Posted on 09/06/2025 9:59:29 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
July 23, 2014
The summer heat in Washington was oppressive, but inside the air-conditioned corridors of power, something colder was brewing. The House Select Committee on Benghazi had just hammered out an agreement with the State Department. Simple enough on paper: produce all of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails relevant to the Benghazi Scandal in which four Americans were murdered by Islamic terrorists. But simple agreements in Washington have a way of becoming anything but simple.
Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy leaned back in his chair, pen still warm from signing the agreement. "We'll get what we need," he told his chief counsel. "One way or another."
What none of them knew was that across town, the clock had already started ticking on what would become the most explosive political scandal in decades.
Read the rest at the link. Also find there parts II through VII.
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The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXIV - September 24-December 7, 2017.
Fusion GPS officials take the fifth.
Samantha Powers testifies about unmaskings.
WaPo: Clinton campaign and DNC funded the Steele dossier.
CNN tied to Fusion GPS.
NBC’s Ken Dilanian leaks Mueller’s indictment plans.
Manafort, Gates and Papadopolous indicted for process crimes.
FBI won’t let House investigators question Strzok.
House investigators learn that Fusion GPS bribed reporters.
Gen. Flynn makes plea agreement. It is a total railroad job.
WaPo conducts damage control re Strzok-Page texts.
Adam Schiff leaks privileged Intel Committee notes to CNN.
“The insurance policy was collapsing faster than participants could control the damage.”
The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXV - December 7-December 23, 2017.
Devin Nunes cleared of frivolous ethics charges.
Christopher Wray refuses to answer questions about FISA abuses.
Judge in Gen. Flynn trial removed. Too late for Gen. Flynn.
Nellie and Bruce Ohr mega-conflict of interest exposed.
375 Strzok-Page text messages released to the public.
Andrew McCabe declines congressional appearance.
IG Horowitz announces his office had recovered all Strzok-Page text messages.
Rod Rosenstein witholds dossier evidence from congress. Criminal obstruction.
Jim Jordan states the DOJ and FBI leadership had tried to fix the presidential election.
Bruce Ohr fails to appear before congress.
McCabe lies to congress about the dossier.
McCabe admits that the Clinton investigation was fixed.
McCabe announces his retirement.
The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXVI - December 23, 2017-January 11, 2018.
Clinton emails with classified information confirmed on Weiner laptop.
Use of the Steele dossier to get FISA warrants recognized as criminal fraud.
NY Times reporter Maggie Haberman pushes false narrative about the coup.
NY Times: Clinton associates offered $500,000 for sexual harassment allegations against Trump. No takers.
Sen. Grassley: “Did Comey leak classified material to Richman?” Rosenstein evaded.
Judicial Watch confirms Comey’s leaked memos were classified.
Bruce Ohr demoted.
Daily Mail discovery proves Huma Abedin forwarded Clinton emails to Weiner laptop, then lied to FBI about it.
Independent research - not MSM - confirmed truth about surveillance of Trump associates.
Illegal surveillance was outsourced to Fusion GPS - a private firm.
The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXVII - January 11 - January 23, 2018.
IG Horowitz delivers 1.2 million documents to House Judiciary Committee.
“A thousand GOP-linked individuals had been illegally spied on through Obama-era unmasking operations.”
NY Times reporter claims Clinton campaign was duped by Russian disinformation.
Recovered Strzok-Page texts blow up a key FBI narrative.
NBC’s Ken Dilanian falsely blames the Spygate hoax on Russian bots.
“The Mueller special counsel was both a cover-up and a continuation of the coup.”
The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXVIII - January 23 - February 4, 2018.
“The [Nunes] memo landed like a tactical nuke in Washington’s winter chill.”
Coup stooges Haberman and Schmidt fire back from the NY Times.
Sen. Grassley demands information on the Steele dossier. “’Follow the money,’ he told his chief investigator. The money trail led from Clinton’s campaign through a law firm to Fusion GPS, then to a former British spy named Christopher Steele, and from there into a hall of mirrors.”
A leak meant to clear Rod Rosenstein blows up in his face.
Andrew McCabe resigns.
The Nunes memo is released to the public. Adam Schiff is outraged.
The Washington Post turns on McCabe and Strzok.
The alteration of Michael Flynn’s 302 comes to light.
John Brennan rants against releasing the Nunes memo.
“And the perpetrators had done it all believing Hillary Clinton would win, and no one would ever know.”
The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXIX - Febuary 4 - March 1, 2018.
John Brennan Screams.
Senators Grassley and Graham drop the hammer on Obama’s State Department.
House Judiciary Chairman Goodlatte demands answers from the FISA court.
DOJ officials jump from the sinking ship.
“The conspiracy wasn’t a theory. It was a documented network of coordination.”
“Devin Nunes was planning to investigate John Brennan for his role in creating and disseminating the dossier.”
Bruce Ohr never revealed his wife’s employment by Fusion GPS.
Misdirection ploy: Thirteen Russians are indicted for election interference.
The Schiff memo drops.
Devin Nunes makes a criminal referral to AG Session for DOJ and FBI officials.
The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXX - March 1 - April 9, 2018.
Admiral Rogers’ testimony indicates John Brennan “had lied. Under oath. Multiple times.”
House Intelligence Committee verdict: “No evidence of collusion, coordination, or conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia.” Ignored by legacy media.
