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Court files reveal role of McCain, aide in spreading anti-Trump dossier

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Court files reveal role of McCain, aide in spreading anti-Trump dossier

Newly unsealed court filings show the office of the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., shared with the FBI and a host of media outlets the unverified dossier that alleged the Russians had compromising information on now-President Trump.

McCain had denied being the source for BuzzFeed after it published the dossier, which was funded by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, but had acknowledged giving it to the FBI.

In a newly unsealed declaration from September, former senior counterintelligence FBI agent Bill Priestap confirmed that the FBI received a copy of the first 33 pages of the dossier in December 2016 from McCain.

In another filing, David Kramer -- a former State Department official and McCain associate -- said in a Dec. 13, 2017, deposition that the dossier was given to him by author and former British spy Christopher Steele, which he then provided to more than a dozen journalists at outlets including CNN, BuzzFeed and The Washington Post. The details were first reported by The Daily Caller.

Regardless of how one feels about John McCain, the man, the long time senator who reached across the aisle to Democrats, a decorated war hero, a beloved father and husband, friend of many, I knew his hands were dirty when it came to the dossier and he lied about being involved in releasing an UNVERIFIED dossier to the media.

IMO, Trump's remarks about McCain not being a hero fueled McCain's vindictiveness. What a petty, false equivalency on McCain's part to give an unverified dossier about a sitting president to the media. Was he consumed with sour grapes or what?
 
Court files reveal role of McCain, aide in spreading anti-Trump dossier



Regardless of how one feels about John McCain, the man, the long time senator who reached across the aisle to Democrats, a decorated war hero, a beloved father and husband, friend of many, I knew his hands were dirty when it came to the dossier and he lied about being involved in releasing an UNVERIFIED dossier to the media.

IMO, Trump's remarks about McCain not being a hero fueled McCain's vindictiveness. What a petty, false equivalency on McCain's part to give an unverified dossier about a sitting president to the media. Was he consumed with sour grapes or what?

He's been a Congressional Elite his whole government career. He knew from the day Trump came down that escalator that he was the biggest threat to the Elites that has ever come along.

It's not surprising that he played his part in attempting to prevent Trump from getting elected.

Government corruption at its finest.
 
FWIW - Here's a link to what was actually released - Steele deposition -- Exhibit 66 | Deposition (Law) | Justice

It's really starting to piss me off that fewer and fewer outlets that hold themselves out to be providers of "News" fail to provide an indication of where one can find the supporting documentation for their commentary.
 
Court files reveal role of McCain, aide in spreading anti-Trump dossier



Regardless of how one feels about John McCain, the man, the long time senator who reached across the aisle to Democrats, a decorated war hero, a beloved father and husband, friend of many, I knew his hands were dirty when it came to the dossier and he lied about being involved in releasing an UNVERIFIED dossier to the media.

IMO, Trump's remarks about McCain not being a hero fueled McCain's vindictiveness. What a petty, false equivalency on McCain's part to give an unverified dossier about a sitting president to the media. Was he consumed with sour grapes or what?

From what I recall the FBI had the SD in August 2016 well prior to McCain?
Many news orgs had the dossier as well as McCain and others, but no one was publishing, until Buzzfeed did.
 
From what I recall the FBI had the SD in August 2016 well prior to McCain?
Many news orgs had the dossier as well as McCain and others, but no one was publishing, until Buzzfeed did.

The FBI was collaborating with Steele to put the thing together at the point you mention. Basically, everybody and their uncle knew it was around and knew it was crap but McCain, the one guy in the whole world more butthurt than Hillary that Trump won, decided he had an obligation to piss all over the Constitution, justice in general and the American people as a whole by making an issue out of the thing.
 
Yet another aspect of the dossier was confirmed today. Has any fact in it been discredited?
 
The FBI was collaborating with Steele to put the thing together at the point you mention. Basically, everybody and their uncle knew it was around and knew it was crap but McCain, the one guy in the whole world more butthurt than Hillary that Trump won, decided he had an obligation to piss all over the Constitution, justice in general and the American people as a whole by making an issue out of the thing.

