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On March 31, 2012 ''[[Reuters]]'' reported that "President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]]...Obama signed the order, known as a presidential "finding", within the last two or three weeks"<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-usa-order-idustre72t6h220110331</ref> Responsibility to carry out the aid is given to the Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] at the State Department and Director [[John Brennan]] at the CIA; the Pentagon was kept out of the loop. Another ''Reuters'' article noted Obama had CIA personal personnel on the ground ''before'' signing the finding.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-usa-rebels-idUSTRE72U7NM20110331</ref>

[[File:Mass beheading of Christians in Libya.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Christians were brutally slaughtered ''en masse '' by "moderate rebels" whom Obama had given aid to. Flynn was fired for opposing Obama administration policy, and later targeted to be silenced and destroyed by Obama intelliegnce intelligence community holdovers because he knew too much and wanted to reverse [[Obama administration]] policy.]]

Flynn moved on to be the chief adviser on [[national security]] for the Trump campaign. Flynn's knowledge as DIA director of the factual backstory to the [[Benghazi massacre]], the arming of ISIS,<ref>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/364917-study-shows-us-weapons-given-to-syrian-rebels-ended-up-in-isiss-hands</ref> and how the Obama/Clinton team misled the public was a risk to [[John Brennan]] and the [[intelligence community]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/12/29/why-flynn-a-confluence-of-highly-charged-political-events/</ref> Trump and Flynn were determined to end Obama's support for the Islamic State, which was on a pogram pogrom against [[Christian]]s, [[Shia]], and other "infidels." Obama and [[John Brennan]]'s support for the Islamic State only exacerbated relations with Russia and led to a Russian military presence in Syria - its first foreign engagement since 1989.

Before Flynn made a trip to [[Moscow]] in December 2015 he alerted his former employer, the DIA. He then attended a “defensive” or “protective” briefing before he ever sat alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ''Russia Today'' (RT) dinner, or before he talked with then-Russian Ambassador [[Sergey Kislyak]]. The briefing educated and sensitized Flynn to possible efforts by his Russian host to compromise the former high-ranking defense official and prepared him for conversations in which he could potentially extract intelligence for U.S. agencies such as the DIA. When Flynn returned from Moscow, he spent time briefing intelligence officials on what he learned during the Moscow contacts. Between two and nine intelligence officials attended the various meetings with Flynn about the RT event, and the information was moderately useful, about what one would expect from a public event.<ref>https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/423558-exculpatory-russia-evidence-about-mike-flynn-that-us-intel-kept-secret#.XC0yisc_S_4.twitter</ref>

The FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation into Flynn on August 16, 2016, “as part of the larger [[Crossfire Hurricane]] umbrella” investigation into the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump and its possible coordination with Russian officials to interfere with the [[2016 presidential election]]. Code-named “Crossfire Razor,” the investigation’s stated “goal” was to determine whether Flynn “was directed and controlled by and/or coordinated activities with the Russian Federation in a manner which is a threat to the [[national security]] and/or possibly a violation of the [[Foreign Agents Registration Act]]. "

In addition to the predication for opening [[Crossfire Hurricane]], which did not specifically identify Flynn, the FBI predicated the counterintelligence investigation of him on “an articulable factual basis” that consisted of three facts: Flynn’s service as a [[foreign policy]] advisor to the Trump campaign, his publicly documented connection to state-affiliated Russian entities, and the fact that he had traveled to Russia in December 2015. After approximately four months of investigation, however, the FBI “determined that Flynn was no longer a viable candidate as part of the larger Crossfire Hurricane umbrella case” and prepared to close the investigation. At some point prior to January 4, 2017, the FBI drafted a “Closing Communication” to effect the termination of the case. This document noted the specific “goal” and predication for the investigation. It laid out the numerous searches of holdings and investigative steps that had at each step yielded “no

On January 12, 2017, [[David Ignatius]] of the ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported the December 29 communications between Flynn and the Russian ambassador.<ref>David Ignatius, ''Why Did Obama Dawdle on Russia’s Hacking'', Washington Post, Jan. 12, 2017.</ref> The next day, January 13, [[Sean Spicer]], the spokesperson for the [[Trump transition]], clarified that the communications had involved only logistics, which seemed to contradict the nature of the calls. President-Elect [[Mike Pence]] stated in a news interview that Flynn had suggested that his

Yates, Clapper, and Brennan all agreed that the FBI should notify the incoming Trump administration of what had actually been said on the calls. Comey continued to refuse to brief the White House in a subsequent conversation with Brennan. Id. On January 23, 2017, then Acting Attorney General Yates met with senior DOJ officials, and they again discussed the need to press the FBI to notify the White House.

On the morning of January 24, 2017, follow-up messages between Strzok and Lisa Page indicated that “Bill … brought [it] up – again, this time in front of D[irector Comey]” and that Deputy Director McCabe was “frustrated” and “cut him off.”<ref>Priestap’s notes dated January 24, 2017 state, “What’s our goal? Truth/Admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?” On the same paper, Priestap wrote, “If we’re seen as playing games, WH will be furious. Protect our institution by not playing games.” Ex. 10, FBI Handwritten Note, Jan. 23/24, 2017. Another note stated, “We regularly show subjects evidence, with the goal of getting them to admit their wrongdoing. I don’t see how getting someone to admit their wrongdoing is going easy on him.”</ref> In any event, that morning, Deputy Director McCabe called Flynn to arrange the interview. MCCabe McCabe explained that recent media statements about Flynn's contacts with Kislyak merited a “sit down” and expressed the FBI’s desire to accomplish the interview “quickly, quietly and discretely as possible.” McCabe further advised that if Flynn wished to have anyone else at the meeting, including the White House Counsel, the FBI would have to elevate the issue to DOJ. Flynn, himself a former Director of the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]], stated that he readily expected that the FBI already knew the contents of his conversations with the Russian ambassador, stating: “you listen to everything they say.” Flynn then agreed to meet with the interviewing agents in his office less than two hours later.

Flynn was “unguarded” in the interview and “clearly” viewed the agents as “allies.” When interviewing Flynn, Strzok and the other agent Pientka “didn’t show him the transcripts” of his calls. Nor did the agents give, at any point, warnings that making false statements would be a crime.

After the interview, the Strzok and Pientka expressed uncertainty as to whether Flynn had lied. Strzok and Pientka reported to their leadership that Flynn exhibited a “very sure demeanor” and “did not give any indicators of deception.” Both of the agents “had the impression at the time that Flynn was not lying or did not think he was lying.” When Comey was asked, based on his evaluation of the case: “Do you believe that Mr. Flynn lied?” Comey responded: “I don’t know. I think there is an argument to be made he lied. It is a close one.”

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