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FBI Supervisory Intelligence Analyst Brian Auten
“That analyst needs to be investigated,” said former assistant FBI director and prosecutor Chris Swecker, noting that Auten is a central, if overlooked, figure in the FISA abuse scandal
Auten has hired one of the top white-collar criminal defense lawyers in Washington.
“That analyst needs to be investigated,” said former assistant FBI director and prosecutor Chris Swecker, noting that Auten is a central, if overlooked, figure in the FISA abuse scandal
A 15-year FBI veteran, Auten assisted the case agents in providing information on the reliability of FBI informant Steele he testified “was done as a 'headquarters special.’
Auten also attended meetings of a mysterious top-secret interagency entity, believed to have been overseen and budgeted by then-CIA Director John Brennan, known as the “Crossfire Hurricane Fusion Center, provided analytical support to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, brought his team of six analysts with him to Mueller’s office.
Auten never confirmed anything from Steele’s rumor sheet the FBI cited as probable-cause evidence in its requests to obtain warrants, although he kept those discoveries from the court.
Auten falsely claimed Steele’s prior material had been corroborated. Wray has kept Auten in his job at the bureau, where he continues to work at headquarters as a supervisory intelligence analyst. The FBI provided him counsel at his private Senate hearing.
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2021/03/30/meet_the_russiagate_prober_who_couldnt_verify_anything_in_the_steele_dossier_yet_said_nothing_for_years_769667.html