tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post8435564774786031474..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: UPDATED: About that IC Assessment: Paul Sperry Has Good Newsmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-67712023656090621102019-05-29T14:26:54.095-05:002019-05-29T14:26:54.095-05:00"If you're gonna lie--go big."
Whic..."If you're gonna lie--go big."<br /><br />Which is apparently the Mueller/Weissmann theory of prosecutorial conduct.<br /><br />Correction:<br /><br />"If you're gonna lie--go big."<br /><br />Which is apparently the Mueller/Weissmann theory of prosecutorial MISconduct.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-61980985301222058762019-05-29T12:58:51.016-05:002019-05-29T12:58:51.016-05:00"If you're gonna lie--go big."
Whic..."If you're gonna lie--go big."<br /><br />Which is apparently the Mueller/Weissmann theory of prosecutorial conduct.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-60527615572484060862019-05-29T12:56:02.618-05:002019-05-29T12:56:02.618-05:00Exactly. Perkins Coie lawyer(s) were talking to Ge...Exactly. Perkins Coie lawyer(s) were talking to General counsel Baker, Steele was talking to Ohr, Steele was talking to Michael Isikoff (Yahoo News) and David Corn (Mother Jones) among others. FusionGPS was orchestrating flooding the zone with chickenfeed, and the FBI/DOJ wanted to believe. If you're gonna lie--go big. Cheers. Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-49560068810706885402019-05-28T17:16:02.084-05:002019-05-28T17:16:02.084-05:00Remember, too, that the FBI had been working with ...Remember, too, that the FBI had been working with Steele for years. So then he shows up in Washington for the election, they're aware that he's shopping different versions of his "reports," Kavalec and Ohr are telling them he's eager to get this stuff out for the election, they knows he's talking to journos--it's not rocket science. Somebody's paying him to put mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-53888269026792495502019-05-28T16:31:22.874-05:002019-05-28T16:31:22.874-05:00What I should have said--especially in light of yo...What I should have said--especially in light of your comment and Solomon's piece linked--is that Steele's "connections" were an open secret. (Kinda like Harvey Weinstein!) Everybody "knows" something about Steele, but nobody discusses it or questions it, so there's no "official" acknowledgement/confirmation of how Steele was initially engaged or paid, etcForbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-89088893669225573612019-05-28T13:14:19.359-05:002019-05-28T13:14:19.359-05:00Between the Kavalec email, contacts with Steele hi...Between the Kavalec email, contacts with Steele himself and knowing his contacts with journalists, contacts with Bruce Ohr who served as a handler for Steele and go between to Simpson, and James Baker's contacts with the Perkins Coie lawyers I have no doubt whatsoever that the FBI knew who was behind Steele.<br /><br />https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-9102595975299179812019-05-28T12:44:09.359-05:002019-05-28T12:44:09.359-05:00That's a good question from Yancy Ward. But al...That's a good question from Yancy Ward. But also, are we certain when the FBI knew who was paying/how Steele was being paid? The FBI was paying Steele in 2016--did they bother to inquire how/why Steele was initially engaged?<br /><br />Steele's Orbis Business Solutions is obviously his reason d'etre, but also looks to be a cover story for continued work for MI6, with plausible Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-47386533662757918392019-05-28T10:19:04.467-05:002019-05-28T10:19:04.467-05:00True. I'm afraid that Trump expected the GOPe ...True. I'm afraid that Trump expected the GOPe to get over their loss to him and rally round his winning agenda. He has paid a price.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-87894843540896839902019-05-28T09:16:47.531-05:002019-05-28T09:16:47.531-05:00We Deplorables understood the nature of the beast ...We Deplorables understood the nature of the beast from the beginning, that's why we battened to the only none Swamp creature running in 2016. Unfortunately no one, not even DJT really got that. So, naturally, he turned to Swamp creatures (Rep's, Senator's, former Poo-bah's of various stripes) to help him select appointees. No surprise the list he was provided with was almost Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-51625469429000390592019-05-28T07:11:21.355-05:002019-05-28T07:11:21.355-05:00I can't answer that. I know that he testified ...I can't answer that. I know that he testified to the House on 5/23/17: "May 2017" is what Sperry says.