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Reply #3195 - May 25^th, 2018 at 4:21pm

The Democrats are Running CIA Agents as Candidates

This is the deep state. This is why Hillary, Holder and others get away with their crimes because they're all part of the same apparatus. A meld of politicians, intelligence agencies and the DOJ.

This is the reality of today's government - this is the swamp. The average congressman/woman earns about 200k/year.

Lobbying by corporations and other interests yields 6 million/year average. Perfectly legal but not lawful.

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Re: Drain the Swamp
Reply #3196 - May 25^th, 2018 at 4:52pm

Richdude wrote on May 25^th, 2018 at 2:54pm:

Another point Sad.

Trump has to be the cleanest politician in Washington. 2 year FBI investigation and 1 year investigation by the special council looking for dirt to impeach him. They found nothing. Oops! He was found guilty of having 2 scoops of dinner ice cream and Melania's questionable choice of shoes.

Trump is no saint but no fool either. He knew the heat he faced from vested interests. They knew he would overturn the money tables. So he made sure he was clean.

He's the thing, you are pretty close to the mark in the respect that Trump the man is pretty clean. He's operated like a true mob boss and has many layers of people below him, degrees of separation and claims of ignorance to what has been done by them for him.

Cohen is a great example.

But climbs down a few runs of the latter and they're pleading guilty, taking plea deals and soon enough, one of those higher ups will roll on Trump.

It really is like trying to hold a mob boss to account for their actions.

In that respect, yes, so far Trump is clean.

The results of Mueller's investigation will be interesting and I look forward to the full release of all their findings.

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Reply #3197 - May 25^th, 2018 at 5:40pm

KangAnon wrote on May 25^th, 2018 at 4:52pm:

Richdude wrote on May 25^th, 2018 at 2:54pm:

Another point Sad.

Trump has to be the cleanest politician in Washington. 2 year FBI investigation and 1 year investigation by the special council looking for dirt to impeach him. They found nothing. Oops! He was found guilty of having 2 scoops of dinner ice cream and Melania's questionable choice of shoes.

Trump is no saint but no fool either. He knew the heat he faced from vested interests. They knew he would overturn the money tables. So he made sure he was clean.

He's the thing, you are pretty close to the mark in the respect that Trump the man is pretty clean. He's operated like a true mob boss and has many layers of people below him, degrees of separation and claims of ignorance to what has been done by them for him.

Cohen is a great example.

But climbs down a few runs of the latter and they're pleading guilty, taking plea deals and soon enough, one of those higher ups will roll on Trump.

It really is like trying to hold a mob boss to account for their actions.

In that respect, yes, so far Trump is clean.

The results of Mueller's investigation will be interesting and I look forward to the full release of all their findings.

It is an interesting parallel but there are some differences. a classic 'Don' is generally smart and adept while Trump is dog-stupid and a failure at everything he touches. a classic "Don" says very little in public, while Trump says anything and everything and does all he can do to make himself look and act criminal.

The true indictment of the US judicial system is that Trump was not in jail a decade ago along with half his family and most of his cohorts.

But his biggest mistake was running for President and accidentally winning. Now his past will come back to haunt him in the idle days in his orange jumpsuit in jail.

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Re: Drain the Swamp
Reply #3199 - May 25^th, 2018 at 8:00pm

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on May 23^rd, 2018 at 7:29pm:

You Ladies seem to be getting into a bit of a tizzy lately as more and more information comes out about the corrupt Obama Administration and Justice Department of which he weaponised...

This Thread will become the Greatest Threat ever on the Forum with most of the information rising to the top and be proven True as most of it already has...

watching the skittles fall one by one has been fantastic... everything is being exposed and those people disposed out of office or they are running for "early" retirement..

all of this has already been proven...

Master Light has done a fantastic job in informing you all of who are the corrupt and traitors of America and that of all societies..

many blessings master mech ,

such a welcomed response unto and toward the diligence exemplified in

reporting ,concerning these past and current events pertaining to , but not limited to ,

draining the swamp ...most welcomed indeed brother being , as we continue !

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/05/24/media-accuse-trump-lying-about-s...

Media accuse Trump of lying about ‘SPYGATE’ despite Clapper admission

President Trump’s critics are using a Thursday morning tweet against him despite evidence that he was correct. (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Several prominent members of the mainstream media are accusing President Trump of lying about former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper admitting that there were spies in the campaign two days after Clapper said there were spies in his campaign.

