Posted on 06/07/2019 6:58:16 PM PDT by bitt
FBI Notes On Clinton Emails Go Missing
Given the FBI’s repeated intransigence over the years in responding to our FOIA requests, I’m not of a mind to assume this story represents simply an innocent mistake.
The FBI has released 277 pages of redacted records that show the FBI failed to produce information from an August 2015 meeting with Intelligence Community Inspector General about Hillary Clinton’s email server. The FBI claimed that notes are “missing” and the CD containing notes from meeting is likely “damaged” irreparably.
The records, which were posted on the FBI’s website, are the 32nd release of documents in response to our 2016 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:16-cv-02046). We filed the lawsuit after the Justice Department failed to comply with a July 7, 2016, FOIA request for:
All FD-302 forms prepared pursuant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server during her tenure. All records of communications between any agent, employee, or representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding, concerning, or related to the aforementioned investigation. This request includes, but is not limited to, any related communications with any official, employee, or representative of the Department of Justice, the Executive Office of the President, the Democratic National Committee, and/or the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. All records related to the meeting between Attorney General Lynch and former President Bill Clinton on June 27, 2016. Included in the documents are February 2019 FBI electronic communications documenting the damaged CD and the missing notes from the August 3, 2015, meeting between FBI special agents and the ICIG about Clinton’s server:
For reference, Special Agents (SAs) [redacted] have been gathering and copying materials from the captioned case located in the Washington Field Office (WFO) CI-13 Workbox in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) tasking from Information Management Division (IMD; formerly known as Records Management Division).
On or about February 6, 2019, SAs [redacted] opened [redacted]-CYBER-1A27, which contained a CD with a crack on it (a damaged CD). SA [redacted] attempted to copy the damaged CD at the WFO Computer Analysis Response Team (CART) self-service area, but was not able to do so. SA [redacted] spoke with FBI information technology specialists on the ground floor of WFO regarding the damaged CD, who indicated it was unlikely the CD could be copied.
The electronic communication regarding the missing “Notes from Meeting” says:
On or about February 4, 2016, Special Agents (SAs) [redacted] attempted to locate [redacted] 1A4, described as “Notes from Meeting” acquired by [redacted] (see referenced serial). The SAs looked through all case materials in the CI-13 file and workbox area, however they were not able to locate this item.
SA [redacted] inquired with Supervisory Intelligence Analyst (SIA) [redacted] regarding the item, as he was previously the IA assigned to the case. SIA [redacted] contacted [redacted] regarding the item, who indicated he remembered handing over his case notes to SA [redacted] (see attached email).
On February 6, 2019, SA [redacted] contacted SA [redacted] regarding the notes. SA [redacted] explained he documented all relevant case materials before leaving the case and did not retain any notes or other case materials.
As such, WFO CI-13 considers the item missing and will enclose this document into 1A4 as a placeholder until the missing item is located.
The email referred to in the electronic communication on the missing “Notes from Meeting” reads as follows:
From: [Redacted]
To: [Redacted]
CC: [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted]
Subject: RE: MYE Serial #??
Date: Tuesday, February 05, 2019 10:43:14 AM
I actually remember turning over my original notes for the file for this (it was right at the beginning of the case). I gave them to [redacted] who was running the file then. The only question will be whether or not I kept a copy for myself. I’ll look and see what I have.
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My feelings about this are [Redacted].
I think Ohr and others should be [Redacted] on pay per view with their [Redacted] followed by [Redacted] on DC and the following [Redacted] to reclaim [Redacted] and this to be led by [Redacted] which are already in place.
I am disgusted with all of the players involved in this charade, but Ohr is an SES (senior executive service) employee.
They ALL get bonuses - every year. Might as well be baked into their salary.
If his bonus was different than his peers that might be telling, but it would not surprise me if they all got comparable bonuses.
Seems there were lots of dirty cops at the FBI...
S.E.S.:
Jimmy Carter. 1978.
To bypass pay restrictions on civil servant levels, and to install political operatives in authority over those with actual expertise.
I call it Deep State Central.
Drive by the FBI building and you can smell the stench of 'dirty cop'...
Missing my ass. Deliberately destroyed or never created, but crimes. Time to find out who had them in the chain of custody from the time THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN CREATED to what the document refers to as a broken chain of custody.
The Ol’ dog-ate-my-homework routine at the FIB.
Imagine the consequences for us little people when we can’t locate important documents and records.
Sorry, I no longer have a driver’s license. Sorry, I no longer have an insurance card. Sorry, I can’t seem to find the receipts for those tax-deductible business expenses. Sorry, I lost my passport.
When people in the FIB and similar institutions fail to do their jobs due to dereliction of duty or criminality, they must be held accountable. If not, such institutions do more harm than good.
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