Finally! Let’s hope the idiot judge has brains enough to know the jig is up and drops the case. In the article they mention Flynn is over $4 million dollars in debt from legal bills and had to sell his house. His lawyer is going to have a field day. Hey maybe Peter Strzok is a good target for a law suit. How about Comey and McCabe? Man, do I hate those creeps.
Tag: McCabe
The Latest Turn in the Michael Flynn Case
Well, I guess I might as well put in my two cents on General Flynn’s case. With the release of the latest withheld notes between the various FBI and DOJ actors in this tragedy it is now obvious to anyone but the willfully blind that this was a takedown without any crime to justify it.
Strzok, McCabe and Comey engineered the prosecution as part of their strategy of undermining faith in the Trump administration and crippling its effectiveness by removing a competent man. This was part of the whole Russian collusion myth. Now every man on the street can read the details of how they did it. The only question is what will be done to punish those who perpetrated it?
Will these criminals be allowed to walk away scot free? Between this and the Mueller investigation, three years of the Trump presidency was bombarded with false innuendo by the hostile media and the various partisan deep state actors who leaked the fake news to the press. These unelected tyrants hijacked our country and held hostage the workings of our government. Strzok, McCabe and Comey should pay a heavy price. They need to go to jail.
And there are other parties that had a direct hand in this conspiracy. John Brennan and James Clapper are up to their elbows in this thing. Letting them walk away unscathed would be a travesty of justice. With respect to the echelons above them, I assume they’ve insulated themselves and only a confession by Comey, Brennan or Clapper could shed light on higher level culpability. I’ll leave that for later consideration if we ever see justice reach as far as the mid-level criminals.
Strzok, McCabe and Comey should go to prison. But will they? Six months ago, I would have said yes. But it’s six months later and nothing has happened. Barr made a lot of noise about spying and the inappropriate actions taken by the FBI. He appointed Durham in May 2019, a year ago, to look into all aspects of the Russian collusion scam. And what has happened? As far as I can tell, nothing. My belief is that Barr and Durham are collecting evidence and waiting to see who wins the 2020 election. If Trump wins maybe they’ll slap a few wrists and publish a report about how to stop such atrocious things from ever happening again. If the Dems win, they’ll publish a report saying that everything was done by the book and the system works beautifully.
I had thought that I was as cynical as it was possible to be. I was wrong. I now believe that the deep state is basically immune to reform. Barr is an insider. He has done nothing and that is all he intends to do. It will take an outsider who tears it down with a wrecking ball to make it change. I only hope that when President Trump is re-elected that he appoints a new attorney general whose background is in the military and this man demolishes the alphabet bureaus from the top down and rebuilds them with honest men. But that is probably a fantasy that will never be realized.
Understand, I would like nothing better than to be proven completely wrong about Barr’s intentions. If I looked at the news tomorrow morning and it had a photo of Comey being frog-marched out of his house in his pajamas at 3 a.m. I would be the happiest man in the world. Hearing that Peter Strzok was turning state’s evidence and had implicated his boss McCabe in treason would make me giddy with delight. But with every passing day I think it’s more and more clear that President Trump is the only honest man in Washington. And because he is, I guess that the only honorable treatment that General Flynn will experience in this whole travesty is a pardon from the President when everyone else fails to serve justice.
Why the U.S. Security Establishment Can’t Stand Trump by Steve Cortes
Real Clear Politics has an excellent article that lays out how and why the Security Agencies have attempted to prevent President Trump from wresting control of the United States from their control.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/25/why_the_us_security_establishment_cant_stand_trump.html
He lays out the steps methodically and clearly. Reading just how treasonous these swamp dwellers are I fervently hope that President Trump succeeds in sends all of the ringleaders to prison for several decades. They truly are despicable.
William Barr Revisited
Back in the middle of April I said that although William Barr appeared to be a typical apparatchik of the Washington Swamp, the fact that some of my fellow deplorables were strangely optimistic about the prospect of Barr prosecuting the upper echelons of the Obama administration over the Russia-gate did give me pause that maybe I was being too pessimistic about Barr.
