DOJ set to undermine Trump's FBI conspiracy theory

[Lakhota]

DOJ Report To Knock Trump’s Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump’s Own Campaign

Andrew McCabe, the former acting FBI director whom Trump has pilloried, apparently okayed the disclosure of information that hurt the Clinton campaign.

WASHINGTON ― The Justice Department’s top oversight official is set to release a report slamming an FBI official President Donald Trump has portrayed as a Hillary Clinton stooge — for allegedly authorizing leaks of information that hurt Clinton’s campaign.

Trump and his supporters have used the fact that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s wife ran for a state Senate seat as a Democrat to paint him as a Democratic partisan out to get Trump. Despite irrefutable evidence that the bureau’s public actions before the election actually hurt Clinton, Trump defenders on Capitol Hill and on Fox News have spun up a narrative alleging that the FBI leaked information ahead of the election to damage Trump.

The long-anticipated report from the Justice Department’s inspector general ― likely to be released this month or next ― could further undermine that already ridiculous claim. Trump and his allies have suggested that McCabe leaked information that hurt Trump and helped Clinton. But the IG’s forthcoming report is set to reveal the opposite: McCabe authorized leaks that damaged Clinton and aided Trump.

The IG, who has been looking into the FBI’s handling of the probe since before Trump’s inauguration, will criticize McCabe for authorizing discussions with a Wall Street Journal reporter for an Oct. 30, 2016, story that suggested President Barack Obama’s Justice Department was improperly pressuring the FBI to drop a probe of the Clinton Foundation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.

The Oct. 30, 2016, WSJ story portrays McCabe as caught between FBI agents who wanted to push the Clinton Foundation investigation and Justice Department officials upset the probe was being pursued so close to the election.

In the story, a person “close to Mr. McCabe” ― likely bureau lawyer and senior McCabe adviser Lisa Page ― revealed that a Justice Department official called McCabe on Aug. 12 and was “very pissed off” that the New York office was pursuing the Clinton Foundation investigation:

“Are you telling me that I need to shut down a validly predicated investigation?” Mr. McCabe asked, according to people familiar with the conversation. After a pause, the official replied, “Of course not,” these people said.​

More: DOJ Report To Knock Trump's Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump's Own Campaign

So, McCabe released information that hurt Hillary and helped Trump so close to the election. How will Trump and his supporters spin this? Hillary was so unfairly cheated out of the presidency on so many levels.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The alt right wants it both ways when in fact they are wrong in all ways.

 

[longknife]

Obama FBI Officials May Face Charges of Conspiracy, Obstruction of Justice and Contempt of Court

Wishful thinking?

[Rep] ...Nunes cited the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG), which was created by the bureau and approved by the Justice Department, to say he believed the FBI violated procedures requiring verified and documented evidence in applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court...

With Sessions as AG, it seems that absolutely nothing will happen. The above and more comes from a blog @ Doug Ross @ Journal: #FISAGATE: Obama FBI Officials May Face Charges of Conspiracy, Obstruction of Justice and Contempt of Court

IG to accuse McCabe of misleading investigators, approving leak

 

[longknife]

This comes from the Washington Post.

Report said to fault FBI’s former No. 2 for approving improper media disclosure, misleading inspector general

I'm not sure of where the Post got this as the report hasn't been officially released yet. But, with all the leaks at DOJ and the FBI, it just might be true.

Horowitz’s report is almost certain to be used by President Trump, who has railed against leaks and made McCabe a target of his ire in recent months. McCabe, 49, briefly served as acting FBI director after President Trump fired James B. Comey, and much like the man he succeeded, McCabe soon became a lightning rod in the political battles over the FBI, Clinton and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 election.

This article cites all sorts of sources and can be read @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/amph...e532c0-1ce3-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html and Oh my: IG to accuse McCabe of misleading investigators, approving leak

 

[Cellblock2429]

DOJ Report To Knock Trump’s Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump’s Own Campaign

Andrew McCabe, the former acting FBI director whom Trump has pilloried, apparently okayed the disclosure of information that hurt the Clinton campaign.

WASHINGTON ― The Justice Department’s top oversight official is set to release a report slamming an FBI official President Donald Trump has portrayed as a Hillary Clinton stooge — for allegedly authorizing leaks of information that hurt Clinton’s campaign.

Trump and his supporters have used the fact that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s wife ran for a state Senate seat as a Democrat to paint him as a Democratic partisan out to get Trump. Despite irrefutable evidence that the bureau’s public actions before the election actually hurt Clinton, Trump defenders on Capitol Hill and on Fox News have spun up a narrative alleging that the FBI leaked information ahead of the election to damage Trump.

