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May 07, 2020, 07:20 PM
Skins2881
The Steele dossier // p169 Durham Report: FBI Should Never Have Begun ‘Russia Collusion’ Investigation
Good let's see all this evidence Schiffty claimed.



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May 07, 2020, 07:23 PM
Balzé Halzé
Comey... what an absolute snake.


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May 07, 2020, 07:31 PM
tleo205
These SOB's ruined the man's life and need to pay a huge price for there dishonesty and corruption. Long jail terms and huge fines for Comey, McCabe, Brennan, Clapper just to name a few are needed.
May 07, 2020, 07:46 PM
PowerSurge
quote:
Originally posted by fpuhan:
Moments ago, word came from the enemy camp: Rep. Jerrold Nad-less, he of the armpit-high trousers and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, called the dismissal of charges against Flynn "outrageous," and asked the DoJ's IG to investigate the decision.

What is this fool smoking? The DoJ just dropped the case based on internal DoJ document findings, and now a member of the House is going to ask the selfsame agency to investigate?

Nadler was only providing something quotable for the news media. The dems and the media have been colluding for decades.


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May 07, 2020, 11:53 PM
medic451
You wanna see a full blown fucking meltdown by the left and the media???......Have Trump place Mike Flynn as the Director of the FBI. Cool



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May 08, 2020, 03:47 AM
18DAI
I hope he does make General Flynn FBI director. Let all the leftists heads explode. Regards 18DAI


7+1 Rounds of hope and change
May 08, 2020, 04:41 AM
HayesGreener
quote:
Originally posted by pulicords:
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember:
I'd like to know where Internal Affairs were during all this...


The FBI/DOJ's "Office of Professional Responsibility" and the "Office of Inspector General" are supposed to be responsible for investigating misconduct among FBI/DOJ employees, but just try and find someone there willing to even accept a complaint (written or otherwise). You won't. Ten years ago, I was involved in an incident where agent(s) clearly were either grossly negligent or committed serious violations of policy and/or law. Attempts to even find someone willing to hear my concerns were stonewalled. The FBI website didn't have either a phone number, email, or link to a site where complaints could be lodged and when I found the OIG's link and attempted to notify them of the issues, I received a formal letter indicating the Office of Inspector General (formed by Congress for the purpose of oversight) wasn't even going to conduct an investigation. Who made this decision and what supported it? Hell if I know as the letter was unsigned and unattributed!!! (As a 30+ year former LEO, I can safely say that I've never seen such a lack of accountability in my profession. As a sergeant for a local PD, I'd have treated the alleged theft of a candy bar more seriously if it involved one of our employees, than these idiots did about a far more serious allegation.Mad)

As you can see here, nothing has changed regarding their lack of accountability. The FBI even has a "Citizens Academy", but no process for accepting citizens' complaints??? Roll Eyes Note "What We Investigate", from their website doesn't include FBI wrongdoing:


What We Investigate

Terrorism
Counterintelligence
Cyber Crime
Public Corruption
Civil Rights
Organized Crime
White-Collar Crime
Violent Crime
WMD


https://www.fbi.gov/about/community-outreach

https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs...-or-oversees-the-fbi

In my many interactions with them during my career, I found the degree of arrogance of senior FBI leadership to be a cartoonish cliche. They have come to believe their own PR bullshit where egos run amok. They are all about funding and power. It would be funny if it did not negatively impact citizens in such profound ways. I still maintain that most field agents are honorable professionals, but the power structure of the FBI needs to have a wrecking ball taken to it.


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May 08, 2020, 04:47 AM
RichardC
quote:
Originally posted by fpuhan:
Living in the D. C. broadcast area, I was lucky enough to be able to hear event live today, as they unfolded. Sydney Powell appeared not once, but twice, Joe diGenova made an appearance, Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer weighed in -- it all was a great day of WIN.




From the oh, so, apolitical Wikipedia:

Joseph diGenova (born February 22, 1945) is an American lawyer, political commentator, and conspiracy theorist who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1983 to 1988.[1][2] He and his wife, Victoria Toensing, are partners in the Washington, D.C., law firm diGenova and Toensing.[3][4] He is known for promoting conspiracy theories about the Department of Justice and the FBI.[13] He frequently appears on Fox News and Fox Business channels.[14]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_diGenova


Teeheehee!
May 08, 2020, 05:58 AM
Mars_Attacks
Tar, feathers, torches and pitchforks.


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May 08, 2020, 07:36 AM
Cookster
Sidney Powell called into Lou Dobbs’ show yesterday for a short interview and made this epic statement -

“Mr. Schiff wouldn’t know the truth if it poked him in one of his bug-eyes.”

