way in october, the same month the first fisa warrant was granted. now, here s what s on page 6. whether mr. steele lied to the finn about his media contacts is relevant for at least two reasons. first, it s relevant to his credibility as a source, particularly given the lack of corroboration for his claims, at least at the time they were included in the fisa applications. second, it t. is relevant to the reliability of the information-gathering efforts. mr. steele convicted his work for fusion gps, compiling the preelection memoranda between june and early november 2016. now, there was this british litigation. there is talks about it in the grassley and graham memo here tonight. mr. steele acknowledged briefing journalists about the dossier memorandum in late summer, autumn 2016. yeah, he was a source for isikoff. surprisingly, during the summer of 2016, reports of at least some of the dossier allegations began to sir
january 2017 application, this is the first renewal of the fisa warrant in this case for mr. page, the fbi again addressed mr. steele s credibility. this is three months later. remember, that s the same january where james comey told president trump it s salacious and unverified. so that same month they go in for a renewal. back to the document. the fbi noted that it had suspended their relationship with mr. steele in october of 2016 because the steele s, quote: unauthorized disclosure of information to the press. now, the fbi relayed that steele had been bothered by the fbi s notification to congress in october of 2016 about the reopening of the clinton investigation. remember that happened just before the election. and as a result, steele independently and against prior admonishment to the fbi to speak only with the fbi on this matter released the recording discussed herein. dossier allegations against page to an identified news organization.
the same month the first fisa warrant was granted. here is what is on page six. whether mr. steele lied about his media contacts is relative for at least two reasons. it s relevant about his credibility as a source. second, it is relevant to the reliability of his information gathering efforts. mr. steele conducted his work for fusion gps compiling the pre-election memoranda between june and early november 2016. there was this british litigation, it talks about it and that grassley and graham memo tonight. mr. steele acknowledged briefing journalists about the dossier memorandum in late summer, autumn 2016. yeah, he was the source for isikoff. surprisingly, during the summer of 2016, reports of at least some of the dossier allegations began to circulate among
office, january 2017, which mr. comey described to then president-elect trump as salacious and unverified. when asked at the march 2017 briefing why the fbi then relied on the dossier in the fisa applications, absent meaningful cooperation and in light of the highly political motives surrounding its creation, then director comey stated that the fbi included the dossier allegations about carter page in the fisa applications because mr. steele himself was considered reliable due to his past work with the fbi. later on that page, the memo reads, it goes, the bulk pay close attention the bulk of the fisa application put that back up on the screen consists of allegations against page that were disclosed to the fbi by mr. steele, and also outlined in the steele dossier.
not you believe something is true is not real high when you are writing in opposition research piece. it is high in court. simpson told investigators he was upset when james comey reopened the clinton email investigation in october. simpson pushed back by sharing dossier allegations with reporters. as fox news reported, simpson was with the russian lawyer before and after the meeting. simpson s lawyer says his client was blindsided. he was shocked and surprised when this matter appeared in the newspapers. simpson s lawyer denies fusion gps paid journalists who write favorable stories. the parties were in court today with fusion gpas trying to block td bank from releasing its financials. bret: thank you. breaking news oversees.