Posted on 05/08/2019 4:53:32 PM PDT by Kaslin
The cat is out of the bag. You cannot put the toothpaste back in the tube. It seems like the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign. The only thing left is figuring out the final cast of characters. James Comey, Rod Rosenstein, and some other familiar faces should be yanked back onto the Hill to discuss everything. From this apparent spy operation against the Trump campaign to FISA abuses, there are rumblings that the impending IG report on these abuses will be “scorching.” So, is there panic? There might be, especially after former Director of National Intelligence under Obama, James Clapper, nuked the FBI’s position that no spying occurred against the Trump team in 2016. The New York Times reported that some woman named Azra Turk was sent over by the FBI (or CIA) to oversee the spying operation, which also included longtime CIA operative Stefan Halper trying to infiltrate the campaign. Ms. Turk reportedly was a “honeypot” trying to pump information out of George Papadopoulos, who said he has no gripes with the Times’ piece other than he thought Turk was CIA. Yeah, former CIA director under Obama, John Brennan, is also on the list of people who need to get the hell back to the Hill to answer questions.
Yet, Michael Goodwin of the NY Post also noted how it’s a bit disturbing that the liberal media takes all of this at face value. How do we know this wasn’t a plot to stop Trump from being elected? How do we know nothing illegal occurred? All should be answered in due time. With Attorney General William Barr at the helm at DOJ, I have confidence that this will happen.
Top. Men. pic.twitter.com/EtdVXAAJ8x— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) May 8, 2019
.@Comey on Barr saying the Trump camp was spied on: "I have no idea what he’s talking about. The FBI doesn’t spy. The FBI investigates. The Republicans need to breathe into a paper bag." pic.twitter.com/8P4m9s5Rvs— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 8, 2019
Still, Comey asserts that the FBI doesn’t spy, which is absurd in the post-9/11 world. Of course, the FBI is an intelligence agency. It’s the domestic arm of that community, while the CIA handles foreign surveillance. FBI Director Wray also tried to run interference on this narrative (via NBC News):
FBI Director Chris Wray said Tuesday that he would not describe the federal government's surveillance, such as that conducted on President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, as "spying," as Attorney General William Barr has.
During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Wray was asked by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., about Barr's statement last month that "spying did occur" on the Trump campaign.
"I was very concerned by his use of the word spying, which I think is a loaded word," Shaheen said. "When FBI agents conduct investigations against alleged mobsters, suspected terrorists, other criminals, do you believe they're engaging in spying when they're following FBI investigative policies and procedures?"
"That's not the term I would use," Wray said of "spying." "So, I would say that's a no to that question."
But Clapper had already come in like a wrecking ball, saying what happened to the Trump campaign fits the dictionary definition of—wait for it—spying. Of course, he also spun it to make it seem less pernicious, but it’s becoming clear that some unprecedented operation was executed against a rival presidential campaign (via Free Beacon)
Clapper on Obama Admin.: What They Did to Trump Campaign 'Meets the Dictionary Definition of Spying'
James Clapper, a CNN contributor and former Director of National Intelligence, admitted last Friday that what the Obama administration did to the Trump campaign "meets the dictionary definition of spying."
Clapper, who served as the DNI during the Obama administration, appeared on CNN's Situation Room to discuss new revelations that the FBI sent an undercover agent to meet with George Papadopoulos in London in 2016, backtracking from his prior comments about there not being any spying.
"Was it spying?" asked host Wolf Blitzer.
"Well, yeah I guess it meets the dictionary definition of spying—surveillance or spying, a term I don't particularly like," Clapper said. "It's not a term used by intelligence people. It has a negative connotation, a rogue operation, out of control, not in compliance of the law, and that's not the case at all."
So, you may not like the term, Obama-ites and liberal media clowns, but that’s what happened. And frankly, we don’t care if you’re uncomfortable with the term. We won. We’re going to find out what you did and brutal retribution should be carried out to those responsible.
And the truth shall set you free!
Bttt.
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James Comey, Rod Rosenstein, and some other familiar faces (especially Brennan) should be.................
....................tried convicted and hanged.
Life after “Anything Goes”.....those heady days when Hillary was considered a shoo-in.
Now it’s time to face the music.
Hey Liz!
I’ve been off on other ventures and resources but now y’all have hit the Quodverum Social Media Platform.
Its kinda like Twitter but managed by and used by adults.
https://social.quodverum.com/web/statuses/102063143883092387
..tried convicted and hanged.
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In no particular order.
Democrats supporting Trump on China. Could they be hedging their bets? Just in case things turn so much in his favor.
I’m holding my breath.
You forgot that before hanging, they should be drawn and quartered. THAT is how you stop people from launching a coup in the future.
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I wondered the same. Schumer and Pelosi must have huddled around one bone (the China face off) to toss approvingly to POTUS, to hedge their bets. Otherwise, they could have mocked or groused about this show down, or brushed off the question.
Nothing new in this drama queenesque article from Townhall. They regurgitate the same reporting carrying different titles. I’ve seen the same information that’s conveyed within this report within a dozen articles posted here to FR from Townhall.
It’s becoming tiresome seeing the same over and over. It’s akin to watching Hannity bloviating the same old tired lines repeatedly.
For at least 2 years any non-imbecile with intellectual curiosity has known beyond ANY doubt whatsoever that they were illegally trying to stop Trump from being elected.
Dear Town Hall and every other self-bankrupting old media publication: Spying occurred. Crimes were committed.
Wray has always seemed like a dud.
Hope I’m wrong, but that’s the impression I’ve gotten.
Someone is anyone’s weak ally. At best.
And Yet our Brilliant Repubs have subpoena Trump Jr over that meeting that he has already talked to them about.
Where are the subpooena’s for the named above in the article?
Our freaking idiot party just sucks. We got the rabid dog Den party smearing Barr, now contempt charges and our party wants Trump Jr to talk to them again. Great Harris and Booker and Hawaiian Senator get to tear them a new a**
Steele's stunning pre-FISA confession: Informant needed to air Trump dirt before election John Solomon-May 07, 2019(excerpt)
Everything else in the memo was redacted. The FOIA notes contain this explanation for the redactions: "Classified by FBI on 4/25/2019 - Class: SECRET."
In other words, the FBI under Director Christopher Wray classified the document as "secret" just a few days ago. To add injury to insult, the FBI added this hopeful note: "Declassify on 12/31/2041." That would be 25 years after the 2016 election.
Wray is actively covering up "Spygate." He's one of them.
<<....................tried convicted and hanged.>>
Why waste good money on a scaffold, rope and pay for a hangman. Apache justice is cheaper and more effective.
The convicted dig a hole deep enough so they are up to the neck. Zip tie their hands behind their back. Fill in the hole, smear honey on their face and turn the red ants loose.
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We MUST stop voting for Bush League Republicans and elect people who side with the citizens and the rule of law.
Worth repeating! Thank you for posting as you do!
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