John Brennan Completely Contradicts FBI Director James Comey on Congressional Notification

Conservative Treehouse ^ | May 23 2017 | Sundance

[Whenifhow]

BUSTED !! Today former CIA Director John Brennan testified to congress on the Russian counter-intelligence operation which began in July 2016. Today, John Brennan completely contradicted the March 20th, 2017, testimony of former FBI Director James Comey.

We have previously drawn attention to a particular part of former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony to congress from March 20th. The issue is when was congressional leadership, specifically the congressional intelligence oversight group called the “Gang-of-Eight”, notified of the Russian investigation (a counter-intelligence operation).

Pay close attention. On March 20th FBI Director James Comey -together with NSA head Admiral Mike Rogers- testified to congress specifically about this notification (first three minutes of the video):

7:08 Minutes Rep. Elise Stefanik asks questions at Comey hearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlXXZQgh72Y

Rep. Stefanik: [01:12] …”when did you notify the White House, the DNI or congressional leadership”?

James Comey: …”good question. Congressional leadership, sometime recently they were briefed on the nature of the investigation, as I said. Obviously the department of justice has been aware of it all along”…

Watch the first 3 minutes of that video. Notice the discomfort etc. We have previously outlined why THAT is such a big deal –SEE HERE– Comey is discussing the recent notification to congress that took place approximately a week earlier. Prior to that congressional notification FBI Director Comey admits to keeping congress in the dark “because of the sensitivity of the matter” from July 2016 through March 2017.

Now, watch the opening statement from former CIA Director John Brennan today:

Pay very close attention to the segment at 13:35 of this video of Brennan’s testimony:

2 hours 10 minutes, 52 seconds

Ex-CIA Head Quizzed On Trump-Russia Ties- Full House Intelligence Hearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdJ3OZS928Q

Brennan: [13:35] “Third, through the so-called Gang-of-Eight process we kept congress apprised of these issues as we identified them.”

“Again, in consultation with the White House, I PERSONALLY briefed the full details of our understanding of Russian attempts to interfere in the election to congressional leadership; specifically: Senators Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Dianne Feinstein and Richard Burr; and to representatives Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Devin Nunes and Adam Schiff between 11th August and 6th September [2016], I provided the same briefing to each of the gang of eight members.”

“Given the highly sensitive nature of what was an active counter-intelligence case [that means the FBI], involving an ongoing Russian effort, to interfere in our presidential election, the full details of what we knew at the time were shared only with those members of congress; each of whom was accompanied by one senior staff member.”…

Brennan goes on to say the main substance of those Go8 meetings was the same as the main judgments of the January classified and unclassified intelligence assessments published by the CIA, FBI, DNI and NSA (intelligence community).

That January reference was the infamous 17 agencies report, from CIA (Brennan), DNI (Clapper), FBI (Comey) and NSA (Rogers), all who had confidence, according to the report, that Russia was attempting to interfere in the 2016 election.

Now, a critic might think that Brennan is informing congress on one thing, and Comey is NOT INFORMING congress on another. However, that angle is rebuked by Brennan’s own testimony that his specific intelligence product (CIA) was given to the FBI who were exclusively in charge of the “counter-intelligence investigation“.

What’s happening here is actually John Brennan throwing James Comey under the bus.

Brennan is making Comey own the “Counter-Intelligence ‘Muh Russia'” claims about the Trump campaign. Brennan trying to make Comey the fall-guy for a Robert Mueller investigative outcome. Brennan knows there’s no ‘there’ there.

The entire construct of the “Russian Investigation” was the political use of a claimed investigation in order to weaken President-Elect Trump. There simply is no ‘there’ there because there’s no substantive evidence to support a “Trump Campaign Collusion Narrative”.

As such, John Brennan has realized that someone has focused attention on Comey’s admission to congress that the FBI intentionally kept congress in the dark during the construct of the counter-intel narrative. Congress was kept in the dark during this phase because the narrative can only thrive with innuendo, rumor, gossip etc. The appearance of the investigation itself was the political need; the substance was non-existent and immaterial to the creation of the narrative.

If Comey notified congress, via the Gang of Eight oversight, the counter-intel narrative would have been harder to manufacture as details would have to be consistent. That’s the benefit to keeping any oversight away while creating the politically useful narrative.

