Posted on 10/22/2019 10:32:22 AM PDT by jazusamo
U.S. Attorney John Durhams investigation into the intelligence and law enforcement communities' handling of the Russia probe is quietly but steadily expanding under the shadow of the high-profile House impeachment inquiry against President Trumpand could represent something of a wild card in the presidents attempts to fight back.
Attorney General Bill Barr appointed Durham, the U.S. attorney from Connecticut, to ensure intelligence collection activities by the U.S. government related to the Trump 2016 presidential campaign were lawful and appropriate.
His probe reportedly will soon focus on the roles of key Obama administration intelligence officials like John Brennan and James Clapper. And it converges with other simultaneous investigations, including Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitzs probe of alleged Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuses, which, coupled together, could give the president ammunition to attack his critics, even if the material does not directly relate to the Ukraine controversy fueling the impeachment push.
If the rumors are true that IG Horowitzs report and findings in Durhams review will blast the conduct of the FBIs Russia investigation, it will give Trump a lot of ammo to support his argument that he was unjustly targeted then and is being unjustly targeted now, a House GOP source told Fox News on Tuesday. It will justify Trumps warnings about the Deep State acting to hobble his presidency.
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Durham was appointed to review the events leading up to the 2016 presidential election and through Trumps January 20, 2017 inauguration. But Fox News has learned that he's since expanded his investigation to cover a post-election timeline spanning the spring of 2017when Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel.
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Perhaps you legal experts can explain why these investigations take so long. A construction crew can build a 10 storey building in this amount of time.
Not my impression, seems more like a head hunter type to me. Also note that is, now officially, a criminal investigation and Brennan has suddenly shut his mouth.
I’m not a legal beagle, but my guess is that they hope that Trump leaves and they can let it die on the vine. If Trump is reelected, the “reviews” of the investigations will be held up until past 2024.
Durham et al could have saved themselves a lot of time and money and just bought Gregg Jarrett’s latest book, “Witch Hunt”. It has all the evidence and facts they would ever need to convict most of the Intelligence and DOJ leadership of the Obama administration of violating the Fourth Amendment rights of Trump, Carter Page, George Papadopoulos, Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, and Paul Manafort.
Im intrigued as to how all the talk of imminent indictment of McCabe went silent all of a sudden
You knew that wasn’t going to happen.
Well, if the accusers are in jail...
I want it to be a nuclear arsenal
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It appears that the expanding scope of the Durham investigation could have the potential to become the nuclear equivalent of an air blast right over the Deep State which could end the war against Trump. But it all depends on how high up the chain of command Spygate went.
Not saying it will work out this way, but when Americans see hard evidence about how corrupt their government was at the highest levels it could be a real game changer.
Right now, Spygate is a complicated web with lots of moving parts that few can understand, but hopefully Durham has the evidence and the ability to frame it in a way that convinces the average person that their own government was illegally weaponized against a single political opponent, and it was all directed by very powerful people in trusted positions.
Most Americas will be angered and disgusted by such revelations. And they will demand accountability.
Brennan has already told us that his orders came from Obama.
The buck stops at Obama's desk, to quote Harry Truman. It is the reason the DemonRATS are going for impeachment, think of it as a Congressional Obstruction of Justice.
Once the heads start falling off the pawns, it won't be long before Obama's neck comes into view.
I agree with you. Obama had to know. And that is one of the main reasons why Durham’s investigation could be so impactful, if not decisive. By now we all know that Brennan, Clapper, and Comey (and others) were neck deep in the plot. But direct WH involvement has not yet been clearly established.
While Brennan did essentially confirm that his orders came from Obama, Durham still needs to prepare an airtight case against the ENTIRE cabal. That requires lots of hard evidence and/or very strong circumstantial facts to maximize the blast. When this thing detonates we want the shockwave to clear out the corruption in DC.
Yes. 6 months ago William Barr hired a prosecutor named John Durham.
Not the source you meant, but still.
Only if it implicated Hillary and the DNC as well as Obama's FBI and CIA.
Do y'all know that even Nancy Pelosi's son has his hand in the Ukrainian cookie jar? Or is it Romanian. Either way, there are all kinds of Dems, and probably even Pubbies who are not clean, here. Obama sends billions to Ukraine and everybody wants a piece of it. It's a lot like Obama's IRS. No, I'm not even talking about Lois Lerner; I'm talking about the massive organized crime effort (centered in Chicago) behind the Identity Theft plague. I know a little about it; I was a victim.
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