GOP Senator on 'Hoax' Investigation: Hillary Clinton Used Dossier to Distract from Email Scandal
Fox NewsAugust 5, 20256 min50,884 views
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- 🎯 Senator Lindsey Graham discusses the Durham annex and Tulsi Gabbard's declassification, focusing on the Trump-Russia 'hoax' investigation.
- 🔍 He highlights that the FBI used the Steele dossier, described as politically motivated and based on hearsay, as the exclusive basis for four FISA applications against Carter Page.
- ⚠️ Despite knowing the dossier's information was questionable, including statements from its sub-source that it was "bar talk," the FBI obtained multiple warrants.
- 💡 Key figures like James Comey signed three of the four FISA applications, and it's now understood they would not have signed them knowing what they know now.
Clinton Email Scandal and 'Crossfire Hurricane'
- 🎭 Graham asserts that Hillary Clinton's campaign, in coordination with the Soros Foundation, allegedly created the narrative that Trump was a Russian agent to distract from her email scandal.
- 📧 An email suggests Debbie Wasserman Schultz met with the Soros Foundation to plan a distraction from the Clinton email scandal.
- 🗣️ Obama is quoted as saying he would not have his presidency tarnished by the Clinton email scandal, implying pressure on Comey to drop the issue.
- 💥 This alleged conspiracy aimed to blame Trump as a Russian agent, distract from Clinton's problems, and influence the 2016 election outcome.
Post-Election Narratives and Hunter Biden's Laptop
- 📉 After Trump's election, intelligence assessments from rank-and-file officials reportedly stated there was no Trump-Russia collusion.
- 💻 The video touches on the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020, where 51 former intelligence officials, influenced by the FBI's pre-bunking efforts, labeled it as potential Russian disinformation.
- ⚖️ Graham questions whether suppressing the laptop story, despite the FBI knowing its authenticity, constitutes unfairly tipping the scales of an election.
- 🌐 The narrative of Russian interference to help Trump was amplified after his election, leading to the Mueller investigation.
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