The long-anticipated report from the Justice Department’s inspector general ― likely to be released this month or next ― could further undermine that already ridiculous claim. Trump and his allies have suggested that McCabe leaked information that hurt Trump and helped Clinton. But the IG’s forthcoming report is set to reveal the opposite: McCabe authorized leaks that damaged Clinton and aided Trump.

The IG, who has been looking into the FBI’s handling of the probe since before Trump’s inauguration, will criticize McCabe for authorizing discussions with a Wall Street Journal reporter for an Oct. 30, 2016, story that suggested President Barack Obama’s Justice Department was improperly pressuring the FBI to drop a probe of the Clinton Foundation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.

The Oct. 30, 2016, WSJ story portrays McCabe as caught between FBI agents who wanted to push the Clinton Foundation investigation and Justice Department officials upset the probe was being pursued so close to the election.

In the story, a person “close to Mr. McCabe” ― likely bureau lawyer and senior McCabe adviser Lisa Page ― revealed that a Justice Department official called McCabe on Aug. 12 and was “very pissed off” that the New York office was pursuing the Clinton Foundation investigation:

“Are you telling me that I need to shut down a validly predicated investigation?” Mr. McCabe asked, according to people familiar with the conversation. After a pause, the official replied, “Of course not,” these people said.​

More: DOJ Report To Knock Trump's Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump's Own Campaign

So, McCabe released information that hurt Hillary and helped Trump so close to the election. How will Trump and his supporters spin this? Hillary was so unfairly cheated out of the presidency on so many levels.

/-----/ Huffington ???? BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA What information caused you to vote for Trump? What info caused Hildabast to run a lousy campaign?

 

[Pete7469]

Another intellectually fulfilling lakoturd troll thread...

 

[Lakhota]

It's so ironic that Trump forced McCabe out of the FBI - especially since McCabe actually helped him win the election.

 

[whitehall]

"Set to undermine". An interesting and rather meaningless phrase indicating the fantasy world that the left is living in.

 

[del]

he's no smarter than his followers

 

[Lakhota]

DOJ Report To Knock Trump’s Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump’s Own Campaign

Andrew McCabe, the former acting FBI director whom Trump has pilloried, apparently okayed the disclosure of information that hurt the Clinton campaign.

WASHINGTON ― The Justice Department’s top oversight official is set to release a report slamming an FBI official President Donald Trump has portrayed as a Hillary Clinton stooge — for allegedly authorizing leaks of information that hurt Clinton’s campaign.

Trump and his supporters have used the fact that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s wife ran for a state Senate seat as a Democrat to paint him as a Democratic partisan out to get Trump. Despite irrefutable evidence that the bureau’s public actions before the election actually hurt Clinton, Trump defenders on Capitol Hill and on Fox News have spun up a narrative alleging that the FBI leaked information ahead of the election to damage Trump.

The long-anticipated report from the Justice Department’s inspector general ― likely to be released this month or next ― could further undermine that already ridiculous claim. Trump and his allies have suggested that McCabe leaked information that hurt Trump and helped Clinton. But the IG’s forthcoming report is set to reveal the opposite: McCabe authorized leaks that damaged Clinton and aided Trump.

The IG, who has been looking into the FBI’s handling of the probe since before Trump’s inauguration, will criticize McCabe for authorizing discussions with a Wall Street Journal reporter for an Oct. 30, 2016, story that suggested President Barack Obama’s Justice Department was improperly pressuring the FBI to drop a probe of the Clinton Foundation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.

The Oct. 30, 2016, WSJ story portrays McCabe as caught between FBI agents who wanted to push the Clinton Foundation investigation and Justice Department officials upset the probe was being pursued so close to the election.

In the story, a person “close to Mr. McCabe” ― likely bureau lawyer and senior McCabe adviser Lisa Page ― revealed that a Justice Department official called McCabe on Aug. 12 and was “very pissed off” that the New York office was pursuing the Clinton Foundation investigation:

“Are you telling me that I need to shut down a validly predicated investigation?” Mr. McCabe asked, according to people familiar with the conversation. After a pause, the official replied, “Of course not,” these people said.​

More: DOJ Report To Knock Trump's Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump's Own Campaign

So, McCabe released information that hurt Hillary and helped Trump so close to the election. How will Trump and his supporters spin this? Hillary was so unfairly cheated out of the presidency on so many levels.

