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2017-05-11 Home Front: Politix

Ten major FBI scandals on James Comey's watch

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-05-11 07:44|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Michele R. McPhee, Maximum Harm, The Tsarnaev Brothers, The FBI, And The Road to The Marathon Bombing, pg 143.

The office of the Inspector General for the Intelligence Community examined those issues and the questions of whether Tamerlan was an asset (and if he wan't, why not) in its report on information sharing among the intelligence community:

1. Why did the CT (Counterterrorism Unit of the FBI) agent not visit Tamerlan's mosque [in Cambridge]?

2. Why did the CT agent not interview the woman Tamerlan was accused of assaulting?

3. Why did the CT agent not interview Tamerlan's wife, Katherine Russell aka Krina [sic] Tsarnaeva?

4. Why was Tamerlan not asked about if he sympathized with Chechen rebels?

Posted by Besoeker 2017-05-11 08:01|| 2017-05-11 08:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe we SHOULD let the russians hack the FBI, they seem to do better at terorrism than the FBI does.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2017-05-11 08:16|| 2017-05-11 08:16|| Front Page Top

#3 McPhee's theory is that the Tamerlan Tsarnaev was very likely a recruited FBI asset. Her book, which is a fascinating read BTW, makes a very compelling case. She has certainly 'run the traps.'

Posted by Besoeker 2017-05-11 08:23|| 2017-05-11 08:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Only 10? Why does it seem like so many more? Maybe it's all this drama queen's face time on TV and before Congress. Comey and Loretta Lynch and the DOJ and the FBI by trying to cover up all the scandals and protecting the arses of the Clintons and Obama. He would have better-served the country just by following the Constitution and the law rather than dancing on the head of a pin.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-05-11 09:15|| 2017-05-11 09:15|| Front Page Top

#5 A comment posted on Belmont Club:

"50 bucks says that Comey will show up to work today because he couldn't discern intent from that letter."

Posted by Matt 2017-05-11 09:21|| 2017-05-11 09:21|| Front Page Top

#6 ^^^ FTW

Posted by Frank G 2017-05-11 09:22|| 2017-05-11 09:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Yeah, Frank, how come you and I didn't think of that one? Dang.

Posted by Matt 2017-05-11 09:57|| 2017-05-11 09:57|| Front Page Top

#8 Scandal #11 - the "The Innocence of Muslims" Nakoula debacle. Similar to the Tsarnaev deal - Nakoula was directly tied to a Islamic Terror financier when he was arrested for money laundering/fraud prior to the film being made - likely recruited by the FBI, if not, why not...and the film contributed to the whole unrest mess that that Hillary blamed for causing Benghazi...

Posted by Tennessee 2017-05-11 10:20|| 2017-05-11 10:20|| Front Page Top

#9 Even though Comey was dismissed, the sun came up this morning. No massive walk-outs at FBI Main or any of the field offices. My mail arrived at about the same time. Gasoline prices appear to be unchanged. Mother's Day has not been cancelled. None of my neighbors have been... caught away into the clouds. The Russians are still the Russians.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-05-11 12:06|| 2017-05-11 12:06|| Front Page Top

#10 Hilarious: Democratic Flip Flop Reel On James Comey…

Posted by Ulons de Medici6452 2017-05-11 12:42|| 2017-05-11 12:42|| Front Page Top

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