Wednesday, February 07, 2018

“Somebody’s Going To Have To Go To Prison”: Ex-U.S. Attny Says Memo 2.0 Confirms Obama State Dept. Official Helped Feed FBI False Info

In an interview with Laura Ingraham Tuesday evening, former U.S. Attorney Joe DiGenova said he believes the Grassley-Graham letter — memo 2.0 — confirms Obama State Department officials helped feed the FBI false information through dossier author Christopher Steele.

Such information was then used by the FBI to obtain FISA warrants to surveil the Trump campaign. 

Former U.S. Attorney Joe DiGenova: "Now we know that additional Clinton allies…were involved in the transmission of false information, unverified information to the @FBI through State Department officials. Somebody's going to have to go to prison." 

DiGenova: The Grassley-Graham memo establishes beyond any doubt that the FBI knowingly deceived the FISA court about the information it was presenting to them, lied to them about the fact that it was verified information, which it was not — which the law requires. And now we know that additional Clinton allies, including Sidney Blumenthal, were involved in the transmission of false information, unverified information to the FBI through State Department officials. Somebody’s going to have to go to prison.”

On Tuesday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released a “much-less redacted,” version of this week’s criminal referral — also known as memo 2.0 — of former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele.

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