Posted on 12/15/2017 9:13:54 AM PST by Signalman
Democrats are attacking Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s credibility after the Department of Justice released text messages showing a top FBI agent on both the Clinton email investigation and the Russia probe rooting for Clinton while he was investigating her and discussing an unknown “insurance policy” against Trump in case he won the election.
The pro-Clinton, anti-Trump messages were, ironically, discovered as part of an investigation into the DOJ and FBI launched by the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (IG) in response to Democratic politicians demanding a probe into possible anti-Clinton bias at the FBI.
Democratic politicians and left-wing media have attacked Rosenstein’s credibility in response, claiming he should have blocked the messages’ release. (RELATED: ‘We Can’t Take That Risk’ — FBI Officials Discussed ‘Insurance Policy’ Against Trump Presidency)
Democratic Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, one of 58 House Democrats to vote in favor of impeaching Trump, attacked Rosenstein and the Department of Justice on the House floor on Thursday.
Raskin claimed the release of the text messages shows “that there are people in the Department of Justice who apparently are cooperating with this effort to undermine the integrity and the strength of this special counsel investigation.”
The DOJ, Raskin argued, should have withheld the damning messages, which were exchanged on taxpayer-funded cell phones.
Raskin said “the key thing to understand is that all of those text messages are totally irrelevant” and claimed they were nothing more than political opinions.
Democratic politicians and left-wing media have attacked Rosenstein’s credibility in response, claiming he should have blocked the messages’ release. (RELATED: ‘We Can’t Take That Risk’ — FBI Officials Discussed ‘Insurance Policy’ Against Trump Presidency)
Democratic Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, one of 58 House Democrats to vote in favor of impeaching Trump, attacked Rosenstein and the Department of Justice on the House floor on Thursday.
Raskin claimed the release of the text messages shows “that there are people in the Department of Justice who apparently are cooperating with this effort to undermine the integrity and the strength of this special counsel investigation.”
The DOJ, Raskin argued, should have withheld the damning messages, which were exchanged on taxpayer-funded cell phones.
Raskin said “the key thing to understand is that all of those text messages are totally irrelevant” and claimed they were nothing more than political opinions.
He added a warning: “The DOJ and FBI workforces will not forget that. Nor should they.” (RELATED: Schumer: Intelligence Community May ‘Get Back At’ Trump For Tweet [VIDEO])
Journalists circulated Wittes’ criticism of Rosenstein on social media and left-wing pundits echoed his points.
“These were government documents – texts on government devices. So the formal privacy claim is limited,” Talking Points Memo publisher Josh Marshall conceded, before arguing: “But let’s be honest. It’s still a massive breach of privacy. Political and personal chit chat and sounding off between two lovers?”
That the DOJ released some of the Strzok texts, Marshall argued, showed that Rosentstein had become “bent and deformed.”
Marshall didn’t note that the DOJ released just a small fraction of the Strzok-Page messages and redacted personal details in the messages it did release.
Former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker, who has praised Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his handling of the Russia investigation, said last week that the Strzok scandal reflects “disarray” at the FBI “that is left over from the Comey era.”
In his testimony on Wednesday, Rosenstein said the DOJ “consulted with the inspector general to determine that he had no objection to releasing the material” before doing so. “If he had, we would not have released it,” Rosenstein said.
A report on the IG’s findings is expected sometime in the spring.
Democrats had previously praised both Rosenstein and the IG probe.
“I think Rosenstein is 100 percent honorable, and I think Mueller is a 100 percent professional,” Democratic Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse told Politico in June. “And you know, Mueller has to report to somebody. I’d rather have it be Rosenstein than anybody else I can think of in the department, particularly with [Attorney General Jeff] Sessions recused.”
Democrats were similarly more receptive to the IG’s probe when they suspected anti-Clinton bias at the FBI.
“In our committee one of the things that we say is that we have integrity, and of all the organizations that we have, the FBI is the one that we must have trusted,” Democratic Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings told reporters in January following news of the IG probe.
“And I think this investigation by the IG, I don’t know what it will reveal, but you know I think we need to go through that process, because if we’re not careful we will reach a crisis of legitimacy with regard to the very fabric of our country and the fabric–when I say the fabric, I’m talking about organizations like the CIA, FBI and others.”
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The Dems are worried, very worried, re: the upcoming DOJ IG report.
This is satire, right?
If there is a real investigation into Uranium one, people are going to prison and they know it.
Trying desperately to ‘Get out in front of it’ so they can surf the wave of self-righteous, self-serving indignation and outrage......................
I don’t think so. Read earlier that they weren’t supposed to be released to the public.
Right. The minute I saw Elijah Cummings name, I KNEW it was one huge joke. Here's what the incomprehensible dope had to say.
“In our committee one of the things that we say is that we have integrity, and of all the organizations that we have, the FBI is the one that we must have trusted,” Democratic Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings told reporters in January following news of the IG probe.
“And I think this investigation by the IG, I don’t know what it will reveal, but you know I think we need to go through that process, because if we’re not careful we will reach a crisis of legitimacy with regard to the very fabric of our country and the fabric–when I say the fabric, I’m talking about organizations like the CIA, FBI and others.”
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Somebody ought to tell poor Elijah....just b/c you get a thought in your fool head, doesn't mean you should actually mouth it.
You can’t make up this stuff!
I know, right?
Ah, so it IS fear we’ve been smelling... the odor of ‘rat urine is quite distinctive.
Correct me if I am wrong, isn’t the IG Scope & Report limited to Hillary and the email server issues? This article sounds more like the Dems are trying to bolster Rosenstein. Also, notice nothing bad mentioned about the AG.
“Fear of the IG report is in the air” bump.
I was thinking about that exact thread and article.
This is getting interesting.
This is the Inspector General that Barky appointed in 2012 right? The one that used to work for Comey? The one that critical of Guiliani getting back-channel info about Hillary by disgruntled FBI people two years ago?
I am not going to hold my breath in wonder and anticipation.
personally i would not have released them until the targets testified: page, mccabe, strzok, comey, etc. let them be surprised by questions and perjure themselves.
The same DOJ IG Obama appointee Michael Horowitz whitewashed the Fast and Furious IG report and he covered for AG Holder.
I wouldn't count on the report.
Yes, it is, and caution is, as always, in order. But the Dems have been acting strangely nervous as soon as the TD Bank connection appeared... and McCain sure quieted down. There have been some interesting things going on in Maryland courts.
Yup, all that and then there is this...
Fast And Furious Whitewash: Holder Exonerated
Sessions needs to wake up or resign.
Sessions has shown he is part of the deep state “delay” crew. Trump Has NO ONE on his side. His tweets are his only weapon to inform the masses of the corruption.
And we have folks here who are supposedly on Trump's side, who ignore Trump's numerous warnings and complaints about the DOJ and the FBI.
And they think that an Obama nominee with a history, is going to save the day.
Trump really does have an uphill field.
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