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General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Topic started by: mystery-ak on June 14, 2018, 02:35:46 pm
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Comey Broke From FBI Procedures in Clinton Probe, Watchdog Finds
Comey Broke From FBI Procedures in Clinton Probe, Watchdog Finds
By Chris Strohm
June 14, 2018, 9:07 AM CDT Updated on June 14, 2018, 9:20 AM CDT
Inspector general probed an array of FBI, Justice decisions
The findings may give Trump fresh grounds for criticism
Former FBI Director James Comey “deviated†from FBI and Justice Department procedures in handling the probe into Hillary Clinton, damaging the law enforcement agencies’ image of impartiality even though he wasn’t motivated by political bias, the department’s watchdog found in a highly anticipated report.
“While we did not find that these decisions were the result of political bias on Comey’s part, we nevertheless concluded that by departing so clearly and dramatically from FBI and department norms, the decisions negatively impacted the perception of the FBI and the department as fair administrators of justice,†Inspector General Michael Horowitz said in the report’s conclusions, which were obtained Thursday by Bloomberg News.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-14/comey-broke-from-fbi-procedures-in-clinton-probe-watchdog-finds (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-14/comey-broke-from-fbi-procedures-in-clinton-probe-watchdog-finds)
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Republican critics seized on revelations from the inspector general that two FBI officials who worked on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, exchanged text messages sharply critical of Trump. Mueller removed Strzok from the inquiry after the texts were discovered, and Page has since left the FBI.
“We did not find documentary or testimonial evidence that improper considerations, including political bias, directly affected the specific investigative actions we reviewed,†Horowitz said in the report to be issued Thursday. “The conduct by these employees cast a cloud over the entire FBI investigation.â€
BS....damn it
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Right. No political bias.
They think we're that stupid.
How about mountains of circumstantial evidence? Did you find any of that?
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Sigh!!!
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Exactly as expected. And nothing will come from it, as always. We are so screwed.
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I don't really care why Comey did it. The fact that he did it shows he is incompetent. This pretty much destroys the Lefts meme that Comey was fired without cause and that he is an unimpeachable person.
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Who's gonna say the magic words?
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Which is worse?
Blithering Idiot
or
Conniving Scoundrel
:smokin:
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Which is worse?
Blithering Idiot
or
Conniving Scoundrel
:smokin:
Exactly. No matter how this coin flips, it comes up pretty bad for Comey. He is being fingered for negatively impacting the FBI. Devastating.
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Comey is hated by Clinton people and Trump people. That's pretty impressive.
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Comey is hated by Clinton people and Trump people. That's pretty impressive.
While there well may be some Clinton people who hate Comey, the Clintons are not among them.
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While there well may be some Clinton people who hate Comey, the Clintons are not among them.
If I recall, he was one of the people Hillary blamed for her loss. (everyone but herself).
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FBI agent in texts: 'We'll stop' Trump from becoming president
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/392284-fbi-agent-in-texts-well-stop-trump-from-becoming-president (http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/392284-fbi-agent-in-texts-well-stop-trump-from-becoming-president)
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FBI agent in texts: 'We'll stop' Trump from becoming president
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/392284-fbi-agent-in-texts-well-stop-trump-from-becoming-president (http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/392284-fbi-agent-in-texts-well-stop-trump-from-becoming-president)
Well golly, that doesn't sound politically motivated at all. *****rollingeyes*****
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Now we know why the delay since February. It took this long to sanitize the report to make Comey and McCabe look innocent. No political bias my ass.
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"treasonous act" may be correct.
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Chad Pergram
â€Verified account @ChadPergram
29m29 minutes ago
Oversight Cmte Chair Gowdy: I am alarmed, angered, and deeply disappointed by the Inspector General's finding of numerous failures by DOJ and FBI in investigating potential Espionage Act violations by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Chad Pergram
â€Verified account @ChadPergram
30m30 minutes ago
Gowdy on DoJ IG rpt: This report confirms investigative decisions made by the FBI during the pendency of this investigation were unprecedented and deviated from traditional investigative procedures in favor of a much more permissive and voluntary approach.
Chad Pergram
â€Verified account @ChadPergram
29m29 minutes ago
Gowdy on DoJ IG rpt on Clinton/'16: The investigation was mishandled. The investigatory conclusions were reached before the end of the witness interviews. The July 5th press conference marked a serious violation of policy and process.
