Leaked Bruce Ohr testimony may be the key to unraveling the biggest political scandal in US history

American Thinker ^ | 01/17/2019 | Thomas Lifson

[SeekAndFind]

The mobilization of law enforcement and intelligence assets by the Obama administration in 2016 to spy on the presidential campaign of rival party candidate Donald Trump is the biggest political scandal in our history. The Mueller probe of Trump is a cover-up, as are leaks to friendly media by anonymous former officials. Yet, the pieces are falling into place to burn through the dust clouds and see the underlying crimes.

John Solomon of The Hill is one of our leading sources for the real story obscured by the guilty parties and their media allies. Fully uncovering it will require prosecution of related crimes, and the testimony of cooperating witnesses in the interest of mitigating their legal consequences, up to and including prison time.

Testimony given by former FBI top lawyer Bruce Ohr that has been leaked to Solomon provides, in Solomon’s words,

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the most damning evidence to date that FBI and DOJ officials may have misled federal judges in October 2016 in their zeal to obtain the warrant targeting Trump adviser Carter Page just weeks before Election Day.”

Misleading a federal judge is a big crime.

Ohr has testified that the officials who submitted the FIA warrant applications knowingly lied, because he warned them that the Fusion-GPS dossier was opposition research from the Hillary Campaign:

The then-No. 4 Department of Justice (DOJ) official briefed both senior FBI and DOJ officials in summer 2016 about Christopher Steele’s Russia dossier, explicitly cautioning that the British intelligence operative’s work was opposition research connected to Hillary Clinton’s campaign and might be biased.

[WashingtonSource]

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[originalbuckeye]

Good to hear. Wake me up if ANYONE is held accountable.

[allendale]

All this underscore what a disaster it was to appoint Sessions as AG. Comey, Clapper, Brennan, Lynch, Obama and Clinton should have been arrested on Day 1 of the Trump administration. Instead Sessions recuses himself and a special prosecutor is appointed to investigate and torment Trump. Its been a fiasco.

[Chewbarkah]

“was opposition research connected to Hillary Clinton’s campaign and might be biased.”

To which they replied, “No s___ Sherlock.”

[painter]

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[Two Kids' Dad]

Prosecutions will begin the third Tuesday of never.

The swamp is far bigger than one man, far bigger then one administration. The criminals will skate.

[Major Matt Mason]

Government entities that need to be ended, pronto: FISA courts, SES, FBI, CIA, DOJ. Is that a good start? Oh, and Roberts needs to be removed from the SC.

[GreyFriar]

John Solomon and Sara Carter both released lengthy articles late yesterday that Lifson is writing about.

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/425739-fisa-shocker-doj-official-warned-steele-dossier-was-connected-to-clinton

https://saraacarter.com/ohr-testimony-shocks-lawmakers-top-doj-officials-new-about-steele-in-2016/

[Liz]

Clearly, we're not going to nail these bigwig govt criminals for their actual crimes.........

Remember, Al Capone was not nailed for his mobbed-up crimes, they got him on tax evasion.

We need to micromanage the issues......and pick out the things we can nail.

FOR EXAMPLE: MISUSE OF POSITION AND GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
SOURCE https://www.justice.gov/jmd/misuse-position-and-government-resources

MISUSE OF POSITION AND GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Misuse of Position | Use of Official Title | Personal Use of Government Property | Use of Non-Public Information | Use of Official Time | Disclosing Procurement Information | Letters of Recommendation on Official Stationery

An employee may not use his official position, including information learned by virtue of his position, for his personal benefit or for the benefit of others.

MISUSE OF POSITION---- An employee may not use his public office for his own private gain or for that of persons or organizations with which he is associated personally. An employee's position or title should not be used to coerce; to endorse any product, service or enterprise; or to give the appearance of governmental sanction. An employee may use his official title and stationery only in response to a request for a reference or recommendation for someone he has dealt with in Federal employment or someone he is recommending for Federal employment.

5 C.F.R. § 2635.702 (see Subpart G - Misuse of Position; Use of Public Office for Private Gain)

USE OF OFFICIAL TITLE Generally, an employee engaging in teaching, speaking or writing in his personal capacity may not use his official title or position to identify himself in connection with the activity or to promote any book, seminar, course, program, etc. The two exceptions to this rule are as follows:

1. An employee may allow the use of his title if it is included as part of several other biographical details and the title is given no more prominence than other information; and

2. An employee may allow the use of his title in connection with an article published in a scientific or professional journal provided there is an appropriate disclaimer.

