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#6462109 at 2019-05-10 14:21:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8263: Those Who Scream the Loudest Edition

James Comey: Rod Rosenstein doesn't have 'sterling character, strong character'

Former FBI Director James Comey took a swipe at former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for not having "strong character." "I think people like that, like Rod Rosenstein, who are people of accomplishment but not real sterling character, strong character, find themselves trapped. And then they start telling themselves a story to justify their being trapped which is, 'Yeah, he's awful but the country needs me,'" Comey, who was fired by Trump from the FBI in May 2017, said in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper Thursday evening. "Republicans are doing this in Congress. 'Yeah, it's awful, but if I speak I'll get defeated and this nation needs me here right now.' So they start to make little compromises to stay on the team. Talk about collusion, saying that's what I need to do to survive and in the process, he has eaten their soul, they're lost. So that's what happens to so many people," Comey said.

The remarks were made in response to Cooper questioning Comey about an op-ed he wrote this month titled "How Trump Co-Opts Leaders Like Bill Barr," a reference to Attorney General William Barr. In the op-ed, he argued that "Trump eats your soul in small bites." He claimed that those "lacking inner strength" succumb to Trump and make "compromises." In contrast, he praised the character of former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, who resigned on principle in December in part due to a disagreement over the Trump administration's announcement that all troops would be withdrawn from Syria.

Earlier Thursday, a farewell ceremony was held for Rosenstein at the Justice Department. Rosenstein oversaw special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation while he was at the Justice Department after former Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself. His oversight continued until November 2018, when Matthew Whitaker was named acting attorney general.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/james-comey-rod-rosenstein-doesnt-have-sterling-character-strong-character

#6460457 at 2019-05-10 04:48:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8261: James Comey Is A Disgrace To The FBI Edition

There was a pattern on the first two yardage football references in the tune of about 3 week apart. (Posted below in PST). Today was a farewell dinner for [RR] which brings in Q post #2253.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/09/jeff-sessions-William-Barr-rod-rosenstein-leaves-1315667


March 28 - 1:14:43pm pst - 1st and 10 @ the 50
April 18 - 12:47:48pm pst - 1st & 10 on the 40
May 9 - 11:20:53am pst - @ 30
June 6 - 10:55:58am pst - @ 20
July 4 - 9:29:03am pst - @ 10
3 week increments
Difference of 00:26:55
5/9/18 - Hostages returning from NK (officially at 330am est 5/10)
6/3/18 - A week to remember (6/3 is Monday this year)
6/5/18 - Tweet about HR and the IG report
- Tweets about SPYGATE and Witch Hunt
6/6/18 - 75th Anniversary of D-Day

#6460451 at 2019-05-10 04:48:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8261: James Comey Is A Disgrace To The FBI Edition

'Omg': FBI files show Clinton aides scrambling after feared email server hack

Aides to Hillary Clinton were on high alert in January 2011. Justin Cooper, the man who oversaw the secretary of state's home-based email servers, sent a warning to Huma Abedin. "I had to shut down the server. Someone was trying to hack us and while they did not get in i didnt want to let them have the chance to. I will restart in the morning," Cooper said in a 2:57 a.m. email. "Omg," Abedin replied at 7:05 p.m., using the shorthand for "Oh my God." Early the next morning, Abedin wrote to State Department officials Jake Sullivan and Cheryl Mills, Clinton's chief of staff: "Don't email hrc [Hillary Rodham Clinton] anything sensitive. I can explain more in person."

The sense of alarm among Clinton's staff appear in partially redacted documents released by the FBI this week that were part of the bureau's "Midyear Exam" investigation, which looked into Clinton's mishandling of classified information on her unauthorized private email server while serving as secretary of state. In handwritten notes of an interview in March 2, 2016, FBI agents wrote that Cooper asserted a hack was "never confirmed."

But the debate over whether Clinton's server in the basement of her home in Chappaquiddick, N.Y., remains alive today. During a hearing with Attorney General William Barr this week, Rep. Louie Gohmert accused FBI Director Christopher Wray of a pro-Clinton cover-up by not pressing the intelligence community for proof that it was not hacked by China. This follows reporting last fall that a Chinese company succeeded in hacking the server. The Daily Caller News Foundation reported the firm, located in the Washington, D.C.,-area, had access to Clinton's emails in real time courtesy of a code embedded in the New York-based server which then made copies of the emails, some of which contained classified information. The FBI responded by saying there was no evidence that Clinton's private server was hacked.

Still, a source told Fox News that the Intelligence Community Inspector General, which found the breach via metadata, was so alarmed by the breach that it notified the FBI, including Peter Strzok, who led the Clinton emails investigation and briefly special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Strzok was pushed out of Mueller's team and later fired by the FBI after it was discovered he exchanged anti-Trump text messages with ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page, with whom he was having an affair. The new tranche of FBI documents also reveal what appear to be glaring security oversights when it came to Clinton's servers. The FBI's handwritten notes show Cooper discussing the use of a "SCIF," or sensitive compartmented information facility, in Clinton's homes in Chappaqua and Washington, D.C. Although "phone/fax/video" were checked off as "secure" in the residences, the notes said the server rooms were sometimes left vulnerable. "Open door - not always secured, sometimes when HRC not @ residence was not closed. (both resid)," the notes said. The notes also said there were "home computers," not "secure computers."

The newly released FBI records also show that some of the Clinton-related investigative information has been damaged or lost. One declassified FBI document from Feb. 12 says that notes that were taken by special agents on Aug. 3, 2015 were nowhere to be found, saying, "On or about February 4, 2019, Special Agents [redacted] attempted to locate [redacted], described as 'Notes from Meeting' acquired by [redacted]. The Special Agents looked through all case materials in the CI-13 file and workbox area, however, they were not able to locate this item." "As such, [the FBI's Washington Field Office] CI-13 considers the item missing and will enclose this document into 1A4 as a placeholder until the missing item is located," the FBI said.

Another declassified FBI document, also from Feb. 12, said a CD with Clinton investigation materials on it had been cracked and damaged beyond repair: "Special Agent [redacted] attempted to copy the damaged CD at the WFO Computer Analysis Response Team self-service area, but was not able to do so. Special Agent [redacted] spoke with the FBI information technology specialists on the ground floor of [the FBI's Washington Field Office] regarding the damaged CD, who indicated it was unlikely the CD could be copied."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/omg-fbi-files-show-clinton-aides-scrambling-after-feared-email-server-hack

#6457847 at 2019-05-09 23:58:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8257: Tarrified China Edition

Senate Panel Approves Trump Nominee Jeffrey Rosen as Deputy AG

The Senate Judiciary Committee on May 9 approved President Donald Trump's deputy attorney general nominee, Jeffrey Rosen, forwarding the matter to the Senate floor for confirmation. Rosen currently serves as deputy secretary at the Department of Transportation. Trump picked him at the recommendation of Attorney General William Barr, who has worked with Rosen in private law practice.

Democrats, who are the minority party on the committee, opposed Rosen, saying he's never worked as a prosecutor. "We can't and shouldn't afford to have somebody who is learning on the job," said the panel's ranking member, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), argued that Rosen's decades of litigation experience is sufficient, noting that since 1975, there have been five deputy attorney generals with no prosecutorial or Justice Department experience. "This is not a prosecutor's job," he said. "The job of the deputy attorney general, among others, is to manage the organization, which is $28 billion and more than 100,000 employees." Rosen is "exceedingly well qualified" for this job, Graham said.

Replacing Rosenstein If confirmed by the Republican majority in the Senate, Rosen will replace outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who became one of the department's most high-profile deputies in recent history, after he appointed special counsel Robert Mueller in May 2017 to probe Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. While Mueller's report didn't determine whether Trump obstructed justice, it documented multiple episodes painting Trump's behavior in an unflattering light. Rosenstein and Barr later concluded Mueller found insufficient evidence to prosecute Trump for obstruction.

Rosenstein, who was to be honored in a May 9 farewell ceremony, will be leaving his post at the end of the week. Rosen suggested during his April 10 confirmation hearing that, if necessary, he is willing to rebuff political pressure from the White House. He told the legislators that he would expect that all criminal investigations "proceed on the facts and the law" and that he believes prosecutions should be "free of improper political influences." "If the appropriate answer is to say no to somebody, then I will say no," he said.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/senate-panel-approves-trump-nominee-jeffrey-rosen-as-deputy-ag_2915173.html

UNITED STATESSENATECOMMITTEEONTHEJUDICIARYQUESTIONNAIREFOR NON-JUDICIAL NOMINEES
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Jeffrey%20A.%20Rosen%20SJQ%20-%20PUBLIC2.pdf

#6456943 at 2019-05-09 22:26:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8256: Rosenstein Sent Off A Hero Edition

For anons that missed the action last bread and for record keeping purposes.
Site went down for sched. maintenance on May 9th, 2019 after final post at 15:06:02 by ID 282d97 post No #6456046 https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/6455500.html#q6456046 >>6456046
Sire presumably went down at 3:07 EST [15:07 EST].
and a time machine like back-up brought up the following: [see image] Site-loader won't upload https://imgur.com/a/0E4OCE1.

The bread in highlight 7297 Stay [A]lert Edition. https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/5705194.html
Precise flashback to 426 replies (FLOTUS Birthday 4.26).
[I][mage] count: 249 (might BE a bit of a reach on my end but FLOTUS happens to be 49 Y.O.).

Date of the SA bread was March 15th, 2019. Hours wee 15:29:20 EST - 16:08:13 EST [3:29:20 EST - 4:08:13].
This was the watch reveal bread: "March 15th, 3:42 EST [William Barr] Declaation of National Emergency…."

Site was brought back up circa 05/09/19 (Thu) 16:28:18 [4:28:18 ET]. by ID361e23 No. >>6456047

#6455584 at 2019-05-09 18:09:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8255: It's Called the Logan Act Edition

Attorney General William Barr Meets with Minister of Justice of Japan

On Friday, May 3, 2019, Attorney General William Barr met with Japanese Minister of Justice Takashi Yamashita at the Justice Department in Washington, DC. The dialogue focused on the nations' shared commitment to combatting cybercrime and transnational organized crime. The Attorney General and Minister also discussed other areas of law enforcement cooperation between the two countries. The Attorney General welcomed Japan's recent accession to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC).

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-William-Barr-meets-minister-justice-japan

#6455364 at 2019-05-09 17:38:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8254: I Love the Smell of Self-Deportation in the Morning Edition

>>6455156
Matthew Whitaker has left the Justice Department

His next career move is unknown, but Whitaker has told friends that he will remain in Washington because there are "many opportunities here," sources said.

March 4, 2019, 8:57 AM PST
By Julia Ainsley
WASHINGTON - Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker left his position at the Justice Department on Saturday, a department spokeswoman said.

Whitaker had been serving as a senior counselor at the Justice Department since Attorney General William Barr was sworn in last month.

His next career move is unknown, but Whitaker has told friends that he will remain in Washington because there are "many opportunities here," according to sources who have spoken with him in recent days.

Whitaker previously served as former Attorney General Jeff Session's chief of staff. He was accused by some within the Justice Department of being more loyal to the White House than to Sessions as President Donald Trump grew frustrated with his attorney general.

Trump publicly criticized Sessions for recusing himself from the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, a move that allowed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to appoint special counsel Robert Mueller to lead the probe. Sessions was eventually forced to resign after the November midterms.

When Whitaker took over Sessions' position last November, Democrats expressed concerns that he would hamper the Mueller probe. Whitaker, who had previously questioned the scope of the special counsel investigation, ultimately decided not to recuse himself from the probe.

Barr now holds oversight power in the Mueller probe and with that, has the job to decide what portions of the probe, which is reportedly in its final stages, to share with Congress.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/matthew-whitaker-has-left-justice-department-n978956

#6455134 at 2019-05-09 17:07:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8254: I Love the Smell of Self-Deportation in the Morning Edition

Pelosi hints at more contempt charges against Trump administration officials


Pelosi hints at more contempt charges against Trump administration officials
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said the House may vote on a package of contempt charges against the Trump administration in addition to the the contempt citation advanced against Attorney General William Barr by the House Judiciary Committee. "When we are ready we'll come to the floor because there might be some other contempt of Congress issues we will want to deal with at the same time," Pelosi, D-Calif., said, when asked at a news conference about the timing of House floor consideration of the Barr contempt charge.

Pelosi said she agrees with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., who declared the nation is in a constitutional crisis because Congress does not have access to the unredacted Mueller report into Russian election interference. "Yes, I do agree with Chairman Nadler because the administration has decided they are not going to honor their oath of office," Pelosi said.

The Judiciary panel voted along party lines to hold Barr in contempt for refusing to turn over the unredacted Mueller report, which he is prohibited by law from releasing. Nadler indicated at the hearing the contempt charge was aimed broadly at the Trump administration for refusing to cooperate with several House investigations into his business and family that Democrats are conducting.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/pelosi-hints-at-more-contempt-charges-against-trump-administration-officials

#6453975 at 2019-05-09 13:51:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8253: MUH Press Pass! POTUS Take'n Out the Trash Edition

DOJ on Contempt Vote: 'No One ... Will Force the Department of Justice to Break the Law'

The Department of Justice reacted defiantly to Democrats' vote on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to recommend that Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress for refusing to release the full and underrated report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into "Russian collusion" during the 2016 election.

The Department of Justice was defiant, releasing a statement after the contempt vote that insisted: "The Attorney General could not comply with the House Judiciary Committee's subpoena without violating the law ... "Chairman Nadler's actions have prematurely terminated the accommodation process and forced the President to assert executive privilege to preserve the status quo. No one, including Chairman Nadler and his Committee, will force the Department of Justice to break the law."

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/08/contempt-doj-vote-no-one-will-force-the-department-of-justice-to-break-the-law/

#6452769 at 2019-05-09 06:06:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8251: Thank You POTUS Edition

Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?

C-SPAN Barr Poll back to 50/50
(Did we peek too soon?)

NOW 105K 50/50
>>6452043 (lb)
>21:19:14
>97K 49/51
>>6450088 (pb)
>17:54:28
>75K 46/54
>>6449108 (pb)
>15:43:10
>65K 47/53
>>6448428 (pb)
>14:32:33
>58K 48/52
>>6447795 (pb)
>13:27:13
>50K 50/50
>>6447039 (pb)
>12:09:56
>42K 52/48

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1126116099009982466

#6450299 at 2019-05-09 00:19:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8248: FLORIDA RALLY INCOMING Edition

House intel panel chairman subpoenas Barr for Mueller probe documents

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said on Wednesday he had subpoenaed Attorney General William Barr for documents related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. In a statement, Schiff said the Justice Department had failed to respond to the committee's request for the materials and he had set a May 15 deadline for Barr to comply with the subpoena.

#6450088 at 2019-05-08 23:54:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8248: FLORIDA RALLY INCOMING Edition

UPDATE - still winning!
@cspan
Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?

Now
75,000 votes (((Them))): 46%
Patriots = 54%

>>6449108
>15:43:10
>Now 65K with 47% yes and 53% NO
>>6448428 (You)
>14:32:33
>Votes at 58K with 48% yes and 52% No
>>6447795 (You)
>13:27:13
>Now at 50K votes with 50% yes and 50% no.
>>6447039 (You)
>12:09:56
>Now at 42K votes with 52 yes and 48 no

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1126116099009982466

#6449154 at 2019-05-08 21:47:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8247: America First Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6385109 Do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
>>6261140 Please no JPEGs
>>6364968 Captchas for every post now

Notables
are not endorsements

#8246
>>6449118 Mike Rogers: Obama moved phone data privilege to AG. Barr has access?
>>6449089 BO to release his 'memoir' during election season.
>>6449025 Constitutional crisis mentioned by Q.
>>6449044 Not a single Democrat has looked at less redacted Mueller report.
>>6449004 NY diagnostic testing facility owners plead guilty in more than $18.5 million health care fraud scheme.
>>6448993 Iran reportedly moving ballistic missiles by boat.
>>6448974 Senators urge Pompeo to move against Cuba's doctor trafficking.
>>6448968 AG Barr was greeted with a standing ovation as he walked into the Cabinet Room for today's cabinet meeting.
>>6448947 Seattle School District urges teachers to follow CAIR guidelines on blessing Muslim students during Ramadan.
>>6448870 Maggie Tweets.
>>6448716 Anon provides some battlefield wisdom.
>>6448734 Baltimore hit by ransomware attack, forcing officials to shut down city's servers.
>>6448730, >>6448833 Trump admin to challenge district judges' ability to issue national injunctions
>>6448727 DJT Tweet: "Big announcement today: Drug companies have to come clean about their prices in TV ads. Historic transparency for American patients is here…"
>>6448701 DJT Tweet: "The reality is, with the Tariffs, the economy has grown more rapidly in the United States and much more slowly in China…"
>>6448700 Marketfag update: POTUS winning.
>>6448597 Charlie Kirk Has a donor offering 25K for information re: Trump's leaked tax documents.
>>6448521 Pompeo warns UK special relationship will cool if US fails to help with Iran situation.
>>6448476 Donald Trump Jr. has been subpoenaed.
>>6448456 Live rally feed.
>>6448454 The House Judiciary Committee just passed a resolution to hold AG Barr in contempt.
>>6448447 Mike Pompeo says Aasia Bibi 'safely reunited' with her family.
>>6448428 CSPAN Poll: Winning!
>>6449145 #8246

#8245
>>6448309 Dough Collins Tweets about Nadler's dishonest subpoena.
>>6448184 FBI opened obstruction of justice probe against President Trump before Mueller probe.
>>6448141 Big Tech capitalizes on hyper-sensitized dopamine systems.
>>6448107 Jeff Sessions sides with William Barr about 'spying'.
>>6448055 US suspends effort to retrieve war dead from North Korea.
>>6448028 Trump lawyers say they struck deal with House Dems on documents requesting Trump financial records.
>>6447977 GOP senator says deep state investigation will find 'all roads lead to Comey'.
>>6447975 Iran rolls back nuclear pledges but stops short of violating pact.
>>6447972 Times healthcare reporter dies.
>>6447806 KEK: Trump told Hellary in a debate that he didn't pay any taxes because she would have just squandered the money anyway.
>>6447944 VW introduces EV Hatchback in $34 billion plan to take down Tesla.
>>6447906 China ramps up crude oil imports despite Washington's clampdown on Iran.
>>6447894 DOJ inspector general 'homing in on' FBI's use of unverified Steele dossier.
>>6447866 2400 migrants apprehended in one day in Rio Grande Valley border sector.
>>6447854 Juncker: EU should have 'interfered' in Brexit vote.
>>6447849 Nashville Flipped star Troy Shafer dies in his sleep at age 38.
>>6447837 DJT Tweet: "Getting ready to leave for one of my favorite places, the Florida Panhandle…"
>>6447833 Moment of deadly suicide blast in Pakistan's Lahore caught on CCTV.
>>6447817 Rotherham: 40 arrested in latest child sex abuse probe.
>>6447790 Passenger plane skids off runway in Myanmar, breaks into three.
>>6447764 Salvini, Orban alliance: "If the Left wins, Europe will become an Islamic Caliphate."
>>6447756 Kentucky policy allowed social workers to take kids using judges' pre-signed signatures on blank documents.
>>6447729 Canadian Fighter jets scrambled over Prairies for NATO exercise.
>>6447723 These latest sanctions are about Pinchuk?
>>6447712 Elizabeth Warren took 2018 donations from opioid moguls she denounced.
>>6447699 Trump asserts executive privilege over Robert Mueller's report.
>>6447655 Brennan attacks POTUS over released tax documents.
>>6447647 DOJ tells House Judiciary either cancel contempt vote or AG will recommend asserting exec privilege over the Mueller report and underlying docs.
>>6448331 #8245

Previously Collected Notables
>>6445944 #8242, >>6446769 #8243, >>6447555 #8244
>>6443628 #8239, >>6444375 #8240, >>6445170 #8241
>>6441314 #8236, >>6442084 #8237, >>6442873 #8238
>>6438810 #8233, >>6439664 #8234, >>6440464 #8235

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6449108 at 2019-05-08 21:43:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8246: Wednesday Winning Edition

@cspan
Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?

Now 65K with 47% yes and 53% NO

>>6448428
>14:32:33
>Votes at 58K with 48% yes and 52% No

>>6447795
>13:27:13
>Now at 50K votes with 50% yes and 50% no.

>>6447039
>12:09:56
>Now at 42K votes with 52 yes and 48 no

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1126116099009982466
—————–

In moar ways than one: Today, EVIL lost control

#6449044 at 2019-05-08 21:36:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8246: Wednesday Winning Edition

White House: Not A Single Democrat Has Looked At Less Redacted Mueller Report

Not a single Democrat has viewed the minimally redacted Mueller report provided to select members of Congress, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday.

"Not a single Democrat has even taken the time to go and look at it," Sanders told reporters, referring to a version of the report that is much less redacted than the version made public. "They're asking for information they know they can't have. The attorney general is actually upholding the law."

Almost the entire report - 98.5 percent - is available in the version provided to Congress, according to the Department of Justice. The only redacted portions are grand jury information that by law cannot be disclosed, even to Congress.

"Chairman Nadler is asking the attorney general of the United States to break the law and commit a crime by releasing information that he knows he has no legal authority to have," Sanders said, referring to Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee. "It's truly outrageous and absurd what the chairman is doing and he should be emBarrassed by his behavior."

House Democrats voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress on Wednesday, because he refused to turn over the totally unredacted version of the Mueller report, and additional underlying materials. The White House says that would improperly reveal sensitive information, citing the grand jury information as confidential by law.

The White House said Trump will assert executive privilege to shut down the Democrats' demands to see the full report and additional materials. He declined to use that privilege to redact any portions of the report, something the White House has played up since its release. The portions that are redacted in the version released to the public are labeled in each case as being left out for one of four reasons: harm to ongoing matter, grand jury material, classified information, and personal privacy. Nadler has asserted in turn that the White House is bluffing and called that use of executive privilege "utterly without merit."

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/08/white-house-democrat-mueller-report/

#6448626 at 2019-05-08 20:51:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8246: Wednesday Winning Edition

House panel votes to hold Barr in contempt

The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt, escalating a feud between Capitol Hill and the Justice Department.

In a 24-16 vote along party lines, Democrats made a formal recommendation to the lower chamber to hold the president's top law enforcement official in contempt for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena.

Democrats have demanded that Barr turn over special counsel Robert Mueller's unredacted report, and their subpoena of the Justice Department official to do so received fierce pushback from Republicans and the DOJ alike.

On the eve of the contempt vote, Barr sought to raise the stakes for Democrats by threatening to recommend that President Trump exert executive privilege over the redacted information in Mueller's report as well as the underlying evidence.

Furious, Democrats announced late Tuesday night that the contempt markup would continue as scheduled. The Justice Department then revealed shortly before the vote that Trump had asserted executive privilege over the entirety of the materials the committee subpoenaed.

Developing
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/442675-house-panel-votes-to-hold-Barr-in-contempt-escalating-feud

#6448541 at 2019-05-08 20:43:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8246: Wednesday Winning Edition

GOP senator calls Comey a 'hack politician' who 'knows what's coming'

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) tore into former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday, accusing the former law enforcement official of being a "hack politician" and suggesting he was headed for his own legal troubles.

Kennedy went after Comey in an interview on Fox News, hours after the former FBI director told "CBS This Morning" that GOP lawmakers should "breathe into a paper bag" and stop making accusations that the FBI conducted "spying" on the Trump campaign in 2016.

"I think it's clear to most Americans that Mr. Comey is not and never was a law enforcement professional," the Republican senator said. "He's just a hack politician. It doesn't give me any joy to say that."

"Mr. Comey and others tried to put their thumbs on the scale and he has hurt a lot of people and he has hurt a lot of important institutions to our system of government in the process," Kennedy added. "I think Mr. Comey is lashing out now because he knows what's coming."

The GOP senator also pushed back during the interview against Democrats' accusations that Attorney General William Barr had misled Congress with his summary of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, an assertion he called "ludicrous."

Comey had blasted Barr during the CBS interview for comments the attorney general made during a Senate hearing earlier this year when he declared that he believed "spying" had occurred targeting President Trump's campaign during the 2016 election.

"Yeah, I have no idea what he's talking about. The FBI doesn't spy, the FBI investigates," Comey said Wednesday. "We investigated a very serious allegation, that Americans might be hooked up with the Russian effort to attack our democracy."

"The Republicans need to breathe into a paper bag," Comey added in the interview. "If we had confronted the same facts with a different candidate, say, a Democratic candidate, where one of their advisers was talking to a foreign adversary's representative, about that adversary interfering in our election, they'd be screaming for the FBI to investigate it."

Republicans, including Trump, have accused Comey and other members of the intelligence and law enforcement community of initiating surveillance measures against the Trump campaign without proper reasoning, arguing that the FBI's probe into Russia's election interference was predicated on an unverified dossier funded by the Clinton campaign.

GOP lawmakers have signaled they intend to look into surveillance by FBI agents. The Justice Department's inspector general is also probing the FBI's compliance with procedures and laws during the probe.

Comey and other law enforcement officials have maintained that the investigation began after a former Trump campaign aide, George Papadopoulos, told an Australian official that Russia was in possession of damaging information related to Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee. The tip was later passed on to the FBI.


https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/442717-gop-senator-calls-comey-a-hack-politician-who-knows-whats-coming

#6448535 at 2019-05-08 20:42:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8246: Wednesday Winning Edition

>>6448469
BREAKING:
House Judiciary Committee votes to hold AG William Barr in Contempt of Congress 24-16

#6448428 at 2019-05-08 20:32:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8246: Wednesday Winning Edition

Another BIG move. Not tired of Winning!
Votes at 58K with 48% yes and 52% No

"Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?"

>>6447795
>Patriots made BIG move in one bread!

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1126116099009982466

#6448371 at 2019-05-08 20:26:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8246: Wednesday Winning Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6385109 Do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
>>6261140 Please no JPEGs
>>6364968 Captchas for every post now

Notables
are not endorsements

#8245
>>6448309 Dough Collins Tweets about Nadler's dishonest subpoena.
>>6448184 FBI opened obstruction of justice probe against President Trump before Mueller probe.
>>6448141 Big Tech capitalizes on hyper-sensitized dopamine systems.
>>6448107 Jeff Sessions sides with William Barr about 'spying'.
>>6448055 US suspends effort to retrieve war dead from North Korea.
>>6448028 Trump lawyers say they struck deal with House Dems on documents requesting Trump financial records.
>>6447977 GOP senator says deep state investigation will find 'all roads lead to Comey'.
>>6447975 Iran rolls back nuclear pledges but stops short of violating pact.
>>6447972 Times healthcare reporter dies.
>>6447806 KEK: Trump told Hellary in a debate that he didn't pay any taxes because she would have just squandered the money anyway.
>>6447944 VW introduces EV Hatchback in $34 billion plan to take down Tesla.
>>6447906 China ramps up crude oil imports despite Washington's clampdown on Iran.
>>6447894 DOJ inspector general 'homing in on' FBI's use of unverified Steele dossier.
>>6447866 2400 migrants apprehended in one day in Rio Grande Valley border sector.
>>6447854 Juncker: EU should have 'interfered' in Brexit vote.
>>6447849 Nashville Flipped star Troy Shafer dies in his sleep at age 38.
>>6447837 DJT Tweet: "Getting ready to leave for one of my favorite places, the Florida Panhandle…"
>>6447833 Moment of deadly suicide blast in Pakistan's Lahore caught on CCTV.
>>6447817 Rotherham: 40 arrested in latest child sex abuse probe.
>>6447790 Passenger plane skids off runway in Myanmar, breaks into three.
>>6447764 Salvini, Orban alliance: "If the Left wins, Europe will become an Islamic Caliphate."
>>6447756 Kentucky policy allowed social workers to take kids using judges' pre-signed signatures on blank documents.
>>6447729 Canadian Fighter jets scrambled over Prairies for NATO exercise.
>>6447723 These latest sanctions are about Pinchuk?
>>6447712 Elizabeth Warren took 2018 donations from opioid moguls she denounced.
>>6447699 Trump asserts executive privilege over Robert Mueller's report.
>>6447655 Brennan attacks POTUS over released tax documents.
>>6447647 DOJ tells House Judiciary either cancel contempt vote or AG will recommend asserting exec privilege over the Mueller report and underlying docs.
>>6448331 #8245

#8244 baker change
>>6447513 Sara Carter: Pompeo tells May the US will not share intelligence if they adopt Huawei 5G.
>>6447336, >>6447462 Pres. Trump signs an executive order imposing new sanctions on Iran.
>>6447008 New York Times story on Trump's billion-dollar tax write off was told by Trump 15 years ago on 'The Apprentice'.
>>6447261 Rep. Jordan @ House Judiciary impeacment vote.
>>6447106, >>6447342 2011 Flashback: 13 Illegal immigrants arrested in California wearing U.S. Marine uniforms.
>>6447258 Carpe Donktum suspended off Twitter.
>>6447190 JPMorgan shareholders advised to vote against executive compensation.
>>6447122 Joe Hockey to leave post as Australia's ambassador to the United States.
>>6447050 Planned Parenthood protester harassed by Brian Sims (PA Dem lawmaker) speaks out.
>>6446978 Mark Meadows shares article on Dem's weak attempt at a perjury trap.
>>6446990 CSPAN: "Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?" (POLL)
>>6446944 DJT Tweet: "Thank you @NewtGingrich & @FoxandFriends!"
>>6446900 Dig on the FBI's surveillance methods and procedures under Bush and Obama's admins.
>>6446892, >>6446941 Texas man pleads guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
>>6446886 Iran threatens to begin enriching stores of uranium.
>>6446883 Russian (spy?) caught producing child porn.
>>6446870 DJT Tweet: "Our Nation grieves at the unspeakable violence that took a precious young life and badly injured others in Colorado…"
>>6447555 #8244

Previously Collected Notables
>>6445944 #8242, >>6446769 #8243,
>>6443628 #8239, >>6444375 #8240, >>6445170 #8241
>>6441314 #8236, >>6442084 #8237, >>6442873 #8238
>>6438810 #8233, >>6439664 #8234, >>6440464 #8235

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6448331 at 2019-05-08 20:22:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8245: Barr In Contempt of Circus Edition

#8245
>>6448309 Dough Collins Tweets about Nadler's dishonest subpoena.
>>6448184 FBI opened obstruction of justice probe against President Trump before Mueller probe.
>>6448141 Big Tech capitalizes on hyper-sensitized dopamine systems.
>>6448107 Jeff Sessions sides with William Barr about 'spying'.
>>6448055 US suspends effort to retrieve war dead from North Korea.
>>6448028 Trump lawyers say they struck deal with House Dems on documents requesting Trump financial records.
>>6447977 GOP senator says deep state investigation will find 'all roads lead to Comey'.
>>6447975 Iran rolls back nuclear pledges but stops short of violating pact.
>>6447972 Times healthcare reporter dies.
>>6447806 KEK: Trump told Hellary in a debate that he didn't pay any taxes because she would have just squandered the money anyway.
>>6447944 VW introduces EV Hatchback in $34 billion plan to take down Tesla.
>>6447906 China ramps up crude oil imports despite Washington's clampdown on Iran.
>>6447894 DOJ inspector general 'homing in on' FBI's use of unverified Steele dossier.
>>6447866 2400 migrants apprehended in one day in Rio Grande Valley border sector.
>>6447854 Juncker: EU should have 'interfered' in Brexit vote.
>>6447849 Nashville Flipped star Troy Shafer dies in his sleep at age 38.
>>6447837 DJT Tweet: "Getting ready to leave for one of my favorite places, the Florida Panhandle…"
>>6447833 Moment of deadly suicide blast in Pakistan's Lahore caught on CCTV.
>>6447817 Rotherham: 40 arrested in latest child sex abuse probe.
>>6447790 Passenger plane skids off runway in Myanmar, breaks into three.
>>6447764 Salvini, Orban alliance: "If the Left wins, Europe will become an Islamic Caliphate."
>>6447756 Kentucky policy allowed social workers to take kids using judges' pre-signed signatures on blank documents.
>>6447729 Canadian Fighter jets scrambled over Prairies for NATO exercise.
>>6447723 These latest sanctions are about Pinchuk?
>>6447712 Elizabeth Warren took 2018 donations from opioid moguls she denounced.
>>6447699 Trump asserts executive privilege over Robert Mueller's report.
>>6447655 Brennan attacks POTUS over released tax documents.
>>6447647 DOJ tells House Judiciary either cancel contempt vote or AG will recommend asserting exec privilege over the Mueller report and underlying docs.

#6448232 at 2019-05-08 20:12:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8245: Barr In Contempt of Circus Edition

#8245
>>6448184 FBI opened obstruction of justice probe against President Trump before Mueller probe.
>>6448141 Big Tech capitalizes on hyper-sensitized dopamine systems.
>>6448107 Jeff Sessions sides with William Barr about 'spying'.
>>6448055 US suspends effort to retrieve war dead from North Korea.
>>6448028 Trump lawyers say they struck deal with House Dems on documents requesting Trump financial records.
>>6447977 GOP senator says deep state investigation will find 'all roads lead to Comey'.
>>6447975 Iran rolls back nuclear pledges but stops short of violating pact.
>>6447972 Times healthcare reporter dies.
>>6447806 KEK: Trump told Hellary in a debate that he didn't pay any taxes because she would have just squandered the money anyway.
>>6447944 VW introduces EV Hatchback in $34 billion plan to take down Tesla.
>>6447906 China ramps up crude oil imports despite Washington's clampdown on Iran.
>>6447894 DOJ inspector general 'homing in on' FBI's use of unverified Steele dossier.
>>6447866 2400 migrants apprehended in one day in Rio Grande Valley border sector.
>>6447854 Juncker: EU should have 'interfered' in Brexit vote.
>>6447849 Nashville Flipped star Troy Shafer dies in his sleep at age 38.
>>6447837 DJT Tweet: "Getting ready to leave for one of my favorite places, the Florida Panhandle…"
>>6447833 Moment of deadly suicide blast in Pakistan's Lahore caught on CCTV.
>>6447817 Rotherham: 40 arrested in latest child sex abuse probe.
>>6447790 Passenger plane skids off runway in Myanmar, breaks into three.
>>6447764 Salvini, Orban alliance: "If the Left wins, Europe will become an Islamic Caliphate."
>>6447756 Kentucky policy allowed social workers to take kids using judges' pre-signed signatures on blank documents.
>>6447729 Canadian Fighter jets scrambled over Prairies for NATO exercise.
>>6447723 These latest sanctions are about Pinchuk?
>>6447712 Elizabeth Warren took 2018 donations from opioid moguls she denounced.
>>6447699 Trump asserts executive privilege over Robert Mueller's report.
>>6447655 Brennan attacks POTUS over released tax documents.
>>6447647 DOJ tells House Judiciary either cancel contempt vote or AG will recommend asserting exec privilege over the Mueller report and underlying docs.

Last call

#6448211 at 2019-05-08 20:10:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8245: Barr In Contempt of Circus Edition

Former Director James Comey: 'The FBI doesn't spy, the FBI investigates'

Former FBI Director James Comey pushed back on Attorney General William Barr use of the word spying to describe the surveillance the FBI conducted on President Trump's 2016 campaign, saying the federal agency does not spy, but it investigates. "Yeah I have no idea what he's talking about," Comey said when asked about Barr's usage of the word on "CBS This Morning" on Wednesday. "The FBI doesn't spy, the FBI investigates. "We investigated a very serious allegation, that Americans might be hooked up with the Russian effort to attack our democracy. The Republicans need to breathe into a paper bag," he said. Comey said if the investigation was centered around the same premise, but it involved Democrats instead, "[Republicans] would be screaming for the FBI to investigate, and that's all we did.""

