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I'm struggling a bit to see why folks are surprised on RR memo.

Idea was to pull investigations away from FBI.

Senior FBI leadership was claiming validity to these investigations making it pretty hard - if not impossible - to simply shut these down.

Investigate allegations.
The idea of simply shutting down open FBI investigations in May 2017 - when most of the GOP seemed aligned against Trump - seems ridiculous to me.

Mueller appointment put everything, including potential impeachment hearings, on hold.
Often forgotten is that McCabe attempted to re-engage with Steele immediately post-Comey's firing.

McCabe also testified on 5/11 there was no obstruction from Trump but just 5 days later, McCabe was attempting to open an obstruction investigation into the president.
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From Gaeta transcript:

I have a couple guesses on this.
Michael Gaeta: "Steele and [redacted] were never individuals who were going to be on the witness stand. These were never individuals who were going to be identified publicly..."
dni.gov/files/HPSCI_Tr…
According to the IG Report, Gaeta notes in an email to an FBI supervisor on July 28, 2016, that according to Steele, the first two Steele reports (80 and 94) "may already be circulating at a 'high level' in Washington, D.C."

Here Gaeta says roughly 2-3 days later.
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McCabe was fired for lying under oath multiple times to the Inspector General and INSD Agents.
Reminder on McCabe:

McCabe contacted two FBI executives and admonished these officials for the “leaks contained in the October 30 WSJ article about the CF Investigation.”

These were leaks that McCabe had authorized Lisa Page to make to Barrett.
theepochtimes.com/mccabe-says-he…
The IG found that “McCabe lacked candor on four separate occasions in connection with the disclosure to the WSJ” and that “three of those occasions involved his testimony under oath.”
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The Government is not persuaded that the January 24, 2017 interview was conducted with a legitimate investigative basis and therefore does not believe Mr. Flynn’s statements were material even if untrue.
courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Moreover, we not believe that the Government can prove either the relevant false statements or their materiality beyond a reasonable doubt...The Government respectfully moves to dismiss the criminal information with prejudice against Mr. Flynn.
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