Posted on 01/31/2018 7:59:23 PM PST by unlearner
The long-simmering feud between President Trump and the Justice Department erupted into open conflict Wednesday when the FBI publicly challenged the president’s expected release of a contentious and classified memo related to the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
In a rare unsigned statement, the FBI cited “grave concerns” with inaccuracies and omissions in the four-page memo, which was written by House Republicans and alleges abuses at the Justice Department connected to secret surveillance orders. Trump has told advisers that the memo could benefit him by undercutting the special counsel’s investigation and allow him to oust senior Justice Department officials — and that he wants it released soon, something that could happen as early as Thursday.
“We have grave concerns about the material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy,” the FBI said.
The extraordinary statement pits the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency against a commander in chief who already has fired one FBI director and has repeatedly expressed a desire to remove the attorney general and others connected to the Russia investigation. That probe, led by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, is aimed in part at determining whether any Trump associates coordinated with Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election and investigating any related issues.
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Apparently an anonymous leaker can now speak for the entire FBI.
And real information holding Deep Staters accountable is about to be lawfully disclosed to the public, suddenly Deep State cares about protecting classified information.
Deep State didn't care at all when they knew Hillary AND Obama were circumventing national security protocols for convenience and to conduct illegal money-laundering and gun-running.
Deep State didn't care when Hillary's carelessness resulted in classified info falling into the wrong hands.
Deep State didn't care that Bill Clinton attempted to obstruct justice with his secret tarmac meeting. Deep State only cared about finding the leaker then.
Deep State didn't care when FISA was abused by Obama and Hillary to spy on the presidential candidate of the opposing party.
Deep State didn't care when confidential and classified info was leaked during Trump's transition and his early days as president.
But Deep State suddenly is very concerned about the public finding out what's been going on behind the scenes.
Is it possible to correct the date to 2018?
Sorry about that, and thanks.
Unsigned....it means nothing...People are going to prison!
GOP stalled for weeks, giving Dems time to plan their counter-attack. Typical spineless or blackmailed GOP
No, it’s not a feud between the FBI and the Executive branch.
It’s a feud between the FBI and Congress, and the Executive branch and the law and the citizens of this nation, that they sought to nullify.
They’ve forgotten the pecking order over there at the FBI, but they are about to get a lesson.
This is a fight to the death.
Trillions of dollars are at stake.
The Washington Post is part of the deep state. They have worked hand in hand together.
Key words: ‘unsigned statement’.
It’s shaping up to be a death match between Trump and the Deep State.
This countries future lies in the balance.
Release the memo.
Spot on!
How many divisions does the FBI have.
That’s a fact. The Washington Post is agent 007 of FAKE NEWS.
And Trump’s last tweet was yesterday before sotus.
It’s the same patronizing attitude James Clapper had when he lied through his teeth to Congress:
‘What the plebs don’t know won’t hurt them.
Release the damned thing.
What a coincidence that bezos got a $600 million contract withe cia and then bought the washington pest.
So today we have
1)FBI Memo
2)Gaslighting lies by Schiff
3)Media top cover based on leaks
Obvious choreographed beltway theater here designed to undermine POTUS and prevent a special prosecutor. The FBI must be terrified of thought of a special prosecutor and a grand jury investigating their conduct during the Obama Admin.
Someone’s doing the raping.
They have the corruption division, the Lying division, the Leaker Division,
the Cover Your Ass division and the Threaten Trump division.
....does anyone think that DJT hasn’t run this by HIS intelligence, military,lawyers, top level people to release this memo?
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