Barr was asked about using the word "spying" during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in April, after Democrats complained it unfairly pinned blame on the Obama administration for spying on a political adversary. Barr said he thought it accurately described what occurred and criticized the media's reaction. "I'm not going to abjure the use of the word spying. I don't think - you know, my first job was in the CIA - I don't think the word spying has any pejorative connotation at all. To me the question is always whether or not it is authorized and adequately predicated, spying," Barr said. "I think spying is a good English word that in fact doesn't have synonyms because it is the broadest word incorporating all forms of covert intelligence collections. So I'm not going to back off of the word spying … and I use it frequently as the media."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-fbi-director-james-comey-the-fbi-doesnt-spy-the-fbi-investigates

#6448107 at 2019-05-08 20:01:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8245: Barr In Contempt of Circus Edition

Jeff Sessions sides with William Barr about 'spying'

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions has picked a side in the "spying" debate. At the SALT conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Sessions was asked to respond to FBI Director Christopher Wray disputing Attorney General William Barr's use of the word "spying" to describe surveillance of President Trump's 2016 campaign. "I think Chris Wray - didn't he say that's one way of saying it? He wouldn't have said it that way," Sessions said. "I think that 'spying' is a perfectly good word."

On Tuesday, Wray testified to a budget panel that would not use the word. "That's not the term I would use," Wray testified. "To me the key question is making sure it's done by the book, consistent with our lawful authorities. That's the key question; different people use different colloquial phrases." The debate over the term began at a hearing last month when Barr said "spying did occur" on the Trump campaign. He clarified that he hasn't proven there was any wrongdoing and is looking into alleged misconduct within in the Justice Department and FBI, but his "spying" declaration riled Democrats and others.

At a Democratic retreat, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Barr went "off the rails." Former FBI Director James Comey, who led the bureau when it opened its counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016, said "the FBI doesn't spy, the FBI investigates." Following revelations that the FBI sent an undercover agent to meet with George Papadopoulos in London in 2016, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper conceded that what the FBI had been doing "meets the dictionary definition of spying." Sessions also noted that FBI's use of undercover agents could be considered spying, adding that he wants to see more facts come out. Sessions was participating in a panel alongside former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is a former federal prosecutor. He offered his take on the debate, saying, "There's legal spying and illegal spying - but both are spying."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jeff-sessions-sides-with-Barr-about-spying

#6447977 at 2019-05-08 19:48:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8245: Barr In Contempt of Circus Edition

GOP senator says deep state investigation will find 'all roads lead to Comey'

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Wednesday warned former FBI Director James Comey that he could end up at the center of a criminal conspiracy to undermine President Trump's 2016 campaign. "He's worried, and he should be, that Mr. Barr … is going to look further into the genesis of the investigation of the Trump campaign," Kennedy said during an appearance on "America's Newsroom." "I think they're going to find that all roads lead to Mr. Comey."

Since being fired by Trump in 2017, Comey has been a vocal critic of the president, insisting he was removed because the department, under his watch, opened an investigation into possible contacts between the Trump campaign and Russians seeking to influence the election.

During congressional testimony earlier this month, Attorney General William Barr said he believes that investigation was sparked by illegal spying done by officials in the top levels of the FBI. "I don't know what he's talking about," Comey told "CBS This Morning." "The FBI doesn't spy, the FBI investigates. We investigated a very serious allegation that Americans might be hooked up with the Russian effort to attack our democracy. The Republicans need to breathe into a paper bag." Kennedy said he and his GOP colleagues in the Senate are breathing just fine. "It's clear to most Americans that Mr. Comey is not and never was a law enforcement professional. He's just a hack politician," Kennedy said.

The president has repeatedly referred to Comey as a "liar" and a "leaker" who should be prosecuted for abusing his power at one of the country's most powerful law enforcement agencies. Comey often attacks Trump personally, saying he is unfit for office and should be removed. In a recent op-ed in the New York Times Comey wrote Trump's selfishness was "eating the souls" of otherwise good officials, such as Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Kennedy said Comey is likely to be discovered as the driving force behind that push - one that will have a lasting impact on the bureau and the American public's trust in its political impartiality. "Why he did what he did I don't know," he said. "But it is breathtaking to the extent that he has hurt the FBI … and we need to work hard to get their reputation back thanks to Mr. Comey's tarnishing of that agency."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/john-kennedy-says-deep-state-investigation-will-find-all-roads-lead-to-comey

#6447795 at 2019-05-08 19:27:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8245: Barr In Contempt of Circus Edition

C-SPAN poll: Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?

Patriots made BIG move in one bread!

LB was at 42K votes with 52% yes and 48% no

Now at 50K votes with 50% yes and 50% no.

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1126116099009982466

#6447699 at 2019-05-08 19:18:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8245: Barr In Contempt of Circus Edition

Trump asserts executive privilege over Robert Mueller's report - DOJ

US President Donald Trump has invoked executive privilege over the unredacted Mueller report and other materials subpoenaed by the House Democrats, the Justice Department has said.

The decision was announced by Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning. The committee was poised to vote on a contempt citation against Attorney General William Barr over failure to present the unredacted Mueller report and other materials that have been demanded through subpoena.

"We are disappointed that you have rejected the Department of Justice's request to delay the vote of the Committee on the Judiciary on a contempt finding against the Attorney General," Boyd wrote in the letter. "Accordingly, this is to advise you that the President has asserted executive privilege over the entirety of the subpoenaed materials."

The White House defended Trump's move, stating that the president had "no other option" besides invoking executive privilege, as he faced "blatant abuse of power" from the committee's chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-New York).

Democrats have sought more information about the special counsel investigation into President Trump's alleged Russia ties, requesting a complete, unredacted version of the special counsel's final report, as well as testimony from Robert Mueller and Attorney General William Barr.

The DOJ recently offered to allow select lawmakers to see a more complete version of the report in a secure room, but for many Democrats that was not sufficient.

The White House's assertion of executive privilege was likely prompted by the House Judiciary Committee scheduling a vote to hold Barr in contempt of Congress on Wednesday over his handling of the Mueller report.

US presidents have the authority to prevent certain privileged information from being made public, but some legal analysts say President Trump waived that authority when he cooperated with the special counsel investigation.

"It is not true the president waived executive privilege by sharing materials with the Special Counsel's office," one DOJ official told Reuters, adding that a prior opinion from the attorney general was "clear [that] there is no waiver when the White House cooperates with DOJ by providing materials to law enforcement."

The official said the White House's move would not interfere with Mueller's ability to testify before Congress. The former special counsel's testimony is scheduled for next week.

https://www.rt.com/usa/458734-trump-asserts-executive-privilege-mueller/

#6447567 at 2019-05-08 19:05:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8245: Barr In Contempt of Circus Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6385109 Do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
>>6261140 Please no JPEGs
>>6364968 Captchas for every post now

Notables
are not endorsements

#8244
>>6447513 Sara Carter: Pompeo tells May the US will not share intelligence if they adopt Huawei 5G.
>>6447336, >>6447462 Pres. Trump signs an executive order imposing new sanctions on Iran.
>>6447008 New York Times story on Trump's billion-dollar tax write off was told by Trump 15 years ago on 'The Apprentice'.
>>6447261 Rep. Jordan @ House Judiciary impeacment vote.
>>6447106, >>6447342 2011 Flashback: 13 Illegal immigrants arrested in California wearing U.S. Marine uniforms.
>>6447258 Carpe Donktum suspended off Twitter.
>>6447190 JPMorgan shareholders advised to vote against executive compensation.
>>6447122 Joe Hockey to leave post as Australia's ambassador to the United States.
>>6447050 Planned Parenthood protester harassed by Brian Sims (PA Dem lawmaker) speaks out.
>>6446978 Mark Meadows shares article on Dem's weak attempt at a perjury trap.
>>6446990 CSPAN: "Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?" (POLL)
>>6446944 DJT Tweet: "Thank you @NewtGingrich & @FoxandFriends!"
>>6446900 Dig on the FBI's surveillance methods and procedures under Bush and Obama's admins.
>>6446892, >>6446941 Texas man pleads guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
>>6446886 Iran threatens to begin enriching stores of uranium.
>>6446883 Russian (spy?) caught producing child porn.
>>6446870 DJT Tweet: "Our Nation grieves at the unspeakable violence that took a precious young life and badly injured others in Colorado…"
>>6447555 #8244

#8243 baker change
>>6446024 Flynn banner change
>>6446180 anon thoughts on the DJT repeat tweet
>>6446132 planefag notes a distress call squak is cropped off, Trainer in distress at 20k over TX
>>6446106 Who owns the PORN Industry?
>>6446170 Schiff Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
>>6446769 #8243

#8242
>>6445872 Motion for mistrial denied in Nxivm founder's sex-trafficking case
>>6445835 CME IMPACT POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND
>>6445822 Christopher Steele Made Damning Pre-FISA Confession; FBI Retroactively Classified
>>6445720 Japan, Russia to hold talks on territorial dispute on May 10
>>6445699 New DJT twat w/CAP 4: Democrats are not interested in the truth, they just want to keep the Hoax going forever. The games need to stop.
>>6445680 Comey unleashes on AG Barr: "The FBI doesn't spy"
>>6445676 New DJT twat w/CAP 3: GREAT NEWS FOR OHIO! Just spoke to Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, who informed me that, subject to a UAW agreement etc…
>>6445659, >>6445821 anons query: did Q post icognito Baker callout?
>>6445594 GM, union reach deal to rescue part of Ontario plant
>>6445593 Pelosi threatens to throw Mnuchin in 'little jail in basement of Capitol' over Trump tax returns
>>6445592 Judge rejects Obama's executive privilege claim over Fast and Furious records
>>6445445 Rep. Ilhan Omar Supports Group That Produced Child Beheading Skit
>>6445376 Anon links relationships between Weinstein, Epstein, Raniere, and Clinton
>>6445402 Spain arrests 5 in Guatemala corruption investigation
>>6445362 New DJT twat w/CAP 2: "This British Spy, Christopher Steele, tried so hard to get this (the Fake Dossier) out before the Election. Why?"
>>6445300 New DJT twat w/CAP 1:"Everyone wants to know who needs to be accountable, because it took up two years of our lives talking about this Russian involvement…
>>6445247 President Trump has asserted executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller's unredacted report and the underlying evidence
>>6445944 #8242

Previously Collected Notables
>>6443628 #8239, >>6444375 #8240, >>6445170 #8241
>>6441314 #8236, >>6442084 #8237, >>6442873 #8238
>>6438810 #8233, >>6439664 #8234, >>6440464 #8235
>>6436519 #8230, >>6437255 #8231, >>6438091 #8232
>>6434176 #8227, >>6434915 #8228, >>6435673 #8229

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6447555 at 2019-05-08 19:04:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8244: The Whole Buffalo. We Are The Last Bastion of Freedom Edition

#8244
>>6447513 Sara Carter: Pompeo tells May the US will not share intelligence if they adopt Huawei 5G.
>>6447336, >>6447462 Pres. Trump signs an executive order imposing new sanctions on Iran.
>>6447008 New York Times story on Trump's billion-dollar tax write off was told by Trump 15 years ago on 'The Apprentice'.
>>6447261 Rep. Jordan @ House Judiciary impeacment vote.
>>6447106, >>6447342 2011 Flashback: 13 Illegal immigrants arrested in California wearing U.S. Marine uniforms.
>>6447258 Carpe Donktum suspended off Twitter.
>>6447190 JPMorgan shareholders advised to vote against executive compensation.
>>6447122 Joe Hockey to leave post as Australia's ambassador to the United States.
>>6447050 Planned Parenthood protester harassed by Brian Sims (PA Dem lawmaker) speaks out.
>>6446978 Mark Meadows shares article on Dem's weak attempt at a perjury trap.
>>6446990 CSPAN: "Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?" (POLL)
>>6446944 DJT Tweet: "Thank you @NewtGingrich & @FoxandFriends!"
>>6446900 Dig on the FBI's surveillance methods and procedures under Bush and Obama's admins.
>>6446892, >>6446941 Texas man pleads guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
>>6446886 Iran threatens to begin enriching stores of uranium.
>>6446883 Russian (spy?) caught producing child porn.
>>6446870 DJT Tweet: "Our Nation grieves at the unspeakable violence that took a precious young life and badly injured others in Colorado…"

#6447453 at 2019-05-08 18:53:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8244: The Whole Buffalo. We Are The Last Bastion of Freedom Edition

#8244
>>6447008 New York Times story on Trump's billion-dollar tax write off was told by Trump 15 years ago on 'The Apprentice'.
>>6447261 Rep. Jordan @ House Judiciary impeacment vote.
>>6447106, >>6447342 2011 Flashback: 13 Illegal immigrants arrested in California wearing U.S. Marine uniforms.
>>6447258 Carpe Donktum suspended off Twitter.
>>6447190 JPMorgan shareholders advised to vote against executive compensation.
>>6447122 Joe Hockey to leave post as Australia's ambassador to the United States.
>>6447050 Planned Parenthood protester harassed by Brian Sims (PA Dem lawmaker) speaks out.
>>6446978 Mark Meadows shares article on Dem's weak attempt at a perjury trap.
>>6446990 CSPAN: "Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?" (POLL)
>>6446944 DJT Tweet: "Thank you @NewtGingrich & @FoxandFriends!"
>>6446900 Dig on the FBI's surveillance methods and procedures under Bush and Obama's admins.
>>6446892, >>6446941 Texas man pleads guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
>>6446886 Iran threatens to begin enriching stores of uranium.
>>6446883 Russian (spy?) caught producing child porn.
>>6446870 DJT Tweet: "Our Nation grieves at the unspeakable violence that took a precious young life and badly injured others in Colorado…"

Last call

#6447132 at 2019-05-08 18:21:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8244: The Whole Buffalo. We Are The Last Bastion of Freedom Edition

#8244

>>6446990 CSPAN: "Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?" (POLL)

>>6446900 Dig on the FBI's surveillance methods and procedures under Bush and Obama's admins.

#6447039 at 2019-05-08 18:09:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8244: The Whole Buffalo. We Are The Last Bastion of Freedom Edition

C-SPAN 'poll' could use a good Patriot boost - Should Barr be held in contempt?

CSPAN
@cspan
6:26 AM - 8 May 2019

Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?

Now at 42K votes with 52 yes and 48 no

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1126116099009982466

#6447010 at 2019-05-08 18:06:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8244: The Whole Buffalo. We Are The Last Bastion of Freedom Edition

#8244
>>6446990 CSPAN: "Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?" (POLL)
>>6446944 DJT Tweet: "Thank you @NewtGingrich & @FoxandFriends!"
>>6446900 Dig on the FBI's surveillance methods and procedures under Bush and Obama's admins.
>>6446892, >>6446941 Texas man pleads guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
>>6446886 Iran threatens to begin enriching stores of uranium.
>>6446883 Russian (spy?) caught producing child porn.
>>6446870 DJT Tweet: "Our Nation grieves at the unspeakable violence that took a precious young life and badly injured others in Colorado…"

#6446006 at 2019-05-08 16:05:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8243: I will Not Yield! Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6385109 Do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
>>6261140 Please no JPEGs
>>6364968 Captchas for every post now

Notables
are not endorsements

#8242
>>6445872 Motion for mistrial denied in Nxivm founder's sex-trafficking case
>>6445835 CME IMPACT POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND
>>6445822 Christopher Steele Made Damning Pre-FISA Confession; FBI Retroactively Classified
>>6445720 Japan, Russia to hold talks on territorial dispute on May 10
>>6445699 New DJT twat w/CAP 4: Democrats are not interested in the truth, they just want to keep the Hoax going forever. The games need to stop.
>>6445680 Comey unleashes on AG Barr: "The FBI doesn't spy"
>>6445676 New DJT twat w/CAP 3: GREAT NEWS FOR OHIO! Just spoke to Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, who informed me that, subject to a UAW agreement etc…
>>6445659, >>6445821 anons query: did Q post icognito Baker callout?
>>6445594 GM, union reach deal to rescue part of Ontario plant
>>6445593 Pelosi threatens to throw Mnuchin in 'little jail in basement of Capitol' over Trump tax returns
>>6445592 Judge rejects Obama's executive privilege claim over Fast and Furious records
>>6445445 Rep. Ilhan Omar Supports Group That Produced Child Beheading Skit
>>6445376 anon links relationships between Weinstein, Eptstein, Raniere, and Clinton
>>6445402 Spain arrests 5 in Guatemala corruption investigation
>>6445362 New DJT twat w/CAP 2: "This British Spy, Christopher Steele, tried so hard to get this (the Fake Dossier) out before the Election. Why?"
>>6445300 New DJT twat w/CAP 1:"Everyone wants to know who needs to be accountable, because it took up two years of our lives talking about this Russian involvement…
>>6445247 President Trump has asserted executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller's unredacted report and the underlying evidence
>>6445944 #8242

#8241
Baker Change
>>6445109, >>6445128 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Downing street for a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May
>>6445037, >>6445132 LIVE 10AM EST: @RepJerryNadler Holds Markup on Resolution Recommending the House of Representative Find William P. Barr in Contempt of Congress
>>6445055 CSPAN Poll: Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress? anons call to arms
>>6445036 New DJT twat w/CAP 3: Big Court win at our Southern Border! We are getting there - and Wall is being built!
>>6445000 Mark Meadows twat w/CAP: Bill Barr published the Mueller report online and followed the law on redactions…Dems STILL want to hold him in contempt.
>>6444978 Arizona Senate Procalims Porn a Public Health Crisis
>>6444918 USACOE twat w/CAP: 'Annual Wear your Life Jacket to Work Day is May 17th'
>>6444866 California audit finds $427,000 in improper state payments
>>6444865 Dead man elected mayor of Texas city
>>6444853 anons discussion bun RE: [RR] and FISA/ Witness status
>>6444830 Trump taps ex-State spokeswoman Heather Nauert to help oversee White House fellowships
>>6444813 HJC @RepJerryNadler says "we have no choice" but to move forward with a vote today to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.
>>6444765 Warren Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway has been buying shares of Amazon
>>6444763 salacious details are emerging at the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Keith Raniere, the leader of the cult-like NXIVM group
>>6444625 Police arrest 40 men and women in latest probe into sex offences in Rotherham
>>6444613, >>6444621 New DJT twat w/CAP 2: Response to NYT slanted tax reporting
>>6444560 Under investigation by the Army IG, Florida National Guard's No. 2 commander steps down
>>6444554 Iraq, China's CPECC in $1.07 bln deal to process gas from Halfaya oilfield
>>6444499 PSA: fellow anon on the ballot and running uncontested for city council seat in Nov. Congratulations Q fam! Patriots all.
>>6444518 Feds file suit against Justice coal companies, seeking $4.8M in fines
>>6444507 The Chinese FIREWORKS display has officially begun, Anons. Enjoy the show.
>>6444503 "Mr Flint was found at his home address by a friend, hanging from a beam."
>>6444489 Stars and Stripes twat w/CAP: Gunfire and multiple blasts shook the Afghan capital Wednesday morning as Taliban insurgents attacked a U.S. aid organization
>>6444478, >>6444508 New DJT twat w/CAP 1: McConnell Backs Trump: Mueller Report Is 'Case Closed' (video as well)
>>6445170 #8241

Previously Collected Notables
>>6443628 #8239, >>6444375 #8240,
>>6441314 #8236, >>6442084 #8237, >>6442873 #8238
>>6438810 #8233, >>6439664 #8234, >>6440464 #8235
>>6436519 #8230, >>6437255 #8231, >>6438091 #8232
>>6434176 #8227, >>6434915 #8228, >>6435673 #8229

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6445970 at 2019-05-08 15:58:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8242: The Bell Tolls for the Old Guard Edition

DOCUMENTS SHOW STEELE DOSSIER WAS JUST POLITICAL MUD-SLINGING FOR CLINTON CAMPAIGN
Documents released by the State Department indicate the discredited Steele dossier containing alleged accounts of Donald Trump's sexual peccadilloes while colluding with Russians officials was always intended as a political document for the Hillary Clinton campaign to discredit the presidential candidate.

The fanciful account was designed to be used as political mud to be slung during the 2016 presidential campaign, and had to be finished before Election Day, The Hill reports.

That conclusion is revealed in a written account from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kathleen Kavalec's Oct. 11, 2016, meeting with former MI6 agent Christopher Steele. Steele reportedly acknowledged that his intelligence-gathering mission was nothing more than a political job for the Hillary Clinton election campaign.

The correspondence came to light recently after the conservative activist group Citizens United successfully argued for the documents to be released pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act. They were delivered in a highly redacted form.

During his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General William Barr said that he is investigating whether the Steele dossier was a product of a Russian disinformation campaign.

The conversation between Kavalec and Steele and her account of it all happened 10 days before the FBI decided Steele's research should provide the basis of obtaining a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant to spy on the Trump campaign, starting with former advisor Carter Page.

Kavalec wrote that Steele's client, the Clinton campaign, "is keen to see this information come to light prior to November 8," Election Day in 2016.

The papers were apparently withheld from the House Intelligence Committee that was conducting an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. "They tried to hide a lot of documents from us during our investigation, and it usually turns out there's a reason for it," California Republican Devin Nunes told The Hill.

Despite the documents being released, the FBI has reportedly backdated the correspondence as classified, despite not being so in 2016, according to The Hill.

"This new information proves why the attorney general must conduct a thorough investigation of the investigators," David Bossie, director of Citizens United, told The Hill. He suggested the documents prove that the Clinton campaign invented a phony collusion story to destroy Trump.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/08/documents-steele-dossier-political-mud-slinging/

#6445661 at 2019-05-08 15:20:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8242: The Bell Tolls for the Old Guard Edition

>>6445632
>Rep. Jerry Nadler: "The department abruptly announced that if we move forward today,
>>6445599
>Nadler: ""Today we consider a report recommending that the House of Representatives hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt

Rep. Jerry Nadler: "The Department seemed open to sharing these materials with us just yesterday, This decision represents a clear escalation in the Trump Administration's blanket defiance of Congress' constitutionally-mandated duties."
http://hill.cm/Y5XTYXv

Rep. Jerry Nadler: "If Congress is not entitled to the full unredacted Mueller report one must wonder what document we would be entitled to."

I can't WAIT for this fat fucker to be put in his place!

#6445632 at 2019-05-08 15:17:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8242: The Bell Tolls for the Old Guard Edition

>>6445599
>Rep. Jerry Nadler: ""Today we consider a report recommending that the House of Representatives hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress

Rep. Jerry Nadler: "The department abruptly announced that if we move forward today, it would ask President Trump to invoke what it refers to as a protective assertion of executive privilege… Just minutes ago, it took that dramatic step."
http://hill.cm/Y5XTYXv

#6445599 at 2019-05-08 15:15:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8242: The Bell Tolls for the Old Guard Edition

What a disgusting POS!

Rep. Jerry Nadler: ""Today we consider a report recommending that the House of Representatives hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for defying a valid subpoena issued by this committee. This is not a step we take lightly." http://hill.cm/Y5XTYXv

#6445574 at 2019-05-08 15:12:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8242: The Bell Tolls for the Old Guard Edition

C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\2019-05-08 08_04_36-CSPAN on Twitter_ _Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of C.png

#6445540 at 2019-05-08 15:10:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8242: The Bell Tolls for the Old Guard Edition

guys

C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\2019-05-08 08_04_36-CSPAN on Twitter_ _Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of C.png

#6445289 at 2019-05-08 14:40:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8242: The Bell Tolls for the Old Guard Edition

>>6445055 CSPAN Poll: Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress? anons call to arms

bump

Vote "NO" Now
HERE: https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1126116099009982466?s=20

#6445247 at 2019-05-08 14:34:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8242: The Bell Tolls for the Old Guard Edition

This...is...HUUUUUUGE!!!!!

May 08, 2019 - 10:20 AM EDT

(((??Trump exerts executive privilege over Mueller report??)))

President Trump has asserted executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller's unredacted report and the underlying evidence, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd notified the House Judiciary Committee of the development in a letter Wednesday morning, as the committee was poised to vote on a contempt citation against Attorney General William Barr for failing to turn over the unredacted report and underlying materials, which the panel had demanded via subpoena.

Developing story.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/442674-trump-exerts-executive-privilege-over-mueller-report

#6445238 at 2019-05-08 14:32:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8242: The Bell Tolls for the Old Guard Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6385109 Do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode
>>6261140 Please no JPEGs
>>6364968 Captchas for every post now

Notables
are not endorsements

#8241
Baker Change
>>6445109, >>6445128 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Downing street for a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May
>>6445037, >>6445132 LIVE 10AM EST: @RepJerryNadler Holds Markup on Resolution Recommending the House of Representative Find William P. Barr in Contempt of Congress
>>6445055 CSPAN Poll: Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress? anons call to arms
>>6445036 New DJT twat w/CAP 3: Big Court win at our Southern Border! We are getting there - and Wall is being built!
>>6445000 Mark Meadows twat w/CAP: Bill Barr published the Mueller report online and followed the law on redactions…Dems STILL want to hold him in contempt.
>>6444978 Arizona Senate Procalims Porn a Public Health Crisis
>>6444918 USACOE twat w/CAP: 'Annual Wear your Life Jacket to Work Day is May 17th'
>>6444866 California audit finds $427,000 in improper state payments
>>6444865 Dead man elected mayor of Texas city
>>6444853 anons discussion bun RE: [RR] and FISA/ Witness status
>>6444830 Trump taps ex-State spokeswoman Heather Nauert to help oversee White House fellowships
>>6444813 HJC @RepJerryNadler says "we have no choice" but to move forward with a vote today to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.
>>6444765 Warren Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway has been buying shares of Amazon
>>6444763 salacious details are emerging at the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Keith Raniere, the leader of the cult-like NXIVM group
>>6444625 Police arrest 40 men and women in latest probe into sex offences in Rotherham
>>6444613, >>6444621 New DJT twat w/CAP 2: Response to NYT slanted tax reporting
>>6444560 Under investigation by the Army IG, Florida National Guard's No. 2 commander steps down
>>6444554 Iraq, China's CPECC in $1.07 bln deal to process gas from Halfaya oilfield
>>6444499 PSA: fellow anon on the ballot and running uncontested for city council seat in Nov. Congratulations Q fam! Patriots all.
>>6444518 Feds file suit against Justice coal companies, seeking $4.8M in fines
>>6444507 The Chinese FIREWORKS display has officially begun, Anons. Enjoy the show.
>>6444503 "Mr Flint was found at his home address by a friend, hanging from a beam."
>>6444489 Stars and Stripes twat w/CAP: Gunfire and multiple blasts shook the Afghan capital Wednesday morning as Taliban insurgents attacked a U.S. aid organization
>>6444478, >>6444508 New DJT twat w/CAP 1: McConnell Backs Trump: Mueller Report Is 'Case Closed' (video as well)
>>6445170 #8241

#8240 baker picking up Ghost Bake
>>6443730 Feinstein breaks home-state endorsement rule to spurn Harris and back Biden: 'I feel very loyal to him'
>>6443777 Iran informs foreign envoys it's decided to 'stop implementation' of some nuclear deal commitments
>>6443788 Neal plans next steps on obtaining Trump's tax returns by end of week
>>6443816 French air traffic control strike to ground hundreds of flights
>>6443863, >>6443866, >>6443867 STEM school shooting followup
>>6443870 Long Beach Digg, con't.
>>6443883 Schneiderman Accuser Says The Abuse Got Worse After Trump Won The Election (because of S's response to election results)
>>6443908 Peinovich: Establishment wants to blame the NRA
>>6443952, >>6443954, >>6443955 Resignations in the news today
>>6444057, >>6444075, >>6444213, >>6444220 Anons digg on HRC Wikileak emails & D5
>>6443963 Lawsuits: Amazon fired women after they got pregnant
>>6444065 Facebook executive meets with U.S. lawmakers to discuss privacy
>>6444099 Trump supporters arrive early for rally on Wed at Panama City Beach, FL
>>6444111 Court filing: from Day #1, Mueller Special Counsel was constructing "obstruction" case
>>6444118, >>6444163, >>6444203, >>6444260 306th Psychological Ops Company: "1st and 10 on the 40"
>>6444167 9th Circle to meet July10-16 in Vancouver, CA
>>6444187 Pilot killed in private crash was once arrested for ties to both El Chapo's cartel & Gaddafi's son
>>6444255 Classified Air Force Laser Weapon For Stealth Jets Shoots Down Missiles
>>6444189 Anon on why [RR] is both a witness & AAG responsible for Mueller investigation
>>6444358 Former Clinton and Obama adviser found dead by 'suicide' in March
>>6444375 #8240

Previously Collected Notables
>>6443628 #8239,
>>6441314 #8236, >>6442084 #8237, >>6442873 #8238
>>6438810 #8233, >>6439664 #8234, >>6440464 #8235
>>6436519 #8230, >>6437255 #8231, >>6438091 #8232
>>6434176 #8227, >>6434915 #8228, >>6435673 #8229

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6445204 at 2019-05-08 14:26:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8241: Halfway Through the Week Edition

Just out!!!
This…is…HUUUUUUGE!!!!!

(((??May 08, 2019 - 10:20 AM EDT
Trump exerts executive privilege over Mueller report??)))


President Trump has asserted executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller's unredacted report and the underlying evidence, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd notified the House Judiciary Committee of the development in a letter Wednesday morning, as the committee was poised to vote on a contempt citation against Attorney General William Barr for failing to turn over the unredacted report and underlying materials, which the panel had demanded via subpoena.

Developing story.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/442674-trump-exerts-executive-privilege-over-mueller-report

#6445170 at 2019-05-08 14:20:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8241: Halfway Through the Week Edition

final call for notables @ 650

#8241
Baker Change
>>6445109, >>6445128 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Downing street for a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May
>>6445037, >>6445132 LIVE 10AM EST: @RepJerryNadler Holds Markup on Resolution Recommending the House of Representative Find William P. Barr in Contempt of Congress
>>6445055 CSPAN Poll: Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress? anons call to arms
>>6445036 New DJT twat w/CAP 3: Big Court win at our Southern Border! We are getting there - and Wall is being built!
>>6445000 Mark Meadows twat w/CAP: Bill Barr published the Mueller report online and followed the law on redactions…Dems STILL want to hold him in contempt.
>>6444978 Arizona Senate Procalims Porn a Public Health Crisis
>>6444918 USACOE twat w/CAP: 'Annual Wear your Life Jacket to Work Day is May 17th'
>>6444866 California audit finds $427,000 in improper state payments
>>6444865 Dead man elected mayor of Texas city
>>6444853 anons discussion bun RE: [RR] and FISA/ Witness status
>>6444830 Trump taps ex-State spokeswoman Heather Nauert to help oversee White House fellowships
>>6444813 HJC @RepJerryNadler says "we have no choice" but to move forward with a vote today to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.
>>6444765 Warren Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway has been buying shares of Amazon
>>6444763 salacious details are emerging at the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Keith Raniere, the leader of the cult-like NXIVM group
>>6444625 Police arrest 40 men and women in latest probe into sex offences in Rotherham
>>6444613, >>6444621 New DJT twat w/CAP 2: Response to NYT slanted tax reporting
>>6444560 Under investigation by the Army IG, Florida National Guard's No. 2 commander steps down
>>6444554 Iraq, China's CPECC in $1.07 bln deal to process gas from Halfaya oilfield
>>6444499 PSA: fellow anon on the ballot and running uncontested for city council seat in Nov. Congratulations Q fam! Patriots all.
>>6444518 Feds file suit against Justice coal companies, seeking $4.8M in fines
>>6444507 The Chinese FIREWORKS display has officially begun, Anons. Enjoy the show.
>>6444503 "Mr Flint was found at his home address by a friend, hanging from a beam."
>>6444489 Stars and Stripes twat w/CAP: Gunfire and multiple blasts shook the Afghan capital Wednesday morning as Taliban insurgents attacked a U.S. aid organization
>>6444478, >>6444508 New DJT twat w/CAP 1: McConnell Backs Trump: Mueller Report Is 'Case Closed' (video as well)

#6445062 at 2019-05-08 13:50:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8241: Halfway Through the Week Edition

White House to William Barr: Prepare for War over Mueller Report

WASHINGTON, DC - White House Special Counsel Emmet Flood sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr making clear that President Donald Trump is retaining his legal privileges as partisan Democrats escalate their conflict against the president over the Mueller Report.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/07/white-house-to-William-Barr-prepare-for-war-over-mueller-report/

The offensive has begun…

#6445034 at 2019-05-08 13:43:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8241: Halfway Through the Week Edition

Nadler: 'No choice' but to move forward with Barr contempt vote

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday told CNN that the House panel has "no choice" but to vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, shortly before the panel was slated to vote on the issue.

He accused the attorney general of using the Justice Department to protect the president, calling it "just another instance of lawlessness" by the Trump administration.

"Attorney General Barr has made the entire Justice Department an agency for enabling the president to defy the law, to defy and kind of accountability and to act as a monarch," Nadler told CNN's "New Day," saying "we have no choice" but to proceed with the vote.

The Justice Department, Nadler said, "made it twice as necessary to proceed with this contempt, because you cannot have a government in which the president can conceal all information about his own wrongdoing and about anything else."

Trump, Nadler added, "wants to make himself a king, and Congress cannot permit that, nor can the American people abide that."

Nadler conceded that settling the matter in the court system "could take a while, but I have no doubt as to the outcome ... this is not new law, this is well-established old law."

He said the Justice Department, contrary to its claims, has made "no reasonable accommodations" to answer a committee subpoena calling for the release of an unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said this morning that she thought that Barr should be held in contempt of Congress in relation to his failure to the unredacted report and raised the prospect of impeaching Barr if necessary.

The Justice Department threatened Tuesday evening to invoke executive privilege to restrict Congress' access to the redacted portions of Mueller's findings.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/442657-house-judiciary-chair-we-have-no-choice-but-to-move-forward-with-a-vote-to


PANIC

#6445030 at 2019-05-08 13:42:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8241: Halfway Through the Week Edition

notables bun @ 510

bread is comfy. confidence remains high…

#8241
Baker Change
>>6445000 Mark Meadows twat w/CAP: Bill Barr published the Mueller report online and followed the law on redactions…Dems STILL want to hold him in contempt.
>>6444978 Arizona Senate Procalims Porn a Public Health Crisis
>>6444918 USACOE twat w/CAP: 'Annual Wear your Life Jacket to Work Day is May 17th'
>>6444866 California audit finds $427,000 in improper state payments
>>6444865 Dead man elected mayor of Texas city
>>6444853 anons discussion bun RE: [RR] and FISA/ Witness status
>>6444830 Trump taps ex-State spokeswoman Heather Nauert to help oversee White House fellowships
>>6444813 HJC @RepJerryNadler says "we have no choice" but to move forward with a vote today to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.
>>6444765 Warren Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway has been buying shares of Amazon
>>6444763 salacious details are emerging at the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Keith Raniere, the leader of the cult-like NXIVM group
>>6444625 Police arrest 40 men and women in latest probe into sex offences in Rotherham
>>6444613, >>6444621 New DJT twat w/CAP 2: Response to NYT slanted tax reporting
>>6444560 Under investigation by the Army IG, Florida National Guard's No. 2 commander steps down
>>6444554 Iraq, China's CPECC in $1.07 bln deal to process gas from Halfaya oilfield
>>6444499 PSA: fellow anon on the ballot and running uncontested for city council seat in Nov. Congratulations Q fam! Patriots all.
>>6444518 Feds file suit against Justice coal companies, seeking $4.8M in fines
>>6444507 The Chinese FIREWORKS display has officially begun, Anons. Enjoy the show.
>>6444503 "Mr Flint was found at his home address by a friend, hanging from a beam."
>>6444489 Stars and Stripes twat w/CAP: Gunfire and multiple blasts shook the Afghan capital Wednesday morning as Taliban insurgents attacked a U.S. aid organization
>>6444478, >>6444508 New DJT twat w/CAP 1: McConnell Backs Trump: Mueller Report Is 'Case Closed' (video as well)

#6444813 at 2019-05-08 12:34:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8241: Halfway Through the Week Edition

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1126101165207425025

House Judiciary Chairman @RepJerryNadler says "we have no choice" but to move forward with a vote today to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.