Clapper admitted informants were “spying,” but said the focus was on Russians and their potential ties to the campaign — which many insiders claimed was splitting hairs.

“They were spying on, a term I don’t particularly like, but on what the Russians were doing. Trying to understand were the Russians infiltrating, trying to gain access, trying to gain leverage or influence which is what they do,” Clapper said Tuesday on ABC News’ “The View,” when asked if FBI informants were spying on Trump’s campaign.

“The View” co-host Joy Behar fired back, “Well, why doesn’t he like that? He should be happy.”

“He should be,” Clapper responded.

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MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle said Trump was “lying” because Clapper “never” admitted there was spying in his campaign, and quoted Trump’s Thursday morning tweet that said, “Clapper has now admitted that there was Spying in my campaign. Large dollars were paid to the Spy, far beyond normal. Starting to look like one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history. SPYGATE - a terrible thing!”

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Clapper has now admitted that there was Spying in my campaign. Large dollars were paid to the Spy, far beyond normal. Starting to look like one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history. SPYGATE - a terrible thing!

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“THIS IS A LIE. @realDonald Trump is Lying. James Clapper NEVER said this,” Ruhle tweeted.

Trump’s tweet says, “Clapper has now admitted that there was Spying in my campaign,” and Clapper literally said they were “spying” inside Trump’s campaign.

Trump did not disclose in this particular tweet what information the FBI was seeking to obtain by infiltrating his campaign — so is it fair to label the president a liar based on this tweet?

The phrase “in my campaign” is not the same thing as “on my campaign,” but Ruhle isn’t the only member of the anti-Trump media to run with this narrative.

NPR’s headline stated ”FACT CHECK: No, Clapper Has Not ‘Admitted That There Was Spying’ On Trump Campaign,” while Vox wrote, “Trump tweets James Clapper admitted to spying on his presidential campaign. He didn’t.”

The Vox subhead stated, “Trump lied in a tweet, saying the former director of national intelligence admitted there was a spy in his 2016 campaign,” and the body of the story featured the same tweet that Ruhle quoted.

The New York Times published a headline, “Trump Repeats Claim That James Clapper ‘Admitted’ to Campaign Spying. It’s Still Wrong.” The Times’ story included the very same tweet.

Earlier this week, Trump sent tweets with other accusations and details about his proclamation that the FBI spied on his campaign — including that a spy was “put there by the previous Administration for political purposes.”

While that theory has not been admitted by Clapper, Americans will have to decide for themselves whether the president was being truthful during Thursday's Twitter storm.

BREAKING: JAMES CLAPPER ADMITS TO TRUMP FBI MOLE THEN DENIES INFILTRATING CAMPAIGN

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Re: Drain the Swamp
Reply #3200 - May 25^th, 2018 at 8:02pm

http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/22/fbi-agents-congress-subpoenas/?utm_medium=soci...

Sources: FBI Agents Want Congress To Issue Them Subpoenas So They Can Reveal The Bureau’s Dirt

10:08 PM 05/22/2018

Sources tell The Daily Caller several FBI agents want congressional subpoenas to testify about the agency’s problems.
The sources claim there is a demand within the agency to prosecute former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe. They also say the bureau has become totally politicized.
The subpoenas are desired by the FBI agents because it requires Congress to pay for their legal fees and protects them from agency retribution.
Many agents in the FBI want Congress to subpoena them so they can reveal problems caused by former FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, three people in direct contact with active field agents tell TheDC.

“There are agents all over this country who love the bureau and are sickened by [James] Comey’s behavior and [Andrew] McCabe and [Eric] Holder and [Loretta] Lynch and the thugs like [John] Brennan–who despise the fact that the bureau was used as a tool of political intelligence by the Obama administration thugs,” former federal prosecutor Joe DiGenova told The Daily Caller Tuesday. “They are just waiting for a chance to come forward and testify.”

Ahead of the release of the Department of Justice (DOJ) inspector general report on how the FBI handled the Clinton email investigation, TheDC spoke with DiGenova, a former Trump official who maintained contact with rank and file FBI agents and a counter-intelligence consultant who conducted an interview with an active special agent of the FBI’s Washington Field Office (WFO). (RELATED: Justice Department Watchdog Releases Damning Andrew McCabe Report)

TheDC independently confirmed the veracity of the consultant’s position and access, and reviewed detailed transcripts of his Q&A with the special agent, who requested the arrangement due to internal dragnets and fear of vicious retribution.

