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Trump Zeroes In on Abedin, Comey; Says DOJ Should 'Act'
Townhall.com ^ | January 2, 2017 | Leah Barkoukis

Posted on 01/02/2018 7:01:05 AM PST by Kaslin

President Trump on Tuesday seemingly called for the Justice Department to look into Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s former aide, and James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

“Crooked Hillary Clinton’s top aid, Huma Abedin, has been accused of disregarding basic security protocols,” he wrote on Twitter. “She put Classified Passwords into the hands of foreign agents. Remember sailors pictures on submarine? Jail! Deep State Justice Dept must finally act? Also on Comey & others.”

Crooked Hillary Clinton’s top aid, Huma Abedin, has been accused of disregarding basic security protocols. She put Classified Passwords into the hands of foreign agents. Remember sailors pictures on submarine? Jail! Deep State Justice Dept must finally act? Also on Comey & others— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018

The comments come after a report published Monday by the Daily Caller said Abedin forwarded State Department emails, including passwords to government systems, to her private email account on Yahoo before it was hacked. Their analysis was based on emails obtained by Judicial Watch as part of a lawsuit.

Abedin, the top aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, used her insecure personal email provider to conduct sensitive work. This guarantees that an account with high-level correspondence in Clinton’s State Department was impacted by one or more of a series of breaches — at least one of which was perpetrated by a “state-sponsored actor.”

The U.S. later charged Russian intelligence agent Igor Sushchin with hacking 500 million Yahoo email accounts. The initial hack occurred in 2014 and allowed his associates to access accounts into 2015 and 2016 by using forged cookies. Sushchin also worked for the Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital, which paid former President Bill Clinton $500,000 for a June 2010 speech in Moscow.

A separate hack in 2013 compromised three billion accounts across multiple Yahoo properties, and the culprit is still unclear. “All Yahoo user accounts were affected by the August 2013 theft,” the company said in a statement. (DC)

According to an FBI report, Abedin regularly forward government emails to her Yahoo account.

“She would use these accounts if her (State) account was down or if she needed to print an email or document. Abedin further explained that it was difficult to print from the DoS system so she routinely forwarded emails to her non-DoS accounts so she could more easily print,” the report states.

In August 2009, the emails forwarded to her private account included one that contained password information for her government laptop.

Comey said in 2016 that emails of Clinton associated had been compromised.

“We do assess that hostile actors gained access to the private email accounts of individuals with whom Secretary Clinton was in regular contact from her private account,” he said.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: abedin; comey; emailgate; hillary; humaabedin; jamescomey; presidenttrump; weiner
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To: Kaslin

One might easily get the idea that (1) DOJ reports to the DNC rather than the executive branch, (2) laws only apply to “little people” and (3) Jeff Sessions is part and parcel a tool of the swamp.


61 posted on 01/02/2018 8:49:17 AM PST by pt17
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To: Kaslin
She put Classified Passwords into the hands of foreign agents. Remember sailors pictures on submarine? Jail!

Jail is sooooo for little people.

62 posted on 01/02/2018 8:52:25 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: odawg

“Looks like even the president is unaware of the multi-dimensional stealthy chess moves being made by Jeff.”

Trump already knows about this stuff, it’s just that he can’t say anything publicly UNLESS and UNTIL it has already been disclosed otherwise.

Notice that his pattern has been to tweet about these things IMMEDIATELY after they’ve been publicized. This is NOT because he doesn’t know about them until the likes of Yahoo publishes them, but because he can’t disclose stuff like this without damaging the investigations.


63 posted on 01/02/2018 9:01:45 AM PST by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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When Jeffy wakes up will he see his shadow or not?


64 posted on 01/02/2018 9:09:33 AM PST by proust (Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.)
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To: Kaslin

If this goes unprosecuted then we are no longer a nation of laws.


65 posted on 01/02/2018 9:12:23 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Kaslin

The Fake News outlets seem to be completely silent on this tweet.


66 posted on 01/02/2018 9:15:33 AM PST by Entropy Squared (The Rush to Chaos)
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To: Kaslin

Trump is just getting started. I think this week Bandini will finally hit the air blower


67 posted on 01/02/2018 9:19:06 AM PST by BigEdLB (To Dimwitocrats: We won. You lost. Get used to it.)
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To: BigEdLB

Trump just ordered Justice Dept to act against Huma.

