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Lawmakers probe claim DOJ aided Iraqi terror suspect days before November election
Fox News ^ | 03/08/17 | William Lajeunesse and Malia Zimmerman

Posted on 03/08/2017 4:48:25 PM PST by Hadean

Federal lawmakers are investigating the possibility that senior Department of Justice officials interfered in a terrorism probe involving a refugee just prior to the November election in an effort to deny campaign momentum to Donald Trump, Fox News has learned.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has launched a formal inquiry into the Texas, case, in which a terror suspect’s pending arrest was allegedly spiked just over a week before the election. Trump had run on a tough-on-terror platform and had been critical of President Obama’s refugee policy.

“When [Joint Terrorism Task Force] and the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western District of Texas sought to prosecute this refugee, the local law enforcement and prosecutors allegedly ‘met resistance’ from officials within the National Security Division’s Counter Terrorism section in Washington DC,” Committee chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said in a March 6 letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

" ... local law enforcement and prosecutors allegedly ‘met resistance’ from officials within the National Security Division’s Counter Terrorism section in Washington DC." - Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., in letter to DOJ

“The ‘resistance’ allegedly occurred a few weeks before the 2016 election, and local authorities believed the lack of progress in this case was handled inadequately,” Johnson wrote.

The suspect, an Iraqi man who had entered the U.S. under a false name, is now at large. His real name was not released.

Fox News has learned the JTTF confirmed through U.S. Special Forces who encountered the suspect during operations that he had participated in attacks against American troops as an insurgent.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201610; doj; election; iraq; refugee; terrorism
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To: Hadean

OMG. Is this true?


21 posted on 03/08/2017 8:39:21 PM PST by WENDLE (The CIA is bugging your TV to listen to you without a warrant.)
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters

O.M.G.


22 posted on 03/08/2017 8:55:37 PM PST by lonevoice (diagonally parked in a parallel universe)
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To: WENDLE

Yep


23 posted on 03/08/2017 8:59:57 PM PST by advertising guy (I cannot wait for the book KILLING O'REILLY)
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To: Hadean

Why is it no one is asking “How many Muslim Brotherhood operatives did Obama install at the National Security Division’s Counter Terrorism section in Washington DC” ???


24 posted on 03/09/2017 12:00:00 AM PST by Spitzensparkin1 (Arrest and deport illegal aliens. Americans demand those jobs back!)
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To: mass55th

Yeah, its hard to get our collective minds around the fact that every exec branch agency was on-call to do Obama’s bidding and assist Hillary. The rats soil and politicize everything.


25 posted on 03/09/2017 1:44:47 AM PST by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: TADSLOS
He’s probably an IT employee for Chuckie Schumer by now.....

Yeah....a Muslim terrorist cashing US govt paychecks.

Yawn........so what else is new?

26 posted on 03/09/2017 2:30:41 AM PST by Liz (DNC Chair Perez's new Democrat slogan: Join us, or we'll sue Trump. W w)
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To: Hadean

Collusion with Russia?! That’s the unsubstantiated bushido that they’re beating to death? Depending how high this goes up, we may have Obama collusion with terrorism and obstructing justice!


27 posted on 03/09/2017 2:31:34 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Pinkbell

They showing their expose of Sea World again, or something with celebrities and sex in it?


28 posted on 03/09/2017 2:33:38 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Hadean
That is why any country using "extreme vetting" (which I am sure Iraq is using lol) must use bio-metrics and not just a name and picture for vetting purposes.

Especially now that Iraq has been removed from the 7 countries that President Trump had on the list

29 posted on 03/09/2017 4:34:15 AM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: Hadean

This doesn’t make sense to me. I think a terror attack just before the election would’ve HELPED Trump, not Hillary. Why would Zero’s administration do such a thing?


30 posted on 03/09/2017 7:04:25 AM PST by Twotone (Truth is hate to those who hate truth.)
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To: Hadean

Well, let’s see some heads roll? Otherwise, “who cares, everyone does it, (insert dem talking points here).

Talk is nice, punitive action is what’s needed.

You can’t drain the swamp if you’re just going to stand by it and wag your finger at it.


31 posted on 03/09/2017 8:01:12 AM PST by Professional
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To: Hadean

And we would be foolish to believe this is an isolated case.


32 posted on 03/09/2017 8:02:31 AM PST by Amish with an attitude
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To: lonevoice

Everyone involved should serve time!


33 posted on 03/09/2017 8:21:11 AM PST by Pride in the USA
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To: lonevoice

Words fail me.


34 posted on 03/09/2017 8:26:32 AM PST by Pride in the USA
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To: MAGAthon

What? He didn’t get through “extreme vetting”. He got through under Obama’s admin.


35 posted on 03/09/2017 9:02:12 AM PST by Hadean
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To: MAGAthon

I noticed that there is an inconsistency in the time frames mentioned in the story and the headline too.

We’ll see what develops. Or maybe not. Hopefully this guy will run into his nightmare here.


36 posted on 03/09/2017 9:51:39 AM PST by LurkedLongEnough
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To: Hadean; All

Great. “Lawmakers probe” = lots of time, hot-wind and taxpayer $$ for a white-wash (SEE: Lerner, Cankles\IT guy, Holder)...

How ‘bout a independent council to get to the heart of Congress sitting on their hands while the obvious took place (IE: accomplices a/o doofus’).

I’m so glad to see how many dept. ‘raised a concern’, they re-plugged their heads into their anus. Not *ONE* person cared enough (for the JOB\Citizens\country) to do a a damn thing.


37 posted on 03/09/2017 11:01:53 AM PST by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: LuvFreeRepublic

Hi


38 posted on 03/09/2017 3:58:46 PM PST by southland ( I have faith in the creator Republicans freed the slaves. Isa.54: 17 , Deplorable...)
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To: southland

Hi


39 posted on 03/09/2017 4:40:13 PM PST by LuvFreeRepublic ( #MAGA)
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To: Whenifhow; stephenjohnbanker; Impy; Liz; Rusty0604; onyx

Good pinging, whenifhow.

“Federal lawmakers are investigating the possibility that senior Department of Justice officials interfered in a terrorism probe involving a refugee just prior to the November election in an effort to deny campaign momentum to Donald Trump, Fox News has learned.”

If I were more active I would ask to be on your list.

And note — this is the same day when Jeff Sessions cleared out over 40 Obama-ites from the DOJ. Makes a person wonder about the timing.


40 posted on 03/10/2017 4:01:03 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (Progressive Trickle Up policy: reward cronies, punish everyone else. 'Stimulus' shell game.)
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