Trump orders feds to declassify key FISA documents, text messages in FBI Russia probe

[EricV]

Now the real fun begins :munchin

Trump orders feds to declassify key FISA documents, text messages in FBI Russia probe
Samuel Chamberlain By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News

President Trump on Monday ordered the declassification of several key documents related to the FBI's probe of Russian actions during the 2016 presidential election, including 21 pages of an application for a renewed surveillance warrant against former campaign aide Carter Page, and text messages from disgraced FBI figures Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Trump had ordered the documents released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Justice Department "[a]t the request of a number of committees of Congress, and for reasons of transparency."

The documents to be declassified also include all FBI reports on interviews with Justice Department official Bruce Ohr and all FBI reports of interviews prepared in connection with all other applications to surveil Carter Page.


Lawmakers call on President Trump to declassify previously redacted sections of FISA applications; Carter Page shares his perspective on the Russia investigation on 'Justice with Judge Jeanine.'
Trump also ordered the Justice Department to release text messages from a number of the key players in the Russia investigation "without redaction" -- including Ohr, Strzok, Lisa Page, former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

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House Republicans have repeatedly sought more information about Ohr's contacts with former British spy Christopher Steele, a longtime FBI informant who compiled the now-infamous dossier alleging various ties between Trump and Russia that was published in January 2017.

It was not immediately clear when or how the documents would be released. A source familiar with the timing of the declassification told Fox News that they expected the Carter Page warrant application to be declassified first, followed by the FBI reports on agent interviews with Ohr.

The source added that the Justice Department is working on a "compressed timeline" and they expect the first release of records in days or sooner. The text messages are expected to take longer because of the sheer number involved and the fact that Trump ordered their release without redactions.

A Justice Department spokesperson told Fox News that the DOJ and FBI "are already working with the Director of National Intelligence to comply with the President's order."

Congressional sources told Fox News that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., does not know how soon he will get the documents, but said Trump's order covers "pretty much everything that he wanted ... and the text messages are a bonus."

President Trump orders the declassification of FISA documents that the House Intelligence and Government Oversight Committees have been seeking, as well as more of the text messages between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page; chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reports.
According to the sources, Nunes added: "Wow! This is a direct order."

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called Trump's decision "a clear abuse of power."

"[Trump] has decided to intervene in a pending law enforcement investigation by ordering the selective release of materials he believes are helpful to his defense team and thinks will advance a false narrative," Schiff said. "With respect to some of these materials, I have been previously informed by the FBI and Justice Department that they would consider their release a red line that must not be crossed as they may compromise sources and methods.

"This is evidently of no consequence to a President who cares about nothing about the country and everything about his narrow self-interest," Schiff added.

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., the leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, praised Trump's order to declassify the documents.

"As Congress has investigated, we've continued to see more and more troubling evidence suggesting multiple senior level FBI and DOJ officials acted in a deeply unethical fashion during the 2016 campaign and throughout the early stages of the Trump administration," Meadows said. "Enough is enough--the time for full transparency is now. Let's bring the full truth to light, while protecting sources and methods, and allow the American people to judge for themselves."

Meadows is one of 12 GOP members of Congress who earlier this month publicly asked Trump to declassify the June 2017 application for a warrant against Carter Page as well as the FBI reports of interviews with Ohr, known in bureaucratic parlance as "Form 302s."

On Sunday, Nunes told Fox News that witness interview transcripts and other documents from that committee's now-concluded Russia investigation should be made public before November's midterm elections.

"If the president wants the American people to really understand just how broad and invasive this investigation has been to many Americans and how unfair it has been, he has no choice but to declassify," Nunes said on "Sunday Morning Futures."

House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said last week that it would be "beneficial" for Americans to see those documents.

Fox News' Jake Gibson, John Roberts and Catherine Herridge contributed to this report.

[Remington Raidr]

*delete*

[scooter]

“House Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called Trump's decision "a clear abuse of power."”

Uh, yeah, ok.

I’m in favor of a full declass on this topic, come what may. For a subject with so much innuendo that is causing a loss of trust in our institutions, the best cure is full transparency. If Trump did something unsavory, a full release won’t help him. It will, however, shed a whole lot of light on how this party got started and perpetuated.

[abc_123]

"a clear abuse of power" Ha!

In other words... doing something that we don't like that we can't stop.

[Sohei]

If the Dems were doing it, they would say that it's well within their authority to do so.

But, since it's POTUS doing it, well...it's an abuse of power.

I say, let's get on with the abuse shall we....

[Old Dog New Trick]

The beatings will continue until moral improves!

[BryanK]

The beatings will continue until moral improves!

Indeed...MAGA! :D

[ddoering]

I don't see why they have a problem with this. Trump is just using his phone and his pen to get things done. I hope it is like deer hunting in Michigan, shine the spotlight, see the eyes and fire away. Fuck all of them.

