:*ABC News, NPR, [[Rachel Maddow]] and other mainstream outlets report [[fake news]] that the Trump campaign "weakened the Republican platform on aid to Ukraine."<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/clinton-campaign-chief-russians-trump-pro-russian-platform/story?id=40824946</ref><ref>
https://www.npr.org/2016/08/06/488876597/how-the-trump-campaign-weakened-the-republican-platform-on-aid-to-ukraine</ref><ref>http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/new-details-put-the-spotlight-back-trumps-russia-scandal</ref> The fake news comes directly from Hillary Clinton's opposition research, the ''Steele dossier''.
<!--*Rep. Mike Pompeo tweets, "Need further proof that the fix was in from Pres. Obama on down? BUSTED: 19,252 Emails from DNC Leaked by Wikileaks"<ref>https://archive.is/p0ij6</ref>--> *'''25 July.''' Peter Strzok and Lisa Page exchange messages about Strzok's personal friendship with FISA court Judge Rudy ContrerasDay 1 of the [[Democrat Convention]]. In December 2017 Contreras accepted a guilty plea from Gen Wikileaks began their DNC releases. Michael Flynn for allegedly lying to Strzok. Strzok originally reported Flynn did not lie,<ref>Comey testified Flynn did not lie.</ref> however FBI Dep. Dir. Andrew McCabe altered the Clinton campaign manager '''Robby Mook [[CNN]] interview report to say Flynn did lie. {{Quotebox|Lisa Page: Rudy is on begins spinning the [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]! Did you know that?<br><br>Strzok: Just appointed two months ago<br><br>Strzok: I didTrump Russia conspiracy theory. We talked about it before and after. I need to get together with him<br><br>Strzok: He mentioned thinking about it even though he ''' This was juniorplanned, they needed people and they especially needed minoritiesprepared, purposeful and then he said he’d gotten on a month or two ago at a graduation party we were both at.<br><br>Strzok: [Redacted] brought up a good point about being circumspect in talking to [Contreras] in terms the beginning of not placing him into a situation where he’d have to recuse himself.<br><br>Lisa Page: I can’t imagine either one of you could talk about anything the most damaging psy op disinformation campaigns in detail meaningful enough to warranted recusal<br><br>Strzok: Really? Rudy, I’m in charge of espionage for the FBIUS history. Any espionage FISA comes before him, what should he do? Given his friend oversees them?<brref><br>Lisa Pagehttps: Standards for recusal are quite high//twitter. I just don’t think this poses an actual conflict. And he doesn’t know what you do?com/sethjlevy/status/963977316547399680<br/ref><br>Strzok: Not the level or scope or area. But he’s super thoughtful and rigorous about ethics and conflicts. [redacted] suggested a social setting with others would probably be better than a one on one meeting.}}
:*''Daily Beast'' published fake news headline, “FBI Suspects Russia Hacked DNC; U.S. Officials Say It Was to Elect Donald Trump."<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-suspects-russia-hacked-dnc-us-officials-say-it-was-to-elect-donald-trump</ref> The FBI never investigated if or who "hacked" DNC emails.<ref>https://www.voanews.com/a/cyber-firm-rewrites-part-disputed-russian-hacking-report/3781411.html</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/report-fbi-had-private-company-examine-dncs-hacked-servers</ref><ref>https://www.wired.com/2017/01/fbi-says-democratic-party-wouldnt-let-agents-see-hacked-email-servers/</ref>
:*[[Fox News]] reporter James Rosen emails Clinton Foundation investigator Charles Ortel, "Am told Wikileaks will be doing a massive dump of HRC emails relating to the CF [Clinton Foundation] in September." Ortel forwards the email to Roger Stone.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-10-22-at-2.09.59-PM-1-768x302.jpg</ref>
----[[File:Hillary on the campaign trail.jpg|right|350px|thumb|After a rigged primary process, Hillary was nominated on July 26, 2018. Notably absent from her crowds were the faces of minorities and people of color.]]
:*Wasserman Schultz resigns [[DNC]] chair amidst WikiLeaks revelations of improprieties and election rigging to defeat Bernie Sanders. [[Donna Brazile]] appointed interim successor. Brazile later admits the Clinton machine was in control of the DNC's budget throughout the primary election process contested by Bernie Sanders.
:*Peter Strzok and Lisa Page exchange messages about Strzok's personal friendship with FISA court Judge Rudy Contreras. In December 2017 Contreras accepted a guilty plea from Gen. Michael Flynn for allegedly lying to Strzok. Strzok originally reported Flynn did not lie,<ref>Comey testified Flynn did not lie.</ref> however FBI Dep. Dir. Andrew McCabe altered the interview report to say Flynn did lie. {{Quotebox|Lisa Page: Rudy is on the [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]! Did you know that?<br><br>Strzok: Just appointed two months ago<br><br>Strzok: I did. We talked about it before and after. I need to get together with him<br><br>Strzok: He mentioned thinking about it even though he was junior, they needed people and they especially needed minorities, and then he said he’d gotten on a month or two ago at a graduation party we were both at.<br><br>Strzok: [Redacted] brought up a good point about being circumspect in talking to [Contreras] in terms of not placing him into a situation where he’d have to recuse himself.<br><br>Lisa Page: I can’t imagine either one of you could talk about anything in detail meaningful enough to warranted recusal<br><br>Strzok: Really? Rudy, I’m in charge of espionage for the FBI. Any espionage FISA comes before him, what should he do? Given his friend oversees them?<br><br>Lisa Page: Standards for recusal are quite high. I just don’t think this poses an actual conflict. And he doesn’t know what you do?<br><br>Strzok: Not the level or scope or area. But he’s super thoughtful and rigorous about ethics and conflicts. [redacted] suggested a social setting with others would probably be better than a one on one meeting.}}[[File:Hillary on the campaign trail.jpg|right|350px|thumb|After a rigged primary process, Hillary was nominated on July 26, 2018. Notably absent from her crowds were the faces of minorities and people of color.]]*'''26 July.''' '''Brennan informed that Hillary Clinton approved a plan to stir up a scandal against Donald Trump by tying him to [[Putin]] and the Russians' hacking of the Democratic National Committee.<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/09/29/report-president-obama-was-briefed-on-russias-knowledge-of-hillary-clintons-plans-to-cook-up-a-scandal/</ref>:*Clinton foreign policy advisor is pushing this narrative to CIA Director John Brennan.:*Obama signed a presidential directive to place the FBI in charge of responding to all cyber threats, and to allow the federal government an active role in investigating, preventing and mitigating attempts to hack into state election board computer networks.
