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FBI and DOJ have Been Under Investigation Since January American Lens | ||||
FBI and DOJ. These two agencies are making the rounds today on social media like wildfire is a press release that went largely unnoticed in January.
Who or what is being investigated? According to the release, “the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will initiate a review of allegations regarding certain actions by the Department of Justice (Department) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in advance of the 2016 election.” Stronger together? Here’s the press release from January: Now that you’ve read that document, consider these recent tweets, one from Eric ‘Contempt of Congress’ Holder, responding to President Trump’s remarks about the “FBI being in tatters.” How well will these age? Also under review – How Mueller’s secret firing of Peter Strzok, who is apparently very anti-Trump and had involvement in both the Clinton email scandal and the Fusion GPS dossier. Yesterday, a bombshell dropped about Strzok – he interviewed Flynn:
But there was more. Now the interview itself is being called into question due to Strzok’s involvement:
The hits keep coming with Strzok as the Daily Caller reported: Embattled FBI supervisor Peter Strzok also conducted the interviews with Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills, in which they falsely claimed they didn’t know about Hillary’s email server when she was Secretary of State. Like this:Like Loading… |
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Peter Strzok Photo: See First Image of the FBI Agent | ||||
Fox NewsThe photo of Peter Strzok obtained by Fox News.
A photo of Peter Strzok, the top FBI agent who was removed from the Robert Mueller investigation, has finally been revealed. For days, the lack of any images or pictures of Strzok, 47, led to rampant speculation online. You can read more about Melissa Hodgman, Peter Strzok’s wife, here: |
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fbi criticism – Google Search | ||||
FactChecking Trump’s Criticism of the FBI<a href=”http://FactCheck.org” rel=”nofollow”>FactCheck.org</a>–Dec 4, 2017
President Donald Trump claimed that Hillary Clinton “lied many times to the FBI and nothing happened to her.” In fact, the FBI director told Congress that there was “no basis to conclude she lied to the FBI.” Trump also left the false impression that the FBI deviated from its standard practice by not putting …
Trump’s tweets lash out at FBI and Russia investigators
In-Depth–Christian Science Monitor–Dec 4, 2017 |
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How Nonpartisan and Independent Was the FBI’s Leadership in 2016? | ||||
Yes, President Trump doesn’t help himself when he Tweets, “After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more), running the FBI, its reputation is in Tatters – worst in History!”
But criticism of a particular FBI decision, or a series of decisions by the bureau’s leadership, does not mean one is attacking the entire institution as a whole. (Otherwise, every critic of J. Edgar Hoover is “attacking the FBI.”) But while the FBI’s reputation might be overall in good shape, the public faith in the decision-making of former director James Comey during the 2016 campaign isn’t in good shape. Many Hillary Clinton fans thought the investigation into her e-mails was a witch hunt; many Republicans thought Comey’s press conference lamenting her “extremely careless” handling of classified information amounted to a slap on the wrist. Hillary herself blames Comey for her defeat; that’s obviously overwrought, but there’s no getting around the fact that the FBI ended up making enormously consequential decisions that no doubt helped shape the outcome of the presidential election. And now there’s some evidence that some voices at the top of the FBI weren’t so nonpartisan and independent after all:
Is Peter Strzok a partisan hack? His friends and colleagues will probably say “no,” and the Trump administration will say “yes.” But the fact that he was sending around ”politically charged texts disparaging President Trump and supporting Hillary Clinton” is not encouraging. By doing that, he’s given Trump and his defenders all the ammunition they need to argue that Clinton’s non-criminal consequences amounted to a whitewash, and that the Bureau’s continuing investigation into the administration is, at least in part, driven by a partisan vendetta. |
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DANA MILBANK: Latest fallback: Who cares if Trump colluded with Russia? – Meridian Star | ||||
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Yesterday The Supreme Court Jolted LGBTQ People With A Frightening Reality | ||||
Many thought the 2015 marriage ruling brought full equally. But everything could quickly slide back. |
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Today’s Headlines and Commentary | ||||
