FBI removes some redactions in Christopher Steele criminal referral regarding second Trump-Russia dossier
The FBI has removed multiple redactions from a Jan. 4 criminal referral related to "Trump dossier" author Christopher Steele that was released this week, the Senate Judiciary Committee announced Tuesday evening.
The referral, which says the ex-British spy wrote a second memo about President Trump and Russia with details that were not among those included in the dossier published early last year by BuzzFeed, was made by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
In a press release, Grassley explained that he sought the cooperation of the FBI to make as much of the referral available to the public as possible, via a second review, after the first left much of the document redacted.
“I appreciate the FBI’s quick turnaround on a tight deadline to my request for a classification review of the Steele referral," Grassley said in a statement. "The more clarity we can provide to the American people about decisions at the FBI and Justice Department, the better. I will keep pushing for additional transparency and thank the men and women of the FBI and Justice Department for their continued service.”
Grassley's push for transparency comes in the aftermath of last week's public release of the House Intelligence Committee memo, which outlines alleged abuses of surveillance authority by the U.S. government.
The referral, which was first released in heavily redacted form on Monday , appears to confirm some level of coordination between the extended Clinton circle and the Obama administration in the effort to seek damaging information about then-candidate Trump.
Read the newly released referral below:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fbi-removes-some-redactions-in-christopher-steele-criminal-referral-regarding-second-trump-russia-dossier/article/2648321
Here it is. Proof the FBI misled the FISA Court and Steele's leaking to the media. Mr Steele failed to appear in a London Court today for the Buzzfeed lawsuit. Only the first 5 pages are here. There are 10 pages to the memo.
Drip, drip, drip....the corrosive rain continues to fall on the Democrats pathetic parade. Maybe they are wondering why they ever started the fake investigations about collusion and obstructing justice. This is SO much fun to watch.