[rsdengler]

“House Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called Trump's decision "a clear abuse of power."”

Uh, yeah, ok.

I’m in favor of a full declass on this topic, come what may. For a subject with so much innuendo that is causing a loss of trust in our institutions, the best cure is full transparency. If Trump did something unsavory, a full release won’t help him. It will, however, shed a whole lot of light on how this party got started and perpetuated.

Adam Schiff is a Wanker......Dems never will agree with anything the "The Donald" does.....They just keep whacking away....Idiots....:D

[bblhead672]

Adam Schiff is a Wanker......Dems never will agree with anything the "The Donald" does.....They just keep whacking away....Idiots....:D

Calling Schiff a wanker is an insult to wankers everywhere! :D

Adam Schiff is a communist whose best contribution to the country would be swinging from a rope after conviction for sedition.

[Box]

transparency is now an abuse of power

[Badger52]

I hope it is like deer hunting in Michigan, shine the spotlight, see the eyes and fire away. Fuck all of them.LMFAO.

Public is about to get a lesson in sources & methods vs. "got drunk in Prague & wrote down some shit."

[Hand]

The text messages are expected to take longer because of the sheer number involved and the fact that Trump ordered their release without redactions.

Surely he would not release anything that validated this "ties with Russia" bs that we have been hearing about since the inauguration, it sure would be nice to watch the talking heads talk back that story. Then all that's left is grabbing pussy and paying off a porn star if either of those is true. *shrug*

[Badger52]

The text messages are expected to take longer because of the sheer number involved and the fact that Trump ordered their release without redactions.Should be no sweat; the FBI reviewed 650,000 in a bit over a week for Hillary.

[rubberneck]

“House Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called Trump's decision "a clear abuse of power."”

Uh, yeah, ok.

I’m in favor of a full declass on this topic, come what may. For a subject with so much innuendo that is causing a loss of trust in our institutions, the best cure is full transparency. If Trump did something unsavory, a full release won’t help him. It will, however, shed a whole lot of light on how this party got started and perpetuated.

After consulting my idiot to English dictionary what he really was saying is “I am terrified that the American public will realize the left have politicized and weaponized the FBI and intelligence communities and will demand real change to prevent it from ever happening again”.

[bblhead672]

Read the whole thing, think about the implications. Four Democrats and three Executive Branch members conspiring to withhold information from the President. If some or all of these people are not indicted and arrested you can change the spelling of America to Banana Republic.

https://www.democraticleader.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Letter-to-Coats-Rosenstein-Wray.pdf?platform=hootsuite

[SouthernDZ]

This really isn't a case where people cannot see through the obvious deception in the works by these "servants of the people" - this is willful blindness where the progressive end justifies the hypocritical means. This Great Experiment of ours has gone off the rails.

[Hand]

Read the whole thing, think about the implications. Four Democrats and three Executive Branch members conspiring to withhold information from the President. If some or all of these people are not indicted and arrested you can change the spelling of America to Banana Republic.

https://www.democraticleader.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Letter-to-Coats-Rosenstein-Wray.pdf?platform=hootsuite

I will be very surprised if this turns into anything.



The Department of Justice (DOJ), FBI and Office of the Director of National Intelligence are reportedly expected to propose redactions to a series of documents related to the Russia investigation that President Trump ordered to be declassified this week.

Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday that the agencies are currently doing a methodical review of the documents. There is no official timeline on when their evaluation of the sensitive documents will be finished.


But the news outlet, citing sources familiar with the process, noted that the FBI and the DOJ plan on submitting their proposed redactions to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

The office is expected to then assemble the material and turn it over to the White House, Bloomberg reported.

The report comes just days after Trump ordered a set of sensitive documents tied to the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign declassified.

Classified parts of a surveillance application that gave the FBI the ability to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page will also become public as part of the release.

In addition, the order includes public text messages tied to the investigation into Russia's election interference from top federal officials such as former FBI Director James Comey.

“The Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are already working with the Director of National Intelligence to comply with the President's order," the White House said in a statement on Monday evening.

The move has been applauded by some GOP lawmakers. But it has also sparked outrage from former White House officials, such as ex-Attorney General Eric Holder.

"This is an especially dangerous abuse of power by this President," Holder tweeted on Tuesday. "He places his self interest above the national security interests of the country."

Trump has repeatedly railed against special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference, often referring to it as a "witch hunt."

El source-holio (https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/407351-fbi-justice-dept-plan-to-redact-russia-documents-despite-trump)

It appears that Mr Holder contradicts himself...

[PedOncoDoc]

If they don't want those in the White House involved in the vetting of the redactions which are being done against the orders given, perhaps they can give it to Nunes and Meadows to review and determine the need for redaction.

