REPUBLICAN HOUSE JUDICIARY REPORT FULLY VINDICATED
FBI KNEW IN JANUARY 2017 THAT THE BASES OF THEIR INVESTIGATION WAS A FRAUD
While the media headlines spewed that the IG report believed that the initiation of the Russia Collusion investigation was legitimate they failed to tell the rest of the story. He also stated that he found no physical evidence or testimony that indicated bias. It has become the custom of the mainstream media to only focus on the news that supports their biased agenda. They continued yesterday.
Remember the Inspector General of the Department of Justice is limited in the scope of his investigation. He can not interview former employees. He can not interview parties not employed by the Department of Justice. He can not issue subpoenas. He can not indict. His focus is limited to gathering information as to what happened but not to draw conclusions as to motives etc. He has indicated that much has been refereed to the Attorney general and the Special prosecutor Durham.
To sum up what the report does tell is this.
The investigation began when an Australian diplomat relayed to the FBI that George Papadoppulas, a low level consultant of the Trump campaign, had confided in him that he had heard that the Russians had Hillary Clinton's missing emails. What Horowitz did not reveal as he could not interview foreigners or anyone who is not an employee of the DOJ, is that Papadoppulas was lured to a meeting in Europe were he was informed by a contact who is connected to the CIA that the Russians had Clinton's missing emails. Popadoppulas was then approached by the Australian diplomat, who has connections to the Hillary Clinton campaign, Who then in a casual situation in a bar struck up a conversation concerning emails etc and Papadoppulas relayed the rumor that the Russians had the missing emails. This was the first basis to begin the investigation into the Trump campaign. Papadoppulas was later indicted and for lying to the FBI. He should be the first to receive a full pardon.
Then there was the Steele Dossier that was paid for by the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton Campaign. This indicated that many members of the Trump campaign were Russian agents and that Russians had dirt on Donald Trump. It was compiled by Christopher Steele a former British intelligence officer that compiled it from information received second and third hand from Russian informants. It was used to get a Foreign Intelligence Warrant to surveil Carter Page who they claimed was in contact with Russians. Which in effect gave them the ability to surveil the Trump campaign. They did not inform the court that it was produced by a political opposition party. It did not inform the court that Page was a informant for the CIA and had been vetted by the CIA. The FBI knew in January 2017, before Donald Trump's inauguration, that this dossier was false and misinformation. The FBI interviewed one of principal sources of the information who revealed it was all made up as opposition research for a political campaign. They then continued the investigation and renewed the FISA warrant 3 times while knowing it was false. They also continued to leak false information to the media and ruined the lives of many people connected to the Trump campaign.
Horowitz also revealed that the FBI used the usual interviews to update the campaign on security risks to gather incriminating information on the campaign. They wore wires to entrap. This is what they did to General Flynn, another prime candidate for full pardon and also monetary damages for legal costs and destruction of his reputation.
The Inspector general stated that there were 17 instances of unexplained discrepancies in these FISA warrants. He did not talk motives or reasons. Just the facts. All this is now in the hands of the Attorney general and the Prosecutor Durham who do have the ability to subpoena, convene a Grand Jury and indict. This case has been expanded to a criminal investigation. Durham and Barr have traveled around the world interviewing those people of interest.
The Media and the Democrats have already begun the attack on Attorney general Barr and the special council Durham. They know what is coming. They also know the truth and have known the truth for years. What should the penalty be for those who knew this was indeed a hoax and continued to push this false story? One must wonder if this rush to impeachment is not just a distraction to shift the focus from the real crimes that have been committed. This whole thing needs to be exposed and those who are involved prosecuted. The intelligence community needs a wholesale cleansing to restore it reputation.
Can't imagine how this investigation could have been authorized w/o Oval Office approval
ReplyDeleteMr. Sherman, you must remember the IG only had authority to look at the DOJ, the investigation by Prosecutor Durham can look at the CIA, oversees players,the State Department and anywhere else that it may lead. There is evidence that there was a meeting in the white House on Jan. 6 2017, that included Comey, Brennan, Clapper and others. I would expect those transcripts will be scrutinized. This situation must be corrected if the faith in these government agencies is to be restored. Inspector Horowitz seems to have done a thorough and non-biased job. He is a collector of information only.
ReplyDeleteIt is discouraging to see the spinning of this report by the media. Do they rally believe they can just bury this? There is an excellent article on Real clear Politics that views this report in much the same way.
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