:*Lisa Monaco attended the International Conference On Cyber Security.
:*''Steele dossier'' memo alleges extensive Russian government hacking operation.
:*'''Mueller report claims (pg 89, fn465) that Australia informed the U.S. government of Papadopoulos statements about Clinton emails. Both Papadopoulos and Downer deny Clinton emails were ever discussed (the reference was to "dirt," i.e. Clinton's use of a Blackberry tied to her unsecured server to communicate with President Obama from the territory of Russia which Comey claimed was likely hacked at his July 5, 2016 press conference. Comey also kept Obama's identity secret and referred to him as "another senior government official").'''
<!--:*Kerry met with Sergey Lavrov in Vientiane, Laos.-->
*'''27 July.''' Brennan, Clapper, Comey, [[John P. Carlin]] and Rep. [[Adam Schiff]] attend Aspen Security Forum.<ref>https://aspensecurityforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ASF-2016-Agenda-PUBLIC-7.21.16-1.pdf</ref> Schiff flies with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak to the meeting after the DNC Convention;<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/01/flashback-adam-schiff-flew-with-russian-ambassador-kislyak-to-aspen-forum/</ref> unlike [[Jeff Session]], Schiff never recused himself from the HPSCI investigation into Russian collusion after meeting with Kislyak, nor ever faced [[treason]] charges from U.S. mainstream media.
:*Strzok calls Bernie Sanders supporters “stupid*ass” and “idiots,” to which Lisa Page replies she “really really” likes former Vice President [[Joe Biden]], apparently referring to Biden's convention speech attacking Trump. Strzok responds "Opened on Trump? If Hillary did, you know five field offices would…" Five field offices refer to five FBI field offices. If Hillary attacks Trump, five FBI field offices would support her.
<!--:*Trump jokes at press conference: “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,.”--> *'''28 July.''' '''John Brennan briefed President Obama and other senior national security officials on the "approval by Hillary Clinton on the "approval by Hillary Clinton on July 26, 2016 of a proposal from one of her foreign policy advisors to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by Russian security services."'''<ref>https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/09-29-20_Letter%20to%20Sen.%20Graham_Declassification%20of%20FBI's%20Crossfire%20Hurricane%20Investigations_20-00912_U_SIGNED-FINAL.pdf</ref>:*Gaeta sends ''Steele dossier'' Reports 80 and 94 to Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) in the FBI New York Field Office (NYFO), who forwarded them to NYFO Special Agent in Charge (SAC).
:*Strzok and Lisa page exchange messages about [[Lawfare group]] postings:<ref>https://www.archive.org/stream/StrzokPageTexts/FBI-texts_djvu.txt</ref>
::*00:36:58, Thu OUTBOX Lisa Page: Ha. First line made me smile. \n\nWhat Does the US Government Know About Russia and the DNC Hack? -Lawfare\nhttps://www.lawfareblog.com/what-does-us-government-know-about-russia-and-dnc-hack
:*'''Bruce Ohr calls Andrew McCabe. They meet in McCabe’s office with Lisa Page in early August. Ohr wanted the FBI to have the information and be aware of his meeting with Steele.
:*Strzok texted Lisa Page and wondered if he would be able to bring her to London with him.
<!--:*''Steele dossier'' memo alleges eight-year Russian effort to cultivate Trump. Says Kremlin worried of political fallout from DNC email hack.-->*'''31 July.''' '''Priestap and Strzok formally open Crossfire Hurricane investigation'''. Strzok may have used<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/05/20/judicial-watch-receives-originating-fbi-ec-electronic-communication-the-start-of-crossfire-hurricane/</ref>
:*Strzok texts Lisa Page: {{Quotebox|Strzok: And '''damn this feels momentous. Because this matters. The other one [Clinton email investigation] did, too, but that was to ensure that we didn’t F something up. This matters because this MATTERS'''.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/strzok-page-texts-trump-russia-investigation-origins/</ref>}}
:*'''Peter Schweitzer publishes ''From Russia With Money'' about Clinton collusion with Russia over the Uranium One sale and cronyism redounding to the Podesta's benefit.'''<ref>https://nypost.com/2016/07/31/report-raises-questions-about-clinton-cash-from-russians-during-reset/amp/</ref><ref>https://www.g-a-i.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Report-Skolkvovo-08012016.pdf</ref>