Watching Barr’s testimony in the Senate last week was very illuminating. I’m starting to think I might be wrong about him. This did not appear to be a man who was interested in placating the Left. In fact, he seemed to be a man who was confidently intent on straightening out an intentionally tangled web of lies. And because of this he seems to be charting his own course for getting it done. Appearing before the Senate and not kowtowing to the lunatic left represented there by that inveterate liar Blumenthal and that idiot Hirono demonstrated that he’s not interested in currying favor. And cancelling the House questioning when he could see that they would use it to showboat their outrage in a chamber where Republicans would be powerless to prevent a spectacle was brilliant.
The cyclone of left-wing anger and fear this cancellation caused is a wonder to behold. Shortly after his Senate appearance, the New York Times published leaked information from the cabal to try and get ahead of revelations that they knew will be publicized by the various investigations going on in the Justice Department over the overt and unlawful spying that the FBI and its allies here and overseas conducted against members of the Trump campaign. This is obviously a consequence of the Swamp anticipating grand jury testimony by members of the Russia-gate conspirators. Possibly they are hoping to sway public opinion to the idea that what was done was reasonable and legal. And if the Attorney General were a risk-averse and politically sensitive member of the swamp this scripting would probably be an effective tactic. But what if instead of being risk-averse, Barr is a seasoned law enforcement professional and someone who doesn’t like to be manipulated. And what if he is aware of just how much power and discretion the Attorney General of the United States is granted in the pursuit of high crimes and misdemeanors perpetrated against the U. S. Constitution? And further what if he knows that the President of the United States has been the victim of a railroading exercise and that said President is a vindictive bastard who would like nothing better than to nail his enemies’ hides to the barn door? Well, that could be a very interesting situation.
Now that is a very long list of suppositions. The biggest one is that William Barr is actually courageously patriotic enough to take on the entire Deep State for Donald Trump with whom he has no past allegiance. Many of the conspirators Barr would be exposing are colleagues that he has known for decades. And unless his life has been preternaturally spotless, he will be assaulted by every newspaper and television journalist that can be drafted into service by the Swamp. And even if he is as pure as the driven snow, they will attack his friends and family and if necessary, they will get crazy people to perjure themselves claiming every crime from rape and murder down to shoplifting and jaywalking. In the last extremity I wouldn’t put murder past these people. So, I still think it is entirely possible that Barr will be the firewall to shut down the Mueller investigation without the Deep State paying a price.
But I’m much less certain of it. In fact, I’m becoming more optimistic that Donald Trump has finally found an Attorney General who knows how to perform that job. And that should become apparent within the next month or two. It won’t take too long for grand juries to be convened. If I see that happening before the Fourth of July, I’ll believe that Barr is for real. What happens after that is less clear cut. I think there is a range of possibilities.
The first possibility is that the Deep State has their own firewall in place. To anyone with even a scintilla of discernment Peter Strzok and Andrew McCabe have the words “fall guy” emblazoned across their foreheads in flashing red letters. I think it’s even possible that they’ve willingly volunteered for the assignment. Strzok just seems too gleefully eager to play the part he’s been assigned. If the two of them fall on their swords and accept the blame for the whole mess then it will be difficult to prove otherwise. Of course, I wouldn’t doubt that their families would somehow receive some kind of quid pro quo in the form of a multi-million-dollar kick starter paid for by the Clinton Foundation or some other crime family money laundering operation.
But if either one of them is not a willing fall guy then squeezing one or both of them will be extremely efficacious. If McCabe turns state’s evidence then Comey, at least, is dead meat. And after watching Jim Comey over the last few years I would be very surprised if he didn’t roll over and give up everyone involved up to and including his boss, Loretta Lynch. After that, who knows? Could these people be rolled up all the way to Obama. I guess it’s possible. But a thing that has to be remembered is that just because something can be done doesn’t mean it should be. Convicting a former Attorney General of the United States of conspiracy to undermine the election of a U. S. President would be tantamount to starting a civil war between the left and right. And I’m not saying it would be unjustified. Basically, what has been done is treason. But the consequences of pursuing this all the way will not be without severe consequences for both sides. Without a doubt, some limits may be imposed by the President and his Cabinet if they think it will be too explosive to pursue the white rabbit all the way down into Wonderland. But if these swamp creatures talk, the results will be at the very least assurance of a second Trump term.
