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'Blowback': Clinton campaign planned to fire me over email probe, Obama intel watchdog says
Fox News ^ | 11/27/17 | Catherine Herridge, Pamela K. Browne, Cyd Upson

Posted on 11/27/2017 6:28:13 PM PST by markomalley

A government watchdog who played a central role in the Hillary Clinton email investigation during the Obama administration told Fox News that he, his family and his staffers faced an intense backlash at the time from Clinton allies – and that the campaign even put out word that it planned to fire him if the Democratic presidential nominee won the 2016 election.

“There was personal blowback. Personal blowback to me, to my family, to my office,” former Intelligence Community Inspector General Charles McCullough III said.

The Obama appointee discussed his role in the Clinton email probe for the first time on television, during an exclusive interview with Fox News. McCullough – who came to the inspector general position with more than two decades of experience at the FBI, Treasury and intelligence community – shed light on how quickly the probe was politicized and his office was marginalized by Democrats.

In January 2016, after McCullough told the Republican leadership on the Senate intelligence and foreign affairs committees that emails beyond the “Top Secret” level passed through the former secretary of state's unsecured personal server, the backlash intensified.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201601; charlesmcculloughiii; clinton; clintoncrimefamily; emails; fbi; hillary; hillaryclinton; hillaryemails; ig; jamescomey; mccullough; peterstrzok; robertmueller; soshillary; topsecret

1 posted on 11/27/2017 6:28:13 PM PST by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Interesting interview by Catherine Herridge on Tucker tonight.


2 posted on 11/27/2017 6:29:37 PM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Freedom is not free; Free men are not equal, and Equal men are not free". Richard Berkeley Cotten)
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To: markomalley
“[Clapper] said, ‘This is extremely reckless.’

The standard for criminal culpability, without regard for intent, under subsection (f) of the Espionage Act. The very legislation Comey re-wrote in his press conference where he also assumed the duties of the Attorney General.

3 posted on 11/27/2017 6:34:50 PM PST by dirtboy
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To: markomalley

He is lucky to avoid Arkancide.


4 posted on 11/27/2017 6:35:42 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: markomalley
“[Clapper] said, ‘This is extremely reckless.’ And he mentioned something about -- the campaign … will have heartburn about that,” McCullough said.

Sounds like Clapper thought it was reckless, not for national security reasons, but because it would give the campaign heartburn.

5 posted on 11/27/2017 6:58:54 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: dirtboy

No, it wasn’t reckless. It was a calculated move to avoid public disclosure of her crime syndicate.
The emails were copied and then altered to remove classified markings. Then they could be copied and moved to a separate system under her control.

It was a deliberate 6 or 7 step process. I saw a fantastic video about it here before the election. I’ll look for it.


6 posted on 11/27/2017 8:05:07 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ... we.)
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To: markomalley
...and that the campaign even put out word that it planned to fire him if the Democratic presidential nominee won the 2016 election...so much for not taking revenge on your political enemies if they lose the election - oh, wait a minute - that's only for Republicans......
7 posted on 11/27/2017 8:52:25 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: DesertRhino

It was reckless in regard to protecting the classified info.


8 posted on 11/28/2017 6:04:37 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: DesertRhino

It was reckless in regard to protecting the classified info.


9 posted on 11/28/2017 6:04:37 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: markomalley; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks markomalley.
10 posted on 11/28/2017 11:21:35 AM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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