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Well they, must be investigating CNN also, right? Same difference!
Posted on 10/21/2019 9:26:05 PM PDT by bitt
The Justice Department's review of the origins of the Russia investigation created "unease" at the CIA, according to a reporter who has followed its progress.
Uncertainty over what investigators are seeking and whether the inquiry has become a criminal investigation has prompted some CIA analysts who played a role in the intelligence assessment of Russia's activities during the 2016 campaign to hire lawyers.
"It's really not clear where he's going with this, but a lot of people are very rattled. Those CIA analysts I mentioned had to hire their own lawyers because no one’s even sure whether this is a criminal investigation or not. And if it is a criminal investigation, what is the allegation of wrongdoing? No one I talked to can answer that," Ken Dilanian said on Monday's episode of Morning Joe on MSNBC.
Over the weekend, the NBC News reporter had a report published about the expansion of the DOJ review, which is being overseen by Attorney General William Barr and run by U.S. Attorney John Durham, who has requested to speak with CIA analysts.
A similar report was published by the New York Times that notes President Trump granted Barr expansive powers for the inquiry, but Durham lacked subpoena power and could only request documents and interviews when he was tasked with the review earlier this year. The report also notes, however, that it is unclear whether the status of the review has changed.
"There’s a lot of unease at the CIA and disquiet about the notion of federal prosecutors going over and rooting in their files," Dilanian said. "Not because they think they did anything wrong, but because these are sources and methods — some of the most highly classified documents and secrets in our government. And they are kept to a small set of
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, according to a reporter who has followed its progress.
As a number of us have been saying, there are more ways of punishment than prison. For example, just the angst and uncertainty of now knowing if your dirty deeds will catch up to you...
And there are intangibles. What if a liberal minded person who hadn’t really done any leaking or lying him/herself but sympathized with those who had now decide to quit working for the US government. The threat of being caught could be a deterrent and we’d all be better off without these people.
I don’t understand the worry. I’m pretty sure I remember leftists encouraging targets that if they hadn’t done anything wrong, they should testify honestly.
sources and methods — some of the most highly classified documents and secrets in our government. Can’t reveal the methods of framing a president.
CIA analysts who played a role ... in Russia’s activities during 2016....
I think this goes way above the analyst level. The CIA and/or FBI, DOS, DOJ, used foreign assets as surrogates to conduct an operation they were legally prohibited from.
This smells of director - deputy director level stuff.
Doesn’t it go much higher than that?
“Not because they think they’ve done anything wrong...” HA!
Much ado about nothing, incessant fodder to the masses that means nothing. When indictments followed by convictions come, then it will all be revealed. Until then, everyone is hoping the sky will fall.
Smells
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I’d be rattled too if I had committed High Treason like they all did.
You say that to manage expectations which is understandable, but no need to dismiss the details of the ongoing pursuit of necessary consequences.
I’m intrigued that the investigated folks are upset by being kept in the dark. It seems just fine with the dems to collude behind closed doors to impeach the President without any of his people being present.
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Well they, must be investigating CNN also, right? Same difference!
Maybe Trump will succeed where JFK failed.
“The Justice Department’s review of the origins of the Russia investigation created “unease” at the CIA...”
Unease? It damned well better be making them **** pants.
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“Nah, you don’t need a lawyer—we just to want to have a friendly chat to clear some things up....”
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