Barr Assigns U.S. Attorney in Connecticut to Review Origins of Russia Inquiry

[j brown's body]

Barr Assigns U.S. Attorney in Connecticut to Review Origins of Russia Inquiry



So it looks like the probe is beginning, fortunately, it’s not a Special Fisherman which takes too long. This guy is a prosecutor. Big difference.

So we shall get to watch the two justice systems battle for supremacy.

A truly historic moment, we all get to be a part of.

This is the sort of activity that leaders of what Trump calls ****hole countries engage in.

What they will surely find is that law enforcement had legitimate concerns about a campaign that engaged with Russians, while it was reported that Russians were trying to corrupt the election, and then lied about it and sought to obstruct an investigation into it.

How they spin it is another matter.

 

[Trump]

The bolded is false. Yet another Trumpster who doesn't understand the concept of "probable cause".

We shall see.

 

[Pound4abrown]

no the swamp gets drained...some more

You are mistaking less water in the swamp as drainage, when in reality it is just displaced from all of the other odious creatures that now live there. It is grammar school level science.

 

[trixare4kids]

The US attorney has been trusted by both GOP and Dem AGs. the partisan hack label is not accurate here.

You're right. He certainly is no partisan hack.
Trump resisters never bother to read sources posted to the thread like I provided earlier.

 

[chuckiechan]

And the investigation will probably conclude just around election time.

Just the first part. The second will beat on the Democrats until 2024! LOL. J/K.

 

[trixare4kids]

Thanks for the link. From it:

Amid allegations that FBI informants James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi had corrupted their handlers, US Attorney General Janet Reno named Durham special prosecutor in 1999. He oversaw a task force of FBI agents brought in from other offices to investigate the Boston office's handling of informants,

...In 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Durham to lead the Justice Department's investigation of the legality of CIA's use of so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques."

Thanks for reading my source, and quoting that part which pretty much puts the rumor to bed that Durham is a "partisan hack".

 

[<alt>doxygen]

I still am wondering what objective harm so many of the Trump haters have sustained. Less employment? A tanking economy? etc?

I haven't suffered any "objective harm", though Trump & the GOP have tried. I'm just disappointed to see how low the GOP has gone. As a party they are Donald's Cuck Cult now, and we have an Imperial Executive Branch that is above the law and utterly unaccountable. Are you good with that?

 

[<alt>doxygen]

You're right. He certainly is no partisan hack.
Trump resisters never bother to read sources posted to the thread like I provided earlier.

I think 1 person called Durham a hack. I see no evidence of that whatsoever, at least based on a quick career review.

 

[trixare4kids]

So we now have three active investigations into the origins of an investigation whose legitimate origins we already know, an investigation which was begun to protect America from foreign influence and found copious evidence of wrongdoing which resulted in criminal charges.

If you cannot see how this is an abuse of power, then you're probably a propagandist or an idiotic Trump supporter regurgitating paid propagandists.

There is no harm in probing the origins of the collusion with Russia narrative especially since no American was indicted for crimes related to Russian interference. For two years the anti-Trumper's narrative was that Trump and/or campaign colluded with Russia so now it's time to find out who started this :bs story and if the intelligence was collected lawfully on Trump campaign associates.

 

[Slyfox696]

There is no harm in probing the origins of the collusion with Russia narrative

It's already been probed and found to be reasonable. This is abuse of power.

especially since no American was indicted for crimes related to Russian interference.

But Russians were and the Trump campaign was actively colluding with Russians. So it was a legitimate investigation.

I swear Trump defenders come up with the stupidest lies.

For two years the anti-Trumper's narrative was that Trump and/or campaign colluded with Russia

They did. It's in the Mueller Report.

so now it's time to find out who started this :bsstory

The Trump campaign did collude with Russia and Russia did interfere in our election. How is that a "BS story" when it was true?

and if the intelligence was collected lawfully on Trump campaign associates.

Already been determined it was.

This is abuse of power. Again, the only people who don't see that are the propagandists or the idiots.

