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Originally Posted by finnbow
Rep. Tom Rooney, a retiring top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, has joined other conservatives disputing President Trump’s unsupported claim that the FBI planted a spy inside his 2016 campaign:
“What is the point of saying that there was a spy in the campaign when there was none? You know what I’m saying? It’s like, ‘Lets create this thing to tweet about knowing that it’s not true.’ … Maybe it’s just to create more chaos but it doesn’t really help the case.”
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Yet, Whell bought it hook, line and sinker.  |
This has turned into an argument over semantics over the words "plant" and "spy". NOTHING has been "debunked" here.
No one is denying the essential elements of this story: that Halper approached members of the Trump campaign and relayed information about those contacts to the FBI, in particular information about "Papadopolous knowing about dirt" the Russians had on the Hillary campaign (we now know Papadopolous did not say anything about the Russians having emails). We know that Halper has engaged in this type of activity before. The essential questions of "why" and "who" engaged Halper and what their intent was are questions that still need answers.
This also stands in start contrast to the FBI's lack of interest in the Clinton campaign buying a "dossier" - which was really opposition research - of Russian - derived, unverifiable "dirt" on Trump, especially since the FBI then used that opposition research as part of a request for FISA warrants.