McCain acted with malice against his country, close to turning traitor all due to ego and Trumps election? Is that your point???
 
Yet another aspect of the dossier was confirmed today. Has any fact in it been discredited?

Come on now Manc.

The Steele dossier was Russian intel disinformation fabrication the Fusion GPS / Clinton campaign were only too glad to pay for and receive. Steele himself admitted its Russian intel sources.

When the FBI investigation into Trump and his campaign didn't find anything, the Steele Dossier was pressed into service to get the FISA warrant, with the bet that given this something would be uncovered, but no, they didn't find anything even with the FISA warrant.

[indnet]
The Trump Dossier Is Fake -- And Here Are The Reasons Why - Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/.../01/.../the-trump-dossier-is-false-news-and-heres-why/

Jan 13, 2017 - Mr Steele has been named as the man who compiled the intelligence dossier on US President-elect Donald Trump, alleging that Russian ...

A Dossier Debunking - WSJ
The Wall Street Journal & Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News and Video › Opinion › Review & Outlook
Aug 27, 2018 - His lawyer says the Steele claims about Michael Cohen are false.
[/indent]
Calling the Steele dossier as having facts is a stretch.

How about we go about proving that it's correct and accurate on anything first?
 
Yet another aspect of the dossier was confirmed today. Has any fact in it been discredited?

Well, Cohen being in Prague has been generally denied by Cohen himself. Whether that means it's been debunked or not appears to be a matter of opinion.
 
FWIW - Here's a link to what was actually released - Steele deposition -- Exhibit 66 | Deposition (Law) | Justice

It's really starting to piss me off that fewer and fewer outlets that hold themselves out to be providers of "News" fail to provide an indication of where one can find the supporting documentation for their commentary.

At the time I saw the Fox story on McCain I didn't see one other source carrying the above newsbreak story which proves unsealed court documents say McCain lied about his role in leaking the unverified steele document to the media. This should never have been given to the media until every bit of it was proved verifiable.

There was no Cohen visit to Prague proving there was no meetings with Kremlin bigwigs.
Plus, the kicker is, McCain knew this dossier was paid for by the Clinton campaign as a tool to use against Trump.
Plus, Steele probably hated Trump just as much as McCain.

Why is this breaking news report not being covered by every news bureau?
 
Court files reveal role of McCain, aide in spreading anti-Trump dossier



Regardless of how one feels about John McCain, the man, the long time senator who reached across the aisle to Democrats, a decorated war hero, a beloved father and husband, friend of many, I knew his hands were dirty when it came to the dossier and he lied about being involved in releasing an UNVERIFIED dossier to the media.

IMO, Trump's remarks about McCain not being a hero fueled McCain's vindictiveness. What a petty, false equivalency on McCain's part to give an unverified dossier about a sitting president to the media. Was he consumed with sour grapes or what?

your opinion, as expressed, is that of a Trump cultist.

the right's attacks, which continue, are disgusting. And to think that you people wrap yourself with the flag. It is the positively surreal.

trumpets are just awful people. there is no way to sugar coat it.
 
Come on now Manc.

The Steele dossier was Russian intel disinformation fabrication the Fusion GPS / Clinton campaign were only too glad to pay for and receive. Steele himself admitted its Russian intel sources.

When the FBI investigation into Trump and his campaign didn't find anything, the Steele Dossier was pressed into service to get the FISA warrant, with the bet that given this something would be uncovered, but no, they didn't find anything even with the FISA warrant.

[indnet]
The Trump Dossier Is Fake -- And Here Are The Reasons Why - Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/.../01/.../the-trump-dossier-is-false-news-and-heres-why/

Jan 13, 2017 - Mr Steele has been named as the man who compiled the intelligence dossier on US President-elect Donald Trump, alleging that Russian ...

A Dossier Debunking - WSJ
The Wall Street Journal & Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News and Video › Opinion › Review & Outlook
Aug 27, 2018 - His lawyer says the Steele claims about Michael Cohen are false.
[/indent]
Calling the Steele dossier as having facts is a stretch.