Okay, that’s a lot of supposition to hang on William Barr, at this point. Let’s see what he does in the next eight weeks and that should tell us what we need to know about the conclusion of the Russia-gate hoax. Stay tuned.
William Barr and the Deplorables
William Barr has lived his whole life as part of the elite. From the day he was born his family has ensured that he went to the best schools and was considered for career opportunities in government and corporate circles that no one but the rich and highly connected are ever considered for.
Probably the only things I’ll say about William Barr that strike me as promising are that he worked in the Reagan White House and he considered Roe v Wade as an unconstitutional decision. And if you happen to hate music you may be cheered by the fact that he is an avid bagpiper.
My only point to this description is that William Barr doesn’t scream deplorable to me. In recent posts I’ve stated that only time will tell whether he is an honest public servant or a firewall meant to close out the Mueller investigation without any chance for payback.
His recent statements to Congress describing the Russia-gate strategy as the Obama administration “spying” on the Trump campaign have touched off a firestorm among Democrats. But reviewing his statements they are actually pretty bland in their sizing up of the FBI’s behavior. They in no way inspire me to think that Barr is out for blood from the conspirators.
So, when a friend of mine came up to me on Wednesday and started smiling and asking me whether I had seen Barr’s testimony I was truly surprised. This friend of mine is, to say the least, a pessimist when it comes to the Trump Administration in general and who specifically is convinced that in the DOJ, the fix is always in. But that day he was bubbling with enthusiasm and pretty convinced that Barr is getting ready to nail some FBI hides to the barn door. Now, why would this be? Does he know something I don’t? It doesn’t seem so.
Thinking about this encounter afterwards, I couldn’t decide whether he was over enthusiastic or I was too cautious. But even if all this means nothing in terms of the substance of what Barr will do, I think it says something important about the bigger picture among the Deplorables. I think they are starting to believe they can win. I think they are starting to realize that President Trump can win re-election and the Right may get another shot at cleaning up the mess we are in. But mostly I think they are thinking that some of the Swamp Dwellers may be going to prison. They really, really like the sound of that. That was the single most important result that my friend took out of Barr’s statement. He thought that Barr was telegraphing his intention to punish the Comeys and the Clappers of the world. And he always returned at the end to his greatest hope that somehow it would go back all the way up the line to Obama. It almost sounded like a prayer.
Well.
So now I’m the pessimist. I don’t think for a minute that Obama will ever even have to talk to a prosecutor or even a Congressional Panel on this sort of thing. If Barr ever demonstrates that he’s serious about punishing the Russia-gate crew I would hope that he’d go after the low hanging fruit first and scoop up McCabe, Comey and Clapper. They’ve been so careless in their statements and actions that a blind man could follow that trail of bread crumbs back to their feet. And squeezing them would be the surest way to go after the bigger fish like Mueller and Loretta Lynch.
And I have no proof that Barr will ever do anything. I wouldn’t bet a dollar on anything ever coming out of the AG’s investigations. I have a total wait and see attitude.
But I will say that the fact that the Deplorables are getting enthusiastic, in and of itself, is a positive development. And that development leads me to predict that better days are definitely here and that as these things usually go, we can expect even more good news in the short to medium range. Why, it wouldn’t surprise me to hear that some piece of bad news will be popping up about one or the other of the Left’s favorites. Something like the Joe Biden comedy last week, only bigger and more hilarious.
So, there’s my reading of the entrails or the tea leaves or whatever your favorite fortune telling substrate happens to be. Happy days are here again. Go forth and rejoice. I so decree.
Oh, on a side note I did read that Barr’s father did write a couple of science fiction books. I’ll add a teaspoon of weight in his son’s favor just because that does indicate a tiny possibility of common humanity in there somewhere. Maybe I’ll even read them to see if he’s any good.
CTH links to the IG’s Report on the Clinton Investigation
Sundance ends the post with this Caution “Important note. Read, but don’t focus on, the “executive summary” or “conclusions”; those two sections were written by political administrators in FBI and DOJ leadership. Focus on the substance of the documented facts within the IG report. You’ll note the specific facts don’t support the “summary/conclusion”. Analysis will follow.”
