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Bob Baer: If Russian Hacking Story is Political “there should be a criminal investigation”…
The Conservative Treehouse ^ | January 5, 2016 | Sundance

Posted on 01/05/2017 12:29:36 PM PST by COUNTrecount

For the past several days we have been discussing the Deep State shadow war within the various intelligence agencies. The larger issues have been building for a long time.

CIA Director John Brennan and DNI head James Clapper, both took politicization of intelligence to new levels to accommodate the White House. It is not accidental that both of these names are the primary voices behind the “Russian Hacking Conspiracy“.

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Those who have followed the intelligence storyline might find the comments last night (video below) by CNN contributor and former CIA official, Bob Baer, very interesting. Ideologically and politically Baer is not a Trump supporter:

…”Donald Trump is right, it [CIA] needs to be completely reorganized and get it away from politics. And if it turns out that this whole Russian hacking thing is based on politics there should be a serious criminal investigation of some sort”… … “And Trump is absolutely right in 2003/2002 with the national intelligence estimate the CIA let everybody down by putting a lot of trash in it, uh, under political pressure, and it’s time to correct that”… ~Bob Baer, CNN

However, not only does Baer agree with Trump’s intended ‘shake-up’ position, but he also highlights the damage Brennan has done to the agency; even going so far as to call for a criminal investigation if the suspicions of politicized intelligence are evidenced.

The video below is prompted to begin at 07:45 and the discussion continues through to 14:05. The rather stunning “criminal investigation” comment from Baer comes at 13:15.

What former CIA operative Robert Baer is outlining in the referenced panel segment (07:45 through 14:05) is what we have previously been discussing. The ideological fracture within the intelligence community caused specifically by political operatives like John Brennan and James Clapper.

Full Background on Brennan and Clapper HERE FBI Release on Russian Hacking Claims HERE CIA Director John Brennan Interview HERE Understand the Intelligence Gang of Eight HERE John Brennan and James Clapper Refuse to Brief Congress HERE Intel Sources for NYT and WaPo Under Investigation HERE Intelligence Paradigm Shifts Outlined HERE


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bobbaer; cia; fakehack; hacking; russia; russian; sundance
Full Background on Brennan and Clapper HERE FBI Release on Russian Hacking Claims HERE CIA Director John Brennan Interview HERE Understand the Intelligence Gang of Eight HERE John Brennan and James Clapper Refuse to Brief Congress HERE Intel Sources for NYT and WaPo Under Investigation HERE Intelligence Paradigm Shifts Outlined HERE
1 posted on 01/05/2017 12:29:36 PM PST by COUNTrecount
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To: COUNTrecount

How can yoga pants and wedding plans be political? There was nothing classified on there. Just ask Hillary.


2 posted on 01/05/2017 12:31:10 PM PST by BipolarBob (I thought money was burning a hole in my pocket but it was just my Samsung Galaxy 7.)
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To: COUNTrecount; All

And as sure as the sun comes up in the morning and Jeff Sessions is the new Attorney General in charge of the DOJ...there will be an investigation.


3 posted on 01/05/2017 12:36:49 PM PST by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
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To: COUNTrecount

Please recall that BOTH Clapper and Brennan have lied UNDER OATH to Congress previously.


4 posted on 01/05/2017 12:36:59 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: COUNTrecount

Russia takes Crimea - Obama Oh Well
Russian Shoots down an airliner - Obama Mistakes Happen
John Podesta falls for phishing scam: RESTART THE COLD WAR!!!

God I love Trump he said he’s going to revamp the intelligence agency rather than acknowledge the Russian hacking claims which is obviously something that can’t be proven or disproven but the idea that Putin wants Trump as the US leader totally goes against covert intelligence exploitation for the last 2000 years or so.

Brought to you by the same party whose leader launched cruise missiles against a Sudanese aspirin Factory to change the news narrative.

Color me skeptical.


