Grassley, Graham release copy of request for criminal probe of dossier author

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Two senior GOP senators on Monday released a copy of their request for a criminal probe of Christopher Steele, the author of a controversial dossier on President Donald Trump's ties to Russia, which alleges that he received information from an ally of Hillary Clinton while the Democrat's campaign was financing his work.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) released their referral for a Steele investigation, sent last month, after approval from the FBI.

Grassley and Graham on Monday also asked the Department of Justice and FBI to declassify more information related to their Steele referral, including an application to conduct surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

That surveillance application, Republicans have said, improperly involved research conducted by Steele that was paid for by the Clinton campaign. Republicans on Friday released a declassified memo they wrote on the subject.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/05/christopher-steele-dossier-criminal-probe-request-390793

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Since the Steele Dossier is SUCH a critical item in these accusations, I think it's only fair that, in the interest of "transparency", the entire Dossier be released to the public.

[Gothmog]

1. This memo is so heavily redacted that it is meaningless

[dbackjon]

2. What are Trumputin black-mailing these two with?

[Phoenix61]

3. The dossier was released months ago by Buzzfeed nt

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. now that trump and his traitorous lawyers are calling for a SECOND special

investigation of the FBI...FUCK

I am so sick of traitors

[Historic NY]

5. That ought to piss off the Brits even more.

[Tanuki]

6. Foreign intelligence sources from friendly nations will think long and hard

before sharing intelligence with us from now on.

[world wide wally]

7. ALL of these GOP pricks are fucking desperate AND insane

[Maggiemayhem]

14. You should read The Atlantic

[Botany]

8. How many were involved and how deep did the Russia/GOP collusions go?

They are shittin' kittens.


i hope I live long enough to see those bastards in prison.

[Perseus]

19. I don't want to wait that long

I want to see them pay for it now, in 2018. I watch the news everyday not so much to find out what has happened with the investigation, I am just looking for the news that all these bastards have been apprehended, photos of them in orange uniforms walking in a line with handcuffs on, that includes the children, son-in-law, although I don't mind if they leave Ivanka out, she needs to take care of her kids.

[dawn frenzy adams]

20. WHAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IA STILL NOT REPORTING.https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/

From Dallas Morning News August 3, 2017

EXCERPT:

GOP campaigns took $7.35 million from oligarch linked to Russia


Party loyalty is often cited as the reason that GOP leaders have not been more outspoken in their criticism of President Donald Trump and his refusal to condemn Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. Yet there may be another reason that top Republicans have not been more vocal in their condemnation. Perhaps it's because they have their own links to the Russian oligarchy that they would prefer go unnoticed.

Donald Trump and the political action committees for Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Lindsey Graham, John Kasich and John McCain accepted $7.35 million in contributions from a Ukrainian-born oligarch who is the business partner of two of Russian president Vladimir Putin's favorite oligarchs and a Russian government bank.

During the 2015-2016 election season, Ukrainian-born billionaire Leonard "Len" Blavatnik contributed $6.35 million to leading Republican candidates and incumbent senators. Mitch McConnell was the top recipient of Blavatnik's donations, collecting $2.5 million for his GOP Senate Leadership Fund under the names of two of Blavatnik's holding companies, Access Industries and AI Altep Holdings, according to Federal Election Commission documents and OpenSecrets.org.

How Putin's proxies helped funnel millions into GOP campaigns
Marco Rubio's Conservative Solutions PAC and his Florida First Project received $1.5 million through Blavatnik's two holding companies. Other high dollar recipients of funding from Blavatnik were PACS representing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker at $1.1 million, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham at $800,000, Ohio Governor John Kasich at $250,000 and Arizona Senator John McCain at $200,000.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Attacking the messenger doesn't change the information Steele uncovered

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. need criminal probe up Grassley's ass and Graham's brown nose

Where's the criminal probe into the actions of GOPers? The entire party needs to be dissected by law enforcement.

[deurbano]

11. When are we getting a criminal probe of those who financed and produced Clinton Cash?

And of those at the FBI (NYC office) who tried to exploit that "research" for their own partisan agendas?

[beachbum bob]

12. kill the messenger, ignore the corruption

typical republican tactic

[BigmanPigman]

13. That sums it up nicely.

[iluvtennis]

16. +2

[Wellstone ruled]

15. Do not forget this,

Steele dossier was given to John McCain first and then he took it to the FBI. Don't think little Lindsey wants to cross his buddy.

[BigmanPigman]

17. Graham changes his tune almost as often as his

golfing pal.

[SCantiGOP]

21. Yep, everytime I think my Senator

has had a pang of conscience and will oppose Trump's attempted coup, he does something like this. He looks good compared to some of the repub assholes in the Senatebut he is still a Tea Party militaristic fascist at heart.

[Turbineguy]

18. Sure, why not?

After all, the more credibility "the Dossier" has the better.

But it's the old mantra,

"Are you sure? You ain't gonna like the answer!"