16)(17) database search results were part of this original Crossfire Hurricane file available to Andrew Weissmann and Mueller.  However, in order to use this illegally gathered search-query evidence, Weissmann and Mueller needed to build [[parallel construction]], or an alternate justification to “rediscover” the preexisting evidence which had already been gathered from abuse of FISA database and illegal domestic spying.