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I’m Not 100% Sure We’ll See the FISA Memo
Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | January 31, 2018 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 01/31/2018 3:09:35 PM PST by Kaslin

RUSH: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m gonna get to the memo here in just a minute. Supposedly the FBI chief who Trump named is — well, CNN says the FBI chief is clashing with Trump on the release of the memo. Now, let me just tell you, the FBI chief has to publicly oppose releasing the memo in order to maintain morale inside the FBI. That’s my guess. Now, Snerdley told me he thinks it’s a slam dunk, the memo’s gonna get released because the chief of staff John Kelly said it’s gonna be, but, my friends, I wouldn’t cash in my chips on this just yet.

I mentioned this to Snerdley and he said, “What do you mean? Of course they’re gonna release it.” I wouldn’t go to the bank on this yet. I’m not gonna believe it until I see it released. I hope it is. Don’t misunderstand.

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RUSH: Now, there is a narrative today. This is what this springs from. Last night after Trump finished and he was walking out signing autographs and posing for selfies and so forth, somebody urged him — some member of Congress urged him — to release the memo and Trump said, “Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! A hundred percent! Gonna do it. Gonna do it.”

Well, this sent the left into a panic, because up until then there is always held out hope that maybe they could get this thing suppressed. They don’t want it out there because it’s the truth. So the narrative today is that high officials in the Justice Department and the FBI do not want this memo released because it contains many factual inaccuracies and would pose a great security risk. Now, I think this is total BS. I think it’s a made-up lie.

But it becomes a news narrative. The media doesn’t care, as long as somebody they trust on the left says it, it could be a blind source in the FBI. It could be a confidential informant. You know, a leaker in the DOJ. “Yeah, yeah, we’re really afraid here. This thing’s got so much in it that’s wrong.” That’s all they need. That’s all they need. As long as they’re not making it up, as long as they can slough it off to a source, they’ll run with it.

And CNN hasn’t let this go.

From the moment they dropped coverage of the Republican train wiping out that pickup truck, they have not let go of the story that high officials in the FBI and the DOJ are begging the administration not to release this because it is so wrong — and I don’t believe that it’s wrong. I don’t believe it’s factually incorrect at all. It’s just pressure being mounted not to release this thing precisely… If it were factually incorrect, the Democrats would want it out there so they could destroy it with the truth! This is what you have to think. If they’re desperate to keep this thing hidden and if they’re out there saying that it’s factually incorrect, they ought to welcome it.

They run the media. They control the media! They could have any reaction to this they want. And if it is wrong, all they have to do is tell us what’s wrong and present us with the truth. Why wouldn’t they want this opportunity? If the Republicans have put together a four-page memo explaining all of the malfeasance that has gone on in the FBI and the DOJ in this investigation, if it’s wrong, why wouldn’t the Democrats want an opportunity for the Republicans to make a fool of themselves? Because that’s what this would be, wouldn’t it?

If Devin Nunes and his gang that put this thing together… If it’s that bad, if it’s that wrong, let them make fools of themselves and let them destroy their credibility forever. The Democrats and let media should be welcoming the release of this memo, if it’s wrong, if it’s mistaken, if it is factually incorrect. But they really do want it suppressed because it is factually correct, and they don’t have any alternative. They can’t take this memo and point out what’s wrong and then show us the truth.

The headline here in the Washington Post: “Justice Department Officials Appeal to White House to Halt Release of Memo Alleging FBI Abuses Related to Author of Trump Dossier — Top Justice Department officials made a last-ditch plea Monday to White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly … Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein warned Kelly that the four-page memo prepared by House Republicans could jeopardize classified information and implored the president to reconsider his support for making it public…. Rosenstein … said the Department of Justice was not convinced the memo accurately describes its investigative practices.”

This is just trying to discredit this thing before it’s released. I mean, if they could suppress it, that would be the ultimate success. But if it does come out, they’re simply trying to discredit the thing before it hits. And, by the same token, this is why Trump did not mention this in the State of the Union last night. I think he wants it to stand on its own without… He could have read the contents of this thing last night but didn’t.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: fisa; fisamemo; rush
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1 posted on 01/31/2018 3:09:35 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

2 posted on 01/31/2018 3:12:20 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.cwom/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Vendome

If Trump said it would be released 100%, it will happen.


3 posted on 01/31/2018 3:14:03 PM PST by Damifino (The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
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To: Vendome

Train crash was a swim with the fishes message from the deep state.


