Russia Collusion Scandal (aka A Leftist fantasy)

[Hawk]

I can't wait for Germany.

[bravesnumberone]

"The Page FISA application mentions information regarding [...] George Papadopoulos"
"but there is no evidence of any cooperation or conspiracy between Page and Papadopoulos"
"The Papadopulos information triggered the opening of an FBI counterintelligence investigation"

And Trump and his buddies have said the dossier started the investigation. What's difficult to understand here?

[Hawk]

And Trump and his buddies have said the dossier started the investigation. What's difficult to understand here?

You don't see how that claim is accentuated here?

[bravesnumberone]

https://democrats-intelligence.house...DocumentID=350

[bravesnumberone]

You don't see how that claim is accentuated here?

It's in plain English here. The Papadopulous information triggered the opening of the investigation, not the dossier. Do I have to go back through this entire thread and find the numerous times it was stated on here that the dossier started this whole party?

[Hawk]

It's in plain English here. The Papadopulous information triggered the opening of the investigation, not the dossier. Do I have to go back through this entire thread and find the numerous times it was stated on here that the dossier started this whole party?

The inference is that 'the information' on Papadopoulos was obtained via the Page surveillance (incidental collection, perhaps).

[thethe]

I can't wait for Germany.

Waiting in pins and needles

[thethe]

So glad we have pages and pages in this thread.

[chop2chip]

Russian hack is such a blatant misnomer.

I am fine with stating Russian influenced, but hack has other implications.

[Julio3000]

The inference is that 'the information' on Papadopoulos was obtained via the Page surveillance (incidental collection, perhaps).

Is it?

[thethe]

I'll wait on those apologies calling me crazy for saying how important the dossier was to this whole equation.

[bravesnumberone]

https://lawfareblog.com/dubious-lega...releasethememo

[Hawk]

Is it?

We'll see how they spin it.

I don't think it's any coincidence that the wording is profoundly butchered right there.

[Julio3000]

We'll see how they spin it.

I don't think it's any coincidence that the wording is profoundly butchered right there.

Yeah, I don't think it's a coincidence. It's presumably the difference between a relevant bit of probative info and an outright falsehood. That's a place where any ambiguity speaks ill of the authors' intent.

[bravesnumberone]

When do we get to give Gowdy his Deep State badge?

"As I have said repeatedly, I also remain 100 percent confident in Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The contents of this memo do not - in any way - discredit his investigation."

[Hawk]

[Hawk]

[chop2chip]

This ****ing guy needs to disappear

[Hawk]

Comey needs to take a page from Mueller. Mysterious G-men carry more weight than mouthy ones.

[chop2chip]

is it just me or are there other people here that think it’s a good thing for citizens to question the motives and integrity of the FBI and CIA?