Thread by @DawsonSField

McCabe testifying today, I forgot about it with everything else going on this week.

We may be why he delayed this testimony until after the election...

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1326195695523667969

McCabe claims he may not be real accurate because DOJ would not let him review his notes & emails that might contradict what he says today...

( I am watching this on tape delay because I didn't get to watch when it started.)

Looks like it was FBI & Director Wray who would not let McCabe & his defense council see the records that connect to McCabe's conduct. Conduct under investigation by Durham.

Graham asks about the 9/7/17 memo from CIA alleging Hillary approved a plan to frame Trump for Russian collusion.
McCabe says he was not aware of that memo until it was declassified. McCabe claims it went to Comey & attention to Strzok. Comey testified it did not come to him.

McCabe claims Strzok is a fair agent who didn't skew the investigation...

But McCabe is lying about Comey getting that memo, it went to Strzok not Comey.

McCabe says he can't explain why Strzok & Comey didn't tell him about the CIA memo showing Hillary framing Trump for collusion. Either McCabe is lying or Strzok kept him out of the loop because he knew McCabe was a subject of that investigation.

McCabe can't explain why the FBI went full bore to investigate a rumored bar conversation in London with a campaign volunteer but not open an investigation when CIA told them a presidential candidate was a suspect in a foreign interference case. .

In June of 2017 did you sign off on the @carterwpage FISA.

McCabe claims he didn't know CIA told FBI Page was a CIA resource.

McCabe doesn't remember Ohr telling him in October 2016, that Steele hated Trump & everything he says has to be checked.

Were you aware of the Primary Sub Source interviews? Yes but not told in detail about the results of interview.

FBI 302s show the information was made up by Steele who lied in the dossier about it.

McCabe says he would not have signed the FISA against Page if he knew then what he knows now!

They know they can't support their own work. But expect to learn McCabe knew all or most of this before he signed it.

Feinstein: did you open a counterintelligence investigation into Trump after Comey was fired?
McCabe confirms. McCabe tries to use the same BS excuses to justify starting the investigation.

Feinstein: Well what was found on Trump. Well that's the point the case was taken away from me & given to Mueller. Claiming Mueller's results justify what he did.

(Note that Mueller & RR closed the investigations into Trump before the 8/3/17 Scope Memo)

https://twitter.com/DawsonSField/status/1300165321341444096?s=20

We don't have the date, but McCabe claims his investigation into Trump was justified by Mueller's findings. But RR & Mueller closed the Trump investigation within days after McCabe opened it.

https://twitter.com/DawsonSField/status/1300165860041072647?s=20

Claims that his opening an obstruction of justice case against Trump is also supported by Mueller. Who had to use a definition of obstruction that isn't included in federal law just to keep it open as a distraction...

Cornyn hitting McCabe for the FBI Director Comey announcements on Hillary's crimes. McCabe admits he was involved but he now thinks Comey should not have done that 'exoneration' that showed everyone that she was guilty.

Did Comey know everything you did?
Or did you conceal information from Comey?

(We know that happened thanks to 5 OIG reports!)

McCabe says he can't say what Comey knew, but that they talked a lot about a lot.

Asked if McCabe talked to Lynch or Yates.
Sidesteps saying 'our team' briefed DOJ National Security Division. Then says that he had conversations with DOJ leadership, but doesn't specify with whom.

McCabe claims the investigation leading to his firing was an unfair investigation.

Can we get a Republican @SenateJudiciary member to ask about McCabe's decade plus relationship with Putin's Oligarch Oleg Deripaska?
Why would a Deputy Director of the FBI have a close working relationship with Putin's favorite oligarch? While investigating Russian interference?

Graham paraphrased: If it would have been a "dereliction of duty" to not investigate Trump on questionable information.

How is it not a dereliction of duty to not investigate a lead from CIA that Hillary was framing Trump?

Senator WHitehouse tries claiming the FBI should not have investigated the Hillary allegations. Claiming that it isn't a crime for a candidate to frame their opponent...

But it is absolutely exculpatory evidence that must be disclosed in an investigation of Trump for it.

Graham makes him look a fool, you can't ignore evidence that Hillary & the DNC are framing Trump for Russia. While the only evidence of Trump Russia is coming from source who is working for Hillary & the DNC.

Senator Lee: McCabe claims he did not know of any of the 17 errors in the Carter Page FISA identified when he signed it in June 2017 when he signed it, or any other errors.

I think we will learn he committed perjury in this statement...

