Posted on 09/17/2018 3:42:32 PM PDT by Hojczyk
President Trump on Monday ordered the declassification of several key documents related to the FBI's probe of Russian actions during the 2016 presidential election, including 21 pages of an application for a renewed surveillance warrant against former campaign aide Carter Page, and text messages from disgraced FBI figures Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Trump had ordered the documents released "[a]t the request of a number of committees of Congress, and for reasons of transparency."
The documents to be declassified also include 12 FBI reports on interviews with Justice Department official Bruce Ohr and all FBI reports of interviews prepared in connection with all other applications to surveil Carter Page.
Trump also ordered the Justice Department to release text messages from a number of the key players in the Russia investigation "without redaction" -- including Ohr, Strzok, Lisa Page, former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
It was not immediately clear when or how the documents would be released. Congressional sources told Fox News that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., does not know how soon he will get the documents, but said Trump's order covers "pretty much everything that he wanted ... and the text messages are a bonus."
According to the sources, Nunes added: "Wow! This is a direct order."
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BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent.
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A little early for an October surprise.
The Kavanaugh kerfuffle may have forced POTUS`s hand.
Hope not because if the political barrel only had one bullett in it then the mid-terms may be lost.
Crickets on the media, right?
There are a lot more bullets.
I do not believe Rosenstein will obey the declassification order.
DAMN! I’ve been hoping for this, not believing it would ever happen - if Rosenweasel tries to disobey this order, its game over for him.
"After all we did for her, that lousy Hillary lost. "How’m I gonna get out of the mess I’m in?"
"I know, we’ll invent Russian collusion......lie like crazy.......setup Trump to take the blame.”
“A little early for an October surprise.”
Not necessarily. Sessions, Rosenstein, Wray, Coates and the lower level bureaucrats will take their sweet time.
Some may have to be fired before the documents will be produced. This will not happen tomorrow.
Lots more surprises to come.
This is 1st shot.
That's definitely a possibility. What then? How does that play out?
Then he can be fired for insubordination.
He’s not the AG, Sessions is, technically anyway
Insubordination gives Trump cover for firing Rosenstein.
Yes, yes, Trump can fire Rosenstein.
That’s Ryan’s signal to support impeachment.
Plenty more to come.
Now to see how quickly and completely the FBI and Justice Department comply. The bureaucrats of the Deep State are certainly not going to hurry to inform on themselves.
Sometimes you have to move forward without fear of consequence.
Can you do that?
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