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1) My latest @EpochTimes

President Trump Orders Extensive Declassification
theepochtimes.com/trump-orders-e…

2) The first set of documents relates to the FISA application on Carter Page.

Specifically pages 10–12 and 17–34 of the June 2017 Page FISA renewal.
vault.fbi.gov/d1-release/d1-…

3) The second set of documents relates to the series of FBI interviews with former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr.

The third set of documents encompasses all FBI reports of interviews prepared in connection with the Page FISA applications.

4) Trump has also directed the DOJ & FBI to release all text messages relating to the Russia investigation from former FBI Director James Comey, former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, FBI lawyer Lisa Page, and Ohr.

The released texts are to be fully unredacted.

5) Nunes has noted that exculpatory information pertaining to Page was omitted from the FISA applications.

Declassification of the specified sections will likely illustrate if that occurred.

6) It’s also possible that more evidence of circular reporting between the FBI and certain reporters may be unveiled.

7) President Trump specifically selected the third and final FISA Renewal dated June 29, 2017, as it is the most comprehensive of the four FISA documents, at 121 pages in length.

8) Ohr participated in a series of 12 known interviews with the FBI between Nov. 22, 2016, and May 15, 2017.

Additionally there have been reports of interviews that continued outside of this timeframe.

The order specifies ALL interviews.

9) The FBI interviews likely served as a means for Ohr to transmit information from dossier author Christopher Steel to the FBI.

Ohr recently met with members of Congress and reportedly disclosed that he understood Steele’s information to be raw and uncorroborated hearsay.

10) The third portion of the order relates to underlying documentation used in the Page FISA: “all FBI reports of interviews prepared in connection with all Carter Page FISA applications.”

Documentation relates to the initial FISA application and the three subsequent renewals.

11) This would likely include debriefings and interviews of lesser-known, but still crucial characters such as Stefan Halper, Alexander Downer and possibly Joseph Mifsud.

It should also include ALL communications with Steele.

12) This portion of the declassification order will also likely help to establish if Woods Procedures were followed.

Hint: They weren't.

Page almost certainly was providing testimony and/or details against Podobnyy in the Buryakov case.

13) The most unexpected portion of the declassification order calls for the fully unredacted release of all text messages from a number of key players in the Russia investigation.

Including the previously unreleased text messages from Comey, McCabe and Ohr.

14) Language chosen in the release, “At the request of a number of committees of Congress, and “for reasons of transparency,” likely relates to concerns over establishment of precedent.

15) The White House is invoking multiple congressional committees from the legislative branch.

The reference to transparency also touches on Part I, Section 1.7 of Executive Order 13526, which governs classification processes.

16) The question now becomes do the various agencies comply with the presidential order.

Some prior coordination and agreements may have been reached in advance of the order.

A material question - how involved, and to what extent was an agreement reached, with the DOJ & FBI.

17) Cooperation by the DOJ and FBI will be crucial, as they may retain control of the text messages of Comey, McCabe, and Ohr.

It's yet to be seen whether they will comply with the declassification order.

Wild Card: IG Horowitz

18) Attention will now be focused on FBI Dir Wray and DAG Rosenstein throughout the declassification process.

Also of note - where does IG Horowitz stand re: FISA Abuse Report.
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