Posted on 02/07/2018 6:37:06 PM PST by markomalley
A Justice Department official who helped oversee the controversial probes of Hillary Clintons use of a private email server and Russian interference in the 2016 election stepped down this week.
David Laufman, an experienced federal prosecutor who in 2014 became chief of the National Security Divisions Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, said farewell to colleagues Wednesday. He cited personal reasons.
His departure from the high-pressure job comes as President Trump and his Republican allies have stepped up attacks on the Justice Department, the FBI and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III for their handling of the Russia probe.
Its tough to leave a mission this compelling and an institution as exceptional as the Department of Justice, said Laufman, 59. But I know that prosecutors and agents will continue to bring to their work precisely what the American people should expect: a fierce and relentless commitment to protect the national security of the United States.
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Sharyl Attkisson said we need to not pay so much attention to the current “minutiae” and look at, or wait for, the “big picture”. I took it to mean that even as important as this stuff is, what’s coming down the pike will be huge.
WHERE’S SESSIONS?
Swamp draining in secret
The timing is suspicious, right before the release of the DOJ OIG report...
DOJ National Security Division Official, David Laufman, Quits
I’m going to make a guess. Hillary’s 302 report changes were overseen by this loser.
Interesting. Laufman along with Peter Strzok were the ones to interview Hillary Clinton along with Mills, Samuelson and her lawyer Kendall present...
https://twitter.com/PoliticalShort/status/937780198916866048
Guess who announced their sudden retirement from the DOJ?
‘DOJ National Security Division Official, David Laufman, Quits ’
This seemed to be an odd thing, but looks like Sundance has pegged it.
Mike is Out Michael P Kortan Quits FBI
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