Pres. Trump "wants to make himself a king, and Congress cannot permit that," Nadler says.

#6444576 at 2019-05-08 11:05:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8241: Halfway Through the Week Edition

Epoch Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fboLAx01zg

Senator Harris Misses Huge Revelation From Barr During Senate Testimony

Published on May 7, 2019

In an amazing exchange during testimony before the United States Senate on May 1, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) badgered Attorney General William Barr by demanding to know why he hasn't recused himself yet from having any involvement with the Mueller Special Counsel or any of the referred criminal cases that sprang from it. When that line of attack failed, Harris turned to repeatedly demanding an answer to the same recusal question about soon-to-depart Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

^ ^ ^

Implications, Anons?

#6443468 at 2019-05-08 04:47:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8239: BIG FIREWORKS coming Edition

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on May 7, and was asked a series of questions on the topic of spying and surveillance on the Trump campaign by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).

Wray's answers have been widely misrepresented and misreported. Media outlets such as The Washington Post and CNN published headlines claiming that Wray had said there was no evidence of spying on the Trump campaign. There were also multiple claims that Wray had directly refuted statements by Attorney General William Barr.

The problem is, that wasn't what Wray had actually said. And some of his answers came from questions that had nothing to do with the Trump campaign.

With regard to Wray's comments on "spying," he was actually responding to a question regarding the FBI's normal operations:

Shaheen: I'd like to follow up on Senator Moran's question about the hearing we had with Attorney General Barr. Because, I was very concerned by his use of the word "spying" which I think is a very loaded word. It conjures up a criminal connotation. I want to ask you and I'd appreciate a "yes" or "no" answer if possible.

When FBI agents conduct investigations against alleged mobsters, suspected terrorists, other criminals, do you believe that they're engaging in "spying" when they're following FBI investigative policies and procedures?

Wray: Well, that's not the term I would use.

Wray's comment was immediately seized upon by many in the media and led to claims that the FBI director had testified there was no spying in relation to the FBI's investigation of the Trump campaign. Politico even led with the headline, "FBI's Wray: Spying is 'not the term I would use' to describe Trump campaign probe." Note that Wray was responding to the everyday activities of the FBI, not specifically to the activities surrounding the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign.

There have also been a number of articles published claiming that Wray was publicly taking issue with Barr's use of the word "spying," although that is not what Wray said.

Shaheen continued with her questioning and Wray provided an answer that is getting little attention, although it probably should. Wray stated that he was less concerned with what the investigative activity was actually termed and far more concerned with the intent that lay behind the investigations.

Shaheen: I would say that's a "no" to that question.

Wray: Well, I mean, look, lots of people have different colloquial phrases. I believe that the FBI is engaged in investigative activity and part of investigative activity includes surveillance activity of different shapes and sizes. And to me the key question is making sure that it's done by the book, consistent with our lawful authorities. That's the key question. Different people use different colloquial phrases.

https://m.theepochtimes.com/fbi-director-cites-ongoing-investigation-in-response-to-spying-question_2911191.html

#6443168 at 2019-05-08 04:04:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8239: BIG FIREWORKS coming Edition

Kevin Brock, former assistant director of intelligence at the FBI, wrote an op-ed for The Hill in which he said Comey is "in trouble and he knows it."

Although Comey asserts he did nothing wrong, Brock says the incoming reports from U.S. Attorney John Huber and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, as well as an assessment by Attorney General William Barr, may say different.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/comey-team-may-have-used-confidential-sources-prematurely-ex-fbi-intel-official-says

#6442832 at 2019-05-08 03:12:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8238: "They Want To Impeach Because They Can't Win Election" Edition

>>6442790

FBI Director Christopher Wray, testifying to Congress Tuesday, was asked directly by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, (D-NH), whether he believes FBI spied on the 2016 Trump campaign, deferred to the ongoing investigation by Horowitz.


"I want to be careful about how I answer this question here because there is an ongoing inspector general investigation," he said.


"I have my own thoughts based on the limited information I've seen so far but I don't think it would be right or appropriate to share those at this stage because I really do think it is important for everybody to respect the independent inspector general's investigation, which I think this line of questioning starts to implicate, and I think it's very important for everybody to be able to have full confidence in his review."
He later said that "I don't think I personally have any evidence" of illegal surveillance into the Trump campaign in the 2016 election, but he said that he has been in "close contact" with AG William Barr about helping him get to bottom of how the Russia investigation began.

#6442790 at 2019-05-08 03:07:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8238: "They Want To Impeach Because They Can't Win Election" Edition

Wray's answers have been widely misrepresented and misreported. Media outlets such as The Washington Post and CNN published headlines claiming that Wray had said there was no evidence of spying on the Trump campaign. There were also multiple claims that Wray had directly refuted statements by Attorney General William Barr.

The problem is, that wasn't what Wray had actually said. And some of his answers came from questions that had nothing to do with the Trump campaign.

With regard to Wray's comments on "spying," he was actually responding to a question regarding the FBI's normal operations:

Shaheen: I'd like to follow up on Senator Moran's question about the hearing we had with Attorney General Barr. Because, I was very concerned by his use of the word "spying" which I think is a very loaded word. It conjures up a criminal connotation. I want to ask you and I'd appreciate a "yes" or "no" answer if possible.


When FBI agents conduct investigations against alleged mobsters, suspected terrorists, other criminals, do you believe that they're engaging in "spying" when they're following FBI investigative policies and procedures?

Wray: Well, that's not the term I would use.

Wray's comment was immediately seized upon by many in the media and led to claims that the FBI director had testified there was no spying in relation to the FBI's investigation of the Trump campaign. Politico even led with the headline, "FBI's Wray: Spying is 'not the term I would use' to describe Trump campaign probe." Note that Wray was responding to the everyday activities of the FBI, not specifically to the activities surrounding the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign.

There have also been a number of articles published claiming that Wray was publicly taking issue with Barr's use of the word "spying," although that is not what Wray said.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/fbi-director-cites-ongoing-investigation-in-response-to-spying-question_2911191.html

#6442778 at 2019-05-08 03:05:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8238: "They Want To Impeach Because They Can't Win Election" Edition

Notable

The Justice Department is threatening to asked President Trump to invoke executive privilege over the Mueller report if the House Judiciary Committee goes through with its threat to vote on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt.

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/442635-doj-tells-house-judiciary-to-cancel-contempt-vote-or-it-will-ask

#6441931 at 2019-05-08 01:23:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8237: FISAGate Blowing Wide Open Edition

Pretty interdasting - NUNES, SCHIFF THREATEN TO SUBPOENA DOJ FOR RUSSIA PROBE RECORDS

In a rare bipartisan move, the top Democrat and Republican on the House Intelligence Committee threatened to subpoena the Justice Department for records related to the Russia probe and special counsel's investigation.

In a letter dated April 25, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and ranking member Devin Nunes pressed Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray to provide an unredacted version of the special counsel's report and other evidence by May 2. Otherwise, they threatened to begin the "compulsory process," or subpoena.

The letter was released Tuesday, suggesting the Justice Department has not started providing the documents.

"[T]he Committee has an obligation to examine the foreign intelligence and counterintelligence information gathered by the Special Counsel's Office, assess the counterintelligence and national security implications, and consider whether legislation or other appropriate remedies are required in response," the letter reads.
Schiff and Nunes have two different goals in mind with the subpoena threat.

Schiff has pressed for the unredacted special counsel's 448-page report. Though the report said investigators were unable to find evidence of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia, Schiff has asserted the Kremlin still could have compromised Trump & Co. (RELATED: Nunes: Schiff Wants Full Mueller Report 'So They Can Leak It')

Nunes has sought evidence that might shed light on the FBI's rationale for opening its investigation in 2016 into the Trump campaign. The Republican has accused the FBI of misleading the federal surveillance court and of spying on the Trump team.

Barr is also facing a subpoena threat from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler. The Democrat wants Barr to testify before his committee, and face questions from staff members.

He also wants Barr to provide a less-redacted version of the special counsel's report to more members of Congress than have already been granted access to view the document. Nadler is holding a vote Wednesday to hold Barr in contempt of Congress for skipping a hearing that was scheduled for May 2.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/07/nunes-schiff-justice-russia-probe/

#6439089 at 2019-05-07 19:30:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8234: Be Best Edition

Wray is playing dumb:

"I have my own thoughts based on the limited information I've seen so far but I don't think it would be right or appropriate to share those at this stage because I really do think it is important for everybody to respect the independent inspector general's investigation, which I think this line of questioning starts to implicate, and I think it's very important for everybody to be able to have full confidence in his review."

He later said that "I don't think I personally have any evidence" of illegal surveillance into the Trump campaign in the 2016 election, but he said that he has been in "close contact" with AG William Barr about helping him get to bottom of how the Russia investigation began.

"I want to be careful about how I answer this question here because there is an ongoing inspector general investigation,"

#6438376 at 2019-05-07 18:06:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8233: The Storm Is Here, Nowhere to Hide Edition

Christopher Wray, traitor to the republic

"A nation can survive its fools,
and even the ambitious. But it
cannot survive treason from
within.
An enemy at the gates is
less formidable, for he is known
and carries his banner openly.
But the traitor moves amongst
those within the gate freely, his
sly whispers rustling through all
the alleys, heard in the very halls
of government itself. For the
traitor appears not a traitor; he
speaks in accents familiar to his
victims, and he wears their face
and their arguments, he appeals
to the baseness that lies deep in
the hearts of all men. He rots the
soul of a nation, he works secretly
and unknown in the night to
undermine the pillars of the city,
he infects the body politic so that
it can no longer resist. A murderer
is less to fear. The traitor is the
plague."
-Marcus Tullius Cicero

Fiat Justitia Ruat Caelum

None Dare Call It Treason: President Trump Must Fight Fire With Fire And Hold The 'Coup D'Etat' Leaders Responsible For Their Crimes Against America

- With Others Watching, Justice Against The Coup Plotters Is Absolutely Necessary For Reasons Of National Security.

"Attorney General William Barr should aggressively investigate, indict, and imprison leaders of the attempted coup d'etat who served and are serving in the FBI, DOJ, Intelligence Community, and Democratic Party."

"Treason doth never prosper. What's the reason? Why, if treason doth prosper. None dare call it treason." -Sir John Harrington (1561-1612)

"Conservatives should not be applauding the Mueller Report for finding no collusion with Russia by President Trump during his election campaign or after. The Mueller investigation itself was never legitimate. It was part of a conspiracy by the Obama administration, the Democratic Party, and their minions in the FBI and Justice Department against Mr. Trump, his allies, voters, and the Constitution. Any intelligent person, not wholly blinded by fanatical anti-Trump partisanship, should have understood all along that the Mueller investigation, a stacked deck, staffed with highly partisan activist Democratic lawyers, was biased and bogus."

"Any intelligent person, not rendered insane by anti-Trump hatred, should have understood all along that vociferous accusations by Democrats and the liberal mainstream media that President Trump colluded with Russia to win election - that President Trump is a traitor - was and is utter nonsense. Indeed, these false accusations against President Trump, that seek to delegitimize his administration and cancel the ballots cast by Trump voters, is the real act of treason."

http://allnewspipeline.com/None_Dare_Call_It_Treason_Dr_Pry.php

#6437815 at 2019-05-07 16:59:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8232: POTUS Trumps China on Long Beach Terminal Edition

James Clapper admits FBI's actions 'meet the dictionary definition' of 'spying'

Following revelations that the FBI sent an undercover agent to meet with George Papadopoulos in London in 2016, James Clapper was forced to backtrack on his prior comments and admit that this was "spying."

Earlier in April, Attorney General William Barr had told Congress that "I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal", and Clapper had immediately slammed the suggestion that the Trump campaign may have been spied on as "stunning and scary." But last Friday, Clapper, who'd been the director of national intelligence under President Obama, conceded that what the FBI had been doing "meets the dictionary definition" of "spying."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/james-clapper-admits-fbis-actions-meet-the-dictionary-definition-of-spying

#6437180 at 2019-05-07 15:25:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8231: Report Week: Suicide Watch in Effect for D.C. Edition

WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director Chris Wray said Tuesday that he does not consider court-approved FBI surveillance to be "spying" and said he has no evidence the FBI illegally monitored President Donald Trump's campaign during the 2016 election.

His comments at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing broke from Attorney General William Barr, who said last month that he believed the Trump campaign had been spied on during an investigation into potential collusion with Russia. Trump seized on that comment as part of his allegation that the investigation was tainted by law enforcement bias.

Asked by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat, if he would say the FBI is "spying" when it investigates suspected terrorists and mobsters, Wray replied, "Well, that's not the term I would use."

He added: "I believe that the FBI is engaged in investigative activity, and part of investigative activity includes surveillance activity of different shapes and sizes. And to me, the key question is making sure that's done by the book, consistent with our lawful authorities. That's the key question. Different people use different colloquial phrases."

https://apnews.com/c6efe460414b401abb0e86f45099380f

#6436395 at 2019-05-07 13:08:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8230: The Later & Later Graveyard Edition

http://archive.is/zM8X5

Democrats to fight for Trump's tax returns after Mnuchin says no

Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin refused to hand them over
House to vote Wednesday to hold William Barr in contempt

#6434084 at 2019-05-07 02:24:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8227: The 'Trilogy' Continues Edition

Justice Department releases redacted Mueller report - again

The Justice Department released a second copy of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Monday evening, following a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by BuzzFeed and the Electronic Privacy and Information Center.

The lightly-redacted version of Mueller's report appears to be identical to the 448-page document that was released in April, except it sheds more light on the redactions by explaining why the blacked-out information is exempted from release under FOIA. Democrats in Congress are threatening to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for declining to provide them with an unredacted version of the report, and this successful move by BuzzFeed and EPIC may make it easier for their battle for the full report to move forward in federal court.

Along with the report itself, the Justice Department included a letter from senior counsel Vanessa Brinkman addressed to BuzzFeed reporter Jason Leopold, who had filed a FOIA request for the report back on March 21, 2019. Brinkman said the Office of Information Policy had processed the Mueller report under FOIA and had made it available on the Justice Department website. Brinkman also said she had "determined that the Report is appropriate for release with excisions" and listed the different reasons for redactions, including exemptions related to: protecting sources and methods, safeguarding law enforcement techniques, shielding ongoing law enforcement proceedings, keeping grand jury testimony confidential, ensuring deliberative process privilege, avoiding invasions of privacy, and ensuring a fair trial. One example of how the latest version of Mueller's report adds a bit more clarity to the redaction process can be seen by comparing the short overview section on "Russian Hacking Operations" early in the document. In the originally released version, a few lines in the WikiLeaks section are said to be redacted due to "Harm to Ongoing Matter." But in the version released Monday, DOJ explains those sentences are blacked out due to exemptions "(b)(6), (b)(7)(A), (b)(7)(B), (b)(7)(C)", which are related to improper disclosures of information, interference with enforcement proceedings, deprivation of the right to fair trial, and invasion of privacy respectively. Leopold tweeted earlier in the day: "We intend to challenge all of the redactions."

Mueller wrapped up the Russia investigation in March and the DOJ released a redacted version of his report in mid-April. The report showed Mueller's team did not find sufficient evidence showing criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin during the 2016 election. Mueller did not, however, clear Trump of obstruction of justice. Barr says he determined there is insufficient evidence to prove an obstruction crime, but Democrats argue Mueller's report, which outlines 10 instances of possible obstruction, leaves it up to Congress to investigate and decide. Just days before Mueller's report was released the first time, the judge in the FOIA case appeared to be sympathetic to the arguments being made by BuzzFeed, leveling critiques at what he seemed to see as the secrecy being practiced by the Justice Department. "Obviously there is a real concern about whether there will be transparency ... I hope that the government will be as transparent as it can be," said Judge Reggie Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Taking aim at Barr directly, Walton said, "The Attorney General has created an environment that has caused a significant part of the American public to be concerned about whether there will be full transparency." The release of the redacted report is just the beginning of this litigation, and the case will likely continue moving forward in federal court shortly.

The same night the Justice Department released this second version of the Mueller report, the Justice Department was also engaged in a high-profile back-and-forth with the Democrat-run House Judiciary Committee over the department's refusal to turn over an unredacted version of the report.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice-department-releases-redacted-mueller-report-again

Second Report
https://www.justice.gov/storage/report_volume1.pdf

#6433978 at 2019-05-07 02:04:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8227: The 'Trilogy' Continues Edition

Omarosa accuses White House of destroying evidence for Mueller investigation

Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman says she believes the Trump administration destroyed evidence that was supposed to be handed over to special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his Russia investigation. Manigault Newman, who departed the Trump administration in December 2017, said she was instructed to leave documents related to the Trump campaign and transition by then-White House chief of staff John Kelly upon her exit. She claimed the instruction was a "clear directive" she and others were given to keep all documents concerning Mueller's investigation.

"I think it's important to realize that very early on in the administration, we got letters directing us to preserve all information related to the Mueller investigation - all investigations, any information, any emails, any correspondence," Manigault Newman said during an interview Saturday with Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC. "So I thought it was very interesting that after my discussion with … Kelly in the [White House] Situation Room when I went to take my things, I was instructed that I had to leave seven boxes of documents that came from the campaign, the inauguration, the transition, and they would not allow me to get them," Manigault Newman said.

Manigault Newman said she doesn't believe the Trump administration provided Mueller's team with the boxes. According to an email exchange with members of the administration, only two of the boxes out of the seven were referenced. She said that "leads me to believe that they've destroyed the other five." She said she's "not the only one" who had such an experience, and suggested the Trump administration destroyed even more documents.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner. Mueller wrapped up the Russia investigation in March. His team did not find sufficient evidence showing criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin during the 2016 election. Mueller did not, however, clear Trump of obstruction of justice. Attorney General William Barr says he determined that there is insufficient evidence to prove an obstruction crime, but Democrats argue that Mueller's report, which outlines 10 instances of possible obstruction, leaves it up to Congress to investigate and decide.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/omarosa-accuses-white-house-of-destroying-evidence-for-mueller-investigation

#6432902 at 2019-05-06 23:40:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8226: Melania Monday Edition

Schumer: Barr 'cannot be trusted'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Republicans to summon special counsel Robert Mueller to testify because Attorney General William Barr, who was questioned last week by senators, is not trustworthy. "We need special counsel Mueller to testify because, as we have seen, the attorney general has shown us he cannot be trusted on the matter of the Russia investigation," Schumer said on the Senate floor Monday. Schumer, D-N.Y., said Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., "has an obligation" to summon Mueller now that President Trump is trying to "silence the special counsel."

Trump tweeted earlier that Mueller should not testify about his investigation, which did not find sufficient evidence of criminal conspiracy but made no determination on obstruction. "No redos for the Dems!" Trump tweeted Sunday.

Graham said he won't call Mueller to testify about the 448-page report but has invited him to testify about a phone call from Barr, who called Mueller after the special counsel sent Barr a letter complaining about Barr's own four-page report to Congress on the findings. Democrats have turned on Barr and say they believe he lied to Congress about Mueller's views of Barr's memo. They want to hear from Mueller about the report.

Barr refused to appear before a House panel last week when Democrats planned to use committee lawyers to question him. Barr is now facing a contempt of Congress charge because he will not turn over the unredacted Mueller report, which by law must conceal grand jury and classified information. Schumer pointed to Barr's refusal to testify as "contempt for the oversight responsibilities of Congress," and as further reason Mueller should come to the Senate.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/schumer-Barr-cannot-be-trustedhttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/schumer-Barr-cannot-be-trusted

#6432025 at 2019-05-06 21:54:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8225: Focused On Winning Edition

Two top Republican senators are signaling that the intelligence community's top watchdog should probe potential "leaks" to reporters after the 2016 presidential election about the investigation into Russia's election meddling and President Trump's campaign.

Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) - the chairmen of the Senate Homeland Security and Finance committees, respectively - sent a letter on Monday to Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the intelligence community, asking if his office was investigating "apparent leaks" from the intelligence agencies.

"Texts and emails demonstrate the need to investigate leaks from agencies or entities other than FBI," the two senators wrote in their letter.

If an investigation isn't ongoing, the two senators want an explanation from Atkinson on why the watchdog office hasn't opened a probe.

A spokesperson for the intelligence community's inspector general office didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

The letter comes as Grassley, Johnson and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are laying the groundwork for their own probe into the 2016 election, including the FBI's handling of the probe into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant application on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.

The two senators previously requested a briefing from Attorney General William Barr on his effort to investigate alleged "spying" during the 2016 election after Barr told lawmakers that he was looking into the issue.

Grassley and Johnson, in their Monday letter, point to a set of text messages between former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page that they argue points to evidence that other intelligence agencies were leaking to the media during the 2016 election.

In one text message from December 2016 included in the Grassley-Johnson letter, Strzok is quoted as texting that he thought "our sisters have begun leaking like mad." The letter doesn't clarify who "sisters" refers to, and Grassley and Johnson also appear to be in the dark about who it is.

In another email, Strzok in April 2017 posits that an "agency" got more information than he previously realized and adds "might explain all these weird/seemingly incorrect leads all these media folks have. Would also highlight agency as source of some of the leaks."

The GOP senators also appear not to know who the "agency" in question is, asking in their letter to the intelligence community watchdog who Strzok is referring to and why he thinks it implies an agency is leaking. But the two senators say in their letter that Strzok's email is in response to a Guardian article about British intelligence agencies alerting their U.S. counterparts about contact between members of Trump's campaign and Moscow.

https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/442308-gop-senators-push-for-probe-of-apparent-leaks-in-russia

#6430698 at 2019-05-06 19:47:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8223: THE JUSTICE AND SEVERE PAIN EDITION

Nadler Schedules Vote To Hold Barr In Contempt Of Congress

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler scheduled a vote Monday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for not giving the committee special counsel Robert Mueller's full unredacted report. The New York Democrat gave Barr a deadline of 9 a.m. Monday to turn in the full report with no redactions, which many Republicans believe would be dangerous due to the possibly sensitive material, which could be leaked. Nadler has now scheduled the congressional contempt vote for Wednesday, May 8 at 10 a.m.

"Even in redacted form, the Special Counsel's report offers disturbing evidence and analysis that President Trump engaged in obstruction of justice at the highest levels. Congress must see the full report and underlying evidence to determine how to best move forward with oversight, legislation, and other constitutional responsibilities," Nadler said in a statement Monday. "The Attorney General's failure to comply with our subpoena, after extensive accommodation efforts, leaves us no choice but to initiate contempt proceedings in order to enforce the subpoena and access the full, unredacted report. If the Department presents us with a good faith offer for access to the full report and the underlying evidence, I reserve the right to postpone these proceedings," Nadler continued.

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins blasted Nadler in a Monday statement, saying Nadler's request would require Barr to break the law. "Chairman Nadler knows full subpoena compliance requires Attorney General Barr to break the law. Yet, instead of introducing legislation allowing the attorney general to provide Congress grand jury material, Democrats move to hold him in contempt," Collins said in a statement Monday. "They know the Justice Department is working to negotiate even as they pursue contempt charges, making their move today illogical and disingenuous. Democrats have launched a proxy war smearing the attorney general when their anger actually lies with the president and the special counsel, who found neither conspiracy nor obstruction," Collins continued.
Democrats and cable news pundits have said the Mueller report is a cover-up.

https://www.dailycaller.com/2019/05/06/nadler-vote-Barr-contempt-of-congress/

#6429614 at 2019-05-06 18:08:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8222: THE WE ARE THE NEWS NOW EDITION

our fav baker Michael Anton did an interview on american thought leaders, posted to YT last night:

Michael Anton: FISA Spying, Mueller Report and Barr Hearing Vindicate "Flight 93 Election" Essay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAHy51O0dVg

How do the Mueller investigation, the alleged FISA abuse, and the current attacks on Attorney General William Barr act to vindicate Michael Anton's 2016 essay "the Flight 93 Election"?

This is American Thought Leaders, and I'm Jan Jekielek.

Today we sit down with the essay's author, columnist and lecturer Michael Anton, who worked on the National Security Council in the Trump Administration, and serves as a fellow at Hillsdale College and at the Claremont Institute.

We discuss the Mueller investigation and its genesis, and what Anton sees as the administrative state's (what some people call the deep state's) threat to democracy. We also explore his approaches to immigration and border security, how concepts of justice differ between left and right, and the future of the Republican party.

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#6429011 at 2019-05-06 17:06:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8221: Monday D.C. Forecast: Severe Panic Storm Approaching Edition

NEWS FLASH

This weeks talking points are;

Democrats move to hold Barr in contempt over failure to release full Mueller report - live theguardian.com

House moves to hold William Barr in contempt of Congress thinkprogress.org

House Judiciary panel moving to hold AG Barr in contempt nbcnews.com

Democrats prepare to hold William Barr in contempt politico.com

House Judiciary Plans to Move to Contempt Proceedings Against William Barr thedailybeast.com

House Judiciary Committee schedules a Wednesday vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress marketwatch.com

Democrats Prepare Contempt Order for Attorney General William Barr time.com

Wednesday: House Judiciary to Markup Contempt Report for AG Barr judiciary.house.gov

House Judiciary to begin contempt proceedings against Bill Barr this week axios.com

Democrats schedule contempt markup for Barr over Mueller report thehill.com

House Democrats to hold contempt vote Wednesday after Barr misses deadline to provide complete Mueller report washingtonpost.com

House Judiciary Committee to Vote Wednesday to Hold Barr in Contempt nytimes.com

Barr misses House Democrats' deadline to provide complete Mueller report; Judiciary panel to move ahead on holding him in contempt washingtonpost.com

Deadline arrives for Barr to turn over unredacted Mueller report or face contempt abcnews.go.com

House Judiciary Committee sets Wednesday vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt over Mueller report cnbc.com

US attorney general faces contempt vote bbc.com

House Judiciary Plans Contempt Vote For Attorney General Barr Over Mueller Report npr.org

House Democrats kick off the process to hold AG Barr in contempt of Congress for not turning over documents in the Mueller probe businessinsider.com

#6427966 at 2019-05-06 14:30:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8219: A New Day is Dawning Edition

SHOWDOWN AT THE O.K. Corral

==House panel issues report citing Barr for contempt=

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Monday issued a report citing Attorney General William Barr for contempt over a panel subpoena seeking Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full unredacted report on his Russia investigation.

The committee set a meeting to consider adopting the report for Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT). A committee vote to adopt the report would send the document to the full House of Representatives for a vote, according to an aide.

The report calls on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to take "all appropriate action" to enforce the subpoena issued by committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on April 19.

#6427325 at 2019-05-06 11:53:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8219: A New Day is Dawning Edition

ENDGAME : POTUS Trump's Vindication Nears
March 16, 2019
https://quodverum.com/2019/03/75/endgame-potus-trump-s-vindication

Trump testified under oath in a 2007 deposition that Bayrock brought Russian investors to his Trump Tower office to discuss deals in Moscow. Trump was working for the FBI and using Bayrock, a legitimate business, as a honey pot/ bait for Russian money launderers and crooks.
***Who was the FBI Director all this time? Robert Mueller.

In the early 1990s, the FBI was making a major push against the Mob in New York. Given the above and the Mafia's power in the construction sector, what are the chances that Donald J Trump was a valuable source for these investigations?
***Who led the Mafia Commission prosecution? Rudy Giuliani.
***Who led the Gambino prosecution? Robert Mueller, who was USAG for the DOJ Criminal Division between 1990-1993.
***Who was working for Mueller at DOJ, during this time? Rod Rosenstein.
***And who was the Deputy Attorney General between May 1990 and 26 November, 1992, before becoming the Attorney-General? William Barr.

2019 - Mueller is SC. Rosenstein is DAG. Barr is now AG.

And how about Donald J Trump, patriot, billionaire, FBI informant?

President of the United States of America.

#6426550 at 2019-05-06 05:36:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8218: Keep Digging, Anons Edition

ENDGAME : POTUS Trump's Vindication Nears

March 16, 2019
https://quodverum.com/2019/03/75/endgame-potus-trump-s-vindication

Trump testified under oath in a 2007 deposition that Bayrock brought Russian investors to his Trump Tower office to discuss deals in Moscow. Trump was working for the FBI and using Bayrock, a legitimate business, as a honey pot/ bait for Russian money launderers and crooks.
***Who was the FBI Director all this time? Robert Mueller.

In the early 1990s, the FBI was making a major push against the Mob in New York. Given the above and the Mafia's power in the construction sector, what are the chances that Donald J Trump was a valuable source for these investigations?
***Who led the Mafia Commission prosecution? Rudy Giuliani.
***Who led the Gambino prosecution? Robert Mueller, who was USAG for the DOJ Criminal Division between 1990-1993.
***Who was working for Mueller at DOJ, during this time? Rod Rosenstein.
***And who was the Deputy Attorney General between May 1990 and 26 November, 1992, before becoming the Attorney-General? William Barr.

#6423820 at 2019-05-05 22:45:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8214: POTUS Signalling DECLAS Soon? Edition

Amid talk of a 'tentative' date, Trump says Mueller 'should not testify' before Congress

President Donald Trump on Sunday reversed course, saying special counsel Robert Mueller should not testify before Congress just two days after telling reporters the attorney general should make that decision.
In a pair of tweets, Mr. Trump said the special counsel should not appear before the House Judiciary Committee and questioned why the Democratically-controlled committee would need Mr. Mueller's testimony after concluding his two-year investigation into allegations of collusion between Russian operatives and Trump associates during the 2016 presidential campaign and transition.

"Are they looking for a redo because they hated seeing the strong NO COLLUSION conclusion? There was no crime, except on the other side (incredibly not covered in the Report), and NO OBSTRUCTION," he wrote, adding, "No redos for the Dems!"
On Friday, however, the president – when asked by reporters at the White House about Mr. Mueller potentially testifying – said Attorney General William Barr should determine whether or not Mr. Mueller would provide congressional testimony, saying: "I don't know. That's up to our attorney general, who I think has done a fantastic job."
Mr. Trump's Sunday tweet came hours after House Judiciary member David Cicilline told "Fox News Sunday" that the committee has reached a "tentative date" of May 15 for Mr. Mueller to testify, though he later clarified that the date for Mr. Mueller's appearance had not yet been finalized.

"Just to clarify: we are aiming to bring Mr. Mueller in on the 15th, but nothing has been agreed to yet," the Rhode Island Democrat tweeted later Sunday. "That's the date the Committee has proposed, and we hope the Special Counsel will agree to it. Sorry for the confusion."
In his interview with "Fox News Sunday," Mr. Cicilline said the agreement was still tentative because "the representative for the Special Counsel has" signed off, "but obviously until the day comes, we never have an absolute guarantee." He added, "The White House has so far indicated they would not interfere with Mr. Mueller's attempts to testify."
Mr. Mueller's appearance before the committee would allow lawmakers to hear from the special counsel on the investigation he spearheaded. The Department of Justice released a redacted version of the special counsel's long awaited findings last month.

Peter Carr, spokesman for the special counsel, declined to comment.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer picked up on the misstatement by Mr. Cicilline at a news conference Sunday saying, "I heard this morning that Mueller is testifying on the 15th. I think it's imperative for Mueller to testify. I think the only restraints on what he says is what he thinks he can't say, no one else should impose restraints. We ought to hear the full testimony from Mueller. Given the fact that Mr. Barr does not seem to be a neutral observer here, Mueller's testimony is all the more important. "

Mr. Schumer said that he hopes Mr. Barr will hand over the full Mr. Mueller report to Congress.

"I hope he does," he said. "I mean, it would be very good to avoid any kind of constitutional clash and have him turn over the report. That's the right thing to do."

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said last week that May 15 was the committee's target date for Mr. Mueller to testify, but it has not yet been finalized.

Democrats have been working to hear directly from Mr. Mueller after Mr. Barr came under fire for mischaracterizing parts of the Mr. Mueller report, and a letter from Mr. Mueller to the attorney general surfaced late last week suggesting Mr. Barr didn't fully capture the nuance of his 448-page report.
Mr. Mueller and Mr. Barr later spoke on the phone, Justice Department officials told CNN, with the special counsel asserting that while Mr. Barr's letter to Congress summarizing the report was not wrong, it did not characterize the issue of potential obstruction of justice as effectively as the report. The attorney general later called the letter from Mr. Mueller "a bit snitty" while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

Mr. Barr also appeared to support Mr. Mueller testifying before Congress during his Senate questioning. He hinted at a Mueller appearance when asked by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar whether the special counsel reviewed the president's tax returns or Trump Organization financial statements, saying he didn't know but could find the answer.
"Or you could ask Bob Mr. Mueller when he comes here," Mr. Barr added.

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2019/05/05/House-Democrat-says-Mueller-Judiciary-Committee-reach-deal-for-special-counsel-to-testify-on-May-15/stories/201905050173

#6423806 at 2019-05-05 22:42:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8214: POTUS Signalling DECLAS Soon? Edition

James Comey defends FBI use of 'limited tools' in Trump-Russia investigation

Former FBI Director James Comey fiercely defended the bureau's counterintelligence investigation into President Trump's 2016 campaign after the New York Times reported on Thursday the FBI sent an undercover investigator to meet with a Trump campaign adviser. During an interview with a Los Angeles radio station, Comey argued the FBI's actions, which have come under fire by GOP investigators concerned about a politically motivated operation to undermine Trump, were restrained and even flawless.

"Really? What would you have the FBI do? We discover in the middle of June of 2016 that the Russians were engaged in a massive effort to mess with this democracy to interfere in the election. We're focused on that and at the end of July we learn that a Trump campaign adviser - two months earlier, before any of this was public - had talked to a Russian representative about the fact that the Russians had dirt on Hillary Clinton and wanted to arrange to share it with the Trump campaign," Comey told KNX 1070 AM on Friday. "What should the FBI do when it gets that information? It should investigate to figure out whether any Americans are hooked up with this massive interference effort," he added. "And that's what we did. And as I said earlier, we should have been fired if we didn't. And Republicans ought to breath into a paper bag. There's no way you would do other than what we did, which was use limited tools to try to understand: Is this true? And that's what the investigation was about."

Comey oversaw the FBI when the bureau began its original counterintelligence investigation, called Crossfire Hurricane, in July 2016. It was prompted by Australian diplomat Alexander Downer informing the FBI that Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told him Russia had stolen emails related to Hillary Clinton, Trump's Democratic rival in the 2016 election. The Times report revealed that a woman who said her name was Azra Turk posed as an assistant to Stefan Halper, an American professor at Cambridge University and informant for the FBI looking into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Turk asked Papadopoulos point blank if Trump's campaign was working with the Russians at a bar in London in September 2016.

Calling the timing of the Times report "no coincidence," Rep. Mark Meadows, a lead GOP investigator, said the "leaks" show the FBI feels threatened by an investigation by Attorney General William Barr into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. Barr, who recently said "spying did occur" on Trump's presidential team, testified last week that he is "working very closely" with Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who has been looking into possible Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse. The FBI not only used undercover informants to keep tabs on Trump campaign officials with suspicious ties to Russia, but also electronic surveillance.

In February 2018, the House Intelligence Committee, then led by Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., released a memo asserting the so-called Trump dossier, which contained unverified claims about Trump's ties to Russia, was used by the FBI to help obtain a FISA warrant and three renewals to spy on one-time Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. But key information, including its author's anti-Trump bias and Democratic benefactors, was left out. Republicans have often cited the use of the dossier as misinformation used to improperly monitor Trump and his campaign during the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election while Democrats argued in a rebuttal memo that the FISA process was not abused and the Justice Department and FBI "met the rigor, transparency, and evidentiary basis needed to meet FISA's probable cause requirement." GOP outrage over alleged spy abuse extends all the way up to the White House. In a recent interview on Fox News, Trump said Comey, whom he fired from the FBI in May 2017, "probably was one of the people leading the effort on spying" on his 2016 campaign and hinted at a coming document release that would expose the truth. Comey has vehemently disagreed with the use of the word "spying" to describe the FBI's efforts. "When I hear that kind of language used, it's concerning because the FBI, the Department of Justice conduct court-ordered electronic surveillance," Comey said at the Hewlett Foundation's Verify Conference last month. "I have never thought of that as spying."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/james-comey-defends-fbi-use-of-limited-tools-in-trump-russia-investigation

#6423152 at 2019-05-05 21:27:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8213: Anons Pwn The Dems - SC Justice Poll Deleted Edition

(PB)
>>6421979 Anon finds connection between Karate Kid poster and Q Post

=holy fuck=
I was just looking at that Satan has left the Whitehouse post. Anon 's find is legit. Also May 2, Paula White-Cain drove out the demons

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Donald Trump was praised by religious leaders of many faiths during the traditional National Day of Prayer today, but only one declared the White House "holy ground" and staved off demons.