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Chad Pergram
â€Verified account @ChadPergram
29m29 minutes ago
Gowdy on DoJ IG rpt on '16 election: The treatment afforded to former Secretary Clinton and other potential subjects and targets was starkly different from the FBI's investigation into Trump campaign officials.
Chad Pergram
â€Verified account @ChadPergram
29m29 minutes ago
Gowdy on DoJ IG rpt: Comey violated Dept policy in several significant ways. The FBI's actions and those of..Comey severely damaged the credibility of the investigation, the public's ability to rely on the results of the investigation & the very institutions he claims to revere
Chad Pergram
â€Verified account @ChadPergram
28m28 minutes ago
Gowdy: The report also conclusively shows an alarming and destructive level of animus displayed by top officials at the FBI. Peter Strzok's manifest bias trending toward animus casts a pall on this investigation. Bias is so pernicious and malignant
Chad Pergram
â€Verified account @ChadPergram
28m28 minutes ago
Gowdy on DoJ IG rpt & Peter Strzok: His bias impacted his decision making and he assigned to himself the role of stopping the Trump campaign or ending a Trump Presidency.
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Ben Shapiro
â€Verified account @benshapiro
22m22 minutes ago
Strzok text is extraordinary evidence of attempted targeting -- and the DOJ's refusal to turn it over to Congress is just as extraordinary. The American public are right to be deeply skeptical of this investigation. Mueller had better have something incredible.
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Didn't gowdy just speak out supporting the FBI and condemning critics?
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Right. No political bias.
They think we're that stupid.
How about mountains of circumstantial evidence? Did you find any of that?
Too early for this?
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BS....damn it
That HAD to be an edit.
We need to see all the drafts of this report.
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That HAD to be an edit.
We need to see all the drafts of this report.
@mystery-ak @DCPatriot
No political bias so what was the motivation?
Was it incompetence? Why was this one investigation handled so differently.
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@mystery-ak @DCPatriot
No political bias so what was the motivation?
Was it incompetence? Why was this one investigation handled so differently.
Well Gowdy is pissed and that says a lot as he was defending them all last week...this is a total whitewash especially when you allow the participants to add and change their stories...what a let down
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Well Gowdy is pissed and that says a lot as he was defending them all last week...this is a total whitewash especially when you allow the participants to add and change their stories...what a let down
I was hopeful of something resembling justice. But I wasn't expecting it.
Face it, we're well on our way to becoming an oligarchy where there is a ruling class. The ruling elite are not held to the same laws as everyone else.
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Read the IG report on Justice, FBI, Clinton emails
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/392314-read-the-ig-report-on-justice-fbi-clinton-emails (http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/392314-read-the-ig-report-on-justice-fbi-clinton-emails)
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Ben Shapiro
â€Verified account @benshapiro
22m22 minutes ago
Strzok text is extraordinary evidence of attempted targeting -- and the DOJ's refusal to turn it over to Congress is just as extraordinary. The American public are right to be deeply skeptical of this investigation. Mueller had better have something incredible.
He doesn't. Not against Trump. If he did it would already have leaked out and Trump would already be under the impeachment process. They got nuthin. But they've been known to "create" evidence if/when there is none they can use. Example of this would be Mueller prosecuting four innocent men based on bogus "evidence". I put nothing past them.
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GOP trio warn DOJ, FBI input may have corrupted inspector general report
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/gop-trio-warn-doj-fbi-input-may-have-corrupted-inspector-general-report (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/gop-trio-warn-doj-fbi-input-may-have-corrupted-inspector-general-report)
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James Comey didn't know Anthony Weiner was married to Clinton aide Huma Abedin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/james-comey-didnt-know-anthony-weiner-was-married-to-clinton-aide-huma-abedin (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/james-comey-didnt-know-anthony-weiner-was-married-to-clinton-aide-huma-abedin)
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It doesn't matter at all what all the people in this cabal did. It only matters whether or not anyone will file charges. And from what I have seen from Sessions so far, I'm not confident that anything substantive will happen.
The people involved may be fired, or censured, or reprimanded, or held in contempt, or whatever. But no criminal charges will be filed. That seems to be way it works these days.
