The IG concluded that none of the witnesses or documents supported that allegation, adding in two footnotes that the FBI had requested some information, but what, and from whom, was redacted.
Had the FBI received any documents or information from other U.S. intelligence agencies concerning Mifsud, the IG report would have likely provided some hint of that fact.
Durham 'Is Not Just Looking at the FBI' In brief, the special counsel noted that the FBI had interviewed Mifsud in February 2017, at which time he acknowledged he had met Papadopoulos, "But denied having told him about any suggestion or offer from Russia." "Mifsud also told the FBI that 'he had no advance knowledge Russia was in possession of emails from the Democratic National Committee and did not make any offers or proffer any information to Papadopoulos.'" Mueller would conclude that Mifsud had also lied about some of his contacts with Papadopoulos.
The IG report was adamant that the FBI agents involved "Each told the OIG that the FBI did not have anything to do with any operational activities against Carter Page prior to the start of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation on July 31, 2016." So, was another agency running Halper at that time? Or was the man identified as "Source 2," who had once been closed as a CHS for "Aggressiveness toward handling agents as a result of what [he] perceived as not enough compensation," gratuitously chatting up Page? We also know Halper was already on the payroll of the Department of Defense at that time.
As the IG report explained, Halper told the FBI he "Had known Trump's then campaign manager, Manafort, for a number of years and that he had been previously acquainted with Michael Flynn." Another Reason to Suspect Halper Was Freelancing It is Halper's prior acquaintance with Flynn, when coupled with allegations contained in a lawsuit the Russian-born Svetlana Lokhova filed against Halper and the IG's finding that the FBI had not used Halper prior to July 31, 2016, that further suggest that Halper was serving as a source for more than just the FBI during the Russia collusion investigation.
" Lokhova declined the January 2016 dinner invitation, alleging in her complaint that it was merely a pretext "To probe her for information relating to Flynn in the hopes that his FBI handlers might find a basis upon which to file an application to conduct and spy on General Flynn." But according to the IG, the FBI had not yet tasked Halper with investigating any of the targets of Crossfire Hurricane.
Brennan refused to identify the specific individuals connected with the Trump campaign for whom he had "Encountered information and intelligence" that he shared with the FBI. But the more intriguing question is: Who provided him that information and intelligence? That brings us back to Durham, who The New York Times reported "Has requested Mr. Brennan's emails, call logs and other documents from the C.I.A., according to a person briefed on his inquiry." So, we wait for Durham.
https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/07/3-times-the-ig-report-suggests-spygate-is-worse-than-we-thought/
Had the FBI received any documents or information from other U.S. intelligence agencies concerning Mifsud, the IG report would have likely provided some hint of that fact.
Durham 'Is Not Just Looking at the FBI' In brief, the special counsel noted that the FBI had interviewed Mifsud in February 2017, at which time he acknowledged he had met Papadopoulos, "But denied having told him about any suggestion or offer from Russia." "Mifsud also told the FBI that 'he had no advance knowledge Russia was in possession of emails from the Democratic National Committee and did not make any offers or proffer any information to Papadopoulos.'" Mueller would conclude that Mifsud had also lied about some of his contacts with Papadopoulos.
The IG report was adamant that the FBI agents involved "Each told the OIG that the FBI did not have anything to do with any operational activities against Carter Page prior to the start of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation on July 31, 2016." So, was another agency running Halper at that time? Or was the man identified as "Source 2," who had once been closed as a CHS for "Aggressiveness toward handling agents as a result of what [he] perceived as not enough compensation," gratuitously chatting up Page? We also know Halper was already on the payroll of the Department of Defense at that time.
As the IG report explained, Halper told the FBI he "Had known Trump's then campaign manager, Manafort, for a number of years and that he had been previously acquainted with Michael Flynn." Another Reason to Suspect Halper Was Freelancing It is Halper's prior acquaintance with Flynn, when coupled with allegations contained in a lawsuit the Russian-born Svetlana Lokhova filed against Halper and the IG's finding that the FBI had not used Halper prior to July 31, 2016, that further suggest that Halper was serving as a source for more than just the FBI during the Russia collusion investigation.
" Lokhova declined the January 2016 dinner invitation, alleging in her complaint that it was merely a pretext "To probe her for information relating to Flynn in the hopes that his FBI handlers might find a basis upon which to file an application to conduct and spy on General Flynn." But according to the IG, the FBI had not yet tasked Halper with investigating any of the targets of Crossfire Hurricane.
Brennan refused to identify the specific individuals connected with the Trump campaign for whom he had "Encountered information and intelligence" that he shared with the FBI. But the more intriguing question is: Who provided him that information and intelligence? That brings us back to Durham, who The New York Times reported "Has requested Mr. Brennan's emails, call logs and other documents from the C.I.A., according to a person briefed on his inquiry." So, we wait for Durham.
https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/07/3-times-the-ig-report-suggests-spygate-is-worse-than-we-thought/
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