Rice tried to protect Obama, blame Comey for withholding intelligence from Flynn & Trump team

FoxNews ^ | May 19, 2020 | Andrew C. McCarthy

[billorites]

Blame-shifting. It is a Washington pastime. It also appears to be the reason why former National Security Adviser Susan Rice wrote her now-infamous memo, documenting an Oval Office meeting at which top Obama administration officials resolved to withhold Russia-related intelligence from the incoming Trump administration.

A key paragraph of Rice’s memo, previously redacted, has now been declassified and made public. Fox News obtained a copy Tuesday from the office of Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., which had sought access to the document.

The memo was written as an email “to the File” as Rice was leaving her office for the last time on Jan. 20, 2017, the day Donald Trump was inaugurated.

It seems that the purpose of the memo was to shift the blame to then-FBI Director James Comey for the withholding of Russia intelligence from the Trump team.

Rice’s objective was to absolve President Barack Obama of any blame for directing that Russia information be concealed from Trump and his incoming national security team, particularly Michael Flynn

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We are left to understand that nothing about withholding Russia intelligence was really resolved at the meeting, and to assume that nothing happened afterward that would have caused President Obama to do anything further.

Translation: If it came to pass that Russia information was withheld from President Trump, National Security Adviser Flynn and the incoming Trump team, blame Comey.

Of course, the palpable reason for concealing Russian intelligence from the new president and his national security team would be to obscure the fact that the Obama administration had monitored the Trump campaign and planned for the investigation to continue even after Trump took power.

That is not something an FBI director could have pulled off on his own. Counterintelligence investigations, after all, are done for the president.

[Pollard]

So that’s how this thing dies. It was Obama but we don’t indict ex-presidents, especially a half black dem.

[V V Camp Enari 67-68]

Absolutely agree with what you have written. Thanks!

[richardtavor]

That was my first thought. Protect herself, first (I was just following orders, by the book), and the Obama. Which suggests that Comey was orchestrating this travesty. I really suspect that the ‘plan’ originated with Eric Holder, after getting his marching orders from Obama and Hillary...

[lodi90]

The previous administration is a sidebar issue and a convenient campaign season distraction for the GOP at this point. The big issue is the ongoing bipartisan coup because it affects Trump’s ability to govern as the duly elected POTUS.

Gaspipe Barr won’t touch the coupists rampaging through Main DOJ and the IC with a 10 foot pole. Now why would that be? The answer, obviously, is he is covering up the GOPe role in the coup. Should that become widely known GOP voter morale will crumble and GOTV for 2020 will collapse.

[bagster]

The snitch and the investigators are not the only parties involved here.

There are no parties involved who benefit from publically reporting or leaking on a SNITCH who is SNITCHING.

if any of the players in this really feared the investigation, they would be overtly or covertly feeding the media (dis)information to distance themselves from the others.

A careful reading of the recently DECLAS'd Congressional transcripts, along with people like Comey, Brenner, Obama, and others deeply guilty, shows just the spin, deflection, and blame shifting you describe, along with a great deal of fear and panic.

It's out there if you look for it with that in mind. Rice wrote her memo to purposefully provide documented evidence intended to shield Obama and make Comey look like an rogue operator going 'against the book' as ordered by the President himself.

If you don't believe they're publically doing the derp dance every day, you are missing it.

[Sacajaweau]

Obama’s term ended at Noon on Jan 20 2017. Rice’s memo was at 12:15....so she was no longer working for the Obama’s.

[bagster]

I really suspect that the ‘plan’ originated with Eric Holder, after getting his marching orders from Obama and Hillary...

You think small. Holder was just a not that bright weapon. In his Presidential capacity, Obama authorized, ordered, and knowingly looked away from the whole enchilada. And even he was following orders.

This is bigger than we know.

[Sacajaweau]

Flynn replaced Rice on January 23rd 2017.

[Joe 6-pack]

"If you don't believe they're publically doing the derp dance every day, you are missing it."

I've seen as much derp dancing as I've seen frog marching, which is little to none of either.

[Arlis]

Interesting and profound point - thank you.

[Lurker]

“ Instead he has done little but aid and abet them.

Lie.”

Does the name McCabe ring any bells? Hard to think of anything that aided him more than declining to prosecute him.

So there’s that.

L

[bagster]

Gaspipe Barr won’t touch the coupists rampaging through Main DOJ and the IC with a 10 foot pole. Now why would that be? The answer, obviously, is he is covering up the GOPe role in the coup. Should that become widely known GOP voter morale will crumble and GOTV for 2020 will collapse.

GOPe, as you call it, is the derp state, same as democrat derps. They all on the same team. So to say Barr is ONLY protecting one faction of the derp state is retarded. He would have to be protecting both, if your theory was to be accurate, which its not.

This statement is a testament to your lack of a basic understanding and your child like thinking.

[yoe]

Susan Rice is a proven liar she covered for Obama...also she is not qualified for V.P.

[bagster]

I've seen as much derp dancing as I've seen frog marching, which is little to none of either.

Then you're either stupid or ignorant.

Pick one.

[bagster]

Does the name McCabe ring any bells? Hard to think of anything that aided him more than declining to prosecute him.

Charging somebody with a lesser and included offense to the detriment of the larger investigation is retarded.

So there's that.

FYI: These guys are way more smarter than little Lurker on the internet in his jammies.

[rlmorel]

Only to cover up their own butt, but as we all know, all that does is shine a light even brighter.

It is like a teenager at the family breakfast table saying “I was driving the car carefully last night and didn’t put any dents in it.”

Naturally, dad has to get right up from the table and go into the garage to examine it for dents.

[bagster]

Okay. Enough sparring with dumb people.

Goodnight, fellas.

We will meet again.

[DesertRhino]

What are you some kind of Buddhist? Properly assigning blame when somebody attempted to overthrow the government is pretty important

[dead]

Convince Comey that they're setting him up to take all the blame and he'll crumble like old cake.

He's dumb and weak, he's the one who'll fall apart under pressure.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Then you're either stupid or ignorant."

I guess my IQ has taken a few hits by virtue of this conversation with you, so I'll cop to stupidity.

I'll happily let you lord your superior intellect over me with the first guilty verdict.

'Til then, just keep in mind that this stupid person has been more right about this situation than you.