Paula White-Cain, the controversial Florida mega-church preacher who has been called "Trump's personal pastor" gave an emphatic address at the end of a sunny midday press conference, after asking the crowd in the Rose Garden to join hands.

She first declared the White House "to be Holy Ground," and appeared to equate Trump with Jeremiah, the Hebrew prophet who answered a call from God and spent the remainder of his life preaching through Israel.

"Now we lift up our president," White-Cain said. "You declared in Jeremiah Chapter 1:5 that before he was ever formed in his mother's womb, that you had set him apart and you had ordained him," she said.

The reference is to a Biblical verse in the book of Jeremiah, allegedly written by the prophet, that describes God's words to him as he answers the call:

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations

Referencing a psalm about the prophet, but appearing to also refer to Trump, White-Cain went on, "You ordained all of his days before one of them ever came into being, so not one day takes you by surprise."

"We are not wrestling against flesh and blood but against principalities, wickedness and darkness, so we declare every demonic network to be scattered right now," White-Cain said. "We declare right now that there is a hedge of protection over our president, first lady, every assignment, the purpose they carry and the mantle."

Let Trump "fulfill all the will of the Lord and do the assignment God has carried him to do for Your great name, Your great nation and for all Your people in the world," she closed, adding "And everybody say 'Amen!'" to applause.

The president is the subject of multiple ongoing investigations by Congress and attorneys general around the country, including for an alleged campaign finance violation in the form of a payment to an adult film star. Even as a Baptist choir sang before White-Cain spoke, reporters' phones pinged with the news that House speaker Nancy Pelosi had just accused his attorney general, William Barr, of lying to Congress.

But his support remains strong among some religious groups, particularly Evangelical Christians, at nearly 70% as of January 2019, according to Pew Research.

#6422022 at 2019-05-05 18:54:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8212: Epstein Island Drone Anon Stops By Edition

Democratic congressman walks back statement that Mueller will testify on May 15

Democratic Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island walked back comments he made Sunday indicating special counsel Robert Mueller would testify before Congress in May.
Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Cicilline said that the date of May 15 had been fixed for Mueller to appear before the House Judiciary Committee.
"A tentative date has been set for May 15 and we hope the special counsel will appear," Cicilline said. "We think the American people have a right to hear directly from him."

After his appearance on the show, however, Cicilline took to Twitter to clarify that the May 15 date was not in fact set.

"Just to clarify: we are aiming to bring Mueller in on the 15th, but nothing has been agreed to yet. That's the date the Committee has proposed, and we hope the Special Counsel will agree to it. Sorry for the confusion," he tweeted.

On the show, Cicilline, 57, a former Mayor of Providence and the first openly gay mayor of a state capital, said that a representative of Mueller had confirmed, but expressed a bit of uncertainty about whether Mueller would end up showing.
"The White House has so far indicated they would not interfere with Mr. Mueller's attempts to testify," the congressman said Sunday. "Until the day comes we never have an absolute guarantee."
Democrats have been calling for Mueller to testify since a redacted version of his 448-page report was released last month. Attorney General William Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday but did not appear before the House Judiciary Committee.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democratic-congressman-walks-back-statement-that-mueller-will-testify-on-may-15

#6422001 at 2019-05-05 18:51:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8212: Epstein Island Drone Anon Stops By Edition

>>6421889
>call the waaaambulance, shariablunigger.

They're chimping out because the avalanche has started in earnest, and there ain't a damned thing they can do about it.
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2019/05/tyler-durden/Barr-launches-wide-ranging-probe-into-2016-fbi-spying/
They're fucked and they know it.

expect a torrent of weak ass faggotry of this nature (below) from the usual Lügenpresse outlets
>LGBT Barr Baaaaaad
https://www.businessinsider.com/lgbtq-employees-justice-department-demoralizing-culture-William-Barr-2019-3

#6421339 at 2019-05-05 17:13:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8211: Chinese Tariffs Edition

Swalwell calls Trump a "bad kid in the White House," stops short of backing impeachment

Referencing his parenting of two young children, California Rep. Eric Swalwell, one of the nearly two dozen Democrats seeking the party's presidential nomination, called President Trump a "really bad kid," but stopped short of supporting impeachment proceedings to remove him from office.

Asked if he would support an effort by House Democrats to impeach the president, the San Francisco area lawmaker demurred and said there should be "consequences" for Mr. Trump for his behavior detailed in special counsel Robert Mueller's report, as well as the White House's push back against multiple investigations by Democratic-controlled congressional committees.
"We have to start taking this president seriously and speaking the only language they know, which is force and consequence," Swalwell said on "Face the Nation" Sunday. "I'm a father of a 2-year-old and a 6-month-old. We're going through the terrible twos. When my son misbehaves, we take a toy away."

"We have a really bad kid at the White House, and unless we start showing that there are consequences for their actions, he's only going to get worse," he added. "And the next kid, the next president, is going to look at what we did now and judge their actions based on whether there were consequences or not."

Swalwell did not specify which "consequences" the president should face from Democrats in Congress.

Echoing comments he made last week, the White House hopeful urged fellow House Democrats to draft articles of impeachment against Attorney General William Barr, who Swalwell accused of misrepresenting Mueller's findings.

"I think you have to move this obstructor out of the way, and I'm recommending that we impeach Attorney General Barr so that we can get the information we need to protect our country," he added.

#6420785 at 2019-05-05 15:58:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8210: Conspiracy to Entrap Edition

Q asked "When does the clock run out?"

The answer is May 3rd.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr, is assembling his own team.

https://news.yahoo.com/dojs-acting-no-3-jesse-043735217.html

#6420072 at 2019-05-05 14:10:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8209: 5:5 Edition

Bill and Hillary Clinton preach to a pure blue choir in Seattle
When the cheering stopped and the crowd sat down, actor Bradley Whitford opened "An Evening With the Clintons" Friday with a little bit of life imitating art.

"I hope this isn't too in the weeds," Whitford said, "but I am going to quote the character I played in 'The West Wing' and ask: What in God's name is happening right now?"

And so began a 90-minute conversation at Seattle's WaMu Theater in which the former president and the would-be president (and former secretary of state) vented, gossiped and inspired a true-blue, Democratic crowd. The audience included young children and senior citizens who nodded along; screamed "We love you!"; and walked out feeling just a little better about things.

"I really believe that we are in a crisis, a constitutional crisis," Hillary Clinton said. "We are in a crisis of confidence and a crisis over the rule of law and the institutions that have weathered a lot of problems over so many years. And it is something that, regardless of where you stand in the political spectrum, should give real heartburn to everybody. Because this is a test for our country."

The Clintons were clearly speaking to the blue end of that spectrum.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr "would rather be the president's defense lawyer than the chief law enforcement officer of our country," Hillary Clinton said.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/bill-and-hillary-clinton-preach-to-a-pure-blue-choir-in-seattle/

#6416027 at 2019-05-05 01:04:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8204: There is no Escape Edition

TRUMP PROPOSAL AIMS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DEPORT IMMIGRANTS USING PUBLIC BENEFITS

The White House is considering a proposal to make it easier to deport low-income immigrants who are dependent on public benefits.

The Department of Justice has written a draft regulation that, if implemented, would greatly expand the number of immigrants in the U.S. who could be subject to deportation for using public benefits, Reuters reported Friday. The new proposal is part of the Trump administration's larger effort to limit immigration from low-income foreign nationals.

Such benefits include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as "food stamps;" Supplemental Security Income (SSI) doled out to the elderly and disabled people; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Section 8 housing vouchers and various Medicaid benefits.

If the draft regulation is put into effect, it would be a sharp reversal from longstanding policy.

Permanent legal residents - also known as green card holders - who are dependent on the government for assistance and determined to be a "public charge" are already subject to deportation. However, in reality, few are ever actually deported. A 1948 ruling has essentially restricted such deportations to only those immigrants who the government has demanded to pay for public services but have failed to do so.

U.S. laws technically allow for the removal of legal residents who are deemed "public charges" within the first five years of their admission if their reason for seeking benefits predated their entry into the U.S., the news organization noted, for example, if an immigrant did not disclose a health issue that requires government assistance. However, because of the decades-old ruling, deportation for this reason almost never happens.

The proposal suggests the Trump administration would override this precedent and allow for the removal of immigrants who have taken advantage of public benefits within the first five years of their admission.
The plan is reportedly still in its early stages, and it may not even become official policy. It must be subject to public comment in order for the proposal to move forward. Attorney General William Barr would also have to give approval. (RELATED: Nearly 40 Percent Of Guatemalans Want To Leave The Country, Poll Finds)

News of the proposal follows other plans by the White House to limit low-income and low-skilled foreign nationals from entering the country.

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, is developing a reform package that would limit low-skilled migrants in favor of high-skilled ones. In addition, the White House is considering Barring immigrants altogether who are deemed likely to use publicly funded benefits.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/04/trump-to-deport-immigrants-using-benefits/

#6413975 at 2019-05-04 20:13:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8202: We Love Our Great Firefighters Edition

CNN BREAKING NEWS: Christine Blasey Ford finally acknowledges that she made a mistake. She now remembers clearly, that it was not Justice Kavanagh. It was William Barr!

#6413440 at 2019-05-04 19:06:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8201: The BSK293 Edition

THESE PEOPLE ARE COMPLETE PSYCHOS!

'BRING HIM IN': STEVE COHEN CALLS FOR SERGEANT AT ARMS TO FORCE Barr TO TESTIFY
Rep. Steve Cohen called for Attorney General William Barr to be detained by the U.S. House Sergeant-at-Arms for contempt of Congress and forced to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.

The Tennessee Democrat made the remarks during a conversation with CNN's Anderson Cooper Friday night.

Cooper introduced the segment by pointing out Cohen's "chicken Barr" stunt on Thursday after the attorney general failed to comply with his committee's request to appear. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has threatened contempt proceedings if Barr doesn't appear on Monday.

"I have no reason to believe they'll do anything that is in keeping with the traditions of the relationship between the executive and the judicial as equal branches of government," Cohen said, responding to Cooper's question about how he thinks Barr will respond. "I think they will stonewall at all costs because they - they know that they can't give up information and data or the president will be exposed for the type of person and the actions he's undertaken."

When asked what contempt proceedings would look like, the Tennessee Democrat expressed his "hope" that "it would be inherent contempt ... because we go out and take him and bring him in and have him personally brought to the House."

"You want to send out a sergeant-at-arms and force the attorney general to come?" Cooper asked, seeming surprised.

"Yes," Cohen responded. "Because otherwise it is up to the Justice Department. The Justice Department will not do anything to take a contempt citation from us and enforce it against their boss. So you've got an impossible situation and it leaves us no alternative except to use our sergeant-at-arms and to bring him in."

"When you say bring him in, do you actually support the idea of putting him in - are you talking about just having him sit for a hearing or locking him up somehow?" asked the CNN host.

"You have to have him sit for a hearing and I think you have to have him locked up unless he agree to participate and come to the hearing," said the Tennessee congressman.

"But do you actually believe that you're going to - that your committee is going to order the attorney general of the United States be arrested by the sergeant of arms and put in jail?" Cooper asked again.

"I don't know what we'll do," Cohen said. "But we can't just go to the Justice Department. It is meaningless. It shows that we want to hold him in contempt but the fact is he won't be held in contempt because the Justice Department won't enforce a contempt citation against their boss. It won't happen. And Trump and Barr would fire whoever tried to do it."

After Cohen said the decision was ultimately up to Nadler, Cooper remarked that such a move could be a strategic mistake.

"Isn't that handing Republicans an incredible thing to point to as Democratic overreach?" he asked.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/03/steve-cohen-sergeant-at-arms-Barr-testify/

#6412819 at 2019-05-04 17:49:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8200: We Won't STANG For It Edition

Late-Night Hosts Rip Democrat's Barr Hearing Chicken Stunt: 'Trump will Win Again with Stuff Like That'

Jimmy Kimmel led the late-night mocking of the Democrats', specifically Rep. Steve Cohen's (D-TN) use of chicken to taunt Attorney General William Barr, warning that President Donald Trump will be re-elected if they continue with such low-grade comedy.

On Thursday, Barr didn't appear in front of the House Judiciary Committee after he and Democratic lawmakers failed to agree on terms for the hearing. In response to his no-show, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) brought a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken and a toy chicken to the hearing and nicknamed him "Chicken Barr."

"I've been a student of government all my life; I watched the Watergate hearings from the beginning to the end," Cohen complained. "This smacks so much of Watergate."

Photo credit: @Reuters/@ClodaghKilcoyne pic.twitter.com/IWlgUAeNni

- Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) May 2, 2019

"Wow, what a sick burn that is," Kimmel said sarcastically. "Trump's gonna win again with stuff like that, isn't he?"

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/03/late-night-host-rip-democrats-Barr-hearing-chicken-stunt-trumps-will-win-again-with-stuff-like-that/

#6412555 at 2019-05-04 17:13:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8200: We Won't STANG For It Edition

How is it that @RealJamesWoods is currently being banned on Twitter, but @JimCarrey is not? It's certainly not any standard based on "hate." Carrey's latest Twitter "art" shows Bill Barr drowning in a sea of vomit. @Jack - how 'bout we let everybody speak and the People decide?

CST
https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1124714635976953857


Watching William Barr testify is like getting caught in a monsoon of vomit. READY THE ARK!
https://twitter.com/JimCarrey/status/1123716773587628032

#6411843 at 2019-05-04 15:31:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8199: Killing It on the Economy Edition

Interesting article on Epoch Times re Barr testimony:
He mentioned re Downer memo that Austrailian govt passed to our FBI that supposedly started the spying…

https://www.theepochtimes.com/William-Barr-made-a-major-disclosure-in-his-senate-hearing-that-hardly-anyone-noticed_2905619.html

William Barr Made A Major Disclosure In His Senate Hearing That Hardly Anyone Noticed

In a little-noticed exchange during his Senate hearing Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr made a surprising disclosure that could allow the public and press to obtain sensitive details about the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.

During a back-and-forth with Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Barr identified Alexander Downer, a former Australian diplomat, as the FBI's source for the information that sparked the bureau's counterintelligence investigation into George Papadopoulos and other Trump campaign associates.

The federal government had not officially identified Downer as the source until Wednesday. His role in the investigation was publicly known, but only through press reports and his own statements to the media.

Federal agencies could deny requests for information about Downer and his role in the opening of "Crossfire Hurricane," the FBI's name for the counterintelligence investigation, without official confirmation from U.S. government officials.

That all changed on Wednesday, according to Bradley Moss, the deputy executive director of the James Madison Project, a transparency group that handles national security-related lawsuits.

"That disclosure by the Attorney General would certainly assist any FOIA litigant seeking additional details about the origins of the Russia investigation, as it appears to be the first time the U.S. Government has officially acknowledged the accuracy of prior media reporting that Downer was the source of information," Moss told The Daily Caller News Foundation….

#6410744 at 2019-05-04 10:41:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8197: GITMO Plane Crash Followup Edition

>>6410578
>In a little-noticed exchange during his Senate hearing Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr made a surprising disclosure that could allow the public and press to obtain sensitive details about the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.

STEALTH BOMBER

#6410578 at 2019-05-04 09:59:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8197: GITMO Plane Crash Followup Edition

>>6405393 (pb)
This is actually very big news and brings another major name into play.

William Barr MADE A MAJOR DISCLOSURE IN HIS SENATE HEARING THAT HARDLY ANYONE NOTICED

*Attorney General William Barr revealed during his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that former Australian diplomat Alexander Downer was an FBI source for information about George Papadopoulos.

*The disclosure, which received little attention during Barr's testimony, could now allow the public to force the government to reveal details about Downer's role in the investigation.

*Downer's role as the catalyst for the FBI's probe has been revealed in press reports, but the U.S. government had not acknowledged it officially prior to Barr's testimony.

In a little-noticed exchange during his Senate hearing Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr made a surprising disclosure that could allow the public and press to obtain sensitive details about the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.

During a back-and-forth with Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Barr identified Alexander Downer, a former Australian diplomat, as the FBI's source for the information that sparked the bureau's counterintelligence investigation into George Papadopoulos and other Trump campaign associates.

The federal government had not officially identified Downer as the source until Wednesday. His role in the investigation was publicly known, but only through press reports and his own statements to the media.

Federal agencies could deny requests for information about Downer and his role in the opening of "Crossfire Hurricane," the FBI's name for the counterintelligence investigation, without official confirmation from U.S. government officials.

That all changed on Wednesday, according to Bradley Moss, the deputy executive director of the James Madison Project, a transparency group that handles national security-related lawsuits.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/03/William-Barr-alexander-downer/

#6409125 at 2019-05-04 04:16:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8195: James Woods and Freedom Of Speech US Twitter Trending Edition

>>6409117
'Attorney General William Barr has begun to fill in details on his controversial pledge to investigate whether the FBI and Justice Department engaged in improper "spying" on the Trump campaign in 2016.'

How the fuck is this controversial??

#6409117 at 2019-05-04 04:14:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8195: James Woods and Freedom Of Speech US Twitter Trending Edition

https://twitter.com/starsandstripes/status/1124526312486580232

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/Barr-s-review-of-fbi-spying-on-trump-campaign-has-a-wide-reach-1.579609

By CHRIS STROHM AND BILLY HOUSE | Bloomberg | Published: May 3, 2019

Attorney General William Barr has begun to fill in details on his controversial pledge to investigate whether the FBI and Justice Department engaged in improper "spying" on the Trump campaign in 2016.

In a contentious hearing this week on Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, Democrats accused Barr of sounding like President Donald Trump's personal lawyer. But some Republicans encouraged him to lay out the contours of the nascent surveillance probe that he made clear is among his top priorities.

Barr told the Senate Judiciary panel that he has assembled a team to determine whether there was any improper "spying" on the Trump campaign in 2016, including whether intelligence collection began earlier than previously known and how many confidential informants the FBI used. He also suggested his focus was on senior leaders at the FBI and Justice Department at the time.

"To the extent there was overreach, what we have to be concerned about is a few people at the top getting it into their heads that they know better than the American people," Barr said.

His review also will examine whether a dossier that included salacious accusations against Trump was fabricated by the Russian government to dupe U.S. intelligence agencies and the FBI, Barr told the Senate panel on Wednesday.

"We now know that he was being falsely accused," Barr said of Trump. "We have to stop using the criminal justice process as a political weapon."…

#6408145 at 2019-05-04 02:21:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8194: The Moment Of Truth Edition

OANN Jack Posobiec Take it with a grain …

REPORT: Robert Mueller Furious Over Dem Lies About Report And AG Bill Barr; Wants To Testify ASAP

A new report claims that Robert Mueller is furious over lies being told by the Democrats about Attorney General William Barr and his final Russia report.
One America News Network reporter Jack Posobiec took to Twitter on Thursday night and reported that Mueller is apparently very upset with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
"BREAKING: Special Counsel Mueller "deeply disturbed" by Pelosi accusations against AG Barr today and is urging Nadler to push up his hearing to testify and correct the record as soon as possible," Posobiec wrote.

https://ilovemyfreedom.org/report-robert-mueller-furious-over-dem-lies-about-report-and-ag-bill-Barr-wants-to-testify-asap/?utm_source=realjack&utm_medium=twitter

#6407188 at 2019-05-04 00:48:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8193: Big Tech Censorship Edition

ICYMI, brilliant letter
http://patriotcrier.com/president-trumps-attorney-sends-letter-attorney-general-William-Barr/
https://www.scribd.com/document/408445903/Flood-letter-to-Barr#from_embed

>preview of coming attractions?

#6407094 at 2019-05-04 00:37:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8193: Big Tech Censorship Edition

>>6406967
That, and that Barr is a liar somehow.
Example in Toronto Star.
>https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2019/05/03/William-Barr-is-a-bad-lawyer-and-a-bad-liar.html
(the same Toronto Star where half the articles are reprints from NYT and WaPo, so that should give you a good idea of its editorial slant)

#6407059 at 2019-05-04 00:34:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8193: Big Tech Censorship Edition

>>6405393 (pb)
>William Barr MADE A MAJOR DISCLOSURE IN HIS SENATE HEARING THAT HARDLY ANYONE NOTICED

*Attorney General William Barr revealed during his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that former Australian diplomat Alexander Downer was an FBI source for information about George Papadopoulos.

*The disclosure, which received little attention during Barr's testimony, could now allow the public to force the government to reveal details about Downer's role in the investigation.

*Downer's role as the catalyst for the FBI's probe has been revealed in press reports, but the U.S. government had not acknowledged it officially prior to Barr's testimony.

Found the exchange and put it to MP4 for you fags.

#6406390 at 2019-05-03 23:19:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8192: Power Of Two Edition

Exclusive: Trump administration proposal would make it easier to deport immigrants who use public benefits

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering reversing long-standing policy to make it easier to deport U.S. legal permanent residents who have used public benefits, part of an effort to restrict immigration by low-income people. A Department of Justice draft regulation, seen by Reuters, dramatically expands the category of people who could be subject to deportation on the grounds that they use benefits.

Currently, those legal permanent residents who are declared to be a "public charge," or primarily dependent on the government for subsistence, can be deported - but in practice, this is very rare. The draft regulation would use a more expansive definition to include some immigrants who have used an array of public benefits, including cash welfare, food stamps, housing aid, or Medicaid. While the plan is at an early stage, might not become official government policy, and is likely to attract lawsuits, it is one part of efforts by the Trump administration to restrict legal immigration, in addition to its efforts to reduce illegal immigration to the United States. The full possible impact is not known, but the change in policy could affect permanent residents - also known as "green card" holders - who are legally entitled to use public benefits soon after their arrival in the United States, such as refugees. Department of Justice spokesman Alexei Woltornist said the agency "does not comment on or confirm draft regulations."

U.S. law allows for the deportation of immigrants who have become "public charges" within five years of admission if their reason for seeking help preceded their entry to the United States - for example, if they had a chronic health condition that was not disclosed. But due to a 1948 ruling, the deportation of immigrants for using public benefits has been strictly limited to cases in which the government has demanded payment for public services, and the person has failed to pay. Immigration lawyers said they have rarely if ever heard of someone being deported for using public benefits. The draft rule indicates the government would override that precedent to allow for deportation of some permanent residents who have used certain public benefits within five years of admission. For the plan to go into effect, it would be subject to public comment, after which it could be revised. Attorney General William Barr would then have to sign off on it.

The public benefits in question include Supplemental Security Income (SSI), given to disabled and older people; the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps; Section 8 housing vouchers; many Medicaid benefits; and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a cash assistance program. According to federal policy, many permanent residents do not qualify for public benefits unless they have had a green card for five years, making it unlikely they could be targeted for deportation on the basis of "public charge" even under the draft rule. But dozens of states have looser rules - for instance, allowing pregnant women and children who are permanent residents to access Medicaid without a waiting period. And the effort to tighten the rules could affect thousands of immigrant veterans, refugees and asylees, who are eligible to receive many benefits without time restrictions. Active members of the military would not be affected. Administration officials had earlier indicated that the Justice Department, which oversees U.S. immigration courts, planned to issue a regulation on who can be deported for using public benefits, but its details were not previously known.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-benefits-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-proposal-would-make-it-easier-to-deport-immigrants-who-use-public-benefits-idUSKCN1S91UR

#6406196 at 2019-05-03 23:00:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8192: Power Of Two Edition

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/opinion/William-Barr-testimony.html

James Comey: How Trump Co-opts Leaders Like Bill Barr

Accomplished people lacking inner strength can't resist the compromises necessary to survive this president.

By James Comey
Mr. Comey is the former F.B.I. director.

May 1, 2019

#6406030 at 2019-05-03 22:42:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8191: Happy Hunting Edition

New York Times Identifies Second Spy Who Targeted Trump Campaign

The FBI sent a spy to London in the fall of 2016 to pose as a research assistant and target a Trump campaign associate, according to a report by The New York Times published on May 2. The spy, Azra Turk, pretended to by an aide to Stefan Halper, the retired professor who was exposed a year ago as a United States government spy targeting the Trump campaign. The New York Times did not disclose which agency Turk worked for, describing her instead as a "government investigator." Asked by CNN if Turk was an FBI agent, New York Times reporter Adam Goldman refused to answer, leaving open the possibility that Turk may have worked for another domestic or foreign intelligence agency. Papadopoulos believes Turk worked for the CIA and has ties to Turkish intelligence.

The New York Times claims to have received details about Turk from "people familiar with the operation." The newspaper did not disclose the woman's real name. Halper lured Trump-campaign adviser George Papadopoulos to London by offering Papadopoulos $3,000 to write a research paper. When Papadopoulos met with the two spies, Turk bluntly asked him whether the Trump campaign is working with Russia.

The FBI sent Turk to London as part of its "Crossfire Hurricane" investigation of the Trump campaign. The bureau reportedly started the investigation in late July 2016 after receiving intelligence that Papadopoulos had mentioned to an Australian diplomat that Russia had rival candidate Hillary Clinton's deleted emails. Responding to the report, Papadopoulos suggested that the Australian diplomat, Alexander Downer, was also an intelligence asset sent to target the Trump campaign. "What is the media going to do when Congress reveals that Alexander Downer was an asset sent to make contact with me? The old narrative is about to get obliterated. Read my testimony to Congress. They have it all," Papadopoulos wrote on Twitter.

The revelation that a second spy targeted the Trump campaign further buttresses President Donald Trump's assertion that the Obama administration weaponized executive branch agencies to spy on his campaign. The president responded to the report on May 3, calling the revelation "bigger than WATERGATE." "Finally, Mainstream Media is getting involved - too 'hot' to avoid. Pulitzer Prize anyone? The New York Times, on front page (finally), 'Details effort to spy on Trump Campaign,'" Trump wrote on Twitter. "This is bigger than WATERGATE, but the reverse!"

Attorney General William Barr told Congress last month that he believes the Trump campaign was spied on. Barr has directed a team to determine whether the spying was adequately predicated. Meanwhile, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is investigating a parallel FBI operation which utilized a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant to spy on former Trump-campaign associate Carter Page. Barr told Congress that Horowitz's investigation is due to conclude in May or June. The FBI obtained the warrant targeting Page using evidence from the infamous Clinton-funded Steele dossier. The document was composed by former British intelligence office Christopher Steele using second- and third-hand sources with ties to the Kremlin. Special counsel Robert Mueller took over the reins of the FBI investigation of the Trump campaign in May 2017. Mueller finished his probe last month, concluding that neither Trump nor anyone in the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-york-times-identifies-second-spy-who-targeted-trump-campaign_2905380.html

F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/us/politics/fbi-government-investigator-trump.html

#6405522 at 2019-05-03 21:37:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8191: Happy Hunting Edition

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/03/William-Barr-investigation-virginia-dc-1301143

2 Dems push D.C., Virginia bar associations to investigate Barr

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) - both former prosecutors - say they believe Barr "at best misled Congress" and "at worst perjured himself" when he told lawmakers this week he was unsure why some members Mueller's team were reportedly dissatisfied with his public portrayal of Mueller's report.

#6405393 at 2019-05-03 21:18:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8191: Happy Hunting Edition

William Barr MADE A MAJOR DISCLOSURE IN HIS SENATE HEARING THAT HARDLY ANYONE NOTICED
*Attorney General William Barr revealed during his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that former Australian diplomat Alexander Downer was an FBI source for information about George Papadopoulos.
*The disclosure, which received little attention during Barr's testimony, could now allow the public to force the government to reveal details about Downer's role in the investigation.
*Downer's role as the catalyst for the FBI's probe has been revealed in press reports, but the U.S. government had not acknowledged it officially prior to Barr's testimony.

In a little-noticed exchange during his Senate hearing Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr made a surprising disclosure that could allow the public and press to obtain sensitive details about the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.

During a back-and-forth with Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Barr identified Alexander Downer, a former Australian diplomat, as the FBI's source for the information that sparked the bureau's counterintelligence investigation into George Papadopoulos and other Trump campaign associates.

The federal government had not officially identified Downer as the source until Wednesday. His role in the investigation was publicly known, but only through press reports and his own statements to the media.

Federal agencies could deny requests for information about Downer and his role in the opening of "Crossfire Hurricane," the FBI's name for the counterintelligence investigation, without official confirmation from U.S. government officials.

That all changed on Wednesday, according to Bradley Moss, the deputy executive director of the James Madison Project, a transparency group that handles national security-related lawsuits.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/03/William-Barr-alexander-downer/

#6405237 at 2019-05-03 20:56:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8190: [D]eclass Soon Edition

William Barr MADE A MAJOR DISCLOSURE IN HIS SENATE HEARING THAT HARDLY ANYONE NOTICED
*Attorney General William Barr revealed during his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that former Australian diplomat Alexander Downer was an FBI source for information about George Papadopoulos.
*The disclosure, which received little attention during Barr's testimony, could now allow the public to force the government to reveal details about Downer's role in the investigation.
*Downer's role as the catalyst for the FBI's probe has been revealed in press reports, but the U.S. government had not acknowledged it officially prior to Barr's testimony.

In a little-noticed exchange during his Senate hearing Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr made a surprising disclosure that could allow the public and press to obtain sensitive details about the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.

During a back-and-forth with Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Barr identified Alexander Downer, a former Australian diplomat, as the FBI's source for the information that sparked the bureau's counterintelligence investigation into George Papadopoulos and other Trump campaign associates.

The federal government had not officially identified Downer as the source until Wednesday. His role in the investigation was publicly known, but only through press reports and his own statements to the media.

Federal agencies could deny requests for information about Downer and his role in the opening of "Crossfire Hurricane," the FBI's name for the counterintelligence investigation, without official confirmation from U.S. government officials.

That all changed on Wednesday, according to Bradley Moss, the deputy executive director of the James Madison Project, a transparency group that handles national security-related lawsuits.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/03/William-Barr-alexander-downer/

#6405158 at 2019-05-03 20:47:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8190: [D]eclass Soon Edition

Lindsey Graham sends letter to Mueller seeking info, rather than political points

While House Democrats like the fried chicken guy play grandstanding "gotcha" games against President Trump and attorney general William Barr, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has demonstrated how respectful congressional oversight should be conducted. Not only did Graham run a hearing May 1 in which all sides had fair and ample opportunity to get their questions, answers, and points across, he has followed up on the most obvious question arising from that hearing. He did so in an appropriate way, with a request and an invitation rather than with threats or other heavy-handed tactics.

The question with which much of the media has obsessed is whether Barr badly misled the public about the key takeaways from special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian perfidy. The logical way to find the answer to that question is to go to the source. That's exactly what Graham did.

On May 3, Graham wrote a letter to Mueller inviting the special counsel's thoughts on the subject. After a polite introduction and a paragraph of background summary, Graham wrote: In response to questions by Senator Blumenthal, the Attorney General testified in essence that you told him in a phone call that you did not challenge the accuracy of the Attorney General's summary of your report's principal conclusions, but rather you wanted more of the report, particularly the executive summaries concerning obstruction of justice, to be released promptly. In particular, Attorney General Barr testified that you believed media coverage of your investigation was unfair without the public release of those summaries. Please inform the Committee if you would like to provide testimony regarding any misrepresentation by the Attorney General of the substance of that phone call.

Simple, clear, and direct. No extravagant language. No outlandish demands. No apocalyptic threats. And not a single word showing prejudgment of the issue at hand. If Mueller declines the invitation, and if the question continues to appear tremendously important, Graham can always return with a sterner request, and then a direct summons. None of that should be necessary, though. This shouldn't be about scoring political points, or showing who's boss, or trying to reach some predetermined conclusion. The Senate merely needs valid information, without histrionics. That's what Graham is seeking, and he is using a model approach.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/lindsey-graham-sends-letter-to-mueller-seeking-info-rather-than-political-points

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/LOG%20to%20SC%20Mueller%20re%20AG%20Barr%20testimony%20(05-03-19).pdf

#6404877 at 2019-05-03 20:15:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8190: [D]eclass Soon Edition

McCarthy says Nadler lied, not Barr
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday rejected Democrats' assertion that Attorney General William Barr had lied to Congress last month and committed a crime.

Instead, McCarthy accused House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) of being a liar.

"I do not believe Attorney General Barr lied; I believe he's been very transparent in all of this," McCarthy told reporters Thursday afternoon. "I think if people are looking at who has lied in the process, simply look at Chairman Nadler."

The combative remarks from McCarthy, a close ally of President Trump, came after Nadler staged a Judiciary Committee hearing with an empty chair. Barr backed out of the hearing after objecting to Democrats' demand that staff attorneys be allowed to question Barr in addition to lawmakers.

"Chairman Nadler asked the attorney general to come and he said yes. After the attorney general said he would come to the committee, to speak to every member, they moved to change the rules," McCarthy said. "The only time an individual, a staffer questioned somebody was during Watergate. Nadler has been wanting to impeach the day after the election."

A Nadler spokesman did not immediately provide a comment.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/441860-mccarthy-says-nadler-lied-not-Barr

#6404645 at 2019-05-03 19:46:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8190: [D]eclass Soon Edition

Lindsey Graham letter to Mueller concerning AG Barr's testimony


Graham Writes to Special Counsel Regarding Barr Testimony

WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today sent a letter to Special Counsel Robert Mueller offering the opportunity to provide testimony regarding any misrepresentation by Attorney General William Barr of the substance of a phone call between the Attorney General and the Special Counsel.

After Attorney General Barr sent a four-page letter to Congress with the primary conclusions of the Special Counsel's report, Mueller sent Barr a letter that took issue with the manner in which the Special Counsel's report was being characterized in the press. Barr also testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that later he and Mueller spoke on the phone, and the Special Counsel reiterated that the press coverage surrounding the investigation was misleading, not Barr's letter itself.

Graham wrote, "In response to questions by Senator Blumenthal, the Attorney General testified in essence that you told him in a phone call that you did not challenge the accuracy of the Attorney General's summary of your report's principal conclusions, but rather you wanted more of the report, particularly the executive summaries concerning obstruction of justice, to be released promptly. In particular, Attorney General Barr testified that you believed media coverage of your investigation was unfair without the public release of those summaries."

He continued, "Please inform the Committee if you would like to provide testimony regarding any misrepresentation by the Attorney General of the substance of that phone call."

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/graham-writes-to-special-counsel-regarding-Barr-testimony

#6404035 at 2019-05-03 18:33:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8189: Envy Of The World. They Fear This Board Edition

Barr Launches Wide-Ranging Probe Into 2016 FBI Spying

Attorney General William Barr told the Senate Judiciary Panel this week that he has assembled a team at the Justice Department to probe whether the spying conducted by the FBI against the Trump campaign in 2016 was improper, reports Bloomberg.

Barr suggested that he would focus on former senior leaders at the FBI and Justice Department.

"To the extent there was overreach, what we have to be concerned about is a few people at the top getting it into their heads that they know better than the American people," said Barr.

Barr will also review whether the infamous Steele dossier - a collection of salacious and unverified claims against Donald Trump, assembled by a former British spy and paid for by the Clinton campaign - was fabricated by the Russian government to trick the FBI and other US agencies. (Will Barr investigate whether Steele made the whole thing up for his client, Fusion GPS?)

"We now know that he was being falsely accused," Barr said of Trump. "We have to stop using the criminal justice process as a political weapon."

Mueller's report didn't say there were false accusations against Trump. It said the evidence of cooperation between the campaign and Russia "was not sufficient to support criminal charges." Investigators were unable to get a complete picture of the activities of some relevant people, the special counsel found.

