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To: piasa; Fedora

Isikoff’s probably planting a narrative... a cover story for the rest to follow.

Michael Isikoff Says He Was “Stunned” To See His Story Cited In FISA Warrant · by blam · 70 replies
Wall Street Karma ^ | 2-4-2018
It’s not every day that investigative journalists discover their work was cited in a controversial warrant application that has become a flashpoint of partisan conflict in the US. So, it’s telling that, rather than being honored to see his work having such a profound impact, Yahoo News reporter Michael Isikoff said he was “stunned” to see a story he published more than a year ago cited in the “FISA memo” as one of the justifications in a FISA warrant application for former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. As Isikoff explains, his story was almost entirely based on information from the...

The Plot Thickens: Authors Capitalize on a Self-Created Scandal· by advance_copy · 9 replies
Life Zette ^ | 2/3/2018 | Michael Blood
The Michael Isikoff and David Corn upcoming tell-all, “Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump,” is already a number-one bestseller in Amazon’s “politics of privacy and surveillance” section. It’s not slated for release until March 20, 2018. Isikoff is the Yahoo News reporter who, in fall 2016, peddled information from Christopher Steele as if it were news. Steele is the former British spy responsible for the DNC-financed opposition research dossier. David Corn is Washington bureau chief of the left-wing publication Mother Jones. Later, when going to the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...


9 posted on 06/25/2018 12:38:17 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: piasa

Isikoff’s probably planting a narrative... a cover story for the rest to follow.


Doubtful. This story has been known for months. The big unknown is why the kenyan ordered the stand down. Obviously he thought Hillary was going to win and was planning another reset with Russia after the elections. The sanctions would already been gone had she won, IMO.


10 posted on 06/25/2018 12:47:15 AM PDT by lodi90
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Yes. He’s probably also using the pretext of writing a book to cultivate sources and gather intelligence, which seems to be his long-term strategy.


19 posted on 06/25/2018 11:49:29 AM PDT by Fedora
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