Posted on 05/17/2019 3:44:04 AM PDT by Libloather
Attorney General William Barr revealed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched many investigations into the constant leaks to the media during the Trump-Russia investigation. The DOJ is examining just exactly how mainstream media outlets had scoops on the investigation long before Congress had heard anything about the subject matter.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) asked Barr about the leaks in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. "The Inspector General found that during the departments investigation of Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information, there was a culture of unauthorized media contacts. During the Russian investigation, the leaks continued. Leaks undermine the ability of investigators to investigate," Grassley argued. "Further leaks to the papers while Congresss questions to the department go unanswered is unacceptable." "What are you doing to investigate unauthorized media contacts by the department and FBI officials during the Russian investigation?" he asked.
"We have multiple criminal leak investigations underway," Barr responded.
Later in the hearing, Sen. Joe Kennedy (R-La.) suggested Barr extend the probes to special counsel Robert Mueller and his team as well. "When you're investigating leaks at the Department of Justice and the FBI, I hope you will include the Mueller team as well," Kennedy said, concluding his remarks.
Last month, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said he had sent multiple criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, including some related to leaks. "There are five direct referrals based on lying, obstruction, congressional investigation, and leaking. We have a global leaks referral, which involves just a few reporters but could involve multiple people. I don't think it's that many people because I think they probably only have a few sources within these agencies," Nunes said.
The linchpin is the Clintons.
<><> ITEM <><> Journalists Dined at Top Clinton Staffers Homes Days Before Hillarys announcement of her candidacy
Wikileaks via Breitbart ^ | October 17 2016 | Ezra Dulis / FR Posted by grey_whiskers
Several top journalists and TV news anchors RSVPed yes to attend a private, off-the-record gathering at the New York home of Joel Benenson, the chief campaign strategist for Hillary Clinton, two days before she announced her candidacy in 2015, according to emails Wikileaks published from John Podestas accounts.
<><> ITEM <><> The guest list for an earlier event at the home of her campaign manager, John Podesta, was limited to
reporters who were expected to cover Clinton on the campaign trail. snip
<><> ITEM <><> Wikileaks revealed earlier that late night talk host Stephen Colbert, and his team at Comedy Central, were making TV episodes at the request or order of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) back in April of 2013. So, viewers thought they were vote-smart because theyre informed by a comedian, yet same said comedian was doing Hillarys bidding the whole time.
<><> ITEM <><> Hillary frequently used the Democrats' "wrap-up smear."......leaking false info about her opponent to the media. When the obedient press published the smear, Hillary would wave it around indicating she was the superior candidate.
Page has since been deleted from Clinton Foundation archives.
The Trump administration has sent a memo to TV producers which contains a list of Russian collusion liars,
advising networks to challenge individuals like Rep. Adam Schiff on their false claims in future.
The memo, sent by Trumps Director of Communications Tim Murtaugh, was sent a day
after the Mueller investigations conclusion which completely vindicated President Trump.
It lists obsessed media hounds Sen Richard Blumenthal, Rep Adam Schiff, Rep Jerrold Nadler,
Rep Eric Swalwell, DNC Chairman Tom Perez and Obama's former CIA director John Brennan.
If you watch several commentators speaking about the same political topic they will often use similar or identical phrasing. Often, key words are exactly the same and used in the same way. If these were reduced to a ninth grade report the teacher would accuse the students of plagiarism.
The Clinton war room morphed into sending out the daily talking points and responses to every significant event.
To make it in the media, you must toe the party line or be expelled. Look at Fox News hosts who go to CNN and become total party loyalists.
When someone comes to Fox News from CNN, they remain a Democratic Party loyalists.
I go to several political groups all over the Net and the libs always spew the same garbage word for word. They won’t be swayed. If you challenge them with facts they don’t debate they just keep saying the same comments to every challenge. Their media won’t report anything that is accurate. I think the media gives them the daily talking points but don’t know who gives the talking points to the left leaning media. It’s like all of the Dem/Lib supporters are brainwashed and are not free thinking individuals.
Good point General. There is something insidious at work here. As Rush noted, “there is almost a purposeful uniformity.” The most significant example of late is the Clinton dossier with active Russian involvement and not a single major “journalist” asks why this part of Russian interference not investigated by Herr Mueller... even after the hoax has been exposed by their own corrupt investigation....
So you have to conclude that of primary importance to them is purity and unity for the advancement of the talking points, the agenda,
This aspect of human nature and specimen of person is how the Soviet Union or China or Cuba or Venezuela do it for so long.
Most think that the media spews democrat talking points. I believe it is the other way around, the dems are media puppets who spew media talking points. The reason I think that is because if you look at the dems you see parading in front of cameras on a continuous basis are all doltish and almost cattle-like. Pelosi, for example, is a doddering old hag who probably last had an original thought somewhere during the Clinton administration. Adam Schiff and Swallowswell probably have never had an original thought, and are more like parrots.
As Rush noted, there is almost a purposeful uniformity.
Like, um...collusion?
Probably formerly the Clintons. Now...? Val Jar? A DNC agitprop? A Soros tool?
Democrats and their press lock-stepping all over democracy.
The question I have is who pays this group to put out the talking points? I suspect it is a Soros sponsored group but I didn’t read any reference in this article.
“TDIP is funded by George Soros,[5][6] Rob Reiner,[7]Tom Steyer, with further donations from social media outlets. Reportedly, “Social media titans including the founders of Facebook, Twitter and Google are indirectly funding the project through donations funneled through a Silicon Valley foundation.”
https://www.conservapedia.com/The_Democracy_Integrity_Project
I think it is too. He finances the Dems by paying them to do his bidding. I think he’s behind the illegal caravans too.
These talking points are all consistent with the Information Ministry of the PRC. That is the source.
See #17.
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