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Comey's inside man at White House emerges as DOJ inspector general finalizes FISA abuse report |
2019-07-23 |
[Washington Examiner] Former FBI Director James Comey had an inside man at the White House, feeding the bureau information about President Trump and his aides in 2017. Now this individual, who after leaving the government was hired by BuzzFeed to verify parts of British ex-spy Christopher Steele's dossier, may be tied to an investigation into alleged surveillance abuses by the DOJ and the FBI being conducted by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz. This previously unreported mole in the White House appears in a new report by RealClearInvestigations that explored possible misconduct by Comey for what two U.S. officials described as essentially "running a covert operation against" the president even as he was assuring Trump he was not the subject of any investigation. Anthony Ferrante, a longtime FBI official, worked as a cybersecurity adviser on the National Security Council. Officials said Ferrante was working in the White House even while the FBI held him on reserve status. All the while, he was sharing information about Trump and his aides back to FBI headquarters. One former National Security Council official said Ferrante's unique position was highly irregular. "In an unprecedented action, Comey created a new FBI reserve position for Ferrante, enabling him to have an ongoing relationship with the agency, retaining his clearances and enabling him to come back in [to bureau headquarters]," the official said, adding that the NSC division supervisor was "not allowed to get rid of Ferrante" and that the arrangement appeared to be "in direct conflict with the no-contact policy between the White House and the Department of Justice." Ferrante left the White House in April 2017, not long before Trump fired Comey as FBI director. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#6 Jeebus! He looks like Strozk or whatever his name was... |
Posted by: Mercutio 2019-07-23 13:18 |
#5 He will enjoy a full golden parachute pension far in excess of the incomes of the countrymen he's betrayed. |
Posted by: Regular joe 2019-07-23 08:45 |
#4 Deep State? Don't be ridiculous! - 2017 Resistance/Dems/Media/Hilly/NeverTrumpers |
Posted by: Bobby 2019-07-23 08:04 |
#3 It is likely he wasn't the only asset employed by the Bureau: F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016 |
Posted by: Besoeker 2019-07-23 01:16 |
#2 Creepy. (scheiss) |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-07-23 00:59 |
#1 Yet another member of the Creept Haircut Clubtm |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-07-23 00:58 |