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International Relations prof at U. Illinois. Senior Editor @ArcDigi. Author “Drones and Terrorism.” Politics, national security, and occasional nerdery.

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    1. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Feb 3
      Replying to @varadmehta

      That’s simultaneously criticizing the FBI for being too political and not political enough. Unless it’s not a criticism at all? Perhaps a lament, with hindsight, that things worked out this way? Because a legal counter-Intel org doing counter-intel legally is how it should work.

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    2. Varad Mehta‏ @varadmehta Feb 3
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      No one has made the right decision at any point in this mess. And I don't expect Mueller to be immune from that.

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    3. Varad Mehta‏ @varadmehta Feb 3
      Replying to @varadmehta @NGrossman81

      And yeah, it's more a lament than a criticism, if those are the options. I'm trying to game this out. I don't understand why people are so resistant to the assertion that the provenance of the dossier matters politically. But maybe "resistant" is the correct term here.

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    4. Varad Mehta‏ @varadmehta Feb 3
      Replying to @varadmehta @NGrossman81

      Speaking of counter-intel, is the Mueller probe counter-intel still? Supposedly it was at the start but now I wonder if Mueller even knows. If he's serious about going after Trump for obstruction, then it isn't. But that would also be hitting the self-destruct button, so I dunno.

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    5. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Feb 3
      Replying to @varadmehta

      The provenance of the dossier matters politically, but not legally. The FBI should operate according to the latter (and mostly does). But much of the public prioritizes political over legal (even though some wouldn't admit it).

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    6. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Feb 3
      Replying to @NGrossman81 @varadmehta

      Mueller's mandate was always broad. Basically, answer the Russia question, and prosecute crimes discovered along the way. Papadopoulos counter-intel. Flynn mostly counter-intel, but also some criminal. Manafort/Gates currently indicted for criminal, but probably counter-intel too

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    7. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Feb 3
      Replying to @NGrossman81 @varadmehta

      Any charges against Trump family members are arguably both criminal and counter-intel, but also political. And an obstruction case against a sitting president--which is where things seem to be heading--is primarily political. They're all intertwined and cannot be otherwise.

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    8. Varad Mehta‏ @varadmehta Feb 3
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      Yep. Which is why the dossier is such a ready-made cudgel for Trump. "They're using Hillary's dirt to try to get rid of me and undo the election!" That alone ensures no R will go along with it or, more importantly, be allowed to go along with it.

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    9. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Feb 3
      Replying to @varadmehta

      Yes, that's how they're playing it. And looking only at the strategic aspect, the move makes sense. But does that mean the FBI should have ignored the reasonable suspicion against Carter Page in 2016? If they did, they wouldn't be doing their job.

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    10. Varad Mehta‏ @varadmehta Feb 3
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      Nope. And as I've said, Trump did this to himself by associating with Page, Manafort, Flynn, et al. And there was dirt there on them already. Which is why I will never understand why it didn't just toss the dossier. Its provenance was a landmine for them and they stepped on it.

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      Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Feb 3
      Replying to @varadmehta

      Interesting question, and impossible to fully answer without knowing everything the FBI knew. Potentially, Steele provided some info that matched other sources, and some that didn't. The former makes the latter worth investigating. But why not use only other sources? Don't know.

      8:58 PM - 3 Feb 2018 from Boston, MA
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        1. Jack'sBack‏ @LouReed322 Feb 3
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @varadmehta

          Haven't seen definitively the role the dossier has had in Mueller's investigation. If anything, the GPS assessment pre-Clinton involvement is more damaging. Per the House testimony from Simpson, Deutsche bank, money laundering w Oligarchs & Real Estate deals w shell companies

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