 

[trixare4kids]

It's already been probed and found to be reasonable. This is abuse of power.
But Russians were and the Trump campaign was actively colluding with Russians. So it was a legitimate investigation.

I swear Trump defenders come up with the stupidest lies.
They did. It's in the Mueller Report.
The Trump campaign did collude with Russia and Russia did interfere in our election. How is that a "BS story" when it was true?

Already been determined it was.

This is abuse of power. Again, the only people who don't see that are the propagandists or the idiots.

Try again. No cigar. Not even a cigar band.
There is no evidence the probe is an abuse of power. You are repeating the resister's latest narrative.
Hilarious!

Barr has the authority to tap a U.S. attorney in CT. to examine the origins of the Russian election-interference probe. To make sure the intelligence collected was above board.
The fact that you and others don't think it is legal is telling.

Looks to me that some of the worst of the Trump haters think illegal spying is okay as long as that spying meets their end.

 

[AlphaOmega]

When this amount to a popcorn fart that finds no criminal coup at the FBI, don't say we didn't tell you so.

Go ahead. Investigate until you're blue in the face, really.

But, we can investigate right back at you this time, since retaliation is what Republicans like.

Thanks..we will investigate. It's going to be nice watching dems implode right before the election on this.

 

[nota bene]

Thanks for reading my source, and quoting that part which pretty much puts the rumor to bed that Durham is a "partisan hack".

Clicking and reading is so easy--not as easy as having a prepackaged ad hom or kill-the-messenger or a knee already poised to jerk but definitely less embarrassing. :mrgreen:

 

[Slyfox696]

There is no evidence the probe is an abuse of power.

There are already two other active probes. An investigation has already been conducted.

This is an abuse.

Barr has the authority to tap a U.S. attorney in CT. to examine the origins of the Russian election-interference probe.

Yes, he has the legal authority to begin a THIRD investigation. I agree with that. He has the authority and he is abusing it.

You do understand what the word "abuse" means, correct?

Looks to me that some of the worst of the Trump haters think illegal spying is okay as long as that spying meets their end.

There was no "spying", the was legal surveillance. This has already been established.

Trump defenders are the worst liars.

 

[Moderate Right]

Just the first part. The second will beat on the Democrats until 2024! LOL. J/K.

Honestly, I'm tired of this BS from both sides. Republicans did this for eight years under Obama/Hillary and now the left have been doing it nonstop since Trump was elected. The new norm is using investigations as a political tool to beat the enemy or at least resist the other side's policies. I don't blame the left for shoving investigations in the right's face after 8 years under Obama and I don't blame Republicans now for shoving it right back in the face of the left for what they've been doing to Trump. Both sides are acting like spoiled brat children throwing temper tantrums.

 

[TurtleDude]

I haven't suffered any "objective harm", though Trump & the GOP have tried. I'm just disappointed to see how low the GOP has gone. As a party they are Donald's Cuck Cult now, and we have an Imperial Executive Branch that is above the law and utterly unaccountable. Are you good with that?

Your conclusions are of dubious validity-at best

 

[<alt>doxygen]

Your conclusions are of dubious validity-at best

It's an observation, not a conclusion. I lived through Nixon. This is worse.

 

[chuckiechan]

Honestly, I'm tired of this BS from both sides. Republicans did this for eight years under Obama/Hillary and now the left have been doing it nonstop since Trump was elected. The new norm is using investigations as a political tool to beat the enemy or at least resist the other side's policies. I don't blame the left for shoving investigations in the right's face after 8 years under Obama and I don't blame Republicans now for shoving it right back in the face of the left for what they've been doing to Trump. Both sides are acting like spoiled brat children throwing temper tantrums.

M/R, the gravity of what was attempted demands an accounting. We lost two years of potential bipartisan cooperation on important subjects, foreign adversaries certainly calculated Trumps prospects into their calculus of what they could get away with. The wall to wall news coverage drowned out most positive journalism on important subjects that had nothing to do with Russia.

One can argue that regardless of your views it has caused hard feelings between the American tribes, with threats, bullying, and denial of free speech and association.

