More strawman slaying from the paper that did more than any other to peddle the Russia hoax. Russia hoaxers, not conservatives, falsely claimed Mifsud was a Russian spy. In reality, Mifsud was a Western intel asset, not specifically a U.S./FBI one. https://t.co/YTAtjejNXB— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 4, 2019
It's just amazing. WaPo definitely did not have a headline like this when Mueller debunked the "left-wing theory" of a Trump-Russia conspiracy or the one about Trump's team being full of Russian agents. https://t.co/feo5h5iQpK pic.twitter.com/vmXW7jiYkZ— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) December 5, 2019
The draft, though, is not final. The inspector general has yet to release any conclusions, and The Washington Post has not reviewed Horowitz’s entire report, even in draft form. It is also unclear whether Durham has shared the entirety of his findings and evidence with the inspector general or merely answered a specific question.
You know that the data part is final. What's not final is almost certainly what conclusions to draw, how to frame those conclusions, etc. This would fit with Hannity's claim that discussions between Horowitz and Barr are ongoing.
I was in a hot, dark, dusty and cramped attic this afternoon putting in a brace for a ceiling fan for my 13 year-old niece's bedroom. Perhaps I breathed in too much vermiculite and am not thinking clearly.
ReplyDeleteShould I take it that the WaPo is spinning and I shouldn't put too much credence in the story that Durham didn't find that the Russia Hoax was a setup?
Also, what does EC mean? Electronic Communication, Enterprise Conspiracy, etc.
Yes, take it that way.
DeleteElectronic Communication.
When you get into Chuck Ross’s link you find Devlin Barrett, the spinning reporter to whom I believe McCabe and Page leaked...
ReplyDeleteThe truth is not in them. Spinning their way to hell.
ReplyDeleteSometimes, Mark, I think you must be part Border Collie….
ReplyDeleteHeh. A bit obsessive these days ...
DeleteJust keeping us on track… With the plethora of information that has poured out, that is not easy...
ReplyDeleteWell, yeah. It wasn't a US intelligence set up--US intelligence was set up by FusionGPS… Though Brennan's fingerprints seem to be all over the crime scene.
ReplyDeleteAlternatively, does anyone think that Durham is telling Horowitz any such thing as the WaPo surmises? I.e., that investigatory conclusions are flowing in that direction?
It depends on the source of the info. If it's GJ info, I don't think it gets shared with Horowitz.
DeleteIf Durham has prosecutions in mind I can imagine him being reluctant to unnecessarily telegraph his conclusions through Horowitz to the conspirators. Facts maybe, but not conclusions. Or so I would think...
DeleteYes. Need to know, and carefully considered.
DeleteIf nothing else, all seem to agree that the FISA report will be a massive data dump.
ReplyDelete"massive data dump".
ReplyDeleteIn the sense of it being ONLY that, or in the sense that the data it dumps will be of mega-value to Durham?
I'm sure that Durham already has it. It could be massive for us news hounds, though, as providing a huge amount of additional details.
DeleteThe Pelosi speech and meltdown today tell you everything you need to know about the upcoming OIG report. The fear and desperation is palpable.
ReplyDeleteAre there no adults left in the Democrat Universe? This is suicidal and surely their power brokers hope to have some semblance of a party left over after the smoke clears.
"Are there no adults left in the Democrat Universe?"
DeleteI really don't think so.
My goodness--I just subjected myself to that! The Declaration of Independence, "a firm reliance on Divine Providence"? Who did she think she was kidding?
DeleteGiving up Fancy Nancy for Mother Pelosi.
DeleteWhen she goes into her faux sanctimony, I imagine a lightning bolt coming down and striking her… All she gets so far is more disorganization and twitching in her tormented face.
I can wait.
Are there any FISA applications that
ReplyDelete* target Page, Manafort, Flynn or Papadopoulos
... and also ...
* use Mifsud in the justification?
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If any FISA applications satisfy both criteria, then
* Is Mifsud identified as an agent of Russian Intelligence?
If so, then what was the FBI's proof that Mifsud was such an agent?
True, but unfortunately we're hampered by lack of knowledge. We do know that Manafort was targeted with a FISA. I believe twice. Papadopoulos claims he was targeted with a FISA as an agent for Israel. Re Flynn, we haven't heard anything, but Page of course we know about. This FISA report is supposedly only looking at the Page FISA. Assuming that Mifsud is or was not an open source for a US agency it might be difficult to determine if he was used for a FISA. If he was the way he'd show up would most likely be via info received from a friendly intel service with no identifiers.
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