Posted on 06/10/2018 4:01:18 AM PDT by SkyPilot
The indictment of James Wolfe, 58, former security director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), has sent shockwaves around Washington. Wolfe faces three counts of violating 18 U.S.C. 1001, for making false statements to criminal investigators, and could easily face serious jail time if convicted. After a year of leaks cascading down Capitol Hill, Wolfe is a cautionary tale for many members, staffers and journalists. Yet, one person should be especially discomforted by the indictment: former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe
The Wolfe indictment shows the Justice Department has been actively pursuing leaks out of Congress. Given the lack of prior action, members and staffers may have become emboldened over time, but it now appears the Trump administration has been quietly tracking down the source of some news articles. Wolfe was an obvious concern for any allegations of leaks, given his work at the SSCI for three decades, from 1987 to 2017.
In his capacity, the most sensitive material passed over his desk from the executive branch to the committee. The Justice Department alleges that he “lied to FBI agents in December 2017 about his repeated contacts with three reporters, including through his use of encrypted messaging applications. Wolfe is further alleged to have made false statements to the FBI about providing two reporters with nonpublic information related to the matters occurring before the SSCI.”
The alleged disclosure in this case has proven far more salacious than expected. Wolfe reportedly had an intimate three-year relationship with Ali Watkins, a reporter for the New York Times. The relationship reportedly occurred when Watkins worked for BuzzFeed. It raises ethical issues on the relationship of sources and reporters, but a greater concern is raised by the targeting of a journalist by the FBI.
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I really find it odd that the possibility of some leakers, even McCabe, going to jail makes Sessions’ actions OK. Everyone of us knows that there is more than enough evidence to convict Hillary, Obama, Rice, the Clinton Foundation, Comey, Soros, etc., etc., etc. Do you think any of the big felons will ever be indicted? Tell Mike Flynn and Carter Page how well this strategy of AG recusal and Mueller creation is a good thing.
Also notice that Schiff has been real, real quiet lately. Hmmmmmmmm.
This new story sort of puts the lie to “the leakers are patriots...”. This leaker just wanted some of what the female “journalist” was offering.
Who is “Jen” on the other side” that Lisa Page is writing about?
But just as or perhaps even more importantly is just how many other treasonous leaking bad actors this indicted leaker investigation may flush out of the rat infested swamp.
“Creepy how much Wolfe’s “journalist” looks like McCabes’s daughter in that picture”
The Presstitute is the spitting image of a younger Kellie Martin. (Life Goes On, ER and other TV shows /movies)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellie_Martin#/media/File%3AKellie_Martin_2014.jpg
I want to know if this stroke and page violated policy by texting back and forth during work hours. I would think Judicial Watch or some taxpayer advocacy group could sue them for fraud they claimed full wages while spend time on their phones.
Wow!
how old was lewinsky? 22
Roughly the same...but I don’t think that Bill got 3 years out of it.
McCabe needs to be put on Arkancide watch.
The treason cabal is not going down without a fight.
It couldn’t happen to a “nicer” guy.
The other side maybe DOJ. Not sure who Jen is..
Instead of early retirement, it became a Vested pension when I believe he can't start until either age 55 or 60......
I shall believe that McCabe has suffered REAL disaster once he is tried, convicted and sentenced, and the degree of the disaster depends on the sentence imposed.
Right now, all he is having is a series of bad days, but no permanent damage has yet been inflicted.
I don’t think it does from what I’ve read. The problem those 2 have is conducting FBI business on personal devices and email. In any event, I suspect personal texting content on FBI phones is fairly boring now..
HE should be executed as a warning to others who might consider doing the same.
This whore should get the 30 years.
Mark
I am not certain if the Fainting Felon will ever see criminal charges for her actions.
Not that they aren’t warranted, they are.
Just the same, can you imagine the absolute circus that such a trial would become? The defenders of Felonious von Pantsuit (a.k.a. the entire gaslighting media) would just be completely insane and it would be an absolute shitshow.
Let us speculate further...were she to actually be convicted. Do you think they would ever let her see the inside of a prison cell? Never !!!
Again, the ensuing shitshow.
Seesions is at best an idiot and at worst a traitor.
You don’t take a job and recuse yourself the same day from any and all responsibility.
Then appoint a Clinton operative who names another Clinton operative to investigate and hamstring our President on ridiculous innuendo.
There is no scenario on Earth where this makes sense. You Sessions loving nutjobs make me sick.
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