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Friday, February 14, 2020

No DOJ Prosecution For McCabe, But What About Detroit?

Perhaps, the reason why there will be no charges brought forth by the DOJ is because it was referred to a particular District, but, hey, what do I know?

I know Comey knows stuff.

I know that grand juries have voting rights.

I also know I 💖 MIED.

Former FBI Official Andrew McCabe Won't Face Charges

The Justice Department announced Friday that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe will not be charged following an allegation by the department's inspector general that he lied to investigators about a leak to the media.

In a letter to McCabe's attorneys, the department said that "based on the totality of the circumstances and all of the information known to the government at this time, we consider the matter closed."

The decision is not likely to sit well with President Trump.

Trump has repeatedly criticized McCabe online and in public remarks. McCabe has long been the target of Republican leaders who allege political bias within the FBI.

McCabe's wife ran for the state legislature in Virginia as a Democrat, prompting early attacks that he might be going easy on Hillary Clinton. Later, McCabe was fired after investigators concluded he lacked candor about an episode involving the release of information to a reporter.

He was relieved of duty in March, hours before he was set to retire.

McCabe always has maintained he has done nothing wrong and called himself the victim of political vengeance.

"At long last, justice has been done in this matter," McCabe's lawyers said on Friday.

"We said at the outset of the criminal investigation, almost two years ago, that if the facts and the law determined the result, no charges would be brought," they said in a statement. "We are pleased that Andrew McCabe and his family can go on with their lives without this cloud hanging over them."

Andrew McCabe, Ex-FBI Deputy, Describes 'Remarkable' Number Of Trump-Russia Contacts

The allegations against McCabe stemmed from a Justice Department Office of Inspector General's report, which found that McCabe "lacked candor" when he told investigators that he did not know who authorized an aide to talk to the Wall Street Journal about the FBI investigation into the Clinton Foundation.

The Justice Department's decision not to pursue charges against McCabe comes a day after Attorney General William Barr publicly lashed out at Trump, saying his tweets "make it impossible for me to do my job."

McCabe has sued the Justice Department, alleging that his March 2018 firing by then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions was politically motivated act of retribution by Trump and "unlawful."

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Friday, December 13, 2019

Cocktails & Popcorn: December 13, 2019 Did Imran configure the 9/11 hijackers blackberries? Have you met Hank Greenberg

There are always lots of reasons for students to come into the United States beyond studying in a classroom.

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Monday, December 9, 2019

DOJ & OIG: Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the Inspector General's Report of the Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation & Report

There is much more to come because there are the Ethics Referrals and all the other District Referrals from the OIG, including Durham, Huber, Mueller, SDNY, and the Detroit Grand Juries.

Oh. and Vladimir Putin has the other side of all of that which no one wishes to discuss, the trafficking of tiny humans.

And we have yet to find out how this all started...

Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement:

OIG FISA Report - Crossfire Hurricane

"Nothing is more important than the credibility and integrity of the FBI and the Department of Justice. That is why we must hold our investigators and prosecutors to the highest ethical and professional standards. The Inspector General’s investigation has provided critical transparency and accountability, and his work is a credit to the Department of Justice. I would like to thank the Inspector General and his team.

The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken. It is also clear that, from its inception, the evidence produced by the investigation was consistently exculpatory. Nevertheless, the investigation and surveillance was pushed forward for the duration of the campaign and deep into President Trump’s administration. In the rush to obtain and maintain FISA surveillance of Trump campaign associates, FBI officials misled the FISA court, omitted critical exculpatory facts from their filings, and suppressed or ignored information negating the reliability of their principal source. The Inspector General found the explanations given for these actions unsatisfactory. While most of the misconduct identified by the Inspector General was committed in 2016 and 2017 by a small group of now-former FBI officials, the malfeasance and misfeasance detailed in the Inspector General’s report reflects a clear abuse of the FISA process.

FISA is an essential tool for the protection of the safety of the American people. The Department of Justice and the FBI are committed to taking whatever steps are necessary to rectify the abuses that occurred and to ensure the integrity of the FISA process going forward.

No one is more dismayed about the handling of these FISA applications than Director Wray. I have full confidence in Director Wray and his team at the FBI, as well as the thousands of dedicated line agents who work tirelessly to protect our country. I thank the Director for the comprehensive set of proposed reforms he is announcing today, and I look forward to working with him to implement these and any other appropriate measures.

With respect to DOJ personnel discussed in the report, the Department will follow all appropriate processes and procedures, including as to any potential disciplinary action."

Review of Four FISA Applications andOther Aspects of the FBI's CrossfireHurricane Investigation

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Saturday, September 28, 2019

JUDICIARY: House Judiciary holds hearing on Oversight of the Foreign Intel Surveillance Act

With a number of GOP lawmakers anxiously awaiting the DOJ inspector general's report on the origins of the Russia investigation, the House Judiciary Cmte takes a look at oversight of the FISA act. Deputy Attorney General for the National Security Div Brad Wiegman, Deputy Assistant FBI Director for the Counterterrorism Div Michael Orlando, and Susan Morgan of the NSA testify.