These agents prefer to be subpoenaed to becoming an official government whistleblower, since they fear political and professional backlash, the former Trump administration official explained to TheDC.

The subpoena is preferred, he said, “because when you are subpoenaed, Congress then pays…for your legal counsel and the subpoena protects [the agent] from any organizational retaliation…. they are on their own as whistleblowers, they get no legal protection and there will be organizational retaliation against them.”

DiGenova — who along with his wife, Victoria Toensing, has represented government whistleblowers in the past — agreed, telling TheDC, “It’s an intelligent approach to the situation given the vindictive nature of the bureau under Comey and McCabe. I have no idea how to read Chris Wray, who is not a leader and who has disappeared from the public eye during this entire crisis. You know, he may be cleaning house but if he’s doing so, he’s doing it very quietly.”

He added, “I don’t blame them. I don’t blame the agents one bit. I think that the FBI is in a freefall. James Comey has destroyed the institution he claims to love. And it is beyond a doubt that it is going to take a decade to restore public confidence because of Comey and Clapper and Brennan and Obama and Lynch.”

The special agent out of WFO alleged that rank and file FBI agents are fed up and desperately want action from the DOJ, according to the transcripts.

“Every special agent I have spoken to in the Washington Field Office wants to see McCabe prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. They feel the same way about Comey,“ the special agent said, according to transcripts provided to TheDC. (RELATED: Report: FBI Recommends Firing Andrew McCabe)

“The administrations are so politicized that any time a Special Agent comes forward as a whistleblower, they can expect to be thrown under the bus by leadership. Go against the Muslim Brotherhood, you’re crushed. Go against the Clintons, you’re crushed. The FBI has long been politicized to the detriment of national security and law enforcement.”

The special agent added, “Activity that Congress is investigating is being stonewalled by leadership and rank-and-file FBI employees in the periphery are just doing their jobs. All Congress needs to do is subpoena involved personnel and they will tell you what they know. These are honest people. Leadership cannot stop anyone from responding to a subpoena. Those subpoenaed also get legal counsel provided by the government to represent them.”

The former Trump administration official explained the problems at the bureau go beyond just two people.

“They know that it wasn’t just Comey and McCabe in this case. That’s too narrow a net to cast over these guys. There’s a much broader corruption that seeped into the seventh floor at the bureau.” (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: FBI Agents Say Comey ‘Stood In The Way’ Of Clinton Email Investigation)

“They ruined the credibility of the bureau and the technical ability of the bureau, so systemically, over the past several years, they’re worried about their organizational reputation and their professional careers,” this former Trump administration staffer said, noting the bureau’s difficulty in prosecuting cases these days.

“They go to court and they’re just laughe

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Reply #3201 - May 25^th, 2018 at 8:02pm

According to an analysis in Time Magazine earlier this month, the FBI has struggled with conviction rates for several years now after they send cases to the DOJ for prosecution. In less than half the cases the FBI sent to the Justice Department, the conviction rate was only 47 percent in 2017. This number is far below the mean of the 72 percent average for all other government agencies, according to Time.

In the meantime, DiGenova and the others who spoke to TheDC believe it is time for Congress to issue subpoenas to FBI agents who are willing to talk. According to DiGenova, the House and Senate Judiciary Committees can issue these subpoenas.

“Either one of those [committees] would be fine. I’m sure the committees could hold hearings in a New York minute,” he said.

He added, “I can assure you I’ve been approached by agents who want to be subpoenaed for the same reason the guys in the field,” adding, “All over this country there are agents but the big ones the ones that matter New York–Washington I can assure you I’ve spoken with agents who want to come forward.”

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Re: Drain the Swamp
Reply #3202 - May 25^th, 2018 at 8:06pm

it_is_the_light wrote on May 25^th, 2018 at 8:00pm:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on May 23^rd, 2018 at 7:29pm:

You Ladies seem to be getting into a bit of a tizzy lately as more and more information comes out about the corrupt Obama Administration and Justice Department of which he weaponised...

This Thread will become the Greatest Threat ever on the Forum with most of the information rising to the top and be proven True as most of it already has...

watching the skittles fall one by one has been fantastic... everything is being exposed and those people disposed out of office or they are running for "early" retirement..

all of this has already been proven...

