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| So a few important points on that new NYT "Hurricane Crossfire" piece. |
| 2018-05-17 |
| h/t Instapundit 1. So a few important points on that new NYT "Hurricane Crossfire" piece. A story that, BTW, all of us following this knew had to be coming. This is DOJ/FBI leakers' attempt to get in front of the facts Nunes is forcing out, to make it not sound so bad. Don't buy it. It's bad. 2. Biggest takeaway: Govt "sources" admit that, indeed, the Obama DOJ and FBI spied on the Trump campaign. Spied. (Tho NYT kindly calls spy an "informant.") NYT slips in confirmation far down in story, and makes it out like it isn't a big deal. It is a very big deal. 3. In self-serving desire to get a sympathetic story about its actions, DOJ/FBI leakers are willing to provide yet more details about that "top secret" source (namely, that spying was aimed at Page/Papadopoulos)--making all more likely/certain source will be outed. That's on them 4. DOJ/FBI (and its leakers) have shredded what little credibility they have in claiming they cannot comply with subpoena. They are willing to provide details to friendly media, but not Congress? Willing to risk very source they claim to need to protect? 5. Back in Dec., NYT assured us it was the Papadopoulos-Downer convo that inspired FBI to launch official counterintelligence operation on July 31, 2016. Which was convenient, since it diminished the role of the dossier. However . . . 6. Now NYT tells us FBI didn't debrief downer until August 2nd. And Nunes says no "official intelligence" from allies was delivered to FBI about that convo prior to July 31. So how did FBI get Downer details? (Political actors?) And what really did inspire the CI investigation? 7. As for whether to believe line that FBI operated soberly/carefully/judiciously in 2016, a main source for this judgment is, um . . .uh . . . Sally Yates. Who was in middle of it all. A bit like asking Putin to reassure that Russia didn't meddle in our election. 8. On that, if u r wondering who narrated this story, note paragraphs that assure everybody that hardly anybody in DOJ knew about probe. Oh, and Comey also was given few details. Nobody knew nothin'! (Cuz when u require whole story saying u behaved, it means u know you didn't.) |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #3 Because the MSM is in this up to their necks running cover for all of the Obama crimes, the IG report should be used to discredit dozens of media types who were spewing the deep state crap right and left. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-05-17 09:47 |
| #2 It'll be a BFD only if indictments and convictions result. Only then may the MSM change its tune. Who cares about MSM? But teaching the Mandarinate a lesson about limits ... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-05-17 09:01 |
| #1 This is DOJ/FBI leakers' attempt to get in front of the facts Nunes is forcing out, to make it not sound so bad...Don't buy it. It's bad...NYT slips in confirmation far down in story, and makes it out like it isn't a big deal. It is a very big deal. It'll be a BFD only if indictments and convictions result. Only then may the MSM change its tune. Only then, will the MSM begin to become aware that they are on the wrong side of history. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-05-17 08:48 |