"The charges are false. This is a case of mistaken identity".
Of course it could be that it's still the Bad Guys doing the leaking.
This is not the good conservative James Baker.
A leak about a leak investigation? The irony is strong with this one.
and so it begins, break out the popcorn!
James A. Baker Appointed as FBI’s General Counsel
Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2014
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
Director James B. Comey has selected James A. Baker as the FBI’s general counsel. Most recently, Mr. Baker was an associate general counsel for Bridgewater Associates, LP.
After clerking for the Honorable Bernard A. Friedman in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Mr. Baker joined the Department of Justice (DOJ) with the Criminal Division through the Attorney General’s Honors Program in 1990 and worked as a federal prosecutor with the division’s Fraud Section.
In 1996, Mr. Baker joined the former Office of Intelligence Policy and Review (OIPR), which later became part of DOJ’s National Security Division. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Baker served as counsel for intelligence policy and head of OIPR. In this position, he developed, coordinated, and implemented national security policy with regard to intelligence and counterintelligence matters for the department. Moreover, he provided the attorney general, the U.S. intelligence community, and the White House with legal and policy advice on a range of national security issues and conducted oversight of the intelligence community, including the FBI, on behalf of the attorney general.
In 2006, Mr. Baker received the George H.W. Bush Award for Excellence in counterterrorism—the CIA’s highest counterterrorism award. A year later, he received the NSA’s Intelligence Under Law Award; the NSA Director’s Distinguished Service Medal; and DOJ’s highest award— the Edmund J. Randolph Award. That same year, he became a fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a lecturer at Harvard Law School. From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Baker was assistant general counsel for national security at Verizon Business. He then returned to DOJ, and from 2009 to 2011, served as an associate deputy attorney general working on a range of national security issues, including cyber security.
“Jim’s experience as a career prosecutor and as a national security official, as well his experience in the private sector, make him an excellent fit for his new position here at the FBI,” said Director Comey.
Mr. Baker holds a juris doctorate and master’s degree from the University of Michigan and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
I got $100 that sez he’s a hold over.
Winning!
Sessions finally woke up from his long, silent nap.
Maybe this is the classic prosecution technique: start putting heat on somebody below the top level of the FBI to “persuade” him to flip on Comey. Then nail Comey and get him to flip on whoever he was taking orders from, all the way up the chain to the top.
Where might the top of the chain be? ;)
After hanging around the courthouse for a few years, I find it impossible to trust lawyers.
This is what Trump is up against. He mentioned that the other day. He said the swamp was worse than anyone thought.
He has had to deal with what Obama and Hillary set up for him. He has had to deal with what the GOPe has done to him. I am sure some of these people were plants in his cabinet.
People wanted the swamp drained. Nobody ever said it was going to be sweet and clean.
Turning on Trump now will leave you with buddies like McCain.
Look out!
Why don’t they stop beating around the bush and go get some real leakers like Susan Rice and John Brennan..?? These SOB’S are as dirty as they come...
I’m reading another leak in my local newspaper from Bezos’ blog WaPoo. Yeah it’s time to start lowering the boom on these clowns. In detail start throwing them in jail. They’ll stop soon enough.
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Article and many, many great comments
Thanks, PPSman & H/T bitt
Over the years, starting in the 60’s and 70’s little leaks were made and no real effort to chase them down. As the years went by the leaks grew because again, no effort was made. It was much like letting in illegals and not doing much at all to stop the flow. Before you knew it, both practices were tolerated to the point people feel its perfectly fine to protest any illegal being sent back. Any enforcement of either was met with resistance. Thankfully we have a president who’s righting the ship once more.
Leaking leakers and the leaks that they leak.
Line em up and shoot em.
Eventually the problem will be solved.