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-59971439264054483432019-05-28T00:03:35.541-05:002019-05-28T00:03:35.541-05:00When exactly did Brennan claim to not know the Ste...When exactly did Brennan claim to not know the Steele Dossier was financed by the DNC and the Clinton Campaign? In the Spring of 2017, the public didn't know this fact, though the FBI definitely did. Can I assume this was in other testimony by Brennan?Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-66973965915553633132019-05-27T22:12:13.261-05:002019-05-27T22:12:13.261-05:00(See the section titled "Scope" on Page ...(See the section titled "Scope" on <a href="https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf" rel="nofollow">Page 6, numbered Page i</a>).<br /><br />The link is there now.Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-81539373781909193922019-05-27T20:57:00.518-05:002019-05-27T20:57:00.518-05:00Totally true. Sadly. Two years in and Trump finall...Totally true. Sadly. Two years in and Trump finally has a real AG, but how many other dept. and agency heads are really working for him?mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-76692910817533619892019-05-27T20:55:02.676-05:002019-05-27T20:55:02.676-05:00One thing that has drawn a lot of attention is tha...One thing that has drawn a lot of attention is that Barr has put the intel chiefs on notice that he's going to be looking at more than just the FBI.<br /><br />https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/444802-ag-barr-puts-former-intel-bosses-on-notice<br /><br />From that standpoint, the ICA is a very important aspect for covering the tracks of the coup plotters. Barr cannot avoid looking at thismark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-35994680787684198872019-05-27T20:51:33.063-05:002019-05-27T20:51:33.063-05:00The article is actually from 2018. You're righ...The article is actually from 2018. You're right that Nunes' letter doesn't "accomplish" anything--except to flag a major issue. As it was, Nunes was stonewalled on this as on many other things. But they developed a record for Barr to work off, and Barr will also be informed of who stonewalled and who was helpful.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-26538491935511403882019-05-27T19:43:17.590-05:002019-05-27T19:43:17.590-05:00What exactly was Mike Pompeo doing while he headed...<i>What exactly was Mike Pompeo doing while he headed the CIA and what exactly has Dan Coats been up to at DNI?</i><br /><br />William Barr said recently that no significant work had been done, by the time that Barr assumed office, to explain how Crossfire Hurricane had begun and developed.<br /><br />If I had been Pompeo or Coats, I would have begun studying that matter critically on my first Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-35588575046212877932019-05-27T19:28:27.716-05:002019-05-27T19:28:27.716-05:00According to the document that James Clapper publi...According to the document that James Clapper published on January 6, 2017, the assessment about Russian meddling in the 2016 election was done by drafted and coordinated by just three agencies -- CIA, FBI and NSA. (See the section titled "Scope" on <a href="" rel="nofollow">Page 6, numbered Page i</a>). <br /><br />The assessment was not conducted in accordance with normal procedures Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-51928316412224430702019-05-27T18:32:42.551-05:002019-05-27T18:32:42.551-05:00To me, it all comes down to this: are both Barr an...To me, it all comes down to this: are both Barr and Trump deadly serious about eventually being able to tell an essentially complete story of all that has gone on in this whole Russia Hoax/Spygate affair (and perhaps IC/USG shenanigans more broadly)? I'm cautiously optimistic both are, and as long as this is so, all these obvious areas in need of exploration will get explored.<br /><br />We Brad Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279535300119367177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-38808398088112954612019-05-27T17:31:19.204-05:002019-05-27T17:31:19.204-05:00IIRC, only committee chairmen can issue a subpoena...IIRC, only committee chairmen can issue a subpoena, so I don't think Nunes letter accomplishes anything more than publicizing his questions--pointing the direction of the investigation. I wonder if it makes more sense for him to keep his powder dry, and let Barr et al., get on with their investigations. I don't see Intel Committee Chair Schiff letting Nunes take the lead on anything... Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.com