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On Thursday, sources told CNN that the U.S. Department of Justice is expected to release the memos of former FBI Director James Comey to Congress at some point today.
In a January report from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Grassley wrote: "After a review of the seven memoranda created by former Director Comey, it is now clear that four are marked classified at various levels of sensitivity. Former Director Comey reportedly provided copies of four memos to Columbia Law School Professor Daniel Richman. If true, that would mean at least one disclosed memo contained information now-marked classified."
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), said that releasing Comey's memos puts Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in serious jeopardy of being "being placed in contempt of Congress and the special counsel investigation of being shut down," the Washington Examiner reported.
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: Grambler
That doesn't make much sense. Or else Gowdy, Grassley in the senate, and so on are part of it. As well as Trump's cabinet picks for the DOJ and FBI.
PS the NY attorney is federal prosecutor as far as I know for the state of NY.
originally posted by: Grambler
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: Grambler
That doesn't make much sense. Or else Gowdy, Grassley in the senate, and so on are part of it. As well as Trump's cabinet picks for the DOJ and FBI.
PS the NY attorney is federal prosecutor as far as I know for the state of NY.
How woulod grassley gowdy and all be part of this?
They have been requesting documents from the doj for about a year and being stonewalled.
As far as trumps picks like rosenstein, yes they appear to be corrupt and not doing their jobs of giving documents over to congress.
They have been threatened with contempt several times due to their unwillingness to hand over requested documents.
Just more proof that the unelected intel community has no desire to uphold the law and allow congress to have the oversight they are permitted by law, and is instead acting out of self serving political reasons.
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: Grambler
That doesn't make much sense. Or else Gowdy, Grassley in the senate, and so on are part of it. As well as Trump's cabinet picks for the DOJ and FBI.
PS the NY attorney is federal prosecutor as far as I know for the state of NY.
The Democrat said the memos are "key" to the special counsel's work, and "pursuant to a longstanding Department policy and absent any satisfactory accommodation, the Department of Justice cannot simply hand over evidence that is part of an ongoing criminal investigation." Should House Republicans refuse any such "accommodation," Nadler said, "I fear the Majority will have manufactured an excuse to hold the Deputy Attorney General in contempt of Congress." "If they succeed in tarnishing the Deputy Attorney General, perhaps they will have given President Trump pretext he has sought to replace Mr. Rosenstein with someone willing to do his bidding and end the Special Counsel's investigation."
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: Grambler
That doesn't make much sense. Or else Gowdy, Grassley in the senate, and so on are part of it. As well as Trump's cabinet picks for the DOJ and FBI.
PS the NY attorney is federal prosecutor as far as I know for the state of NY.
It appears that this issue is not being presented in proper context.
The Democrat said the memos are "key" to the special counsel's work, and "pursuant to a longstanding Department policy and absent any satisfactory accommodation, the Department of Justice cannot simply hand over evidence that is part of an ongoing criminal investigation." Should House Republicans refuse any such "accommodation," Nadler said, "I fear the Majority will have manufactured an excuse to hold the Deputy Attorney General in contempt of Congress." "If they succeed in tarnishing the Deputy Attorney General, perhaps they will have given President Trump pretext he has sought to replace Mr. Rosenstein with someone willing to do his bidding and end the Special Counsel's investigation."
www.washingtonexaminer.com...
They are not implying any wrongdoing on the part of Rosenstein or that the investigation should be shut down because of what the memos contain.
originally posted by: Grambler
a reply to: introvert
NAdler said that subpoenaing Rosenstein would hurt his credibility and the mueller investigation; you are right not the actual memos themselves.
He seems awfully afraid to have these memos come out.
What possible justification could be had for keeping congress, which has oversight of the investigations, from seeing memos that Comeys freind (with no security clearance) and journalists have seen?
If its so secretive and impactful evidence, then this in itself is an admission that it shouldnt have been viewed by non governmental people.
This is a thinlly veiled excuse to keep congress from seeing these documents, as the doj and fbi have been doing at every turn.
