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Extraction Summary
8
People
8
Organizations
3
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
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Report/memo excerpt (house oversight)
File Size:
2.37 MB
Summary
This document, stamped with a House Oversight footer, argues against the legitimacy of the 'Crossfire Hurricane' investigation into the Trump campaign. It contends that the investigation violated Justice Department norms regarding election-year impartiality and asserts there was no evidence of collusion when the probe began. The text contrasts the scrutiny of the Trump campaign with the activities of the Clinton campaign (funding the Steele dossier) and the Podesta Group's ties to Russian entities.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Eric Holder | Former Attorney General |
Authored a 2012 memo emphasizing impartiality in election years.
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| Mrs. Clinton | Presidential Candidate |
Subject of private email server investigation; campaign funded Steele dossier.
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| Mr. Trump | Presidential Candidate/President |
Subject of collusion allegations and Crossfire investigation.
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| Robert Mueller | Special Counsel |
Investigating collusion; mentioned as 'Mr. Mueller'.
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| George Papadopoulos | Trump Campaign Advisor/Target |
Lured to London, allegedly entrapped regarding Russian information.
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| Alexander Downer | Former Australian Diplomat |
Source of information regarding Papadopoulos.
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| Bill Clinton | Former President |
Took millions from Kremlin-connected businesses.
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| British Author | Author of Steele Dossier |
Paid Russians for anti-Trump dirt (refers to Christopher Steele).
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Justice Department |
Department with policies against investigating campaigns in election years.
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| Democratic National Committee |
Victim of server hacking.
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| Trump Campaign |
Investigated for potential collusion with Russia.
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| Clinton Campaign |
Funded the Steele dossier.
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| The Podesta Group |
Received millions lobbying for Russia's largest bank.
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| European Center for a Modern Ukraine |
Client of the Podesta Group.
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| Clinton Foundation |
Received funds from Kremlin-connected businesses.
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| FBI |
Referenced as 'the bureau'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Unspecified
Dinner meeting in London where Papadopoulos was allegedly entrapped
London
Unspecified (Launch of Crossfire Hurricane)
Relationships (2)
Hillary Clinton
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Political/Familial connection
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Podesta Group (Tony Podesta implied)
Podesta Group led by the brother of Mrs. Clinton's campaign chairman.
Downer is the source of information regarding Papadopoulos's comments in London.
Key Quotes (5)
"politics must play no role in the decisions of federal prosecutors or investigators regarding any investigations."Source
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"Crossfire was not a criminal investigation. It was a counterintelligence investigation predicated on the notion that Russia could be colluding with the Trump campaign."Source
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"There appears to have been no discernible evidence of Trump-Russia collusion at the time Crossfire was launched"Source
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"No evidence has emerged of Trump-Russia collusion"Source
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"These circumstances not only fail to suggest Mr. Papadopoulos committed a crime, they reek of entrapment."Source
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Full Extracted Text
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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.
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.
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