Barr and Durham strike gold

Flopping Aces ^ | 10-21-19 | DrJohn

[Starman417]

Word comes down today of significant developments in the Barr/Durham investigation of how the Russia hoax was given birth. NBC reported that AG Bill Barr has greatly expanded his investigation and US Attorney John Durham wants to question a number of people in the IC:

WASHINGTON — A review launched by Attorney General William Barr into the origins of the Russia investigation has expanded significantly amid concerns about whether the probe has any legal or factual basis, multiple current and former officials told NBC News.

The prosecutor conducting the review, Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham, has expressed his intent to interview a number of current and former intelligence officials involved in examining Russia's effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, including former CIA Director John Brennan and former director of national intelligence James Clapper, Brennan told NBC News.

Durham has also requested to talk to CIA analysts involved in the intelligence assessment of Russia's activities, prompting some of them to hire lawyers, according to three former CIA officials familiar with the matter. And there is tension between the CIA and the Justice Department.

It is speculated that Durham's investigation has evolved into a criminal one. Then the report adds something highly significant:

Justice Department officials have said that Durham has found something significant, and that critics should be careful.

John Brennan is sweating:

"I don't know what the legal basis for this is," Brennan said, calling the probe "bizarre."

So are others:

Greg Brower, former assistant FBI director for congressional affairs and a former U.S. Attorney, said it's not normal for a U.S. Attorney to conduct an investigation without an FBI referral of criminal allegations. That's the role of inspector generals, he said.

We've already seen the FBI bury crimes. Not this time. And there's more good news. The CIA weasels are lawyering up

[Connecticut U.S. Attorney John] Durham has also requested to talk to CIA analysts involved in the intelligence assessment of Russia’s activities, prompting some of them to hire lawyers, according to three former CIA officials familiar with the matter. And there is tension between the CIA and the Justice Department over what classified documents Durham can examine, two people familiar with the matter said.

Isn't that too bad. And there's even more good news.

Thanks to  the estimable Sidney Powell,Gen. Michael Flynn's attorney,  we know that the DOJ had possession of two phones owned by Josef Mifsud.

Lawyers for President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn claim the Justice Department is in possession of two Blackberry devices used by Joseph Mifsud, the mysterious Maltese professor who allegedly played a central role in the launch of the Trump-Russia investigation.

Sidney Powell, who took over Flynn’s legal defense a couple months ago, asked U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan, the presiding judge in the D.C. District Court case, to order the Justice Department to produce the “data and metadata” related to the two devices, according to a Tuesday court filing.

The phones were obtained by the Justice Department “very recently," Powell told the Washington Examiner, adding that Flynn's defense team requested this information from DOJ prosecutors Brandon Van Grack and Jocelyn Ballantine on Friday by email but have not received it.

And now they are in the hands of John Durham.

Thanks to @GregRubini on Twitter, we know a LOT more about those Blackberrys:

[LS]

2.5 years is more than enough time to reply or respond.

[BushCountry]

This will be a complete and utter whitewash. Let’s face it, Barr is still having the Mueller’s over for dinner while their wives go to church together. Barr knew from day one, Mueller was an incompetent bumbling fool who was not running the Special Council.

[LS]

I think so, but this isn’t about Mulehead-—it’s about Brennanskie and the Clap. And BarrStool might find a way to whitewash Mulehead while still getting these evil Russkie stooges.

[patriotspride]

Treason - are we grown up enough for some death penalties? Televised live from GTMO would be a good thing for this nation to witness ———- Want to solve national debt? Put it on pay TV. 2 problems solved. 😀😀😀

[Cap Huff]

We need the political equivalent of a Jimmy Doolittle raid. A stinging hit to the enemy to let them know that they can be reached, a boost to our morale, and a rallying cry for the long slog across the swamp.

It just is not happening. At least not yet.

[LS]

I agree. While skeptical, it “could” come from Durham’s interview with Brennanskie. Just one arrest of a Deep Stater will change EVERYTHING.