Michael Horowitz, the DOJ Inspector General, has released his long awaited report into the origins of the DOJ’s and FBI’s investigation into the President’s 2016 campaign. The report can be found here and I’m uploading it below. DOJ_IG_Investigation_DEC_2019 The bottom line up front: the Crossfire Hurricane investigation and the four related investigations, including those into …
The Key Takeaways from the Whistleblower Complaint and the Intelligence Community Inspector General’s Accompanying Letter
I’ve now done a first read through of both the whistleblower complaint and the Intelligence Community Inspector General’s accompanying letter. I think the following from the whistleblower’s complaint and the Intelligence Community Inspector General’s letter are the key takeaways. Emphasis is my own. Here’s the key takeaway that sets up why this is an “urgent …
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing to Review the DOJ Inspector General’s Report Live Stream
Sorry I got to this a little late, but I was working on something offline. Anyhow, here is the live stream of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing to review the DOJ IG’s report. Testifying before the committee are DOJ IG Horowitz and FBI Director Wray. Things to watch for: The Republican members of the committee …
State Inspector General Howard Krongard Resigns
What finally drove “cookie” Krongard to quit? Under normal circumstances being credibly accused of actively covering up departmental abuses that range from ordinary contracting fraud to slavery would do it. If that didn’t work his, how should we say, innovative personnel policies would finish the job. Bot no, that didn’t do it. Even being caught …
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In Surprising News, It Appears the Generals are Lying
This is Adam’s turf, so I will just chuck this out there and he can issue a corrective if one is needed: A former D.C. National Guard official is accusing two senior Army leaders of lying to Congress and participating in a secret attempt to rewrite the history of the military’s response to the Capitol …
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If There’s One Thing Attorney General Barr Knows Its Legally Questionable Surveillance Programs
Well this is awkward… Speaking of Barr, spying, and whether things were legal: A recent IG investigation found DOJ under Barr secretly launched a vast and legally questionable phone-data surveillance program in 1992 without first determining whether that would be legal. https://t.co/3RIfNEpdcc pic.twitter.com/x1f4IkwCDp — Brad Heath (@bradheath) April 10, 2019 From USA Today (emphasis mine): Justice under …
Breaking News: Attorney General Sessions Has Fired Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe
Attorney General Sessions’ statement: https://twitter.com/AlxThomp/status/974827571518025728 There is no report yet as to whether they have also moved to terminate his pension earned in a 21 year career as an FBI special agent. https://twitter.com/BradMossEsq/status/974828435339128832 From The Washington Post: Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a little more than …