Andrew McCabe fired. For lying to FBI investigators.
McCabe reveals that Comey approved leak to Washington Post.
Strzok-Page texts reveal conspiracy between Obama White House, CIA, FBI, DOJ, and Democratic Senate Leadership in 2016.
Michael Cohen’s home and office raided.
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The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXXI - April 9 - April 25, 2018.
Devin Nunes delivers an ultimatum to the DOJ to give it up, which is ignored.
Reps. Goodlatte and Gowdy send criminal referrals to AG Sessions for McCabe, Clinton, Loretta Lynch, Comey, Strzok and Page. U.S. Attorney never acts on it.
DNC files ill-advised lawsuit against Russia, the Trump campaign, Wikileaks, and various Trump associates for election interference.
DOJ IG investigates Comey for his media leaks. He did it. No prosecution.
Nunes states on Fox News there was no basis for Trump surveillance.
Comey hires Parick Fitzgerald as his attorney.
Daniel Richman’s role in the leaks exposed.
The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXXII - April 25 - May 12, 2018.
Gen. Flynn sentencing postponed because Mueller discovers the evidence against him was faked by Strzok and others. Flynn remains in legal limbo, his life destroyed.
IG Horowitz testimony on Clinton email investigation is postponed. He is working new evidence.
A Russian company indicted by Mueller calls his bluff and demands a trial. The charges were eventually dropped.
James Baker and Lisa Page resign.
Sen. Grassley demands all documentation related to the Michael Flynn investigation.
“May 2018 was the month the walls started closing in - not on Trump, but on the perpetrators. Slow, inexorable, inevitable.”
The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXXIII - May 12 - June 12, 2018.
A serious conflict of interest of Robert Mueller emerges.
IG Horowitz report on the Clinton email investigation about ready to drop. Could be bad news for the Russia hoaxers.
NY Times publishes an article on “Crossfire Hurricane” “based on leaks from current and former intelligence officials who were trying to get ahead of the story”.
FBI Director Wray threatens Devin Nunes and Kash Patel.
Sen. Grassley requests communications between Bruce Ohr and Christopher Steele as well as Ohr and Fusion GPS.
FBI leadership will be criticized for sitting on the Weiner laptop.
Grassley still suspicious about the prosecution of Gen. Flynn.
“Committee staffer Kash Patel wrote that Rosenstein had ‘launched a sustained personal attack’ in ‘retaliation for vigorous oversight.’”
The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXXIV - June 12 - July 19, 2018.
Peter Strzok escorted from FBI headquarters.
Rep. Meadows reveals evidence that FBI agents had altered Form 302s.
Rep. Nunes sets a deadline for DOJ to turn over documents related to informants used to spy on the Trump campaign.
Nunes: “The FISA warrant used to surveil Carter Page was ‘100% fraudulent’.”
Paul Sperry: “Sally Yates, Peter Strzok, and Lisa Page had been directly involved in obtaining and renewing FISA surveillance on Paul Manafort.”
Rep. Gohmert: All of Hillary Clinton’s emails ahd been hacked and were being forwarded in real-time to a foreign power.”
“The circular nature of the operation was now clear: Clinton campaign → Fusion GPS → Steele → Nellie Ohr → Bruce Ohr → FBI → FISA court → surveillance of Trump campaign → leaks to media → more articles citing “U.S. officials” confirming Russia investigation → more FISA renewals based on those articles.”
“Rep. Gaetz revealed that Rod Rosenstein had lied to Congress about the nature of the Strzok-Page text messages.”
The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXXV - July 19 - August 27, 2018.
Tony Podesta gets immunity to testify against Paul Manafort.
FBI releases FISA warrant applications that confirm the Steele dossier was used to justify spying on the Trump campaisn. Citizen journalist Doug Ross publishes an 8-point analysis documenting lies and omissions.
Reps. Jordan and Meadows introduce articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. They are buried in Congress.
Rep. Nunes suggests that evidence exists implicating Obama administration officials in the origins of the Russia hoax.
Judicial Watch sues the Pentagon over payments to Stefan Halper.
Paul Sperry reveals that James Comey lied to Congress about the Weiner laptop.
FBI whistleblower testifies that “the Obama-era FBI had deliberately leaked information to media outlets, then used the resulting articles as evidence to obtain FISA warrants to spy on Americans.”
The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XXXVI - August 27 - October 9, 2018.
Bruce Ohr’s secret congressional testimony is devastating to the FBI conspirators, especially James Comey and Sally Yates.
President Trump orders the declassification of the Russia hoax materials.
NY Times reports that Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein had suggested secretly recording Trump and using the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.
Rep. Meadows: “The FBI had informants inside the Trump campaign who were wearing wires and recording conversations.”
Clinton Lawyer Michael Sussman’s role explained.
“By early October 2018, the outlines of the conspiracy were clear:
1. The Clinton campaign funded the creation of false opposition research
2. That research was delivered to the FBI through multiple channels, all undisclosed
3. The FBI knew the sources were biased and unreliable but used the information anyway
4. Senior DOJ and FBI officials signed FISA applications they knew contained false information
5. The Deputy Attorney General discussed secretly recording the President to build a case for his removal
6. Confidential informants infiltrated the Trump campaign and secretly recorded conversations
7. When Congress tried to investigate, officials obstructed, delayed, and refused to cooperate
Every new revelation made the picture darker.”
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