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The key portion from the testimony comes on pages 174 and 175. Simpson testified that Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier that has become a principal target of Trump’s defenders, met with the FBI in September, 2016. According to Simpson, during that meeting the FBI told Steele that they had a human source inside the Trump organization, which was why they were investigating the claims in his own report and taking them seriously.
Simpson said that he would decline to identify the apparent source inside the Trump campaign to the Judiciary Committee, “because obviously it’s been in the news a lot lately that people who get in the way of the Russians tend to get hurt.”
Update, 3:10 p.m.: NBC News is reporting that Fusion GPS sources are now saying there was no inside source within the Trump campaign that the organization knew of. The reference in the Simpson testimony was reportedly a mischaracterization of reported FBI source and Australian diplomat Alexander Downer, who the New York Times reported last month had come forward to the FBI after Trump foreign policy advisor George Papadopoulos told Downer about contacts with Russians.
A source close to Fusion GPS tells me there was no walk-in source -- that was a mischaracterization by Simpson of the Australian diplomat tip about Papadopoulis. — Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) January 9, 2018
Q. So this was someone independent of
12 Mr. Steele's sources who potentially had
13 information also on the same topics?
14 A. Yes. I mean, I don't think this
15 implicates any of the issues to say I think it was
16 a voluntary source, someone who was concerned about
17 the same concerns we had.
18 MR. DAVIS: I'm having a hard time hearing
19 you. Please speak up.
20 BY THE WITNESS:
21 A. It was someone like us who decided to pick
22 up the phone and report something.
23 Q. And your understanding of this, does that
24 come from Mr. Steele or from a different source?
25 A. That comes from Chris, yes.
originally posted by: Perfectenemy
a reply to: Grambler
More importantly why is there no correction or clarification in the transcripts? Deliberate edit or just an oversight on their part. Hmm.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Perfectenemy
Tell that to George Papadopoulos.
originally posted by: Perfectenemy
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Perfectenemy
Tell that to George Papadopoulos.
You can't even shut off your love for Hillary for one second and think for yourself can you? They knew it was a lie and again left it up for hours without correcting it. This is deception of the highest order.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Perfectenemy
You're funny.
This is hilarious. Such desperation. It gets funnier every day. Everybody who speaks against trump is automatically branded a liar.
Ill wait for the REAL news to confirm this but I won't hold my breath.hahahahaha
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Perfectenemy
You're funny.
This is hilarious. Such desperation. It gets funnier every day. Everybody who speaks against trump is automatically branded a liar.
Ill wait for the REAL news to confirm this but I won't hold my breath.hahahahaha
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Perfectenemy
Give me a break okay. This is Bull#. There was an inside source that has corroborated some of what Steele reported. That Steele feels the special counsel will verify much of what he's reported has trump spinning . His creative team of crazy distraction story writers are working overtime. But you feel free to believe this if you like.
All of you. In the end what you believe won't save trump.
originally posted by: network dude
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Perfectenemy
You're funny.
This is hilarious. Such desperation. It gets funnier every day. Everybody who speaks against trump is automatically branded a liar.
Ill wait for the REAL news to confirm this but I won't hold my breath.hahahahaha
Again with the jokes. It's almost as if you actually think this way. Boy would that be a hoot!
you sure do make me smile sister.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Perfectenemy
You're funny.
This is hilarious. Such desperation. It gets funnier every day. Everybody who speaks against trump is automatically branded a liar.
Ill wait for the REAL news to confirm this but I won't hold my breath.hahahahaha
originally posted by: whywhynot
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Perfectenemy
You're funny.
This is hilarious. Such desperation. It gets funnier every day. Everybody who speaks against trump is automatically branded a liar.
Ill wait for the REAL news to confirm this but I won't hold my breath.hahahahaha
Your delusion truly knows no bounds.
originally posted by: Perfectenemy
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
Not sure if already posited but what if the unnamed Trump source was Bannon?
Would kinda fit with his book coming out and folks not really wanting to name him...
That would be pretty funny methinks.
I'm calling it now the FBI source is Peter Strzok. The source inside the Turmp campaign doesn't exist.
originally posted by: Justoneman
originally posted by: Perfectenemy
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Perfectenemy
Tell that to George Papadopoulos.
You can't even shut off your love for Hillary for one second and think for yourself can you? They knew it was a lie and again left it up for hours without correcting it. This is deception of the highest order.
Deception with intent to continue as planned until either we have a POTUS impeached with lies or the Media destroying their own organizations/companies one by one to try to stomp on DJT.