Posted on 05/22/2019 7:46:28 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Things seem to be moving quickly now. It has been a remarkable few weeks in American history. Momentum is building toward uncovering the distasteful possibility that the targeting of a U.S. presidential campaign was actually a political operation, fostered at the highest levels of government, masquerading as an FBI counterintelligence investigation.
Attorney General William Barr has signaled that his interest in examining the origins of the investigation into the Trump campaign extends beyond whether the FBI operated by the book, as former FBI Director James Comey asserts. Barr also wants to understand the role that the larger intelligence community, or IC, may have played in all of this.
Barr has thrown punches that have left an interesting mix of characters with a standing eight count. Certain eyes around D.C. are a little glassy right now.
Barrs words and actions are telling. First, he raised the concern that the Trump campaign was spied upon. His use of the word spying appears more calculated than casual. The wailing and gnashing of teeth that followed is also telling. The FBI doesnt spy became the sputtering counter-refrain of those trying to mask their nervousness.
Its a fair point thats beside the point. The FBI is charged with acting under strict legal restrictions and court orders. Spying is not a term traditionally associated with those activities.
But it also misses the point Barr appears to be making. The IC does spy; thats what they do. Barr may have been referring less to the FBI and more to the ICs possible murky involvement.
This seems to be validated by Barrs second haymaker in as many weeks: his appointment of a surrogate investigator, U.S. Attorney John Durham. Why would the attorney general add a third investigation to those under way by Department of Justice Inspector General MichaeHorowitz...
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First off, you continue to put words in my mouth or accuse me of "acting" like it will never happen. Bullsh*t. I never said that, nor am I "acting" like that. I never said anything of the kind. You inferred it but you didn't read it from me because I never wrote it.
".... You're having a hard time understanding my point...."
No, I am not having a hard time understanding your point.
You are having a hard time MAKING YOUR POINT.
Without putting words in my mouth or adding to what I really said, you have no point. You have already agreed that what I said was true.
So I'll ask the interrogatory again one last time: "No congressman has been indicted or charged with a crime YET to be arrested for, now have they?" To this question, you have already answered, "Correct".
Fini.
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