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On May 2, 2016 FBI Dir. James Comey wrote an internal memorandum saying Hillary Clinton and others were guilty of [[felony|gross negligence]] punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/06/report-comey-accused-clinton-of-gross-negligence-in-email-case/?utm_source=site-share</ref> | On May 2, 2016 FBI Dir. James Comey wrote an internal memorandum saying Hillary Clinton and others were guilty of [[felony|gross negligence]] punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/06/report-comey-accused-clinton-of-gross-negligence-in-email-case/?utm_source=site-share</ref> | ||
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| + | On July 5 FBI Dir. James Comey revised his findings when he said publicly that Sec. Clinton and staff were “extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information," and "there is evidence of potential violations of the [[statute]]s regarding the handling of classified information…There is [[evidence]] to support a conclusion that any reasonable person in Secretary Clinton’s position, or in the position of those with whom she was corresponding about the matters, should have known that an unclassified system was no place for that conversation." Comey referred the matter to the Justice Dept. for a prosecutorial decision. In the absence of prosecution, security or administrative sanctions are the norm.<ref>[https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/statement-by-fbi-director-james-b-comey-on-the-investigation-of-secretary-hillary-clinton2019s-use-of-a-personal-e-mail-system Statement by Director James Comey on the Investigation of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Use of a Personal E-Mail System] (July i5, 2015).</ref> Comey's decision to by-pass DoJ rules and take matters into his own hands may have been part of a counterintelligence ooeration.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/james-comey-is-maxwell-smart-1501022653?mod=e2fb</ref> | ||
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| + | On July 7 businessman and former campaign associate Carter Page delivered the graduation commencement speech at Moscow's New Economic School. President Obama addressed graduates of the same institution in 2009.<ref>https://youtu.be/bu8vI4js_OE</ref> Page has no role in the campaign nor has ever met or briefed Trump. Nonetheless, Obama agents obtained a FISA warrant to monitor Page, convincing a judge there’s probable cause to believe Page is a Russian agent based on the speech which is critical of Obama's policy toward Russia. Surveillance of Page allowed government officials to “incidentally” collect communications of the Trump campaign if they communicate with Page.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/when-incidental-intel-collection-isnt-incidental/</ref> | ||
==Russian meddling== | ==Russian meddling== | ||
Revision as of 15:10, December 7, 2017
The FBI scandal began as a series of abuses within the Obama administration.
Uranium One
- Main article: Uranium One bribery scandal
Clinton email server
- Main article: Hillary Clinton email scandal
On May 2, 2016 FBI Dir. James Comey wrote an internal memorandum saying Hillary Clinton and others were guilty of gross negligence punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment.[1]
On July 5 FBI Dir. James Comey revised his findings when he said publicly that Sec. Clinton and staff were “extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information," and "there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information…There is evidence to support a conclusion that any reasonable person in Secretary Clinton’s position, or in the position of those with whom she was corresponding about the matters, should have known that an unclassified system was no place for that conversation." Comey referred the matter to the Justice Dept. for a prosecutorial decision. In the absence of prosecution, security or administrative sanctions are the norm.[2] Comey's decision to by-pass DoJ rules and take matters into his own hands may have been part of a counterintelligence ooeration.[3]
On July 7 businessman and former campaign associate Carter Page delivered the graduation commencement speech at Moscow's New Economic School. President Obama addressed graduates of the same institution in 2009.[4] Page has no role in the campaign nor has ever met or briefed Trump. Nonetheless, Obama agents obtained a FISA warrant to monitor Page, convincing a judge there’s probable cause to believe Page is a Russian agent based on the speech which is critical of Obama's policy toward Russia. Surveillance of Page allowed government officials to “incidentally” collect communications of the Trump campaign if they communicate with Page.[5]
Russian meddling
- Main article: Trump-Russia
Steele dossier
In early June FusionGPS hired Christopher Steele to begin working on the Steele dossier.[6] On June 9 Rinat Akhmetshin[7] and Natalia Veselnitskaya,[8] working for FusionGPS and Ike Kaveladze,[9] meet with Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner.[10] On June 20 Christopher Steele filed his first report entitled Company Intelligence Report.
See also
References
- ↑ http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/06/report-comey-accused-clinton-of-gross-negligence-in-email-case/?utm_source=site-share
- ↑ Statement by Director James Comey on the Investigation of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Use of a Personal E-Mail System (July i5, 2015).
- ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/james-comey-is-maxwell-smart-1501022653?mod=e2fb
- ↑ https://youtu.be/bu8vI4js_OE
- ↑ https://sharylattkisson.com/when-incidental-intel-collection-isnt-incidental/
- ↑ http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/how-the-explosive-russian-dossier-was-compiled-christopher-steele
- ↑ http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rinat-akhmetshin-who-russian-lobbyist-who-met-trump-team-n783161
- ↑ https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-seeks-more-information-pro-russia-lobbyist-present-trump-jr-meeting
- ↑ https://ru.linkedin.com/in/ikekaveladze
- ↑ https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/complaint-firm-behind-dossier-former-russian-intel-officer-joined-lobbying-effort