Posted on 05/30/2019 10:06:21 AM PDT by jazusamo
The Department of Justice Inspector General revealed this week that an unnamed former FBI Deputy Assistant Director [DAD] illegally disclosed sealed court information to the media in addition to a number of other violations.
"The OIG investigation concluded that the DAD engaged in misconduct when the DAD: (1) disclosed to the media the existence of information that had been filed under seal in federal court, in violation of 18 USC § 401, Contempt of Court; (2) provided without authorization FBI law enforcement sensitive information to reporters on multiple occasions; and (3) had dozens of official contacts with the media without authorization, in violation of FBI policy," OIG released in an investigative summary . "The OIG also found that the DAD engaged in misconduct when the DAD accepted a ticket, valued at approximately $225, to attend a media-sponsored dinner, as a gift from a member of the media, in violation of federal regulations and FBI policy."
OIG opened an investigation after receiving a number of tips the DAD was illegally leaking information the media and accepting gifts.
Not surprisingly, the individual was not prosecuted.
While the investigative summary does not name the DAD, it does reference the OIG report on FBI misconduct during the 2016 election. In that report, which came out last year, the DAD repeatedly mentioned is Peter Strzok.
"Peter Strzok is an experienced counterintelligence agent who was promoted to Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) of the Espionage Section in September 2016," the report states.
That same report found former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe illegally leaked a "self-serving" story to the media and then lied about it under oath. He was referred to the U.S. Attorney in Washington D.C. for criminal prosecution. from the report:
We found that, in a conversation with then-Director Comey shortly after the WSJ article was published, McCabe lacked candor when he told Comey, or made statements that led Comey to believe, that McCabe had not authorized the disclosure and did not know who did. This conduct violated FBI Offense Code 2.5 (Lack of Candor – No Oath).
We also found that on May 9, 2017, when questioned under oath by FBI agents from INSD, McCabe lacked candor when he told the agents that he had not authorized the disclosure to the WSJ and did not know who did. This conduct violated FBI Offense Code 2.6 (Lack of Candor – Under Oath).
We further found that on July 28, 2017, when questioned under oath by the OIG in a recorded interview, McCabe lacked candor when he stated: (a) that he was not aware of Special Counsel having been authorized to speak to reporters around October 30 and (b) that, because he was not in Washington, D.C., on October 27 and 28, 2016, he was unable to say where Special Counsel was or what she was doing at that time. This conduct violated FBI Offense Code 2.6 (Lack of Candor – Under Oath).
We additionally found that on November 29, 2017, when questioned under oath by the OIG in a recorded interview during which he contradicted his prior statements by acknowledging that he had authorized the disclosure to the WSJ, McCabe lacked candor when he: (a) stated that he told Comey on October 31, 2016, that he had authorized the disclosure to the WSJ; (b) denied telling INSD agents on May 9 that he had not authorized the disclosure to the WSJ about the PADAG call; and (c) asserted that INSD’s questioning of him on May 9 about the October 30 WSJ article occurred at the end of an unrelated meeting when one of the INSD agents pulled him aside and asked him one or two questions about the article. This conduct violated FBI Offense Code 2.6 (Lack of Candor – Under Oath).
"We were advised of the referral within the past few weeks. Although we believe the referral is unjustified, the standard for an IG referral is very low," McCabe's attorney said at the time. "We have already met with staff members from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. We are confident that, unless there is inappropriate pressure from high levels of the Administration, the U.S. Attorney’s Office will conclude that it should decline to prosecute."
Trust the plan.
Democrat operatives who work in public offices have ready access to personal, private and sensitive information. There are many media types who would pay heavily for this information, whose source they gleefully cover up.
So, whenever a Republican runs for office, we hear that he had 20 unpaid parking tickets, but we are never told that this information came from some democrat working at the police station who has work access to that information. She is never found out, and never prosecuted.
Any day now.
What’s the point of investigating if it’s known up front there will be no prosecution?
another day another bombshell and a tick tock!
Yep, it's pathetic.
Yup.
Sessions white hat
boom boom boom
Sessions,in my opinion ,was the “insurance”
Evidence, Horowitz,Huber,Mueller.
Perhaps those decision-makers who failed to prosecute are in legal jeopardy, too.
I can't see anyone shrugging their shoulders and agree that sure, all these rules and laws were violated, and no one was held responsible, so the OIG's work is done - then go deaf and mute.
What's to say a "new sheriff in town" will pick up where the IOG left off and actually prosecute? The OIG can't, but the AG can....and should.
As long as our side is in the process of a never ending 'starting to investigate' then we continue to take a beating. No scalps... No indictments... nothing.
The court of jurisdiction has the authority to fine / imprison for contempt. IOW, this does not need to go through the normal prosecution method.
What is the catch?
“But there is a catch.” From the title.
Am I missing something but what is the catch? I read the article, can’t find it.
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Jason Chaffetz has some articles about this on his Twitter page.
https://mobile.twitter.com/jasoninthehouse
Yep. Sessions is a traitor.
Bump!
This was B.B. - Before Barr. McCabe is not out of the woods, yet. I think he will be prosecuted.
Without question.
Have the Embeds ever considered that Magoo wasn't simply a lucky break for DJT? I mean the deep state was running all sorts of human assets at his campaign in late '15 and '16. Why not a sitting Senator, given the likes of Republicans like McCain, Romney and Burr?
Well, if we just now find out that someone was basically “caught” but not prosecuted, it means we can prosecute NOW, without worrying about double jeopardy. And for all we know, he’s singing like a bird right now to get a reduced sentence.
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