Here's a big lie from a Feb 16, 2017 FBI briefing (not known who was briefing/being briefed):
The briefer claims that Trump's "Russia if you're listening" comment triggered Downer to come forward. That's a lie. Downer came forward earlier. Strzok told the same lie in his book.
The briefer claims that Trump's "Russia if you're listening" comment triggered Downer to come forward. That's a lie. Downer came forward earlier. Strzok told the same lie in his book.
https://twitter.com/15poundstogo/status/1493699486555725830
Here's the analogous section from Strzok's book. I called out Strzok's lie at the time. He then claimed he misremembered because he didn't have his notes when he wrote his book.
Now we know that too was a lie, a lie about a lie. The FBI was pushing the Downer lie all along.
Now we know that too was a lie, a lie about a lie. The FBI was pushing the Downer lie all along.
Here's the original tweet in which I called out Stzrok's lie about Downer. Btw, @CBSNews and @CBSDavidMartin still haven't corrected their false reporting on this.
https://twitter.com/HansMahncke/status/1302674506453078017
If you're wondering why Strzok lied about Trump and Downer, he wanted to pin the origin of Crossfire Hurricane on Trump's own words – as he explains here:
https://twitter.com/HansMahncke/status/1303435758062231554
Another reason why Strzok may have felt the need to embellish what Downer said is that what Downer said didn't in any way justify opening an investigation into a presidential campaign.
https://twitter.com/HansMahncke/status/1205930845476970496
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