SpyGate: 1) Introduction

The origins of "SpyGate" • 1952 National Security Agency (NSA) is formed. 
• 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
 • 2001 September 11th attacks
 • 2002 Patriot Act
 • 2008 NSA has expanded powers • 2009 Barack Obama pledges Transparency

SpyGate (#17) Jan – Aug 2019

There were two gentlemen, clearly intelligence officers from the government--never identified their names-- , “Are you Mr. Solomon?” They said, We cannot tell you much ...what we know is classified but we will tell you this:

SpyGate (16) 2018

Australian Govt is annoyed at that Downer was outed. The Nunes memo is declassified. Brennan declares he did not know what was in the Steele Dossier until December 2016. More Strzok/Page texts are released. Chuck Ross names Stefan Halper as an informant. The New York Times publishes “Code Name: Crossfire Hurricane without naming Halper

SpyGate (15) 2017 June – December

Summary JUNE: WAPO publishes “Obama’s secret struggle…” describing Aug 2016 intelligence bombshell delivered secretly from the CIA to the Whitehouse. JULY: Papadopoulos is arrested at Dulles International Airport. OCTOBER: Fusion GPS asks court to stop lawmakers from seeing financial records. Then WAPO reveals for the first time that the Steele Dossier was funded by the DNC, through Coie Perkins / Fusion GPS. NOVEMBER: Audio of Papadopoulos arrest leaked. DECEMBER: Strzok/Page Texts are first published. McCabe: surveillance warrant on Carter Page dependent on Steele Dossier. New York Times issues first report of Alexander Downer’s meeting with Papadopoulos, misrepresenting it as a night of ‘heavy drinking’, later disputed by both.

SpyGate: (14) 2017 February – June 7th

UPDATE: 3/13/2020 Major changes including Papadopoulos 302's. Mifsud at the U.S. Capitol, Nunes "Midnight Run" false story.

SpyGate: (13) 2017 January

Loretta Lynch signs off on new NSA rules. Obama meets with Susan Rice, Jim Comey, Sally Yates & Joe Biden on what should be disclosed to incoming president. Comey meets with Trump on Dossier. Clapper leaks Dossier to Jake Tapper of CNN, Buzzfeed releases Dossier in full. WSJ identifies Steele as author. Biden holds press conference on Dossier & Obama’s reaction. Carter Page surveillance warrant renewed. Antifa plots to release Butyric Acid into DeploraBall. Inauguration day: Violent ‘protestors’ destroy property in D.C. over 200 arrested. Comey sends two agents (including Strzok)into White House to question Flynn without informing him of why they were there. They question him, based on transcripts of his recorded calls. FBI questions Papadopoulos. Referring to Airport protests, Kevin Lewis, Obama spokesman says that the former president is “"heartened by the level of engagement taking place in communities around the country.”

SpyGate: (11) October – Election Day 2016

(10)<<previous   next >>(12)Shortlink: https://wp.me/paYNrj-E October 7th, 2016 WAPO releases video/audio of Trump’s lewd comments made with Billy Bush, 2005.  Mid-October  2016 DNI Clapper submits a recommendation to the White House that Director Rogers be removed from the NSA. Clapper’s effort fails."A Quiet Hero NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers Retires"TheMarketsWork.com--Jeff Carlson 5/5/18 October 13th, 2016 … Continue reading SpyGate: (11) October – Election Day 2016

SpyGate: (6) April 2016

The FBI is not allowed to investigate the DNC's computers. Crowdstrike is brought in Mid April. The timeline suggests that by obscuring the actual date of discovery and report, this gave planners time, before the breach was publicly known, to get Joseph Mifsud to tell George Papadopoulos information which Alexander Downer and Stefan Halper would later attempt to record him repeating. Transcripts of Stefan Halper's failed attempt to entrap Papadopoulos have been seen by Trey Gowdy and John Radcliff.

SpyGate: (5) Jan-March 2016

(4)<<previous   next >>(6) January Svetlana Lokhova receives an invitation from Christopher Andrew, her former PhD supervisor, to a dinner at Stefan Halper's house. Lokhova declined. Lokhova is suing Halper, and the NYT, WAPO for defamation. After Flynn was fired, several news outlets ran stories laden with innuendo regarding the brief interactions she had with … Continue reading SpyGate: (5) Jan-March 2016

SpyGate: (4) 2015

(3) << Previous Next >>(5) February 2015 "In or about February 2015, Rodney Joffe retained SUSSMANN as his lawyer in connection with a matter involving an agency of the US   government. SUSSMANN also frequently served as outside counsel to Neustar, which was a significant source of revenue for Perkins-Coie and SUSSMANN.  February 13, 2015 President … Continue reading SpyGate: (4) 2015

Spygate: (12) November 9th, 2016 Election day – December

(11)<<previous   next >>(13)Share Shortlink: https://wp.me/paYNrj-L Election day, November 9th, 2016 Clinton loses, Trump Wins Two Days after Election In the Oval Office, President Obama warns Trump against hiring General Flynnhttps://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/08/obama-warn-trump-michael-flynn-238116 “Shortly after election”, 2016 FBI begins interviewing Associate Deputy Attorney General  Bruce Ohr, documenting his communications with Steele. In September 2016 Steele said he … Continue reading Spygate: (12) November 9th, 2016 Election day – December

SpyGate: (9) August 2016

Crossfire Hurricane officially begins in secret. Trump is now the nominee. He is briefed, but not informed by the FBI that two campaign aides, Papadopoulos and Flynn, are under investigation. Brennan briefs Harry Reid D-Nevada, who calls on the FBI to investigate, publicly accusing the Trump campaign of collusion with Russia.

SpyGate: (8) June – July 2016

Shortlink: https://wp.me/paYNrj-v(7)<<previous   next >>(9) June: Fusion GPS hires former British Intelligence officer Christopher Steele June 9th, 2016 Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. Manafort, meet with Natalia Veselnitskaya It is revealed c. November 7th, 2017 that Veselnitskaya met with Glen Simpson prior to the meeting and afterwards, substantiating claims that it was a set up … Continue reading SpyGate: (8) June – July 2016

SpyGate (3) 2010 – 2013

Donald Trump revives the ‘Birther’ rumor. He is roasted at the White house Correspondent’s Dinner, 2011. Michael Horowitz is appointed Inspector General and immediately faces difficulty.

SpyGate: 2) The Israel Connection

Before the Mueller Report was released, George Papadopoulos openly speculated in both his book "Deep State Target" and in his interview with Dan Bongino 11/02/2018 that he had been under FISA surveillance. His work with Seth Cropsey as a Research Associate at the Hudson Institute was at odds with the Obama State Department, and on October 26th, Matthew Bryza let him know as much in an unpleasant conversation. Papadopoulos' contribution to the monograph, "U.S. Policy and the Strategic Relationship of Greece, Cyprus and Israel: Power Shifts in the Eastern Mediterranean" had put him on the map.