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| Kimberley A. Strassel: 'About that source' |
| 2018-05-11 |
| [WSJ] The Department of Justice lost its latest battle with Congress Thursday when it allowed House Intelligence Committee members to view classified documents about a top-secret intelligence source that was part of the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign. Even without official confirmation of that source’s name, the news so far holds some stunning implications. Among them is that the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation outright hid critical information from a congressional investigation. In a Thursday press conference, Speaker Paul Ryan bluntly noted that Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes’s request for details on this secret source was "wholly appropriate," "completely within the scope" of the committee’s long-running FBI investigation, and "something that probably should have been answered a while ago." Translation: The department knew full well it should have turned this material over to congressional investigators last year, but instead deliberately concealed it. House investigators nonetheless sniffed out a name, and Mr. Nunes in recent weeks issued a letter and a subpoena demanding more details. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s response was to double down‐accusing the House of "extortion" and delivering a speech in which he claimed that "declining to open the FBI’s files to review" is a constitutional "duty." Justice asked the White House to back its stonewall. And it even began spinning that daddy of all superspook arguments‐that revealing any detail about this particular asset could result in "loss of human lives." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 You have missed the point. A sitting president has the FBI infiltrate and spy on an opposition presidential campaign. This is Nixon/Watergate level paranoia, and using the Government to work against a political opponent. Obama and the Dems need to have this hung around their neck until it bows them to the ground in the Public's eye. Obama did what Nixon did: used US law enforcement and spy agencies to surveil an opposing politician. If they get away with this, we are doomed to a civil war - with bloodshed. |
| Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 2018-05-11 23:38 |
| #13 I have a suggestion. Let's give the Texas Rangers authority to investigate all of this. They're not washington swamp creatures, so they'll be far more objective. And they are allowed to pursue any lead no matter where it goes. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2018-05-11 18:20 |
| #12 Good point Bright. I've been trying to find out who gave Stefan Halper the State Department’s Superior Honor Award. Might be interesting. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2018-05-11 18:06 |
| #11 Or unsolved murderous "robberies" in safe areas that don't steal anything and the CCTV gets "lost". |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-05-11 13:43 |
| #10 I'm beginning to think Page was expendable, a distraction and a scapegoat all rolled up into one neat little package. Posted by: gorb Any of these people are expendable. I suspect we'll be seeing fatal car crashes any day now. But remember, Donald Trump is insane and the intelligence community is your friend. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-05-11 07:17 |
| #9 I believe your fellow Halper has just lapped Page. I'm beginning to think Page was expendable, a distraction and a scapegoat all rolled up into one neat little package. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-05-11 03:57 |
| #8 Since when does "loss of human lives" mean "loss of human jobs"? |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-05-11 02:47 |
| #7 I took the liberty of adding your link (with credits of course) along with Mr. Halper's bio and foto to this morning's list of articles. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-05-11 02:35 |
| #6 My pleasure. |
| Posted by: Angeter Peacock4147 2018-05-11 02:32 |
| #5 Thank you Peacock. I believe your fellow Halper has just lapped Page. Well done ! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-05-11 02:03 |
| #4 Stefan Halper is the name we are looking for. |
| Posted by: Angeter Peacock4147 2018-05-11 01:52 |
| #3 Well it has the hallmarks of a classic clandestine intelligence operation. 'Single source' intelligence is generally not heavily relied upon. "All source' or multi-source reporting is the preferred method. As such, Signals Intelligence (intercepts) coupled with Human Intelligence (HUMINT), or recruited agent reporting along with possibly photo imagery would have been the ideal methodology. Document Exploitation or 'DOCEX' would have been another potential element of 'All Source' used. In this case possibly, the Christopher Steele dossier (foreign or Open Source reporting). Only a guess, but my mind continues to return to Trump Campaign worker and former USN Intelligence Officer Mr. Carter Page as a potential (either witting or unwitting) recruited agent. Mr. Page's placement and access albeit brief, ended about the time Admiral Rogers made his unannounced trip to Trunp Towers to inform Donald of potential electronic monitoring. Nothing much heard from Mr. Page lately is there ? Once again, only a guess. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-05-11 01:49 |
| #2 Any bets that this "source" will turn out to have ties to the Hildabeast? My money's on "almost certainly." |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2018-05-11 01:04 |
| #1 Congress has oversight over the DOJ and are entitled to classified info in order to carry out their Constitutional duties. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-05-11 00:07 |