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Extraction Summary
10
People
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Organizations
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Events
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Document Information
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Congressional oversight report / political memorandum
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2.31 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a House Oversight Committee report (likely Republican-authored) criticizing the origins of the FBI's 'Crossfire Hurricane' investigation. It argues that the investigation into the Trump campaign was based on flimsy evidence, specifically attacking the credibility of the George Papadopoulos entrapment theory and the Steele Dossier, while contrasting this with alleged financial ties between the Clintons and Russian interests. The text details specific dates in August 2016 regarding letters sent to FBI Director Comey by Democrats pushing the collusion narrative.
People (10)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Mrs. Clinton | Presidential Candidate |
Mentioned regarding campaign chairman's brother and potential damaging information held by Russia.
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| Bill Clinton | Former President |
Took millions from Kremlin-connected businesses.
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| Mr. Mueller | Special Counsel |
Noted as having not brought collusion-related charges.
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| George Papadopoulos | Trump Campaign Target |
Described as being lured to London and 'plied' with prospects of Russian intel; accused of drunkenly bragging.
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| Alexander Downer | Former Australian Diplomat |
Source of information on Papadopoulos; admitted emails were not mentioned.
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| Mr. Trump | Presidential Candidate / President |
Subject of the collusion investigation and Crossfire Hurricane.
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| John Brennan | CIA Director |
Briefed Congress triggering leaks regarding Crossfire.
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| Mr. Comey | FBI Director |
Briefed Congress; recipient of letters from Harry Reid and House Democrats.
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| Christopher Steele | Dossier Author |
Embarking on a 'media roadshow' to publicize the dossier.
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| Harry Reid | Senate Minority Leader |
Wrote a letter to Comey claiming evidence of Trump-Russia connection.
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton Foundation |
Received millions from Kremlin-connected businesses.
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| European Center for a Modern Ukraine |
Lobbying client with deep Kremlin ties.
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| FBI |
Initiated counterintelligence investigation (Crossfire Hurricane).
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| CIA |
Director Brennan briefed Congress.
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| New York Times |
Published Harry Reid's letter.
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| Yahoo News |
Mentioned at the cutoff of the document.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (Footer: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT).
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| DNC |
Victim of hack mentioned in context of Papadopoulos.
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Timeline (3 events)
Not specified
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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Where George Papadopoulos was allegedly lured and dined.
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Central to the collusion narrative.
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Where the dossier became an 'open secret'.
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Relationships (3)
Downer is the source of information on Papadopoulos regarding the London dinner.
Reid sent a letter to Comey on Aug 29, 2016.
Text mentions 'brother of Mrs. Clinton's campaign chairman'.
Key Quotes (5)
"These circumstances not only fail to suggest Mr. Papadopoulos committed a crime, they reek of entrapment."Source
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"If the FBI sincerely believed Trump associates were Russian targets or agents, the proper response would have been to inform Mr. Trump so that he could protect his campaign and the country."Source
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"Christopher Steele and his patrons embarked on a media roadshow, making their dossier something of an open secret in Washington."Source
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"evidence of a direct connection between the Russian government and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign"Source
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"employed a number of individuals with significant and disturbing ties to Russia and the Kremlin"Source
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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.
No evidence has emerged of Trump-Russia collusion, and Mr. Mueller has yet to bring collusion-related charges against anyone. Evidence suggests one of his targets, George Papadopoulos, was lured to London, plied with the prospect of Russian information damaging to Mrs. Clinton, and taken to dinner, where he drunkenly bragged that he’d heard about such dirt but never seen it. These circumstances not only fail to suggest Mr. Papadopoulos committed a crime, they reek of entrapment. The source of this information, former Australian diplomat Alexander Downer, admits Mr. Papadopoulos never mentioned emails, destroying any reasonable inference of a connection between the DNC hack and the Trump campaign.
Crossfire’s progenitors thus ignored an obvious question: If Russia promised unspecified dirt on Mrs. Clinton but never delivered it, how would that amount to collusion with the Trump campaign? If anything, such behavior suggests an attempt to entice and potentially embarrass Mr. Trump by dangling the prospect of compromising information and getting his aides to jump at it.
Given the paucity of evidence, it’s staggering that the FBI would initiate a counterintelligence investigation, led by politically biased staff, amid a presidential campaign. The aggressive methods and subsequent leaking only strengthen that conclusion. If the FBI sincerely believed Trump associates were Russian targets or agents, the proper response would have been to inform Mr. Trump so that he could protect his campaign and the country.
Mr. Trump’s critics argue that the claim of political bias is belied by the fact that Crossfire was not leaked before the election. In fact, there were vigorous, successful pre-election efforts to publicize the Trump-Russia collusion narrative. Shortly after Crossfire’s launch, CIA Director John Brennan and Mr. Comey briefed Congress, triggering predictable leaking. Christopher Steele and his patrons embarked on a media roadshow, making their dossier something of an open secret in Washington.
On Aug. 29, 2016, the New York Times published a letter to Mr. Comey from Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, saying he’d learned of “evidence of a direct connection between the Russian government and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign,” which had “employed a number of individuals with significant and disturbing ties to Russia and the Kremlin.” On Aug. 30, the ranking Democratic members of four House committees wrote a public letter to Mr. Comey requesting “that the FBI assess whether connections between Trump campaign officials and Russian interests” may have contributed to the DNC hack so as “to interfere with the U.S. presidential election.” On Sept. 23, Yahoo News’s
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