Those with vested interest in protecting their own asses or the asses of their allies at the FBI and DoJ shouldn't get to decide what gets redacted, and having Republicans review and determine what warrants redaction removes that particular conflict of interest. If there truly is a risk to national security, the Republicans should still be willing to redact those items without conflicts preventing the willful execution of the order.

Problem solved.

[rubberneck]

Apparently if you're the target of a witch hunt it isn't appropriate to defend yourself within the scope of the law. The President is just supposed to let this charade carry on in silence. Sometimes it feels as if the fabric of space time has ripped and we've fallen through to an alternate universe where democrats can say and do anything they feel like doing.

[lindy]

There is no need for an agency review or Legislative oversight: the head of the Executive Branch is THE ultimate classification advisor. If he says declass, it becomes unclassified. Full stop.

All DOJ and FISC documents are under his purview.

We the People should demand POTUS’ orders be executed without delay.

[Badger52]

Read the whole thing, think about the implications. Four Democrats and three Executive Branch members conspiring to withhold information from the President. If some or all of these people are not indicted and arrested you can change the spelling of America to Banana Republic.

https://www.democraticleader.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Letter-to-Coats-Rosenstein-Wray.pdf?platform=hootsuiteSedition. Couple of pretty good statutes on that. I'm dismayed the US Marshal's Service isn't busier these days.

[cbtengr]

Sedition. Couple of pretty good statutes on that. I'm dismayed the US Marshal's Service isn't busier these days.

The dirt is obviously so deep on both sides of the aisle that no one is willing to press charges against anyone.

[WarriorDiplomat]

The dirt is obviously so deep on both sides of the aisle that no one is willing to press charges against anyone.

Agreed Trump keeps forcing them onto their worst foot they will keep showing their asses or just quitting....the problem is the left is so mentally ill they can't see anything but hatred for the right and can't see the truth

[ddoering]

Surely he would not release anything that validated this "ties with Russia" bs that we have been hearing about since the inauguration, it sure would be nice to watch the talking heads talk back that story. Then all that's left is grabbing pussy and paying off a porn star if either of those is true. *shrug*

You would think the lame stream media would be clamoring for all this unredacted shit. Where is Rachel Maddow when you need her?

[ddoering]

Read the whole thing, think about the implications. Four Democrats and three Executive Branch members conspiring to withhold information from the President. If some or all of these people are not indicted and arrested you can change the spelling of America to Banana Republic.

https://www.democraticleader.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Letter-to-Coats-Rosenstein-Wray.pdf?platform=hootsuite

Start measuring them for coffins.

[Badger52]

Start measuring them for coffins.Former NSA head, DepDNI, DCIA & egg-headed god of the universe Hayden was getting his CNN paycheck via MSNBC today and proposed that maybe it's time for these agencies to push back at Trump and say, in essence, "if you want to do this, you need to find someone else to do it."

The ol' ticker almost skipped a beat at the thought of these wankers actually putting pen to their resignation letters, in protest or for any other motive. What a great idea!

Flip-side in reality: I don't believe they have the character to even do that, so yeah, start measuring.

[TOMAHAWK9521]

I'm curious about not only these top admin folks but the lowlife commie minions that Project Veritas has been exposing. PV is on a roll with exposing 3 cockroaches in almost as many days. But in reality, what will happen to them and others that are outed? If there are as many skulking about in the government basement crawlspaces as these seditionists claim, there aren't enough coffins available. Just dig a trench, toss the trash in, cover it over and landscape it into a victory garden.

It's news like this that should convince anyone not paying attention that hollywood's depiction of the government's far-fight, hard-line loyal protectors of the Constitution don't exist except in movies. Otherwise these commies would disappear for a while until they are found "Vince Foster-ed" someplace. Or maybe there would just be a lot of newly planted gardens to maintain around the surrounding areas.

Honestly, if any of these outed lowlifes wind up dead, they got what they wanted.

https://www.projectveritas.com/category/content/top-stories/

[WarriorDiplomat]

I'm curious about not only these top admin folks but the lowlife commie minions that Project Veritas has been exposing. PV is on a roll with exposing 3 cockroaches in almost as many days. But in reality, what will happen to them and others that are outed? If there are as many skulking about in the government basement crawlspaces as these seditionists claim, there aren't enough coffins available. Just dig a trench, toss the trash in, cover it over and landscape it into a victory garden.

Agreed I wish we could afford to have a real revolution and wipe out much of our current government and elect new leaders...

It's news like this that should convince anyone not paying attention that hollywood's depiction of the government's far-fight, hard-line loyal protectors of the Constitution don't exist except in movies. Otherwise these commies would disappear for a while until they are found "Vince Foster-ed" someplace. Or maybe there would just be a lot of newly planted gardens to maintain around the surrounding areas.

