By Sara Carter
A review of a classified document
outlining what is described as extensive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act abuse was made available to all House members Thursday and the revelations
could lead to the removal of senior officials in the FBI and Department of
Justice, several sources with knowledge of the document stated.
These
sources say the report is “explosive,” stating they would not be surprised if
it leads to the end of Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel investigation into
President Trump and his associates.
The House Intelligence Committee
passed the motion along party lines Thursday to make the classified report
alleging extensive ‘FISA Abuse’ related to the controversial dossier available
to all House members.
The report contains information regarding the dossier
that alleges President Trump and members of his team colluded with the Russians
in the 2016 presidential election. Some members of the House viewed the document
in a secure room Thursday.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., offered the
motion on Thursday to make the Republican majority-authored report available to
the members.
“The document shows a troubling
course of conduct and we need to make the document available, so the public can
see it,” said a senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity
due to the sensitivity of the document.
“Once the public sees it, we can hold
the people involved accountable in a number of ways.”
The government official said that after reading the document “some of these people should no longer be in the government.”
The document also apparently
outlines “several problematic” issues with how FISA warrants were “packaged,
and used” state several sources with knowledge of the report.
Over the past year, whistleblowers
in the law enforcement and intelligence community have revealed to Congress
what they believe to be extensive abuse with regard to FISA surveillance, as previously reported.
The dossier was used in part as
evidence for a warrant to surveil members of the Trump campaign, according to a
story published this month.
Former British spy Christopher Steele, who compiled the
dossier in 2016, was hired by embattled research firm Fusion GPS. The firm’s
founder is Glenn Simpson, a former Wall Street Journal reporter who has already
testified before Congress in relation to the dossier.
In October, The
Washington Post revealed for the first time that it was the Hillary Clinton
campaign and the DNC that financed Fusion GPS.
Congressional members are hopeful
that the classified information will be declassified and released to the
public.
“We probably will get this stuff
released by the end of the month,” stated a congressional member, who asked not
to be named.
But the government official, who
viewed the document said “it will be tough for a lot of people to see this and
especially the media, which has been attempting to deemphasize the dossier.
It’s going to punch a hole in their collusion narrative.”
The House vote to make the report
available to all members is a major step in exposing the long-guarded
classified documents obtained by the House Intelligence Committee over the past
year. It allows members of the House to view the report and could quickly lead
to a motion to declassify the report for the public, numerous House members
told this reporter.
“It’s a (House Intelligence)
committee document that deals with the assessment on the Department of Justice,
FBI and the oversight work that is being conducted by the committee,” said a
congressional source, which spoke on condition that they not be named.