Master Light has done a fantastic job in informing you all of who are the corrupt and traitors of America and that of all societies..

many blessings master mech ,

such a welcomed response unto and toward the diligence exemplified in

reporting on these past and current events, pertaining , but not limited to ,

draining the swamp ...most welcomed indeed brother being , as we continue !

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/05/24/media-accuse-trump-lying-about-s...

Media accuse Trump of lying about ‘SPYGATE’ despite Clapper admission

http://a57.foxnews.com/images.foxnews.com/content/fox-news/entertainment/2018/05...

President Trump’s critics are using a Thursday morning tweet against him despite evidence that he was correct. (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Several prominent members of the mainstream media are accusing President Trump of lying about former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper admitting that there were spies in the campaign two days after Clapper said there were spies in his campaign.

Clapper admitted informants were “spying,” but said the focus was on Russians and their potential ties to the campaign — which many insiders claimed was splitting hairs.

“They were spying on, a term I don’t particularly like, but on what the Russians were doing. Trying to understand were the Russians infiltrating, trying to gain access, trying to gain leverage or influence which is what they do,” Clapper said Tuesday on ABC News’ “The View,” when asked if FBI informants were spying on Trump’s campaign.

“The View” co-host Joy Behar fired back, “Well, why doesn’t he like that? He should be happy.”

“He should be,” Clapper responded.

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Stephanie Ruhle
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@SRuhle
THIS IS A LIE@realDonaldTrump is lying

James Clapper NEVER said this https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/999626347361206274 …

4:42 AM - May 25, 2018
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MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle said Trump was “lying” because Clapper “never” admitted there was spying in his campaign, and quoted Trump’s Thursday morning tweet that said, “Clapper has now admitted that there was Spying in my campaign. Large dollars were paid to the Spy, far beyond normal. Starting to look like one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history. SPYGATE - a terrible thing!”

Quote:

Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
Clapper has now admitted that there was Spying in my campaign. Large dollars were paid to the Spy, far beyond normal. Starting to look like one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history. SPYGATE - a terrible thing!

10:21 PM - May 24, 2018
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“THIS IS A LIE. @realDonald Trump is Lying. James Clapper NEVER said this,” Ruhle tweeted.

Trump’s tweet says, “Clapper has now admitted that there was Spying in my campaign,” and Clapper literally said they were “spying” inside Trump’s campaign.

Trump did not disclose in this particular tweet what information the FBI was seeking to obtain by infiltrating his campaign — so is it fair to label the president a liar based on this tweet?

The phrase “in my campaign” is not the same thing as “on my campaign,” but Ruhle isn’t the only member of the anti-Trump media to run with this narrative.

NPR’s headline stated ”FACT CHECK: No, Clapper Has Not ‘Admitted That There Was Spying’ On Trump Campaign,” while Vox wrote, “Trump tweets James Clapper admitted to spying on his presidential campaign. He didn’t.”

T
The New York Times published a headline, “Trump Repeats Claim That James Clapper ‘Admitted’ to Campaign Spying. It’s Still Wrong.” The Times’ story included the very same tweet.

Earlier this week, Trump sent tweets with other accusations and details about his proclamation that the FBI spied on his campaign — including that a spy was “put there by the previous Administration for political purposes.”

While that theory has not been admitted by Clapper, Americans will have to decide for themselves whether the president was being truthful during Thursday's Twitter storm.

BREAKING: JAMES CLAPPER ADMITS TO TRUMP FBI MOLE THEN DENIES INFILTRATING CAMPAIGN

How can the Trump team claim this is a win when the admission was that the FBI were spying on the Russians involved in the Trump campaign ????

Own goal or what ?

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it_is_the_light Gold Member Offline Christ Light Posts: 41434 The Pyramid of LIGHT Gender:	Re: Drain the Swamp Reply #3203 - May 25^th, 2018 at 8:08pm Obama to Trump: Stop whining President Obama responds to Donald Trump's claims of a "rigged" election, saying Trump should "stop whining." ╰დ╮ॐ╭დ╯
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Re: Drain the Swamp
Reply #3204 - May 25^th, 2018 at 8:12pm

Richdude wrote on May 25^th, 2018 at 4:21pm:

The Democrats are Running CIA Agents as Candidates

This is the deep state. This is why Hillary, Holder and others get away with their crimes because they're all part of the same apparatus. A meld of politicians, intelligence agencies and the DOJ.

