The Silencing of the Inspectors General

Townhall.com ^ | June 14, 2018 | Victor Davis Hanson

[Kaslin]

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, an Obama administration appointee, is scheduled to deliver a report this week on DOJ and FBI abuses during the 2016 campaign cycle. Remember: His last investigation of FBI misconduct advised a criminal referral for fired former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, who allegedly lied to federal investigators.

McCabe and at least a half-dozen other FBI employees quit, retired, were fired or were reassigned as a result of fallout from the politicization of the FBI. Yet, as Barack Obama left office, his chief of staff, Denis McDonough, strangely boasted that the Obama administration "has been historically free of scandal." Obama himself recently concluded of his eight-year tenure, "I didn't have scandals."

Those were puzzling assertions, given nearly nonstop scandals during Obama's eight years in office involving the IRS; General Services Administration; Peace Corps; Secret Service; Veterans Administration; and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, not to mention the Clinton email server scandal, the Benghazi scandal and the 2016 Democratic National Committee email scandal.

For nearly eight years, the Obama administration sought to cover up serial wrongdoing by waging a veritable war against the watchdog inspectors general of various federal agencies.

In 2014, 47 of the nation's 73 inspectors general signed a letter alleging that Obama had stonewalled their "ability to conduct our work thoroughly, independently, and in a timely manner."

The frustrated nonpartisan auditors cited systematic Obama administration refusals to turn over incriminating documents that were central to their investigations.

The administration had purportedly tried to sidetrack an IG investigation into possible misconduct by then-Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson. In addition, the Obama administration reportedly thwarted IG investigations of Amtrak, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the Office of Management and Budget

[Chickensoup]

excellent thank you!

[gubamyster]

Thank you for the link.

[onedoug]

‘Welcome-a to the United-a Stets.’

[Rome2000]

America is so very lucky that we survived the administration of that Muslim cretin,

The country may still be here, the Republic isn't.

Even the slowest on the right are starting to come to the realization that only the military can get to these MF’S

The entire LAWLESS Federal APPARATCHIK is infested with communists and homosexuals.

Mass arrests, executions, and a PURGE of the press, Congress, the Courts, and 85% of Federal “employees”.

These bastards are laughing at Trump right now.

These bastards are laughing at US right now.

We demand JUSTICE

TRUMP IS NOT DELIVERING.

[Nifster]

The Senior Executive Service needs to be fired summarily. These turds are the swampier part of the swamp. Time to make sure they are out of power

[PGalt]

Thanks. I did. It’s a very good article by VDH. BUMP!

[econjack]

Those were puzzling assertions...

Not when you think you're God and can do no wrong. Pallets of cash to Iran...pashaw...nothing to see here folks, just move along, which is EXACTLY what the MSM did. In eight years, you would think at least one member of the MSM would have stood up and asked:

"Mr. President, you are the first President in the history of this Republic to sequester virtually every document from yours and Michelle's past. Why is that?"

But no, not one person has the stones to ask. That's present-day journalism. Sickening...

[Liz]

HILLARY’S STATE DEPT——AND THE OBAMA YEARS-—UNRELENTING SCANDAL

EXCERPT The taxpayer financed-Skolkovo Scandal –

While serving as secretary of state, Clinton oversaw a program meant to “reset” relations with Moscow and improve ties. The program centered around the Russian city of Skolkovo near Moscow with the stated aim of “identifying areas of cooperation and pursuing joint projects and actions that strengthen strategic stability, international security, economic well-being, and the development of ties between the American and Russian people.”

Hillary’s State Dept program transformed Skolkovo into a technology hub akin to a Silicon Valley. Sensitive American technology was transferred to the Russians, substantially enhancing their military and cyber capabilities. The US Army and the FBI concluded that Russia had exploited the program for military applications. The FBI warned American technology companies doing business in Skolkovo that the Skolkovo project was a means by which the Russians would acquire dual use technologies and apply them for military ends. According to investigative author Peter Schweizer, Russian and American companies and individuals involved in the Skolkovo fiasco “had major financial ties to the Clintons.”

