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Revealed: Identity of top FBI official who leaked secret information to media
Washington Examiner ^ | January 10, 2020 06:27 PM | Jerry Dunleavy

Posted on 01/10/2020 4:01:37 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

The name of a former top FBI official who leaked sensitive information over the course of hundreds of communications with at least six reporters can be revealed by the Washington Examiner.

The name is contained in a 21-page report obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The report reveals that investigators for Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz determined that Bryan Paarmann, 53, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s international operations division from 2016 to 2017, “improperly disclosed court-sealed and law enforcement sensitive information to the media” in violation of FBI rules.

The incident is one Horowitz included as part of what his June 2018 report called the FBI’s “culture of unauthorized media contacts.” A one-page summary of the investigation was released last May.

Although most identifying details about the reporters in question and the cases Paarmann was leaking details of were redacted, the Washington Examiner was able to identify one of the reporters in question, Los Angeles Times reporter Del Wilber, and two of his stories that the DOJ’s watchdog alleged contained details leaked by Paarmann.

A West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, Paarmann's website features a photograph of him standing next to Mitt Romney, the junior U.S. senator for Utah and the 2012 Republican presidential candidate, and states: "C. Bryan Paarmann FBI is a 30+ year career public servant who has faithfully and honorably served the United States in a variety of different positions." Another page on his site states: "Bryan Paarmann is protective of his country and is a proud American. In many ways, he has faithfully and honorably served his homeland."

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bryanpaarmann; deepstate; fbi; paarmann; spygate
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1 posted on 01/10/2020 4:01:37 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Sacrificial lamb.


2 posted on 01/10/2020 4:08:24 PM PST by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And he is not being prosecuted because?


3 posted on 01/10/2020 4:10:03 PM PST by Bitman
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The creature from the black lagoon.


4 posted on 01/10/2020 4:11:51 PM PST by Pirate Ragnar
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A Mitt follower? I think Never Trumpersare as dangerous as far leftists


5 posted on 01/10/2020 4:14:11 PM PST by McGavin999 (“Look into it” does not mean dig up dirt, it means find the truth)
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To: Pirate Ragnar

More like one of denizens of Beowulf’s lake of monsters.


6 posted on 01/10/2020 4:17:15 PM PST by BlackAdderess
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To: Bitman

“...in violation of FBI rules.”

He broke a rule, not a law. Hand slap.


7 posted on 01/10/2020 4:18:18 PM PST by chulaivn66 ("...government will follow its natural tendency to despotism.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

we need a single answer for all of the leakers and liars in the FBI, Fry their asses.


8 posted on 01/10/2020 4:18:37 PM PST by oldenuff35
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Bryan Paarmann -fall guy designate.


9 posted on 01/10/2020 4:19:13 PM PST by gibsonguy
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Mitt Romney approves this method.


10 posted on 01/10/2020 4:21:17 PM PST by rovenstinez
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To: Bitman

Echo chamber journalism was the Obama cabal rule. Ben Rhodes bragged about it.


11 posted on 01/10/2020 4:23:24 PM PST by blackdog (Making wine cave appearances upon request.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The FBI needs to get rid of all their problem children. This one, but the others too (including Comey, who belongs in prison for the rest of his life).

12 posted on 01/10/2020 4:28:06 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

let me know when he’s sentenced.


13 posted on 01/10/2020 4:29:00 PM PST by olesigh
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

C. Bryan Paarmann, a West Point deep state disgrace.


14 posted on 01/10/2020 4:30:36 PM PST by A strike ( Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: Bitman
It's possible that he did nothing illegal.

Language like the highlighted item below always stands out to me in reports like this. There's a difference between breaking the law and violating FBI rules.

The report reveals that investigators for Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz determined that Bryan Paarmann, 53, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s international operations division from 2016 to 2017, "improperly disclosed court-sealed and law enforcement sensitive information to the media" in violation of FBI rules.

15 posted on 01/10/2020 4:31:19 PM PST by Alberta's Child (In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.)
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To: McGavin999

>>A Mitt follower? I think Never Trumpers are as dangerous as far leftists

The Never Trumpers are the Wall St. Oligarchy, the Rockefeller “Eastern Liberal Establishment” that the John Birch Society was screaming about. They are a criminal mafia aristocracy centered at Goldman Sachs and the City of London. Watch these videos and get some target aquisition happening:

Everything is a Rich Man’s Trick Pt 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9AJcS2KsQE

The Money Masters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpG-r9FnnXY

Debt Slavery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKwO1onXAaI&list=RDbKwO1onXAaI#t=127


16 posted on 01/10/2020 4:41:06 PM PST by Yollopoliuhqui
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

His punishment: demoted to deputy assistant deputy to the assistant director for plans and diversity training, GS-14, step 10, $157,709 (plus overtime).


17 posted on 01/10/2020 4:42:47 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: chulaivn66
"He broke a rule, not a law. Hand slap."

He broke several rules, many times, and the only punishment he got was losing his job. I wonder if he even got a disciplinary letter in his personal folder. And I'll bet he's still got friends at the FBI who would give him good recommendations for new jobs. I'd bet since he's 53, he was given the option to retire.

18 posted on 01/10/2020 4:43:27 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Alberta's Child

If it’s “Court Sealed” and he’s not the court and he illegally un-seals it through his actions. He should be perp-walked into that court, in shackles and an orange jump-suit, charged with criminal contempt and tried.


19 posted on 01/10/2020 5:18:43 PM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
I'm sorry but if someone leaks info then they are part of the problem and should be jailed. You think the info you have is exciting and should be made public? Then make it public, pussy, and put your name to it.


20 posted on 01/10/2020 6:33:30 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Vote Democrat? Loser)
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