Dan McLaughlin has a good discussion of the oversold Nunes memo. However, I have my reservations about this:
It focuses on a very narrow subject, the obtaining of a single FISA warrant (subsequently renewed by Trump’s own Administration) on a fringe figure (Carter Page) who by all appearances deserved to be investigated, and surveillance of whom probably didn’t uncover very much about the Trump campaign that you wouldn’t have known from watching TV.
Let's cut to Byron York:
Put it all together, and Page was the easiest guy to go after. Plus, the wiretap would allow the FBI not just to listen to Page's phone calls but to read his emails, not only going forward from the date of the warrant, but going backward for as long as Page had kept them. If Page truly were the beating heart of a Trump-Russia conspiracy, then there would likely be email evidence the FBI could use.
The point about emails holds my attention. Page may have been cc'ed on all sorts of things going back months, so legitimate access to that may have been investigatory gold.
Thank you, Clarice. From your keyboard to my FB page and Twitter.
Posted by: sbw | February 04, 2018 at 09:29 AM
sbw "Thank you, Clarice. From your keyboard to my FB page and Twitter."
From the ONE guy here who should agree with me!
:-)
Posted by: Old Lurker | February 04, 2018 at 09:31 AM
Joan Armatrading seems to specialize in those free flowing, melody free, introspective why-do-I-love-such-an-a-hole songs that pseudo-intellectual, New Yorker reading, upper middle class, prog white women seem to love, probably because they sound like the interminably tedious conversations pseudo intellectual prog white women have.
To paraphrase Raylan if everyone you have a relationship with is an a-hole; you're the a-hole.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | February 04, 2018 at 09:33 AM
Since the news outlets are mostly partisan on steroids for the democrats, what I do is use Twitter to find out what's actually going on.
I liked that part of Newt's speech where he admonished the R's to realize and accept that the media WAS a part of the Dem party and just carry on. That is exactly what I have done. I NEVER sit down and watch any news program. Sometimes I hear or see a short clip that someone else has on but I immediately put up my filter (***This is Probably A Lie or at least is twisted***)
It is very dangerous and naive for any conservative politician to think of or treat the media as an ally or even as a fair party. They must assume they are engaging with the enemy when they go on these shows. Sadly, few of them seem to believe this obvious truth.
Posted by: Momto2 | February 04, 2018 at 09:35 AM
Great pieces, Clarice. So I was wondering, is lying to the FISC an intelligence gathering method that endangers national security if revealed?
Posted by: Tom Bowler | February 04, 2018 at 09:36 AM
M2M "Sadly, few of them seem to believe this obvious truth."
Darwin will deal with those.
Posted by: Old Lurker | February 04, 2018 at 09:37 AM
Clarice's Pieces were wonderful today - I wish everyone would read it!
Hooray for opening with the Haman example ~ Brilliant!
Here is the link for anyone who missed it above:
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/02/the_constitutional_crisis_the_fourth_estate_birthed.html
Posted by: Momto2 | February 04, 2018 at 09:38 AM
Tom B, if lying to Tim Russert almost sent Scooter to jail, what happens if a lawyer lies to a FISA Judge?
Posted by: Old Lurker | February 04, 2018 at 09:39 AM
Attended the funeral funeral of the “Granny” of one of our son’s friends at an American Baptist church in town yesterday, a congregation I had never visited. (She was a wonderful lady who cared for the boy after his mom died when he was young.)
Best thing we did in a long time. Wonderful people, service, music, preaching, fellowship, warmth, humor ... I could go on. Character and class.
BTW, Marcus takes after his grandma and lights up with a smile for any reason and every reason.
Posted by: sbw | February 04, 2018 at 09:39 AM
Preview is your friend.
Posted by: sbw | February 04, 2018 at 09:40 AM
The vastly underrated Alison Moyet has a similar but to me more enjoyable voice as on Yaz's marvelous Mr. Blue.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | February 04, 2018 at 09:41 AM
A couple of thoughts about Twitter, younger voters, etc.