So lets hope they get made public soon.
originally posted by: Grambler
On Thursday, sources told CNN that the U.S. Department of Justice is expected to release the memos of former FBI Director James Comey to Congress at some point today.
In a January report from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Grassley wrote: "After a review of the seven memoranda created by former Director Comey, it is now clear that four are marked classified at various levels of sensitivity. Former Director Comey reportedly provided copies of four memos to Columbia Law School Professor Daniel Richman. If true, that would mean at least one disclosed memo contained information now-marked classified."
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), said that releasing Comey's memos puts Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in serious jeopardy of being "being placed in contempt of Congress and the special counsel investigation of being shut down," the Washington Examiner reported.
www.dailywire.com...
So after fighting tooth and nail, it seems as if the DOJ will finally release the memos.
Why were they afraid to do so, and why is Nadler suggesting it could lead to rosenstein being placed in contempt and the investigation shut down.
Could it be that they both know the material in there is damning, and proves comey committed crimes or acted out of bias, and the entire impetus for the special counsel was a sham?
Hopefully we find out.
Between this and the story about rosenstein supposedly saying trump is not a target of mueller, www.abovetopsecret.com...
My predication is the new anti trump narrative will switch to the Mueller investigation isnt the real important thing,. it is the NY attorney who raided Trumps lawyer that is the real big deal.
It will be never ending; Trump colluded with russia, oh we cant prove that, well he obstructed justice! OH darn, well we will raid his lawyers office to say he violated campaign finances!
And on and on.
originally posted by: luthier
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: Grambler
That doesn't make much sense. Or else Gowdy, Grassley in the senate, and so on are part of it. As well as Trump's cabinet picks for the DOJ and FBI.
PS the NY attorney is federal prosecutor as far as I know for the state of NY.
It appears that this issue is not being presented in proper context.
The Democrat said the memos are "key" to the special counsel's work, and "pursuant to a longstanding Department policy and absent any satisfactory accommodation, the Department of Justice cannot simply hand over evidence that is part of an ongoing criminal investigation." Should House Republicans refuse any such "accommodation," Nadler said, "I fear the Majority will have manufactured an excuse to hold the Deputy Attorney General in contempt of Congress." "If they succeed in tarnishing the Deputy Attorney General, perhaps they will have given President Trump pretext he has sought to replace Mr. Rosenstein with someone willing to do his bidding and end the Special Counsel's investigation."
www.washingtonexaminer.com...
They are not implying any wrongdoing on the part of Rosenstein or that the investigation should be shut down because of what the memos contain.
Wow. That is incredibly cherry picked. Ben has been turning to the dark side since he was reported to be going main stream.
originally posted by: luthier
originally posted by: Grambler
a reply to: introvert
NAdler said that subpoenaing Rosenstein would hurt his credibility and the mueller investigation; you are right not the actual memos themselves.
He seems awfully afraid to have these memos come out.
What possible justification could be had for keeping congress, which has oversight of the investigations, from seeing memos that Comeys freind (with no security clearance) and journalists have seen?
If its so secretive and impactful evidence, then this in itself is an admission that it shouldnt have been viewed by non governmental people.
This is a thinlly veiled excuse to keep congress from seeing these documents, as the doj and fbi have been doing at every turn.
So lets hope they get made public soon.
The justification is congress is a joke. They are at an all time partisan high with leaks on all sides.
The ideal that these people are noble is absurd.
However it is the way it's supposed to work with congresional oversight.
Let's day they have evidence, real evidence of wrong doing. The last thing they want are leaks. It's just as possible as your scenario.
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: luthier
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: Grambler
That doesn't make much sense. Or else Gowdy, Grassley in the senate, and so on are part of it. As well as Trump's cabinet picks for the DOJ and FBI.
PS the NY attorney is federal prosecutor as far as I know for the state of NY.
It appears that this issue is not being presented in proper context.
