And the memo...
What does the memo say?
The gist of it: CBS News' Jeff Pegues reports that the memo focuses in part on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants that authorized the surveillance of former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page. Federal law enforcement sources as well as congressional sources briefed on the intelligence during the 2016 campaign have said that well before Page joined the Trump campaign, there were concerns about his contacts with Russian spies. The memo connects information gathered for the Trump "dossier" to the obtaining of those FISA warrants.
What does the memo not say?
The memo does not appear to allege any violation of federal law. The memo also does not claim the Russia investigation was started with the dossier.
The memo also does not immediately appear to disclose information that seriously compromises national security, or law enforcement methods, as Democrats had feared. There could be longer-term concerns about faith in the FBI, or the willingness of the intelligence community to share information with congressional committees.
Read the memo...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nunes-...pite-fbi-warnings-grave-concern-live-updates/
Nunes, at the end of the memo, admits that the Steele dossier was not the only source of information that led to the FISA warrant.
He never did admit that the information therein was compiled at the request of a right-wing political entity.
In October 2015, during the Republican primary campaign, The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative website primarily funded by Republican donor Paul Singer, hired the American research firm Fusion GPS to conduct opposition research on Trump and other Republican presidential candidates.[1] For months, Fusion GPS gathered information about Trump, focusing on his business and entertainment activities. When Trump became the presumptive nominee on May 3, 2016, The Free Beacon stopped funding research on him.
In April 2016, Marc Elias, a partner in the large Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie and head of its Political Law practice, hired Fusion GPS to do opposition research on Trump. Elias was the attorney of record for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Clinton presidential campaign.[14] As part of their investigation, Fusion GPS hired Orbis Business Intelligence, a private British intelligence firm, to look into connections between Trump and Russia. Orbis co-founder Christopher Steele, a retired British MI6 officer with expertise in Russian matters,[2] was hired in May or June to do the job.
Nunes, who worked for the Trump Campaign and transition team, did the best he could for Trump, but it's clearly a major letdown, with nothing really new therein.
What does the memo say?
The gist of it: CBS News' Jeff Pegues reports that the memo focuses in part on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants that authorized the surveillance of former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page. Federal law enforcement sources as well as congressional sources briefed on the intelligence during the 2016 campaign have said that well before Page joined the Trump campaign, there were concerns about his contacts with Russian spies. The memo connects information gathered for the Trump "dossier" to the obtaining of those FISA warrants.
What does the memo not say?
The memo does not appear to allege any violation of federal law. The memo also does not claim the Russia investigation was started with the dossier.
The memo also does not immediately appear to disclose information that seriously compromises national security, or law enforcement methods, as Democrats had feared. There could be longer-term concerns about faith in the FBI, or the willingness of the intelligence community to share information with congressional committees.
Read the memo...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nunes-...pite-fbi-warnings-grave-concern-live-updates/
Nunes, at the end of the memo, admits that the Steele dossier was not the only source of information that led to the FISA warrant.
He never did admit that the information therein was compiled at the request of a right-wing political entity.
In October 2015, during the Republican primary campaign, The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative website primarily funded by Republican donor Paul Singer, hired the American research firm Fusion GPS to conduct opposition research on Trump and other Republican presidential candidates.[1] For months, Fusion GPS gathered information about Trump, focusing on his business and entertainment activities. When Trump became the presumptive nominee on May 3, 2016, The Free Beacon stopped funding research on him.
In April 2016, Marc Elias, a partner in the large Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie and head of its Political Law practice, hired Fusion GPS to do opposition research on Trump. Elias was the attorney of record for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Clinton presidential campaign.[14] As part of their investigation, Fusion GPS hired Orbis Business Intelligence, a private British intelligence firm, to look into connections between Trump and Russia. Orbis co-founder Christopher Steele, a retired British MI6 officer with expertise in Russian matters,[2] was hired in May or June to do the job.
Nunes, who worked for the Trump Campaign and transition team, did the best he could for Trump, but it's clearly a major letdown, with nothing really new therein.
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