emptywheel

I don't think it's possible to text from the high-side/classified enabled devices (just email), but this could apply to thinking they'd be withheld as LE sensitive or similar.

I think that's it, yeah. Tho does that say Hillary investigation stuff wasn't high side?

Honestly, I'm so confused not sure what conclusions to draw (also FBI practice with the phones could be different from agencies I'm familiar with). I do think (1) scandal element is pure nonsense and (2) these people showed astoundingly bad judgment.

Absolutely agree on 2. I'm sympathetic to those who say we can't decide whether there is a scandal until we understand "insurance" comment. And until we see Trump investigation era ones. We don't know yet. Nor does Horowitz or we'd have a report.

That's fair, though even under the worst assumptions, I struggle to see what undetected malfeasance by either of those two could have actually materially impacted the under-a-microscope Russia investigation.

I think the questions about the dossier are very very real. So if Strzok had a role in that being used, it may be one thing.

And I'd HATE for a Page or Manafort FISA to be the first one where defense attorneys got to show how literal crap gets laundered through FISC for warrants, it does happen.