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Could you supply a quote from the report where this is stated?

That's my reaction as well. I sometimes hear my own mother repeating tropes from the far right wing media, and it is all I can do to keep my jaw from hitting the ground. From what I can tell, she is completely drawn in by the reinforcement of the fake christian persecution culture. She is absolutely sure that the rest of the world is out to get the christians, and right wing media is all too happy to feed that fear. The rest of the nonsense is also taken on as part of being in that tribe.It is just amazing to see that gaslighting works, and it is normal, everyday people that get drawn into it.

Let's also not forget that Russian spies had already developed Page as an unwitting source back in 2015. Page had already been part of a Russian spy ring before the Trump campaign, so it isn't a stretch to get a FISA warrant on Page when there were questions of Russian interaction within a campaign that had just hired Page.Edited by Taq, : No reason given.

However you want to define it, it is worth remembering that the FBI went through all of the correct procedures for acquiring warrants. How is the FBI supposed to find criminals if they aren't allowed to investigate people?

The facts are that the FBI acquired a warrant signed by a judge which is entirely legal.

Not all of the dispute. Trump is acting like he was "spied on", as if the FBI wasn't even allowed to investigate him, with a valid warrant or not.Also, the source of all dossiers was made plain to the judge, and the judge still signed the warrant even knowing the possible bias in the dossiers. The judge wasn't missing any information.

That's baloney. No one is above the law, including presidential candidates. They were still investigating Hillary Clinton and her emails during the campaign, for crying out loud. Did you hear any protests from Republicans or Trump? Nope. Only those who are blind think it is in dispute. The source of the Steele dossier was plainly spelled out in the court proceedings during the request for a FISA warrant.

The warrant was for Carter Page, and the judge found that there was legal justification for the surveillance. That's what the FISA courts do. Then you agree that presidential candidates can be investigated. Remember that. Steele was the source of the dossier, and the circumstances of his hiring was revealed. You would have to show that Steele was politically motivated, which I have yet to see. Democrats and Fusion GPS weren't paying for made up stories, they were paying for legitimate dirt. If they wanted made up stories they would have sat around in a room and made them up instead of paying millions of dollars for someone else to do an investigation. Yes. Investigators put together their initial evidence and ask a judge for a warrant. That's how it has worked for the entire history of our country. If the Steele dossier turned out be completely false then their further investigation would not turn up any wrongdoing. As it turns out, FBI agents aren't omniscient so they need to investigate to find the facts.

If I had a billion dollars I could buy a yacht. "Ifs" aren't worth much. It doesn't. Hillary was paying for real information, so Steele wasn't politically motivated. Steele was essentially being paid to be a private investigator. As others have mentioned, the Steele dossier wasn't really that important and was certainly not the only document presented to the FISA courts.

That's a flat out lie. Trump is working against the Constitutional powers granted to Congress. Trump is actively destroying the separation of powers. That is also a lie. Any American, including Trump, is subject to having their IRS returns sent to Congress. That is within the powers of Congress, and Trump is trying to destroy the separation of powers.

What has happened to Trump is no different than what Republicans did to Clinton in the 90's.

Indeed. As Trump continues to step all over the Constitution, we do need help. Perhaps you forgot that Congress is an equal and separate power under the Constitution?

Congress was given the power to oversee the Executive branch in the US Constitution. It is also law that Congress can receive on request the IRS returns from any citizen, including the President. It is only you who is supporting the destruction of our laws and Constitution.

Let's also not forget that the investigation into President Bill Clinton by Ken Starr was because of allegations made in connection with savings and loan banks. How strange that Republicans only have a memory that goes back to George W. Bush.Have Republicans also forgotten that they impeached President Bill Clinton over supposed crimes that had no connection to the original investigation into potential financial crimes? Has Trump been impeached? Before right-wingers start crying over how badly Trump is being treated, perhaps they ought to read some history from the 1990's.

Please give us the sources and evidence you are using to determine that Trump cooperated more than any other President.Also, those documents were subpoenaed, so it isn't like he had a choice. The IRS does have to turn them over as stated in US law. Deutsche Bank has to turn those over because Congress subpoenaed them, a power that Congress was given in the US Constitution.Have you forgotten about the investigation into President Bill Clinton where Congress and Special Counsel Ken Starr subpoenaed evidence from financial institutions? Do you have amnesia? I haven't said anything about Trump doing anything illegal with his finances. What I have said is the Congress has the constitutional power to oversee the Executive branch, has the power to get IRS tax returns, and has the power to subpoena financial institutions. You seem to want to ignore the Constitution, as do most Trump supporters.