Moreover, during the Russian reset period, those entities
provided the Clintons with “tens of millions of dollars” in the form of “contributions to the Clinton Foundation, paid for speeches by Bill Clinton, or investments in small start-up companies with deep Clinton ties.”

(hat tip frontpagemagazine.com By Ari Lieberman)

[Jmouse007]

It's a whitewash, the corrupt AG brooms all of their multitude of crimes and felonies, lies about "no political motivation found", ZERO CRIMINAL REFERRALS... ZERO, ZIP, NADA, NONE.

NO ONE IS GOING TO BE INDICTED, TRIED OR END UP IN PRISON; NOT HILDABEAST, COMMEY, HUMA, LYNCH, OBOMINATION, JARROD, ETC... NONE OF THEM! THE BIGGEST CRIME IN U.S. HISTORY AND EVERYONE GETS A PASS!

Welcome to the Banana Republic of the corrupt United States.

If anyone of us peons did a single thing these evil privileged untouchable elites have done we would be in prison for the rest of our lives. They have committed TREASON, innumerable felonies, tried to rig an election, and illegally overthrow the duly elected President of the United States and imprison him, his family and members of his administration on totally fictitious charges based upon collusion and lies.

On top of everything else, they are still pursuing this soft coup, unchecked!

The AG report says they did naughty things, but nothing rising to the level of criminal prosecution, which in itself is a lie. All to protect their own.

The Justice Department is corrupt, AG Sessions is running interference for these criminals, totally incompetent, or asleep, the assistant AG is obstructing justice while actively seeking to prosecute POTUS, the CIA is corrupt, the FBI is corrupt, Hildabeast, Commey, Huma, and a boat load of felonious criminals belong in prison, but according to the AG Report everything's ok: "Nothing to see folks, move aling, move along!"

[apocalypto]

bump

[Robert DeLong]

Yeah I actually read that yesterday. Thanks for the ping though.

[Maris Crane]

I do not share what you are saying in your final sentence.

[SoFloFreeper]

bump for later read

[Albion Wilde]

The Senior Executive Service needs to be fired summarily. These turds are the swampier part of the swamp. Time to make sure they are out of power

Indeed. They are the minions of Obama:

DEEP STATE – SHADOW GOVERNMENT REVEALED: SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE

[Rome2000]

I’m not someone who usually sends out threats. I warn only once. The day they touch one of my men, the rule of law is over.

Augusto Pinochet

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping...

[GOPJ]

At some point, the idea of toothless inspectors general needs to be revisited. Something is terribly wrong when dozens of IGs found wrongdoing, only to object that their efforts were being thwarted by an Obama administration that had appointed most of them -- and claimed to be scandal-free. Finding government abuse and doing nothing about it is worse than not finding any at all.

Whitewashing...

[Syncro]

For clarity:

Senior Executive Service - OPM.govYour browser indicates if you've visited this link

The Senior Executive Service (SES) lead America's workforce. As the keystone of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the SES was established to "...ensure that the executive management of the Government of the United States is responsive to the needs, policies, and goals of the Nation and otherwise is of the highest quality."

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-se...

OMP is The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

[SaveFerris]

[ It’s an article of faith ] (lying for Obama)

Yes, and a teensy bit prophetic. It is, in fact, burned into them as a religion. It's a good thing I don't think the Lawless One comes other than from Europe. But yes, it IS an article of faith for them. They were singing his praises in at least one church during the 2008 election for crying out loud. That is some scary stuff. I met a "true believer" first in 2008. He was downright scary with his spiritual blindness.

[SaveFerris]

[ The country may still be here, the Republic isn’t. ]

Unfortunately, that’s true in a lot of ways.

The President isn’t Superman. He’s one man in the middle of 17 million sharks. We’re lucky to have him fighting the battles he can against these overwhelming odds. Which is why all decent Americans need to hold him in prayer to Almighty God.