Posted on 05/09/2018 11:59:38 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
House Republicans are again battling with the Justice Department over information related to the Russia investigation, this time over documents the intelligence community said involves a top-secret source who has provided information to the CIA and FBI.
The mysterious source has also gathered information that was given to Special Counsel Robert Mueller as part of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to The Washington Post.
WaPo reported Justice Department and intelligence community officials issued a stark warning to the White House on May 2 against a request from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes. Nunes had submitted a subpoena to the Justice Department on April 24 for records related to the Russia probe.
Justice Department and intelligence community officials argued to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly that complying with the subpoena would reveal the identity of a top-secret source and would undermine protocol regarding intelligence sources, according to WaPo.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
WaPo is always suspect. About the time Bezos bought the paper, he made a $600M deal with the CIA, but they continued to cover the deep state without disclosing that little fact.
I am absolutely fascinated by this story.
And the fact that Trump backed the withholding of this individual’s identity is the most interesting part of the story.
I think the Mueller investigation is a ruse, a smoke screen to deflect from the real investigations into the real career criminals in government. Mueller’s investigation is going nowhere. It’ll end when it is no longer necessary.
What if leaking some documents interferes with ongoing investigations elsewhere? I want convictions of the swamp, not press conferences by attention seekers.
Secret accusers. Isn’t that against the Constitution?
Obama?
And the fact that Trump backed the withholding of this individuals identity is the most interesting part of the story.
i don’t believe that
how will it interfere with investigations? you think these crooks don’t know they have committed crimes and are being investigated? if they were used for FISA warrant it should be subject to review
its moot they will give info to dowdy and nunes
That's what WaPo reported, but the only Trump tweets (from May 2) I found is complaining about redactions.
#6. Blumenthal’s a traitor. Doubt anyone except Democrats would trust him, even to wipe their ass.
#33. “Hump? What hump?”
You’re right. Hasn’t DOJ or the intelligence community ever heard of “Executive Session” hearings? Gee, I did back in the 60’s when I was asked to give testimony before an intelligence committee. Name was never leaked. It was later released along with my testimony. Kept me from getting shived or beaten for the rest of my work.
There is also a more secret type of meeting, if I recall correctly, in which the information/source meets only with a handful of people, not in Executive Session which could include a lot of leaky Democrat traitors. This has happened before which is why the Intelligence (Agents) Identity Act of the early 1980’s came about, after CIA station chief Welch was assassinated by Greek communists or Arab assassins.
It was unofficially called the “Phillip Agee Act” regarding CIA traitor Phillip Agee who became a Cuban DGI/KGB agent and outted many real agents and some totally innocent people to the Soviets/Cubans and the world. Put a big hurt on some of our Intell Ops.
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass) tried his damnedness to so weaken the act as to make it a legislative eunuch if passed. Fortunately he was stopped in his treasonous effort.
Only a couple years later he sent his infamous and traitorous letter to Andropov (Soviet Secy Gen and former head of the KGB, the latter information most liberal media leave out), in an attempt to undercut and cripple Pres. Reagan’s military buildup plans to counter growing Soviet aggression (Afghanistan) and military build up of their own.
Kennedy had access to secrets as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and I suspect him of trying to sabotage a report on communist terrorism that a Senate Subcommittee was preparing in 1972 (the alternative was that a subcommittee staff member was trying to sabotage it).
Never found out who the destroyer was.
HILLARY CLINTON!
hee hee
Or maybe John McCain? Barack Obama???
Can’t believe Trump would side with them unless he got the name/situation/other specifics....
Thanks ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas.
Just WHO is helping Special Prosecutor Herr Henrich Mueller?
Herr Heinrich
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