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FBI’s ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ files show the fervor to frame Trump
Washington Times ^ | April 15, 2025 | Susan Ferrechio

Posted on 04/15/2025 10:38:59 AM PDT by Red Badger

The top brass in the FBI and intelligence community were determined to stop President Trump from winning the White House in 2016, and they talked about removing him from office months after he was sworn in, according to newly released documents.

The zeal to pin Russian collusion allegations on Mr. Trump spilled out of the 700 pages of emails, memos, interviews and other material connected to the 2016 “Crossfire Hurricane” probe that were newly made public by the Trump administration.

Some of the material is familiar, released in 2021 by Mr. Trump on the final day of his first term. Other pages provide greater detail about the unprecedented secret probe and spy operation on Mr. Trump’s campaign that followed him into the White House.

In one newly released memo, dated May 2017, four months into Mr. Trump’s first term, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe discussed “the President’s capacity and the possibility that he could be removed from office under the 25th Amendment.”

At the time, the Justice Department was reeling over Mr. Trump’s firing of FBI Director James B. Comey on May 9, 2017, and was weighing the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the FBI’s probe into allegations, later proven phony, that Mr. Trump colluded with Russia to win the election.

Mr. Rosenstein said he believed he “might already have two supporters” among the eight cabinet members he would need to remove Mr. Trump under the 25th Amendment: Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.

The plan never moved forward and Mr. Kelly was elevated to serve as Mr. Trump’s White House Chief of Staff a mere two months later, in July of 2017. He left the White House in January 2019.

Mr.Trump fired Mr. Sessions in November 2018.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201705; 20170509; 25thamendment; andrewmccabe; crossfirehurricane; dirtygovernment; mccabe; r; rodrosenstein; rosenstein
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1 posted on 04/15/2025 10:38:59 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

How the current DOJ responds to this will speak volumes.


2 posted on 04/15/2025 10:40:17 AM PDT by LouAvul (1 John 2:22: Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist)
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To: Red Badger

Why aren’t thes agents and bureaucrats in jail for sedition?


3 posted on 04/15/2025 10:40:25 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: DownInFlames

Patience, Padawan, patience..................


4 posted on 04/15/2025 10:41:15 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: DownInFlames

Trust Sessions. Trust the plan.


5 posted on 04/15/2025 10:41:46 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Long live The Great MAGA Kangz!)
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To: DownInFlames
Why aren’t thes agents and bureaucrats in jail for sedition?

Because Kash and Bongino, miserable failures that they are, are too busy giving them promotions.

6 posted on 04/15/2025 10:42:31 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: LouAvul

I just want to see that smug & smirkey Peter Strzok perp walked............


7 posted on 04/15/2025 10:42:50 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

When and where are the arrests and hangings? Or firing squad.


8 posted on 04/15/2025 10:43:02 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (All we want is the same deportation policy that Martha's Vineyard has. That's it.)
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To: Red Badger

A bump to the top. No real surprises here but it’s certainly nice to have actual physical evidence in public.


9 posted on 04/15/2025 10:43:05 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: HYPOCRACY

“Trust Sessions. Trust the plan.”

My, you’re in a fine sardonic mood today! (I really like your comment)


10 posted on 04/15/2025 10:43:50 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (All we want is the same deportation policy that Martha's Vineyard has. That's it.)
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To: HYPOCRACY

Trust Sessions um Trust Wray um Trust Barr um Trust Bondi.


11 posted on 04/15/2025 10:44:22 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Red Badger

How this cannot be treason is beyond me. D.C. is a hostile, occupying power.


12 posted on 04/15/2025 10:45:20 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( )
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To: Red Badger

Our “government” is dirty.


13 posted on 04/15/2025 10:45:51 AM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: HYPOCRACY

I am more convinced than ever that “Q” was an FBI/CIA/Deep Atate Psy-Op.


14 posted on 04/15/2025 10:49:33 AM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: Red Badger

Surely there is enough evidence to convict these conspirators.. Lets get on with it!!! Seat the Grand Jury toute suite!!


15 posted on 04/15/2025 10:50:02 AM PDT by elpadre
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When are we going to see arrests? Otherwise this means nothing and they will try again with different characters and a President they don’t like.


16 posted on 04/15/2025 10:51:47 AM PDT by lula (God is in control.)
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17 posted on 04/15/2025 10:52:27 AM PDT by sit-rep
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To: Red Badger

WE are waiting for a response that matters.


18 posted on 04/15/2025 10:54:14 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: elpadre

The wheels of justice turn slowly.............


19 posted on 04/15/2025 10:55:22 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Please don’t let Kash Patel and Dan Bongino turn out to be beta men afraid of doing the right thing in the Jeff Sessions mold!!!


20 posted on 04/15/2025 10:55:36 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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