THIS IS BANANA REPUBLIC STUFF!! This is not how America is supposed to work. They used the FBI to actually spy on Donald Trump. These dirty, lousy bastards need to be brought to Justice!..

Special Counsel John Durham confirmed under oath that not only was there no adequate basis to launch the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, but that the the FBI failed to examine all of the exculpatory evidence to their disposal.

Durham testifies that the FBI ignored Hillary Clinton plan to link Trump to Russia
Durham says the plan to tie Trump to Russia links back to Clinton. He added that the FBI “did so even after the president of the United States (Barack Obama), the FBI and CIA directors (Comey and Brennan) and others received briefings about intelligence suggesting that there was a Clinton campaign plan underway to stir up a scandal tying Trump to Russia.”

In his opening statement, Durham slammed the bureau for using uncorroborated, politically-funded opposition research to open a sweeping investigation into former President Donald Trump.

“The FBI was too willing to accept and use politically funded and uncorroborated opposition research such as the Steele Dossier,” Durham said.

CLINE: “Is it true that an FBI employee fabricated this evidence? Can you expand on that fabrication and the reliance to support that FISA application?”

DURHAM: “In connection with one of the agents who had come on board wanted to be certain that there was information that, was there information as to whether or not Carter Page had been a source of information to the CIA, and pressed Kevin Clinesmith, in the General Counsel’s Office of the FBI, on that point. Clinesmith got a hold of people at another government agency, intelligence agency on the issue, and that person indicated, not indicated, said that yes, in the FBI parlance, Carter Page was the source, and put that in writing. When Clinesmith talked to the agent who was saying, we want to be sure on this, was he or was he not a source, Clinesmith said, no, he said he’s not. He said, did we get that in writing? Clinesmith said yes, and they said, well, I want to see it. And then Clinesmith altered the other government agency document to reflect this, to say that Page was not a source, when he in fact was a source. That’s the gist of it.”

CLINE: “What did the investigators mean when they said they hoped the returns on the Carter Page vice application would, quote, self-corroborate? That is another troublesome thing.”

DURHAM: “Maybe Agent was, they’re saying, well, if we can get on surveillance, electronic surveillance of Page, then we’ll find out, essentially, whether we really do have probable cause or not. He would self-corroborate in that sense.”

CLINE: “Are investigators supposed to corroborate information before or after it’s included in a FISA application?”

DURHAM: “Yeah. You have to have that before you intrude in the liberties of American citizens.”

CLINE: In fact, the FBI is required to follow its Woods procedures, which the FBI adopted to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in FISA applications, correct?

DURHAM: “That’s correct.”

CLINE: “And did FISC, did the FISC ever criticize the FBI’s handling of the Page FISA application?”

DURHAM: “Yes.”

CLINE: “And what were some of those concerns that they raised?”

DURHAM: “Ultimately, the FISC issued an order, a memorandum, indicating that had the information that was disclosed in the investigation done by Inspector General Horowitz in a very thorough job and a good job in a well-written report, had they known that, at least the second and third renewal applications would not have established probable cause. And I think is included in this report, I think it’s highly doubtful that there would have ever been an application submitted, and if it was submitted, that the FISC would have ever application submitted, and if it was submitted, that the FISC would have ever granted that order. Thank you, I yield back.”

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