FBI chief given dossier by John McCain alleging secret Trump-Russia contacts
Source: The Guardian
Senator John McCain passed documents to the FBI director, James Comey, last month alleging secret contacts between the Trump campaign and Moscow and that Russian intelligence had personally compromising material on the president-elect himself.
The material, which has been seen by the Guardian, is a series of reports on Trumps relationship with Moscow. They were drawn up by a former western counter-intelligence official, now working as a private consultant.
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The Guardian can confirm that the documents reached the top of the FBI by December. Senator John McCain, who was informed about the existence of the documents separately by an intermediary from a western allied state, dispatched an emissary overseas to meet the source and then decided to present the material to Comey in a one-on-one meeting on 9 December, according to a source aware of the meeting. The documents, which were first reported on last year by Mother Jones, are also in the hands of officials in the White House.
McCain is not thought to have made a judgment on the reliability of the documents but was sufficiently impressed by the sources credentials to feel obliged to pass them to the FBI.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/10/fbi-chief-given-dossier-by-john-mccain-alleging-secret-trump-russia-contacts?CMP=share_btn_tw
groundloop
(11,521 posts)Oh, wait a minute.... NEVER MIND.
onecaliberal
(32,887 posts)Response to sabra (Original post)
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Lunabell
(6,105 posts)The award winning Guardian news?
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Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)you would have read about the Bribes offer to or paid to willing Media representatives to further the Narratives of the Hacks.
bucolic_frolic
(43,257 posts)where the GOP has more to gain by exposing the crooked election than they
do by standing together supporting themselves
Great patriots will pursue the truth no matter where it leads
Don't hold your breath, but keep it in mind
cstanleytech
(26,316 posts)remember the far right has a history of planting and leaking false documents and stories to weaken resistance like how they removed the problem that was Dan Rather.
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)got pissed off, then he became a hard target! At that point Trump got really pissy about everything!
Seriously, he was a natural soft target for Russian intelligence. Desperate to save his failing empire, responds very favorably to flattery, and likes young girls, very easy to manipulate. Trump's reaction has been the opposite of what you would expect from someone still independent and innocent of Russian influence. He did not call out Putin, he did nothing to separate himself from the allegations. Instead, he sucked up to Putin and claimed Putin was a better leader than the sitting U.S. President!
The FISA court turned down a warrant request? Isn't their record like 1,000,000,000 to 7 for granting them?
I forecast a yuuuge winter shit storm for the next 10 days!
roamer65
(36,747 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)The fact that McCain went out of his way to investigate this personally says a lot about the man. It means there is a glimmer of hope. Remember that it was basically only McCain and Graham who have pursued this for the past month. One has to figure that there are three types of republicans sitting in congress now: patriots, ones willing to back their party and support a demagogue, and those who are in collusion with tRump. Obviously, there are many more of the latter two than of the first. The second type is going to want to avoid anything that taints him personally. He will join with McCain/Graham to make himself look like a patriot as well. The question then is, How many of the third type are there in congress? Because, those who aided tRump and the RNC have nothing to lose by lying and calling this fake news. If there is a majority of this type, then we are in for a lengthy battle.
Oh, and there is the fact that McConnell is definitely in cahoots with tRump.
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)But, have never questioned his loyalty to America and her Ideas. With that, if this was to be the beginning of a TAKE DOWN of Trump, not surprised in the least -- McCain is the Key Information Provider -- in something like this.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)HAB911
(8,911 posts)McCain and Ms Lindsey could rise to the rescue?
elmac
(4,642 posts)if he only knew he was really passing it to putins number 2 plant Commie Comey. Bet Comey got the Order of Lenin for that
turbinetree
(24,710 posts)this can amount to:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleiii
rpannier
(24,333 posts)Time to go full Republican on this story
Repeat it over-and-over using qualifiers like "If this proves to be true..,."
"I find it incomprehensible that the President elect would place himself..."
"The poor judgment he seems to have shown..."
and so on
If the story turns out to be false you remind everyone that the source was reportedly credible, that you never directly said he did what was in the document and that had he not shown such poor judgment and hadn't been so damned careless and immature this never would have happened
MADem
(135,425 posts)McCain is not thought to have made a judgment on the reliability of the documents but was sufficiently impressed by the sources credentials to feel obliged to pass them to the FBI.
Volaris
(10,274 posts)and so his decision was to help him get elected by releasing (false and) potentially damaging information about his opponet????
How is this NOT collusion to 'provide aid and comfort to a foreigh power.'?
randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]
Volaris
(10,274 posts)Suggest I delete original reply?
Tom Rinaldo
(22,913 posts)SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)Twitter and tRUMP45* will be brought down by his little fingers. (The asterisk applies to any achievement gained through questionable means. Always refer to tRUMP45* and brand him)
Trump called McCain a loser for being capture in combat.