.@senjudiciary plans to request top #Obama officials testify as part of its investigation into the origins of the FBI's #Russia probe during the 2016 presidential election and would consider compelling their testimony, a GOP source told Fox News.
NEW: source says the committee is considering inviting former #Obama officials: Deputy Attorney General #SallyYates, Director of National Intelligence #JamesClapper,CIA Director #JohnBrennan, FBI Director @Comey & deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe
& could subpoena
Source says Senate investigators looking at “various pieces” coming from “various sources."
“This is a multilevel puzzle. They are looking at layer upon layer, & you have to be able to tell the story of exactly what was going on, and who was doing what, when, & why," source said
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NEW: Laptop connected to Hunter Biden linked to FBI money laundering probe, according to documents obtained by Fox News, sources -- per @JakeBGibson and I
NEW: The FBI’s subpoena of a laptop and hard drive purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden came in connection with a money laundering investigation in late 2019, according to documents obtained by Fox News and verified by multiple federal law enforcement officials who reviewed them
NEW: It is unclear, at this point, whethe investigation is ongoing or if it was directly related to Hunter Biden.
Multiple federal law enforcement officials & two govt officials,confirmed authenticity of docs, which were signed by FBI Special Agent Joshua Wilson.
NEW: @realDonaldTrump held a call with his campaign this AM, @TeamTrump, and predicted victory on Nov. 3.
"We’re going to win, and we’re going to win strong...I wouldn’t have told you that two or three weeks ago. I am more excited today than I was two weeks ago.”
NEW: @realDonaldTrump said he is "very happy, this is the day of both campaigns that I feel the best about winning. Because we’re winning in many states," touting performance in NC, PA, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, & said he's confident in New Mexico, Minnesota
NEW: @realDonaldTrump added that he will "run up the coast — we’re going to get Florida, South Carolina, Georgia — we’re doing very, very well."
“We are in the best shape we’ve ever been in.”
NEW: @DNI_Ratcliffe says “The @FBI has had possession” of #HunterBiden laptop.
“Without commenting on any investigation that they may or may not have, their investigation is not centered around Russian disinformation and the IC is not playing any role with respect to that.”
"Ratcliffe is 100% correct," a senior intel official said. "There is no intel at this time to support @AdamSchiff
statement....Numerous foreign adversaries are seeking to influence American politics policies,& media narratives."
NEW: Senate Homeland Security Committee subpoenaed Cambridge Professor Stefan Halper as part of probe into origins of #CrossfireHurricane. Halper has been long reported as an #FBI informant, including during 2016, when he made contacts w/ @carterwpage@GeorgePapa19
NEW:Halper is compelled to produce all records related to FBI's #CrossfireHurricane probe; DOJ IG's review of that investigation;& the #unmasking of US "persons or entities affiliated, formally or informally, with the Trump campaign,Trump transition, or Trump administration.”
NEW: Halper is required to produce those documents to @SenRonJohnson committee on October 14 at 5:00pm.
“getting additional insight on Russian activities from [REDACTED]”per @JohnBrennan notes. "alleged approved by @HillaryClinton a proposal from one of her foreign policy advisers to vilify @realDonaldTrump by stirring up scandal claiming interference by Russian security service"
NEW: @JohnBrennan notes state @HillaryClinton
proposal was “on 28 of July." In the margin, Brennan writes "POTUS," but that section of the notes is redacted.