Posted on 07/23/2022 5:01:11 AM PDT by Magnatron
A federal judge on Friday dismissed five former FBI officials -- including former director James Comey and deputy director Andrew McCabe -- from a lawsuit that former President Donald Trump filed against them and other political opponents related to the Russia investigation.
Judge Donald Middlebrooks granted the Justice Department's request to substitute itself as defendants for the former FBI officials, after finding that Trump's lawsuit covered actions that they took while acting within the scope of their government employment.
This is a victory for the former FBI officials, who no longer have to battle Trump in the civil litigation, which many legal experts have panned as a meritless stunt filled with Trump's political grievances and self-serving conspiracy theories.
In addition to Comey and McCabe, the judge dismissed the lawsuit against former top FBI counterintelligence official Peter Strzok, former FBI lawyer Lisa Page and Kevin Clinesmith, a low-level FBI attorney who pleaded guilty to altering an official document that was used in the FBI's Trump-Russia probe. (McCabe is a CNN law enforcement analyst.)
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They can, but this isn't a criminal matter.
France took the guillotine to the government criminals. July 14th was their day of redemption.
“IOW, an admission of guilt.”
Also, It’s a direct reward to Comey, Strzok, Page and McCabe for their lawbreaking.
This is a civil suit. Now the four musketeers won’t be saddled with more legal costs. They also won’t be liable for any judgment. The DOJ can settle the suit and pay it with taxpayer dollars.
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Wasn’t Kevin Clinesmith convicted beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal trial and he’s dismissed in a lawsuit who’s standard of proof is “more likely than not” 50%+?
Just askin’. Color me confused.
Trump should start a “Fake Judge” chant.
The blatant double-standard continues.
They have no conscience.
I think he’s well arm with information on those came after him it’s never a good plan to piss of Trump he doesn’t walk away from a fight.
Not in the Deep State.
The coverup and double standard of justice persists.
Members of the Coup will get away with this
until Trump gets back in WH.
They can rely on people like Judas Pence to
make excuses for their actions.
So Wray and Garland decided to take the heat off the actual evil doers and blame the entire DOJ???
W. T. A. F?
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