That answer answers everything.
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Posted on 10/04/2019 3:43:32 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A top CIA lawyer attempted to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department weeks ago based on allegations made in the recently released whistleblower complaint, NBC News reported Friday, citing officials familiar with the matter.
CIA general counsel Courtney Simmons Elwood, who was appointed by President Trump, attempted to make the referral, signaling that she and other officials determined that a crime may have been committed based on the whistleblower's allegations that Trump sought to get a foreign government's assistance in the 2020 election.
The timeline of Elwood's contact with the Department of Justice had been previously reported, but NBC is the first to report that she intended it to be a criminal referral over Trump's conduct.
DOJ later declined to launch a criminal probe into Trump's Ukraine call, saying in a statement that it had determined "there was no campaign finance violation and that no further action was warranted."
Elwood had been part of a conference call with John Eisenberg, chief legal adviser to the White House National Security Council, and top DOJ national security lawyer John Demers on Aug. 14.
Elwood and Eisenberg reportedly told Demers that the whistleblower's claims were worth DOJ scrutiny. Elwood was following rules that say there must be a report if there is a reasonable basis to a whistleblower's accusations, which is defined as "facts and circumstances…that would cause a person of reasonable caution to believe that a crime has been, is being, or will be committed," officials told NBC.
DOJ officials have reportedly said that there were unclear on if Elwood was seeking to make a criminal referral and that she was vague on the subject when they reached out for clarification.
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They saved the biggest lie for last:
The whistleblower’s complaint is now at the center of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into Trump.
Deep State attempted coup flatlined.
This is unprecendented. The CIA does not want the origins of the Mueller investigation to be discovered. They are desperate to unseat Trump.
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14 days to rule these claims Credible.
1278 days and counting for IG Horowitz to make a determination.
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Since when does the CIA issue criminal referrals?
Why did the whistleblower get in touch with Adam Schiff?
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“DOJ officials have reportedly said that there were unclear on if Elwood was seeking to make a criminal referral and that she was vague on the subject when they reached out for clarification.”
So, “nevermind?”
I agree; IF this is true, and in the wake of a week of media outright lies, I have no idea if it is, what the HELL is the CIA Legal Counsel doing making a criminal referral to the Justice Department about domestic activities by the President? They are supposed to be a foreign intelligence agency and under the damned Patriot Act are given a bunch of powers to operate against foreign threats to the United States. The President’s conversations are none of their damned business. My impression is that, taken with the Intelligence Community IG’s report that was filed only after the rules were changed four days in advance to allow a hearsay complaint and which the clown didn’t even realize the whistleblower had coordinated with Schiff’s committee, is another example of an out of control bunch of overpaid bureaucrats who need to be put in their place.
Please Explain
I’m really confused
Burn it to the ground, then start an investigation into lawfare to see if they are giving in kind political contributions by guiding these attacks. If everything is baseless and has lawfares fingerprints, start looking into criminal conspiracy and sedition.
The House Rats do NOT have an impeachment inquiry.
Big Media keeps telling us they do, so that even if (in their view) Trump manages to stay in office and/or if he is NEVER impeached, “History” will always associate “impeachment” with Trump.
Big Media knows what they’re doing.
Can someone explain to me how the CIA became so powerful? Why is there even a CIA to begin with? Why can’t intelligence be a branch of the military?
“Appointed by Trump”?
WTF?
Trump sure seems to have a knack for appointing giant piles of s**t to offices...
He needs to do much better at this in the next five years.
Which there was not.
CIA sent criminal
So a former CIA employee who now works for NBC files a complaint based upon second and possible third hand hearsay and the head CIA lawyer refers to the DOJ for criminal prosecution? No wonder the CIA can’t stop terrorists!
There is the DIA, the intelligence arm of the Pentagon. Those people are not Christians In Action.
“Can someone explain to me how the CIA became so powerful?”
W’s father was a big player, am beginning to think he was involved in 11/22/1963, perhaps that’s why Trump won’t release the info.
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