[RedState] A new CIA assessment was released on Wednesday that shows how far the Obama administration went to stand up the Russian collusion hoax. John Ratcliffe announced that "all the world will finally see the truth" before name-dropping James Clapper, John Brennan, and James Comey as those primarily implicated in the scheme.
All three men took "unusual" direct roles in shaping the now-infamous ICA that was released during the presidential transition following the 2016 election. It was that report that would form the building block of the Russian collusion narrative and eventually lead to a special counsel investigation.
The review identified “multiple procedural anomalies” that undermined the credibility of the ICA, including “a highly compressed production timeline, stringent compartmentation, and excessive involvement of agency heads.”
It also questioned the exclusion of key intelligence agencies and said media leaks may have influenced analysts to conform to a false narrative of Trump-Russia collusion.
“The rushed timeline to publish both classified and unclassified versions before the presidential transition raised questions about a potential political motive behind the White House tasking and timeline.”
The review found that Brennan directed the compilation of the ICA, and that his, Comey’s and Clapper’s “direct engagement in the ICA’s development was highly unusual in both scope and intensity” and ”risked stifling analytic debate.”
The CIA assessment went on to note that 13 of the 17 intelligence agencies were excluded from the report, with Brennan having "handpicked" the analysts who produced the ICA. The former Obama lackey also mandated that the discredited (then and now) "Steele Dossier" be included over the objections of the agency's top Russia experts.
Still, the million-dollar question is going to be what comes next. Was it legal for Obama, Brennan, Clapper, and Comey to purposefully manipulate intelligence to try to take down a duly elected president? It would seem odd if it were, and if it wasn't, when do the arrests start? Because I'm pretty sure Republicans aren't going to be satisfied with just an assessment that will be forgotten in a few days.
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I'm not seeing a lot of other indictments for past nefarious actions by former government officials, so not holding my breath on any of these guys.
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"New Klingon assessment."
Please pull up all previous assessments beginning in 2012.
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I don't see anybody expressing any surprise here.
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Why do I think of treason and other offenses when I read these names: Obama, Brennan, Clapper, and Comey? Trump would be in the clink for a long time if these people had been successful. I see that Hillary's name as well as many others are missing. There needs to be consequences for serious crimes.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] California Gov. Gavin Newsom swallowed his pride and officially applied for disaster relief assistance from President Donald Trump.
In a statement on the approval for aid, Trump's Small Business Administration (SBA) said it took weeks for Newsom to ask for federal disaster relief in the midst of violent and destructive pro-illegal immigration riots in Los Angeles.
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler approved $2 million in an Economic Injury Disaster Loan for businesses to apply for in order to support their normal operating expenses like payroll, rent and utilities.
Newsom spoke disparagingly about Trump and his administration's reaction to the riots as leaders in the state sought to downplay the violence and bump up the reason for unrest – mass deportation policies and crack down on illegal immigration.
Loeffler said the California Democrat finally asked for the administration to 'bail him out.'
'After weeks of no real solutions and inflammatory social media statements, Governor Newsom finally requested federal disaster relief to bail him out – again,' she said.
[FoxNews] Florida Attorney General Uthmeier warns commissioners their vote to terminate ICE partnership violates state law prohibiting sanctuary cities
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said leaders in the state's most southern municipality face possible removal from office if they fail to restore an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
On Tuesday, the Key West city commissioners voted 5-1 to void an agreement that requires its police department to partner with ICE.
The federal program known as 287(g) allows local authorities to perform certain federal immigration enforcement functions, including allowing officers to question, arrest and detain people suspected of violating immigration law.
"I try not to make decisions with my heart because it can get me into trouble," said Commissioner Donald Lee, the city’s former police chief who voted to sever the so-called 287(g) agreement, the Miami Herald reported. "Tonight, I am going to make a decision from my heart, and I hope it doesn’t get the city in trouble."
Ummmm…. about that:
In a letter Wednesday to the commissioners, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said their vote violates state law and has essentially made Key West a "sanctuary city."
"Florida law unequivocally forbids sanctuary cities," Uthmeier wrote while demanding the city reverse course. "Failure to take corrective action will result in the enforcement of all applicable civil and criminal penalties, including removal from office by the governor."
Law enforcement agencies that operate county jails in Florida must enter partnerships with the federal government so their officers can carry out limited immigration agent functions, the Herald reported.
On Tuesday, DeSantis told reporters Key West leaders could face suspension for not upholding the agreement.
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