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'Horrible': Clinton loyalists exploited Obama's FBI to spread Russia conspiracy stories about Trump
www.washingtontimes.com ^ | Sunday, April 14, 2019 | By Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 04/15/2019 9:39:15 AM PDT by Red Badger

Hillary Clinton loyalists fed the FBI’s upper echelon an assortment of anti-Donald Trump criminal accusations during the 2016 campaign and his presidency, according to a string of interview transcripts released in recent weeks.

James A. Baker, former FBI general counsel who participated on the receiving end, testified that the situation was “horrible” and “highly unusual.”

At least 10 of Mrs. Clinton’s supporters directly or via middlemen told the bureau tales about Russia-Trump conspiracies. It appears to be an unprecedented effort by a presidential campaign and the party in power to count on the FBI to knock out the other party’s candidate and president.

The transcripts create the picture of an FBI not always following expected norms as it activated an unofficial conveyor belt to make sure the allegations reached the counterintelligence division. It opened an investigation into the Trump campaign on July 31, 2016. In October, it began wiretapping at least one Republican while dispatching possibly multiple undercover sources to spy.

In the end, the Democratic Party-financed charges fell flat. Special counsel Robert Mueller reported last month that his 22-month investigation failed to establish a Trump-Russia conspiracy to interfere in the election by computer hacking and social media trolling.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: braking; clinton; coup; russia
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To: hal ogen

yep


41 posted on 04/15/2019 1:52:54 PM PDT by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it divine ...)
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To: Red Badger
The FBI?

Many branches of government was breaking the law...and they just walk away.

EPA Accused Of Singling Out Conservative Groups, Amid IRS Scandal

Lois Lerner (IRS) is still laughing.

42 posted on 04/15/2019 2:00:54 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

From Wiki:

Lerner is a past president of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL)........................


43 posted on 04/15/2019 2:06:50 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger

“...Hillary Clinton loyalists ...Obama’s FBI”

Chuckle...

and OBunghole had ZERO to do with it, riiiiiiiiiigggggght....

There goes the Teflon Kenyan, covering his ass...


44 posted on 04/15/2019 4:09:59 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Red Badger

I’ll ask again;

WHAT DID PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP OBSTRUCT???????????????


45 posted on 04/15/2019 4:24:30 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Red Badger

46 posted on 04/15/2019 5:38:23 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Anyone trusting the media has failed a competency check or/and is a paid troll for the lefties.)
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To: Red Badger

https://twitter.com/b_momani/status/1117493976171290625


47 posted on 04/15/2019 6:15:05 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: vigilence
She in turn will deny knowledge leaving subordinates holding the bag

Subordinates take the fall for hitlary and nobama because the option Ft. Marcy Park?

48 posted on 04/15/2019 6:15:58 PM PDT by SisterK (its a spiritual war)
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To: JohnnyP

It infuriates me when an article talks about surveilling Carter Page without mentioning the “two hop” rule. Most people have no idea that surveillance power even exists much less that it could be used “legally” on Trump’s entire circle of associates.


49 posted on 04/15/2019 6:26:31 PM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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To: Red Badger
Why is it that this is just now "news" but WE knew this for two years !

Further proof that the MSM fake news was in on the scandal, They are now forced to show their losing hand.

Journalism is dead, make way for the new "Ministry of Truth" style propaganda bureau of the democrat party that is our enemy

50 posted on 04/15/2019 6:27:48 PM PDT by KTM rider ( .......than to post and remove all doubt)
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To: KTM rider

This is STILL thee best election ever!


51 posted on 04/15/2019 6:51:45 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Red Badger

This is hilarious. McCabe, Stzrok and Page had to meet with 0bungler to keep him informed and I’m supposed to believe Hillary took advantage of him!? Hogwash.


52 posted on 04/15/2019 8:14:00 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: Red Badger

Yoda grew a ‘stache!

Wait, “Kung Fu”.....O.K.....


53 posted on 04/16/2019 12:40:17 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Bonemaker

So if it was so horrible, why didn’t he blow the whistle right then and there? Methinks he doth protest too little, too late.


54 posted on 04/16/2019 2:27:36 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use forceto defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Grimmy
For the left, that’s the primary purpose of government

In my best Maxwell Smart voice...

Missed it by THAT much.

How about THIS? :

For the left, the primary purpose of government power is

self enrichment and

the secondary purpose of government is

to grow and consolidate that power.

CHIEF

7

55 posted on 04/16/2019 2:59:34 AM PDT by infool7 (Observe, Orient, Pray, Decide, Act!(it's an OOPDA loop))
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To: grey_whiskers

I WANT ONE!.......................


56 posted on 04/16/2019 6:10:07 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Maris Crane
I’ll ask again; WHAT DID PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP OBSTRUCT???????????????

He OBSTRUCTED HILLARY FROM BECOMING PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..................

57 posted on 04/16/2019 6:32:20 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: jersey117

That’s battle royale I would pay to see.


58 posted on 04/16/2019 7:12:34 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: Red Badger

Red, you always make me laugh out loud!!!!!


59 posted on 04/16/2019 11:17:06 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Maris Crane

60 posted on 04/16/2019 11:25:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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