Yes. They are guilty as hell. But we are not going to do anything about it.
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It doesn't matter at all what all the people in this cabal did. It only matters whether or not anyone will file charges. And from what I have seen from Sessions so far, I'm not confident that anything substantive will happen.
The people involved may be fired, or censured, or reprimanded, or held in contempt, or whatever. But no criminal charges will be filed. That seems to be way it works these days.
Yes. They are guilty as hell. But we are not going to do anything about it.
Sessions won't have anything to do with it. All criminal referrals will be dealt with by U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah John W. Huber.
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James Comey didn't know Anthony Weiner was married to Clinton aide Huma Abedin.
I’ll give him a pass on that. Many people believe Huma and Hillary are married.
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Right. No political bias.
They think we're that stupid.
How about mountains of circumstantial evidence? Did you find any of that?
Well, I have said, that since Obama, Cook County went national.
This is how corruption is not only institutionalized, but endemic to how the entire apparatus of government operates. You cannot remove it without collapsing the government itself - so everyone learns how to get along and placate it.
And future reports will assuage and massage and justify overt corruption.
Welcome to being Soviet comrades!
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James Comey defiant after IG report release: I do not agree with all the findings, but I respect the process
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/james-comey-defiant-after-ig-report-release-i-do-not-agree-with-all-the-findings-but-i-respect-the-process (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/james-comey-defiant-after-ig-report-release-i-do-not-agree-with-all-the-findings-but-i-respect-the-process)
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Face it, we're well on our way to becoming an oligarchy where there is a ruling class. The ruling elite are not held to the same laws as everyone else.
"Well on the way'??
Where have you been?
Hello? We're here now!
Isn't the insane witch hunt on Trump all the evidence you need to know that we are already living under an oligarchy of ruling elites in a political caste system?
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Sessions won't have anything to do with it. All criminal referrals will be dealt with by U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah John W. Huber.
I haven't heard of any criminal referrals...yet
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James Comey didn't know Anthony Weiner was married to Clinton aide Huma Abedin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/james-comey-didnt-know-anthony-weiner-was-married-to-clinton-aide-huma-abedin (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/james-comey-didnt-know-anthony-weiner-was-married-to-clinton-aide-huma-abedin)
Please..he was the head of the FBI for christsakesthey were investigating Weiner and Huma's emails...don't believe Comey for a second
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Just as I thought, a big bag of nothing.
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Just as I thought, a big bag of nothing.
Yup...nothing that we didn't already know....just makes me sick!
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Yup...nothing that we didn't already know....just makes me sick!
We're officially a "Banana Republic".
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I’m back and forth between Shapiro’s and Aliahpundit’s Twitters, and it’s one thing after another. WOW.
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I haven't heard of any criminal referrals...yet
If history is a guide, you never will. They are just running out the clock on all this stuff, with investigations that go on forever. It's only a matter of time until all of this is in the history books. And then it seems absurd prosecute anyone for something that happened ten years ago. Lois Lerner? Fast and Furious? All just vaporized into history with nothing at all being done about anything.
They do it all the time. They are very good at it.
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All you're going to hear about tonight on the news is the Trump Family Foundation.
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All you're going to hear about tonight on the news is the Trump Family Foundation.
Perfectly timed doncha think.
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I haven't heard of any criminal referrals...yet
Nor have I and really don't expect to.
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Dozens of FBI agents violating policy by schmoozing with the press: IG report
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dozens-fbi-agents-violating-policy-schmoozing-with-press-doj-ig-report (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dozens-fbi-agents-violating-policy-schmoozing-with-press-doj-ig-report)
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James Comey floated Hillary Clinton special counsel after 'highly classified' tip about Loretta Lynch: IG report
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/james-comey-floated-hillary-clinton-special-counsel-after-highly-classified-tip-about-loretta-lynch-ig-report (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/james-comey-floated-hillary-clinton-special-counsel-after-highly-classified-tip-about-loretta-lynch-ig-report)
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Live links for FBI Director Wray press conference @ approx 5:30PM EDT
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/14/fbi-director-wray-press-conference-ig-report/703108002/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/14/fbi-director-wray-press-conference-ig-report/703108002/)
http://rsbnetwork.com/2018/06/live-fbi-director-holds-press-conference-after-ig-report-released/ (http://rsbnetwork.com/2018/06/live-fbi-director-holds-press-conference-after-ig-report-released/)
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There is no reason besides politics for Comey to act as he did. None.
