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#MemoDay Read THE MEMO here👇

FBI HAD 4 opportunities in #FISA Court to provide relevant facts
Dossier "essential part"of Carter Page FISA application was paid for by DNC & Clinton Campaign

1a)Application OR RENEWALS disclose DNC-Clinton Funded dossier

docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG…

1b) Initial FISA application notes Steele, but NOT #FusionGPS or Glenn Simpson who paid Perkins Coie represented by DNC-even though DOJ knew at time political actors involved with Steele dossier.

Application did NOT mention Steele working for/paid by DNC & Clinton campaign

THE MEMO
2) Page FISA application "cited extensively" a Sept 13 2016 Michael Isikoff Yahoo News article👉Steel LEAKED dossier information TO Yahoo News THEN circularly reported BACK INTO the FISA application! Article therefore does NOT corroborate dossier

yahoo.com/news/u-s-intel…

MEMO
2a) Steele terminated by FBI as source for unauthorized media disclosure 10/30/16 to @DavidCornDC for @MotherJones article. Steele should have been terminated Yahoo & other media 10/16--BEFORE FISA application 10/16 ,lied to FBI about media contacts

motherjones.com/politics/2016/…

THE MEMO
2b) Steele's numerous encounters with the media violated the cardinal rule of source handing--maintaining confidentiality & demonstrated that Steele had become a LESS THAN RELIABLE SOURCE for the FBI

THE MEMO

3) Before AND AFTER Steele terminated by FBI as a source he maintained contact with DAG Bruce Ohr, senior DOJ working with DAG Yates & Rod Rosenstein. Ohr told FBI Steele "was desperate that Trump NOT get elected & was passionate about him NOT being @POTUS

THE MEMO

3a) At same time Bruce Ohrs wife, Nellie Ohr worked for #FusionGPS digging opposition negative research on Trump. Ohr later provided FBI with all Nellie Ohr's, paid for by DNC & Clinton campaign via #FusionGPS
Ohrs' relationship with Steele & #FusionGPS concealed FISC

4)Head of FBI Counterintelligence, Assist Dir Bill Priestap dossier corroboration at "its infancy"at time of initial Page FISA application. After Steele terminated FBI assessed dossier "minimally corroborated" YET @Comey briefed @POTUS Jan2017 even though "salacious & unverified"

4 cont) While application RELIED ON Steele's past record of credible reporting on unrelated matters,it ignored/concealed his anti-Trump financial & ideological motivations

💥McCabe testified 12/17 NO SURVEILLANCE WARRANT would've been sought from FISC WITHOUT Steele dossier info

5) Page FISA app mentions George Papadopoulos, but no evidence of cooperation between Page & Papadopoulos. GP info triggered opening of an FBI counterintelligence investigation late 7/16 by FBI Peter Strzok

5cont) #Mueller reassigned Strzok to FBI's HRdept for texts w/mistress Lisa Page. Both demonstrated clear bias against Trump/favoring Clinton. Strzok👈 Texts also reflect extensive probe talks, doing media leaks & "insurance policy"against POTUS election meeting in McCabes office

2a) CORRECTION MEMO

Steele should have been terminated for his Yahoo & other media disclosures SEPT/16--BEFORE FISA application in OCT/16– Steele lied to FBI about media contacts/leaks

motherjones.com/politics/2016/…