I think rse could confirm this, but over the years with the use of the internet, I have noticed a shortening of my attention span.
The internet trains your brain to receive information in short bursts. Many of the people on Twitter who are most effective instinctively use this characteristic and post information in short bursts linked together (threads). For younger people it is more effective than linking to an essay.
Regarding my own short attention=span, I have mae an effort to read novels which are in actual book form. It takes me a while to get back into the pattern of reading paragraphs of text, but not only are the novels enjoyable, it's good for my brain.
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 09:42 AM
From the ONE guy here who should agree with me!
I do! I do! And with rse, too.
Posted by: sbw | February 04, 2018 at 09:43 AM
Bingo, Tom Bowler.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | February 04, 2018 at 09:43 AM
This is a thread about Conteras, the judge who okayed the FISA request.
How do we know this? All I saw was from a link to an oddball site I'd never heard of.
Btw, I suspect he's a dirty judge and hope we find out all about him and his deeds. Just don't know how we can claim this fact just yet.
As far as I know, none of the materials on which the memo was based have been released to the public yet. Isn't that true?
Posted by: Extraneus | February 04, 2018 at 09:47 AM
I always thought Libby was guilty of criminal disagreement with Russert, not lying to him, OL. :)
Posted by: Tom Bowler | February 04, 2018 at 09:47 AM
AS to what happens to a lawyer who lies to a FISA judge, my bet is nothing.
Posted by: Tom Bowler | February 04, 2018 at 09:48 AM
More precisely, Dems like Holder view themselves and their party as the only legitimate wielders of power in the nation and so any exposure of how they grasp and hold onto that power is endangering national security, because they are the nation.
The rest of us they tolerate...for now.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | February 04, 2018 at 09:49 AM
Some interesting legal comments on this TWITTER THREAD Old Lurker, which I have not seen written in any news source (scoop possible here, sbw!) and which are intriguing. The writer says he practices in the federal courts.
https://twitter.com/KGBTechnoFrog/status/959883183809540101
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 09:49 AM
"Boy do I miss old fashioned newspapers and mags which told a story in long organized essay fashion"
It's not Twitter's fault the newspapers (with one exception) all went insane.
Posted by: jimmyk on iPhone | February 04, 2018 at 09:49 AM
LOL, Iggy at 9:33. Why is it that white prog women love that stuff? Because certainly that is 90% of the audience.
Laura Nyro, too.
Posted by: Porchlight | February 04, 2018 at 09:50 AM
Jim in NJ:
Thank you for the story about the Mystic Massacre. It illustrates my theory about colonization and how the tribal societies were unable to detect the dangers of the explorers and sought to utilize them to further their own battles against other tribes. For me, it explains much about western civilization’s expansion into other continents, while having limited success in the Far East.
United we stand, divided we fall can be applied many places.
It also explains the careful and calculated measures Sessions and Trump are taking to deal with the corrupt rot in our government agencies. We do not operate in a vacuum and have many enemies who would take advantage (and probably have) of our weaknesses and divisions. They cannot destroy vast amounts of the deep state without making sure our enemies cannot take advantage of the situation. Faith is what we need now.
Posted by: Robin, eff 'em all | February 04, 2018 at 09:50 AM
Excellent comment, Robin. Thanks.
Posted by: Porchlight | February 04, 2018 at 09:51 AM
Porch, I hope you have an awesome New England dinner! I bet your weather doesn’t require the stick to your ribs qualities!
Posted by: Robin, eff 'em all | February 04, 2018 at 09:55 AM
if lying to Tim Russert almost sent Scooter to jail
Almost? Didn't he in fact serve time since GWB cowardly refused to act on his part?
Posted by: Captain Hate | February 04, 2018 at 09:55 AM
Any comments on how the Rs are doing against the onslaught on the Sunday shows?
Posted by: Extraneus | February 04, 2018 at 10:00 AM
Let me be a curmudgeon & point out that decades of conservative writers pumping out their long articles & their books with 102 chapters, proving they were RIGHT 10 years after the event, has gotten us where we are today.