Honestly, if any of these outed lowlifes wind up dead, they got what they wanted.

https://www.projectveritas.com/category/content/top-stories/

The whole state of affairs of our government is sickening the left is the craziest it has been since free love??? the difference between now and the civil rights movement is the suckers that bought into the socialist crap are our democrat party and even our republicans as Trump is proving.....imagine what a modern version of the liberty letter would look like. Thank god the forefathers saw the abuses of power and studied them enough to agree on our government a rule of law and represented by elected officials, by districts using democratic processes to compartmentalize regional interests from the unbridled abuse of power of a dictator.

Correct me if I'm wrong as the executive branch the POTUS can fire every one of these appointees and flush the toilet if they subvert his order.....the dems keep on giving with the leftist sickness and the sickening right as well almost as if their is some evil force possessing these wackos to subvert our POTUS authority....the only thing anyone really has against Trump is he sees through the bullshit and says it like it is hence his being elected. This feels like a battle of good and evil on a biblical level...it seems the Dems are more afraid Hillary Clinton and the rest of the Dems will be outed for actually being the ones to collude with Russia and Britain etc....to interfere with out elections just like Hillary did to gain the nomination.

[miclo18d]

WD,

those are my thoughts too.

POTUS just gave an order. If not followed, that’s a fireable offense.

[bblhead672]

Former NSA head, DepDNI, DCIA & egg-headed god of the universe Hayden was getting his CNN paycheck via MSNBC today and proposed that maybe it's time for these agencies to push back at Trump and say, in essence, "if you want to do this, you need to find someone else to do it."

The ol' ticker almost skipped a beat at the thought of these wankers actually putting pen to their resignation letters, in protest or for any other motive. What a great idea!

Flip-side in reality: I don't believe they have the character to even do that, so yeah, start measuring.

As a retired officer, Hayden is still subject to the UCMJ. Why isn't he being arrested for his crimes of speaking against the Commander in Chief?

[Sohei]

As a retired officer, Hayden is still subject to the UCMJ. Why isn't he being arrested for his crimes of speaking against the Commander in Chief?

Look at the current climate in DC. Everyone there is dirty and has dirt on everyone else. They are all fleas on the same dog. Things there will never get any better, I suspect. There has been far worse done and no charges filed. DC operates with impunity, I just wish we could put a fence around all of them and keep them away from the rest of the world.

[tom kelly]

The people who named the F B I Building "The J Edgar Hoover Building" were sending a message to everybody by naming the F B I Building after a person who was a FRAUD, blackmailer, liar, bully, A DIRTY COP, and much more negative attributes that should have stopped having his name on anything including his grave. Tom Kelly

[Badger52]

From a POTUS tweet of a few days ago:
“I met with the DOJ concerning the declassification of various UNREDACTED documents. They agreed to release them but stated that so doing may have a perceived negative impact on the Russia probe. Also, key Allies’ called to ask not to release,” Trump wrote. “Therefore, the Inspector General has been asked to review these documents on an expedited basis. I believe he will move quickly on this (and hopefully other things which he is looking at). In the end I can always declassify if it proves necessary. Speed is very important to me — and everyone!”Rumor has it the Brits are a tad fidgety in their chairs...

[bubba]

Bongino had an interesting (and highly demonrat troubling) idea, basically the IG said “nothing to see here, move along” with the Felonious-von-pantsuit investigation, but with these FISA docs and associated txts, if the IG doesn’t slam-dunk the traitorous players in the spying on the Republican Party’s POTUS nominee by the sitting administration, he’ll go public with the docs that were obviously ignored.... we’ll see.... back to watching the clowns in the center ring accusing an impeccably qualified nerd of being a POS because they see the 5-4 court destroying their commie agenda....

[EricV]

From a POTUS tweet of a few days ago:
Rumor has it the Brits are a tad fidgety in their chairs...

Lotsa people don't realize that if you work for an Intel agency like MI 6 at the level Steele did, you never really leave. High probability (99.99%?) MI 6 knew what Steele was crafting. Which means they indirectly sanctioned it. How far up the chain does it go?? All the way to May?? And if May didn't know, whats that say about MI 6 and the civilian British government?? Out of control??

Makes sense that May is involved. From the Brit perspective it's low hanging fruit. After all, Everybody Just KNEW the Hildabeast was gonna win. Why not help out the new incoming admin?? Course, The Donald won and upset the apple cart.:D

[Remington Raidr]

The deep state will not allow the unredacted release of their plot. It is just that simple.:mad::mad:

[tom kelly]

This is the END OF THE U S A. THEY MUST BE STOPPED BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY> NEVER VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT, Tom Kelly.