/-----/ Huffington ???? BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA What information caused you to vote for Trump? What info caused Hildabast to run a lousy campaign?

Well, sparky, try The New York Times link in the OP.

The IG, who has been looking into the FBI’s handling of the probe since before Trump’s inauguration, will criticize McCabe for authorizing discussions with a Wall Street Journal reporter for an Oct. 30, 2016, story that suggested President Barack Obama’s Justice Department was improperly pressuring the FBI to drop a probe of the Clinton Foundation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.

 

[tyroneweaver]

DOJ Report To Knock Trump’s Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump’s Own Campaign

Andrew McCabe, the former acting FBI director whom Trump has pilloried, apparently okayed the disclosure of information that hurt the Clinton campaign.

WASHINGTON ― The Justice Department’s top oversight official is set to release a report slamming an FBI official President Donald Trump has portrayed as a Hillary Clinton stooge — for allegedly authorizing leaks of information that hurt Clinton’s campaign.

Trump and his supporters have used the fact that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s wife ran for a state Senate seat as a Democrat to paint him as a Democratic partisan out to get Trump. Despite irrefutable evidence that the bureau’s public actions before the election actually hurt Clinton, Trump defenders on Capitol Hill and on Fox News have spun up a narrative alleging that the FBI leaked information ahead of the election to damage Trump.

The long-anticipated report from the Justice Department’s inspector general ― likely to be released this month or next ― could further undermine that already ridiculous claim. Trump and his allies have suggested that McCabe leaked information that hurt Trump and helped Clinton. But the IG’s forthcoming report is set to reveal the opposite: McCabe authorized leaks that damaged Clinton and aided Trump.

The IG, who has been looking into the FBI’s handling of the probe since before Trump’s inauguration, will criticize McCabe for authorizing discussions with a Wall Street Journal reporter for an Oct. 30, 2016, story that suggested President Barack Obama’s Justice Department was improperly pressuring the FBI to drop a probe of the Clinton Foundation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.

The Oct. 30, 2016, WSJ story portrays McCabe as caught between FBI agents who wanted to push the Clinton Foundation investigation and Justice Department officials upset the probe was being pursued so close to the election.

In the story, a person “close to Mr. McCabe” ― likely bureau lawyer and senior McCabe adviser Lisa Page ― revealed that a Justice Department official called McCabe on Aug. 12 and was “very pissed off” that the New York office was pursuing the Clinton Foundation investigation:

“Are you telling me that I need to shut down a validly predicated investigation?” Mr. McCabe asked, according to people familiar with the conversation. After a pause, the official replied, “Of course not,” these people said.​

More: DOJ Report To Knock Trump's Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump's Own Campaign

So, McCabe released information that hurt Hillary and helped Trump so close to the election. How will Trump and his supporters spin this? Hillary was so unfairly cheated out of the presidency on so many levels.

That isn't at all what we on the right are saying.
We're saying mccabe used the hillary dossier to get a fisa warrant that put them over the top to get it
We've never said mccabe tried to get trump elected.
talk about circular reasoning.
The FBI leaked the report????
That leaves a lot of open territory.
This thread is a fail

 

[tyroneweaver]

DOJ Report To Knock Trump’s Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump’s Own Campaign

Andrew McCabe, the former acting FBI director whom Trump has pilloried, apparently okayed the disclosure of information that hurt the Clinton campaign.

WASHINGTON ― The Justice Department’s top oversight official is set to release a report slamming an FBI official President Donald Trump has portrayed as a Hillary Clinton stooge — for allegedly authorizing leaks of information that hurt Clinton’s campaign.

Trump and his supporters have used the fact that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s wife ran for a state Senate seat as a Democrat to paint him as a Democratic partisan out to get Trump. Despite irrefutable evidence that the bureau’s public actions before the election actually hurt Clinton, Trump defenders on Capitol Hill and on Fox News have spun up a narrative alleging that the FBI leaked information ahead of the election to damage Trump.

The long-anticipated report from the Justice Department’s inspector general ― likely to be released this month or next ― could further undermine that already ridiculous claim. Trump and his allies have suggested that McCabe leaked information that hurt Trump and helped Clinton. But the IG’s forthcoming report is set to reveal the opposite: McCabe authorized leaks that damaged Clinton and aided Trump.

