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12 Oct, 5 tweets, 2 min read
SCOOP #Durham: @CBSNews obtains 94-page declassified FBI spreadsheet, widely cited by IG Horowitz, but not public until now. Recently released to Senate investigators, the FBI spreadsheet was part of a broader effort to corroborate the Steele dossier claims.
While lightly redacted, the bureau spreadsheet shows the FBI relied heavily on media reporting to back up claims about Carter Page, Paul Manafort, and others.  IG Horowitz faulted the FBI over lack of corroboration + evidence of circular reporting.
IG Horowitz page 5 found dossier author Christopher Steele spoke to the Yahoo news reporter prior to publication of a September 23 article. The FBI spreadsheet cites the SAME article on page 51 as supporting evidence.  IG Horowitz also faulted the FBI for using the Yahoo
reporting in the @carterwpage FISA + then not correcting the court record once the connection with Steele was known. Tim Gill Sr, a former senior FBI intelligence officer, told CBS that the reliance on media reporting was not standard. “Any effort to corroborate a report
should include a variety of intelligence sources, including imagery intelligence, human intelligence, signals intelligence as well as clandestine intelligence collection platforms for verification," Gill said. “You don't rely on media reporting.”

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11 Oct
#Durham This morning, @LindseyGrahamSC went further on recent Comey testimony about Sept 2016 CIA investigative referral to FBI over alleged 3rd party discussion of HRC approved plan “concerning candidate Trump + Russian hackers.” Graham told @MariaBartiromo, “Comey said that
didn’t ring a bell. But when you look at the source documents, it went directly to him. So if we can prove, he actually knew about this request
and did nothing, then he could be charged with perjury. He said he didn’t know anything about all the problems with the dossier. That
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26 Sep
#Durham #Flynn 13 page DOJ filing includes unvarnished assessment from FBI Agent assigned to Flynn case, code named “Crossfire RAZOR.” Pages 1 + 2 Agent William Barnett said case theory was “supposition on supposition” + predication or basis for opening probe “not great”
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In other news...
#Durham This recent, 600+ page FOIA #Buzzfeed litigation contains noteworthy FBI records about the origins of the Russia probe -- US Attorney John Durham's focus. Compare & Contrast: IG Horowitz pg. 1 that states  "Crossfire Hurricane" opened based on information ImageImage
from a Friendly Foreign Government or FFG (Australian diplomat) + according to @GeorgePapa19 , the Trump campaign had received '"some kind of suggestion" from Russia that it could help assist with the anonymous release of information that would be damaging to Hillary Clinton.”’
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#Whistleblower Statement from @MarkSZaidEsq attorney for DHS Former Acting Undersecretary for Intelligence Brian Murphy “The selective disclosure of heavily redacted documents by DHS neither contradicts what is contained in Mr. Murphy's whistleblower complaint, nor even supports
the character assassination attempt by the Department. Our role, however, is not to publicly speak for Mr. Murphy regarding official DHS positions but to facilitate his ability to provide complete and truthful information to the relevant oversight authorities. Mr. Murphy has
identified documentation that goes to the heart of this issue, as well as that supporting his whistleblower complaint, and is more than willing to disclose the information to Congress and Inspectors General, and we have asked DHS to facilitate
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#Whistleblower NOW Response from Chairman Schiff @HouseIntel to the @DHSgov letter + internal emails first obtained @CBSNews The chairman is now making the DHS letter public, saying “The Department of Homeland Security’s refusal to cooperate fully with the Committee’s legitimate
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