Some good short, "That is a damn lie!" is refreshing to me.
So?
Prove it!
Sowell's - At what cost?
Compared to what?
What hard evidence do you have?
Posted by: Janet 🚬 | February 04, 2018 at 10:02 AM
Although I assume that no news is good news, was Kiwi's successful teeth and ear cleaning ever reported?
Posted by: Captain Hate | February 04, 2018 at 10:06 AM
I would really, REALLY appreciate it if the lawyers here would read the Twittter thread I posted at 9:49.
I am not legally trained nor do I play one on TV. The information on that thread regarding the actions of Judge Sullivan (Contrera's replacement) seem pretty interesting. I am wondering if that recusal and replacement were more important than we knew.
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 10:09 AM
Two thoughts inspired by clarice's excellent pieces;
1. Can we stop calling it the "unverified" Steele dossier and instead substitute "false" or "Russian propaganda" instead?
2. The appeal to the left that they should also be concerned that these abuses might one day be applied to them is not going to work. They know Hoover and Nixon were both outliers while corrupt scum like Clinton, LBJ, Obama, FDR and the Kennedys are the core of the Dem party.
These abuses exist precisely because they know they'll never be used against them and there is virtually no chance they'll ever be punished for engaging in them.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | February 04, 2018 at 10:13 AM
No. Libby didn't go to jail. GWB commuted his sentence.
He was fined & lost his law license.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/02/libby.sentence/
Posted by: Janet 🚬 | February 04, 2018 at 10:14 AM
I'm ar a volleyball tournament till late afternoon. A synopsis on Sunday shows would be awesome!
Posted by: Bubarooni | February 04, 2018 at 10:20 AM
Thanks Janet. As usual Plame's fat turd husband mischaracterized what Libby did compared to his partner in obesity, Armitage. GWB was still a coward and RINO lowlife for not granting a full pardon.
Posted by: Captain Hate | February 04, 2018 at 10:26 AM
Captain Hate,
Of all the actions Bush took or didn't take, the lack of a full pardon for Libby was the worst.
It WAS cowardly.
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 10:29 AM
From the Horde's book thread:
Because we had the Nunes memo released this week I am going to recommend The New Class: Analysis of the Communist System by Milovan Djilas. Djilas was a partisan during the war and a member of the politburo in Yugoslavia under Tito. He argues that instead of creating a classless society, the communists have replaced the capitalists with a New Class of rulers: the bureaucrat. As Marx predicted, the ruling class bureaucrats act in their own class interest by expanding their power and controlling institutions to consolidate their power. It is interesting history, and an insight into the mindset of Comey, McCabe, Strzok and the rest of the swamp.
Posted by: Bucky at February 04, 2018 10:09 AM (/aiGx)
Posted by: Captain Hate | February 04, 2018 at 10:30 AM
Clarice's Pieces was great as far as I could get with it. But then the Google pop up ads stopped me from finishing it. Suspicious.
On Twitter again, I do find it the format annoying, but it is useful as a newsfeed with links to more in depth articles.
Posted by: jimmyk on iPhone | February 04, 2018 at 10:33 AM
A bit OT but has anyone read Libby's novel, "The Apprentice?"
He did get his license reinstated as per Clarice here:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/11/scooter_libby_reinstated_to_the_bar.html
Posted by: Momto2 | February 04, 2018 at 10:35 AM
Animated cartoon, non-political.
https://twitter.com/MysteriousLucid/status/960167119378944002
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 10:35 AM
Trump should pardon Libby this month. For justice of course but also the mind f/-k it would give the left
Posted by: Bunky | February 04, 2018 at 10:35 AM
IANAL but that exculpatory evidence order is pretty interesting, MM. Has that been discussed here before? It's from December, 5 days after Contreras was recused. (I don't think we know whether he recused himself or not.)
