The Federalist: Here is the FISA Memo
It is all stuff we knew (or suspected) already, but it is confirmation that DOJ and FBI were bias, partisan and corrupt and working with Fusion GPS. Ohr, Stzrok, Page, Comey and McCabe are among those named. It does not answer everything, but it shows how corrupt things were. This is a substantive slam on the DOJ and FBI (which should concern us all on how out of control they were).
The Gang: Andrew McCabe, Lisa Page, Peter Stzrok, Bruce Ohr, Nellie Ohr (Fusion GPS)
Twitchy: Even Matt Yglesias is mocking Woke Jim Comey
Twitchy: Even Matt Yglesias is mocking Woke Jim Comey
DRUDGE REPORT: DISGRACE
Dan McLaughlin/NRO: Quick thoughts
Daily Caller: No spy warrant with dossier
Don Surber: Memo confirms Obama corruption
Andrew McCarthy/NRO: Putting the Memo in perspective
AoSHQ: Pelosi, Lied, Memo Day, Memo Released, Memo Drops
Powerline: The Memo is Out and What the House FISA Memo Says:
DOJ and FBI failed to mention in their FISA application that it was based on opposition research paid for by the Clinton campaign and the DNC, even though this apparently was known to the FBI. The application apparently tried to mislead the FISA court by saying that Steele “was working for a named U.S. person”–the memo doesn’t tell us who that person was–but not disclosing Fusion GPS or Glenn Simpson, let alone Hillary Clinton and the DNC. This appears to be a deliberate deception of the court.
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The Intelligence Committee memo obviously outlines a major scandal that indicts principal figures in the FBI, including James Comey, Andrew McCabe, and Sally Yates and Rod Rosenstein, unless the latter two officials were unaware of the fraud that was being perpetrated on the federal court. Whether some of those involved should go to prison would require a careful examination of relevant federal statutes.
Rush Limbaugh: The Memo is more damning than I expected, Trump on the Memo: It's a disgrace, and the wrong people are being investigated
Instapundit: Roger Simon: Why did Dems lie so baldly about the Memo?, FBI credibility, The Comey-Isikoff Twitter Connection, The Fisa Memo (read the whole thing)
Y'know, I've been restrained about this memo... but it's pretty damning. The Feds used the Steele dossier as "essential" evidence to get a warrant to spy on Americans w/out telling the court it was uncorroborated oppo research.— Andrew Klavan (@andrewklavan) February 2, 2018
EBL: Now we know why Comey was freaking out about this memo...
Wombat: Louder With Crowder: Parents Of Girl Slain By MS-13 Slam Democrats For SOTU Disrespect,Da Tech Guy: My Memo/Prediction -Watch Dems/Media Suddenly Go Frank Drebin, also, In Cuba, Fidel Jr. Kills Himself, Legal Insurrection: Nunes Memo Alleges FBI Used Steele Dossier To Get FISA Warrant On Trump Campaign Member, The Jawa Report: Da MemoThis is beyond shocking. It is so much worse than what anyone who has followed this story expected. pic.twitter.com/pfRuCSqKMH— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) February 2, 2018
I'm not shocked. I think most people that never looked at Trump as evil and read the Dossier knew it was BS from the start, and that so many people attempting to pretend otherwise meant a conspiracy was afoot. Once you accept those things, the rest of what happened is the only thing that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteOf course they used it for the FISA (only surprise was they didn't use other BS). Of course it was worked with the media to make it seem legitimate, even if any reasonable journalist would have done a little research to figure out most of it had to be BS. Of course Comey was in on it, as well as some of his deputies.
What will be shocking is if anyone mentioned by name in the document sees jail time. They should, but I'm not convinced yet that the GOP has the cojones to do it. I'm not even sure Trump does, at least not enough to act as fast as he should to capture all the evidence needed.
I'll be gobsmacked if Ohr, Stzork, McCabe, or Comey's house is raided by other FBI agents investigating a criminal conspiracy. It would (has) happened if the names where Flynn, Sessions, or Trump.