How about we go about proving that it's correct and accurate on anything first?

Already been done, really the only two things still in question, is if it wasn't Cohen who went to Prague, who was it?

And is the piss tape real?
 
FWIW - Here's a link to what was actually released - Steele deposition -- Exhibit 66 | Deposition (Law) | Justice

It's really starting to piss me off that fewer and fewer outlets that hold themselves out to be providers of "News" fail to provide an indication of where one can find the supporting documentation for their commentary.

I am passed the point of just being pissed off, I have reached the point of outrage.
 
Well, Cohen being in Prague has been generally denied by Cohen himself. Whether that means it's been debunked or not appears to be a matter of opinion.

His attorney, a longtime Democrat and trust confident of Hillary Clinton, backs the above up.
 
At the time I saw the Fox story on McCain I didn't see one other source carrying the above newsbreak story which proves unsealed court documents say McCain lied about his role in leaking the unverified steele document to the media. This should never have been given to the media until every bit of it was proved verifiable.

There was no Cohen visit to Prague proving there was no meetings with Kremlin bigwigs.
Plus, the kicker is, McCain knew this dossier was paid for by the Clinton campaign as a tool to use against Trump.
Plus, Steele probably hated Trump just as much as McCain.

Why is this breaking news report not being covered by every news bureau?

Because this is not breaking news, it was common knowledge that McCain turned over a copy to the FBI as soon as it was given to him...
 
your opinion, as expressed, is that of a Trump cultist.

the right's attacks, which continue, are disgusting. And to think that you people wrap yourself with the flag. It is the positively surreal.

trumpets are just awful people. there is no way to sugar coat it.

Stop with the sophomoric personal attacks and attack the story or just fade into the sunset .
I am in no mood for your nonsense.
 
I am passed the point of just being pissed off, I have reached the point of outrage.

Over the lying orange mess?

I think all "good" people are.
 
Because this is not breaking news, it was common knowledge that McCain turned over a copy to the FBI as soon as it was given to him...

McCain lied about having no role in giving the unverified document to the media.
Some people would call that sedition. He wanted to hurt a sitting president, and possibly in doing so, jeopardize national security.

Our country has never been more divided. You going to give McCain a pass on his role?
He's the asshole who got the ball rolling.............
 
Those more obsessed with this than I. Does this mean Hillary didn't give the FBI the dossier? Are we finding out that Trump's fellow party members had reservations about him and gave information to the FBI?



Sent from Trump Plaza's basement using Putin's MacBook.
 
Stop with the sophomoric personal attacks and attack the story or just fade into the sunset .
I am in no mood for your nonsense.

I am soooo done with your nonsense.

This is a classic struggle of good vs evil and every trumpet knows they are never confused with good.

Your entire thread is posted to troll a great american hero in support of a ****in draft dodger. Yeah, I am sooooooooooo done with your nonsense.
 
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He's been a Congressional Elite his whole government career. He knew from the day Trump came down that escalator that he was the biggest threat to the Elites that has ever come along.

It's not surprising that he played his part in attempting to prevent Trump from getting elected.

Government corruption at its finest.

This dossier should have never been released to the media.
The public should have never even known about it until the congressional judiciary committee and the GAO told us how the FBI used it to spy on US citizens illegally. And then they should have only known there was an unverified document that FBI used as a tool to go after Trump and the Trump admin; the latter they squeezed to go after Trump.

The public should have never seen the document but thanks to McCain and his vindictiveness and Trump vendetta, here we are.
 
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Already been done, really the only two things still in question, is if it wasn't Cohen who went to Prague, who was it?

And is the piss tape real?

The assertion made was that it was Cohen who went to Prague. This has been demonstrated, and testified to, that it wasn't him.
Who knows who it was, or even if it was. Some are saying that it was a Ukrainian intel office who leaked this, and now can't be found.

Pardon me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall that Trump has a mild case of bacterial-phobia, so why would he want to, agree to, being pissed on?
This doesn't add up in the least.
 
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