Posted on 04/09/2019 9:29:47 PM PDT by bitt
Attorney General William Barr has assembled a "team" to investigate the origins of the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign, an administration official briefed on the situation told Fox News on Tuesday.
Republicans repeatedly have called for a thorough investigation of the FBI's intelligence practices and the basis of the since-discredited Russian collusion narrative following the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe -- and they now appear to have assurances that a comprehensive review was underway.
The FBI's July 2016 counterintelligence investigation was formally opened by anti-Trump former FBI agent Peter Strzok. Ex-FBI counsel Lisa Page, with whom Strzok was romantically involved, revealed during a closed-door congressional interview that the FBI “knew so little” about whether allegations against the Trump campaign were “true or not true” at the time they opened the probe, noting they had just “a paucity of evidence because we are just starting down the path” of vetting the allegations.
Page later said that it was “entirely common” that the FBI would begin a counterintelligence investigation with just a “small amount of evidence.”
Former FBI Director James Comey would testify later that when agency initiated its counterintelligence probe into possible collusion between Trump campaign officials and the Russian government, investigators "didn't know whether we had anything" and that "in fact, when I was fired as director [in May 2017], I still didn't know whether there was anything to it."
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Can he find a team of trustworthy people? People who can fearlessly find the truth? People unafraid of Arkancide?
I suspect a slew of people may begin to quietly resign their positions to spend more time with their families, etc. as a deal to avoid being prosecuted.
Barr comes across as the “silent, but deadly” type. Even the calmest person could be flustered or get agitated at the histrionics hurled toward him by the Democrats on that committee...but he was as cool as a cucumber not even raising an eyebrow - not providing any juicy soundbites for the press to take out of context to make it look like he was put on the defensive.
Anyway, we’ll see what this team uncovers.
Did not this entire despicable effort have its genesis in the Hillary campaign?
Off to the races!
How do you execute all of the traitors?
Team of angry Republicans? Dream team?
electric BENCHES.
Nice GIF.
Brian Cates thinks that this investigation has long been finished. Was just waiting for Mueller to get out of the way.
You are dreaming. This is strictly a political “matter” now for 2020. The beltway GOP will never in a million years support prosecuting criminal Democrats to the benefit of Donald J. Trump. Sorry.
While they’re at it, can they get justice for the innocent Egyptian guy who Obama and Hillary threw in prison to cover up Bengazi?
I won’t be happy until people are fired, charged, and jailed or executed.
Good thing Trump doesn’t have a loser attitude like yours.
That's what I've been watching for and it isn't happening.
If I saw big and even medium names retiring 'to spend more time with their families' I would have confidence the gears were turning behind the curtain.
But no one is quietly retiring to Argentina or Paraguay.
Everyone seems to believe they're safe.
Either they falsely believe they're safe or they know with confidence they are.
I'm still waiting for a triggering 'event' but I have yet to see one.
I'm still waiting for the tick-tock, bombshell, boom.
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