Fusion GPS Confidante/NBC Reporter Dilanian Defends FBI Using Fusion Doc for FISA Warrant

Todd And let me ░░░░░░░░ in Ken Delaney an ░░░░░░░░ me start with the ░░░░░░░░ itself And I think ░░░░░░░░ the central question and ░░░░░░░░ of the memo is ░░░░░░░░ the FBI have included ░░░░░░░░ information about Steele and ░░░░░░░░ potential motives to the ░░░░░░░░ judge Was that an ░░░░░░░░ and is that in ░░░░░░░░ what happened DILANIAN The ░░░░░░░░ is it is pretty ░░░░░░░░ we can t rely ░░░░░░░░ the memo to tell ░░░░░░░░ what they did and ░░░░░░░░ t include Because as ░░░░░░░░ mentioned a democratic source ░░░░░░░░ me that in fact ░░░░░░░░ FISA judges were there ░░░░░░░░ a political context and ░░░░░░░░ of the information came ░░░░░░░░ Trump political opponents The ░░░░░░░░ Nunes memo makes it ░░░░░░░░ like that was completely ░░░░░░░░ So we just we ░░░░░░░░ t know what to ░░░░░░░░ here But the other ░░░░░░░░ to remember is the ░░░░░░░░ gets information all of ░░░░░░░░ time from criminals from ░░░░░░░░ spouses from turn coats ░░░░░░░░ is how investigations are ░░░░░░░░ So it wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ anything out of the ░░░░░░░░ they would get information ░░░░░░░░ someone with an ax ░░░░░░░░ grind Todd There are ░░░░░░░░ thing in the memo ░░░░░░░░ type indicated that this ░░░░░░░░ be this was going ░░░░░░░░ be sort of a ░░░░░░░░ silver bullet in the ░░░░░░░░ investigation And it was ░░░░░░░░ the implication was the ░░░░░░░░ Dossier was the lone ░░░░░░░░ the lone piece of ░░░░░░░░ used to launch the ░░░░░░░░ but the memo admits ░░░░░░░░ investigation was launched beforehand ░░░░░░░░ in some ways does ░░░░░░░░ give the memo more ░░░░░░░░ DILANIAN Actually I think ░░░░░░░░ makes the memo pretty ░░░░░░░░ a bust For me ░░░░░░░░ a journalist I was ░░░░░░░░ to learn something about ░░░░░░░░ Mueller investigation I learned ░░░░░░░░ from this memo And ░░░░░░░░ re absolutely right Todd ░░░░░░░░ lot of Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ this this Mueller investigation ░░░░░░░░ a poisonous treat and ░░░░░░░░ is the fruit It ░░░░░░░░ based on a fraud ░░░░░░░░ the FISA court About ░░░░░░░░ we learn in the ░░░░░░░░ is that the investigation ░░░░░░░░ months before the surveillance ░░░░░░░░ Carter Page and we ░░░░░░░░ that But the memo ░░░░░░░░ it in black and ░░░░░░░░ in a top secret ░░░░░░░░ The investigation started with ░░░░░░░░ having nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ Carter Page A guy ░░░░░░░░ George papadapoulos and a ░░░░░░░░ from an Australian diplomat ░░░░░░░░ that happens months later ░░░░░░░░ even if this is ░░░░░░░░ how could this mean ░░░░░░░░ Mueller investigation is invalid ░░░░░░░░ the memo doesn t ░░░░░░░░ how Carter Page is ░░░░░░░░ to today s investigation ░░░░░░░░ whether the Trump campaign ░░░░░░░░ with Russia In fact ░░░░░░░░ may not be in ░░░░░░░░ least Chuck DILANIAN And ░░░░░░░░ is one other part ░░░░░░░░ is missing in this ░░░░░░░░ and in the democratic ░░░░░░░░ when you renew a ░░░░░░░░ FISA warrant you have ░░░░░░░░ show you are making ░░░░░░░░ and the warrant is ░░░░░░░░ something Is that always ░░░░░░░░ case If that is ░░░░░░░░ case that is a ░░░░░░░░ piece in the puzzle ░░░░░░░░ to legal experts yes ░░░░░░░░ have to show the ░░░░░░░░ was productive and four ░░░░░░░░ federal judges ruled on ░░░░░░░░ the initial application and ░░░░░░░░ the three renewals two ░░░░░░░░ which during Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ that is significant That ░░░░░░░░ one thing that we ░░░░░░░░ learn from this memo ░░░░░░░░ that the surveillance of ░░░░░░░░ Page a former Trump ░░░░░░░░ acontinued well into the ░░░░░░░░ Administration Todd Ken thanks ░░░░░░░░ much.