Tip Of The Iceberg
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) memo that was released on Friday (2/2/18) referenced evidence that clearly shows that FBI Director James Comey, Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and acting Attorney General Sally Yates all signed a series of Foriegn Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court applications that intentionally deceived that Court in order to obtain what was, in essence, illegal warrants to spy on an American citizen, Carter Page. The FISA applications referenced a “dossier” on candidate Trump that claimed all manner of illegal activity on Mr. Trump’s part. What they didn’t include in the FISA applications was information documenting who authored the report (an “opposition research” company called “Fusion GPS” and a retired British Spy, as well as RUSSIAN EX-KBG agents), who funded it (in large part the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton Campaign) and for what purpose it was created (specifically to besmirch candidate Trump). In short, they deliberately withheld information on the origin and funding of the document they used to justify the spying. And it is clear that Comey, McCabe, Yates and Rosenstein KNEW that the “dossier” was funded by the Clinton Campaign through the DNC’s law firm Perkins Coie (and that it was also partially funded by the FBI itself!). It is also clear that they knew that its purpose of the “dossier” was so called “opposition research” specifically carried out to besmirch candidate Trump. They also knew that it had not been corroborated in any responsible way. The fake “dossier” and just a SINGLE article (posted on Yahoo News, no less) represent the sum total of the evidence used by the FBI to justify the FISA Court application. And, by the way, the Yahoo News Article referenced above was based on information given to Yahoo News BY Christopher Steele and Fusion GPS, the authors of the “dossier” itself, and, as such, is considered “circular reporting” and can NOT be considered corroboration. Had the FISA Court judge known about the true source of the “dossier” as well as its purpose and funding, the warrants would not have been granted (this was stated, independently, by, surprisingly, Andrew McCabe and by, not surprisingly, Congressman Trey Gowdy). Accordingly, it is clear that the actions of the “applicants” (Comey, McCabe, Yates and Rosenstein) were partisan, deliberate, and, therefore, illegal. As a consequence, it is clear that James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Rod Rosenstein and Sally Yates are criminals. Plain English. And, as such, deserve nothing less than arrest and prosecution, which has yet to occur.
On top of this, however, there is MORE. Recently, a series of emails have surfaced written by a member of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigative team, Peter Strzoc, that indicate the tremendous partisanship and animus toward President Trump harbored by Strzoc, an investigator that was supposed to adhere to high ethical standards and be fair and impartial in his work. It also hinted at deeper conspiracy by means of what he referenced as “an insurance policy in case Trump wins.” The nature of the “insurance policy” conspiracy was not stipulated, but several emails showed that it would also have involved then Deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe, who is referenced in the emails as “Andy”. It was also established many months ago that several members of Mueller’s investigative team were quite partisan and biased against President Trump, as evidenced by the significant monetary contributions they made to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. To have this degree of partisanship and bias in what is supposed to be a nonpartisan and impartial judicial committee is astonishing. Therefore, at the very LEAST, Robert Mueller must be considered either incompetent or criminal. Incompetent if he was UNAWARE of the extreme bias present in the investigative team he was assembling, not having carried out due diligence in regard to member selection. Criminal if he WAS aware of the partisan and biased nature of his selections. Either way, whether he’s incompetent or criminal, he is clearly unfit to lead the investigation he’s conducting and should step down or BE REMOVED.
On top of all this, there’s MORE. Think back to the very early Trump administration. What was one of the most remarkable things about the first couple of months? The LEAKS of course. It seemed that nearly every day, leaked White House information made its way to the front pages of some of our nation’s most visible news outlets (The New York Times and the Washington Post, among others). And many of the leaks could only have come from high ranking officials that had access to the White House and its proceedings. As an example, the President’s confidential phone conversation with Mexico’s president, and a similar conversation with the Prime Minister of Australia, all ended up in newsprint! These were conversations with INTERNATIONAL impact and took place in confidence and should have remained so. It seems ludicrous to have to say this, but leaking of confidential government information is ILLEGAL! Putting these two observations together, we can conclude that one or more high ranking members of the executive branch are, quite simply, criminals. As yet, no one (with the possible exception of a minor software worker with the unlikely name of “Reality Winner”) has been prosecuted.