If Sessions keeps foot dragging, fire him.


68 posted on 01/02/2018 9:22:34 AM PST by Col Frank Slade
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To: Kaslin

Where have y’all been for the last 3 years??


69 posted on 01/02/2018 9:23:23 AM PST by jch10 (I STAND FOR MY COUNTRY, MY FLAG, AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.)
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To: catnipman

“...but because he can’t disclose stuff like this without damaging the investigations.”

It is IMPOSSIBLE to hide an investigation of people’s actions. You can examine records, data, all you want, but you cannot investigate government workers in private, because you have to interrogate people, and sooner or later there will be a leak.

Have you ever heard Mueller complain about his investigation being public knowledge?


70 posted on 01/02/2018 9:49:34 AM PST by odawg
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Huma, coffee in one hand, Hillary badge in the other.


71 posted on 01/02/2018 9:51:22 AM PST by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: Arm_Bears

“Trump needs to direct Sleepy Jeff to get his rear in gear on this matter, among others—”Protocol” be damned.”

I believe that Trump is just paying out the rope he’s going to use to hang Sessions just as soon as Mueller is off the stage. He’s openly said he’s not going to rock this boat until Mueller’s investigation is concluded. I’d be willing to bet Sessions is gone before March. Because at his “best,” Sessions is a weak leader, not anyone who could ever be the kind of AG that Trump needs as a partner in cleaning up this government. The clock is ticking on Sessions.


72 posted on 01/02/2018 9:56:54 AM PST by vette6387
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To: Kaslin

Trump’s tweets have a history of being the precursor to something happening later.
Folks here are impatient. Sessions has his hands full on all fronts, and is assumably building an airtight case. This takes time.
You have to get your charges lined up, to make a solid case, not just charge, lose, charge, acquit, charge, mistrial, etc.
Give these guys time to do the job right.


73 posted on 01/02/2018 10:00:37 AM PST by Fireone (Lock Her Up! (and 100 of her accomplices))
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To: Red Badger

OK...now that the first year is over, and has been a huuuuge success for The Donald, he can get down to brass tacks and nail all these traitors,!


74 posted on 01/02/2018 10:00:49 AM PST by miserare ( Hillary--you lost! Get over it!!)
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To: Kaslin

These people are not only dumber than damn dirt, they are arrogant beyond all reason. They think they can do no wrong, no matter how wrong they are. But, I guess if, during, your whole professional life, you’ve been able to do what you want, without a care in the world, knowing that you had/have the ultimate bodyguard to protect you, that’s what you come to know as reality. Toss in, seeing your boss and her friends getting away with the same stuff and more, and it’s not hard to see why they act the way they do.

Hopefully, her head will be put on a spike.


75 posted on 01/02/2018 10:02:07 AM PST by qaz123
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To: VideoDoctor

Definitely time to get some new fresh faces at DOJ!


76 posted on 01/02/2018 10:03:00 AM PST by miserare ( Hillary--you lost! Get over it!!)
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To: bkopto; Kaslin
Sessions IS on top of it all, and is operating in stealth mode. Just so you know.

Yep the sealed indictments now number 1050 and they are preparing Gitmo to hold all of them, no really they are. Using Marines to serve indictments for sure.

Did Trump Just Arrest Clintons, Soros, Obama, Podesta, and others? Q ANON

This optimism comes from YouTube reporters. Supply your own salt.

77 posted on 01/02/2018 10:13:32 AM PST by itsahoot (As long as there is money to be divided, there will be division.)
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To: Paladin2

““Rod RosenWeasel says we can’t. Wouldn’t be ethical.””

Rod RosenWeasel, another one of those non-Jewish Jews I guess! Just wonder who is paying him under the table to shaft Trump.


78 posted on 01/02/2018 10:18:38 AM PST by vette6387
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To: Kaslin

And the fuses would be lit.


79 posted on 01/02/2018 10:23:30 AM PST by ALASKA (Watching a coup..........)
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To: polymuser

So, does Huma have an ankle bracelet, too?


Someone here posted a pic of Hummah the other day, with what looked to be an ankle bracelet under her bell bottom jeans. Who knows?


80 posted on 01/02/2018 10:33:42 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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