The Democrat said the memos are "key" to the special counsel's work, and "pursuant to a longstanding Department policy and absent any satisfactory accommodation, the Department of Justice cannot simply hand over evidence that is part of an ongoing criminal investigation." Should House Republicans refuse any such "accommodation," Nadler said, "I fear the Majority will have manufactured an excuse to hold the Deputy Attorney General in contempt of Congress." "If they succeed in tarnishing the Deputy Attorney General, perhaps they will have given President Trump pretext he has sought to replace Mr. Rosenstein with someone willing to do his bidding and end the Special Counsel's investigation."
www.washingtonexaminer.com...
They are not implying any wrongdoing on the part of Rosenstein or that the investigation should be shut down because of what the memos contain.
Wow. That is incredibly cherry picked. Ben has been turning to the dark side since he was reported to be going main stream.
Cherry-picked? Very much so.
Unfortunately, that gives way to people making illogical extrapolations that appear to be based more on partisan bias and political desire, instead of facts and context.
originally posted by: Grambler
originally posted by: luthier
originally posted by: Grambler
a reply to: introvert
NAdler said that subpoenaing Rosenstein would hurt his credibility and the mueller investigation; you are right not the actual memos themselves.
He seems awfully afraid to have these memos come out.
What possible justification could be had for keeping congress, which has oversight of the investigations, from seeing memos that Comeys freind (with no security clearance) and journalists have seen?
If its so secretive and impactful evidence, then this in itself is an admission that it shouldnt have been viewed by non governmental people.
This is a thinlly veiled excuse to keep congress from seeing these documents, as the doj and fbi have been doing at every turn.
So lets hope they get made public soon.
The justification is congress is a joke. They are at an all time partisan high with leaks on all sides.
The ideal that these people are noble is absurd.
However it is the way it's supposed to work with congresional oversight.
Let's day they have evidence, real evidence of wrong doing. The last thing they want are leaks. It's just as possible as your scenario.
The law is the law.
You are worried about leaks now? Yeah, cause the intel community proved they are so tight lipped. Oh wait, whats that, they have been leaking over and over and over again?
How about we just follow the law?
It is clear that many inside the intel community, as we have seen proof just this past couple of weeks with comey and Mcabe, act out of political or personal benefit. This is why there needs to be oversight.
BREAKING: Congress has Comey Memos in their possession
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
originally posted by: Grambler
On Thursday, sources told CNN that the U.S. Department of Justice is expected to release the memos of former FBI Director James Comey to Congress at some point today.
In a January report from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Grassley wrote: "After a review of the seven memoranda created by former Director Comey, it is now clear that four are marked classified at various levels of sensitivity. Former Director Comey reportedly provided copies of four memos to Columbia Law School Professor Daniel Richman. If true, that would mean at least one disclosed memo contained information now-marked classified."
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), said that releasing Comey's memos puts Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in serious jeopardy of being "being placed in contempt of Congress and the special counsel investigation of being shut down," the Washington Examiner reported.
www.dailywire.com...
So after fighting tooth and nail, it seems as if the DOJ will finally release the memos.
Why were they afraid to do so, and why is Nadler suggesting it could lead to rosenstein being placed in contempt and the investigation shut down.
Could it be that they both know the material in there is damning, and proves comey committed crimes or acted out of bias, and the entire impetus for the special counsel was a sham?
Hopefully we find out.
Between this and the story about rosenstein supposedly saying trump is not a target of mueller, www.abovetopsecret.com...
My predication is the new anti trump narrative will switch to the Mueller investigation isnt the real important thing,. it is the NY attorney who raided Trumps lawyer that is the real big deal.
It will be never ending; Trump colluded with russia, oh we cant prove that, well he obstructed justice! OH darn, well we will raid his lawyers office to say he violated campaign finances!
And on and on.
My guess would be that Trump issued a directive to hold onto them as long as possible for release as close as they can to midterm elections. If there is enough damming evidence in it, the investigations could be far reaching and squash any chance the Dems have for gaining power in the midterms unless they begin distancing themselves from certain folks now.
If I'm right, we will start to see them turn on eachother soon.
Best way to win is to get your opponent to implode and fight itself.