Although Barr's review has only begun, it's helping to fuel a narrative long embraced by Trump and some of his Republican supporters: that the Russia investigation was politically motivated and concocted from false allegations in order to spy on Trump's campaign and ultimately undermine his presidency. -Bloomberg

As Bloomberg notes, Barr's review could receive a boost by a Thursday New York Times article acknowledging that the FBI sent a 'honeypot' spy to London in 2016 to pose as a research assistant and gather intelligence from Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos over possible Trump campaign links to Russia.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-03/Barrs-review-2016-fbi-spying-will-have-wide-scope

#6403794 at 2019-05-03 18:07:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8189: Envy Of The World. They Fear This Board Edition

FLASHBACK: Before his unanimous confirmation by the Senate in 1991, Joe Biden, then-chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, praised William Barr as a "heck of an honorable guy" during Barr's confirmation hearings.

#6403682 at 2019-05-03 17:53:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8188: Frantic Future Felon Friday Edition

>>6403619
>"It's total bullshit," Wisenberg said. "In fact, it's unmitigated bullshit

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/02/democrats-William-Barr-1299590

#6403603 at 2019-05-03 17:42:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8188: Frantic Future Felon Friday Edition

https://twitter.com/45__Schedule/status/1124366932860211201

POTUS_Schedule
@45__Schedule
3m3 minutes ago

Democrats are unwilling to impeach President Donald Trump for now, so they're throwing all their pent-up fury at the next best target: Attorney General William Barr.

Democrats channel their Trump outrage on Barr

The attacks on the attorney general help Democrats vent their fury over the president.

By KYLE CHENEY and DARREN SAMUELSOHN

05/02/2019 05:33 PM EDT

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/02/democrats-William-Barr-1299590

Democrats are unwilling to impeach President Donald Trump for now, so they're throwing all their pent-up fury at the next best target: Attorney General William Barr.

House Democrats have transformed the conservative GOP legal fixture into their all-purpose political foil. They've subpoenaed Barr, are preparing to hold him in contempt of Congress, want to battle him in court, have called for his resignation or impeachment, suggested fining him and are even musing about criminally referring him to his own Justice Department.

"All options are on the table," said Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), who noted the irony of referring the attorney general, effectively, to himself for criminal proceedings.

The all-of-the-above attack on Barr is an outlet for Democrats who are furious with Trump but unprepared to impeach the president himself. Their anger with the attorney general is mostly rooted in Barr's handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, which laid out a methodical case that Trump attempted to obstruct his investigation repeatedly.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has worked to contain impeachment fervor, told colleagues Thursday she believes Barr committed "a crime" when he testified to a House committee last month, opening a new line of attack that House Democrats eagerly embraced. Pelosi intends to defer to committee leaders about how to handle Barr, aides say. But the allegation has rank-and-file Democrats increasingly saying Barr should face criminal sanctions for his behavior.

The allegation prompted a sharp retort from a Justice Department spokeswoman, who called Pelosi's comment "reckless, irresponsible and false." Barr's predecessor, Jeff Sessions, was investigated by Mueller for potential perjury to Congress during his confirmation hearing, though the special counsel concluded he couldn't prove Trump's first attorney general was "willfully untruthful."

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) has indicated he intends to give Barr "one or two" days to consider complying with Democratic demands - a proposition the Justice Department all but ruled out in a harsh rebuke of the committee on Wednesday. A contempt citation could be considered by the committee as soon as May 8.

#6403421 at 2019-05-03 17:22:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8188: Frantic Future Felon Friday Edition

William Barr Made A Major Disclosure In His Senate Hearing That Hardly Anyone Noticed

Attorney General William Barr revealed during his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that former Australian diplomat Alexander Downer was an FBI source for information about George Papadopoulos.
The disclosure, which received little attention during Barr's testimony, could now allow the public to force the government to reveal details about Downer's role in the investigation.
Downer's role as the catalyst for the FBI's probe has been revealed in press reports, but the U.S. government had not acknowledged it officially prior to Barr's testimony.

In a little-noticed exchange during his Senate hearing Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr made a surprising disclosure that could allow the public and press to obtain sensitive details about the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.

During a back-and-forth with Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Barr identified Alexander Downer, a former Australian diplomat, as the FBI's source for the information that sparked the bureau's counterintelligence investigation into George Papadopoulos and other Trump campaign associates.

The federal government had not officially identified Downer as the source until Wednesday. His role in the investigation was publicly known, but only through press reports and his own statements to the media.

Federal agencies could deny requests for information about Downer and his role in the opening of "Crossfire Hurricane," the FBI's name for the counterintelligence investigation, without official confirmation from U.S. government officials.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/03/William-Barr-alexander-downer/

#6402867 at 2019-05-03 16:10:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8187: The 'S' Word Edition

Judiciary Dem sends counter offer to DOJ on Mueller report

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Friday sent a letter to the Justice Department reiterating his demand for special counsel Robert Mueller's full report and signaling he is willing to make some concessions in order to obtain files from Mueller's investigation in which his committee is most interested.

Nadler, who has subpoenaed the Justice Department for Mueller's full report and underlying evidence, signaled that it was his only counter offer before moving to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to the subpoena. Nadler gave the Justice Department until the morning of May 6 - Monday - to respond.

"The Committee is prepared to make every realistic effort to reach an accommodation with the Department. But if the Department persists in its baseless refusal to comply with the validly issued subpoena, the Committee will move to contempt proceedings and seek further legal recourse," Nadler wrote in a letter to Barr on Friday.

Nadler asked Barr to reconsider his decision not to allow all members of Congress to view a less-redacted version of Mueller's report, and he reiterated his request that the Justice Department work jointly with Congress to petition a federal court to release the grand jury material from Mueller's report.

Nadler also said that his panel is willing to "prioritize" the production of specific investigative files that underlie Mueller's report, saying the committee has a "heightened interest" in obtaining files that are specifically cited in the 448-page document. These include witness interviews often referred to as "302s" and contemporaneous notes taken by witnesses.

"Since these materials are publicly cited and described in the Mueller report, there can be no question about the Committee's need for and right to this underlying evidence in order to independently evaluate the facts that Special Counsel Mueller uncovered and fulfill our constitutional duties," Nadler wrote. "In addition, to the extent these materials are classified or contain sensitive law enforcement information, we are prepared to maintain their confidentiality as we regularly do with similar information."

Nadler said the panel is "prepared to discuss limiting and prioritizing" its request for all documents and investigative files from Mueller's investigation.

Nadler's letter represents the latest development in an ongoing standoff between Congress and the executive branch over the special counsel's report, a redacted version of which Barr released on April 18 that restricts grand jury material, details on ongoing investigations and other sensitive data.

The letter also came one day after Barr did not appear for scheduled testimony before Nadler's committee because Democrats insisted that committee counsels be permitted to question the attorney general - a condition the Justice Department deemed "unprecedented" and "inappropriate."

MORE at link

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/441998-judiciary-dem-sends-counter-offer-to-doj-on-mueller-report

#6402821 at 2019-05-03 16:05:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8187: The 'S' Word Edition

Adam Schiff calls for Barr's resignation, labels him 'unfit' and 'the second most dangerous man in the country'

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., doubled down on his call for Attorney General William Barr's resignation in an op-ed published in USA Today on Friday morning.

In the lengthy piece, Schiff argued Barr helped President Trump mislead the country, undermined the public's confidence in the Department of Justice, and set a precedent for the president to end the 15 investigations into his behavior.

"The attorney general of the United States misled the country about an investigation implicating the president. Then he lied to Congress," Schiff wrote in the piece. "Then he did something worse: He effectively said that the president of the United States is above the law.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/03/William-Barr-should-resign-lied-congress-mueller-report-column/3655436002/

#6402793 at 2019-05-03 16:01:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8187: The 'S' Word Edition

Habbening
Barr Launches Wide-Ranging Probe Into 2016 FBI Spying
Attorney General William Barr told the Senate Judiciary Panel this week that he has assembled a team at the Justice Department to probe whether the spying conducted by the FBI against the Trump campaign in 2016 was improper, reports Bloomberg.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-03/Barrs-review-2016-fbi-spying-will-have-wide-scope
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-03/Barrs-review-2016-fbi-spying-will-have-wide-scope

#6402681 at 2019-05-03 15:45:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8187: The 'S' Word Edition

I don't know about you ANONS but I just love the source of where I found this article…it's a kekker for sure!

Democrats Freaking Out: What if Attorney General Barr Blows the Lid Off RussiaGate

"Impeachment is too good for him," Nancy Pelosi declared of the president on Thursday after "his lapdog" - as she styled Attorney General William Barr - refused to be whipped by grandstanding Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. What did Madam Speaker have in mind then? Dragging Mr. Trump behind a Chevy Tahoe over four miles of broken light bulbs? Staking him onto a nest of fire ants? How about a beheading at the capable hands of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)?
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), who is a Jew, eats fried chicken in a flaccid attempt to mock Attorney General William Barr for skipping out on a Congressional kangaroo-court session. Can anyone explain why Cohen is not being called racist?

Mr. Barr's stolid demeanor during the Wednesday session was a refreshing reminder of what it means to be not insane in the long-running lunatic degeneration of national politics. Of course, the reason for the continued hysteria among Democrats is that the two-year solemn inquiry by the august former FBI Director, Mr. Mueller, is being revealed daily as a mendacious fraud with criminal overtones running clear through Democratic ranks beyond even the wicked Hillary Clinton to the sainted former president Obama, who may have supervised his party's collusion with foreign officials to interfere in the 2016 election.

Mr. Barr's hints that he intends to tip this dumpster of political subterfuge, to find out what was at the bottom of it, is being taken as a death threat to the Democratic Party, as well it should be. A lot of familiar names and faces will be rolling out of that dumpster into the grand juries and federal courtrooms just as the big pack of White House aspirants jets around the primary states as though 2020 might be anything like a normal election.

In short and in effect, the Democratic Party itself is headed to trial on a vector that takes it straight into November next year. How do you imagine it will look to voters when Mr. Obama's CIA chief, John Brennan, his NSA Director James Clapper, a baker's dozen of former Obama top FBI and DOJ officials, including former AG Loretta Lynch, and sundry additional players in the great game of RussiaGate Gotcha end up 'splainin' their guts out to a whole different cast of federal prosecutors? It's hardly out of the question that Barack Obama himself and Mrs. Clinton may face charges in all this mischief and depravity.

It's surely true that the public is sick of the RussiaGate spectacle. (I know readers of this blog complain about it.) But it's no exaggeration to say that this is the worst and most tangled scandal that the US government has ever seen, and that failing to resolve it successfully really is an existential threat to the project of being a republic. I was a young newspaper reporter during Watergate and that was like a game of animal lotto compared to this garbage barge of malfeasance.

It's a further irony of the moment that the suddenly leading Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, is neck-deep in that spilled garbage, the story unspooling even as I write that then-Veep Uncle Joe strong-armed the Ukraine government to fire its equivalent of Attorney General to quash an investigation of his son, Hunter, who received large sums of money from the Ukrainian gas company, Burisma, which had mystifyingly appointed the young American to its board of directors after the US-sponsored overthrow of Viktor Yanukovych.

That nasty bit of business comes immediately on top of information that the Hillary campaign was using its connections in Ukraine - from her years at the State Department - to traffic in political dirt on Mr. Trump, plus an additional intrigue that included payments to the Clinton Foundation of $25 million by Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Pinchuk. That was on top of contributions of $150 million that the Clinton Foundation had received earlier from Russian oligarchs around 2012.

==SOURCE FULL ARTICLE== 1/2

https://russia-insider.com/en/democrats-freaking-out-what-if-attorney-general-Barr-blows-lid-russiagate/ri26943

#6401469 at 2019-05-03 12:07:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8186: Back to Business Edition

Kimberly Strassel: AG Barr gets attacked because his probe endangers powerful people

The only thing uglier than an angry Washington is a fearful Washington. And fear is what's driving this week's blitzkrieg of Attorney General William Barr.

Mr. Barr tolerantly sat through hours of Democratic insults at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. His reward for his patience was to be labeled, in the space of a news cycle, a lawbreaking, dishonest, obstructing hack. Speaker Nancy Pelosi publicly accused Mr. Barr of lying to Congress, which, she added, is "considered a crime." House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said he will move to hold Mr. Barr in contempt unless the attorney general acquiesces to the unprecedented demand that he submit to cross-examination by committee staff attorneys. James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, lamented that Donald Trump had "eaten" Mr. Barr's "soul." Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren demands the attorney general resign. California Rep. Eric Swalwell wants him impeached.

These attacks aren't about special counsel Robert Mueller, his report or even the surreal debate over Mr. Barr's first letter describing the report. The attorney general delivered the transparency Democrats demanded: He quickly released a lightly redacted report, which portrayed the president in a negative light. What do Democrats have to object to?

Some of this is frustration. Democrats foolishly invested two years of political capital in the idea that Mr. Mueller would prove President Trump had colluded with Russia, and Mr. Mueller left them empty-handed. Some of it is personal. Democrats resent that Mr. Barr won't cower or apologize for doing his job. Some is bitterness that Mr. Barr is performing like a real attorney general, making the call against obstruction-of-justice charges rather than sitting back and letting Democrats have their fun with Mr. Mueller's obstruction innuendo.

(((But most of it is likely fear. Mr. Barr made real news in that Senate hearing, and while the press didn't notice, Democrats did. The attorney general said he'd already assigned people at the Justice Department to assist his investigation of the origins of the Trump-Russia probe. He said his review would be far-reaching - that he was obtaining details from congressional investigations, from the ongoing probe by the department's inspector general, Michael Horowitz, and even from Mr. Mueller's work. Mr. Barr said the investigation wouldn't focus only on the fall 2016 justifications for secret surveillance warrants against Trump team members but would go back months earlier.)))

(((He also said he'd focus on the infamous "dossier" concocted by opposition-research firm Fusion GPS and British former spy Christopher Steele, on which the FBI relied so heavily in its probe. Mr. Barr acknowledged his concern that the dossier itself could be Russian disinformation, a possibility he described as not "entirely speculative." He also revealed that the department has "multiple criminal leak investigations under way" into the disclosure of classified details about the Trump-Russia investigation.)))

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/kimberly-strassel-ag-Barr-gets-attacked-because-his-probe-endangers-powerful-people


PANIC PANIC PANIC

#6400464 at 2019-05-03 05:50:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8184: News Explosion Edition

>>6400343
>"Though President GEORGE H.W. BUSH couldn't be saved from his election defeat masterminded by the "Deep State", the Democrat Party and their lapdog mainstream media allies, Secretary of Defense Weinberger, along with other Bush allies ensnared in traps lain for them by Independent Counsel Walsh, were freed from the witch hunt launched against them by US Attorney General William Barr who told Bush to pardon them all-and after which saw Barr shutting down Walsh's fake investigation entirely."


How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power
Rumours of a link between the US first family and the Nazi war machine have circulated for decades. Now the Guardian can reveal how repercussions of events that culminated in action under the Trading with the Enemy Act are still being felt by today's president

Ben Aris in Berlin and Duncan Campbell in Washington

Sat 25 Sep 2004 23.59 BST
First published on Sat 25 Sep 2004 23.59 BST

George Bush's grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany.

The Guardian has obtained confirmation from newly discovered files in the US National Archives that a firm of which Prescott Bush was a director was involved with the financial architects of Nazism.

His business dealings, which continued until his company's assets were seized in 1942 under the Trading with the Enemy Act, has led more than 60 years later to a civil action for damages being brought in Germany against the Bush family by two former slave labourers at Auschwitz and to a hum of pre-election controversy.

The evidence has also prompted one former US Nazi war crimes prosecutor to argue that the late senator's action should have been grounds for prosecution for giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

The debate over Prescott Bush's behaviour has been bubbling under the surface for some time. There has been a steady internet chatter about the "Bush/Nazi" connection, much of it inaccurate and unfair. But the new documents, many of which were only declassified last year, show that even after America had entered the war and when there was already significant information about the Nazis' plans and policies, he worked for and profited from companies closely involved with the very German businesses that financed Hitler's rise to power. It has also been suggested that the money he made from these dealings helped to establish the Bush family fortune and set up its political dynasty.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar

#6400343 at 2019-05-03 05:26:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8184: News Explosion Edition

>>6400120

Guess you missed Barr "Shutting down" the DS setup of innocent officials back in the 1990s. Braindead and not read all hey? Not the 1st time Barr reversed they DS setup crimes…

"Though President GEORGE H.W. BUSH couldn't be saved from his election defeat masterminded by the "Deep State", the Democrat Party and their lapdog mainstream media allies, Secretary of Defense Weinberger, along with other Bush allies ensnared in traps lain for them by Independent Counsel Walsh, were freed from the witch hunt launched against them by US Attorney General William Barr who told Bush to pardon them all-and after which saw Barr shutting down Walsh's fake investigation entirely."

#6400087 at 2019-05-03 04:44:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8184: News Explosion Edition

>>6400075

Pt 2/2

Though President GEORGE H.W. BUSH couldn't be saved from his election defeat masterminded by the "Deep State", the Democrat Party and their lapdog mainstream media allies, Secretary of Defense Weinberger, along with other Bush allies ensnared in traps lain for them by Independent Counsel Walsh, were freed from the witch hunt launched against them by US Attorney General William Barr who told Bush to pardon them all-and after which saw Barr shutting down Walsh's fake investigation entirely.

Exactly like US Attorney General Barr had come to the aid of an under "Deep State" siege President GEORGE H.W. BUSH in 1992, so too has he today come to the aid of President Trump-who, likewise, is under "Deep State" siege, the difference this time being his salvation has come in time to ensure his re-election in 2020-a fact known in the highest levels of the Democrat Party whose Chairwoman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, US Congresswoman CHERI BUSTOS, has just joined US House Speaker NANCY PELOSI in ordering her members to "stop talking about impeachment"-and whose reason for issuing this order is in their knowing that an impeachment of Trump can now be charged by Barr as a criminal attempt to obstruct his investigation into how this coup plot started, and who was behind it.

#6400075 at 2019-05-03 04:43:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8184: News Explosion Edition

Pt 1/2

HOW WE GOT HERE WITH DEEP STATE COUP OF TRUMP:
(SAME DS Tactic's Used on GHW Bush in 1990s)

RUSSIAGATE (Democrat Party) DS FACTS:
DS ORIGINS: 1990 NATO London Summit
- Bush Disengaged Russia During Collapse
- DS GB Needed War with Russia
- DS US then Ambassador APRIL GLASPIE (Dual Citizenship) TOLD SADDAM HUSSAIN to INVADE KUWAIT
- GB DS Invaded Kuwait (Started Iraq War)
- US DS "Set Up" Iran-Contra" to remove Bush
- Entered AG Barr told Bush to PARDON EVERYONE IN FAKE DS INVESTIGATION!
- Today - AG Barr came to Americas Resuce IN TIME TO SAVE IT
TODAY - GB Theresa May Fired GAVIN WilliamS AND BarrED HIM FROM SPEAKING TO US Authorities, so U.S. CAN NOT TIE MAY & UK TO PLOT IN TRUMP COUP!


A few hours after US Attorney General William Barr confirmed he had opened multiple criminal investigations into the coup plot against President DONALD TRUMP-a revelation so paralyzing to the "Deep State" even its main mouthpiece CNN pushed out a headline declaring "Barr Ensures Congress Can't Stop Trump Now"-British Prime Minister THERESA MAY abruptly fired her Defense Minister GAVIN WilliamSON and Barred any criminal investigation against him from occurring-an expected action against this maniac Foreign Ministry SERGEI LAVROV had previously labeled a "Minister of War"-but whose gravest crime May is trying to keep hidden is his involvement in the British staged coup plot against Trump-that has now met the dreaded "Barr Bomb" top Russian officials warned last month would soon be exploding.

American people, unlike President Trump, remain clueless as to what Russiagate is really all about.

Anyone attempting to understand what the Russiagate coup plot against President Trump is really all about, must first travel back to the NATO London Summit of 1990 that was called "A Turning Point In East-West Relations"-that saw then President GEORGE H.W. BUSH attempting to disengage the United States from its total war footing against the soon-to-collapse Soviet Union in order to steer his nation's economy more towards domestic issues.

For daring to even posit a drawdown of NATO forces, this report details, President Bush was descended upon by the full power of the "Deep State" and its sycophant mainstream media allies-with their first using the US-British fully supported Iraqi regime to embroil Bush in a war-that was begun after "Deep State" operative US Ambassador APRIL GLASPIE gave Iraqi leader SADDAM HUSSAIN tacit permission to invade Kuwait-and that afterwards saw unleashed upon the American people one of largest, deceitful and outright lie-filled mass media propaganda campaigns ever seen.

Standing alone against this "Deep State" onslaught to push President Bush into war, this report notes, was top Bush national security advisor CHRISTOPHER LAYNE-the current ROBER M. GATES Chair in Intelligence and National Security at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University-and whom, in his July-1991 war aftermath analysis titled "Why The Gulf War Was Not In The National Interest", exposed this war for sham it really was-and was a war more deadly than Vietnam.

British born "Deep State" operative US Ambassador APRIL GLASPIE gives Iraq permission to invade Kuwait.

With "Deep State" operative US Ambassador APRIL GLASPIE being a duel citizen of the British Commonwealth due to her 1942 birth in the British Empire nation of Canada, this report continues, it was no surprise to Russia that British intelligence agencies had their fingerprints all over the Iraq war they pushed President Bush into-and after top Bush advisor CHRISTOPHER LAYNE exposed this war as not being in the national security interest of America, then saw them doing everything in their power to ensure that Bush would lose the presidency in 1992.

The weapon of choice chosen by the "Deep State" and their lapdog mainstream media allies to destroy President Bush, was known as the "Iran-Contra Affair"-that saw the rabidly leftist Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh weaponizing the US legal system and intelligence agencies in order to target for destruction everyone he could close to Bush-the most important of whom was US Defense Secretary CASPER WEINBERGER-who Walsh indicted five months prior to the 1992 US Presidential Election on 16 June 1992-with Walsh further, just 4-days prior to this election, piling more fake charges on Weinberger-which were dismissed by a US Federal Court a month later, but not in time to keep Bush from being defeated.

#6399087 at 2019-05-03 02:40:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8183: Solomon Nails It Again Edition

and the litigious revolution begins!

"Prosecutors simply are not in the business of establishing innocence, any more than they are in the business of 'exonerating' investigated persons," he wrote. "Because they do not belong to our criminal justice vocabulary, the SCO's inverted-proof-standard and 'exoneration' statement can be understood only as political statements."

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-blasts-mueller-report-to-William-Barr-its-just-a-law-school-exam-paper

#6398772 at 2019-05-03 02:11:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8182: Storms Comin Edition

Stefan Halper's 'Assistant' In Papadopoulos Spy Operation Has Been Outed

A woman who met alongside Stefan Halper in September 2016 with Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos has been identified in a press report as an FBI investigator.
Azra Turk, an alias for the investigator, was tasked by the FBI to accompany Halper during his meetings in London with Papadopoulos.
Halper also made contact during the campaign with Trump aides Carter Page and Sam Clovis.

A woman who posed as an assistant to former Cambridge professor Stefan Halper has been identified as an FBI investigator who worked on an intelligence-gathering operation against George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser.

The New York Times reports that the woman, who used the alias Azra Turk, was tasked by the FBI to work alongside Halper during a series of meetings with Papadopoulos in London in September 2016.

The operation, which The Times says yielded little information from Papadopoulos, adds a new wrinkle to "Spygate," the term that President Donald Trump began using after it was reported in May 2018 that Halper was a longtime CIA and FBI informant.

Democrats and some pundits have defended the FBI against the "Spygate" term, which they consider a pejorative. Attorney General William Barr told Congress on April 9 that he believes government agencies spied on the Trump team. He said he has formed a task force to investigate whether the surveillance was authorized.

The Daily Caller News Foundation first reported on March 25, 2018 that Halper had contact during the campaign with three Trump aides: Papadopoulos, Carter Page, and Sam Clovis. Halper and Page first met on July 11, 2016 at a political event held at Cambridge, where Halper served as a director for an intelligence seminar. The pair remained in contact through September 2017, meeting on occasion in the Washington, D.C., area.

Halper reached out to Papadopoulos out of the clear blue on Sept. 2, 2016, offering the young Trump adviser $3,000 and a trip to London to discuss writing an academic paper on Mediterranean Sea energy issues.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/02/stefan-halper-spygate-papadopoulos/

#6397644 at 2019-05-03 00:18:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8181: Now Comes Le Pain. The Le NightShift Edition

The New York Times admitted that the Obama administration deployed multiple spies against the Trump campaign in 2016, confirming recent comments by Attorney General William Barr that 'spying did occur' during the campaign.

#6397460 at 2019-05-03 00:00:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8181: Now Comes Le Pain. The Le NightShift Edition

>>6397270 (repost late last bread)

==NOTABLE== ?

dems jacking off Mueller hoping he'll shoot his wad!

House Dems in direct talks with Mueller== ==about his testimony: reports

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team is in direct talks with the House Judiciary Committee about whether he will testify before Congress, according to multiple reports.

NBC News and ABC News reported that the committee is now speaking with Mueller's team when it was previously dealing with the Justice Department. NBC reports that a hearing has not been finalized and a date was not set.
The Hill has reached out to the Judiciary Committee and the special counsel's office for comment.

William Barr on Wednesday testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and was scheduled to reappear Thursday, but cancelled his Thursday testimony after he was grilled by Democratic lawmakers on a host of issues related to the Mueller Report.

Democrats on the Senate committee Wednesday also released a letter that Mueller wrote to Barr following Barr's March letter to Congress detailing his views of the Mueller report's principal conclusion.

Mueller in the March 27 letter slammed Barr's memo, saying that it created "public confusion about critical aspects of the results."
Democrats have long called for Mueller to testify on his probe.

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/441915-house-dems-in-direct-talks-with-mueller-about-his-testimony-reports

#6397456 at 2019-05-02 23:59:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8181: Now Comes Le Pain. The Le NightShift Edition

BASED - RON PAUL - ON how the iraq war got started by the DS - this stunning info never made the news - ever
[Congressional Record: January 26, 2011 (House)]
[Page H503]
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Paul) is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, how did the 20-year war get started? It had
been long assumed that the United States Government, shortly before
Iraq invaded Kuwait in August of 1990, gave Saddam Hussein a green
light to attack. A State Department cable recently published by
WikiLeaks confirmed that U.S. Ambassador April Glaspie did indeed have
a conversation with Saddam Hussein one week prior to Iraq's August 1,
1990, invasion of Kuwait. Amazingly, the released cable was entitled,
``Saddam's Message of Friendship to President Bush.'' In it, Ambassador
Glaspie affirmed to Saddam that ``the President had instructed her to
broaden and deepen our relations with Iraq.'' As Saddam Hussein
outlined Iraq's ongoing border dispute with Kuwait, Ambassador Glaspie
was quite clear that, ``we took no position on these Arab affairs.''
There would have been no reason for Saddam Hussein not to take this
assurance at face value. The U.S. was quite supportive of his invasion
and war of aggression against Iran in the 1980s. With this approval
from the U.S. Government, it wasn't surprising that the invasion
occurred. The shock and surprise was how quickly the tables were turned
and our friend, Saddam Hussein, all of a sudden became Hitler
personified.
The document was classified, supposedly to protect national security,
yet this information in no way jeopardized our security. Instead, it
served to keep the truth from the American people about an event
leading up to our initial military involvement in Iraq and the region
that continues to today.

DS then took further action vs Bush loyalists Weinberger et al with Special Counsel appt. and prosecution - actions which assured that BC beat GHWB in the next election - then GUESS WHO freed them from the witch hunt? YUP - US Attorney General William Barr who told Bush to pardon them all-and after which Barr shut down Walsh's fake investigation entirely.

#6397270 at 2019-05-02 23:41:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8180: Show Me Bake The Bread Edition

House Dems in direct talks with Mueller== ==about his testimony: reports

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team is in direct talks with the House Judiciary Committee about whether he will testify before Congress, according to multiple reports.

NBC News and ABC News reported that the committee is now speaking with Mueller's team when it was previously dealing with the Justice Department. NBC reports that a hearing has not been finalized and a date was not set.

The Hill has reached out to the Judiciary Committee and the special counsel's office for comment.

William Barr on Wednesday testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and was scheduled to reappear Thursday, but cancelled his Thursday testimony after he was grilled by Democratic lawmakers on a host of issues related to the Mueller Report.

Democrats on the Senate committee Wednesday also released a letter that Mueller wrote to Barr following Barr's March letter to Congress detailing his views of the Mueller report's principal conclusion.

Mueller in the March 27 letter slammed Barr's memo, saying that it created "public confusion about critical aspects of the results."

Democrats have long called for Mueller to testify on his probe.


https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/441915-house-dems-in-direct-talks-with-mueller-about-his-testimony-reports

#6395997 at 2019-05-02 21:38:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8179: Wondrous Land of Liberty Edition

FBI sent undercover investigator to meet with Papadopoulos in 2016: report

The FBI in 2016 sent an investigator posing as a research assistant to meet with George Papadopoulos as part of its probe into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, according to The New York Times.

The woman, who went by the name Azra Turk, reportedly met with Papadopoulos, then a Trump campaign adviser, at a London bar where she asked him about whether the campaign was working with Moscow.

The previously unreported episode comes amid growing scrutiny over the FBI's actions toward President Trump's 2016 campaign. Trump has repeatedly accused the FBI of spying on his campaign, an allegation Attorney General William Barr has said he plans to look into.

The report also comes as the Justice Department's inspector general is expected to wrap up its probe into the FBI's actions during the campaign sometime this summer.

Papadopoulos shared the Times story on Thursday afternoon while questioning whether the person with whom he had met actually worked for the FBI.

I agree with everything in this superb article except "Azra Turk" clearly was not FBI. She was CIA and affiliated with Turkish intel. She could hardly speak English and was tasked to meet me about my work in the energy sector offshore Israel/Cyprus which Turkey was competing with https://t.co/wbyBnvb6io
- George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) May 2, 2019

Turk worked with FBI informant Stefan Halper, a Cambridge professor, on the operation, according to the Times, which reported that she posed as his research assistant.

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz has reportedly also analyzed Halper's previous work as an informant and questioned witnesses as to whether he was adequately monitored, according to the newspaper, citing people familiar with the inquiry.

Turk reportedly exchanged emails with Papadopoulos in which she said meeting him was "the highlight of my trip." He met with Turk and Halper weeks after the FBI opened its Russia investigation, reportedly after Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat a Russian source had offered to help the Trump campaign by publishing hacked Democratic emails.

Halper was reportedly directed to determine in his meeting with Papadopoulos what contact, if any, Trump campaign officials had had with Russia, according to the Times.

When Halper asked about hacked emails and whether Russia was providing assistance to the campaign during a meeting with Papadopoulos, the campaign aide reportedly took offense and left the meeting without providing any information, according to the Times.

British intelligence officials were also briefed about the operation, according to the newspaper, citing people familiar with the operation.

Trump suggested in late April that he had been the target of British spying.

The White House, Justice Department, FBI and Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/441839-fbi-sent-undercover-investigator-to-meet-with-papadopoulos-in-2016

#6394832 at 2019-05-02 19:40:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8177: Thursday Thriller Edition

Brit Hume Calls Out The Washington Post For Trashing Barr But Giving 'Wingman' Eric Holder A Pass

Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume called out the Washington Post for criticizing Attorney General William Barr's loyalty to President Donald Trump.

He argued the Post said nothing when former Attorney General Eric Holder declared himself a "wingman" to then-President Barack Obama.

"Remember when the Post got all over Eric Holder for stonewalling Congress, being found in contempt and for declaring himself Barack Obama's 'wingman[?]' Neither do I," Hume tweeted Wednesday.

Remember when the Post got all over Eric Holder for stonewalling Congress, being found in contempt and for declaring himself Barack Obama's "wing man." Neither do I. https://t.co/LK4W53jZzj
- Brit Hume (@brithume) May 1, 2019

The Post's editorial board wasted little time in posting an op-ed after Barr testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, charging that the attorney general had "lit his reputation on fire." (RELATED: Brit Hume Calls Out Adam Schiff For Saying Mueller Didn't Find Trump Innocent)

U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing ... REUTERS/

The missive also accused Barr of issuing a "highly misleading" memorandum to Congress in March highlighting the fact that the Mueller report had not found any evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump and Russia nor any cause to proceed with obstruction of justice charges.

The Post suggested that Barr's political experience should have furnished him with the knowledge that "pre-spinning of the Mueller report would distort the truth of the special counsel's damning findings, to the president's benefit." (RELATED: Attorney General Barr To Not Testify In Front Of House Judiciary Committee)

The editorial also says Barr misled Congress with his April testimony.

Hume's criticism of the Post goes back to their finding no fault with Holder, who, during a 2013 interview, described his role as being the president's "wingman."

"I'm still enjoying what I'm doing, there's still work to be done," Holder told the Tom Joyner radio program. "I'm still the President's wingman, so I'm there with my boy."

Holder stonewalled Congress in 2012 when the House of Representatives voted to hold the former attorney general in contempt for failing to deliver subpoenaed documents. There was no editorial censure from the Post at that time.

https://twitter.com/AKA_RealDirty/status/1124034237643087873

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/02/brit-hume-washington-post-Barr-holder/

#6394585 at 2019-05-02 19:12:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8177: Thursday Thriller Edition

Hollywood meltdown. They can't even accept that there was no collusion. All their hate is on the honey badger (Barr) right now:

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/05/01/hollywood-melts-down-over-William-Barr-testimony-this-is-complete-bullsht/

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/05/01/john-cusack-to-democrats-begin-impeachment-hearings-or-resign/

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/05/01/whoopi-goldberg-ag-Barr-is-lying-for-trump-theres-a-coup-happening/

If there end up being indictments against the actual spygate players.....

I can't even imagine what the Hollywood nutcases do.

#6393574 at 2019-05-02 17:22:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8176: National Day of Prayer Edition

>>6393492

>>6392737

A Real Attorney General
Bill Barr gets smeared for refusing to duck and cover like Loretta Lynch.
By The Editorial Board
May 1, 2019 7:11 p.m. ET

Washington pile-ons are never pretty, but this week's political setup of Attorney General William Barr is disreputable even by Beltway standards. Democrats and the media are turning the AG into a villain for doing his duty and making the hard decisions that special counsel Robert Mueller abdicated.

Washington pile-ons are never pretty, but this week's political setup of Attorney General William Barr is disreputable even by Beltway standards. Democrats and the media are turning the AG into a villain for doing his duty and making the hard decisions that special counsel Robert Mueller abdicated.

Mr. Barr's Wednesday testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee was preceded late Tuesday by the leak of a letter Mr. Mueller had sent the AG on March 27. Mr. Mueller griped in the letter that Mr. Barr's four-page explanation to Congress of the principal conclusions of the Mueller report on March 24 "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance" of the Mueller team's "work and conclusions." Only in Washington could this exercise in posterior covering be puffed into a mini-outrage.

Democrats leapt on the letter as proof that Mr. Barr was somehow covering for Donald Trump when he has covered up nothing. Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono, the Democratic answer to Rep. Louie Gohmert, accused Mr. Barr of abusing his office and lying to Congress, and demanded that he resign. The only thing she lacked was evidence.

Mr. Barr's four-page letter couldn't possibly have covered all the nuances of a 448-page report. It was an attempt to provide Mr. Mueller's conclusions to Congress and the public as quickly as possible, while he took the time to work through the entire document to make redactions required by law and Justice Department rules.

This is exactly what he promised to do in his confirmation hearing. Even Mr. Mueller's complaining letter admits that Mr. Barr's letter wasn't inaccurate, a fact Mr. Barr says Mr. Mueller also conceded in a subsequent phone call. The Mueller complaint, rather, was that there was "public confusion about critical aspects" of his investigation. Translation: Republicans were claiming vindication for Donald Trump, and Mr. Mueller was taking hits in the press for not nailing the worst President in history. Having been hailed for months as a combination of Eliot Ness and St. Thomas More, Mr. Mueller and his team of prosecutors seem to have been unnerved by some bad press clips.