Posted by: Extraneus | February 04, 2018 at 10:36 AM
This is why we can't have nice things...
https://nypost.com/2018/02/03/pc-culture-killed-our-schools-father-daughter-dance-parents/
Posted by: Momto2 | February 04, 2018 at 10:36 AM
Gowdy on Face the Nation:
http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/04/gowdy-nunes-fisa-memo/
Posted by: Extraneus | February 04, 2018 at 10:40 AM
Maybe Gowdy is retiring to become the Special Counsel for the FBI and DoJ. :-)
Posted by: Extraneus | February 04, 2018 at 10:41 AM
--A synopsis on Sunday shows would be awesome!--
Trump is a Hitlerian maniac, the FBI is the most important institution in American history and Devin Nunes is Putin's toady for suggesting Trump is not Hitler and the FBI is not the only thing between us and the Fourth Reich.
Oh, and isn't it great we have a free, unbiased and independent press to hold the Hitlerian maniac to account?
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | February 04, 2018 at 10:45 AM
Thanks.
Posted by: Clarice Feldman | February 04, 2018 at 10:46 AM
l B. Pollak @joelpollak
Dick Durbin says the fact that the dossier was paid for by Hilary Clinton and the Democrats is only relevant to a judge or jury - i.e. once Trump is charged with a crime. Disgusting @CNNSotu
===============================
I see this slimeball has resurfaaced.
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 10:46 AM
Thanks Ig. Same as last week's synopsis, eh?
Posted by: Bubarooni | February 04, 2018 at 10:48 AM
I stand 100% with OL @ 9:28
Yes, Twitter is a valuable tool for our side, and I appreciate it for that. But on a purely personal level, I absolutely HATE it. I find it impossible to follow conversations there.
Posted by: James D. | February 04, 2018 at 10:49 AM
Chadwick MooreVerified account @Chadwick_Moore
Wow. @MeetThePress is out of the gate this morning running at the #FISAMemo with fists and elbows. This week will prove to even moderates that the media isn't just a little biased, but an actual propaganda wing of the Democrat party.
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 10:52 AM
CH, Libby did not serve time though he paid a substantial fine. Bush did not pardon him but did commute his sentence. Cowardly.
Posted by: Clarice Feldman | February 04, 2018 at 10:53 AM
Kiwi is fine, thanks for asking. They cancelled her cleaning on Monday due to bad blood work (kidneys). I fretted all day Tuesday (planning on donating one of my kidneys to her) until the doc called at 7:30 Tuesday night to tell me her kidneys are fine but there is a creatin problem - but that she can get her teeth and ears done.
Completed on Friday. She was high as a kite when I brought her home, but back to her very cool self today.
Posted by: Jane | February 04, 2018 at 10:58 AM
jimmyk--instal ad block
I don't find anything nefarious about the J Sullivan action-
I do think Comey and Lynch and McCabe might be guilty of perjury re the FISC applications. As for Rosenstein signing on to the extension request, it may well be that he was not fully aware of the underlying facts, was handed it and treated it as a pro forma, routine matter. we'll see, of course, but that's my present impression.
Posted by: Clarice Feldman | February 04, 2018 at 10:58 AM
I watched the first 5 minutes of MTP - Brennen and Priebus scheduled. I only lasted 5 minutes because the host started out by stating lies as facts and I couldn't bear it.
Posted by: Jane | February 04, 2018 at 10:59 AM
Comey brags about his cufflinks! So clueless - I cannot fathom being this out-of-touch.
https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2018/02/04/wrong-cuffs-james-comey-brags-about-wearing-his-fbi-cufflinks-gets-hilariously-dragged/
Posted by: Momto2 | February 04, 2018 at 10:59 AM
This is also why we can’t have nice things:
http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2018/01/29/new-project-planned-place-ithaca-musical-hunchback-notre-dame-cancelled-amid-outcry-diversify-castin/1074212001/
Posted by: Robin, eff 'em all | February 04, 2018 at 11:00 AM
So many confusing pieces out there.