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Integrity honor two of the three words in the FBI motto.
Both of which they have thrown away. Fire em all. Starting with the dancing back flip shoot someone guy.
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There is no reason besides politics for Comey to act as he did. None.
The news is leading with 'the IG found no political motive in Comey's behavior' then adding 'but found he acted improperly when he re-opened the email case just prior to the 2016 election'.
Insult to injury. 9999hair out0000
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As I said, the corruption at Mordor on the Potomac is endemic to the operation of government itself.
There is no stopping it or slowing it down. It infects everything in government and everything government touches.
There is no civil way to arrest this lawless and corruption which in itself has now become 'the law'.
Welcome to being Soviet folks.
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Alan Dershowitz on IG report: DOJ watchdog should have been much tougher on Comey
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/06/14/alan-dershowitz-on-ig-report-doj-watchdog-should-have-been-much-tougher-on-comey.html (http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/06/14/alan-dershowitz-on-ig-report-doj-watchdog-should-have-been-much-tougher-on-comey.html)
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Alan Dershowitz on IG report: DOJ watchdog should have been much tougher on Comey
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/06/14/alan-dershowitz-on-ig-report-doj-watchdog-should-have-been-much-tougher-on-comey.html (http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/06/14/alan-dershowitz-on-ig-report-doj-watchdog-should-have-been-much-tougher-on-comey.html)
I suspect that he was. It's obvious to me that what we are seeing today has been greatly watered down.
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The presser with Wray is a total joke..I can barely watch it..
WHITE WASH
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The presser with Wray is a total joke..I can barely watch it..
WHITE WASH
Why am I not surprised?
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The presser with Wray is a total joke..I can barely watch it..
WHITE WASH
Wray is a real problem. Praising the FBI to the heavens. Sickening.
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David Limbaugh
†@DavidLimbaugh
36s37 seconds ago
What do you mean this doesn’t impugn the FBI’s integrity? Sounds like he’s using this press conference as an opportunity to glorify the bureau — I’m not quite feeling the humility here. Like a damn Clinton apology.
Tammy Bruce
â€Verified account @HeyTammyBruce
36s37 seconds ago
But don’t worry, they’re going to have a training! 👍
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Well folks...this is just a damn shame....no on is accountable...
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Rest easy everyone: Wray says the FBI "brand is doing just fine."
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Well folks...this is just a damn shame....no on is accountable...
The culture of Washington D. C. in a nutshell.
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"The presser with Wray is a total joke."
It was evil and depressing too.
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I suspect that he was. It's obvious to me that what we are seeing today has been greatly watered down.
The Fox is in charge of the Hen House.
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Meanwhile they'll give a military guy years in prison for the slightest infraction.
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"The presser with Wray is a total joke."
It was evil and depressing too.
PAGE: "[Trump's] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!"
STRZOK: "No. No he won't. We'll stop it."
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PAGE: "[Trump's] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!"
STRZOK: "No. No he won't. We'll stop it."
But there was no political bias in that mind you!
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But there was no political bias in that mind you!
Not even a smidgen! The liberals are going to take so many victory laps on this, nobody will ever be punished for this travesty. This is a black day.
9999hair out0000
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Not even a smidgen! The liberals are going to take so many victory laps on this, nobody will ever be punished for this travesty. This is a black day.
9999hair out0000
It's up to Sessions and Huber now. Guess we'll see what they're made of.
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It's up to Sessions and Huber now. Guess we'll see what they're made of.
We are so screwed.
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Not even a smidgen! The liberals are going to take so many victory laps on this, nobody will ever be punished for this travesty. This is a black day.
9999hair out0000
The next time a conservative or republican politician gets hauled in for spitting on the sidewalk and we mention this farce we'll be accused of 'whataboutism'.
At times like this I wish I preferred watching Dancin With the Stars to following politics.
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The next time a conservative or republican politician gets hauled in for spitting on the sidewalk and we mention this farce we'll be accused of 'whataboutism'.
At times like this I wish I preferred watching Dancin With the Stars to following politics.