Mr. Barr told the Senate Wednesday that he offered Mr. Mueller the chance to review his four-page letter before sending it to Congress, but the special counsel declined. Mr. Mueller worked for Mr. Barr, and that was the proper time to offer suggestions or disagree. Instead, Mr. Mueller ducked that responsibility and then griped in an ex-post-facto letter that was conveniently leaked on the eve of Mr. Barr's testimony. Quite the stand-up guy.

Mr. Barr has since released the full Mueller report with minor redactions, as he promised, and with the "context" intact. Keep in mind Mr. Barr was under no legal obligation to release anything at all. Mr. Mueller reports only to Mr. Barr, not to the country or Congress.

Mr. Barr has also made nearly all of the redactions in the report available to senior Members of Congress to inspect at Justice. Yet as of this writing, only three Members have bothered-Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and ranking House Republican on Judiciary Doug Collins. Not one Democrat howling about Mr. Barr's lack of transparency has examined the outrages they claim are hidden.

Democrats are also upset that Mr. Barr concluded that Mr. Trump did not obstruct justice regarding the Russia probe. But in that decision too Mr. Barr was behaving as an Attorney General should. Mr. Mueller compiled a factual record but shrank from a "prosecutorial judgment." Mr. Barr then stepped up and made the call, however unpopular with Democrats and the press.

1/2

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-real-attorney-general-11556752279

#6393082 at 2019-05-02 16:46:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8175: Chicken and Waffles The Kickin It In The Kitchen Edition

@henryrodgersdc
Rep. Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) brought a rubber chicken and a bucket of @KFC in front of the House Judiciary Committee, where AG William Barr was originally scheduled to appear today. He was chomping down on fried chicken in the committee room.

#6392357 at 2019-05-02 15:28:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8174: Thursday's D.C. Forecast: Dem Head Explosions Imminent Edition

AG Barr to investigate possible Clinton-Russia collusion during 2016 campaign

Attorney General William Barr told senators on Wednesday that he will be reviewing 2016 Presidential campaign activity, including the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Barr said his review will include "the activities over the summer of 2016" including investigative decisions surrounding Clinton and now President Donald Trump, the Washington Times reported Wednesday.

One of the questions Barr intends to explore in his review is the amount of information the FBI used that was provided by British spy Christopher Steele, who was contracted by opposition research firm Fusion GPS, hired by a Clinton campaign lawyer.

He will also probe how and when the FBI discovered that the Steele dossier was supported by Clinton and the Democratic Party.

Much of the information provided by Steele was reportedly derived from third party and unvetted Russian sources.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/05/ag-Barr-to-investigate-possible-clinton-russia-collusion-during-2016-campaign/

#6392132 at 2019-05-02 15:02:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8174: Thursday's D.C. Forecast: Dem Head Explosions Imminent Edition

>>6392083
>"Pelosi also told her colleagues during the meeting that she couldn't sleep Wednesday night after watching Barr's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, during which he challenged Mueller's legal theories and framework and endeared himself to Trump and his GOP allies."
>https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/02/nancy-pelosi-William-Barr-lied-to-congress-1298314
>THOSE WHO KNOW CANT SLEEP AT NIGHT.
>
Notable?

#6392107 at 2019-05-02 15:00:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8174: Thursday's D.C. Forecast: Dem Head Explosions Imminent Edition

>>>>6391589 Nice, Very Nice

Here's some moar….pics from (lb) >>6391559

And moar….

https://hillreporter.com/house-democrat-brings-kfc-to-congress-to-mock-William-Barr-33875

#6392083 at 2019-05-02 14:57:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8174: Thursday's D.C. Forecast: Dem Head Explosions Imminent Edition

"Pelosi also told her colleagues during the meeting that she couldn't sleep Wednesday night after watching Barr's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, during which he challenged Mueller's legal theories and framework and endeared himself to Trump and his GOP allies."

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/02/nancy-pelosi-William-Barr-lied-to-congress-1298314

THOSE WHO KNOW CANT SLEEP AT NIGHT.

#6392029 at 2019-05-02 14:46:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8174: Thursday's D.C. Forecast: Dem Head Explosions Imminent Edition

>>6389788

>The WILL of the PEOPLE
William Barr?
>UNITED not divided
?

#6391440 at 2019-05-02 13:18:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8173: Barr Tells House JC to Go Pound Sand Edition

>>6391420
https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/1123939079924649990

Rep. Jerry Nadler opens the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Mueller report without Attorney General William Barr: "Although we worked to accommodate his concerns, he objects to the prospect of answering questions by staff counsel" http://abcn.ws/2ZZP49Y
0:34
Video
ABC News
9:15 AM - 2 May 2019

#6391173 at 2019-05-02 12:12:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8172: Slowlolo The Graveyard Edition

Rod Rosenstein: Hero
Brian Cates
May 1, 2019 Updated: May 1, 2019

https://www.theepochtimes.com/rod-rosenstein-hero_2901409.html

Commentary

On April 29, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein submitted his long-awaited resignation letter to President Donald Trump, the man who had selected him for what turned out to be one of the most crucial jobs in his entire administration.

Controversy has swirled around Rosenstein since he was sworn in on April 26, 2017, following his confirmation hearings. He stepped into that top job almost two months after then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions had recused himself, on March 1, 2017, from all 2016 election-related DOJ investigations.

Sessions's recusal meant that his deputy was going to play a crucial role. And indeed, Rosenstein had little time to become acclimated to the new job; by early May, he was thickly involved in Trump's decision to fire James Comey as FBI director.

Rosenstein was originally scheduled to leave in mid-March this year, but new Attorney General William Barr asked him to stay on until the Mueller special counsel's report was finished and released, and Rosenstein agreed.

Rosenstein ended his resignation letter to the president this way:

"We enforce the law without fear or favor because credible evidence is not partisan, and truth is not determined by opinion polls. We ignore fleeting distractions and focus our attention on the things that matter, because a republic that endures is not governed by the news cycle.

We keep the faith, we follow the rules, and we always put America first."

Yes, you are reading that correctly. Rosenstein ended his resignation letter with the words "America first," Trump's own slogan.

For more than two years, I've watched various commentators sell narratives to the public about how a bewildered Trump kept being outmaneuvered by the man I've sarcastically dubbed "The Nefarious Rod Rosenstein," a smirking traitor at his elbow who was supposedly helping to plot a coup against him.

Some people just can't shake this firmly held belief that Trump is the world's worst player at the game of "Spot The Traitor."

I don't buy that for a second. The truth about Rosenstein is far different from the popular narrative.

I firmly believe that Trump knew he and his campaign were being spied on by politicized federal agencies long before then-National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers visited him at Trump Tower on Nov. 17, 2016, following the election. Following that meeting, Trump the very next day moved his transition team to Bedminster, New Jersey.

You're not supposed to remember that Trump hand-picked Rosenstein for this crucial deputy attorney general position long after he had become aware of spying shenanigans against him. Trump came into the White House knowing full well that he had to have immediate countermeasures ready to combat the Spygate plot. To believe anything else is to believe Trump is abjectly incompetent.

#6390905 at 2019-05-02 11:00:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8172: Slowlolo The Graveyard Edition

Stephen Miller flexes policy might with new asylum crackdown
by Paul Bedard
| April 30, 2019 03:00 PM

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/stephen-miller-flexes-policy-might-with-new-asylum-crackdown



The White House move this week to crackdown on asylum fraud is the latest example of top aide Stephen Miller's influence on President Trump's trademark issue, according to insiders.

Facing a growing crisis with tens of thousands of illegal immigrants coming in monthly, Miller and his team earlier this month pushed for changes to asylum processing that was letting most of those who sought it into the country despite just 10% eventually winning amnesty.

In his late Monday action, Trump moved to speed up the process that can take over two years to work through immigration courts. The new plan is to handle each case within 180 days, require fees to file for asylum and work permits, and return illegals quickly after being denied asylum.

"Trump is calling the bluff of the illegal migrants and their lawyers - he is saying, 'You want to hide behind an asylum claim, fine, let's adjudicate it quickly, and when it is found to be bogus, the party is over and you will be sent home, do not pass Go, do not collect $200 (or a work permit)," said Jessica M. Vaughan, director of policy studies for the Center for Immigration Studies.

She added, "There is no question that Stephen Miller has been pushing for actions like this, and prodding the agency leaders to do more. He's right; these things should have been done long ago."

[Related: Trump's true immigration chief: Stephen Miller, the hidden hand in Homeland shake-up]

The new moves come as another top Trump aide, son-in-law Jared Kushner is working a parallel track to fix legal immigration and border security.

Their relationship has been described in the media as a feud, but allies insist that they are working together. Insiders said that Kushner is working on the "long-term" reform of immigration, Miller the immediate crisis.

The asylum crackdown is seen as a first step in stalling the illegal immigration crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. Immigration experts said a similar system of turning away fraudulent asylum claims has worked in the past to slow immigration.

Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said last week that the policy would send a message that paying to enter the U.S. illegally won't work.

"You start sending people back who paid $6,000, $8,000, $10,000 to come here … and you would see a rapid decline," he said.

Vaughan told Secrets: "Importantly, the plan addresses the real reasons people are coming, which is the prospect of release to live and work freely here for years into the future without fear of deportation. After the plan is implemented, it will become harder to claim asylum, there will be a clocking ticking on the claim, and there will be less of a reward and more chance of deportation."

Other immigration reform groups also lauded Trump's plan.

R.J. Hauman, the government relations director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, said: "Given congressional inaction and ineptitude, we applaud President Trump's use of executive and inherent authority to restore integrity to our asylum system. A proper deterrence must be restored. It is not a change in asylum policy just yet, but rather marching orders for DOJ and DHS. These changes would be significant if they go into effect but still need to go through the regulatory process and inevitable legal challenges from open borders groups."

Hauman added, "These recommendations serve as a clear road map for Attorney General William Barr and acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan. There is no time for foot-dragging at the agency level."

And Dale L. Wilcox, executive director and general counsel of the Immigration Reform Law Institute, said: "The current asylum laws have been grossly exploited by those making fraudulent claims as a back-door into the United States. While we should always welcome people with legitimate claims, the president is showing leadership by introducing new ways to address what has been a long-festering problem."

#6390886 at 2019-05-02 10:50:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8172: Slowlolo The Graveyard Edition

U.S. Attorney General William Barr faced some tough questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about Robert Mueller's report on Russian meddling. While the special counsel's report focused on whether the Trump campaign was involved, much of Barr's testimony revealed the growing rift with Mueller.

#6390660 at 2019-05-02 08:56:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8172: Slowlolo The Graveyard Edition

Moar on Spying.

Attorney General William Barr committed on May 1 to brief congressional lawmakers on the possibility that senior FBI officials used counterintelligence briefings with President Donald Trump's transition team to gather intelligence on the incoming administration.

Barr made the commitment during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Justice Department's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/Barr-to-brief-senators-on-fbi-spying-on-trump-in-counterintel-briefings_2902221.html

#6389532 at 2019-05-02 04:13:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8170: Act I Is Over Edition

Nadler: Barr won't testify because he is terrified

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said that Attorney General William Barr, who is no longer expected to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, is "terrified" at having to face the committee.

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/05/01/William-Barr-terrified-to-testify-jerry-nadler-sot-tsr-vpx.cnn

Nadler: AG Barr won't testify because he is 'terrified' to answer our questions

https://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/nadler-ag-Barr-won-t-testify-because-he-is-terrified-to-answer-our-questions-1515801155550

Nadler says Barr is too 'terrified' to testify

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) told reporters May 1 of Attorney General William P. Barr, "Given how dishonest he has been ... I can understand why he is afraid of facing more effective examination."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/nadler-says-Barr-is-too-terrified-to-testify/2019/05/01/d697c19e-fcad-4927-8069-34454a9b6822_video.html?utm_term=.a5fe312b8e7c

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THNK MIRROR

#6389408 at 2019-05-02 03:58:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8170: Act I Is Over Edition

Barr to Brief Senators on FBI Spying on Trump in Counterintelligence Briefings

Attorney General William Barr committed on May 1 to brief congressional lawmakers on the possibility that senior FBI officials used counterintelligence briefings with President Donald Trump's transition team to gather intelligence on the incoming administration. Barr made the commitment during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Justice Department's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote a letter to Barr on April 25 requesting a briefing about Barr's ongoing review of spying on Trump's campaign. In that letter, Grassley cited text messages between former senior FBI officials Lisa Page and Peter Strzok that, according to him, appear to suggest that the bureau used counterintelligence briefings with Trump's transition team "as intelligence gathering operations." At the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on May 1, Grassley asked Barr if he would commit to brief lawmakers on the matter and issue a written response. "Yes, Senator," Barr said.

Grassley's letter cites text messages between Strzok and Page, in which they discuss using a "CI guy" at a November 2016 briefing with members of Trump's transition to see "if thete [sic] are any news [sic] Qs, or different demeanor." In the same message, Strzok suggests using someone identified as "Katie's husband" to "see if there are people we can develop for potential relationships." "Were these efforts done to gain better communication between the respective parties, or were the briefings used as intelligence gathering operations?" Grassley wrote. "Further, did any such surveillance activities continue beyond the inauguration, and in the event they did, were those activities subject to proper predication?"

Barr's comments at the May 1 hearing were the first since the Justice Department released the final report on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mueller concluded there isn't enough evidence to establish that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia and the special counsel didn't reach a decision on whether Trump obstructed justice. Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein ruled there was insufficient evidence to bring an obstruction charge. Mueller took over the investigation of the Trump campaign from Strzok and Page. In addition to discussing what appears like an intelligence gathering operation, the pair also spoke about stopping Trump from becoming president, an "insurance policy" in case he won the election, and "impeachment" after Trump became the president-elect.

At the hearing on May 1, Barr also revealed that the FBI failed to warn then-candidate Trump about Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) asked Barr if he was aware of any defensive briefings given to the Trump campaign to warn about Russia's attempts to interfere in the election. Cornyn referenced a statement by former Attorney General Loretta Lynch noting that such defensive briefings are routine in counterintelligence investigations. Barr said he wasn't aware of the FBI ever providing Trump with a defensive briefing. "That failure to provide a defensive briefing to the Trump campaign, that would be an extraordinary or notable failure. Would you agree?" Cornyn asked. "I think, under these circumstances, one of the things I can't fathom is why it didn't happen. Why if you're concerned about interference in the election and you have substantial people involved in the campaign ... I don't understand why the bureau would not have gone and given a defensive briefing," Barr said.

The absence of the briefing is particularly troubling, considering that Strzok was the lead agent running the counterintelligence probe. In addition to talking about stopping Trump from becoming president, Strzok displayed a strong personal bias against Trump.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/Barr-to-brief-senators-on-fbi-spying-on-trump-in-counterintel-briefings_2902221.html

Chairmen Press DOJ to Probe FBI 'Spying' & Leaks Before & After 2016 Election
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/chairmen-press-doj-probe-fbi-spying-leaks-after-2016-election

#6389319 at 2019-05-02 03:46:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8170: Act I Is Over Edition

Department of Justice Attorney General William Barr is the perfect man for the job. He is methodical, attentive, calm and rides the storm of chaos with the demeanor of a man who knows he is standing on the side of truth.

Sara Carter

#6389266 at 2019-05-02 03:39:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8170: Act I Is Over Edition

Barr blows off House Judiciary hearing in fight over format of questioning

Attorney General William Barr is backing out of a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, escalating a fight with Democrats over the format of questioning.

"Unfortunately, even after the Attorney General volunteered to testify, Chairman Nadler placed conditions on the House Judiciary Committee hearing that are unprecedented and unnecessary," Kerri Kupec, a representative for the Justice Department, said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. "Congress and the Executive branch are co-equal branches of government, and each have a constitutional obligation to respect and accommodate one another's legitimate interests. Chairman Nadler's insistence on having staff question the Attorney General, a Senate-confirmed Cabinet member, is inappropriate."

Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., told reporters Wednesday evening that the Justice Department notified the panel that Barr will not testify about the federal Russia investigation. "Although we have worked around the clock to address his concerns, Attorney General Barr informed us he will not attend tomorrow's hearing," he said. "Given his lack of candor in describing the work of the special counsel, our members were right to insist that staff be allowed to question the attorney general," Nadler insisted.

In a contentious meeting earlier in the day, the Democrat-led committee voted 21-14, along party lines, to permit to tack on an extra 60 minutes of questioning for staff lawyers to ask Barr questions, in addition to a round for lawmakers to grill him. But Kupec said there was no good reason for this format, saying, "In light of the fact that the majority of the House Judiciary Committee - including Chairman Nadler - are themselves attorneys, and the Chairman has the ability and authority to fashion the hearing in a way that allows for efficient and thorough questioning by the Members themselves, the Chairman's request is also unnecessary."

Since the weekend, Barr has threatened to pull out of the hearing if it strayed from the typical format. Barr faced questions about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation from Senate Judiciary Committee members on Wednesday. Lawyers were not involved. Nadler had previously threatened the use of a subpoena to warn Barr against backing out. He gave no indication to reporters Thursday evening that Democrats would back down. "Given his lack of candor in describing the work of the special counsel, our members were right to insist that staff counsel be permitted to question the attorney general," he said, adding the Trump administration "cannot dictate the terms of our hearing." The committee hearing will go on as planned at 9 a.m., and Nadler encouraged Barr to change his mind. Nadler also said the Justice Department failed to comply with a subpoena that mandated Mueller's full, unredacted report be delivered to his committee by a Wednesday deadline. Nadler said he will continue to work with Barr to get access to the full report and underlying evidence "but not for much longer." If DOJ can't reach an agreement in the coming days, Nadler said the "next step is seeking a contempt citation against the attorney general."

In a letter sent to Nadler on Wednesday, Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd said the subpoena for full access to Mueller's findings, including grand jury information, was "not legitimate oversight." The panel's top ranking member, Doug Collins, R-Ga., railed against the format as a de facto impeachment proceeding against President Trump. "The precedent for staff questioning is impeachment, but the problem is they can't bring themselves to bring impeachment," Collins said at the time of the vote. "[They] want the appearance of impeachment to satisfy the base, to talk to others, to impugn integrity, to do whatever to smear the president ahead of the 2020 election." Reacting to Barr not planning to testify on Thursday, Collins accused Nadler of choosing to "torpedo our hearing."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/Barr-blows-off-house-judiciary-hearing-in-fight-over-format-of-questioning

#6389189 at 2019-05-02 03:28:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8170: Act I Is Over Edition

Clinton slams Barr: He's acting as Trump's defense lawyer, not attorney general

Hillary Clinton attacked Attorney General William Barr after his Wednesday testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. In an MSNBC interview, Clinton said that Barr's conduct regarding special counsel Robert Mueller's report was not professional, and she thinks Barr is working for Trump rather than for the people.

"I think he is doing the job he was hired to do. He auditioned for the job with his 19-page memo basically saying there is no such thing as obstruction of justice when it comes to a president. He was hired to make sure that was a reality," Clinton said. "He has behaved in that way."

Prior to becoming attorney general, Barr sent an unsolicited memo to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein warning the Justice Department that the Mueller investigation could do lasting damage to the presidency. "I think that the Democrats on the committee did a good job today in exposing that he is the president's defense lawyer, he is not the attorney general of the United States," she said.

Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday and was scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, although the Justice Department has since announced he will not show up to the hearing, citing "unprecedented" conditions put on by Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/clinton-slams-Barr-hes-acting-as-trumps-defense-lawyer-not-attorney-general

#6388506 at 2019-05-02 02:14:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8169: Wednesday Winning Edition

>>6388408
Execution by lethal injection is too lenient for Hildebeast

BREAKING: During an MSNBC interview tonight, Hillary Rodham Clinton said she is not worried if Attorney General William Barr reopens investigations of her, because
"There's no there, there, and there never has been."
twitter.com/paulsperry_/status/1123771448470986754

#6388242 at 2019-05-02 01:48:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8169: Wednesday Winning Edition

Barr was illmatic today, watching the whole video on CSPAN

https://www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee&playEvent

#6387423 at 2019-05-02 00:22:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8168: May 1st. The Day They Became Undone Edition

>>6387079 (PB) Barr makes Da Nang sweat.
>>6387079 (PB)
>>6387260 (PB)

>screenshots don't do the moment justice. He visibly shit a brick. I'd cut a vid for you but I'm a tard when it comes to that. Havne't been able to find the full Da Nang clip either

Alright. I made an anon clip at cspan. The crappening is at 2 min mark in this clip. Rougfhly the 3hr 40 min mark in the full cspan vid

https://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?c4795483/18-cases-danang-dick

Full vid
https://www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee&playEvent&start=13104

#6386826 at 2019-05-01 23:16:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8167: Barr in Congress Edition

>>6386798
>Old news that was yesterday.


5-1-19
Nadler threatens contempt citation against Barr
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is threatening a contempt citation against Attorney General William Barr if the Justice Department (DOJ) does not comply with a subpoena for special counsel Robert Mueller's unredacted report.

Speaking to reporters Wednesday evening, Nadler said that if he is unable to reach a "reasonable" agreement with the DOJ "in the next day or two" he would seek a contempt citation against Barr.

#6386656 at 2019-05-01 23:03:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8167: Barr in Congress Edition

Barr will be subpoenaed if he fails to appear at House hearing: Democrat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr will be subpoenaed if does not appear for a hearing of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Democratic Representative Hakeem Jeffries said on Wednesday.

"We plan on subpoenaing him if he decides not to show up. He can run but he can't hide," Jeffries told reporters.

Barr might skip the hearing on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report because he objects to plans for an extra hour of questioning that would include committee lawyers, a Democratic congressional aide said on Sunday.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-Barr-jeffries/Barr-will-be-subpoenaed-if-he-fails-to-appear-at-house-hearing-democrat-idUSKCN1S74RD?il=0

#6385834 at 2019-05-01 21:47:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8166: Our Research Marches On Edition

Kamala Harris calls for Barr to resign.

Ridiculous safe-space logic being spread through leftist ranks.

https://splinternews.com/kamala-harris-makes-William-Barr-look-like-a-bumbling-i-1834453529

#6385786 at 2019-05-01 21:40:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8166: Our Research Marches On Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
>>6364968 There are captchas for every post now

Notables
are not endorsements

#8165
>>6385043, >>6385064 John Solomon Nellie Ohr's 'Hi Honey' emails
>>6385066 Glenn Simpson and Lisa Holtyn attended the same conference, the Wilton Park Conference, between June 25 - 27, 2009
>>6385113 Missing Children's Statistics, where are the children?!
>>6385178, >>6385181 BREAKING: Military Plane Crashes in Oklahoma
>>6385194 FCC Commissioner Demands Answers from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon on Phone Location Data
>>6385214 Nicholas Sandmann files $275 mil defamation suit against MSNBC & NBC
>>6385222 BREAKING: Large police presence reported at Las Vegas high school
>>6385232 Judicial Watch: Top Hillary Clinton Aide Admits Under Oath that He and Clinton Used Unsecure Personal Email for Official State Department Business
>>6385241 President Trump will be interviewed TONIGHT by Trish Regan
>>6385245 U.S. House panel aims for May 15 hearing on Boeing 737 MAX
>>6385250 Judicial Watch Sues Health and Human Services for Documents on Human Fetal Tissue Used in 'Humanized Mice' Testing
>>6385253 massive fire at recycling plant in Knoxville, TN
>>6385277 AG William Barr Outlines Scope/Timeline of OIG FISA Review
>>6385295 Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro says he won't run for Senate next year in Texas
>>6385310, >>6385443 Planefag updates
>>6385198 Admiral Ace Lyons Destroys Obama after John Kerry Introduces Him
>>6385338 Southcomm is observing situation in Venezuela
>>6385362 U.S. hospital set to euthanize elderly woman who says on video 'I want to live'
>>6385376 Louisiana House to debate lethal injection secrecy bill
>>6385392 Epoch times on RR is he a hero?
>>6385395 Don't Call it a Coup. Venezuelans Have a Right to Replace an Oppressive, Toxic Regime.
>>6385403 IAFF DIDN'T LIKE POTUS TWEETING ABOUT CA 'WILDFIRES' so they endorsed Biden?
>>6385487 Army VIP G5 R1944 departs Andrews immediately after VENUS41
>>6385491 Hundreds of thousands of bees killed after hives attacked & set on fire
>>6385500 Watch this from @tedcruz. He's absolutely right
>>6385636 Protesters disrupt House session over sanctuary cities bill, in Florida
>>6385658 U.S. Fed sees no strong case for hiking or cutting rates
>>6385702 #8165

Previously Collected Notables
>>6384918 #8164,
>>6382615 #8161, >>6383403 #8162, >>6384269 #8163
>>6380297 #8158, >>6381081 #8159, >>6381842 #8160
>>6378006 #8155, >>6378775 #8156, >>6379541 #8157
>>6375695 #8152, >>6376427 #8153, >>6377229 #8154
>>6373294 #8149, >>6374081 #8150, >>6374904 #8151

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6385702 at 2019-05-01 21:33:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8165: Angry Shills = WINNING Edition

>>6385043, >>6385064 John Solomon Nellie Ohr's 'Hi Honey' emails
>>6385066 Glenn Simpson and Lisa Holtyn attended the same conference, the Wilton Park Conference, between June 25 - 27, 2009
>>6385113 Missing Children's Statistics, where are the children?!
>>6385178, >>6385181 BREAKING: Military Plane Crashes in Oklahoma
>>6385194 FCC Commissioner Demands Answers from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon on Phone Location Data
>>6385214 Nicholas Sandmann files $275 mil defamation suit against MSNBC & NBC
>>6385222 BREAKING: Large police presence reported at Las Vegas high school
>>6385232 Judicial Watch: Top Hillary Clinton Aide Admits Under Oath that He and Clinton Used Unsecure Personal Email for Official State Department Business
>>6385241 President Trump will be interviewed TONIGHT by Trish Regan
>>6385245 U.S. House panel aims for May 15 hearing on Boeing 737 MAX
>>6385250 Judicial Watch Sues Health and Human Services for Documents on Human Fetal Tissue Used in 'Humanized Mice' Testing
>>6385253 massive fire at recycling plant in Knoxville, TN
>>6385277 AG William Barr Outlines Scope/Timeline of OIG FISA Review
>>6385295 Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro says he won't run for Senate next year in Texas
>>6385310, >>6385443 Planefag updates
>>6385198 Admiral Ace Lyons Destroys Obama after John Kerry Introduces Him
>>6385338 Southcomm is observing situation in Venezuela
>>6385362 U.S. hospital set to euthanize elderly woman who says on video 'I want to live'
>>6385376 Louisiana House to debate lethal injection secrecy bill
>>6385392 Epoch times on RR is he a hero?
>>6385395 Don't Call it a Coup. Venezuelans Have a Right to Replace an Oppressive, Toxic Regime.
>>6385403 IAFF DIDN'T LIKE POTUS TWEETING ABOUT CA 'WILDFIRES' so they endorsed Biden?
>>6385487 Army VIP G5 R1944 departs Andrews immediately after VENUS41
>>6385491 Hundreds of thousands of bees killed after hives attacked & set on fire
>>6385500 Watch this from @tedcruz. He's absolutely right
>>6385636 Protesters disrupt House session over sanctuary cities bill, in Florida
>>6385658 U.S. Fed sees no strong case for hiking or cutting rates

amended
NOTABLES

#6385626 at 2019-05-01 21:25:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8165: Angry Shills = WINNING Edition

>>6385043, >>6385064 John Solomon Nellie Ohr's 'Hi Honey' emails
>>6385066 Glenn Simpson and Lisa Holtyn attended the same conference, the Wilton Park Conference, between June 25 - 27, 2009
>>6385113 Missing Children's Statistics, where are the children?!
>>6385178, >>6385181 BREAKING: Military Plane Crashes in Oklahoma
>>6385194 FCC Commissioner Demands Answers from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon on Phone Location Data
>>6385214 Nicholas Sandmann files $275 mil defamation suit against MSNBC & NBC
>>6385222 BREAKING: Large police presence reported at Las Vegas high school
>>6385232 Judicial Watch: Top Hillary Clinton Aide Admits Under Oath that He and Clinton Used Unsecure Personal Email for Official State Department Business
>>6385241 President Trump will be interviewed TONIGHT by Trish Regan
>>6385245 U.S. House panel aims for May 15 hearing on Boeing 737 MAX
>>6385250 Judicial Watch Sues Health and Human Services for Documents on Human Fetal Tissue Used in 'Humanized Mice' Testing
>>6385253 massive fire at recycling plant in Knoxville, TN
>>6385277 AG William Barr Outlines Scope/Timeline of OIG FISA Review
>>6385295 Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro says he won't run for Senate next year in Texas
>>6385310 GTMO844 Heading out
>>6385198 Admiral Ace Lyons Destroys Obama after John Kerry Introduces Him
>>6385338 Southcomm is observing situation in Venezuela
>>6385362 U.S. hospital set to euthanize elderly woman who says on video 'I want to live'
>>6385376 Louisiana House to debate lethal injection secrecy bill
>>6385392 Epoch times on RR is he a hero?
>>6385392 Epoch times on RR is he a hero?
>>6385395 Don't Call it a Coup. Venezuelans Have a Right to Replace an Oppressive, Toxic Regime.
>>6385403 IAFF DIDN'T LIKE POTUS TWEETING ABOUT CA 'WILDFIRES' so they endorsed Biden?
>>6385443 USAF G5 VENUS41 departs Andrews AFB
>>6385487 Army VIP G5 R1944 departs Andrews immediately after VENUS41
>>6385491 Hundreds of thousands of bees killed after hives attacked & set on fire
>>6385500 Watch this from @tedcruz. He's absolutely right.

NOTABLES

#6385573 at 2019-05-01 21:22:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8165: Angry Shills = WINNING Edition

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/01/james-comey-William-Barr-rod-rosenstein-1296662

I bet Comey knows all about eating 'souls'

=well, bless his soul==

#6385527 at 2019-05-01 21:18:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8165: Angry Shills = WINNING Edition

>>6385043, >>6385064 John Soloon Nellie Ohr's 'Hi Honey' emails
>>6385066 Glenn Simpson and Lisa Holtyn attended the same conference, the Wilton Park Conference, between June 25 - 27, 2009
>>6385082 Airplane crashes at Sedona Airport
>>6385113 Missing Children's Statistics, where are the children?!
>>6385178, >>6385181 BREAKING: Military Plane Crashes in Oklahoma
>>6385194 FCC Commissioner Demands Answers from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon on Phone Location Data
>>6385214 Nicholas Sandmann files $275 mil defamation suit against MSNBC & NBC
>>6385222 BREAKING: Large police presence reported at Las Vegas high school
>>6385232 Judicial Watch: Top Hillary Clinton Aide Admits Under Oath that He and Clinton Used Unsecure Personal Email for Official State Department Business
>>6385241 President Trump will be interviewed TONIGHT by Trish Regan
>>6385245 U.S. House panel aims for May 15 hearing on Boeing 737 MAX
>>6385250 Judicial Watch Sues Health and Human Services for Documents on Human Fetal Tissue Used in 'Humanized Mice' Testing
>>6385253 massive fire at recycling plant in Knoxville, TN
>>6385277 AG William Barr Outlines Scope/Timeline of OIG FISA Review
>>6385295 Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro says he won't run for Senate next year in Texas
>>6385310 GTMO844 Heading out
>>6385198 Admiral Ace Lyons Destroys Obama after John Kerry Introduces Him
>>6385338 Southcomm is observing situation in Venezuela
>>6385362 U.S. hospital set to euthanize elderly woman who says on video 'I want to live'
>>6385376 Louisiana House to debate lethal injection secrecy bill
>>6385392 Epoch times on RR is he a hero?
>>6385392 Epoch times on RR is he a hero?
>>6385395 Don't Call it a Coup. Venezuelans Have a Right to Replace an Oppressive, Toxic Regime.
>>6385403 IAFF DIDN'T LIKE POTUS TWEETING ABOUT CA 'WILDFIRES' so they endorsed Biden?
>>6385443 USAF G5 VENUS41 departs Andrews AFB
>>6385487 Army VIP G5 R1944 departs Andrews immediately after VENUS41
>>6385491 Hundreds of thousands of bees killed after hives attacked & set on fire
>>6385500 Watch this from @tedcruz. He's absolutely right.

NOTABLES

#6385392 at 2019-05-01 21:06:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8165: Angry Shills = WINNING Edition

Reposting

Rod Rosenstein: Hero

On April 29, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein submitted his long-awaited resignation letter to President Donald Trump, the man who had selected him for what turned out to be one of the most crucial jobs in his entire administration.

Controversy has swirled around Rosenstein since he was sworn in on April 26, 2017, following his confirmation hearings. He stepped into that top job almost two months after then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions had recused himself, on March 1, 2017, from all 2016 election-related DOJ investigations.

Sessions's recusal meant that his deputy was going to play a crucial role. And indeed, Rosenstein had little time to become acclimated to the new job; by early May, he was thickly involved in Trump's decision to fire James Comey as FBI director.

Rosenstein was originally scheduled to leave in mid-March this year, but new Attorney General William Barr asked him to stay on until the Mueller special counsel's report was finished and released, and Rosenstein agreed.

Rosenstein ended his resignation letter to the president this way:

"We enforce the law without fear or favor because credible evidence is not partisan, and truth is not determined by opinion polls. We ignore fleeting distractions and focus our attention on the things that matter, because a republic that endures is not governed by the news cycle.

We keep the faith, we follow the rules, and we always put America first."

Yes, you are reading that correctly. Rosenstein ended his resignation letter with the words "America first," Trump's own slogan.

For more than two years, I've watched various commentators sell narratives to the public about how a bewildered Trump kept being outmaneuvered by the man I've sarcastically dubbed "The Nefarious Rod Rosenstein," a smirking traitor at his elbow who was supposedly helping to plot a coup against him.

Some people just can't shake this firmly held belief that Trump is the world's worst player at the game of "Spot The Traitor."

https://www.theepochtimes.com/rod-rosenstein-hero_2901409.html

#6385388 at 2019-05-01 21:06:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8165: Angry Shills = WINNING Edition

>>6385043, >>6385064 John Soloon Nellie Ohr's 'Hi Honey' emails
>>6385066 Glenn Simpson and Lisa Holtyn attended the same conference, the Wilton Park Conference, between June 25 - 27, 2009
>>6385082 Airplane crashes at Sedona Airport
>>6385113 Missing Children's Statistics, where are the children?!
>>6385164 Truth about Huma that Media Matters DOESN'T want Americans to see
>>6385178, >>6385181 BREAKING: Military Plane Crashes in Oklahoma
>>6385194 FCC Commissioner Demands Answers from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon on Phone Location Data
>>6385214 Nicholas Sandmann files $275 mil defamation suit against MSNBC & NBC
>>6385222 BREAKING: Large police presence reported at Las Vegas high school
>>6385232 Judicial Watch: Top Hillary Clinton Aide Admits Under Oath that He and Clinton Used Unsecure Personal Email for Official State Department Business
>>6385241 President Trump will be interviewed TONIGHT by Trish Regan
>>6385245 U.S. House panel aims for May 15 hearing on Boeing 737 MAX
>>6385250 Judicial Watch Sues Health and Human Services for Documents on Human Fetal Tissue Used in 'Humanized Mice' Testing
>>6385253 massive fire at recycling plant in Knoxville, TN
>>6385277 AG William Barr Outlines Scope/Timeline of OIG FISA Review
>>6385295 Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro says he won't run for Senate next year in Texas
>>6385310 GTMO844 Heading out
>>6385198 Admiral Ace Lyons Destroys Obama after John Kerry Introduces Him
>>6385338 Southcomm is observing situation in Venezuela
>>6385362 U.S. hospital set to euthanize elderly woman who says on video 'I want to live'

NOTABLES
another big bun…. pepe is proud!