Here's Gateway Pundit saying that Contreras "recused himself."
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/02/obama-appointed-fisa-court-judges-involved-numerous-questionable-controversial-actions/
He links to his own earlier post:
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/12/judge-presided-michael-flynns-case-resigned-today-obama-appointee-also-sat-fisa-court/
The earlier post links to this tweet:
Which links a photo of the communication from the U.S. District Court:
(Click here for full size.)
It doesn't say anything about Contreras recusing himself. It says "Contreras is no longer assigned to the case."
Posted by: Extraneus | February 04, 2018 at 11:00 AM
Oh brother.
Scaramucci to Trump: Don’t Fire Rosenstein Over the Memo
Posted by: Extraneus | February 04, 2018 at 11:03 AM
Trump should pardon Libby this month. For justice of course but also the mind f/-k it would give the left
It would be the ultimate grand master troll move.
Posted by: Captain Hate | February 04, 2018 at 11:03 AM
FISA Memo Fallout: Fear of our own intelligence agencies has been normalized
https://legalinsurrection.com/2018/02/fisa-memo-fallout-fea . . .
Posted by: Clarice Feldman | February 04, 2018 at 11:04 AM
EXt--the accounts which were credible said "{he was recused", not "he recused himself". Looks like the chief judge of the district removed him. Contreras took the plea deal and if his removal was based on his role on the FISC that approved the warrant, he should have recused himself before doing that. Some very fishy inexplicable stuff going on with the Flynn case. I think Wictor is something of a crackpot and while I can't fully accept his theory on the case, we are right to keep an eye on what's happening with it IMO.
Posted by: Clarice Feldman | February 04, 2018 at 11:07 AM
I recall DeGenova saying he confirmed that Contreras was removed from the case,and that he did not recuse himself,
Posted by: Clarice Feldman | February 04, 2018 at 11:09 AM
Chuck Ross
@ChuckRossDC
4m4 minutes ago
Trey Gowdy w/ two tidbits of news in @FaceTheNation interview: 1.) the disclosure that dossier was politically motivated was contained in a footnote in FISA application; 2.) he has never met President Trump.
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1. How come he's the only one who noticed the footnote. I think this comment smells fidhy.
2. He has NEVER met President Trump, as the head of a Congressional committee and Trump having been in office for over a year? What is THAT crap?
I now am leaning towards putting a black hat on Gowdy and letting him ride off into private practice.
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 11:14 AM
Thanks, Clarice. That's what I remembered, too. Hard to keep track.
Posted by: Extraneus | February 04, 2018 at 11:19 AM
Hey OL, I did a little writing about our trip on the old thread.
http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2018/02/please-retire-to-a-secure-reading-area.html?cid=6a00d83451b2aa69e201b8d2d73b44970c#comment-6a00d83451b2aa69e201b8d2d73b44970c
Lemme know if you need more.
Posted by: Another Bob | February 04, 2018 at 11:22 AM
Knowing the information had a political motivation of some
sort is a far cry from knowing it was paid for by HRC/DNC
and compiled by a firm concurrently on the Russian payroll.
Posted by: lurkersusie | February 04, 2018 at 11:27 AM
Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸Verified account
@JackPosobiec
Follow Follow @JackPosobiec
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Scoop: FBI agents told McCabe if the case went to grand jury they would testify on Flynn’s behalf that he did not intend to mislead them. 302 was then altered. Days later edited 302 details leaked to WaPo
8:27 PM - 2 Feb 2018
Posted by: Clarice Feldman | February 04, 2018 at 11:28 AM
"An Organized Effort By Republicans To Obstruct": Democrats Draft Talking Points To Refute FISA Memo
More at the link.
Posted by: Extraneus | February 04, 2018 at 11:32 AM
If Posobiec's scoop is right, the pre-sentence investigation presented by Mueller to the Court would have to reveal this information.
Posted by: Clarice Feldman | February 04, 2018 at 11:32 AM
Damn shame none of those FBI agents will come forward, Clarice.
