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Extraction Summary
6
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Page from a report, likely government-related (as indicated by footer 'house oversight 026283')
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Summary
This document, a page from a House Oversight report, argues that the 'Crossfire' investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia was politically motivated and lacked sufficient evidence. It contrasts this with the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server and alleges that the Clinton campaign and associated entities, such as The Podesta Group and the Clinton Foundation, had their own financial ties to Russian-linked interests. Contrary to the user's prompt, the document contains no information whatsoever related to Jeffrey Epstein.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Eric Holder | then-Attorney General |
Authored a 2012 memo emphasizing impartiality in investigations during an election year.
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| Mrs. Clinton | Presidential Candidate |
Subject of a bureau investigation into her private email server. Her campaign funded the Steele dossier. Her campaign...
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| Mr. Trump | Presidential Candidate |
Subject of the 'Crossfire' counterintelligence investigation regarding potential collusion with Russia. The Steele do...
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| Bill Clinton | Former U.S. President |
Mentioned as having taken 'millions from Kremlin-connected businesses' along with the Clinton Foundation.
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| British author (of Steele dossier) | Author of Steele dossier |
Mentioned as having been paid by the Clinton campaign and having paid Russians for 'anti-Trump dirt'.
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| Brother of Mrs. Clinton's campaign chairman | Leader of The Podesta Group |
Led The Podesta Group, which received millions for lobbying for Russian-tied entities.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Justice Department |
Mentioned for its longstanding presumption against investigating campaigns in an election year.
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| Democratic National Committee |
Its servers were hacked, which is cited as the 'chief evidence of collusion'.
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| The Podesta Group |
Led by the brother of Mrs. Clinton's campaign chairman, it received millions for lobbying for Russia's largest bank a...
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| European Center for a Modern Ukraine |
Described as having 'deep Kremlin ties' and being a client of The Podesta Group.
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| Clinton Foundation |
Mentioned as having 'took millions from Kremlin-connected businesses'.
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| Russia's largest bank |
A client of The Podesta Group, described as having 'deep Kremlin ties'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Began more than a year before the 2016 election
The bureau's investigation of Mrs. Clinton's private email server.
Not specified
Mrs. Clinton
The bureau (FBI)
During 2016 election cycle
Hacking of the Democratic National Committee's servers.
Not specified
Democratic National Committee
Russia (alleged)
Relationships (5)
Clinton campaign
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Financial
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British author of Steele dossier
The Clinton campaign funded the Steele dossier.
The Podesta Group received millions lobbying for Russia's largest bank.
The Podesta Group received millions lobbying for the European Center for a Modern Ukraine.
Clinton Foundation and Bill Clinton
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Financial
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Kremlin-connected businesses
...took millions from Kremlin-connected businesses.
Trump team members
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Interaction
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Russians
Some members of the Trump team interacted with Russians...
Key Quotes (4)
"otherwise be obscured,” the justices wrote. A single biased individual “might still have an influence that, while not so visible . . . is nevertheless significant."Source
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"particularly important in an election year,"Source
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"politics must play no role in the decisions of federal prosecutors or investigators regarding any investigations. . . . Law enforcement officers and prosecutors may never select the timing of investigative steps or criminal charges for the purpose of affecting any election, or for the purpose of giving an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate or political party."Source
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"for the purpose"Source
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otherwise be obscured,” the justices wrote. A single biased individual “might still have an influence that, while not so visible . . . is nevertheless significant.”
In addition to the numerous anti-Trump messages uncovered by the inspector general, there is a strong circumstantial case—including personnel, timing, methods and the absence of evidence—that Crossfire was initiated for political, not national-security, purposes.
It was initiated in defiance of a longstanding Justice Department presumption against investigating campaigns in an election year. And while impartiality is always required, a 2012 memo by then-Attorney General Eric Holder emphasizes that impartiality is “particularly important in an election year,” and “politics must play no role in the decisions of federal prosecutors or investigators regarding any investigations. . . . Law enforcement officers and prosecutors may never select the timing of investigative steps or criminal charges for the purpose of affecting any election, or for the purpose of giving an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate or political party.”
Strong evidence of a crime can overcome this policy, as was the case with the bureau’s investigation of Mrs. Clinton’s private email server, which began more than a year before the 2016 election. But Crossfire was not a criminal investigation. It was a counterintelligence investigation predicated on the notion that Russia could be colluding with the Trump campaign. There appears to have been no discernible evidence of Trump-Russia collusion at the time Crossfire was launched, further reinforcing the notion that it was initiated “for the purpose” of affecting the presidential election.
The chief evidence of collusion is the hacking of the Democratic National Committee’s servers. But nothing in the public record suggests the Trump campaign aided that effort. The collusion narrative therefore hinges on the more generic assertion that Russia aimed to help Mr. Trump’s election, and that the Trump campaign reciprocated by embracing pro-Russian policies. Yet despite massive surveillance and investigation, there’s still no public evidence of any such exchange—only that Russia attempted to sow political discord by undermining Mrs. Clinton and to a lesser extent Mr. Trump.
Some members of the Trump team interacted with Russians and advocated dovish policies. But so did numerous American political and academic elites, including many Clinton advisers. Presidential campaigns routinely seek opposition research and interact with foreign powers. The Clinton campaign funded the Steele dossier, whose British author paid Russians to dish anti-Trump dirt. The Podesta Group, led by the brother of Mrs. Clinton’s campaign chairman, received millions lobbying for Russia’s largest bank and the European Center for a Modern Ukraine, both with deep Kremlin ties. The Clinton Foundation and Bill Clinton took millions from Kremlin-connected businesses.
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