John Solomon: New Declassified Texts Show FBI ‘Media Leak Strategy’ Used To Influence Election, Trump Presidency

BARTIROMO Welcome back more ░░░░░░░░ hoax leaks and lies ░░░░░░░░ this morning with a ░░░░░░░░ bombshell report with report ░░░░░░░░ investigative journalist John Solomon ░░░░░░░░ is revealing how cozy ░░░░░░░░ s FBI was with ░░░░░░░░ news media Internal FBI ░░░░░░░░ messages show that senior ░░░░░░░░ like Andrew McCabe and ░░░░░░░░ Strzok were on first ░░░░░░░░ basis with reporters at ░░░░░░░░ New York Times CNN ░░░░░░░░ News and that their ░░░░░░░░ often backfired resulting in ░░░░░░░░ headlines and scandal stories ░░░░░░░░ Solomon joins me right ░░░░░░░░ he s the editor ░░░░░░░░ chief of Just the ░░░░░░░░ Good morning to you ░░░░░░░░ thanks very much for ░░░░░░░░ here What have you ░░░░░░░░ SOLOMON Great to be ░░░░░░░░ you Listen these text ░░░░░░░░ make clear that the ░░░░░░░░ executives and the Comey ░░░░░░░░ FBI those who had ░░░░░░░░ ambitions and political bias ░░░░░░░░ on a first name ░░░░░░░░ with the reporters They ░░░░░░░░ according to their own ░░░░░░░░ messages a leak strategy ░░░░░░░░ oftentimes they learned whether ░░░░░░░░ was them leaking or ░░░░░░░░ else they were creating ░░░░░░░░ false Russia narrative a ░░░░░░░░ that they knew was ░░░░░░░░ false They knew they ░░░░░░░░ t have any connection ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Russia They ░░░░░░░░ that Carter Page hadn ░░░░░░░░ met with the people ░░░░░░░░ Christopher Steele said They ░░░░░░░░ the Steele dossier was ░░░░░░░░ and yet they continued ░░░░░░░░ let those stories sit ░░░░░░░░ the public realm and ░░░░░░░░ a false perception for ░░░░░░░░ two and a half ░░░░░░░░ really hampering the early ░░░░░░░░ of Donald Trump BARTIROMO ░░░░░░░░ really we know that ░░░░░░░░ it worked Half of ░░░░░░░░ country much of the ░░░░░░░░ back in 2017 2018 ░░░░░░░░ thinking that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ with Russia I remember ░░░░░░░░ massive pushback because I ░░░░░░░░ coming on the air ░░░░░░░░ this doesn t look ░░░░░░░░ this is not true ░░░░░░░░ sources that I ve ░░░░░░░░ with are telling me ░░░░░░░░ this is all a ░░░░░░░░ Let s go through ░░░░░░░░ of these texts and ░░░░░░░░ have one text from ░░░░░░░░ Page the lawyer at ░░░░░░░░ FBI who of course ░░░░░░░░ the paramour of Peter ░░░░░░░░ And here we have ░░░░░░░░ agent saying by the ░░░░░░░░ blank also said he ░░░░░░░░ out when he read ░░░░░░░░ New York Times headline ░░░░░░░░ Page I read the ░░░░░░░░ Yes the headline is ░░░░░░░░ misleading We go on ░░░░░░░░ see these other texts ░░░░░░░░ us through this one ░░░░░░░░ the agent saying but ░░░░░░░░ he read the article ░░░░░░░░ was like what s ░░░░░░░░ point What is really ░░░░░░░░ question that answers itself ░░░░░░░░ m glad it was ░░░░░░░░ superficial If they decide ░░░░░░░░ start digging deep we ░░░░░░░░ screwed on trying to ░░░░░░░░ some of our stuff ░░░░░░░░ to the case What ░░░░░░░░ this mean SOLOMON Well ░░░░░░░░ comes at a very ░░░░░░░░ time You can t ░░░░░░░░ what article they are ░░░░░░░░ but there were several ░░░░░░░░ articles in The New ░░░░░░░░ Times during that window ░░░░░░░░ the FBI knew that ░░░░░░░░ case was falling apart ░░░░░░░░ had just fired Christopher ░░░░░░░░ as an informant because ░░░░░░░░ had been leaking to ░░░░░░░░ media It had intercepted ░░░░░░░░ Papadopoulos and Carter Page ░░░░░░░░ statements of innocence not ░░░░░░░░ that they were colluding ░░░░░░░░ Russia but the opposite ░░░░░░░░ they did not collude ░░░░░░░░ Russia The Russia case ░░░░░░░░ falling about the media ░░░░░░░░ taking a different narrative ░░░░░░░░ they were worried that ░░░░░░░░ dichotomy that disconnect might ░░░░░░░░ public if people started ░░░░░░░░ tougher questions BARTIROMO Yeah ░░░░░░░░ what about Lisa Page ░░░░░░░░ this last text saying ░░░░░░░░ s suggest another story ░░░░░░░░ they are suggesting stories ░░░░░░░░ good news story about ░░░░░░░░ to remind people that ░░░░░░░░ are still the good ░░░░░░░░ trying to keep America ░░░░░░░░ and not political operatives ░░░░░░░░ Sway elections That s ░░░░░░░░ who they were political ░░░░░░░░ trying to Sway elections ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it s so ░░░░░░░░ that text message because ░░░░░░░░ what she says is ░░░░░░░░ what the FBI did ░░░░░░░░ did influence election They ░░░░░░░░ influence the first 3 ░░░░░░░░ of the Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ sustaining an investigation in ░░░░░░░░ absence of any evidence ░░░░░░░░ wrongdoing and in the ░░░░░░░░ face of evidence that ░░░░░░░░ innocence it s a ░░░░░░░░ thing I got a ░░░░░░░░ to interview the former ░░░░░░░░ chief of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ Brock really respected across ░░░░░░░░ political aisle on all ░░░░░░░░ and he said after ░░░░░░░░ through all the things ░░░░░░░░ s looked in the ░░░░░░░░ year the only explanation ░░░░░░░░ can give why the ░░░░░░░░ continue to sustain this ░░░░░░░░ when all the red ░░░░░░░░ lights had shut it ░░░░░░░░ was political bias That ░░░░░░░░ from one of the ░░░░░░░░ men himself one of ░░░░░░░░ most respected FBI executives ░░░░░░░░ an earlier generation BARTIROMO ░░░░░░░░ a shame SOLOMON We ░░░░░░░░ all be worried by ░░░░░░░░ sort of sentiment BARTIROMO ░░░░░░░░ a real shame You ░░░░░░░░ seen a major breakthrough ░░░░░░░░ your reporting around John ░░░░░░░░ because of one FBI ░░░░░░░░ agent who is talking ░░░░░░░░ s talk about that ░░░░░░░░ break and then we ░░░░░░░░ going to get to ░░░░░░░░ Durham s investigation with ░░░░░░░░ Solomon. Stay with us.”