The senate's criminal referral of Christopher Steele in essence asks the FBI to investigate a source with whom FBI officials collaborated, and whose evidence they used in a fashion that’s under congressional investigation. (Continued)
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The criminal referral was addressed to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein-- who himself signed at least one of the questionable wiretap applications using the Steele dossier. (Continued)
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The criminal referral was also addressed to FBI Director Christopher Wray whose choice for general counsel, Dana Boente, also signed at least one of the wiretap applications. (Continued)
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Boente replaced FBI General Counsel James Baker, a confidante of former FBI Director James Comey, who signed three of the wiretap applications. (Baker was reassigned in December after questions arose about leaks promoting the anti-Trump material in the dossier.) (Continued)
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Last June, Comey admitted that he secretly orchestrated a leak to the press to prompt a special counsel investigation of any Trump-Russia ties. Robert Mueller was appointed two days later. More Here:http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/372328-senate-documents-show-fbi-trying-to-suppress-release-of-new-trump-dossier …
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While I don't assume that any of those names have committed any crime, and we should assume they are very honest brokers, even the *appearance* of a conflict must be avoided -- and this investigation is too close to too many insider players.
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The inspector general
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I don't think he has prosecutorial authority. And in the past when he's tried to interview say attorney general, and the attorney general says no, he ends up with reports saying "Well we don't know what he did because he wouldn't do an interview." so...
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Wow, interesting...by the way, I read your book “stonewalled”. An eye opening read and great book
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@POTUS has plenary powers in this matter to appoint a special commission to investigate the investigators and assure the IG's have not been corrupted as well. March 5, 2015 discovered Benghazi cmte never notified intel ICIG's re Clinton breach SO I CALLED them (They did zip) -
Obama retaliatory actions against IG's were swift Nov 20, 2009 “This firing creates a chilling effect on the efforts of Inspectors General to investigate waste and wrongdoing by those politically connected to this President,” said Rep. Darrell Issa.https://oversight.house.gov/report/the-firing-of-the-inspector-general-for-the-corporation-for-national-and-community-service/ …
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You are one of the last true Journalist out there!
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and...Sessions is recused so Dep AG Rosenstein is the only one who can assign a Special Counsel...but won't because he is implicated.
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Great thread. This investigation looks to have same circular path as the use of the dossier to get FISA approval.
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While it is probably possible to tease out a difference between a conflict of interest, and an appearance thereof; certainly, in public service, an appearance is quite sufficient to disqualify anyone. A conflict does not involve wrongdoing, and is not removed by innocence.
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Never in my life have I seen the news media go out of its way to actually UNCONNECT the preponderance of dots swirling around this caper. It'd be a miracle if there's nothing here. But, we know better and....
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