What the Nunes memo shows is that the FBI investigation into the Russia collusion story did not start with the Cristopher Steele dossier. It blew up Sean Hannity’s favorite conspiracy theory.
The Nunes memo shows that the investigation was triggered by campaign advisor George Papadopoulos bragging to the Australian ambassador about meetings with Russians. Papadopoulos in 2017 plead guilty to lying to federal officials about his contacts with Russian nationals.
The Nunes memo shows that the surveillance started with campaign aide Carter Page, who was recruited by now indicted Russian spies in 2013 and interviewed by FBI about it in 2015.
Page joined the Trump campaign in 2016 and went to Moscow to give an anti-American speech.
Page joined the Trump campaign in 2016 and went to Moscow to give an anti-American speech.
Carter Page was described in the Steele dossier as an intermediary between Manafort and Moscow.
Page denied meeting any Russians for more than a year, before admitting in his 2017 testimony to the House Intelligence Committee to meeting high ranking Kremlin officials in 2016.
Page denied meeting any Russians for more than a year, before admitting in his 2017 testimony to the House Intelligence Committee to meeting high ranking Kremlin officials in 2016.
Campaign chairman Paul Manafort is currently indicted on 12 counts, including conspiracy against the US, making false statements, and failing to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.
Michael Flynn, the former National Security Adviser, plead guilty to lying to the FBI about cconversations with Russia's ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition.
The Nunes memo shows that Cristopher Steele was so concerned with the American president being compromised and possibly blackmailed by Russia, he alerted both the FBI and the media of what he found.