John Brennan, facing the looming certainty of the underlying Russian ‘collusion evidence’ being non-existent, is now trying to give the appearance that he briefed congress on larger Russian election interference issues. However , the trouble for Brennan is his own admission that these issues were the underlying principle for the FBI counter-intelligence investigation. Brennan specifically says he gave his intelligence product to the FBI. Brennan is throwing Comey under the bus and attempting to create plausible deniability for his role in a constructing a political narrative; a false narrative.

WATCH THE RETREAT:

46 Seconds

Brennan: IC Says Trump Has Not Tried To Get Them To Drop Investigations Or Push Back On Narratives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIQRHjIXyjc

It’s not accidental this Brennan retreat is facilitated by a member of congress John Brennan admits to briefing last year. Gang-of-Eight member, Adam Schiff.

[Whenifhow]

Brennan is throwing Comey under the bus and attempting to create plausible deniability for his role in a constructing a political narrative; a false narrative.

[Whenifhow]

7:08 Minutes
Rep. Elise Stefanik asks questions at Comey hearing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlXXZQgh72Y

2 hours 10 minutes, 52 seconds
Ex-CIA Head Quizzed On Trump-Russia Ties- Full House Intelligence Hearing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdJ3OZS928Q

46 Seconds
Brennan: IC Says Trump Has Not Tried To Get Them To Drop Investigations Or Push Back On Narratives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIQRHjIXyjc

[tennmountainman]

If true, Comey lied under oath to Congress.

When will Comey get fitted for his orange jumpsuit?

[ptsal]

Brennan the snake.

[fella]

Never forget that Brennan is a convert to islam and a practitioner of taqqyia.

[b4its2late]

He seems to be one. So is that bald guy that was director of intelligence

[Verginius Rufus]

Don't tell Peggy Noonan. She thinks every accusation made against Trump is true, that he is totally incompetent, and the only hope is that he will go crawling on his knees to the Republicans in Congress to beg them to rescue his Presidency from total disaster. See her column in the May 20/21 issue of The Wall Street Journal (which is as anti-Trump as any of the Democrat-owned media).

[Verginius Rufus]

It’s OK for Democrats to lie under oath. Bill Clinton established that.

[Salvavida]

CIA has no charter for investigation. Zero.

Brennen can brief Congress on whatever he wants, but the responsibility for an counterintelligence (yes, it is ONE WORD) investigation belongs to the FBI.

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[Grimmy]

Only fools believe a word that comes out of either Comey or Brennan’s mouth.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Exactly.

[Shark24]

Treehouse has become my second favorite site on the Web.

[HowlinWolf76]

I read Peggy’s article. She sounded content to shake her finger at the barbarians taking over her town. I guess Reagen was a troglodyte too. She just can’t see the big picture. She can’t even take a strong swipe at the MSM. Pathetic

[Paladin2]

Just because they contradict each other doesn’t mean both are not lying.

[montag813]

Never forget that Brennan is a convert to islam and a practitioner of taqqyia.

Why can't the People be told this?

[Datom]

Will President Trump’s lawyer have access to all of the evidence Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor will have or can Mueller hold back.

[montag813]

When will Comey get fitted for his orange jumpsuit?

He won't. The fix is in. Comey is meeting right now with his pal Robert Mueller to undermine and betray Trump and make his impeachment inevitable.

This article is fantastic...and will never be learned by the American People.

[GOPJ]

It’s OK for Democrats to lie under oath. Bill Clinton established that.

The 'press' cheerfully works overtime to cover for lying democrats...

[Intolerant in NJ]

Sure was fun to watch Representative Wenstrup set Brennan up and make him squirm - after ‘rats had used their talking points to get Brennan to state that Russia had been trying to influence our elections for decades, that he was always concerned when he saw foreign “contacts” with US political figures, and that he thought such contacts were always worth noting, Wenstrup started in approximately: I’m just trying to see how the procedures work here, what about if you saw a President talking to a high official of another country, I’m only trying to get an understanding of how this all operates, and that President told the official that once he was reelected he would have a lot more flexibility to get things done, I’m just wanting to find out how this all works, and that official replies “I understand and I’ll tell Vladimir”, I only am asking to try to get some perspective on what all’s involved here. Brennan looked stricken and snapped “that’s a partisan question and I won’t recognize it” - LOL......