And, on top of this, there’s MORE. Recall that there was a plethora of illegal unmasking and then leaking of the unmasked names of law abiding American citizens who’s names appeared (through no fault of their own) in reports and summaries of FISA applications and DOJ investigations involving other individuals that the one being unmasked. The LEAKING of unmasked names is, you guessed it, illegal. We even know who one of the individuals is who ordered the unmasking: former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice. As yet, Ms. Rice has not been prosecuted.
On top of all this, there’s MORE. Recall that the FBI’s new director, Christopher Wray claimed, based presumably on information given to him by someone else in the bureau, that a series of emails considered crucial to the investigation of FBI bias referenced above, had been ACCIDENTALLY LOST. It was claimed that software problems were to blame. After an uproar in the Congressional committee’s investigating this, several days later, violá, they were found! And they were quite damaging to the narrative of governmental impartiality that Americans expect and, indeed, demand from the FBI. This would appear to be a deliberate effort by someone or more than one in the FBI, to conceal the emails from view. The name for such activity is called obstruction of justice. No one has, as yet, been prosecuted.
On top of this, there’s MORE. Despite the fact that it has receded from America’s very short collective consciousness, there is another example of governmental criminality that goes, like many of the perpetrators discussed above, back to the Obama administration: weaponization of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Recall that, during the Obama administration, it came to light that America’s beloved IRS, under the direction of Lois Learner, carried out a series of harassments and attacks on organizations and individuals (such as the Tea Party) that it (AND Obama) simply didn’t like. Law suits against the IRS in connection with this have been filled, and ALL have since been SETTLED in favor of the plaintiffs and against the partisan and biased IRS. Mr. Obama feigned “outrage” at the unfairness these activities evidenced, but it is a FACT that Lerner HAS YET TO PROSECUTED.
On top of this, there’s MORE. Although it’s not the FOCUS of this essay, we would be remiss if we didn’t mention, at least in passing, the breathtaking scope of criminality committed by Senator, Secretary of State and Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Her crimes range from fraud (White Water), intimidation (Juanita Broderick), accepting bribes (Uranium One deal), money laundering (Clinton Foundation), violating the Espionage Act (unsecured server) and collusion to influence an American election (hiring Fusion GPS, Christopher Steele and Russian Intelligence Agents). And, of course, we are all aware that Hillary Clinton has yet to be prosecuted.
On top of all this, there’s MORE. Let’s not forget the matter of Mr. Comey’s fraudulent investigation of Hillary’s ILLEGAL private server and the ILLEGAL deletion of 30,000 emails UNDER SUBPOENA. There is documentary evidence that Mr. Comey had decided to exonerate Mrs. Clinton BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN. In fact, Comey foolishly circulated a copy of a an internal memo exonerating her BEFORE HE HAD EVEN EVEN TAKEN HER TESTIMONY! Corroborating this impression of a prejudicial “sham” of an investigation are a number of procedural faux pas, such as not requiring Hillary to testify UNDER OATH, interviewing her last, and then NOT even having her testimony RECORDED! His “investigation” was indeed a sham.
Note also, that in this matter, Comey has yet to be prosecuted.
And on top of this, there’s MORE. Remember Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s secretive meeting with Bill Clinton aboard her private jet while it was parked on the tarmac at Phoenix Airport on June 28, 2016 while Hillary Clinton was being investigated by the FBI for mishandling classified emails. Lynch ludicrously claimed that she and Bill discussed “golf and grandchildren”. Because Clinton’s plane detoured 2 hours from its original itinerary to have landed in Phoenix, it is clear that the meeting was not by “chance.” As such, Lynch’s claims and denials are not credible. The true nature of their meeting was, obviously, witness tampering and obstruction of justice. Lynch too, has yet to be prosecuted.
On top of all this, and what is WORSE, is the unsettling suspicion that many people feel, including myself, that there’s MUCH MORE subterfuge, skullduggery and criminality involving the FBI, CIA, IRS and DOJ that hasn’t been uncovered yet. The oft repeated meme describing the Federal Government in Washington as a “swamp” captures this essence of this suspicion all too well, and with a good deal of justification. And, it should be quite evident that the individuals and institutions implicated above, are, by their nature, VERY clever and VERY secretive. If they have been CAUGHT as criminals as noted above, IMAGINE what ELSE must have gone on that hasn’t yet seen the light of day! Indeed, all of the visible malfeasance noted above is, very likely, just THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.