Andy McCarthy: The FBI Relied on the Unverified Steele Dossier
It turns out, however, that the crazies were right and I was wrong. The FBI (and, I’m even more sad to say, my Justice Department) brought the FISA court the Steele-dossier allegations, relying on Steele’s credibility without verifying his information.
I am embarrassed by this not just because I assured people it could not have happened, and not just because it is so beneath the bureau — especially in a politically fraught case in which the brass green-lighted the investigation of a presidential campaign. I am embarrassed because what happened here flouts rudimentary investigative standards. Any trained FBI agent would know that even the best FBI agent in the country could not get a warrant based on his own stellar reputation. A fortiori, you would never seek a warrant based solely on the reputation of Christopher Steele — a non-American former intelligence agent who had political and financial incentives to undermine Donald Trump.
Update: House Intel asks Trump to declassify rest of FISA application; tantalizing clues about pages 10-12 and 17-34
McCarthy spends a great long time not talking about specifically why the FBI lied, who they were taking their orders from, and what they were trying to ultimately cover up.
Strange how he seems unable to utter the word sedition.
I wonder when they’re going to realize they’re investigating the wrong people? Why aren’t they investigating Hillary Clinton and her associates?
Why aren’t they investigating Hilary – because the Russians bought the Clintons with donations to the Clinton foundation?
McCarthy is either gullible, or out rite stupid. The FBI/DOJ/ and FISC didn’t fail to do things rite, they intended to do just what they did. There were NO mistakes, only intent!!!
Best thing about trump is he’s exposed these scumbags including McCarthy. Yeah not quite sure why trump doesn’t trust a damn thing the intelligence agencies say. I’m sure now that it’s been pointed out that doubting them is treasonous he’s even more suspicious now.
Why is McCarthy not utterly ashamed, and calling for cleaning the FBI stables with flamethrowers, and punishing all his sweet former colleagues with financial ruin, loss of their law licenses, and jail time?
It seems he drank the Kool aid, then became the kool aid. Not worth reading his opinions from this point , forward. He says nothing here that suggests he will stop playing defense for the scum in the FBI deep state.
Christopher Steele — a non-American former intelligence agent who had political and financial incentives to undermine Donald Trump.
I’ll say !! Somewhere between $170M and $230M of a financial incentive … to “document” his HATE for Trump. How could any Intelligence Agency not reveal this ENORMOUS fact to the FISA Judge?! Answer: Because they were ALL in on it. ALL were in on the scam. Every agent, operative, judge and secretary were HAPPY to participate in the “insurance policy”. And they ALL knew EXACTLY where the “insurance policy” was originated … in the Oval-shaped Room … by … their Messiah.
Yep ..its on Obama.. strange how Brennan was caught lying in 2014 to Congress & both parties wanted him fired but Obama refused. The CIA handled all those ME weapons & Money transactions.. 8 to-9 Trillion missing in the Obama managed War… People were been Killed but the Rules of combat didn’t Change… (Trump Shut down the JV tribe in < year) Hillary would have keep the money flowing…
Trump is doing the Democrats a favor by pulling the security Clearances of the band of scum… They will get to appoint NEW Younger expert thieves with better ideas… Brennan will not be able to communicate with anyone that has a security clearance & Susan Rice will be dropped from the Brookings Institute for the same reason .. They will be instantly obsolete….
We are now back to chasing Stormy & her pimp lawyer…He must have MOB connections to NY…. Mueller is on the same team
Yep … I look forward to hearing more highly edited (abruptly started and cut-off) snippets of Cohen’s recordings. Smh.
One wonders how Cohen will ever have a legal client again. He has decided to “put his familly first”; i.e. my kids were threatened so I folded.
Two years now and the reasons are still the same, the democrats committed fraud and are lying about it.
Oh those evil Russians.
Anyway, if you don’t want your systems hacked, don’t put them on the internet. It’s that simple.