Posted on 12/04/2017 1:43:33 PM PST by mojito
A former top counterintelligence expert at the FBI, now at the center of a political uproar for exchanging private messages that appeared to mock President Donald Trump, changed a key phrase in former FBI Director James Comey's description of how former secretary of state Hillary Clinton handled classified information, according to US officials familiar with the matter.
Electronic records show Peter Strzok, who led the investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server as the No. 2 official in the counterintelligence division, changed Comey's earlier draft language describing Clinton's actions as "grossly negligent" to "extremely careless," the source said.
The drafting process was a team effort, CNN is told, with a handful of people reviewing the language as edits were made, according to another US official familiar with the matter.
The shift from "grossly negligent" to "extremely careless," which may appear pedestrian at first glance, reflected a decision by the FBI that could have had potentially significant legal implications, as the federal law governing the mishandling of classified material establishes criminal penalties for "gross negligence."
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, raised questions over why the change was made after receiving documents from the FBI last month, but the identity of who was behind the edit has not been reported until now.
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Democrats are Democrats first.
Being an American is way down on their list.
He initially wanted to change “grossly negligent” to “astonishingly responsible,” but even he had a tiny bit of shame.
Democrats are scum. Absolute scum. They have no honor and they have no respect for justice.
CNN?!!
I must have mis-seen.
Shocking that CNN is reporting this.
Means it must be significantly worse and they want to get their spin out first.
Plot thickens....
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Why would anyone change someones “notes”? Doesn’t make any sense. This is just another excuse and smokescreen. Strzok would have changed the report. He made have made his own notes. He surely wouldn’t change Comey’s notes.
This was the QUID PRO QUO for all the payments
to the wives and mistresses and whores of FBI operatives.
And they did their “job” (=treason) TO THIS DAY.
I heard it was “As she is Hillary Clinton, it is her right to do as she damn well pleases, and makes no apologies for it”!
FBI supervisor removed from Special Counsel’s Office had interviewed Michael Flynn
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Posted on 12/04/2017 12:39:04 PM PST by TigerClaws
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It's only because he could't put the "thumbs up" emoji in the memo.
Exonerating Hillary.
Peddling the dirty dossier.
Setting-up Flynn.
Working with Mueller, then secretly sacked by Mueller.
And having an affair with a co-worker.
One of the FBI’s leading counter-intelligence officers, you say? I wonder what else he's been up to?
I wonder if this fellow may have been a liason to Hillary and the DNC?
Translation: much more bad stuff coming for the FBI/Deep State !
This is the Clinton scandal damage control MO, leak to friendly media, spin as best you can, and then dismiss as “old news” when it becomes official.
LOCK HIM UP!
Word is Peter could also go by the name of Andrew.
About $350,000 a word... nice work if you can get it.
Whats the difference?
Except that the first one if the exact same language in the definition in criminal law
With CNN ( CLINTON NEWS NETWORK, of all places ! ) reporting this, means that there's even WORSE that we have yet to learn.
If true, it shows the FBI is completely corrupt.
According to Hannity he also interviewed General Flynn. This FBI clown sounds like a reliable swamp creature.
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