I thought they would all resign if they found the FBI was dirty?
Posted by: Another Bob | February 04, 2018 at 11:35 AM
I wish I had faith in Gowdy to be motivated by something other than to be thought of as the most enigmatic person in the room.
Posted by: Captain Hate | February 04, 2018 at 11:36 AM
Nadler's talking points amount to shouting the stuff the dems have already been pushing, just louder.
Posted by: Another Bob | February 04, 2018 at 11:37 AM
Being a hero isn't for everybody, AB.
Posted by: Captain Hate | February 04, 2018 at 11:38 AM
If the minority report had been made available (does it even exist?) to all the committee and the Congress as Nunes' report was and transmitted to the wh for clearance, he'd have an argument, He doesn't.
Posted by: Clarice Feldman | February 04, 2018 at 11:39 AM
I have Adblock on my PC, but not iPhone. Is there a reliable one for the iPhone?
Nadler is full of BS. After 5 years, where are the charges against Page? Or even evidence?
Posted by: jimmyk on iPhone | February 04, 2018 at 11:39 AM
CH, at minimum Gowdy is a show pony. Wants to look good, but does no real work.
Still not convinced that he isn't one of the many so-called "tea party" candidates who promptly became swamp creatures after being elected.
Posted by: Another Bob | February 04, 2018 at 11:40 AM
CH @ 11:38
But they tell us all the time that they ARE heroes. And they are given power and privileges (and pay and pension) accordingly. If they don’t want to be heroes, they can turn in their badges and refuse their lavish (taxpayer funded) pensions.
Posted by: James D. | February 04, 2018 at 11:45 AM
racing through the threads,
skimming as I go,
Not going to watch the super bowl
since this morning's New york Post gives a preview of all the commercials, and they all stink.
http://nyp.st/2GKutwA (also at the LUN)
And I am pretty sure Pink will mangle the National Anthem. So looks like a good day to catch up on reading.
Posted by: -peter | February 04, 2018 at 11:50 AM
Clarice,
I didn't mean to infer that Sullivan's actions were nefarious. What it looked like to me was that the judge he replaced was the one who had some shady actions.
I also want to know more about those 302's being altered, especially what portions were changed.
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 12:00 PM
Donald J. Trump
Verified account @realDonaldTrump
2m2 minutes ago
My thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims involved in this mornings train collision in South Carolina. Thank you to our incredible First Responders for the work they’ve done!
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 12:01 PM
Progs still think Sean Spicier is spicy.
Hilarious.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | February 04, 2018 at 12:06 PM
so far we only have twitters on FLynn from Cernowich and Posobiac but Herridge has reported the agents who interviewed him thought he was not lying; other accounts that agents were told to rewrite 302 reports and the inexplicable delay in the Flynn sentencing. And of course the sleazy way the interview with FLynn was conducted which suggests they really wanted to nab him..
Posted by: Clarice Feldman | February 04, 2018 at 12:07 PM
Trey Gowdy: There are 5 FBI employees the House Intelligence Committee is looking at, not the whole bureau
Posted by: Extraneus | February 04, 2018 at 12:10 PM
Carter Page was, more likely than not, an agent of a foreign power.“
i thought the feds had an eye on carter since 2013? If he was more likely than not a foreign agent was he not charged with anything in the 3 years before the 2016 fisa app? Did the Feds warn the Trump campaign if they were so concerned? or did they need carter because the primary objective was to use the intel community to spy on a presidential candidate?
If the Dems say the judge knew the dossier was a hit job paid for by the Dems then the judge(s) needs to be questioned. we are not talking about spying on Carter here, we are talking about spying on a Presidential candidate with an unverified dossier paid for by the opposing candidate.
Posted by: Giacomo | February 04, 2018 at 12:11 PM
Clarice,
This is why I am so appreciative of the people on Twitter and Sundance at Conservative Treehouse. I simply cannot keep up with everything, especially with the legal actions because I miss the significance of certain events and filings.
