Spygate: The Inside Story Behind the Alleged Plot to Take Down Trump

The Epoch Times ^ | 03/28/2019 | Jeff Carlson

[GregNH]

Efforts by high-ranking officials in the CIA, FBI, Department of Justice (DOJ), and State Department to portray President Donald Trump as having colluded with Russia were the culmination of years of bias and politicization under the Obama administration.

[GregNH]

Incredibly well researched piece that is huge. Many sections that perhaps some could be posted in this thread.

[Don Corleone]

When Trump finally cleans out the Swamp DC will be another American Ghost Town. Who Ray!

[Professional]

Epoch Times is running a lot of ads on YouTube. I really like the format of their paper and integrity. I’m probably going to subscribe to the print version.

[GregNH]

I don't have a ping list anymore. Thought this was worth one.

[fella]

Re: Your #3

How much does a subscription cost?

How is it delivered?

[Jack Black]

I was keeping track of this for a while, and posting the results on the eternal Q thread.

After a while I moved it to my Profile page, where it still is available. I need to get it updated.

I tried to research each departure and decide if it was a really true that it was a sign of swamp cleaning, or just a normal departure.

============= BEGIN FIRINGS CHART =========================================================

Firings, Retirements, Resignations, "Pushed Out" claims, all are inherently a lot grayer.

Abbreviation	Meaning
NVAF	NOT Verified As Fired
RTAF	RESIGNED To Avoid Firing
OOR	Out of Range - Fired before or early in Trump admin, prior to Mueller investigation

Separated FBI Agents and DOJ Officials

AGENT or OFFICIAL	CLAIM	DATE	REPORTED AS	VERIFIED?	NOTES: (FBI unless noted)
Jim Rybicki	FIRED	1/23/2018	Resigned	NO: NVAF	Widely reported he resigned and left on good terms
James Baker	FIRED	5/4/2018	Resigned	YES: RTAF	Resigned same day as Lisa Page..."amid controversy".Went to Lawfare blog.
Andrew McCabe	FIRED	3/16/2018	Fired	YES	Widely reported as Fired
James Comey	FIRED	5/9/2017	Fired	YES: OOR	Comey's firing was the pretext for appointing Mueller, not a reaction to it.
Lisa Page	FIRED	5/5/2018	Resigned	YES: RTAF	skepticism at 'she resigned “voluntarily.”'
Mike Kortan	FIRED	2/8/2018	Retired	NO: NVAF	FBI PR guy: Two more officials cited in FBI texts step down, (Note 1)
Josh Campbell	FIRED	2/2/2018	Resigned	NO: NVAF	Resignation letter published in NY Times. (Note 3)
David Laufman	FIRED	2/8/2018	Resigned	YES: RTAF	DoJ CounterIntel: Two more officials cited in FBI texts step down Also:Hugh Hewitt analysis"(Note 2)
John Carlin	FIRED	9/27/2016	Resigned	NO: OOR	Head of DOJ National Security Div. Resigned before election.
Sally Yates	FIRED	1/30/2017	Fired	YES: OOR	Not FBI, DOJ: Acting A.G.after Lynch - Fired for insubordination refusing to implement Muslim ban
Mary McCord	FIRED	4/20/2017	Resigned.	NO: NVAR	Replaced John Carlin at DOJ NSD. One month notice given.
Rachel Brand	FIRED	2/9/2018	Resigned	NO: NVAF	#3 at DOJ. Left for EVP job at WalMart.(Note 4)
Peter Strzok	FIRED	8/13/2018	Fired	YES	Widely reported he was fired

[Jack Black]

The OOR category had to do with the idea that these people were fired as a response to the the Coup attempt. Obviously anyone who left before the the Mueller investigation started was not fired as a response to it, but may still have been fired for general evil or insubordination (as Sally Yates was.)

As a response to the Deep State Coup firings are pretty weak. And firings that are disguised (by both sides) as 'retirements' or 'resignations' are even weaker. At least McCabe was "firsd, fired" (to use the Whoppie style term).

More of those would have been good.

Ultimately we are all still waiting for arrests (hopefully via televised SWAT raids like Roger Stone was subjected to.)

Ultimately keeping track like this is for Trump Devotees only , who want to get some feeling that he's holding people responsible. It's not surprising the Epoch Times is now doing this.

In truth a lot of people leave FedGov every year, more so after elections. So these metrics aren't really a good measure of retribution.

[M Kehoe]

Bttt.

5.56mm

[Ann Archy]

Do they DELIVER a Paper or is it just an email???

[Professional]

I believe it’s a paper print version.

Looks to me, they are trying to become a serious and legit news organization, and unlike Breitbart...none of the cheezy awful click bait advertising.

[Professional]

Yes, print version available here...

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[SueRae]

ping for later

[yesthatjallen]

Resignations, demotions, and firings are not enough.

To stop any on-going and future corruption people at the highest levels must be tried, convicted, and sent to prison.

Until that happen, nothing changes.

[LucyT]

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Spygate: The Inside Story Behind the Alleged Plot to Take Down Trump

Check out Article and # 1, # 6, # 7.

Thanks, GregNH

[AlexisHeavyMetal1981]

To stop any on-going and future corruption people at the highest levels must be tried, convicted, and sent to prison.
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.... and sent to prison, where upon election of a Democrat president, they will all be pardoned and go back to doing this again.

Get serious.

In what way can these people never do this again? Think, McFly, think.

[GregNH]

It is looking more likely that the IG report on FISA abuse will result in indictments. Brennan, Comey, Strokz, Page, and more should be getting their affairs in order.

The Barr Dunham investigation is going to blow the whole lid off the intelligence corruption internationally!

Thanks for your work!

[gattaca]

bmp

[Brown Deer]

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[Brown Deer]

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[fella]

Seems fairly steep for a year. But for real reporting it may be worth it. After all adjusted for inflation it’s about the same as when newspapers cost 25¢.