President Donald Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israels capital and pledged to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the New York Times reported. In televised remarks from the White House, Trump reversed nearly seven decades of U.S. policy. He also promised to eventually move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, but signed a waiver under the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act that allows the State Department to avoid penalties for keeping the mission in Tel Aviv. The European Unions top diplomat, Chinas foreign ministry, Pope Francis and other world leaders condemned the move. ICYMI: Yesterday on Lawfare Jesse Lempel explained how Tier III terrorist designations work and the dispute between the courts and the administration on the designations proper scope. |
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FBI and DOJ have Been Under Investigation Since January – American Lens | ||||
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Subpoena For Deutsche Bank May Put Mueller On Collision Course With Trump – NPR | ||||
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Gingrich: The swamp is more corrupt than we thought it was – Fox News | ||||
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The quest for collusion is over as the desperate shriek for impeachment begins – Washington Post | ||||
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The Trump Team Definitely Colluded With a Foreign PowerJust Not the One You Think | The Nation | ||||
Source: The Trump Team Definitely Colluded With a Foreign PowerJust Not the One You Think | The Nation |
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Trump lawyer denies reports that Mueller is seeking Deutsche Bank records – CNBC | ||||
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Who is FBI Director Christopher Wray? | Fox News – Fox News | ||||
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What a presidential president would have said about the FBI – Washington Post | ||||
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Gingrich on FBI Corruption: The Swamp Is Sicker, More Corrupt, More Dishonest Than We Thought – RealClearPolitics | ||||
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House Intelligence Committee chairman aims to hold top FBI, DOJ officials in contempt – Washington Post | ||||
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In Defense of Rosenstein’s and Wray’s Responses to Trump – Lawfare (blog) | ||||
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House intel panel leader Devin Nunes to move to hold key FBI, DOJ officials in contempt over Steele dossier docs – New York Daily News | ||||
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6:52 AM 12/6/2017 Obstruction of Justice was Coming from Inside the FBI FrontPage Magazine | ||||
Saved Stories Saved Stories – None Republicans are betting the future won’t happen. Who wants to tell them? – USA TODAY Donald Trump Jr. to face questions about Russia contacts on Capitol Hill – ABC News More charges could be coming against former Trump aide in Russia probe – CNN Legal Weed Is Coming to … Continue reading“6:52 AM 12/6/2017 – Obstruction of Justice was Coming from Inside the FBI – FrontPage Magazine” |
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11:53 AM 12/6/2017 FBI Increasingly Politicized Under Comey and Mueller | ||||
Mike Novas Shared NewsLinks Mike Nova’s Shared NewsLinks FBI Increasingly Politicized Under Comey and Mueller Poland’s former military intelligence head detained God’s Plan for Mike Pence – The Atlantic Mueller Said to Have Subpoenaed Deutsche Bank: DealBook Briefing – New York Times Russia Banned From 2018 Winter Olympics, Some Athletes to Compete Under Neutral Flag … Continue reading“11:53 AM 12/6/2017 – FBI Increasingly Politicized Under Comey and Mueller” |
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FBI Increasingly Politicized Under Comey and Mueller | ||||
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, once America’s storied crime fighting agency, is under fire for an increasing leftward politicization blamed on recent liberal directors and a bureaucracy operating with nearly unchecked power. |
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Poland’s former military intelligence head detained | ||||
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Polish military police say they have detained a former head of Poland’s military counterintelligence services for further questioning over alleged illegal cooperation with Russian security services in 2010.
Gen. Piotr Pytel denies the cooperation was illegal. The case relates to Poland’s and NATO’s agreement with Russia’s military intelligence that allowed for the passage of Polish troops back home from Afghanistan. Poland’s prime minister of the time, Donald Tusk, now European Union leader was questioned in the case last year. On Wednesday, opposition politicians accused Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz of ordering the detention in revenge against Pytel, who has criticized him. The opposition has called for the dismissal of Macierewicz. |
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God’s Plan for Mike Pence – The Atlantic | ||||
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Mueller Said to Have Subpoenaed Deutsche Bank: DealBook Briefing – New York Times | ||||
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