Go Sidney!!

Starting at the 1 min mark here.


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May 08, 2020, 09:37 AM
Rick Lee
quote:
Originally posted by 18DAI:
I hope he does make General Flynn FBI director. Let all the leftists heads explode. Regards 18DAI


Well, the FBI is in dire need of a new director, even if the job isn't vacant at the moment. Wray needs to go.


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May 08, 2020, 09:40 AM
DSgrouse
Admittedly I have not been following the Flynn investigation. This popped up on my daily watch list.


May 08, 2020, 10:08 AM
sdy
an interview w AG Barr by Catherine Herridge

https://theconservativetreehou...nn-case/#more-191139

too long to post in full

snips:

Q: So this decision to dismiss by the Justice Department, this all came together really within the last week, based on new evidence?

BARR: Right. Well U.S. Attorney Jensen since January has been investigating this. And he reported to me last week.

♦ Q: Does Judge Sullivan have a say?

BARR: Yes. Under the rules, the case can be dismissed with leave of court. Generally, the courts have said that that provision is in there to protect defendants, to make sure the government doesn’t play games by bringing a charge and then dismissing it; bringing another charge, dismissing it. But he does have a say.

♦ Q: But is the Flynn case effectively over today from the Justice Department’s point of view?

BARR: We think the case against Flynn for false statements should be dismissed, as far as the Department of Justice is concerned.

Q: All of that said, General Flynn pled guilty to lying to federal investigators during his interview in January of 2017. And Flynn admitted in court, quote, his “false statements and omissions impeded and otherwise had a material impact on the FBI’s ongoing investigation into the existence of any links or coordination between individuals with the campaign and Russia’s efforts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election.” Does the fact remain that General Flynn lied to federal investigators?

BARR: Well to constitute a false statement, you need two things. One, you need a false statement, lie. And then it has to be material to a legitimate investigation. And I think on the question of lying, it’s as Comey, Director Comey said just a few months after this episode, he said it was a closed close question. And that, while you might make that argument, it was a very close question.

I edited the word "closed". In the DoJ filing, Comey said "close" not "closed"


But it’s on the question of materiality that we feel really that a crime cannot be established here because there was not, in our view, a legitimate investigation going on. They did not have a basis for a counterintelligence investigation against Flynn at that stage, based on a perfectly legitimate and appropriate call he made as a member of the transition. So.

Let me just also say that when he pled, the issue of materiality is related to whether the government has a bona fide investigation going on. And that’s information that’s really within the control of the government. The individual party would really not have that information. So as new information just became available that has a bearing on whether there was a legitimate investigation, that requires us, our duty, we think is to dismiss the case.

♦ Q: Does the new evidence show that the counterintelligence case against General Flynn was simply left open to lay a trap for lying ?

BARR: Yes . Essentially.

Q: What should Americans take away from your actions in the Flynn case today?

BARR: Well, as I said in my confirmation hearing, one of the reasons I came back is because I was concerned that people were feeling there were two standards of justice in this country . And that the political and that the justice, or the law enforcement process was being used to play political games. And I wanted to make sure that we restore confidence in the system. There’s only one standard of justice. And I believe that this case, that justice in this case requires dismissing the charges against General Flynn.

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AG Barr = American hero
May 08, 2020, 10:29 AM
Keystoner
What are the chances of Sullivan denying the motion to drop the charges against Flynn?



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May 08, 2020, 11:08 AM
Jimbo Jones
David Bowdich would prob be a good choice.

quote:
Originally posted by Rick Lee:
quote:
Originally posted by 18DAI:
I hope he does make General Flynn FBI director. Let all the leftists heads explode. Regards 18DAI


Well, the FBI is in dire need of a new director, even if the job isn't vacant at the moment. Wray needs to go.



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May 08, 2020, 12:02 PM
nhtagmember
quote:
Originally posted by Mars_Attacks:
Tar, feathers, torches and pitchforks.


rope...lots and lots of rope
May 08, 2020, 02:29 PM
flashguy
quote:
Originally posted by 18DAI:
I hope he does make General Flynn FBI director. Let all the leftists heads explode. Regards 18DAI
I'd buy a ticket to that!

flashguy




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May 08, 2020, 04:34 PM
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May 08, 2020, 05:37 PM
Keystoner
I love that she openly wears a cross around her neck.



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May 08, 2020, 07:15 PM
braillediver
It gets better every moment. The Honorable Richard A. Grenell late yesterday afternoon brought a satchel of documents to William Barr at the Justice Department.

https://youtu.be/YAeIzouLfmQ?t=242


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