America got ****ed by probably ten players, who created a phony narrative many believe today. A public hanging would be too good for the perps.

 

[Slyfox696]

America got ****ed by probably ten players, who created a phony narrative many believe today.

There was no phony narrative. Russia helped Trump illegally. Trump campaign eagerly sought Russia's help and knew they'd benefit from it. All three of these statements are directly stated in the Mueller Report.

Those are indisputable facts to anyone who is not an idiot or a liar.

A public hanging would be too good for the perps.

You want to hang people because they investigated wrongdoing while protecting America? What country are you from?

 

[TurtleDude]

It's an observation, not a conclusion. I lived through Nixon. This is worse.

Worse for those who hoped Hillary would win? Perhaps. Worse for the US? I don't think so

 

[<alt>doxygen]

Worse for those who hoped Hillary would win? Perhaps. Worse for the US? I don't think so

I wanted a way for both Clinton and Trump to lose, but that wasn't possible.

We'll see how far Trump can go with the Executive Branch power grab, and that will be the new standard. Clinton would have been totally destroyed by congress and the senate if she tried this stuff.

 

[jnug]

More nonsense from the Trump Administration and hangers on.

Trump attacks Wrey in order to defend his nonsensical "spying" narrative. Tells you everything you need to know about Fat Donald. Faced with the choice of defending his nonsensical, provocative and FALSE spying narrative vs not criticizing the FBI Director he himself appointed, the choice for DonDon is obvious. He will choose the nonsensical, provocative, false narrative every time. Gotta' keep the blood boiling out there in farm country. Must be tough since they are UNDER WATER out there.

Then we have Comey and Rosenstein lobbing bombs at each other. Funny since for the most part they are both correct about each other. I have posted here many times that IMO Comey has a god complex. Rosenstein for his part PANICKED at the start of his term in office, handled multiple tasks poorly due to the yellow streak running up his back and has spent the later days of his Justice Dept career trying to repair his broken elephant's trunk. Screw off Rod. Get outta' town. Thank you for appointing a good Special Counsel and now get outta' town. You make me sick. I don't know which I have less respect for, Barr or Rosenstein at this point.

 

[iguanaman]

This is very good news and sooner than I expected. This U.S. Attorney is going to have mountains of evidence already uncovered from previous investigations in Congress and IG Horowitz's investigation to assist him. And with this news tonight I am sure there are several people feeling a bit uneasy.

Yes there are tons of investigations that found nothing wrong to rehash. The very idea that a campaign with 200 contacts with Russian operatives should not have been investigated is a ludicrous as we can expect from a corrupt AG doing the bidding of a corrupt President. Rosenstein happily provided over a million documents to the GOP run House for their sham investigation and now that Dems are in charge there have been ZERO. That is the definition of corruption.

 

[vesper]

It's been reported that Barr has appointed John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to conduct the inquiry.



More on Durham:
John Durham (lawyer) - Wikipedia

Trix about that investigation into the FBI that Durham was called to investigate.....did you know these FBI agents were acting under Robert Mueller?

THE WHITEY BULGER CASE
Back in the late 1990s, there were “allegations that FBI informants James ‘Whitey’ Bulger and Stephen ‘The Rifleman’ Flemmi had corrupted their handlers.
So, in 1999, Janet Reno appointed John Durham as Special Prosecutor and charged him with investigating FBI corruption in Boston.

As it turned out, FBI agents aided mass murderer, Whitey Bulger and hid his crimes. Bulger was a protected informant.
Durham sent one agent involved to prison for 10 years.
Then-US Attorney, Robert Mueller is probably the one who should have landed in the pen. He allowed four innocent men to be sent to prison for a murder he knew they didn’t commit. He did it to protect Bulger.

Interesting read you can do so at the link below

Barr's Investigator John Durham Once Probed Mueller in a Shocking Case

 

[trixare4kids]

trix about that investigation into the fbi that durham was called to investigate.....did you know these fbi agents were acting under robert mueller?



Interesting read you can do so at the link below

barr's investigator john durham once probed mueller in a shocking case

Utoh!