5 posted on 01/05/2017 12:37:59 PM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: COUNTrecount

Obama has basically reshaped as much of the government as he could into an anti-American communist clone of himself. This includes the military, the CIA, and any other agencies he has direct control over. Major changes need to happen once again, but the Obama appointees probably aren’t the type to respect authority if it’s not also far left wing.


6 posted on 01/05/2017 12:38:19 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder (The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
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To: COUNTrecount

What “hacking”? There is no hacking.


7 posted on 01/05/2017 12:42:18 PM PST by The Toll
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To: COUNTrecount

Idiots like Obama, Clapper and Brennan are the reason we see Putin laughing his ass off.


8 posted on 01/05/2017 12:48:40 PM PST by Bullish
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To: COUNTrecount

And just this morning we hear the FBI didn’t actually do any investigating.


9 posted on 01/05/2017 12:49:04 PM PST by Organic Panic (Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family From Public Housing - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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To: COUNTrecount
CIA Director John Brennan and DNI head James Clapper, both took politicization of intelligence to new levels to accommodate the White House.

Notwithstanding the clown statement by Schumer that Trump should fear the CIA, Clapper and Brennan are among those that should be targeted during the draining of the swamp. There are many dedicated and patriotic workers in those agencies.

In my opinion, the Obama regime went far beyond criminal behavior when he started using government agencies to persecute his perceived enemies.

Communist Cuba and Communist Russia used those same tactics to stay in power.

The destructive use of government agencies was unprecedented during the Obama regime. The corruption was out in the open perhaps to further torment the victims. Somehow such misuse and corruption must be stopped.

10 posted on 01/05/2017 12:49:44 PM PST by olezip
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To: COUNTrecount

All of this corruption and evil goes straight back to ONE MAN - Barrack Hussein Obama. And he succeeded because of several OTHER men - Paul Ryan, John Boner, John McCain, Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham among them.


11 posted on 01/05/2017 12:50:59 PM PST by ZULU (We are freedom's safest place!!!! #BOYCOTT HAMILTON!!! #BOYCOTT NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!!)
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To: Sacajaweau

You mean Professional Liar Clapper?

Yeah I was wondering if anyone else was noticing that.

Of course, pathological lying is a resume enhancement for people on the left...


12 posted on 01/05/2017 12:55:32 PM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: COUNTrecount; LucyT

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/01/05/bob-baer-if-russian-hacking-story-is-political-there-should-be-a-criminal-investigation/

What former CIA operative Robert Baer is outlining in the referenced panel segment (07:45 through 14:05) is what we have previously been discussing

Anderson Cooper 360° | WED 1/4/17 | Trump Plans Intel Agency Shakeup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT2OcnunGd8

CIA Director John Brennan and DNI head James Clapper, both took politicization of intelligence to new levels to accommodate the White House. It is not accidental that both of these names are the primary voices behind the “Russian Hacking Conspiracy“.


13 posted on 01/05/2017 12:59:16 PM PST by Whenifhow
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To: COUNTrecount

How about an investigation into the content of the rmails? The more Democrats yell about Russian hacking, the more people ignore the corruption within the Democratic Party.


14 posted on 01/05/2017 1:08:46 PM PST by Boomer One ( ToUsesn)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

Printing truthful facts no matter WHO prints, regardless of how the facts are obtained is not criminal, election or not...Instead, this is is freedom of the press issue... , informing voters is not and no way unethical so making publishing the truths as “interference “ to an election that alone is proof enough this is just the being used is as political hit job ., in addition setting a precedence for government cenorshhip which is more threatening to democracy than the phony leaking story by the Russians to meddled the election which is pure BS


15 posted on 01/05/2017 1:09:02 PM PST by seastay
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16 posted on 01/05/2017 1:36:51 PM PST by PMAS (All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing)
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To: COUNTrecount

Drain the swamp!


17 posted on 01/05/2017 1:44:31 PM PST by TigersEye (Congratulations, President Donald J. Trump! - Let's MAGA!!!)
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