@skeeter
Seriously, once you accept that things aren't going to change---or if so, only for a short time---you don't waste time getting angry anymore. Escapist entertainment is underrated.
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@skeeter
Seriously, once you accept that things aren't going to change---or if so, only for a short time---you don't waste time getting angry anymore. Escapist entertainment is underrated.
I'm coming over to your way of thinking. Like Elvis Costello sang, "Well I used to be disgusted/but now I try to be amused."
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It's up to Sessions and Huber now. Guess we'll see what they're made of.
Huber's hands are tied as he has not one single criminal referral to work with.
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It's up to Sessions and Huber now. Guess we'll see what they're made of.
No, it's not up to them.
The Oligarchy running Mordor on the Potomac calls the shots.
The Mafia would be more honest if they were running the show than the despots and Oligarchs that run it now.
There is no justice in this country anymore - nor the rule of law. We have the rule of the Oligarchy and the political castes, where means to achieve ends are protected - and us little people that are to be made examples of if any of us dare cross the Beast.
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I'm coming over to your way of thinking. Like Elvis Costello sang, "Well I used to be disgusted/but now I try to be amused."
@dfwgator
Lol, listen, my blood pressure is below normal and I'm happy to keep it that way. Let's go get Netflix.
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No, it's not up to them.
The Oligarchy running Mordor on the Potomac calls the shots.
The Mafia would be more honest if they were running the show than the despots and Oligarchs that run it now.
There is no justice in this country anymore - nor the rule of law. We have the rule of the Oligarchy and the political castes, where means to achieve ends are protected - and us little people that are to be made examples of if any of us dare cross the Beast.
I agree. We don't have a legitimate government. It is run by unelected bureaucrats who defy Congress with impunity.
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I agree. We don't have a legitimate government. It is run by unelected bureaucrats who defy Congress with impunity.
That definitely seems to be the current state of affairs!
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I agree. We don't have a legitimate government. It is run by unelected bureaucrats who defy Congress with impunity.
Not only that, they have threatened Members of Congress with aggressive investigations if they try to stop them. Look at what Rosenswine did this past week or two.
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Didn't gowdy just speak out supporting the FBI and condemning critics?
No he supported letting the IG investigate and present it's findings.
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I agree. We don't have a legitimate government. It is run by unelected bureaucrats who defy Congress with impunity.
Well unless and until an effective number of We The People wake up to that reality and come to grips with the fact that the current government system is wholly illegitimate and perverted beyond redemption via the institutions they have corrupted - we will all continue to suffer despotism's grip until it becomes inescapable and a raw hard tyranny becomes the norm that everyone has grown accustomed.
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No he supported letting the IG investigate and present it's findings.
Now they have, and Gowdy's not happy about it. It's a shame he stuck a sock in his own mouth, because now he's not going to do anything but bitch about it.
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Now they have, and Gowdy's not happy about it. It's a shame he stuck a sock in his own mouth, because now he's not going to do anything but bitch about it.
It's clear Gowdy is not anymore happy about what he is reading than you or I.
“This report confirms investigative decisions made by the FBI during the pendency of the investigation were unprecedented and deviated from traditional investigative procedures,†said Gowdy in a statement, adding that it “conclusively shows an alarming and destructive level of animus displayed by top officials at the FBI.â€
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We love Trey, we love him not......
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More than one set of FBI lovebirds:
https://www.weeklystandard.com/eric-felten/meet-the-other-amorous-fbi-staffers-who-texted-about-the-clinton-email-investigation (https://www.weeklystandard.com/eric-felten/meet-the-other-amorous-fbi-staffers-who-texted-about-the-clinton-email-investigation)
"Agent 1 was one of the key players in the investigation—one of just four “case agents†on the probe—and he not only expressed his political support for Clinton, he advocated against subjecting Hillary to an FBI interview. ...Ever been forced to do something you adamantly opposed....
Take his message to Agent 5 after completing the questioning of Clinton: “done interviewing the President.â€
Certainly not a trace of political bias at the FBI.
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Very, very disappointing.
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@skeeter
Seriously, once you accept that things aren't going to change---or if so, only for a short time---you don't waste time getting angry anymore. Escapist entertainment is underrated.
My brain knows you're right, but hope springs eternal.
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My brain knows you're right, but hope springs eternal.
@skeeter
Tbh, I know what you mean.