State Dept., DOJ under growing pressure over pre-FISA memo

State Dept., DOJ under growing pressure over pre-FISA memo

by WorldTribune Staff, May 12, 2019 The chairmen of the Senate Judiciary, Homeland Security and Finance committees have written to the Justice and State departments seeking answers about their possible roles in helping ex-British spy Christopher Steele disseminate the unverified anti-Trump “dossier.” The dossier was a key component in the launching of special counsel Robert […]

State Dept. memo to FBI flagged error in Steele dossier 10 days before FISA

State Dept. memo to FBI flagged error in Steele dossier 10 days before FISA

by WorldTribune Staff, May 10, 2019 Ten days before the FBI used the Christopher Steele anti-Trump “dossier” to secure a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant to spy on Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, a State Department official wrote in a memo that a key claim in the dossier was false, a report said. The […]