This is the reality of today's government - this is the swamp. The average congressman/woman earns about 200k/year.

Lobbying by corporations and other interests yields 6 million/year average. Perfectly legal but not lawful.

many blessings richdude ,

very good and factual reporting here ..

and most welcomed,

namaste

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it_is_the_light Gold Member Offline Christ Light Posts: 41434 The Pyramid of LIGHT Gender:	Re: Drain the Swamp Reply #3205 - May 25^th, 2018 at 8:20pm Karnal wrote on May 24^th, 2018 at 8:57pm: Dear one, a SpIrItUaL question if I may. Does your Dear Leader reside in love and light? I'm curious. all are of ,and reside in love and light in some degree beloved .. dost thine deny as much ? im interested in love and light.. namaste ╰დ╮ॐ╭დ╯
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it_is_the_light Gold Member Offline Christ Light Posts: 41434 The Pyramid of LIGHT Gender:	Re: Drain the Swamp Reply #3208 - May 25^th, 2018 at 9:19pm James Comey: Trump’s "Spygate" Claims Are Made Up - CONAN on TBS CONAN Highlight: "I don’t find it possible and I know it not to be true." - James Comey responds to President Trump's "spygate" tweets.
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Reply #3209 - May 25^th, 2018 at 9:54pm

https://www.westernjournal.com/mueller-seeks-to-indefinitely-delay-russian-collu...

Mueller Seeks To Delay Russian Collusion Trial

By Richard Pollock
May 24, 2018 at 7:17am

Correction: This piece originally reported that the special counsel requested an indefinite delay. It was been updated to reflect the request was a joint filing with the defendant, and was for a 90-day delay. Since original publication, the court has granted the request.

Special counsel Robert Mueller asked a federal judge Tuesday to reject the four-decade-old speedy trial law in the case against 13 Russians and three Russian companies and has asked for a 90-day delay in his Russian collusion case, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.

It is the second time Mueller tried to delay the trial. Judge Dabney L. Friedrich, a Trump appointee, rejected the earlier request without comment and ordered the case to go forward.

One of the Russian companies — Concord Management and Consulting — entered the U.S., hired American lawyers, and demanded a speedy trial. The Speedy Trial Act is a 44-year old federal law that dictates that a federal criminal case must begin within 70 days from the date of the indictment.

The “complexity” of the case warrants excluding the speedy trial law and delaying the trial, Mueller argued in Tuesday’s court filing.

A “district court can, on its own motion or at the request of a party, grant an excludable continuance if ‘the ends of justice served by taking such action outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial,’” Mueller wrote.

“This case also warrants a continuance and exclusion of time to accommodate the voluminous discovery at issue and to allow sufficient time for the Court to resolve certain outstanding procedural issues unique to discovery in this case,” he continued.

Former federal prosecutor and National Review contributing editor Andrew C. McCarthy told TheDCNF it was too late for Mueller to claim that the complexity of the case warranted a delay.

“Speedy trial rights belong to the defendant, and if the defendant pushes for a trial within the 70 days, the government has little cause to complain,” McCarthy said. “If the case was too complex, the government had the option of holding off on seeking an indictment until it was ready to proceed to trial. When a prosecutor files an indictment, it is tantamount to saying, ‘We are ready to go.’”

Mueller originally filed the indictment against the Russians on Feb. 16, charging that they “engaged in a multi-year conspiracy” to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. Because none of the defendants were U.S. citizens, law experts said it appeared unlikely that the case would ever go to trial.

McCarthy called the indictment “more theater than prosecution.”

On May 9, Eric A. Dubelier, a partner with Reed Smith, a prestigious American law firm that represents Concord, entered a not guilty plea in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He also repeated his client’s interest for a speedy trial.

Dubelier has repeatedly notified the court he would insist on using “discovery” to review the “evidence” the special counsel had accumulated about their charge of Russian collusion. His use of discovery would compel Mueller to turn over the U.S. intelligence about Russian activities.

In response, Mueller informed the court on May 16 his office was prepared to enter two terabytes of Russian social media into the record, thereby flooding the docket with a huge amount of evidence, all of it in Russian. The volume could fill 3,000 CD-ROM discs.

A version of this article appeared on The Daily Caller News Foundation website.

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