Seth Abramson MEGA-Thread: Ten things on Carter Page plus ...

[L. Coyote]

Seth Abramson‏ @SethAbramson 8 hours ago
(THREAD) Here are 10 things about the explosive Washington Post story on Carter Page that only lawyers and #Russiagate analysts would catch.

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[tblue37]

1. K&R for visibility! nt

[Zoonart]

2. THIS X 1000

Seth Abramson ✔@SethAbramson
(BONUS8) Once Trump began getting classified briefings post-election, why didn't CI tell him about Page? Is it because Trump's a target too?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Abramson posts some interesting things, but he REALLY needs a better format.

The tweet storms are just counter-productive to read.

[L. Coyote]

4. Twitter is the very best format available today for rapid dissemination and interactivity.

But, you need to know how to use it and it helps to have an account(s) set up to follow your specific interests, posters, and relevant hashtags.

Twitter is the new global political democracy, driven by users and a threat to autocratic power, thus all the bots trying to tilt the wind. In time the bot problem will be overcome too, but meanwhile you have sufficient control anyway if you know how to use it. Get on board and try to keep up.

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[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. I just find it a very jarring format to read.

It has its uses and I do follow it (but I don't post on it), but perhaps the fact that I think brevity is overrated is the reason I'm naturally turned off by Twitter.

[pnwmom]

6. I don't know why the WP would say FISA warrants don't require probable cause.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act

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Alternatively, the government may seek a court order permitting the surveillance using the FISA court.[18] Approval of a FISA application requires the court find probable cause that the target of the surveillance be a "foreign power" or an "agent of a foreign power", and that the places at which surveillance is requested is used or will be used by that foreign power or its agent.[2][19] In addition, the court must find that the proposed surveillance meet certain "minimization requirements" for information pertaining to U.S. persons.[20] Depending on the type of surveillance, approved orders or extensions of orders may be active for 90 days, 120 days, or a year.

[Gothmog]

7. Great information

[OnDoutside]

8. He was wrong on one bit...

Seth Abramson‏Verified account @SethAbramson · 18h

(Final note: Page even lied to Anderson Cooper on his Russian fluency. Watch at 30:50 of the vid above as he understands Russian perfectly.)

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Page was wearing an earpiece which was presumably connected to a Russian-English Translator.

[wcast]

9. I watched Page this morning on CBS.

I can't understand why he even went on. He wouldn't answer any question, even who brought him into the Trump inner circle. If I was his Lawyer, Id be very worried.

When asked whether he discussed backing off of sanctions, he first said no I only said hello to one person, to stating he can't say he didn't talk about them as he can't remember most of his conversations.

[L. Coyote]

12. Can you find the video?

This is yesterday:

FBI obtained warrant to monitor Carter Page

[L. Coyote]

13. Mar 3, 2017

[wcast]

15. I mixed up my networks. It was ABC

I can't embed but here is the link.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/carter-page-speaks-fbi-scrutiny-46772178

[L. Coyote]

16. Here is the YouTube: 5:41 - longer tape

[oasis]

10. K and R

[Mr. Ected]

11. Like a commentator on Lawrence said last night

During these interviews, Carter Page acts like he's Verbal Kint....but is he really Keyser Soze?

Had to laugh out loud at that one!

[malaise]

14. I suspect this is true - hence all the bombing

Esquire says that the NatSec community leaking to the WP may be a public warning to the Trump White House that they've been caught.

[L. Coyote]

17. The news that Carter Page was a FISA target indicates that aspect of the investigation is completed.

Yee haw. Almost time for the big round-up and branding. Heat up the felon iron.

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[L. Coyote]

18. Carter Page held 'strong pro-Kremlin views' in 1998, says ex-boss

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