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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And what of the fact that the Page surveillance was continued (approved by judges) on 3 additional occasions after the original warrant?

So that even if the original was based 100% on the dossier (it wasn’t - Grassley memo states this), they would NOT have been able to continue to use the dossier as a basis for continuing the warrant? They were clearly able to show that it bore fruit. On 3 additional occasions. [/quote]

Pretty much, this.

I've said this many times: Carter Page is a terrible hill for the GOP to die upon. The guy is a total weirdo and has already given so much information in the public realm that he was working for the Russians. Why this FISA warrant, when its so clear Page was a compromised figure?

It doesn't add up.[/quote]

Carter Page is not the “hill” the GOP wishes to die on.  You just can’t see that this is all about the questionable tactics by the FBI.  Since the FBI largely works under the veil of secrecy, it is important that the American people have trust in their methods.  When they bend or suspend the rules (as it has appeared they may have done), that is a problem.  
And, I am not so convinced that they were able to demonstrate that their efforts “bore fruit.”  What is evident from this memo is that they continued to use information from Steele himself on subsequent applications.  And, they used the Yahoo article to substantiate their information from the dossier.  And, they stated that they did not believe that information was provided to the author when in reality, it was.  These people are the FBI!!  Did they even ask Isikoff if Steele was their source, or did they just rely on their beliefs about it?  
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