The IG, who has been looking into the FBI’s handling of the probe since before Trump’s inauguration, will criticize McCabe for authorizing discussions with a Wall Street Journal reporter for an Oct. 30, 2016, story that suggested President Barack Obama’s Justice Department was improperly pressuring the FBI to drop a probe of the Clinton Foundation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.

The Oct. 30, 2016, WSJ story portrays McCabe as caught between FBI agents who wanted to push the Clinton Foundation investigation and Justice Department officials upset the probe was being pursued so close to the election.

In the story, a person “close to Mr. McCabe” ― likely bureau lawyer and senior McCabe adviser Lisa Page ― revealed that a Justice Department official called McCabe on Aug. 12 and was “very pissed off” that the New York office was pursuing the Clinton Foundation investigation:

“Are you telling me that I need to shut down a validly predicated investigation?” Mr. McCabe asked, according to people familiar with the conversation. After a pause, the official replied, “Of course not,” these people said.​

More: DOJ Report To Knock Trump's Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump's Own Campaign

So, McCabe released information that hurt Hillary and helped Trump so close to the election. How will Trump and his supporters spin this? Hillary was so unfairly cheated out of the presidency on so many levels.

/-----/ Huffington ???? BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA What information caused you to vote for Trump? What info caused Hildabast to run a lousy campaign?

Well, sparky, try The New York Times link in the OP.

The IG, who has been looking into the FBI’s handling of the probe since before Trump’s inauguration, will criticize McCabe for authorizing discussions with a Wall Street Journal reporter for an Oct. 30, 2016, story that suggested President Barack Obama’s Justice Department was improperly pressuring the FBI to drop a probe of the Clinton Foundation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.

...and?

 

[Lakhota]

DOJ Report To Knock Trump’s Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump’s Own Campaign

Andrew McCabe, the former acting FBI director whom Trump has pilloried, apparently okayed the disclosure of information that hurt the Clinton campaign.

WASHINGTON ― The Justice Department’s top oversight official is set to release a report slamming an FBI official President Donald Trump has portrayed as a Hillary Clinton stooge — for allegedly authorizing leaks of information that hurt Clinton’s campaign.

Trump and his supporters have used the fact that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s wife ran for a state Senate seat as a Democrat to paint him as a Democratic partisan out to get Trump. Despite irrefutable evidence that the bureau’s public actions before the election actually hurt Clinton, Trump defenders on Capitol Hill and on Fox News have spun up a narrative alleging that the FBI leaked information ahead of the election to damage Trump.

The long-anticipated report from the Justice Department’s inspector general ― likely to be released this month or next ― could further undermine that already ridiculous claim. Trump and his allies have suggested that McCabe leaked information that hurt Trump and helped Clinton. But the IG’s forthcoming report is set to reveal the opposite: McCabe authorized leaks that damaged Clinton and aided Trump.

The IG, who has been looking into the FBI’s handling of the probe since before Trump’s inauguration, will criticize McCabe for authorizing discussions with a Wall Street Journal reporter for an Oct. 30, 2016, story that suggested President Barack Obama’s Justice Department was improperly pressuring the FBI to drop a probe of the Clinton Foundation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.

The Oct. 30, 2016, WSJ story portrays McCabe as caught between FBI agents who wanted to push the Clinton Foundation investigation and Justice Department officials upset the probe was being pursued so close to the election.

In the story, a person “close to Mr. McCabe” ― likely bureau lawyer and senior McCabe adviser Lisa Page ― revealed that a Justice Department official called McCabe on Aug. 12 and was “very pissed off” that the New York office was pursuing the Clinton Foundation investigation:

“Are you telling me that I need to shut down a validly predicated investigation?” Mr. McCabe asked, according to people familiar with the conversation. After a pause, the official replied, “Of course not,” these people said.​

More: DOJ Report To Knock Trump's Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump's Own Campaign

So, McCabe released information that hurt Hillary and helped Trump so close to the election. How will Trump and his supporters spin this? Hillary was so unfairly cheated out of the presidency on so many levels.

/-----/ Huffington ???? BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA What information caused you to vote for Trump? What info caused Hildabast to run a lousy campaign?

Well, sparky, try The New York Times link in the OP.

The IG, who has been looking into the FBI’s handling of the probe since before Trump’s inauguration, will criticize McCabe for authorizing discussions with a Wall Street Journal reporter for an Oct. 30, 2016, story that suggested President Barack Obama’s Justice Department was improperly pressuring the FBI to drop a probe of the Clinton Foundation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.

...and?

Are you also laughing at The New York Times article? Huffington Post does do some of its own articles - but mainly it's just a clearinghouse for other sources. That's why I usually just chuckle when someone laughs at HuffPo.