I hope he’s right. The conclusion is unbelievably weak. The corrective actions sound like Fred counseling Genghis Khan after the Sack of Samarkand to wipe his boots before tracking blood and entrails into Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood. If I were President Trump I’d demand that the DOJ prosecute Strzok, McCabe and Comey to start and fire any and all of these losers up to and including Sessions if they drag their feet getting this done.
Of course, I’m interested in Sundance’s analysis but I was hoping for something a lot more scathing than this.
CTH reports McCabe Wants Immunity to Testify
I was figuring it would be him. But this might just be a sad attempt to escape without saying anything substantive. To be continued.
Fired FBI Director Andrew McCabe Requests Criminal Immunity in exchange for Congressional Testimony…
Trump Takes the Next Step to Clean Out the Justice Department. More Chicken or the End Game?
The Conservative Treehouse has a pretty thorough treatment of what President Trump’s order to investigate political motivations in the DOJ’s Trump campaign spying effort means. I have to say I thought Trump and Mueller were playing chicken with each other. Maybe we’ve moved past that. Maybe this now has to be resolved by someone going to prison. Or several somebodies. Unless Mueller has a smoking gun (which seems very unlikely) it looks like McCabe, Comey and company are about to be charged with criminal charges. The thing that occurs to me is that at some point somebody is going to sing to save his own neck. None of these guys wants to go to prison. My guess is McCabe but I am only looking in from the dark outside. Maybe it’ll be Comey or Bruce Ohr or Peter Strzok. But whoever sings first will get the best deal. We live in interesting times. Let’s hope they don’t get much more interesting than they already are.
Trump vs. The State of the Union – Part 1
Scene1: White House West Wing, 8am, President Trump (PT) calling for Vice President Pence (VPP)
PT – Mike. Mike. Mike!!! Where the hell are you Pence.
VPP – Right here Mr. President. I was on the phone with Ryan and McConnell. They wanted a copy of your speech to help coordinate the standing ovations.
PT – Tell’em to forget about that bull. I don’t want them cheering. Tell them to keep their seats and keep quiet.
VPP – Oh no. What are you planning Mr. President?
PT – I plan on using the speech to wake some people up and put some rats on notice.
VPP – Sir, the State of the Union speech is intended to report to the people on where we are as a nation.
PT – Well Mike, despite the fact that the economy is starting to come to life do you really think there is any reason for standing ovations? I’m going to tell them the truth. I’m going to talk about the FBI and the Justice Department and how they’re being run like the KGB with crooked operations targeting Americans because of who they are and not what they’ve done. I’m gonna talk about Lisa Page and Peter Strzok. America will love what the FBI is up to on their dime. I’m gonna talk about McCabe and Mueller and Comey and the “Secret Society” they cooked up against me. I’m gonna make their hair curl.
VPP – Oh good grief. Mr. President, I’m asking you to reconsider. You’re going to scare the American people. We have the midterms coming up and we can’t have the electorate thinking of us as the crazy party.
PT – Look Pence, you’re gonna have to man up or I’ll have to say you have the flu and couldn’t come. Besides this is gonna be great. The people are gonna get this 100%. You’ve gotta remember they’re used to seeing bureaucrats shake down citizens. They’ll rally to me when I give them the details of the plot.
VPP – Sorry Mr. President. I’ll do my best to keep on my game face.
PT – That’s the stuff. Besides once Cryin’ Chuck begins weeping you won’t be able to stop laughing. It’s that funny. Anyway, get Sessions down here. I was thinking that it might be fun to have the Secret Society rounded up and perp walked right during the middle of the State of the Union address. I want to see if he can arrange that on queue from me at the podium. Do you think it would be undignified if I had the Marine Corp Band play “Nananana Hey Hey Hey Goodbye” by Steam during their exit?
VPP – No sir, not for you. In fact, now that I’ve heard about it, I guess even I’d be disappointed if you didn’t play it. But to tell you the truth, now that I think about it, what about that Linda Rondstadt song that goes “You’re no good, you’re no good, you’re no good, baby you’re no good, I’m gonna say it again!”
PT – No you’re not gonna say it again. No I prefer Steam. It’s a classic.
VPP – As you wish sir.
PT – Exactly.
Trump vs. The State of the Union – Part 2
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