“On April 3, 2017, a redacted official in the FBI Washington Field Office emails Strzok a link to a Guardian article titled “Michael Flynn: New Evidence Spy Chiefs Had Concerns about Russia Ties,” saying, “Im [sic] sure you are tracking, but this has gotten too deep.” Strzok replies, “I wasn’t. WTF is this…” Strzok then forwards the exchange to Page, …
April 3, 2017 – Ali Watkins and Brian Ross tell Carter Page they are going to leak his protected ID in Buryakov case
April 03: @AliWatkins & @BrianRoss (!?) approach @carterwpage, informing him they are going to leak his Protected Identity (MALE-1) in Buryakov case to the wider world. Most are not aware of Ross’ participation in this leak case. How did he come about the info? Fusion GPS? Within 48hrs Buryakov had been deported from the country. Agent Strzok was in communication with Gregg Cox of …
April 4, 2017 – Peter Strzok’s wife discovers Lisa Page affair on his phone, DOJ reveals
“Former FBI special agent Peter Strzok’s wife discovered his affair with FBI lawyer Lisa Page on his phone in 2017, the Justice Department revealed in its response to his claims he was wrongfully fired. The department filed a 151-page motion to dismiss the wrongful termination lawsuit Strzok filed in August, with the DOJ arguing Strzok betrayed the trust placed in him …
April 06, 2017 – Strzok and Page discuss timing of upcoming NYT piece about Carter Page FISA, a week before publication
April 06, Strzok is talking with DOJ attorney Lisa Page about timing of upcoming @nytimes piece to be cleared by FBI assistant director for public affairs Mike Kortan. The NYT piece is an article about the Carter FISA, being discussed a week before publication. The premeditation of this NYT piece is prima facie evidence of a “leak strategy”. Why would @FBI be authorizing the …
April 10, 2017 – Strzok wants to talk with Page about the ‘media leak strategy’ with the DOJ
April 10: Strzok wants to review the “LEAK STRAT” with Lisa before work. When he arrives at the office, all hell has broken loose! The new administration wants to change the “media leak regulations” due to Buryakov leak. The “media leak regs” being discussed refer to how aggressively the DOJ investigates reporters, news agencies, and other entities with first Amendment …
April 2017 – Texts reveal FBI and DOJ leaked information to the press to damage Trump
“Newly released text messages and documents obtained by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee reveal that senior members of the FBI and Department of Justice led a coordinated effort to leak unverified information to the press regarding alleged collusion with Russia to damage President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a letter sent by the committee to the DOJ Monday. …
April 11, 2017 – Comey’s statement for the record on his last conversation with Trump
Statement for the Record Senate Select Committee on Intelligence James B. Comey June 8, 2017 Chairman Burr, Ranking Member Warner, Members of the Committee Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today. I was asked to testify today to describe for you my interactions with President-Elect and President Trump on subjects that I understand are of interest to …
April 11, 2017 – Leak Strategy is initiated, Andrew Weissmann briefs four AP reporters; WaPo’s Nakashima publishes first FISA story
April 11: Leak Strategy initiated. Weismann briefs 4 @AP reporters that result in at least 4 downstream articles, some cited in SCO warrants against Manafort. Essentially, @FBI cited a leak that the DOJ had facilitated just like in @carterwpage FISA. Also on Tues April 11, @nakashimae at @WaPo publish their FISA story for the first time. (@MonsieursGhost, 12/17/2021)
April 11, 2017 – Mueller’s top investigator arranges meeting with reporters to discuss Manafort investigation
“Justice Department documents released on Friday confirm that the DOJ attorney known as Robert Mueller’s “pit bull” arranged a meeting with journalists in April 2017 to discuss an investigation into Paul Manafort. The documents show that Andrew Weissmann arranged a meeting with DOJ and FBI officials and four Associated Press reporters on April 11, 2017, just over a month before …
April 11, 2017 – Judicial Watch: AP reporters push FBI to prosecute Manafort
“The Associated Press, founded in 1846 as a cooperative association of newspapers, has enjoyed a reputation for independence and fairness over the years. Lately, however, it has come under criticism for what some see as a left/liberal bias. Certainly, what we have just learned about its dealings with anti-Trump partisans in the Justice Department does nothing to improve our perception of …
April 12, 2017 – A Strzok/Page text reveals approximately when Jeff Sessions assigns John Durham to investigate leaks
Thanks to Sidney Powell and the defense team’s latest filing in the Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn case, John Durham and the people working under him are now revealed publicly to be exactly what I claimed they were: Silent professionals embarked on a great leak hunt that led them straight to the biggest national security case ever. Screenshots of newly disclosed text messages between former FBI …
April 12, 2017 – Federal prosecutors “promptly open an investigation” into Carter Page’s FISA leak to the media
According to federal prosecutors in the James Wolfe case, the FBI “promptly opened an investigation” into the leaks after @nakashimae’s article on April 11th. Given the security measures designed to protect the sensitive nature of the FISA, the pool of potential suspected leakers was small. The FBI learned that Wolfe had been involved in the logistical process for transporting the …
April 12, 2017 – In tandem with the media leak strategy, the NYT publishes article about Carter Page FISA warrant
