Now that declassification has been announced, what can be expected from the Democrats? Keep in mind that the potential legal exposure of members of the Obama administration is considerable. Already there is a scramble to deflect blame by some of the chief participants in the Russia narrative hoax.
On Thursday night PDJT issued a memo which gave AG Barr specific powers and marching orders relating to declassifying matters relevant to the Russia investigation and its origins. What exactly is the authority that PDJT has delegated to AG Barr?
To understand this one first has to understand what the President’s authority is on classification and declassification. The President has the power to classify and declassify anything. This makes sense since he is the commander-in-chief. Independent experts as well as experts on both sides of the aisle agree concerning this legal power of the president. Whether such actions are wise or not is another story.
Normal classification and declassification duties are usually performed by people lower in the food chain so to speak. This is because they have been delegated to do so, usually by an appointee chosen by the President. These kinds of activities take place in many different departments within the federal government.
Friday will not be a slow news day this week. After two years of being on the defensive while the Deep State and its political allies attempted to undermine his presidency, attempted to oust him and attempted to cover up the illegal activities of the Obama administration (Not. One. Single. Whisper. Of. Scandal.), PDJT is striking back.
PDJT and his wife visited the graves of some of our country’s heroes in Arlington cemetery during the day on Thursday. President Trump paid his respects by placing American flags at several gravesites during an ear
Thursday was an interesting day. Over in Italy it is reported that Prime Minister Giuseppe Conté has requested the resignations of six top Italian intelligence officials. The resignation requests are being interpreted as a reaction to the possible exposing of collusion with U.S. intelligence officials during the 2016 U.S. election in the operation now known as “Spygate.”
Keep in mind that Conté is the head of a new government, one that was not in place in 2016. Also keep in mind that Joseph Mifsud, who had largely disappeared from public view, had been found in Rome. Mifsud is closely linked to George Papadopoulos and the “Spygate” schemes that were hatched overseas.
An interesting article appeared a few days ago over at CTH. In it Sundance, with the help of some individuals who did a deep dive into some recently released FOIA material, exposes more corruption in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
The article documents an entrapment scheme on George Papadopoulos run by the SC’s office.
Key takeaways from this article are:
Eric Felten over at Real Clear Investigations has written a piece that provides a clear insight into the mindsets and attitudes of those who were running theFBI and DOJ departments during the Obama administration.
AG Barr has started to investigate spying. However, as Felten points out, spying is just one of possible multiple violations of investigative rules and ethics committed by agents, lawyers, managers, and officials at the FBI and the DOJ.
For three years (2016-2018), Bill Priestap was assistant director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division, which meant he oversaw the FBI’s global counterintelligence efforts.
Felten takes a deep dive into the testimony that Priestap provided to Congress in a closed-door interview in the summer of 2018. Priestap’s testimony provides a “rare insight into the attitudes and thoughts of officials who launched the Russia probe and the probe of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.”
Two years of innuendo, leaks, “bombshell” announcements, etc. The Deep State led by Democratic operatives has tried to make it clear that they are in charge in this country. They have tried to send a message that anyone who stands in their way is a target. They will smear them, bankrupt them, run them out of restaurants, shoot them on a ball field, etc.
During the Mueller investigation PDJT gave the investigation unprecedented access to White House advisers and staff. Transparency was the norm not an exception. This was a far cry from the Obama administration that blocked investigations at every turn.
In the end the Special Counsel (SC) declined to pursue charges against any American for conspiring to interfere with the 2016 election. However, he failed in his duty to decide on the question of “obstruction.” Although the investigation was not impeded in any way, although no criminal conduct was uncovered, Mueller could not make the binary decision of “Yes PDJT obstructed” or “No PDJT Did Not.” (See Emmett Flood letter). The report is legally defective. So the AG and Deputy AG Rosenstein reviewed the SC info and made that determination. No obstruction.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) outlines the political motives of Jerry Nadler (Chair-House Judiciary Committee) and his fellow Democrats in moving to cite AG Barr for contempt of Congress. As Jordan states forcefully, Barr was being cited because he refused to break the law.
The Democratic meltdown continues. The basic problem that the Democrats have is this. Obama administration officials used the FBI, the NSA, the CIA, and other national security organs to spy on a rival campaign and then undermine an elected president. Interviews are being done around the country to try to obfuscate this fact.
On Saturday former FBI Director James Comey went on radio in LA and tried to make the case once again that the Russians won the election for Trump. If there were an annual award for the most fake news items in one interview, Comey would be in the running.
But the president of the United States refuses to acknowledge that the Russians attacked us.
No President in recent memory has imposed more sanctions on Russia than PDJT.
On Wednesday AG Bill Barr is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee has requested his presence. There appears to be some problem with the House request since Chairman Nadler only wants Barr to take questions from the committee staff counsels rather than the committee members. Barr is refusing to do this.