#6385294 at 2019-05-01 20:57:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8165: Angry Shills = WINNING Edition

@drawandstrike's breakdown of the hearing. (1 of 2)
Thoughts, anons?

https://twitter.com/drawandstrike/status/1123676143478034433

Of course Harris misses the revelation here from Barr.

YES Rosenstein is going to be a KEY WITNESS in the coming trials.

She thinks that should DISQUALIFY him from making deciu while he was in charge of the Mueller Special Counsel.

LISTEN CAREFULLY to what Barr repeats to her several times:

RR was *cleared* by the ethics officials to be the acting Attorney General supervising the Mueller Special Counsel *long before Barr got there.

RR was cleared and given the thumbs up to be BOTH a witness AND make decisions while handling the Mueller SC.

This happened…when?

WHEN HE WAS APPOINTED.

Sessions recused himself on March 2, 2017.

Rosenstein was confirmed to the DAG job on April 25, 2017.

Can you all grasp what that means? Because it went right over Harris' head.

Jeff Sessions had been recused from handling *any* of the Russia/election-related investigations for almost two months at the time Rosenstein was finally confirmed by the Senate on April 25, 2017.

That means his being cleared to be a WITNESS against certain people while *simultaneously* running all these investigations - including the Mueller probe - was discussed and CLEARED beforehand with the ethics department of the DOJ.

What

does

that

tell

you?

When I wrot that column I had no idea AG William Barr was gonna come RIGHT OUT AND SAY today that RR was cleared by the DOJ ethics dept. to be a WITNESS in Russia/election-related DOJ cases while *at the same time* managing/overseeing those cases & making decisions about them.

(continued)

#6385277 at 2019-05-01 20:56:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8165: Angry Shills = WINNING Edition

AG William Barr Outlines Scope/Timeline of OIG FISA Review...

During a round of questioning with Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) AG William Barr was asked about scale and scope of the current IG investigation [04:22 prompted]. In response to the question AG Barr replies:

"I don't want to be too specific; I talked to Mike Horowitz a few weeks ago about it, and its focused on the FISA, the basis for the FISA, and the handling of the FISA application. But by necessity it looks back a little bit earlier than that. The people I have helping me with my review will be working very closely with Mr. Horowitz."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7UJymavAlg

#6385259 at 2019-05-01 20:55:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8165: Angry Shills = WINNING Edition

>>6385172
https:
//www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee

#6385203 at 2019-05-01 20:50:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8165: Angry Shills = WINNING Edition

>>6385177
>>6385200
oops
https://www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee&playevent

#6384893 at 2019-05-01 20:22:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8164: Absolutely Based pt 2. The Easy Bake Edition

Rod Rosenstein: Hero
On April 29, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein submitted his long-awaited resignation letter to President Donald Trump, the man who had selected him for what turned out to be one of the most crucial jobs in his entire administration.

Controversy has swirled around Rosenstein since he was sworn in on April 26, 2017, following his confirmation hearings. He stepped into that top job almost two months after then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions had recused himself, on March 1, 2017, from all 2016 election-related DOJ investigations.

Sessions's recusal meant that his deputy was going to play a crucial role. And indeed, Rosenstein had little time to become acclimated to the new job; by early May, he was thickly involved in Trump's decision to fire James Comey as FBI director.

Rosenstein was originally scheduled to leave in mid-March this year, but new Attorney General William Barr asked him to stay on until the Mueller special counsel's report was finished and released, and Rosenstein agreed.

Rosenstein ended his resignation letter to the president this way:

"We enforce the law without fear or favor because credible evidence is not partisan, and truth is not determined by opinion polls. We ignore fleeting distractions and focus our attention on the things that matter, because a republic that endures is not governed by the news cycle.

We keep the faith, we follow the rules, and we always put America first."

Yes, you are reading that correctly. Rosenstein ended his resignation letter with the words "America first," Trump's own slogan.

For more than two years, I've watched various commentators sell narratives to the public about how a bewildered Trump kept being outmaneuvered by the man I've sarcastically dubbed "The Nefarious Rod Rosenstein," a smirking traitor at his elbow who was supposedly helping to plot a coup against him.

Some people just can't shake this firmly held belief that Trump is the world's worst player at the game of "Spot The Traitor."

https://www.theepochtimes.com/rod-rosenstein-hero_2901409.html

#6384886 at 2019-05-01 20:21:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8164: Absolutely Based pt 2. The Easy Bake Edition

>>6384861
https://www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee

#6384738 at 2019-05-01 20:05:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8164: Absolutely Based pt 2. The Easy Bake Edition

the stage is set

Barr is boss and Senator Graham now has them in full panic

Attorney General William Barr: "The letter's a bit snitty and I think it was probably written by one of his staff people.

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1123677525861916675?s=21

#6382423 at 2019-05-01 16:33:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8161: Circling Over Multiple Targets Edition

DOJ misses House subpoena deadline for full Mueller report: aide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department missed a Wednesday subpoena deadline for providing the House Judiciary Committee with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's unredacted report on his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a Democratic congressional aide said.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler issued the subpoena on April 19, a day after Attorney General William Barr released a redacted version of the Mueller report. The deadline for complying with the subpoena expired at 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. The subpoena also sought underlying evidence from Mueller's 22-month investigation.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-subpoena-justice/doj-misses-house-subpoena-deadline-for-full-mueller-report-aide-idUSKCN1S74AX?il=0

#6382185 at 2019-05-01 16:06:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8161: Circling Over Multiple Targets Edition

>>6382137
https://www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee

they are on lunch break

#6382171 at 2019-05-01 16:04:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8161: Circling Over Multiple Targets Edition

>>6381931


FOLLOW-UP to Prince info

In a letter to Attorney General William Barr, Schiff claimed Prince, the billionaire founder of a military contracting firm, intentionally misled the House Intelligence Committee and impaired their probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.


Schiff wrote the publication of the Mueller report shed light on discrepancies between Prince's interview with the special counsel and his testimony before the committee in November 2017, when he denied he was attempting to establish a back channel between Russia and Trump during the president's transition.

"Mr. Prince's false statements hindered the Committee's ability to fully understand and examine foreign efforts to undermine our political process and national security, develop appropriate legislative and policy remedies to counter future malign influence operations targeting campaigns and presidential transitions, and inform the American public, as appropriate," Schiff wrote in the letter.

#6382099 at 2019-05-01 15:57:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8161: Circling Over Multiple Targets Edition

https://www.scribd.com/document/408259022/AG-Bill-Barr-Opening-Statement-May-1st-Written-Statement-For-The-Record


Transcript Release of Attorney General William Barr Opening Statement...

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/05/01/transcript-release-of-attorney-general-William-Barr-opening-statement/#more-163224


Statement of Attorney General William P. Barr Before the

Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate

May 1, 2019
Good morning, Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear today to discuss the conclusion of the investigation into Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III, and the confidential report he submitted to me, which I recently released to the public after applying necessary redactions. When I appeared before this Committee just a few months ago for my confirmation hearing, Senators asked for two commitments concerning the Special Counsel's investigation: first, that I would allow the Special Counsel to finish his investigation without interference; and second, that I would release his report to Congress and to the American public. I believe that the record speaks for itself. The Special Counsel completed his investigation as he saw fit. As I informed Congress on March 22, 2019, at no point did I, or anyone at the Department of Justice, overrule the Special Counsel on any proposed action. In addition, immediately upon receiving his confidential report to me, we began working with the Special Counsel to prepare it for public release and, on April 18, 2019, I released a public version subject only to limited redactions that were necessary to comply with the law and to protect important governmental interests…

#6381907 at 2019-05-01 15:37:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8161: Circling Over Multiple Targets Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
>>6364968 There are captchas for every post now

Notables
are not endorsements

#8160
>>6381739 (Video) DOD found that Hillary's emails were being forwarded to a company in Manassas Va. that is owned by the Chinees intelligence services.
>>6381737 Anon's April 2019 Habbenings Calendar
>>6381681 Foreign and Domestic Terrorists working together against POTUS and USA
>>6381668 U.S. environment agency says glyphosate weed killer is not a carcinogen
>>6381601 Zero Percent of US Corporate Media Commentators Oppose Regime Change in Venezuela
>>6381567, >>6381610 Anons noticing secret service? individual scanning the JUDICAL COMMITTEE. Very strange
>>6381549 New Documents Reveal DHS Asserting Broad, Unconstitutional Authority to Search Travelers' Phones and Laptops
>>6381520 New FBI Twat w/CAP: China Spy Investigations in every state.
>>6381472, >>6381529 Judicial Watch: Top Hillary Clinton Aide Admits Under Oath that He and Clinton Used Unsecure Personal Email for Official State Department Business
>>6381383 US relocates nuclear bombs from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey
>>6381365 NASA Says Metals Fraud Caused $700 Million Satellite Failure
>>6381220, >>6381320 US Northern and Southern Cmnd twat CAPS: status updates
>>6381219 Missile turned in at gun buyback in Juárez, Mexico
>>6381842 #8160

#8159
>>6381047 Poynter Institute Wants 515 Outlets Blacklisted, Including Breitbart News
>>6380961 MN Police Officer Mohamed Noor Found Guilty of Murder of Justine Damond While Responding to her 911 Call
>>6380882 Teen Molested by Catholic School Teacher Gets Record $8-Million Settlement From LA. Archdiocese
>>6380839 POTUS_Schedule twat w/CAP: 10:00 AM ET - Attorney General William Barr testifies on Mueller Report before Congress - LIVE on C-SPAN3 & @cspanradio
>>6380804 BREAKING: FAA Bans U.S. Airlines From Flying Low Over Venezuela
>>6380762 U.S. private sector adds 275,000 jobs in April -ADP
>>6380634, >>6380779 French police fire tear gas at protesters in Paris May Day rally
>>6380623 ew DJT twat w/CAP: NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION. Besides, how can you have Obstruction when not only was there No Collusion (by Trump)…
>>6380588 Liftoff of a minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg AFB ni California at 2:42AM PST.
>>6380550 Jim Jordan: Democrats Already Started Impeachment Proceedings
>>6380508 Retired Army major general dies after lawnmower accident
>>6380490 Mueller complained that Barr's letter did not capture 'context' of Trump probe
>>6380481 $356 million in cryptocurrency stolen in first three months of 2019
>>6380474 Two Indiana judges were shot in a White Castle parking lot
>>6380467 Anon decodes POTUS tweet storm this morning. Ties back to Q 'TWEET STORM DAY'
>>6380457 White House denies Dems info on security clearance process
>>6380435 Dozens of beehives were attacked and set on fire in Texas over the weekend in an act "beyond comprehension"…
>>6380424 New DJT twat w/CAP: Congress must change the Immigration Laws now, Dems won't act. Wall is being built…
>>6380423 New DJT twat: Why didn't President Obama do something about Russia in September (before November Election) when told by the FBI?
>>6380418, >>6380585 Barr OPENING STATEMENT and written testimony
>>6380405 South Carolina may use firing squad as alternative death penalty method
>>6381081 #8159

Previously Collected Notables
>>6380297 #8158,
>>6378006 #8155, >>6378775 #8156, >>6379541 #8157
>>6375695 #8152, >>6376427 #8153, >>6377229 #8154
>>6373294 #8149, >>6374081 #8150, >>6374904 #8151

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6381261 at 2019-05-01 14:32:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8160: AG Barr Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee Edition

>>6381242
C-SPAN was doing split screen just a minute ago while fienstien was talking. I captured it above.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee&playEvent

But, hey, whatever works!

#6381185 at 2019-05-01 14:24:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8160: AG Barr Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee Edition

-William Barr Testifies on Mueller Report Before Senate Judiciary Committee-

LIVE NOW:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee

#6381155 at 2019-05-01 14:22:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8160: AG Barr Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
>>6364968 There are captchas for every post now

Notables
are not endorsements

#8159
>>6381047 Poynter Institute Wants 515 Outlets Blacklisted, Including Breitbart News
>>6380961 MN Police Officer Mohamed Noor Found Guilty of Murder of Justine Damond While Responding to her 911 Call
>>6380882 Teen Molested by Catholic School Teacher Gets Record $8-Million Settlement From LA. Archdiocese
>>6380839 POTUS_Schedule twat w/CAP: 10:00 AM ET - Attorney General William Barr testifies on Mueller Report before Congress - LIVE on C-SPAN3 & @cspanradio
>>6380804 BREAKING: FAA Bans U.S. Airlines From Flying Low Over Venezuela
>>6380762 U.S. private sector adds 275,000 jobs in April -ADP
>>6380634, >>6380779 French police fire tear gas at protesters in Paris May Day rally
>>6380623 ew DJT twat w/CAP: NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION. Besides, how can you have Obstruction when not only was there No Collusion (by Trump)…
>>6380588 Liftoff of a minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg AFB ni California at 2:42AM PST.
>>6380550 Jim Jordan: Democrats Already Started Impeachment Proceedings
>>6380508 Retired Army major general dies after lawnmower accident
>>6380490 Mueller complained that Barr's letter did not capture 'context' of Trump probe
>>6380481 $356 million in cryptocurrency stolen in first three months of 2019
>>6380474 Two Indiana judges were shot in a White Castle parking lot
>>6380467 Anon decodes POTUS tweet storm this morning. Ties back to Q 'TWEET STORM DAY'
>>6380457 White House denies Dems info on security clearance process
>>6380435 Dozens of beehives were attacked and set on fire in Texas over the weekend in an act "beyond comprehension"…
>>6380424 New DJT twat w/CAP: Congress must change the Immigration Laws now, Dems won't act. Wall is being built…
>>6380423 New DJT twat: Why didn't President Obama do something about Russia in September (before November Election) when told by the FBI?
>>6380418, >>6380585 Barr OPENING STATEMENT and written testimony
>>6380405 South Carolina may use firing squad as alternative death penalty method
>>6381081 #8159

#8158
>>6380185 POTUS_Schedule: Daily Public Schedule for May 1, 2019
>>6380157, >>6379994, >>6380279 anon compiles POTUS May Day retwat storm. O deltas. 65 Tweets or Re-Tweets in 1h and 15mins
>>6380147 New DJT retwat w/CAP 2: Lou Dobbs: No President in history has endured such vicious personal attacks by political opponents…
>>6380134 New DJT twat w/CAP 2: Gallup Poll: 56% of Americans rate their financial situation as excellent or good. This is the highest number since 2002
>>6380129 New DJT twat w/CAP 1: overriding the Decommission Order of the magnificent aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman
>>6380057 New DJT retwat w/CAP 1: Senator Josh Hawley: The Democrats can't come to grips with the fact that there was No Collusion, there was No Conspiracy…
>>6380063, >>6380039, >>6380054 Assange live twats and was sentenced to 50 weeks. extradition mention is tomorrow.
Bake Assist/Baker Change
>>6379836 Cosco Shipping to sell Long Beach Container Terminal to Macquarie
>>6379942 2016 - Obama's Campaign paid $972k to law firm that paid Fusion GPS
>>6379972 BO on the board w/posts and responses (bun)
>>6379994 PJDT Mayday Tweet Storm list
>>6380017 'Committee of 300' Bun - Call to shovels
>>6380297 #8158

Previously Collected Notables
>>6378006 #8155, >>6378775 #8156, >>6379541 #8157
>>6375695 #8152, >>6376427 #8153, >>6377229 #8154
>>6373294 #8149, >>6374081 #8150, >>6374904 #8151
>>6370951 #8146, >>6371714 #8147, >>6372499 #8148
>>6368629 #8143, >>6369402 #8144, >>6370145 #8145

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6381081 at 2019-05-01 14:16:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8159: Happy May Day Edition

final call for notables @ 650

#8159
>>6381047 Poynter Institute Wants 515 Outlets Blacklisted, Including Breitbart News
>>6380961 MN Police Officer Mohamed Noor Found Guilty of Murder of Justine Damond While Responding to her 911 Call
>>6380882 Teen Molested by Catholic School Teacher Gets Record $8-Million Settlement From LA. Archdiocese
>>6380839 POTUS_Schedule twat w/CAP: 10:00 AM ET - Attorney General William Barr testifies on Mueller Report before Congress - LIVE on C-SPAN3 & @cspanradio
>>6380804 BREAKING: FAA Bans U.S. Airlines From Flying Low Over Venezuela
>>6380762 U.S. private sector adds 275,000 jobs in April -ADP
>>6380634, >>6380779 French police fire tear gas at protesters in Paris May Day rally
>>6380623 ew DJT twat w/CAP: NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION. Besides, how can you have Obstruction when not only was there No Collusion (by Trump)…
>>6380588 Liftoff of a minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg AFB ni California at 2:42AM PST.
>>6380550 Jim Jordan: Democrats Already Started Impeachment Proceedings
>>6380508 Retired Army major general dies after lawnmower accident
>>6380490 Mueller complained that Barr's letter did not capture 'context' of Trump probe
>>6380481 $356 million in cryptocurrency stolen in first three months of 2019
>>6380474 Two Indiana judges were shot in a White Castle parking lot
>>6380467 Anon decodes POTUS tweet storm this morning. Ties back to Q 'TWEET STORM DAY'
>>6380457 White House denies Dems info on security clearance process
>>6380435 Dozens of beehives were attacked and set on fire in Texas over the weekend in an act "beyond comprehension"…
>>6380424 New DJT twat w/CAP: Congress must change the Immigration Laws now, Dems won't act. Wall is being built…
>>6380423 New DJT twat: Why didn't President Obama do something about Russia in September (before November Election) when told by the FBI?
>>6380418, >>6380585 Barr OPENING STATEMENT and written testimony
>>6380405 South Carolina may use firing squad as alternative death penalty method

baking in 60-ish

#6381019 at 2019-05-01 14:09:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8159: Happy May Day Edition

Mornin' anons!
Happy May Day!

Barr testimony is live on C-SPAN:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee&playEvent

#6380990 at 2019-05-01 14:06:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8159: Happy May Day Edition

William Barr Testifies on Mueller Report Before Senate Judiciary Committee
Attorney General William Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the Mueller report.

LIVE:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee

#6380965 at 2019-05-01 14:04:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8159: Happy May Day Edition

-William Barr Testifies on Mueller Report Before Senate Judiciary Committee-

LIVE:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee

#6380921 at 2019-05-01 14:00:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8159: Happy May Day Edition

notables bun @ 500

#8159
>>6380882 Teen Molested by Catholic School Teacher Gets Record $8-Million Settlement From LA. Archdiocese
>>6380839 POTUS_Schedule twat w/CAP: 10:00 AM ET - Attorney General William Barr testifies on Mueller Report before Congress - LIVE on C-SPAN3 & @cspanradio
>>6380804 BREAKING: FAA Bans U.S. Airlines From Flying Low Over Venezuela
>>6380762 U.S. private sector adds 275,000 jobs in April -ADP
>>6380634, >>6380779 French police fire tear gas at protesters in Paris May Day rally
>>6380623 ew DJT twat w/CAP: NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION. Besides, how can you have Obstruction when not only was there No Collusion (by Trump)…
>>6380588 Liftoff of a minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg AFB ni California at 2:42AM PST.
>>6380550 Jim Jordan: Democrats Already Started Impeachment Proceedings
>>6380508 Retired Army major general dies after lawnmower accident
>>6380490 Mueller complained that Barr's letter did not capture 'context' of Trump probe
>>6380481 $356 million in cryptocurrency stolen in first three months of 2019
>>6380474 Two Indiana judges were shot in a White Castle parking lot
>>6380467 Anon decodes POTUS tweet storm this morning. Ties back to Q 'TWEET STORM DAY'
>>6380457 White House denies Dems info on security clearance process
>>6380435 Dozens of beehives were attacked and set on fire in Texas over the weekend in an act "beyond comprehension"…
>>6380424 New DJT twat w/CAP: Congress must change the Immigration Laws now, Dems won't act. Wall is being built…
>>6380423 New DJT twat: Why didn't President Obama do something about Russia in September (before November Election) when told by the FBI?
>>6380418, >>6380585 Barr OPENING STATEMENT and written testimony
>>6380405 South Carolina may use firing squad as alternative death penalty method

#6380839 at 2019-05-01 13:50:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8159: Happy May Day Edition

https://twitter.com/45__Schedule/status/1123576650187276288

POTUS_Schedule
@45__Schedule
31m31 minutes ago

10:00 AM ET - Attorney General William Barr testifies on Mueller Report before Congress - LIVE on C-SPAN3 & @cspanradio:

Wednesday, May 1 at Senate Judiciary Cmte https://cs.pn/2XFOL1P

#6380639 at 2019-05-01 13:13:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8159: Happy May Day Edition

AG William Barr TESTIFIES to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Mueller Report

#6380550 at 2019-05-01 12:56:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8159: Happy May Day Edition

Jim Jordan: Democrats Already Started Impeachment Proceedings

Ranking House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said Democrats have already begun impeachment proceedings against President Trump.

Speaking with Fox Business host Lou Dobbs last night, Jordan explained that Chairman Jerrold Nadler's plan to have Judiciary Committee staff ask questions Attorney General William Barr was a way to begin impeachment proceedings.

"...We have to understand the Democrats have already started impeachment proceedings, they're just not calling it that. And the reason they're not calling it that is because they know it is not justified and they know the American people don't want it. But that is what they are doing and that's why they want the staff to ask Bill Barr questions because that is how it works in the impeachment process. So, that's what they're trying to do."

Jordan also said Barr should not appear at Thursday's Judiciary Committee hearing if Nadler insists on changing the questioning format.

"...Bill Barr shouldn't come," he said. "Look, you can't the Attorney General for the last three weeks like Democrats have done and then change the format in the last few days like they are trying to do. And expect the Attorney General to show up. Let the members ask the questions if they're willing to do it the way its always done. Bill Barr will be there. If they're not, he shouldn't show up. And I'm 100% for him not showing up if they don't do it the right way.

Attorney General Barr has threatened not to show up at the hearing after Nadler proposed that Judiciary Committee staff question him.

https://bongino.com/jim-jordan-democrats-already-started-impeachment-proceedings/

#6379793 at 2019-05-01 08:21:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8158: Dems: "Impeach Barr!" (So We Don't Have to Face the Music!)" Edition

>>6379775
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/30/politics/William-Barr-robert-mueller-mueller-report/index.html

kek. they're mad they didn't get the report leaked to them in full. They're bitching about Barr framing the report–by HIS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

"At the time – even without the knowledge we now possess about the Mueller letter of March 27 – it seemed odd. The attorney general holding a press conference about a report that he had seen but no one in the media had been given – and wouldn't be for another 90 minutes? It seemed, even before Barr began speaking, to be a relatively transparent attempt by the AG to frame the soon-arriving Mueller report – to set the terms of the conversation for both Congress and the American public.
Within minutes, it became clear that was exactly Barr's intent. Here's just a piece of what Barr said that day:
"So that is the bottom line. After nearly two years of investigation, thousands of subpoenas, and hundreds of warrants and witness interviews, the special counsel confirmed that the Russian government sponsored efforts to illegally interfere with the 2016 presidential election but did not find that the Trump campaign or other Americans colluded in those schemes." "

#6379129 at 2019-05-01 05:30:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8157: Everything Has Meaning Edition

Eric Swalwell: If Barr Doesn't Testify Before Congress, He Should Be Impeached

Tuesday on MSNBC's "Hardball," during coverage of The Washington Post report that special counsel Robert Mueller told Attorney General William Barr his summary "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance" of the probe, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said in light of the report, Barr should be impeached if he does not testify to Congress about his handling of the report.

Swalwell said, "We will hear it from Barr and ultimately from Mueller. If Barr backs out, you are going to get subpoenas. If he doesn't answer, he will face contempt and think he should face impeachment. If he's going to say I'm not going to follow the law and Congress, there has to be consequences. I hope it doesn't come to that, but what do you do when you have enables the president's worst instincts. You have to speak their language as well. That's the only thing they understand."

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/04/30/eric-swalwell-if-Barr-doesnt-testify-before-congress-he-should-be-impeached/

https://twitter.com/repswalwell/status/760649110487638016

#6379025 at 2019-05-01 05:15:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8157: Everything Has Meaning Edition

Maxine Waters: Barr Should Resign or Be Impeached

Tuesday on MSNBC's "All In," Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said in light of the of The Washington Post report that special counsel Robert Mueller told Attorney General William Barr his summary "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance" of the probe, Barr should resign or be impeached.

Waters said, "I think that Barr should resign. If he does not resign, he should be facing impeachment proceedings also. He has abdicated on his responsibility. He's lied. He has used the very words coming right out of the president's mouth, 'no collusion, no collusion, no collusion.' And made a decision that despite what the counsel put into that report about obstruction of justice, he said he made the decision that he had not obstructed justice. It is outrageous, and he needs to go."

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/04/30/maxine-waters-Barr-should-resign-or-be-impeached/

#6378851 at 2019-05-01 04:52:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8157: Everything Has Meaning Edition

KEK

Maxine Waters: Barr Should Resign or Be Impeached

Tuesday on MSNBC's "All In," Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said in light of the of The Washington Post report that special counsel Robert Mueller told Attorney General William Barr his summary "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance" of the probe, Barr should resign or be impeached.

Waters said, "I think that Barr should resign. If he does not resign, he should be facing impeachment proceedings also. He has abdicated on his responsibility. He's lied. He has used the very words coming right out of the president's mouth, 'no collusion, no collusion, no collusion.' And made a decision that despite what the counsel put into that report about obstruction of justice, he said he made the decision that he had not obstructed justice. It is outrageous, and he needs to go."

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/04/30/maxine-waters-Barr-should-resign-or-be-impeached/

#6378571 at 2019-05-01 04:11:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8156: Combine All Posts And Analyze Edition

"There's another report that everyone has forgotten about involving James Comey alone,"Joe diGenova said.

=

Nunes sending eight criminal referrals to Attorney General William Barr

Thoughts?

#6378315 at 2019-05-01 03:40:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8156: Combine All Posts And Analyze Edition

Adam Schiff: Intel agencies went 'dark' on Trump-Russia investigation after Comey fired

Intelligence agencies stopped updating the House Intelligence Committee about the counterintelligence into President Trump's 2016 campaign after former FBI Director James Comey was fired, Chairman Adam Schiff said on Tuesday. Ahead of testimony by Attorney General William Barr, Schiff opened up what could be another line of questioning he faces from members of the Senate and House Judiciary committees.

"We were getting periodic counterintelligence briefings up until the point where James Comey was fired," Schiff, D-Calif., said on MSNBC. "At that point, the most significant counterintelligence investigation in recent history went into a black hole and the [Justice] Department and the intelligence community stopped fulfilling their statutory obligation to keep us fully informed of any significant counterintelligence activity. "So they've been dark now for a year and a half," he added. "And that, I think, violates the statute. We're insisting on getting full answers now."

The FBI's original Russia investigation, which began in July 2016, was later wrapped into special counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry looking into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible collusion between Trump's campaign and the Kremlin. Mueller was appointed special counsel by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein eight days after Trump fired Comey in May 2017. The House Intelligence Committee is one of a handful of Democrat-controlled panels that have revved up investigations into the president this year. Part of this push is to obtain the findings of the counterintelligence investigation, which Schiff said is supported by ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif.

"In a very atypical illustration of bipartisanship vis-a-vis the Russia investigation, Mr. Nunes and I have sent two joint requests now to the Department demanding this information," Schiff said. "We're prepared if necessary to use compulsion to get it. We want Mueller to testify, we want the underlying evidence, we want to make sure we get answers."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/adam-schiff-intel-agencies-went-dark-on-trump-russia-investigation-after-comey-fired

#6376809 at 2019-05-01 01:16:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8154: Captcha Chaos Continues Edition

Popcorn ready!

WEDNESDAY: Attorney General William Barr testifies on Mueller Report before Senate Judiciary Cmte - LIVE at 10am ET on C-SPAN3

https://www.c-span.org/video/?459922-1/William-Barr-testifies-mueller-report-senate-judiciary-committee

#6375948 at 2019-04-30 23:58:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8153: Happy Little Captcha Breads Edition

ROSENSTING

[RR] /ourguy/
[RR] signed a FISA warrant to continue the surveillance of POTUS.
[RR] offered to wear a wire in the WH to smoke out traitors in the FBI.
Why didn't POTUS fire [RR] immediately after learning this?
>sting
[RR] played both sides of the fence. Protecting Mueller on one side and keeping the 'Plan' in motion with Trump on the other.
>[RR] = Red Line.
After stepping down [RR] will be a witness in the U1 case.
The U1 case that will put HRC in jail.
The upcoming report on Comey will be the introduction of Huber to the stage.
Comey's misconduct in HRC's email server case will open the door to U1/Pay to Play

Consider the following:
In the 80's Trump was a CI with the FBI and helped to take down NY and Atlanta organized crime.
90's the FBI was pushed hard against the Mob.
Consider this cast:
Rudi Giuliani - led the Mafia Commission
Robert Mueller - led the the Gambino prosecution (90-93)
Rod Rosenstein worked for Mueller at this time.
William Barr was DAG then AG.
Look familiar?

[RR] prosecuted Ranbaxy a Clinton Global Initiative partner that produced watered-down HIV job drugs. [RR] spent five years on that investigation of U1 and was rightly proud of his conviction and then Obama overturned and pardoned Cartwright who was involved in the U1 scandal.

The resignation letter from [RR] says a lot. He is getting his payback.
Buckle up lads, D5 is coming!

https://quodverum.com/2019/03/75/endgame-potus-trump-s-vindication-nears.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV12UaCDvZE (Your Voice America)

#6375510 at 2019-04-30 23:17:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8152: Southbound Carriers Edition

U.S. attorney general recuses self from T-Mobile, Sprint merger probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr has recused himself from the Justice Department's deliberations on whether to allow T-Mobile to proceed with its $26 billion acquisition of Sprint, according to a source familiar with the decision.

The department's Antitrust Division, headed by Makan Delrahim, is reviewing the deal to determine if it will lead to higher prices for consumers or to slower innovation, as critics allege. The Federal Communications Commission also must approve the transaction for it to go forward.

The recusal was first reported by the New York Post.

In a filing with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics in December, Barr acknowledged owning a T-Mobile bond valued at $15,001 to $50,000 and two other T-Mobile bonds and a Sprint bond valued at less than $1,001. Those are to be sold within 90 days of his confirmation, which occurred on Feb. 14.

Barr had also recused himself from considering AT&T's plan to buy Time Warner, which the government opposed, because of his involvement with those companies. That deal has closed.

T-Mobile announced on Monday that the companies were extending a deadline to complete their deal to July 29. The two are among just four national wireless carriers, trailing Verizon Communications and AT&T.

Regulators are expected to make a decision on the deal in early June. They will be weighing a potential loss of competition, and subsequently higher prices for consumers, against the prospect of a more powerful No. 3 wireless carrier which can work to build a faster, better 5G next generation wireless network.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sprint-corp-m-a-t-mobile-us/u-s-attorney-general-recuses-self-from-t-mobile-sprint-merger-probe-idUSKCN1S62EF
you know what is being set-up here

#6374095 at 2019-04-30 21:17:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8151: Complete Embargo Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
>>6364968 There are captchas for every post now

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#8150
>>6374004 DJT Tweet: "If Cuban Troops and Militia do not immediately CEASE military and other operations for the purpose of causing death and destruction to the Constitution of Venezuela…"
>>6373943 83-year-old 'Oxy Doc' gets 20 years in prison.
>>6373927 Missouri lawmaker resigns amid sexual harassment allegations.
>>6373877 The real 'bombshells' are about to hit their targets.
>>6373801 Trump slams European nations for not taking back ISIS fighters.
>>6373785, >>6373798 Wave of beehive attacks.
>>6373741 AirForce re-Tweet @ 15:55.
>>6373734 Former Vice President Dick Cheney selling waterfront estate in Maryland.
>>6373717 Pair of Tennessee students charged with murder-suicide plot.
>>6373672 US extradition request for Julian Assange to be heard this week.
>>6373611 Tech stocks continue to take a hit.
>>6373592 25 Christians killed in suspected Boko Haram attack on Nigerian village.
>>6373362 Reported bomb threat in Colorado.
>>6374081 #8150

#8149
>>6373236 Greg Craig graphic.
>>6373219 Attorney General William Barr testifies on Mueller Report before Congress on May 1.
>>6373193 The protests in Venezuela have gone international.
>>6373126 Prominent clergy, scholars accuse Pope Francis of heresy in open letter.
>>6373119 Planefag: 4 total B52s up at the moment.
>>6373090 Dems want to probe Barr's handling of Mueller report.
>>6373077 NSA reports 75% increase in unmasking U.S. identities under Foreign Surveillance Law in 2018.
>>6373062 Airbnb loses huge battle over California City's rental law.
>>6373058 DJT Jr. on Charlie Kirk show.
>>6373017 Washingon's Ven. embassy has socialist squatters.
>>6372966 Leopoldo Lopez enters Chile's diplomatic residence in Caracas.
>>6372949 Nonprofit pays bail for man who attacked his wife, hours later he murders her.
>>6372926 California tap water could be source of thousands of new cancer cases.
>>6372849, >>6372870, >>6372885 Guaido vs Maduro: Who is backing whom in Venezuela?
>>6372882 Large movement of people in Caracas, Venezuela, reportedly moving towards the presidential palace.
>>6372878 POTUS Live Soon: "President Trump Participates in the Visit of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Champion: Joey Logano"
>>6372873, >>6372784, >>6372876 Sensenbrenner's bipartisan drug pricing bills clear House Committee Unanimously.
>>6372858 Virginia schools claim 'thousands of students in Virginia Public Schools ... identify as transgender,' report says.
>>6372833 Planefag: USAF VIP G5 from NYC Westbound.
>>6372792 Student fires gun inside classroom at High School in Virginia.
>>6372747 Gates Foundation quietly plans to control nutritional supplements for the 'good of humanity'.
>>6372744 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the 'future is private'.
>>6372714 POTUS asks for interest rate cuts.
>>6372703 Julian Assange: Clinton Foundation and ISIS were funded from the same source.
>>6372684 Jon Healey: Care about balance of power? Root for Trump's legal team in financial records fight.
>>6372673 Archbishop says Christians slaughtered 'like chickens' in Nigeria.
>>6372668 Lawmaker from Kansas City [DaRon McGee] resigns amid sexual harassment allegations
>>6372655 Award winning cop, clergyman, and teacher arrested in sting trying to have sex with children.
>>6372646 Maria Tweets about the baby snatching illegal immigrants at our border.
>>6372641 Ivanka Trump to speak at Milken Institute Global Conference
>>6372618 Marines Tweet: "#SeeSomethingDoSomething"
>>6372613, >>6372676 Tauscher dig. Call to shovels.
>>6372612 Venezuela claims Washington planned coup.
>>6372607 Chinese court sentences second Canadian to death on drug trafficking charges.
>>6372601 Prez Juncker reveals he blocks Eurosceptics from Commission jobs, regardless of elections.
>>6372586 Pope donates $6.66 per migrant for the migrant caravan.
>>6373294 #8149

Previously Collected Notables
>>6370951 #8146, >>6371714 #8147, >>6372499 #8148
>>6368629 #8143, >>6369402 #8144, >>6370145 #8145
>>6366332 #8140, >>6367116 #8141, >>6367863 #8142
>>6364031 #8137, >>6364824 #8138, >>6365571 #8139
>>6361724 #8134, >>6362456 #8135, >>6363243 #8136

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6373977 at 2019-04-30 21:07:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8150: NASCAR Visit Edition

>>6373877
>>6373959
Part 2/2

Natasha Bertrand, a reliable mouthpiece for Fusion GPS, is smearing Horowitz and raising questions about his investigation. "Former U.S. officials interviewed by the inspector general were skeptical about the quality of his probe," she wrote in an April 17 piece for Politico. "The inspector general seemed neither well-versed in the FISA process nor receptive to the explanations, the officials said."

