Monthly Archives: June 2018

New War of 1812

President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a testy phone call on May 25, 2018. In the video clip hopefully viewable above, CNN haughtily dismisses Trumps statement about the War of 1812 in which he asked about … Continue reading

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Full Moon Newspaper Shooting

Roughly coincident to the Full Moon of June 28th (4:53 UTC), a suspect “allegedly entered the first-floor newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, and opened fire on unsuspecting journalists.” [1] The Full Moon newspaper shooting occurred five years … Continue reading

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Big Party at FBI

James Comey, Lisa Page, and Peter Strzok all used personal email accounts to conduct FBI business, according to the Inspector General’s report. [1] So they were mixing business with pleasure: it was a big party at FBI. Lisa Page left … Continue reading

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Comey’s Two Doors

No later than September 29, 2016, top people in the FBI knew about the hundreds of thousands of emails discovered on the Anthony Weiner laptop. Inexplicably, they went into hibernation and did nothing until around October 24th. (Background: The Weiner … Continue reading

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The Weiner Laptop

The “500-year flood” had been safely tucked away. On July 5, 2016, FBI Director James Comey made his declination announcement. Comey issued, without consulting Attorney General Loretta Lynch, a statement that the FBI recommended not prosecuting Hillary Clinton. (Background: Comey’s … Continue reading

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Comey’s Insubordination

FBI Director James Comey was apprehensive. He had been “90 percent there” about bypassing the chain of command and making his declination announcement. Then, after Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch had their tarmac meeting, Comey told the Office of Inspector … Continue reading

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The Tarmac Meeting

For James Comey, there was apprehension about the June 27, 2016 “tarmac meeting” between Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch. Ought Comey to proceed with his declination? The former FBI Director later recalled that he had been “90 percent there, like … Continue reading

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Comey’s Declination

James Comey told OIG he talked with DAG Yates in April 2016 about an “endgame” for the Midyear exam. Comey wanted to announce a “declination”. Yates told OIG that Comey influenced her toward a declination. DAG Yates means Deputy Attorney … Continue reading

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Know Your Teams

The OIG did the review and the investigative team was reviewed. The investigative team was looking into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. So the OIG was Team B, and they were double-checking Team A, who were looking … Continue reading

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FBI’s “Midyear Exam”

On June 14, 2018, at 3 pm eastern time, the highly anticipated Inspector General’s report was released to the public. Titled “A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the … Continue reading

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