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==Career== |
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Priestap joined the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] in 1998, and he was appointed as assistant director of the [[FBI Counterintelligence Division]] in 2015.<ref name="cnbcbio"/><ref name="intelcommunitynewsnamedassistant">{{cite news|last1=Blinde|first1=Loren|title=E.W. Priestap named assistant director of the FBI counterintelligence division|url=http://intelligencecommunitynews.com/e-w-priestap-named-assistant-director-of-the-fbi-counterintelligence-division/|access-date=February 4, 2018|work=Intelligence Community News|date=December 23, 2015}}</ref> |
Priestap joined the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] in 1998, and he was appointed as assistant director of the [[FBI Counterintelligence Division]] in 2015.<ref name="cnbcbio"/><ref name="intelcommunitynewsnamedassistant">{{cite news|last1=Blinde|first1=Loren|title=E.W. Priestap named assistant director of the FBI counterintelligence division|url=http://intelligencecommunitynews.com/e-w-priestap-named-assistant-director-of-the-fbi-counterintelligence-division/|access-date=February 4, 2018|work=Intelligence Community News|date=December 23, 2015}}</ref> |
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In June 2017, Priestap told the ''[[PBS NewsHour]]'' program that Russian intelligence "used fake news and propaganda and they also used online amplifiers to spread the information to as many people as possible" during the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 United States presidential election]].<ref name="pbsnewshourintelofficialsdetail">{{cite news|last1=Lardner|first1=Richard|last2=Riechmann|first2=Deb|title=Intel officials detail how Russian cyberattacks sought to interfere with U.S. elections|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/intel-officials-detail-russian-cyberattacks-sought-interfere-u-s-elections|access-date=February 4, 2018|work=PBS NewsHour|date=June 21, 2017}}</ref> |
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In the [[Nunes memo]], released in February 2018, Priestap suggests the [[Trump–Russia dossier]] had not been completely investigated prior to their application for a [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] (FISA) warrant to surveil [[Carter Page]], former foreign policy adviser in Donald Trump's 2016 Presidential campaign.<ref name="houstonchroniclememoreleased">{{cite news|last1=Barrett|first1=Devlin|last2=Demirjian|first2=Karoun|last3=Rucker|first3=Philip|title=Memo released, and recriminations fly|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/President-approves-release-of-GOP-memo-12546508.php|access-date=February 4, 2018|work=The Houston Chronicle|date=February 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name="businessisiderhouseintelligence">{{cite news|last1=Sheth|first1=Sonam|title=House Intelligence Committee releases controversial Nunes memo after Trump authorizes its declassification|url=http://www.businessinsider.sg/trump-nunes-memo-release-whats-in-2018-2/|access-date=February 4, 2018|work=Business Insider Singapore|date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Priestap is married to Sabina Menschel, the current head of the Washington, D.C., office of Nardello & Co, a detective agency. |
Priestap is married to Sabina Menschel, the current head of the Washington, D.C., office of Nardello & Co, a detective agency. His mother-in-law, [[Ronay A. Menschel]], was a Democratic deputy mayor of New York City under [[Ed Koch]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 00:01, 3 April 2019
Bill Priestap | |
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Born | Edward William Priestap |
Nationality | American |
Other names | E. W. Priestap |
Occupation(s) | Attorney, intelligence official |
Employer | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
Spouse | Sabina Menschel |
Relatives | Richard Menschel (father-in-law) Ronay A. Menschel (mother-in-law) Robert Menschel (uncle-in-law) |
Edward William Priestap[1], also known as Bill Priestap, is an American attorney and intelligence official. Since 2015, he has been the assistant director of the FBI Counterintelligence Division.
Education
Priestap earned master's degrees in business administration and education administration.[where?][2]
Career
Priestap joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1998, and he was appointed as assistant director of the FBI Counterintelligence Division in 2015.[2][3]
Personal life
Priestap is married to Sabina Menschel, the current head of the Washington, D.C., office of Nardello & Co, a detective agency. His mother-in-law, Ronay A. Menschel, was a Democratic deputy mayor of New York City under Ed Koch.
See also
References
- ^ "Prosecutors rest in Hamas case". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Bill Priestap". CNBC. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ Blinde, Loren (December 23, 2015). "E.W. Priestap named assistant director of the FBI counterintelligence division". Intelligence Community News. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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