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Justice Official Demoted as House Investigators Subpoena Records of His Fusion GPS Meetings
Breitbart ^ | December 7, 2017 | Kristina Wong

Posted on 12/07/2017 3:49:20 PM PST by righttackle44

A senior Justice Department official was demoted on Wednesday amid an ongoing House intelligence committee investigation into his contacts with Fusion GPS, the firm responsible for the Trump dossier, according to Fox News.

Bruce G. Ohr, who was until Wednesday associate deputy attorney general, met during the 2016 campaign with the author of the dossier, Christopher Steele, according to evidence obtained by committee investigators.

Ohr also met “shortly after” the election with Glenn Simpson, co-founder of Fusion GPS, investigators also found.

Congressional sources told Fox News that Simpson and Ohr met sometime around Thanksgiving last year, when President-elect Trump was in the process of selecting his cabinet, and discussed over coffee the anti-Trump dossier, the Russia investigation and what Simpson “considered the distressing development of Trump’s victory.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201611; 2016election; brucegohr; bruceohr; chrissteele; christophersteele; clintoncapaign; conspiracy; demotion; doj; dossier; fisa; fusiongps; glennsimpson; goldenshowersdossier; mi6; ohr; ppdossier; spies; spooks; surveillance; surveillancewarrant; thanksgiving; thanksgiving2016; trumpcampaign; trumpdossier; uk
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To: M1911A1

Interesting take.


41 posted on 12/07/2017 5:28:27 PM PST by independentmind (Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.)
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To: Thank You Rush

”and the Presidency in 2010.”
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Oops. Sorry about that. Nice catch.


42 posted on 12/07/2017 5:31:39 PM PST by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time)
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To: eyeamok; Golden Eagle
You're coming across as way too emotional. It is the natural right of everyone to exercise their free will. Granted, some choose to become merely criminals, while others who are more ambitious attempt to seize the reins of government and exercise power & control.

Who are the most famous men in history? Caesar (Rubicon), William I (Hastings), Henry VII (Bosworth), William II (Boyne), Washington (Yorktown), Lincoln (Gettysburg), et al. What about Napoleon, Lenin, Hitler, Mao, et al?

Some try to assign human constructed value systems, such as morality ie good vs evil, while others (such as myself) view these contests as simply competition over scarce resources. The quest for power & glory isn't rare - rather it's quite common and mundane; a true measure of man.

As such, we shouldn't either be surprised or upset at what has transpired - rather, it should be treated as business as usual. It's not the fault of this nation's enemies to attempt to overthrow the legitimately elected president and deny the rights of self-government.

It is **our** responsibility - we the people - to protect ourselves, to remain vigilant, and to exercise due caution and care. It is our duty to punish offenders, just as it is our enemies' right and duty to attempt to defeat us. They're 'grown ups'; they know the rules and understand the risks.

Throughout English history, high treason (ie conspiring against the crown) was punished by hanging, drawing and quartering. Afterward, the body parts were hung on posts and left to rot. That is, the culprits were not allowed a proper burial. There's a reason why Machiavelli applauded this kind of retribution - it made those who would conspire against the state possibly think twice.

It's our fault if the conspirators escape due process and punishment. It will only enable another, more daring coup attempt if specific individuals are not adequately punished.

43 posted on 12/07/2017 5:33:37 PM PST by semantic
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To: The Deplorable Miss Lemon
I don’t want them “demoted” I want them fired.

I don't just want them fired, I want them arrested.

44 posted on 12/07/2017 5:34:07 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, RINOs...same thing)
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To: bitt; All

Thanks for the ping, bitt. BUMP!


45 posted on 12/07/2017 5:36:13 PM PST by PGalt
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To: piasa

The DOJ’s supposed to keep everything confidential until the investigation’s run its course and it goes to a jury. Unfortunately that doesn’t help ongoing political matters.
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True, However, it appears that he didn’t get demoted until the congress started asking questions.


46 posted on 12/07/2017 5:49:58 PM PST by kara37
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To: righttackle44
Did anyone else catch this today?

Gohmert asked if FBI Director Wray knew whether FBI personnel: Carl Ghattas, Larissa Mentzer (in 2001 was part of computer crimes squad, per Google search), Josh Skule, Michael McGarrity and a name I couldn't make out (Ryan Harmon or Bryan Parmon)....had the same political biases as Andrew McCabe against this Administration?

“I’m not aware of any senior ​FBI exec​utives who are allowing improper political considerations to affect their work with me right now​,” Wray responded

Sounds like Gohmert is preparing the way for the next "shoe drop" on this bogus investigation.

47 posted on 12/07/2017 6:01:41 PM PST by TXSearcher (Interesting times we live in...........)
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To: piasa

So was Fusion GPS a DOJ/FBI asset?


48 posted on 12/07/2017 6:35:27 PM PST by Fedora
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To: eyeamok

all enemies domestic and foreign...


49 posted on 12/07/2017 7:45:17 PM PST by rolling_stone
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To: TXSearcher

they did an interview with him afterwards on fox he was cagey but my take was stay tuned for more info later...it was an interesting interview he basically compared it to the discovery stage of a lawsuit...didn’t sound like a fishing expedition...


50 posted on 12/07/2017 7:49:38 PM PST by rolling_stone
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

not sure about a plea but in court fruit of the poisoned tree inadmisable...


51 posted on 12/07/2017 7:50:53 PM PST by rolling_stone
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To: rolling_stone
they did an interview with him afterwards on fox he was cagey but my take was stay tuned for more info later...it was an interesting interview he basically compared it to the discovery stage of a lawsuit...didn’t sound like a fishing expedition...

Thanks for sharing that. His line of questioning, in Committee, made me think there was something else that he knew.

52 posted on 12/07/2017 8:27:09 PM PST by TXSearcher (Interesting times we live in...........)
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To: TXSearcher
a name I couldn't make out (Ryan Harmon or Bryan Parmon)

Bryan Paarmann

53 posted on 12/07/2017 9:25:40 PM PST by SSS Two
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To: Hotlanta Mike

DOJ, FBI, FISA, and on and on. It’s almost like a treason novel is appearing before our very eyes.

Real live criminals, abuse of power, operating under color of law, spying, lying, violating, perpetrating, well -—— TREASON!!!

What in the HELL!

Fire them!

Round them up!

Prosecute them!

Lock them up!

Faster please!


54 posted on 12/07/2017 9:28:05 PM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: Major Matt Mason

Would be hilarious if it’s Quidam redux! Wish those old threads were still around. Wild fun.


55 posted on 12/07/2017 10:24:32 PM PST by The Westerner (Protect the most vulnerable: get the government out of medicine and education and the forests)
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To: Bobalu

a lot of people think Q is Trump.....


56 posted on 12/08/2017 3:19:22 AM PST by rodguy911 (Home of the free because of the brave! MAGA!!)
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To: SSS Two
Bryan Paarmann

Thank you.

57 posted on 12/08/2017 1:42:30 PM PST by TXSearcher (Interesting times we live in...........)
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