The Priestap File https://billpriestap.com/ A sourced critical briefing on E.W. Bill Priestap. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. An OIG finding is not a court. en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0600 The FBI Named E.W. Priestap Assistant Director of Counterintelligence https://billpriestap.com/posts/named-ad.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/named-ad.html Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 FBI press release naming E.W. Priestap Assistant Director of Counterintelligence. OIG: Priestap Made the Decision to Open Crossfire Hurricane https://billpriestap.com/posts/opened-crossfire.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/opened-crossfire.html Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400 Horowitz: AD Priestap opened Crossfire Hurricane on July 31, 2016. He Told OIG He Chose Not to Give the Campaign a Defensive Briefing https://billpriestap.com/posts/no-defensive-briefing.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/no-defensive-briefing.html Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400 OIG quotes Priestap on skipping a defensive briefing. Judgment call. Handwritten Notes Ask: Truth/Admission, or Get Him to Lie? https://billpriestap.com/posts/flynn-notes.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/flynn-notes.html Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0500 Flynn-record notes attributed to Priestap. Document exists. Meaning contested. Strzok-Page Texts Named “Bill.” That Was Priestap. https://billpriestap.com/posts/strzok-texts.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/strzok-texts.html Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 -0400 National Review on Strzok-Page texts naming Bill Priestap. He Gave the Senate Written Testimony on China’s Talent Programs https://billpriestap.com/posts/china-testimony.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/china-testimony.html Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500 Senate Judiciary written statement on Chinese non-traditional espionage. The FBI Said He Became Eligible to Retire After 20 Years https://billpriestap.com/posts/retirement.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/retirement.html Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500 Epoch Times quotes FBI email on Priestap retirement eligibility. Judicial Watch: His Interrogatory Listed Clinton Emails in the EOP https://billpriestap.com/posts/judicial-watch.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/judicial-watch.html Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Epoch Times on Judicial Watch interrogatory answers. Horowitz: No Documentary Evidence Bias Drove His Opening Decision https://billpriestap.com/posts/oig-finding.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/oig-finding.html Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0500 OIG finding on the opening decision. Not a blanket FBI clearance. Graham Said He Would Send Priestap’s SSCI Briefing to Durham https://billpriestap.com/posts/graham-ssci.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/graham-ssci.html Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Graham allegation on a Steele-dossier SSCI briefing. Not an indictment. Durham: He Talked Alfa Bank. He Declined Crossfire Hurricane. https://billpriestap.com/posts/durham-interview.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/durham-interview.html Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Durham report: limited Alfa Bank interview; declined Crossfire Hurricane. Just the News Listed a File of Priestap Text Messages in the Binder https://billpriestap.com/posts/declassified-texts.html https://billpriestap.com/posts/declassified-texts.html Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Just the News file list includes Priestap text messages PDF.