Posted on 04/02/2019 1:52:49 PM PDT by BeauBo
Today House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins releases the transcript of testimony (full pdf below) from former FBI Director of Counterintelligence Bill Priestap. Director Priestap was the immediate supervisor of FBI Agent Peter Strzok. According to earlier reporting of this testimony Mr. Priestap noted how agent Strzok often worked around him in direct communication with FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. Additionally, Strzok had a working relationship with former CIA Director John Brennan that also worked around Priestap.
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Remember last year when Sundance was peddling the idea that this guy was a “white hat” who was going to flip? In reality he was just the middle innings reliever called in from the DS coup bullpen. I appreciate the Conservative Treehouse, I only wish they’d fess up when they totally blow it on some of their speculation.
Here is an extract from towards the end:
Mr. Priestap, do you think that there was inherent bias at the highest levels of DOJ and the FBI regarding FISA abuse? A I do not.
Q And is there any evidence of inherent bias displayed at the highest levels of DOJ and the FBI regarding how and why the Hillary Clinton email probe ended? A Not that I saw.
Q Is there any evidence of inherent bias displayed at the highest levels of the DOJ and the FBI against Donald Trump as part of the Trump-Russia probe? A Not that I saw.
Q Are you aware of any actions ever taken to damage the Trump campaign at the highest levels of the Department of Justice or the FBI? A No.
Q Are you aware of any actions ever taken to personally target Donald Trump at the highest levels of the Department of Justice or the FBI? I’ll rephrase. Are you aware of any actions ever taken against Donald Trump at the highest levels of the Department of Justice or the FBI? Mr. Ettinger. I think you need to rephrase your question. Ms. Kim. Are you aware of any actions ever taken against Donald Trump at the highest levels of the Department of Justice or the FBI for the purpose of politically undercutting him? Mr. Priestap. No.
BY MS. SHEN: Q Is there any evidence that any FBI or Department of Justice official took actions biased in favor of Clinton or biased against Trump? A No.
Q Okay. So that includes James Comey? A Correct. Q Andrew McCabe? A Yes. Q Peter Strzok? A Yes. Q Lisa Page? A Yes. Q Loretta Lynch? A Yes. Q Sally Yates? A Yes. Q Rod Rosenstein? A Yes. Q Robert Mueller? A Yes.
Q Is there any evidence that President Obama ordered any investigative activity that was biased in favor of Clinton or biased against Trump? A Yeah, not that I’m aware of.
Q So to be clear, you are not aware of any conspiracy against Donald Trump or the Trump campaign involving anyone from the FBI or Department of Justice or President Obama? A I’m not aware of that, correct.
Bill Priestap makes Sergeant Hans Schultz-Hogans Heroes (I see nothing, I hear nothing, and most importantly I know nothing) look like Red Reddington-Blacklist .
His testimony about when the FBI plotters went to UK is heavily redacted but he says he, himself, never personally met Mifsud and he never heard anything about the “insurance policy”, suggesting it was a secret between Strok, Page & McCabe.
Yes. I kept hearing that Priestap was being cultivated as a star witness against the coup plotters. This doesn't sound that way at all.
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Well, Trust Sessions never made any sense.
No one has been held accountable, but the DoJ got working to clear all their books for Profit.
Deep State protecting its own.
Priestap’s testimony was remarkable.
-Bill is a weak incompetent Manager who extended free reign to Peter “Superstar” Strok.
-Bill was assigned/took on so much busy work that he was overwhelmed and stressed. Yet superstar Peter Strok filled his day sending text messages to Lisa Page
-Bill did not have control over his direct reports. The three direct reports did whatever THEY wanted to do and cut Bill out of daily office work.
-Bill comes across as forthright and eager to answer questions, but is unable to remember stuff or be aware of what was happening around him
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