Posted on 08/26/2019 4:34:27 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
The guy is looney and has been a nutcase for a long time. I trust nothing he says or does.
No matter how they appear, I try to believe everybody’s story until it becomes impossibe. So his story rings true right now. I hope he gets to talk to the prosecutor. I hope he just tells the facts honestly, consistently and wirhout embelishment — for his sake.
It’s the dumbest thing you can do, because if your details don’t match exactly with what you tell the FBI and/or the GJ, you are f@#$ed for all time, and you don’t even get to go into witness protection. One should NEVER give details except where it counts.
He's not speaking to the FBI, and he's not under oath at court. He's speaking to the American public. He can say whatever he wants.
From what Byrne said, it was Barr “sneaking up like a submarine” or words to that effect. Since Byrne had nothing to say about any of this until that supposedly happened, I question his motives and sincerity.
As far as Weisman goes, he was so out of control and strong armed, that people would have probably flipped, if there had been any there actually there. Jury still out on what Barr and Durham are still up to, if anything, but Byrne’s coming out if not flipping is encouraging to some degree.
It is an absolute rule, however. If you want to stop erosion of trust in your institution, somebody has got to pay. He mentions Strzok and McCabe. They’ll make juicy scapegoats. Throw in Brennan and Clapper, and you’ve got a feast. Of course, that means that Obama and Hillary are Scott free, but at least there’ll be some modicum of justice.
He stated that he’s talking to Durham and Barr. If he says something to the American public that’s just a little bit off from what he tells DOJ, FBI and/or the GJ, he is f@#$ed for all time, as aforementioned.
There is a strong subtext of buyer’s remorse and not wanting to be the bad guy in Bryne’s presentations. I think he realizes he was duped and used. He’s embarrassed, and he’s also a guy with a history of twice “volunteering” to help solve crimes of personal interest to him.
I’ve long entertained the thought that many persons used in the coup (Lovegood, Downer, even Halper and Mifsud) were given specific assignments, but did not know the ultimate purpose. They could easily have been given to believe they were sounding out genuine security threats. Maybe I’ve read too many spy stories, but these people come across as “loose” assets of a general Western IC network, used to being called in occasionally as role players for one government or another. The top dogs would not explain the whole operation, and might deliberately mislead the bit players.
By his claims, Byrne self-reported his association with the dodgy Maria Butina, because of his prior volunteer situations. IMHO, Strzok used him opportunistically thereafter.
The stickler for Barr may well turn out to be the vexing problem of how to deal with Obama and others inside the White House should evidence clearly point in that direction. Going after Clapper, Comey and Brennan is one thing but how do you hold an ex-president accountable?
I don’t think there is anyway that Obama didn’t know what was going on. In government the bureaucrats rarely if ever go rogue and expose their boss to legal jeopardy. They just don’t do that kind of thing without prior (or tacit) approval from above.
So Barr and Durham could find themselves facing a quandary of needing to seek legal justice while at the same time trying to avoid the mess of a sticky and unprecedented political problem.
Its interesting that senator Graham (I know, but he’s running the committee that is supposed to look at Spygate) has stated his intention to meet with Barr soon. It could be that they are exploring this very issue.
I’m still not sure if I believe this guy’s story.
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It does sound a little fantastical but note that Martha McCallum stated that her team had done some checking on his story and she agreed that a lot of it was credible. Sara Carter has also reported on his story.
Also consider that Byrne invoked Warren Buffet’s name and essentially brought him into the story. WB has not yet come out and disowned him or distanced himself in any way, which I find very interesting.
This guy has been a kook for decades. Don’t put your hopes in anything he says.
He was probably used indeed but at this point he is insane.
Excellent points, and likely in some instances. However Byrne claimed he was aware with how the FBI was allowing the interactions between the Russians and Trump family, verses actually trying to stop them. He probably knew it was targeting the Trumps, but kept participating. He only seems to have actually become concerned once it appears the tables of who was being investigated appeared to turn.
Might be that Odumbo will walk. I’m willing to accept that. But I would dearly love to see Hillary dangling from a rope.
They both have decided long ago. “Mistakes were made...”. “We have started a program of institutional training and sensitivity...”. “We cannot allow continued erosion of trust in our institutions...”. Feel free to add your own list of excuses.
Yep. This is EXACTLY the Deep State plan. Listen to Barr or former deputy AG Whitaker on Fox and you can tell without a doubt the fix is in. Sickening, really. Right now they are in run out the clock mode without a doubt.
Modified, Limited Hangout. Let the rubes think something is happening when it’s not.
Occurs to me this may be an attempt to delay the IG report. More evidence requires more investigation which requires more delay.
So we heard over the weekend that Horowitz is done and Barr gets the report this week. So, if true, Barr has it. If true, it sure hasn’t made an impact at the DOJ.
IG has no jurisdiction to subpoena non-employees. But if he did, what is the answer? To ignore all new evidence in order to speed up the IG report?
“how do you hold an ex-president accountable?”
The same way you hold anyone else accountable. Presidential immunity ends the day you leave office.
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