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Old 05-20-2018, 10:47 AM
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So now we know the Justice Dept/FBI Set Up Papadopoulos....

https://nypost.com/2018/05/19/cambri...rump-campaign/

So, the FBI and Justice planted an informant in the Trump campaign. That informant then planted the "hacked emails" story with Papadopoulos.

The revelation, stemming from recent reports in which FBI sources admitted sending an agent to snoop on the Trump camp, heightens suspicions that the FBI was seeking to entrap Trump campaign aides. Papodopoulous has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, while Page was the subject of a federal surveillance warrant.

Days later, Halper contacted Papadopoulos by e-mail. The professor offered the young and inexperienced campaign aide $3,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to London, ostensibly to write a paper about energy in the eastern Mediterranean region.

“George, you know about hacking the e-mails from Russia, right?” the professor pressed Papadopoulos when they met, according to reports — a reference to Trump’s campaign-trail riffs about Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server.


Wouldn't be surprised to learn that this plant's info was coupled with the Hillary purchased Steel "dossier" to obtain a FISA warrant on Carter Page.

And, of course, Obama and company were at the center of this abuse of power:

The Halper revelation also shows the Obama administration’s FBI began prying into the opposing party’s presidential nominee earlier than it previously admitted.

Halper’s sit-downs with Page reportedly started in early July 2016, undermining fired FBI Director James Comey’s previous claim that the bureau’s investigation into the Trump campaign began at the end of that month.


And they compensated Halper generously for his services:

It is not clear if the professor was paid to speak with Trump campaign figures, but public records show that he has received large payments from the federal government in the last two years.

The Department of Defense’s Office of Net Assessment — a shadowy think tank that reports directly to the secretary of defense — paid Halper $282,000 in 2016 and $129,000 in 2017.


...and it looks like the FBI/Justice turned to someone who may have had some experience spying on presidential campaigns:

When Bush became Ronald Reagan’s running mate, Halper was implicated in a spying scandal in which CIA officials gave inside information on the Carter administration to the GOP campaign.

You guys still want to defend this Russian conspiracy BS?
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Old 05-20-2018, 10:53 AM
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^^You need to get a life. Seems it is pretty dull if all you do is read conspiracy stories.
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Old 05-20-2018, 11:04 AM
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https://nypost.com/2018/05/19/cambri...rump-campaign/

So, the FBI and Justice planted an informant in the Trump campaign. That informant then planted the "hacked emails" story with Papadopoulos...
What we know is that the FBI's counter-intelligence investigation looked into a number of Russia-huggers on Trump's campaign staff (who lied repeatedly about their Russia connections). Not doing so would have been irresponsible and a dereliction of their duty to protect the country from ongoing Russian efforts to mess with the election.

I see, however, that you've bought into the latest Trump/Nunes attempt to undermine the investigation, just as you did with all the previous discredited attempts to do so.
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Old 05-20-2018, 07:11 PM
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What we know is that the FBI's counter-intelligence investigation looked into a number of Russia-huggers on Trump's campaign staff (who lied repeatedly about their Russia connections). Not doing so would have been irresponsible and a dereliction of their duty to protect the country from ongoing Russian efforts to mess with the election.

I see, however, that you've bought into the latest Trump/Nunes attempt to undermine the investigation, just as you did with all the previous discredited attempts to do so.
The placement of this individual inside the campaign preceded the special counsel investigation, and therefore would need to have been approved by Justice. You can't tell me that Justice / the FBI would have planted an operative inside the Trump campaign without White House foreknowledge and approval.

The operative was placed inside the campaign during the Summer of 2016, which means that the FBI would have had to contact and arrange his placement before that. Podesta "hack" didn't occur until March 2016 (and, of course, there has been no FBI forensics conducted on the DNC email system). The FBI claims its counter-intel investigation didn't even start until July 31, 2016.

So, your claim that this pointing this out is "undermining the investigation" is laughable. Lots of questions here about what this individual was doing, and why the FBI would have recruited him, before the FBI investigation even started.
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Old 05-20-2018, 11:44 AM
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Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election

Some real news for our village idiot. The entire Trump crime family belongs behind bars.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/u...nce-zamel.html
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Old 05-20-2018, 07:15 PM
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Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election

Some real news for our village idiot. The entire Trump crime family belongs behind bars.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/u...nce-zamel.html
Can't find evidence of Russian collusion, so now we have allegations of "assistance" from the Saudis? Hilarious.
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Old 05-20-2018, 06:52 PM
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https://nypost.com/2018/05/19/cambri...rump-campaign/

So, the FBI and Justice planted an informant in the Trump campaign. That informant then planted the "hacked emails" story with Papadopoulos.

The revelation, stemming from recent reports in which FBI sources admitted sending an agent to snoop on the Trump camp, heightens suspicions that the FBI was seeking to entrap Trump campaign aides. Papodopoulous has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, while Page was the subject of a federal surveillance warrant.

Days later, Halper contacted Papadopoulos by e-mail. The professor offered the young and inexperienced campaign aide $3,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to London, ostensibly to write a paper about energy in the eastern Mediterranean region.

“George, you know about hacking the e-mails from Russia, right?” the professor pressed Papadopoulos when they met, according to reports — a reference to Trump’s campaign-trail riffs about Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server.


Wouldn't be surprised to learn that this plant's info was coupled with the Hillary purchased Steel "dossier" to obtain a FISA warrant on Carter Page.

And, of course, Obama and company were at the center of this abuse of power:

The Halper revelation also shows the Obama administration’s FBI began prying into the opposing party’s presidential nominee earlier than it previously admitted.

Halper’s sit-downs with Page reportedly started in early July 2016, undermining fired FBI Director James Comey’s previous claim that the bureau’s investigation into the Trump campaign began at the end of that month.


And they compensated Halper generously for his services:

It is not clear if the professor was paid to speak with Trump campaign figures, but public records show that he has received large payments from the federal government in the last two years.

The Department of Defense’s Office of Net Assessment — a shadowy think tank that reports directly to the secretary of defense — paid Halper $282,000 in 2016 and $129,000 in 2017.


...and it looks like the FBI/Justice turned to someone who may have had some experience spying on presidential campaigns:

When Bush became Ronald Reagan’s running mate, Halper was implicated in a spying scandal in which CIA officials gave inside information on the Carter administration to the GOP campaign.

You guys still want to defend this Russian conspiracy BS?
THIS is conspiracy BS.
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Old 05-20-2018, 08:56 PM
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THIS is conspiracy BS.
Yes, it is.
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Old 05-20-2018, 07:21 PM
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If Junior had simply called the FBI when he was reached by the Russians, all would be well. Instead he took a meeting, got the attention of the FBI and the rest is history. Go and knock yourself silly, it's MAGA.
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Old 05-20-2018, 07:44 PM
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If Junior had simply called the FBI when he was reached by the Russians, all would be well. Instead he took a meeting, got the attention of the FBI and the rest is history. Go and knock yourself silly, it's MAGA.
...and then the Russians talked about adoption at that meeting.

In the meantime the NT Times claims that the plant inside the campaign was "investigating" not spying. Except that the FBI's counter Intel investigation hadn't started yet.
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