This is amazing: “On January 12, 2017 a felony leak about phone calls between the Russian Ambassador and General Flynn was published by The Washington Post. This led to Flynn’s downfall and reignited the Trump-Russia investigations still tearing our nation apart. 48 hours before the leak was published, my former supervisor Halper eerily laid out what was about to happen to Flynn, something he had no independent reason to know.”
It would appear that Halper was the leaker. And kudos to Matt Taibbi for trying to expose it.
Spying by intelligence agencies on political opponents, working with allies in the media rig the election, abusing the criminal justice system to bring bogus charges, staging several coups, the attempted assassinations of half of congress, five years of mob violence directed at political opponents, censorship of the internet, party controlled businesses punishing wrong think, and looting, riots, and murder from coast to coast.
It wasn’t the government or the system or the CIA that did this. These acts were all done by individuals who are loyal to the Democrat party and acted in an organized and unorganized fashion that supported the party’s mission.
Why is it so hard to name the controlling organization?
So based on this piece, if accuate, the origins of Obamagate are now well understand and documented. Still waiting for the indictments. If Trump loses this will all disappear into the “conspiracy press” and will be an interesting chapter in American history videos in 2060.
“If Trump loses this will all disappear into the “conspiracy press” and will be an interesting chapter in American history videos in 2060.”
“Democrats Worry Attorney General Has An ‘October Surprise’ In The Making”
Attorney General William Barr has promised the Justice Department will not take any action to influence the upcoming election. But Democrats and department veterans aren’t so sure about that.
In opinion pieces and letters, they warn that Barr might be preparing to spring an “October Surprise.” There’s one big reason for that: recent testimony from the attorney general himself.
Democrats are monitoring the status of an investigation by prosecutor John Durham, who appears to be looking at intelligence gathering and other actions by the Obama administration in 2016. Barr tapped Durham to look into the origins of the Russia investigation in May 2019.
Durham has been on the job for more than a year now, leading some lawyers familiar with the investigation to believe he may be close to the end. One such source told NPR that Durham has asked to interview former President Barack Obama’s CIA director, John Brennan, confirming a report by NBC News.
That source said both sides are trying to iron out details for the interview, which largely involves technical questions. The source added that Brennan has been told he is not a target of prosecutors.
Areas of interest
For his part, the attorney general said Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden, who’s now running for president, are not targets in the case either, and that criminal investigations are focused on others.
One may be former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who allegedly doctored an email used as part of a process to secure court approval to renew surveillance on onetime Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
Those surveillance applications contained major errors identified by independent Inspector General Michael Horowitz and highlighted by Republicans in Congress.
Justice Department IG Finds Widespread Problems With FBI’s FISA Applications
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Justice Department IG Finds Widespread Problems With FBI’s FISA Applications
A second area of interest may be the leak of sensitive information to a Washington Post columnist in early 2017 about conversations that incoming Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn was having with the Russian ambassador after the election.
The full scope of Durham’s probe is a closely held secret. Barr has said he expects the prosecutor will put some findings in writing in the form of a report that may be made public.
Barr told the House Judiciary Committee on July 28 that he’s well aware of the longstanding Justice Department policy that bars taking action that could produce uproar in an election year. “Any report will be, in my judgment, not one that is covered by the policy,” he said.
Amid uncertainty about Durham’s fact-finding, and what Justice Department leaders will do about it, looms a recent historical precedent. Four years ago, actions by then-FBI Director James Comey did seem to hurt presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
This time around, Democrats said they’re suspicious of Barr. They said he misrepresented the findings of an earlier investigation, by special counsel Robert Mueller, to benefit President Trump.
“Is there such a thing as a predictable surprise?” one attorney involved in the Durham matter asked.
Judge, Shielding Cop Via ‘Qualified Immunity,’ Asks Whether It Belongs In ‘Dustbin’
Judge, Shielding Cop Via ‘Qualified Immunity,’ Asks Whether It Belongs In ‘Dustbin’
In the past year, Barr has told interviewers that the Durham probe has turned up surprising and damaging information. But the Justice Department typically avoids making comment about ongoing investigations.
This week, Fred Wertheimer of the left-leaning group Democracy 21 appealed to Durham directly in the form of an open letter on the blog Just Security. A public release of Durham’s findings, or indictments, will become a campaign issue with political consequences, he said.
“If your investigation is not complete, you should not complete it until after the election,” Wertheimer wrote in the Thursday letter. “If the report is complete, you should publicly oppose any release of your report before the election.”
The letter said that if Durham gets overruled, by Barr or others, he should withdraw from the case, to avoid actions that could interfere with the presidential election and taint his “long and distinguished career.”
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/07/900279687/barr-promises-doj-wont-try-to-influence-2020-election
Personally…hope he blitzkreigs the democrats, precedent be dammed.
Withholding the information from the public would be a mistake on par with Bush not saying what changes he had in store for Iraq.