The spin doctors are at work again. The backlash to the FBI’s raid of Mar-A-Lago is off the charts. Merrick Garland, the person over at the DOJ who pretends he is in charge, is now shucking and jiving with the press about how tormented he was in making the decision to execute the invasion of Mar-A-Lago. According to Garland he wrestled with the decision for several weeks because of the “sensitivity of the national security matter.”
It is all BS. What is the purpose of the “Gang of Eight?”
The Gang of Eight are two members from each party from each house of Congress. Leaders and key officials within both parties are supposed to be informed of ongoing investigative activity that involves the national security of the United States. That’s the mechanism for the DOJ and FBI to avoid the appearance of political targeting.
Of course, to do this, the DOJ and the FBI would need to present evidence that demonstrates the absolute need for the path that the executive branch wants to take. Why didn’t they do this? We all know the answer to that. This is clear evidence that this was a political witch hunt.
It follows on from multiple efforts along these lines since Trump walked down the escalator in June, 2015.
Sundance notes:
On March 20, 2017, we saw for the first time how the newly weaponized DOJ and FBI had intentionally and purposefully begun to stop that notification process as part of their intentional effort to politically weaponize the justice dept. {link}
In that March 2017 hearing, former FBI Director James Comey was asked why the FBI was investigating President Trump for the past eleven months (April ’16 origination), revolving around a Trump-Russia collusion investigation, and not informing congress about the potential national security compromise.
James Comey justified the targeting operation and lack of notification by saying, “because of the sensitivity of the matter(?)” while looking uncomfortable & surprised with the question from representative Elise Stephanik.
The outlook of unilateral authority without oversight lies at the heart of the Trump-Russia collusion and targeting problem. The lack of transparency, and failure to follow the required briefing schedule to congress, was as subtle as a brick through a window, showcasing the political intents of the FBI and DOJ under the Obama administration.
The FBI and DOJ (executive branch) cannot operate unilateral political targeting operations and simultaneously permit oversight (legislative branch). That was the issue spotlighted in the answer from James Comey.
Thinking the unthinkable.
We have a rogue FBI and a rogue DOJ operating outside the law and outside any oversight from the legislative branch for what that would be worth. The junta has taken over the country without any consequences.
PDJT is a flashlight onto the dark, disturbing truth. What more will they do to silence him?