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Tearex, The Russia investigation and Donald Trump: a timeline from on-the-record sources (updated)

It is widely accepted by both Republicans and Democrats that the basis
for the investigation was the Downer-Papadopoulos drinking session.

By John Kruzel on Monday, July 16th, 2018 at 1:22 p.m.

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Spring 2014: A Kremlin-linked company that engages in influence operations, known as the Internet Research Agency, devised a strategy to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Its goal was to spread distrust toward candidates and the American political system.

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July 2016: The FBI opens a counterintelligence investigation into links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee later confirmed that information from Papadopoulos triggered the investigation.

July 27, 2016: During a press conference, Trump says of Clinton’s emails: "Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you can find the 33,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press."

July 27, 2016: Russians for the first time begin to target Clinton’s emails.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2018/jul/16/russia-investigation-donald-trump-timeline-updated/

Which suggests the investigation was opened before your

"Quote: Steele had breakfast July 30, 2016, with Ohr and his wife, Nellie, to discuss the Russia-Trump dirt.

Then coincidentally, at the same time Downer comes into the picture.

Quote: Bruce Ohr immediately took Steele’s dirt on July 31, 2016, to then-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe."

You must know that Downer drank with Papadopoulos some 2 months before the Australian government told the FBI about their session.

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How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt

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By Sharon LaFraniere, Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo

Dec. 30, 2017

WASHINGTON — During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy
adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia’s top diplomat in Britain: Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/30/us/politics/how-fbi-russia-investigation-began-george-papadopoulos.html

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