Weird conversation with Sen. Whitehouse asking McCabe what happens with tips to the FBI?

Were there tips ignored in the Russia case?

Senator Grassley (who is retaking the Chairmanship in January!)
You testified that the Steele Dossier wasn't properly vetted yet you used it & it is what caused the errors.
McCabe, FISA Court doesn't require us to have verified everything in our filings. Just that we ID a source

McCabe claims he doesn't remember giving the order to Strzok to keep the Flynn case open. I suspect that is a lie.

Tap dances around if anyone ordered him to keep it open, well we had meetings but nothing specific. So Comey did not order him to do it!

Comey denied authorizing leaks to the media. Did Comey lie to Senate?
McCabe says no evidence of Comey ever authorizing anyone to be an anonymous source. That's trouble because McCabe previously testified that Comey authorized the leak McCabe ordered Page to make!

Graham: You said you often submit unverified information to the courts in a warrant. Do you have an obligation to inform the court once you find out the information is false? Tap dances

How did PSS info from Jan & March 2017 by SA Alton not reach you by June 2017? Doesn't know

Is it your testimony that no one told you about the details of those interviews? McCabe claims he was never told about it. I suspect we will learn otherwise soon. Perjury trap.

Sen. Cruz up! Yeah I'm behind on the feed!

Did you make the decision to keep the Flynn case open? I don't remember being the person to make that call, but I remember being supportive of keeping it open.

Doesn't remember the agents saying there was no basis for investigation.

McCabe claims the Logan Act was not used to go after General Flynn.
Claims the Flynn Kislyak call might be having inappropriate contacts.
Cruz only inappropriate if you pretend the Logan Act is valid & applies to the President Elect's National Security Advisor.

Is Biden talking to foreign leaders a violation of the Logan Act?
McCabe refuses to answer.
If Joe Biden is talking to foreign leaders does it violate the Logan Act. McCabe refuses to answer.
Cruz tears McCabe up for using it against Flynn! McCabe says it's not true.

Is it your testimony that there were no discussions of the Logan Act? McCabe claims there were no discussions. Then claims it wasn't his complete answer.
He tries to go back to the August 2016 initiation wasn't for the Logan Act.

Did James Comey authorize you to disclose information about the Clinton Foundation case to the press?

McCabe ducks question several ways. Claims Comey knew but refuses to answer if he authorized it.

Tries to claim Comey authorized it but won't state it specifically.

Cruz beating him up on McCabe's false statements to OIG & the Committee that are contradictory to Comey's statements.

Now he McCabe is claiming he's right.

Cruz asks him if he would support releasing FBI records that would resolve the question.

Graham: Was it wrong for Flynn to talk to Kislyak?

Tries to pretend it was an issue, tries to claim Flynn lied to Pence.

Graham "I'm sure the Biden Admin thinking they have won are having these conversations now"

Sen Stolen Valor Blumenthal & Hirono both wasted our time.
Said nothing of consequence

Senator Hawley just beat down the Dems who are confused about why we are holding this hearing. How clueless are they that they don't know why it is important when the FISA Court states that they can't trust the FBI to file truthful warrant applications under oath!

McCabe refusing to answer questions about his texts claiming FBI won’t let him see his texts to review them.

Claims he doesn’t recall the discussion in his office about the insurance policy. I don’t think that will stand up.

Senator Blackburn questioning McCabe on how lucky he was to land a job at CNN after getting flogged by the DOJ OIG & getting fired by FBI for misconduct.

McCabe claims he does not know Chris Steele & has never met him. There were lots of rumors to the contrary.

Graham, McCabe concedes it was wrong of FBI personnel to not share exculpatory evidence with the court.

Senator Kennedy up now, he’s always good for a crazy quote!

He’s calling it Misfire Hurricane!

Kennedy gets McCabe to admit a Deputy Director would never interview a source like Steele. So a Director would not do it either.

McCabe denies knowing who Igor Danchenko is & refers to his identification as speculation. Claims it is Because it is redacted.

Kennedy hypes on why with an investigation this important, why not bring in Steele before using dossier against Trump.

You never looked at Steele, because you knew it would not standup.

Kennedy asks why Flynn was prosecuted for lying to the FBI & you weren’t? McCabe blames flawed OIG investigation.

Kennedy called the Misfire Hurricane an ”Incompetence Tsunami” & wonders how they made it out of the birth canal.

Graham gets McCabe to admit he was briefed on the January 2017 primary sub source, but claims they told him nothing & he doesn’t recall who told him about it.