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Democrats. countering claims from republicans that the fbi abused its surveillance power by targeting carter page in 2016. the democratic memo released last night argues that the surveillance warrant used to monitor page was appropriate. it also reveals the fbi first met with page back in march 2016 before the controversial steele dossier on donald trump and russia was written. the memo also asserts that the justice department specifically disclosed to the fisa court that steele was hired by politically motivated sources although the memo doesn't mention the clinton campaign or dnc by name. th...

Christopher steele know, what did he know that might influence him that might bias him? christopher steele did not who was paying, who was paying the freight. what the fbi properly reported was, what they suspected, what steele may have suspected, that's what they're supposed to do and to suggest otherwise, to take issue -- i've been on the committee now for ten years, this is the first time the republicans have ever taken an issue with any fisa application. i don't think it's a coincidence that it serves the president's interests to do so here but the fbi acted appropriately. >> would there h...

The second point, jake, it's very important for people to know. the issue is what did christopher steele know, what did he know that might influence him that might bias him? christopher steele did not who was paying, who was paying the freight. what the fbi properly reported was, what they suspected, what steele may have suspected, that's what they're supposed to do and to suggest otherwise, to take issue -- i've been on the committee now for ten years, this is the first time the republicans have ever taken an issue with any fisa application. i don't think it's a coincidence that it serves the...

It was important. there's been a lot made about the fact that some of the steele reporting at the time it was included was uncorroborated. that's true of almost every warrant application. if search warrant applications and criminal wiretap applications and fisa court applications could only rely on things that were proven and verified, you'd have very few of them. you need to get probable cause that a crime is committed or that someone is acting as an agent of a foreign power. >> your memo also says it represents steele dossier information about carter page being offered damaging information a...

That. it was important. there's been a lot made about the fact that some of the steele reporting at the time it was included was uncorroborated. that's true of almost every warrant application. if search warrant applications and criminal wiretap applications and fisa court applications could only rely on things that were proven and verified, you'd have very few of them. you need to get probable cause that a crime is committed or that someone is acting as an agent of a foreign power. >> your memo also says it represents steele dossier information about carter page being offered damaging informa...