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 12:14 PM
Wow, and then Mueller delays Flynn's sentencing.
Posted by: Rocco | February 04, 2018 at 12:16 PM
If Gowdy thinks this is a problem with the "decisionmaking process", I need him out of politics sooner rather than later.
SMH
Posted by: Another Bob | February 04, 2018 at 12:17 PM
Rocco, Mueller didn't delay it, the parties agreed to delay it.
Whether that's because the new judge has this "altered 302" information in the pre-sentencing report, we likely will never know.
Posted by: Another Bob | February 04, 2018 at 12:18 PM
Giacomo,
That is what I asked yesterday. Why did they not WARN the President? I wish someone would ask the FBI people that question.
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 12:19 PM
Because page was a dangle as was papafob, the idea was to provoke action. Mostly he,was ignored that's why he had to inflate his performance.
Posted by: narciso | February 04, 2018 at 12:24 PM
Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld has passed away at the age of 91. Long-time viewers will remember he used to be on Fox on the weekends with Jamie Colby, giving medical commentary and advice.
Posted by: Miss Marple the Deplorable | February 04, 2018 at 12:26 PM
That explains why page was so provocatively cloying in that Moscow speech, why papafob allegedly blabbed to the Aussie version of lurch.
Posted by: narciso | February 04, 2018 at 12:28 PM
This
Michael P Pregent
@MPPregent
Bar for FBI probe was pretty low: Papadopoulos investigation based on what an Aussie heard him embellish while drunk in a bar - Page investigation based on what Russian intel said about him "he's an idiot" and Steele Dossier on par with Fire and Fury
Posted by: lurkersusie | February 04, 2018 at 12:29 PM
Tom B "AS to what happens to a lawyer who lies to a FISA judge, my bet is nothing."
Ain't secret clubs meeting in secret grand?
Posted by: Old Lurker | February 04, 2018 at 12:30 PM
Trump can pardon Libby, right?
Posted by: anonamom | February 04, 2018 at 12:30 PM
Great Pieces, Clarice!!
Posted by: Beasts of England | February 04, 2018 at 12:36 PM
Seems like Gowdy is just angling for more invitations to come on Sunday MSM gabfests. Maybe he'll get a job with CNN.
Posted by: jimmyk | February 04, 2018 at 12:39 PM
Ahh thanks AB, curious timing to say the least.
Regarding Rosenstein, I don't trust him based on Presidents Trumps tweet in July, "I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt" And after we find out he signed the FISA, President Trump, when asked if he should be fired says, "You figure that one out."
And Mueller goes back to Uranium One so I don't trust him either.
My 2 cents
Posted by: Rocco | February 04, 2018 at 12:39 PM
This morning on Fox and Friends
Sara Carter: The second memo that the House Intelligence Committee is putting together. We’re still waiting for the Inspector General’s report that is going to be coming out. That’s going to be directed at Andrew McCabe, now former director Andrew McCabe, and others. And I think they’re terrified what’s going to come out here.
Here’s what we know. There was a second dossier that was put together by a person named Cody Shearer. He is a very controversial activist, a former reporter who worked with the Clintons in the past. And the FBI was also using this second dossier as part of what they were doing to back up the other dossier by Christopher Steele, an unverified dossier. And we believe Chistopher Steele was also sending information to the State Department in bits and snippets. But I think the most important thing here and one of the things they are going to be looking at very closely are the leaks. There were a number of leaks out unverified information by possibly senior members of the Obama administration.
Posted by: lurkersusie | February 04, 2018 at 12:40 PM
ABob, your 11:22 was fantastic! Thanks.
Posted by: Old Lurker | February 04, 2018 at 12:41 PM
So how does one continue to make money as a,consultant or an asset, you tell people what they already want to hear.
Steeles reputation was that of a staunch anticorruption fighter, the expectation relayed down the line was to find evidence of possible state connected or you don't get paid.
Posted by: narciso | February 04, 2018 at 12:41 PM