Posted on 04/25/2020 9:09:56 AM PDT by bitt
Former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn was the subject of media leaks in January and February 2017 that ultimately led to his dismissal and eventually, an indictment.
The leaked information was from transcripts of Flynn's telephone calls that are considered highly classified and sensitive. Several high-ranking officials in the government leaked the information on at least two separate occasions to David Ignatius of the Washington Post, according to the New York Times.
The probe into leaks is part of a Justice Department investigation headed by prosecutor John Durham into the origins of the Russia collusion story.
Daily Caller:
The report is the first indication that Durham, the U.S. attorney for Connecticut, is focusing on media leaks as part of an expansive probe into issues related to the government’s investigation into possible ties between Trump associates and the Russian government. Durham has been investigating the FBI’s handling of the Steele dossier and the CIA’s handling of intelligence regarding Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
The story that the leakers gave Ignatius was explosive.
A column that Ignatius wrote on Jan. 12, 2017, helped stoke conspiracies of collusion between Team Trump and the Kremlin. Citing a “senior U.S. government official,” Ignatius reported that Flynn spoke in late December 2016 to Sergey Kislyak, who then served as ambassador to Russia.
Ignatius wrote that Flynn “cultivates close Russian contacts,” and questioned whether the retired lieutenant general spoke with Kislyak about sanctions that the Obama administration had placed against Russia.
That Flynn spoke to the Russian ambassador about sanctions is hardly earth-shattering news. But the insinuation that some sort of deal was in the works between the Trump campaign and the Russian government that sanctions would be lifted if Russia helped Trump win the presidency was totally false. And it took a special prosecutor..
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
I held a military command position for several years. Going in, morale was low; we were a BRAC base. Within 3 months of taking command, with the help of several senior NCOs and officers, we identified several bad actors and dispensed a variety of UCMJ actions. Morale exploded to the good.
Based on that experience, prison sentences and perhaps televised executions for traitors would be a HUGE morale boost for this country coming out of this Chinese attack.
“The report is the first indication that Durham, the U.S. attorney for Connecticut, is focusing on media leaks as part of an expansive probe into issues related to the government’s investigation into possible ties between Trump associates and the Russian government. “
Hey bitt! If this is the “First indiction”, I guess that we should expect the perp walks before the end of this or the next episode, oops, err, next week!
(If it works this way on television, gosh, it must be the same as in real life!)
Still, it would be good to see a large general round up of the guilty. I am tired of listening to the sound of cynics barking!
Well,that's not necessarily *entirely* true.One,or more,of these filthbags may be indicted...but even Joe DiGenova has said that nobody who goes to trial will ever be convicted by a DC jury.But anyone who does go to trial will have big legal bills.
Linda will be on Hannity soon to talk about the hearings that will take place. They are definitely going to get to the bottom of it this time.
See Post #23
The LEAKS are minor compared to the TREATMENT he has gotten!
It was sarcasm, Sheldon..
Do you think David Ignatius feel any guilt at all about being part of a scheme to railroad an innocent man?
You know, when journalists had an ounce of integrity, they wouldn’t protect a source that fed them false information.
Now those sources have become the backbone of “fake news”.
Go Bull Durham!
I predict that all this “investigation” will only end up in a book for Conservatives to buy $$ ..... advertised on Hannity etc. Autographed copies to add to our book collections.
there is so much corruption in and around Washington DC, Durham will be at it way past when I hoped to see results. we need some of it out before Nov.
That Linda kept his committee chair after gleefully reporting he did not vote for a GOP POTUS tells you all you need to know about how serious the GOP is in supporting POTUS and the MAGA agenda.
Durham is full of SHIT!
I never have seen a Bull more full of crap and no action. If I rode this Bull named Durham in a rodeo, I would have been disqualified. I would get my 8-second ride in and ride him like the ladies used to ride horses in the old days with both legs on one side.
I hear you, but I’ll believe it when I see it.
In a fair and just world, all of the conspirators would ALREADY be receiving justice.
Justice delayed is justice denied.
Yup. A travesty to let him hide behind the shield of journalism. He and his fellow “journalists” were co-conspirators in every way.
Ya know, it’s as if the Captain of the Titanic after hitting the iceberg, established an investigation into whether a iceberg was really hit and if they were really sinking. As they are sinking, the head of the investigation tells the Captain that there is evidence of an iceberg “issue” and with a little more time, he’ll get to the bottom of it. Meanwhile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2c_Vt-eIJE
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