Just answer the question. It is an honest one and if the evidence is real I will change my position. Top 3.
Here's a quick summary of the "Top 3" off the top of my head, although it's hard to separate it from the rest of the evidence.
1. Text messages exchanged between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page
NOTE: this list is incomplete, as
certain messages were released at a later date (here'a another article about them).
These documents give us insight into the subjective motivations of two high-ranking FBI employees who were in charge of both the Hillary Clinton e-mail case ("Midyear Exam") and the Donald Trump "Russian collusion" case ("Crossfire Hurricane"). This is important because, as all law enforcement officers and investigators know, the Court is focused on objective circumstances amounting to probable cause. Although pretextual investigations based on improper motivations are technically Constitutional for Fourth Amendment purposes (assuming some other objective evidence indicates criminality), fraudulent investigations of innocent persons based on falsified or planted evidence are not. Thus, if we can establish, using evidence of the agents' candid thoughts at the time, that they knew "Russian collusion" evidence was false or untrustworthy, or that they made "material misrepresentations" about that evidence, all searches and seizures conducted based on that evidence is known as "fruit of the poisonous tree." The implications for Mueller's probe would be fatal.
There are thousands of messages, so I can't go through all of them here (many have already be discussed ad nauseam in the media). Among other things, the messages show that on August 8, 2016, Strzok and Page sought to ensure that "[Trump is] not ever going to become president," because "We'll stop it.” On August 15, 2016, the agents' discussion shows that they had settled on some version of the investigation now known as "Crossfire Hurricane," which they considered to be "like an insurance policy" against Trump "in the unlikely event" he was elected (i.e., an "an investigation leading to impeachment"). Before that point, the texts do not show that the agents were concerned with any connection between Trump and Russia. Shortly before Mueller's investigation opens, Strzok admits that he "know the odds are nothing" that Trump colluded with Russia, and he was hesitant to join Mueller's team because he believed "there's no big there there." Strzok admits "l can only take this [investigation] up to a point. After that Mueller and the bright attorneys will drive it, not me." Strzok and Page are both curiously concerned with career implications of the probe, and its social dynamics, rather than those evil Russians. Nevertheless, Strzok and Page eventually join the Mueller probe before being kicked off some time in July. Around that time, Page texts Strzok to say "Please don't ever text me again." That's the last text message between them (as far as we know).
There are other nuggets of joy buried in Strzok and Page's text conversations. The agents implicate President Obama in Crossfire Hurricane, noting that he “wants to know everything we’re doing.” This is corroborated by James Clapper's admission,
during a CNN appearance, that
If it weren’t for President Obama we might not have done the intelligence community assessment that we did that set up a whole sequence of events which are still unfolding today including Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation . . . President Obama is responsible for that. It was he who tasked us to do that intelligence community assessment in the first place.
Strzok and Page also discuss different ways they can launder information from news articles into intelligence channels, making it appear as though they stumbled upon information by pure happenstance, and waiting until they "officially" know certain facts before acting upon them. They also mention moving their discussion between mediums so as to evade the reach of oversight and FOIA (e.g. "text on that phone when we talk about hillary because it can't be traced" and "there are VERY inflammatory things in the 302s we didn't turn over to Congress . . . that are going to come out in FOIA and absolutely inflame Congress . . . l will go review the 302s we didn't turn over and send thoughts to everyone" ). Obviously they are very deceptive, dishonest people. There's more, but that's all I'm going to go into now.
Note that because the texts are all time and date-stamped, you can use them to cross-reference certain activities which happened in the public sphere. The bottom line is Strzok and Page were driving Crossfire Hurricane, and we know what their motivations were. We also know that they are dishonest, and that they are very cognizant of ways to make an otherwise unlawful investigation appear validly predicated.
2. House Intelligence Committee investigations and Carter Page FISA Application
The house has been examining the origins of Crossfire Hurricane and other improprieties in the FBI / DOJ over the last 2 years or so. Much of the focus has been on a series of FISA applications which the FBI used to justify surveillance of Carter Page, ultimately leading to surveillance of other Trump campaign officials. The House Intelligence Committee determined, among other things, that the FBI relied on the so-called "Steele Dossier" in its FISA applications. The Committee also determined that Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier, "was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected and was passionate about him not being president," and that this "clear evidence of Steele's bias was recorded by Ohr at the time [the dossier was given to the FBI] and subsequently in official FBI files-but not reflected in any of the Page FISA applications." Moreover, the Committee found that "Steele lied to the FBI" and that documents he provided to the FBI contained "materially false statements" of fact. Much of this was discussed in the
FISA Memo authored by Devin Nunes.
There's more to say, but I've got to go, so I'm going to leave it at this: the House's investigation shows that the FBI agents involved in Crossfire Hurricane indeed lied and made material misrepresentations to a Court in order to launch an investigation targeting Donald Trump. For further reference, please read the documents I linked.
3.OIG Investigations (ongoing)
There are several investigations by the DOJ's Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The one I've linked above concerns the actions of FBI agents and leadership with respect to Hillary Clinton's e-mail investing ("Midyear Exam"). The main significance of this document is that it lays out a rather extensive and damning factual record of the actions by Peter Strzok, James Comey, Lisa Page, and others regarding Midyear Exam. Although it ultimately concludes that it found "no evidence" that the agents' bias affected Midyear Exam (a dubious conclusion), it also had no confidence that that bias did not affect Strzok's decision to prioritize Crossfire Hurricane over Midyear Exam. Note that there is currently a full investigation of Crossfire Hurricane still pending, and that it will likely flesh out more misdeeds by the FBI agents who sought to target Mr. Trump for political reasons.
Note also that the completed OIG investigations do not rule out the possibility that FBI / DOJ agents violated other laws which are outside the scope of the OIG's enforcement power. This means that potential violations of the Hatch Act, U.S. Criminal Code, and other regulation / laws loom in the background with respect to agents' conduct regarding MYE and Crossfire Hurricane. Andrew McCabe has been referred for prosecution based on his leaking activities, which occurred around the time of MYE and Crossfire, and probably in connection with them too.
Bottom line:
the OIG reports are significant because they set out a lengthy factual record, complete with dates / timelines, witness interviews, and review of classified documents / materials. The conclusions are not as important because the OIG only enforces a narrow set of laws governing professional conduct of FBI/DOJ employees.
There you have it. My top 3 items of evidence (off the top of my head) that "Crossfire Hurricane" and the "Mueller Probe" are political witch hunts designed to target Donald Trump in furtherance of a soft coup. Only the most delusional Leftist still dare to call it a "conspiracy theory" at this point. As I have stated many times, the evidence is overwhelming. I predict that the "Russian collusion" saga ends very badly for the people who initiated it, and that Trump will emerge stronger than before.