April 12: @nytimes *follows* with their story, including a reach out to @GeorgePapa19 over the *false lead* for a FISA. (@MonsieursGhost, 12/17/2021)
April 2017 – April 2019: The Fourth Branch of U.S. government targets Julian Assange for kidnapping or assassination
“On September 26, 2021, Yahoo News published an extensive article about the CIA targeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 2017 and the extreme conversations that were taking place at the highest levels of the U.S. government about how to control him. There is a much bigger story transparently obvious when overlapped with CTH research files on the Intelligence Branch of …
April 13, 2017 – British intelligence passed Trump associates’ communications with Russians on to US counterparts
“British and other European intelligence agencies intercepted communications between associates of Donald Trump and Russian officials and other Russian individuals during the campaign and passed on those communications to their US counterparts, US congressional and law enforcement and US and European intelligence sources tell CNN. The communications were captured during routine surveillance of Russian officials and other Russians known to …
April 13, 2017 – GCHQ admits the British spy agency was digitally wiretapping Trump associates in 2015
“The British Guardian posted a report on April 13 claiming that its sources now admit that the British spy agency GCHQ was digitally wiretapping Trump associates, going back to late 2015. This was presumably when the December 2015 Moscow meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Lt. General Michael Flynn took place. This runs contrary to the blanket nature of …
April 14, 2017 – Damning new Strzok text to Page: “The Times is angry with us about the WP scoop”
“A series of text messages released Wednesday reveal that former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok was in contact with reporters at the New York Times and Washington Post regarding stories they published about the FBI’s investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and President Trump’s campaign during the spring of 2017, according to a series of texts obtained by SaraACarter.com. The …
April 14, 2017 – The NYT complains to Strzok they were shafted on the FISA story and were scooped by WaPo
April 14: @nytimes is bitching to Strzok abt getting shafted on FISA story *and* no HGCQ angle. They got scooped by WaPo *and* were fed inaccuracies. Strzok tells Kortan they were “dealing in good faith” as they were in the middle of “leak strategy” crisis mitigation. (@MonsieursGhost, 12/17/2021)
April 25, 2017 – Donna Shalala calls it a wrap as president and chief executive of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation
“Donna Shalala, the former Clinton Cabinet secretary who brought dynamism and seasoned leadership to the Clinton Foundation after leaving the helm of the University of Miami, is returning to Miami and teaching — full time. After a two-year stint amid a bruising U.S. presidential campaign for the Clintons, Shalala, 76, called it a wrap Tuesday as president and chief executive …
April 25, 2017 – May 15, 2017: Mark Warner, Chris Steele’s lawyer/lobbyist, Adam Waldman, and the importance of Dan Jones
When Dianne Feinstein stepped down as Vice-Chair from the Senate Intel Committee after the 2016 election, it was Senator Mark Warner who took her place. This puts Warner on the Gang-of-Eight in 2017. Coincidentally, the Gang-of-Eight conduct all oversight over DOJ and FBI covert and counterintelligence operations…. including those covert actions that took place in 2016. (Text Messages Between Feinstein’s replacement, …
April 26, 2017 – An unsealed FISC Report reveals systematic abuses in accessing 702 data
“A damning 99-page unsealed ruling from the FISC, dated April 26, 2017, and issued by presiding Judge Rosemary Collyer, provided further insight into additional FISA abuse engaged in by the Intelligence Community in relation to Section 702 data and minimization procedures. Section 702 permits the government to surveil foreign persons located outside the United States for the purpose of acquiring foreign …
April 26, 2017 – Rod Rosenstein is sworn in as the new Deputy Attorney General
“On April 26, 2017, Rosenstein found himself appointed as the new Deputy Attorney General. He was placed into a somewhat chaotic situation as Attorney General Jeff Sessions had recused himself from the ongoing Russia investigation a little less than two months earlier on March 2, 2017. This effectively meant that no one in the Trump Administration had any oversight into the ongoing investigation being conducted …
April 26, 2017 – DOJ oversight conducted a review of Section 702 Acquired Information between November 2015-May 2016 and found 85% of U.S. persons queries were unlawful or non-compliant
“Research indicates the modern political exploitation of the NSA database, for weaponized intelligence surveillance of politicians, began mid 2012. The FISA-702 database extraction process, and utilization of the protections within the smaller intelligence community, was the primary process. Start by reviewing the established record from the 99-page FISC opinion rendered by Presiding Judge Rosemary Collyer on April 26th, 2017; and explain the …
April 26, 2017 – The FISC report reveals the Obama administration conducted political surveillance as early as mid-2012
“Former U.S. Attorney to the District of Columbia, Joe diGenova, discusses the declassification of intelligence documents relating to political surveillance; and the origin of the database abuses outlined by FISC Presiding Judge Rosemary Collyer. Given last weeks visit to Main Justice by congressman Mark Meadows; and considering the visit was specifically to review unredacted Page-Strzok-McCabe messages; it could be surmised …