5 C.F.R. § 2635.807(b) (see Subpart H - Outside Activities; Teaching, Speaking and Writing)

An employee engaging in fundraising in his personal capacity is also prohibited from using his official title, position or authority. In addition, he cannot solicit funds or other support from a subordinate or from any person that has business with his component.

5 C.F.R. § 2635.808(c) (see Subpart H - Outside Activities; Fundraising activities)

PERSONAL USE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY An employee should recognize her responsibility to protect and conserve government property and resources, and to make an honest effort to use official time and government property only for official business. 5 C.F.R. § 2635.704 through .705 Use of Government property, and Use of official time. An employee may not use the official time of another employee for anything other than official business. The use of any government property, including computers and the Internet, for any partisan political activities is always prohibited.

Department of Justice employees are generally authorized to make minimal personal use of most office equipment and library facilities where the cost to the Government is negligible and on an employee's own time. 28 C.F.R. § 45.4. This is the Department's de minimis use policy, and would permit an employee to send a short, personal electronic message to another individual. However, personal messages sent to large groups of people and messages sent to disseminate information on non-Governmental activities, such as charitable events and causes, commercial activities such as personal businesses, and religious observances, are prohibited.

If an employee of the Department of Justice has questions about the Department's rules covering the limitations on personal use of government equipment and resources, or questions about whether planned personal use of office equipment is permitted, she should consult with her supervisor, or her ethics official.

USE OF NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION An employee may not engage in a financial transaction using nonpublic information nor allow the use of such information to further his private interests or those of another. Nonpublic information is information an employee gains on the job which has not been made available to the general public and is not authorized to be made available upon request.

5 C.F.R. § 2635.703 (see Subpart G - Misuse of Position; Use of Non-public Information)

USE OF OFFICIAL TIME An employee shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. Generally, personal activities should not be conducted during duty hours.

5 C.F.R. § 2635.705 (see Subpart G - Misuse of Position; Use of official time)

DISCLOSING PROCUREMENT INFORMATION An employee is prohibited from disclosing contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information to any person other than one authorized to receive such information. 48 C.F.R. § 3.104-4-5

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ON OFFICIAL STATIONERY An employee may sign a letter of recommendation using his official title and office letterhead in response to a request for an employment recommendation or character reference for someone provided it is based on his personal knowledge of the ability or character of the person. In addition, the individual must be someone with whom the employee has dealt with in the course of his Federal employment or someone he is recommending for Federal employment.

[nevermorelenore]

Need that “Like” button !

[frnewsjunkie]

Why is it “leaked”? Why hasn’t it been shown to the public and done something with... we are way past time to get this off the table and people in the mess, charged!

[Jeff Chandler]

Misleading a federal judge is a big crime.

The most likely scenario is it was a wink wink nod nod situation with the judge. Besides, crimes committed in the interest of the uniparty aren't usually prosecuted anyway.

[central_va]

They are running out the 7 year limitation clock while collecting tax payer money. It’s an Obama-nation.

[Dr. Ursus]

The CIA can make a PRESIDENT and they have killed one. Schumer said don’t mess with them ,or the will get you. So, good luck with any indictments!

[ManHunter]

I’m still wondering why this slimebag’s testimony was given in private in the first place. What is it that he had to say about government corruption that the American people just couldn’t hear?

Now that I think of it, remember all of the illegal unmaskings that were ‘unmasked’ in early 2017? Whatever happened with that “bombshell” that proved to be a dud? Couldn’t possibly be exposure of illegal government surveillance of American citizens on a scale that would boggle the mind...

Apparently, the level of surveillance under ECHELON just wasn’t good enough. We needed STELLAR WIND and a massive, multi-billion dollar data warehouse in Utah to house all of the “metadata” on those intercepts. The UDC (Utah Data Center) is rumored to use more power than the entirety of Salt Lake city...

[Toespi]

Thanks for the info, seems it should matter. Unfortunately, it won’t, this country is done. Street thugs, illegals, minorities, sexual deviants and politicians who support them are running the country right into the ground. It’s over.

[b4its2late]

I hope so, but I doubt it because it all leads back to Obama and as much as I wish he’d be held accountable, I don’t think he will be, but it would be awesome.

[Souled_Out]

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" The criminals will skate. "

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Americans lose again. Trump lets it happen.

[sheana]

I agree. I’ll start paying attention again when I hear there have been charges filed.....against anyone.