4 posted on 01/31/2018 3:14:37 PM PST by blackdog
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To: Vendome

Train crash was a swim with the fishes message from the deep state.


5 posted on 01/31/2018 3:14:41 PM PST by blackdog
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To: Kaslin

Press Releases:

Nunes Statement on FBI, DOJ Objections to Release of HPSCI Memo!

Washington, January 31, 2018:

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes issued the following statement today:

“Having stonewalled Congress’ demands for information for nearly a year, it’s no surprise to see the FBI and DOJ issue spurious objections to allowing the American people to see information related to surveillance abuses at these agencies. The FBI is intimately familiar with ‘material omissions’ with respect to their presentations to both Congress and the courts, and they are welcome to make public, to the greatest extent possible, all the information they have on these abuses. Regardless, it’s clear that top officials used unverified information in a court document to fuel a counter-intelligence investigation during an American political campaign. Once the truth gets out, we can begin taking steps to ensure our intelligence agencies and courts are never misused like this again.”

https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=854


6 posted on 01/31/2018 3:15:08 PM PST by Grampa Dave (When is it OUR TURN to keep our own money and live our own dreams!!!!?)
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To: Vendome

Rush has been wrong, many, many, MANY times before, so I’m not taking his word for anything.


7 posted on 01/31/2018 3:15:44 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Kaslin

I’ve heard it read that Rats are saying that the release of this moment would constitute “obstruction of justice” by DJT himself.Of course they’re saying this in anticipation of the start of impeachment proceedings in January 2019.


8 posted on 01/31/2018 3:17:20 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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To: Kaslin

This President will do the right thing.

Can they put ‘swamp dweller’ as a job title on their resume?

I’m sure the prospective employers will find that interesting.


9 posted on 01/31/2018 3:17:34 PM PST by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: Kaslin

I’ve heard it read = I’ve read


10 posted on 01/31/2018 3:18:16 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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To: Kaslin

Go to whitehouse.gov. Send an email to DJT. Tell our POTUS that he gave a great speech—AND, tell him to release the memo TODAY!!!

I just did.


11 posted on 01/31/2018 3:18:51 PM PST by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves."y)
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To: Kaslin

Maybe this is the way Trump is building this memo, getting the media to talk about it constantly and then drop it on them (I hope)


12 posted on 01/31/2018 3:19:16 PM PST by PMAS (All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing)
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13 posted on 01/31/2018 3:19:32 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: blackdog
Train crash was a swim with the fishes message from the deep state.

I'd say probably yes if the 3 garbagemen had left the truck. But, they didn't. How can you pay and motivate people (at least non-suicidal ones) to sit in the truck until the train hits it?

14 posted on 01/31/2018 3:20:02 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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Yes, I think that is a valid fear. The longer the delay, the greater the opportunity for the deep state to marshal the public opposition and their “leaks.” The Rats are already dominating the messaging and a lot of the top management of the DOJ and the FBI have been trying to corral Trump since the beginning. Delay and the charge that the Republicans would be compromising methods and means will get louder and drown all of Nunes good work. Release the memo now or risk not releasing it at all!


15 posted on 01/31/2018 3:20:05 PM PST by Truth29
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To: Kaslin

If Trump prefers to be continuously be undermined by the Deep State,
If Trump prefers the lies about Russia collusion to continue.
If Trump prefers that the criminals at DOJ and FBI are not punished
If Trump prefers not to clean up the DOJ or FBI

Then he won’t release the memo.

Sessions and Wray both seem incapable or unwilling to clean up
the mess. I guess neither one of them wants to get their hands dirty.


16 posted on 01/31/2018 3:21:35 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

I would wait for some toxicology and autopsy findings. Which you will find disappear.


17 posted on 01/31/2018 3:22:40 PM PST by blackdog
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Could be they were three illegals who hate America enough to go full kamikaze.


18 posted on 01/31/2018 3:23:16 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: nopardons

So true. I used to depend on him to some degree as a source of information. These days he isn’t much more than background noise.


19 posted on 01/31/2018 3:24:05 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Free Republic has been reduced to primarily a gathering place for the inane, banal, and obtuse.)
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To: Kaslin

Trump has proven to me he knows exactly what he is doing. I will not second guess him. He also knows what is best for America. You believe in him or you don’t. I do and truly believe he will do what is best in the long run.


20 posted on 01/31/2018 3:24:49 PM PST by IC Ken
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