 

[tyroneweaver]

DOJ Report To Knock Trump’s Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump’s Own Campaign

Andrew McCabe, the former acting FBI director whom Trump has pilloried, apparently okayed the disclosure of information that hurt the Clinton campaign.

WASHINGTON ― The Justice Department’s top oversight official is set to release a report slamming an FBI official President Donald Trump has portrayed as a Hillary Clinton stooge — for allegedly authorizing leaks of information that hurt Clinton’s campaign.

Trump and his supporters have used the fact that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s wife ran for a state Senate seat as a Democrat to paint him as a Democratic partisan out to get Trump. Despite irrefutable evidence that the bureau’s public actions before the election actually hurt Clinton, Trump defenders on Capitol Hill and on Fox News have spun up a narrative alleging that the FBI leaked information ahead of the election to damage Trump.

The long-anticipated report from the Justice Department’s inspector general ― likely to be released this month or next ― could further undermine that already ridiculous claim. Trump and his allies have suggested that McCabe leaked information that hurt Trump and helped Clinton. But the IG’s forthcoming report is set to reveal the opposite: McCabe authorized leaks that damaged Clinton and aided Trump.

The IG, who has been looking into the FBI’s handling of the probe since before Trump’s inauguration, will criticize McCabe for authorizing discussions with a Wall Street Journal reporter for an Oct. 30, 2016, story that suggested President Barack Obama’s Justice Department was improperly pressuring the FBI to drop a probe of the Clinton Foundation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.

The Oct. 30, 2016, WSJ story portrays McCabe as caught between FBI agents who wanted to push the Clinton Foundation investigation and Justice Department officials upset the probe was being pursued so close to the election.

In the story, a person “close to Mr. McCabe” ― likely bureau lawyer and senior McCabe adviser Lisa Page ― revealed that a Justice Department official called McCabe on Aug. 12 and was “very pissed off” that the New York office was pursuing the Clinton Foundation investigation:

“Are you telling me that I need to shut down a validly predicated investigation?” Mr. McCabe asked, according to people familiar with the conversation. After a pause, the official replied, “Of course not,” these people said.​

More: DOJ Report To Knock Trump's Favorite FBI Foil Over Leak That Helped Trump's Own Campaign

So, McCabe released information that hurt Hillary and helped Trump so close to the election. How will Trump and his supporters spin this? Hillary was so unfairly cheated out of the presidency on so many levels.

/-----/ Huffington ???? BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA What information caused you to vote for Trump? What info caused Hildabast to run a lousy campaign?

Well, sparky, try The New York Times link in the OP.

The IG, who has been looking into the FBI’s handling of the probe since before Trump’s inauguration, will criticize McCabe for authorizing discussions with a Wall Street Journal reporter for an Oct. 30, 2016, story that suggested President Barack Obama’s Justice Department was improperly pressuring the FBI to drop a probe of the Clinton Foundation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.

...and?

Are you also laughing at The New York Times article? Huffington Post does do some of its own articles - but mainly it's just a clearinghouse for other sources. That's why I usually just chuckle when someone laughs at HuffPo.

What's even funnier about your thread fail is the IG is apparently engaging in the same practice they criticized McCabe for ie Leaks

 

[Reasonable]

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."


Issac Asimov

 

[tyroneweaver]

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."


Issac Asimov

The writer had an opinion of the right and then manipulated the story to fit his opinion; That's my axe.
The rights opinion: McCabe testified before congress that he didn't get the fisa warrant w/o the Clinton dossier. end of story.
Everything after that is just opinion.

 

[Reasonable]

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."


Issac Asimov

The writer had an opinion of the right and then manipulated the story to fit his opinion; That's my axe.
The rights opinion: McCabe testified before congress that he didn't get the fisa warrant w/o the Clinton dossier. end of story.
Everything after that is just opinion.

Every word he said was 100% accurate and you know it which pisses you off so much.

 

[Reasonable]

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."


Issac Asimov

The writer had an opinion of the right and then manipulated the story to fit his opinion; That's my axe.
The rights opinion: McCabe testified before congress that he didn't get the fisa warrant w/o the Clinton dossier. end of story.
Everything after that is just opinion.

Interesting you identified “ antiintellectualism “ with the right.
Evidently the author made his case.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Trump defenders on Capitol Hill and on Fox News are liars - and no one believes their ridiculous lies.

 

[Lakhota]

How will Trump spin this?