Days after firing FBI Director James Comey, former acting FBI director turned CNN contributor Andrew McCabe used an unreliable source of Russian “dossier” to confuse then-President Donald Trump. ordered a criminal investigation.
This is the claim made by RealClearInvestigation reporter Paul Sperry. base Regarding newly released documents.
The FBI launched a Russian collusion investigation in mid-2016 based on documents compiled by Christopher Steele, a former British spy who worked for the anti-government research firm Fusion GPS. Mr. Steele's efforts were funded first by conservative critics of President Trump, then by Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee, which hid costs from the Federal Election Commission. I was doing it. This “document” was soon revealed to be a fraud, and the FBI fired Steele as a paid source after he leaked the information to the media. Nevertheless, the FBI referenced the document when applying to renew a surveillance warrant against Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
Now, McCabe appears to have turned to Steele again to build a criminal case against the sitting president, Trump, in response to Trump's firing of Comey (which subsequently launched a special counsel investigation). It appears to be retaliation.
Sperry writes:
After President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on May 9, McCabe's “Russia team” made direct contact with former British spy Christopher Steele to prosecute the president for espionage and obstruction of justice. It was revealed in text messages and transcripts of Congressional testimony that he had reconstructed the building. 2017.
Comey previously called the dossier, an opposition investigation funded by the Clinton campaign alleging Trump-Russia ties, “sneaky and unverified.” The FBI severed ties with Steele in November 2016 after he acted in a manner that led his handlers to believe he was not a reliable source of information.
Former federal prosecutors and investigators said the move to RealClear Investigations was “hopeless.” They also said the FBI's decision to suddenly re-engage with unreliable confidential sources raises new questions about the FBI's evidentiary basis for launching an unprecedented investigation into the president. .
In related news, the FBI released heavily redacted documents Tuesday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request showing that the criminal investigation into Trump began in May 2017, the month Comey was fired. did.
McCabe is fired An investigation under the Biden-Harris administration into accusations that then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions shared information with the media without authorization. cleared and restored his pension.
Conservatives have long accused Mr. McCabe of political bias, especially given that his wife, Jill, was an active Democratic politician. reception Nearly $700,000 was donated to the campaign by party sources in Virginia.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. he is the author of Agenda: What should President Trump do in his first 100 days?available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of Trumpian Virtues: Lessons and Legacy of the Donald Trump Presidencynow available on Audible. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