Comey unconvincingly is rejecting accusations by Attorney General William Barr and others that there was "spying" on the Trump campaign. "When I hear that kind of language used, it's concerning," serial uptalker Comey said in an April 11 interview. "The FBI and the Department of Justice conduct court-ordered electronic surveillance. I have never thought of that as spying. I don't know of any court-ordered electronic surveillance aimed at the Trump campaign (emphasis added)."

Yates appeared on Sunday for a softball interview with NBC's "Meet The Press" host Andrea Mitchell. Without any sense of irony, Mitchell introduced Yates as "someone who seems to show up at key moments in the Trump presidency," including her central role in the set-up, laughable Logan Act inquiry, and subsequent firing of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. (Yates served as acting attorney general for 10 days before Trump fired her for insubordination.)

Yates, much like Comey, has a flair for the dramatic, often using hushed tones, theatrical facial expressions, and overwrought rhetoric to make her point: "When the Russians came knocking at their door, you would think a man who likes to make a show of hugging the flag would have done the patriotic thing and would have notified law enforcement." (Hard eye roll.)

Yates referred to Trump campaign objections about Russian collusion as "a lie" and (falsely) lamented that "now we have devolved to 'there's nothing wrong with taking help,' illegal help, from a foreign adversary. Surely that's not where we've come to."

But Yates' own words might come back to haunt her, and soon.

An April 19 article in the New York Times, which now is backpedaling on the legimitacy of the Steele dossier in advance of the Horowitz report, speculated that the dossier was part of a Russian propaganda campaign targeting the Trump team.

"There has been much chatter among intelligence experts that Steele's Russian informants could have been pressured to feed him disinformation," the Times reported. Further, at the time Steele was working for Fusion GPS on Russian-sourced dirt against Trump, he also was lobbying on behalf of Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with ties to the Kremlin.

So if Yates signed a court document that heavily relied on shady sources and a lobbyist (Steele) for a Putin-connected billionaire, who would be guilty of relying on help from a foreign adversary for political purposes? Not Donald Trump.

The imperious Yates and her accomplices might have a chance to answer that question-and others-in front of Congress in the very near future.

In response to her "Meet the Press" interview, Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) tweeted that Yates' actions "will certainly be part of forthcoming Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearings on FBI/DOJ during Obama years in which she served as Deputy AG under Loretta Lynch."

The Horowitz report could do what the Mueller report could not: Find legitimate evidence of conspiracies between political operatives, Russian interests, and top government officials; uncover attempts to obstruct justice as the various investigations into misconduct proceeded; and expose rank corruption at the highest levels of a presidential administration.

It just won't be the presidential administration that Mueller and his colleagues were targeting.

#6373306 at 2019-04-30 20:12:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8150: NASCAR Visit Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)
>>6364968 There are captchas for every post now

Notables
are not endorsements

#8149
>>6373236 Greg Craig graphic.
>>6373219 Attorney General William Barr testifies on Mueller Report before Congress on May 1.
>>6373193 The protests in Venezuela have gone international.
>>6373126 Prominent clergy, scholars accuse Pope Francis of heresy in open letter.
>>6373119 Planefag: 4 total B52s up at the moment.
>>6373090 Dems want to probe Barr's handling of Mueller report.
>>6373077 NSA reports 75% increase in unmasking U.S. identities under Foreign Surveillance Law in 2018.
>>6373062 Airbnb loses huge battle over California City's rental law.
>>6373058 DJT Jr. on Charlie Kirk show.
>>6373017 Washingon's Ven. embassy has socialist squatters.
>>6372966 Leopoldo Lopez enters Chile's diplomatic residence in Caracas.
>>6372949 Nonprofit pays bail for man who attacked his wife, hours later he murders her.
>>6372926 California tap water could be source of thousands of new cancer cases.
>>6372849, >>6372870, >>6372885 Guaido vs Maduro: Who is backing whom in Venezuela?
>>6372882 Large movement of people in Caracas, Venezuela, reportedly moving towards the presidential palace.
>>6372878 POTUS Live Soon: "President Trump Participates in the Visit of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Champion: Joey Logano"
>>6372873, >>6372784, >>6372876 Sensenbrenner's bipartisan drug pricing bills clear House Committee Unanimously.
>>6372858 Virginia schools claim 'thousands of students in Virginia Public Schools ... identify as transgender,' report says.
>>6372833 Planefag: USAF VIP G5 from NYC Westbound.
>>6372792 Student fires gun inside classroom at High School in Virginia.
>>6372747 Gates Foundation quietly plans to control nutritional supplements for the 'good of humanity'.
>>6372744 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the 'future is private'.
>>6372714 POTUS asks for interest rate cuts.
>>6372703 Julian Assange: Clinton Foundation and ISIS were funded from the same source.
>>6372684 Jon Healey: Care about balance of power? Root for Trump's legal team in financial records fight.
>>6372673 Archbishop says Christians slaughtered 'like chickens' in Nigeria.
>>6372668 Lawmaker from Kansas City [DaRon McGee] resigns amid sexual harassment allegations
>>6372655 Award winning cop, clergyman, and teacher arrested in sting trying to have sex with children.
>>6372646 Maria Tweets about the baby snatching illegal immigrants at our border.
>>6372641 Ivanka Trump to speak at Milken Institute Global Conference
>>6372618 Marines Tweet: "#SeeSomethingDoSomething"
>>6372613, >>6372676 Tauscher dig. Call to shovels.
>>6372612 Venezuela claims Washington planned coup.
>>6372607 Chinese court sentences second Canadian to death on drug trafficking charges.
>>6372601 Prez Juncker reveals he blocks Eurosceptics from Commission jobs, regardless of elections.
>>6372586 Pope donates $6.66 per migrant for the migrant caravan.
>>6373294 #8149

Previously Collected Notables
>>6370951 #8146, >>6371714 #8147, >>6372499 #8148
>>6368629 #8143, >>6369402 #8144, >>6370145 #8145
>>6366332 #8140, >>6367116 #8141, >>6367863 #8142
>>6364031 #8137, >>6364824 #8138, >>6365571 #8139
>>6361724 #8134, >>6362456 #8135, >>6363243 #8136

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6373294 at 2019-04-30 20:11:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8149: We Stand With The People of Venezuela Edition

#8149
>>6373236 Greg Craig graphic.
>>6373219 Attorney General William Barr testifies on Mueller Report before Congress on May 1.
>>6373193 The protests in Venezuela have gone international.
>>6373126 Prominent clergy, scholars accuse Pope Francis of heresy in open letter.
>>6373119 Planefag: 4 total B52s up at the moment.
>>6373090 Dems want to probe Barr's handling of Mueller report.
>>6373077 NSA reports 75% increase in unmasking U.S. identities under Foreign Surveillance Law in 2018.
>>6373062 Airbnb loses huge battle over California City's rental law.
>>6373058 DJT Jr. on Charlie Kirk show.
>>6373017 Washingon's Ven. embassy has socialist squatters.
>>6372966 Leopoldo Lopez enters Chile's diplomatic residence in Caracas.
>>6372949 Nonprofit pays bail for man who attacked his wife, hours later he murders her.
>>6372926 California tap water could be source of thousands of new cancer cases.
>>6372849, >>6372870, >>6372885 Guaido vs Maduro: Who is backing whom in Venezuela?
>>6372882 Large movement of people in Caracas, Venezuela, reportedly moving towards the presidential palace.
>>6372878 POTUS Live Soon: "President Trump Participates in the Visit of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Champion: Joey Logano"
>>6372873, >>6372784, >>6372876 Sensenbrenner's bipartisan drug pricing bills clear House Committee Unanimously.
>>6372858 Virginia schools claim 'thousands of students in Virginia Public Schools ... identify as transgender,' report says.
>>6372833 Planefag: USAF VIP G5 from NYC Westbound.
>>6372792 Student fires gun inside classroom at High School in Virginia.
>>6372747 Gates Foundation quietly plans to control nutritional supplements for the 'good of humanity'.
>>6372744 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the 'future is private'.
>>6372714 POTUS asks for interest rate cuts.
>>6372703 Julian Assange: Clinton Foundation and ISIS were funded from the same source.
>>6372684 Jon Healey: Care about balance of power? Root for Trump's legal team in financial records fight.
>>6372673 Archbishop says Christians slaughtered 'like chickens' in Nigeria.
>>6372668 Lawmaker from Kansas City [DaRon McGee] resigns amid sexual harassment allegations
>>6372655 Award winning cop, clergyman, and teacher arrested in sting trying to have sex with children.
>>6372646 Maria Tweets about the baby snatching illegal immigrants at our border.
>>6372641 Ivanka Trump to speak at Milken Institute Global Conference
>>6372618 Marines Tweet: "#SeeSomethingDoSomething"
>>6372613, >>6372676 Tauscher dig. Call to shovels.
>>6372612 Venezuela claims Washington planned coup.
>>6372607 Chinese court sentences second Canadian to death on drug trafficking charges.
>>6372601 Prez Juncker reveals he blocks Eurosceptics from Commission jobs, regardless of elections.
>>6372586 Pope donates $6.66 per migrant for the migrant caravan.

#6373219 at 2019-04-30 20:03:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8149: We Stand With The People of Venezuela Edition

https://twitter.com/45__Schedule/status/1123316089788801029

POTUS_Schedule
@45__Schedule
1m1 minute ago

Attorney General William Barr testifies on Mueller Report before Congress - LIVE on C-SPAN3 & @cspanradio:

Wednesday, May 1 (10am ET) at Senate Judiciary Cmte https://cs.pn/2XFOL1P

Thursday, May 2 (9am ET) at House Judiciary Cmte https://cs.pn/2XFOLil

#6372648 at 2019-04-30 19:05:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8149: We Stand With The People of Venezuela Edition

>>6372576
ROSENSTING

[RR] /ourguy/
[RR] signed a FISA warrant to continue the surveillance of POTUS.
[RR] offered to wear a wire in the WH to smoke out traitors in the FBI.
Why didn't POTUS fire [RR] immediately after learning this?
>sting
[RR] played both sides of the fence. Protecting Mueller on one side and keeping the 'Plan' in motion with Trump on the other.
>[RR] = Red Line.
After stepping down [RR] will be a witness in the U1 case.
The U1 case that will put HRC in jail.
The upcoming report on Comey will be the introduction of Huber to the stage.
Comey's misconduct in HRC's email server case will open the door to U1/Pay to Play

Consider the following:
In the 80's Trump was a CI with the FBI and helped to take down NY and Atlanta organized crime.
90's the FBI was pushed hard against the Mob.
Consider this cast:
Rudi Giuliani - led the Mafia Commission
Robert Mueller - led the the Gambino prosecution (90-93)
Rod Rosenstein worked for Mueller at this time.
William Barr was DAG then AG.
Look familiar?

[RR] prosecuted Ranbaxy a Clinton Global Initiative partner that produced watered-down HIV job drugs. [RR] spent five years on that investigation of U1 and was rightly proud of his conviction and then Obama overturned and pardoned Cartwright who was involved in the U1 scandal.

The resignation letter from [RR] says a lot. He is getting his payback.
Buckle up lads, D5 is coming!

https://quodverum.com/2019/03/75/endgame-potus-trump-s-vindication-nears.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV12UaCDvZE (Your Voice America)

#6370777 at 2019-04-30 15:12:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8146: Enjoy the Show, Sleepy Joe Edition

>>6370659
Already named Rosen for new DAG.
https://www.alternet.org/2019/02/heres-why-trumps-pick-for-deputy-attorney-general-could-be-even-more-dangerous-than-William-Barr/

#6370471 at 2019-04-30 14:39:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8146: Enjoy the Show, Sleepy Joe Edition

CAPTCHA BREAD IS COMFY BREAD
>CAPTCHA BREAD IS COMFY BREAD
CAPTCHA BREAD IS COMFY BREAD
>CAPTCHA BREAD IS COMFY BREAD
CAPTCHA BREAD IS COMFY BREAD
>CAPTCHA BREAD IS COMFY BREAD
CAPTCHA BREAD IS COMFY BREAD
>CAPTCHA BREAD IS COMFY BREAD

ROSENSTING

[RR] /ourguy/
[RR] signed a FISA warrant to continue the surveillance of POTUS.
[RR] offered to wear a wire in the WH to smoke out traitors in the FBI.
Why didn't POTUS fire [RR] immediately after learning this?
>sting
[RR] played both sides of the fence. Protecting Mueller on one side and keeping the 'Plan' in motion with Trump on the other.
>[RR] = Red Line.
After stepping down [RR] will be a witness in the U1 case.
The U1 case that will put HRC in jail.
The upcoming report on Comey will be the introduction of Huber to the stage.
Comey's misconduct in HRC's email server case will open the door to U1/Pay to Play


Consider the following:
In the 80's Trump was a CI with the FBI and helped to take down NY and Atlanta organized crime.
90's the FBI was pushed hard against the Mob.
Consider this cast:
Rudi Giuliani - led the Mafia Commission
Robert Mueller - led the the Gambino prosecution (90-93)
Rod Rosenstein worked for Mueller at this time.
William Barr was DAG then AG.
Look familiar?

[RR] prosecuted Ranbaxy a Clinton Global Initiative partner that produced watered-down HIV job drugs. [RR] spent five years on that investigation of U1 and was rightly proud of his conviction and then Obama overturned and pardoned Cartwright who was involved in the U1 scandal.

The resignation letter from [RR] says a lot. He is getting his payback.
Buckle up lads, D5 is coming!

https://quodverum.com/2019/03/75/endgame-potus-trump-s-vindication-nears.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV12UaCDvZE (Your Voice America)

#6370356 at 2019-04-30 14:28:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8146: Enjoy the Show, Sleepy Joe Edition

Trump Announces Immigration Asylum Changes

President Donald Trump issued new immigration guidelines Monday evening specifically addressing migrants who are attempting to claim asylum along the U.S. southern border.

In a presidential memorandum, Trump directed Attorney General William Barr and acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan to address the ongoing situation at the southern border.

"The extensive resources required to process and care for these individuals pulls U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel away from securing our Nation's borders," the memorandum reads in part, according to The Hill.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/29/trump-immigration-asylum-changes?

#6369991 at 2019-04-30 13:36:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8145: Is It Swell? or CAPTCHA Hell!? Edition

Trump orders changes to the asylum system in memo

President Trump has ordered new and more stringent restrictions for those wishing to gain entrance into the U.S. through the asylum process. In a Monday memo to acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan and Attorney General William Barr, Trump ordered furterh restrictions be put in place to dampen the flow of asylum seekers. The changes include application fees and work permit restraints. The memo also directs officials to settle asylum case applications in immigration courts within 180 days of filing.

"The purpose of this memorandum is to strengthen asylum procedures to safeguard our system against rampant abuse of our asylum process," Trump said.

The memo did not clarify exactly how the changes would be carried out in immigration courts, which have more than 800,000 pending cases and a backlog wait time of nearly two years. Trump said that the Justice Department and Homeland Security Department have 90 days to develop proposals relating to Monday's memo.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-orders-changes-to-the-asylum-system-in-memo

Memo;
http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2019/images/04/29/office.of.the.press.secretary.pdf

#6369890 at 2019-04-30 13:17:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8145: Is It Swell? or CAPTCHA Hell!? Edition

Barr going live

We are LIVE AG William Barr TESTIFIES to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Mueller Report

Watch: https://t.co/hxbCcBnDJ7

#6368340 at 2019-04-30 05:47:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8143: [RR] Edition

ROSENSTING

[RR] stepped down so he could be a witness in U1 case.
The U1 case that will put HRC in jail.
[RR] signed a FISA wa[RR]ant to continue the surveillance of POTUS.
[RR] played both sides of the fence. Protecting Mueller on one side and keeping the 'Plan' in motion with Trump on the other.
>[RR] = Red Line.

Consider the following:
In the 80's Trump was a CI with the FBI and helped to take down NY and Atlanta organized crime.
90's the FBI was pushed hard against the Mob.
Consider this cast:
Rudi Giuliani - led the Mafia Commission
Robert Mueller - led the the Gambino prosecution (90-93)
Rod Rosenstein worked for Mueller at this time.
William Barr was DAG then AG.
Look familiar?

[RR] prosecuted Ranbaxy a Clinton Global Initiative partner that produced watered-down HIV job drugs. [RR] spent five years on that investigation of U1 and was rightly proud of his conviction and then Obama overturned and pardoned Cartwright who was involved in the U1 scandal.

The resignation letter from [RR] says a lot. He is getting his payback.

https://quodverum.com/2019/03/75/endgame-potus-trump-s-vindication-nears.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV12UaCDvZE (Your Voice America)

#6366233 at 2019-04-30 02:31:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8140: Captcha Chaos Edition

House panel chairman says Barr must testify Thursday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said on Monday that Attorney General William Barr must testify before his panel on Thursday, despite Barr's reported objections to a more aggressive format for questions planned by Democrats. "We've been very clear. Barr has to come. He has to testify. It's none of the business of a witness to try to dictate to a congressional committee what our procedures for questioning him are," Nadler told reporters. "He is supposed to show up on Thursday and we will take whatever action we have to take if he doesn't," he added. Justice Department officials had no immediate comment on the lawmaker's remarks.

A Democratic congressional aide on Sunday said that Barr might skip the hearing because he objects to plans for an extra hour of questioning that would include committee lawyers, and a closed session to discuss classified sections of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russian investigation report. The report covers Mueller's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign and actions by President Donald Trump and his campaign.

It details a series of actions by Trump to impede the Russia probe. It did not conclude whether those actions constituted the crime of obstruction. But it did conclude that Trump and his campaign had not engaged in a criminal conspiracy with Moscow. Barr, a Trump appointee, released a redacted version of the document on April 18.

Nadler has subpoenaed the full document and demanded that the Justice Department provide it and underlying evidence by 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. After meeting with Justice Department officials earlier on Monday, the chairman said he expects the administration to adhere to the deadline.

Republicans on Nadler's committee have sided with the attorney general, saying the demands are unreasonable. But Democrats say the new format is necessary to ensure that witnesses answer the questions posed. The traditional hearing format gives each lawmaker five minutes for questions. But Democrats say Trump administration officials have become adept at running out the clock. Nadler said he would not negotiate on the hearing's format. "That's an affair entirely for Congress … administration witnesses have to come in and be examined as the committee sees fit," he said.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-Barr-nadler/house-panel-chairman-says-Barr-must-testify-thursday-idUSKCN1S52B5?il=0

#6365666 at 2019-04-30 01:52:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8140: Captcha Chaos Edition

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/29/house-democrats-Barr-mueller-report-1292182

House Democrats set the stage for a Barr standoff

A key House committee with the power to impeach President Donald Trump is moving ahead with a Thursday hearing to question Attorney General William Barr about the Mueller report, even if the attorney general doesn't show.

The standoff took its latest turn Monday when the Judiciary Committee formally announced plans to hold a Wednesday morning vote that would authorize the panel's Democratic and GOP counsels to split an hour of additional questioning about the special counsel's findings on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible obstruction of justice by Trump.

#6365526 at 2019-04-30 01:42:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8139: Bye Bye RR Edition

Democrats dare Barr to pull out of hearing

Democrats made moves Monday in defiance of Attorney General William Barr's wishes ahead of his planned testimony before the House Judiciary Committee this week. The two sides are grappling over the terms of the top Justice Department official's testimony on special counsel Robert Mueller's report, and if they can't reach an agreement, a subpoena could be in the making. Barr is scheduled to testify before the committee Thursday but threatened to pull out this week after getting word that Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., wants to add additional rounds of questions where the counsel for the Democratic and Republican parties would have 30 minutes to ask Barr questions. The Justice Department has so far not signaled a willingness to accept those terms.
''
"The Attorney General agreed to appear before Congress. Therefore, Members of Congress should be the ones doing the questioning. He remains happy to engage with Members on their questions regarding the Mueller report," a Justice Department spokesperson told the Washington Examiner early Monday morning. Undaunted by the DOJ's objections, the Democratic majority formally announced on Monday it would stick to Nadler's preferred format, counsel questioning included. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a member of the House Judiciary Committee, told Politico that he believes Barr is trying to exert undue control over the committee. "The attorney general seems to want to dictate the internal decision-making of the House Judiciary Committee. That's plainly unacceptable to us," Raskin said. "We obviously can't and don't tell him how to run his meetings. And he can't tell us how to run our meetings."

Nadler suggested Barr might be afraid but strongly hinted that a subpoena would ensue if the attorney general doesn't show. "If the attorney general is afraid to subject [himself] to questions where you can follow up, that may indicate lack of confidence in his own position," Nadler said to reporters Monday. "And more to the point, we have to get to the bottom of these issues. That's why we've called him in. It's not up to the attorney general to tell the committee how to conduct its business.

The White House has said it prefers cooperation with lawmakers, but press secretary Sarah Sanders snapped at Democrats on Monday. "You have to look at the outrageous behavior, particularly of the House Democrats, who are asking for things they know they can't have, that they know they have no legal authority to have," Sanders said. Barr is also set to testify before the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, which by all appearances is still a go.

A redacted version of Mueller's report on his 22-month investigation was released on April 18. The report clears Trump of colluding with Russia but also lays out 10 instances where Trump might have obstructed justice. Attorney General William Barr and former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein wrote a four-page summary of Mueller's investigation last month that cleared Trump of conspiring with Russia and of obstructing justice. Upset with Barr's rollout and emboldened by some of the findings in Mueller's report, Democrats have ratcheted up calls for investigations into the president and his administration, although leadership has sidestepped calling for impeachment proceedings.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-dare-Barr-to-pull-out-of-hearing

#6363262 at 2019-04-29 22:57:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8137: Lady Bears Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)

Notables
are not endorsements

#8136
>>6363062 Suffolk, Middlesex DAs join advocates in suit against ICE over courthouse visits.
>>6363047 PapaD Tweet.
>>6362949 House Democrats move to block Trump administration's abortion "gag" rule.
>>6362861 Unindicted co-conspirator law and legal definition.
>>6362801 U.S. SEC freezes assets over suspected insider trading in Anadarko.
>>6362715 The EU has provided 2 million migrants with unlawful cash cards worth 1.55 billion euros in an effort to legalize illegal migration.
>>6362742 Study finds correlation between youth suicide and Netflix show.
>>6362642 RR Q crumb compilation.
>>6362699, >>6362768 California man arrested in terror plot to detonate explosive device designed to kill innocents.
>>6362653, >>6362662 US taxpayers spend $1.12T on illegal aliens' education every year.
>>6362660 Turkey says UAE spy suspect committed suicide in prison.
>>6362652 US Army: Selfless service.
>>6362597 Housing renovations to begin on Guantanamo.
>>6362605,>>6362622 Marines Tweet: Security aboard USS John P. Murtha / Evasion training.
>>6362568 Judge rules Civil War statues are protected by law.
>>6362563 RR's resignation letter sauce.
>>6363243 #8136

#8135 Baker Change
>>6361903 8 chan being attacked again.
>>6362371 Former Missouri sheriff sentenced to 6 months in fed prison.
>>6362313 Elmwood Park Mayor resigns, charged with voting tampering.
>>6362282 5/11: 11/5 mirror.
>>6362339 Vice chair resigns from airport authority.
>>6362240 I'd watch the news that day.
>>6362217 Buttigieg accused of sexual assault.
>>6362170 ZH: "The Fed Owns The Next Crash."
>>6362180 RR's resignation letter to POTUS.
>>6362173 National Guard Tweet with 17:17 timestamp.
>>6362147 Gunfire erupts near rear entrance of US embassy in Haiti.
>>6362113 Pompeo marks a year of "swagger" at State.
>>6362084 Cohen wishes he slept with pornstars.
>>6362055 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6362028 Marketfag update.
>>6362019 Q Proof: LBP?
>>6361993 John Singleton, "Boyz N the Hood" director, has died at 51.
>>6361900 Candace Owens birthday.
>>6361785 New York Times Publishes Second Controversial Cartoon Amid Outrage Over Anti-Semitism.
>>6361799 Nadler Threatens to Subpoena AG William Barr if He Skips Hearing Conducted by Staffers.
>>6361866 Planefag update.
>>6361871 twitter suspends new POTUS schedule account.
>>6362456 #8135

Previously Collected Notables
>>6361724 #8134,
>>6359341 #8131, >>6360093 #8132, >>6360967 #8133
>>6357050 #8128, >>6357817 #8129, >>6358590 #8130
>>6354767 #8125, >>6356050 #8126, >>6356279 #8127
>>6352406 #8122, >>6353195 #8123, >>6353971 #8124

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6362464 at 2019-04-29 21:51:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8136: Melania Monday Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6348477 BO Related Global Notables
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)

Notables
are not endorsements

#8135
>>6361903 8 chan being attacked again.
>>6362371 Former Missouri sheriff sentenced to 6 months in fed prison.
>>6362313 Elmwood Park Mayor resigns, charged with voting tampering.
>>6362282 5/11: 11/5 mirror.
>>6362339 Vice chair resigns from airport authority.
>>6362240 I'd watch the news that day.
>>6362217 Buttigieg accused of sexual assault.
>>6362170 ZH: "The Fed Owns The Next Crash."
>>6362180 RR's resignation letter to POTUS.
>>6362173 National Guard Tweet with 17:17 timestamp.
>>6362147 Gunfire erupts near rear entrance of US embassy in Haiti.
>>6362113 Pompeo marks a year of "swagger" at State.
>>6362084 Cohen wishes he slept with pornstars.
>>6362055 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6362028 Marketfag update.
>>6362019 Q Proof: LBP?
>>6361993 John Singleton, "Boyz N the Hood" director, has died at 51.
>>6361900 Candace Owens birthday.
>>6361785 New York Times Publishes Second Controversial Cartoon Amid Outrage Over Anti-Semitism.
>>6361799 Nadler Threatens to Subpoena AG William Barr if He Skips Hearing Conducted by Staffers.
>>6361866 Planefag update.
>>6361871 twitter suspends new POTUS schedule account.
>>6362456 #8135

#8134
>>6361000 $15 Trillion From Thin Air-The Massive Central Bank Fraud On The World Economy
>>6361006, >>6361083 LA terror attack plotter vet & recent convert to Islam
>>6361008 Biden struggles to fill small PA auditorium
>>6361052 Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal… party of High taxes!
>>6361064 Attorney General tells Netanyahu 'no indictment delay'
>>6361088, >>6361092 Multiple dead after helicopter crashes in Hawaii/ report confirmed 3 dead
>>6361118 Without fanfare, Australia opens trade and defense office in Jerusalem
>>6361147 Tesla says may seek new funding; shares up after SEC agreement
>>6361148, >>6361171 America's Super-Vaccination Agenda is put on Super Steroids-Why now?
>>6361178 Arab League warns of erasure of Palestinian history in school curriculum
>>6361184 How The Delusion of Diversity Destroys Our Common Humanity
>>6361209 EVIDENCE: Brennan and Clapper Hacked FISA Court Judge Reggie Walton; Comey Covered It Up
>>6361169 Tiffany Trump tweets very Q like message
>>6361250 Terror Suspect Talked of Killing LAPD Officers and Blowing Up Santa Monica Pier, LA Freeways
>>6361180 Major US airlines hit with systemwide ticketing outages today
>>6361306 POTUS will NOT assert Executive Privilege re: Mueller report
>>6361322 Current fake news narrative: Climate Change in Canada is somehow worse than anywhere else worldwide
>>6361330 US Navy SEAL Officers Attempted to Cover Up Evidence of War Crimes
>>6361349 Judicial Watch: Bruce Ohr Email Raises Possible Ethics Concerns Tied to Russia Testimony
>>6361352 Maxine Waters' recent impromptu visit to Haiti
>>6361363, >>6361578 POTUS welcomes Baylor Lady Bears to WH/ Dons white hat
>>6361369, >>6361415 The Trump Campaign has announced it will be holding a MAGA Rally in Panama City Beach, FL on May 8/cap
>>6361402 PapaD tweets about Turkish intel working w/ CIA to spy on him
>>6361444 AS is panicking on twitter again
>>6361526 The supreme court rules against California for using it's power to fine businesses and citizens unconstitutionally
>>6361551 James Clapper Knew There Was No Evidence of Trump-Russia Collusion In 2016… yet he still persisted
>>6361642 Presidential Message to the Senate of the United States on the Withdrawal of the Arms Trade Treaty
>>6361688 Anon on Sparrow Red
>>6361724 #8134

Previously Collected Notables
>>6359341 #8131, >>6360093 #8132, >>6360967 #8133
>>6357050 #8128, >>6357817 #8129, >>6358590 #8130
>>6354767 #8125, >>6356050 #8126, >>6356279 #8127
>>6352406 #8122, >>6353195 #8123, >>6353971 #8124

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6362456 at 2019-04-29 21:51:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8135: Big Buns Make Baker Crazy & Proud Edition

#8135
>>6361903 8 chan being attacked again.
>>6362371 Former Missouri sheriff sentenced to 6 months in fed prison.
>>6362313 Elmwood Park Mayor resigns, charged with voting tampering.
>>6362282 5/11: 11/5 mirror.
>>6362339 Vice chair resigns from airport authority.
>>6362240 I'd watch the news that day.
>>6362217 Buttigieg accused of sexual assault.
>>6362170 ZH: "The Fed Owns The Next Crash."
>>6362180 RR's resignation letter to POTUS.
>>6362173 National Guard Tweet with 17:17 timestamp.
>>6362147 Gunfire erupts near rear entrance of US embassy in Haiti.
>>6362113 Pompeo marks a year of "swagger" at State.
>>6362084 Cohen wishes he slept with pornstars.
>>6362055 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6362028 Marketfag update.
>>6362019 Q Proof: LBP?
>>6361993 John Singleton, "Boyz N the Hood" director, has died at 51.
>>6361900 Candace Owens birthday.
>>6361785 New York Times Publishes Second Controversial Cartoon Amid Outrage Over Anti-Semitism.
>>6361799 Nadler Threatens to Subpoena AG William Barr if He Skips Hearing Conducted by Staffers.
>>6361866 Planefag update.
>>6361871 twitter suspends new POTUS schedule account.

#6362410 at 2019-04-29 21:46:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8135: Big Buns Make Baker Crazy & Proud Edition

#8135
>>6361903 8 chan being attacked again.
>>6362371 Former Missouri sheriff sentenced to 6 months in fed prison.
>>6362313 Elmwood Park Mayor resigns, charged with voting tampering.
>>6362282 5/11: 11/5 mirror.
>>6362339 Vice chair resigns from airport authority.
>>6362240 I'd watch the news that day.
>>6362217 Buttigieg accused of sexual assault.
>>6362170 ZH: "The Fed Owns The Next Crash."
>>6362180 RR's resignation letter to POTUS.
>>6362173 National Guard Tweet with 17:17 timestamp.
>>6362147 Gunfire erupts near rear entrance of US embassy in Haiti.
>>6362113 Pompeo marks a year of "swagger" at State.
>>6362084 Cohen wishes he slept with pornstars.
>>6362055 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6362028 Marketfag update.
>>6362019 Q Proof: LBP?
>>6361993 John Singleton, "Boyz N the Hood" director, has died at 51.
>>6361900 Candace Owens birthday.
>>6361785 New York Times Publishes Second Controversial Cartoon Amid Outrage Over Anti-Semitism.
>>6361799 Nadler Threatens to Subpoena AG William Barr if He Skips Hearing Conducted by Staffers.
>>6361866 Planefag update.
>>6361871 twitter suspends new POTUS schedule account.

Last call / Baking in 70

#6362274 at 2019-04-29 21:33:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8135: Big Buns Make Baker Crazy & Proud Edition

#8135
>>6362217 Buttigieg accused of sexual assault.
>>6362170 ZH: "The Fed Owns The Next Crash."
>>6362180 RR's resignation letter to POTUS.
>>6362173 National Guard Tweet with 17:17 timestamp.
>>6362147 Gunfire erupts near rear entrance of US embassy in Haiti.
>>6362113 Pompeo marks a year of "swagger" at State.
>>6362084 Cohen wishes he slept with pornstars.
>>6362055 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6362028 Marketfag update.
>>6362019 Q Proof: LBP?
>>6361993 John Singleton, "Boyz N the Hood" director, has died at 51.
>>6361900 Candace Owens birthday.
>>6361785 New York Times Publishes Second Controversial Cartoon Amid Outrage Over Anti-Semitism.
>>6361799 Nadler Threatens to Subpoena AG William Barr if He Skips Hearing Conducted by Staffers.
>>6361866 Planefag update.
>>6361871 twitter suspends new POTUS schedule account.

#6362083 at 2019-04-29 21:19:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8135: Big Buns Make Baker Crazy & Proud Edition

#8135
>>6362055 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6362028 Marketfag update.
>>6362019 Q Proof: LBP?
>>6361993 John Singleton, "Boyz N the Hood" director, has died at 51.
>>6361900 Candace Owens birthday.
>>6361785 New York Times Publishes Second Controversial Cartoon Amid Outrage Over Anti-Semitism.
>>6361799 Nadler Threatens to Subpoena AG William Barr if He Skips Hearing Conducted by Staffers.
>>6361866 Planefag update.
>>6361871 twitter suspends new POTUS schedule account.

#6361921 at 2019-04-29 21:05:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8135: Big Buns Make Baker Crazy & Proud Edition

William Barr and Roseanne Barr are each of Ukrainian descent though seemingly unrelated.

#6361882 at 2019-04-29 21:02:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8135: Big Buns Make Baker Crazy & Proud Edition

>>6361785 New York Times Publishes Second Controversial Cartoon Amid Outrage Over Anti-Semitism
>>6361799 Nadler Threatens to Subpoena AG William Barr if He Skips Hearing Conducted by Staffers
>>6361866 planefag update
>>6361871 twitter suspends new POTUS schedule account

NOTABLE BUN

#6361820 at 2019-04-29 20:56:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8135: Big Buns Make Baker Crazy & Proud Edition

>>6361799 Nadler Threatens to Subpoena AG William Barr if He Skips Hearing Conducted by Staffers

NOTABLE

#6361799 at 2019-04-29 20:54:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8135: Big Buns Make Baker Crazy & Proud Edition

Nadler Threatens to Subpoena AG William Barr if He Skips Hearing Conducted by Staffers

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold (D-N.Y.) has threatened to subpoena Attorney General William Barr if he decides to skip an upcoming House Judiciary hearing, this week.

Barr is scheduled to testify before the committee on Thursday, but the Department of Justice (DOJ) has voiced objections over the format of the hearing. Nadler has proposed having committee staff question Barr about special counsel Robert Mueller's report. Democrats also want to go into a closed session with the attorney general to discuss the redacted parts of the Mueller report.

DOJ officials have said that they oppose any plans to go into a closed session and contend that lawmakers, not staffers, should conduct the hearing. "The attorney general agreed to appear before Congress; therefore Congress does the questioning," an official said.

"The witness is not going to tell the committee how to conduct its hearing, period," Nadler told CNN on Sunday, adding that if Barr does not appear on Thursday, his committee "will have to subpoena him, and we will have to use whatever means we can to enforce the subpoena."

Republicans called the Democrats' demands "abusive and illogical."

A spokesperson for the House Judiciary Committee Republican minority told Fox News over the weekend:

Attorney General Barr wasn't asked to testify before the committee-he offered. He provided the Mueller report voluntarily. He invited Democrat leaders to view the less-redacted report in person. Yet the only thing, apparently, that will satisfy Democrats, who refuse to read the less-redacted report, is to have staff pinch hit when a cabinet-level official appears before us.

What actual precedent is there for our committee making such demands of a sitting attorney general as part of our oversight duties? The attorney general isn't a fact witness, and this committee's investigations-as Democrat leadership reminds us daily-don't constitute impeachment, so Democrats have yet to prove their demands anything but abusive and illogical in light of the transparency and good faith the attorney general has shown our committee.

According to Politico, DOJ spokeswoman Kerri Kupec argued that since Barr was the one who volunteered to testify before Congress, "Members of Congress should be the ones doing the questioning." She added: "He remains happy to engage with Members on their questions regarding the Mueller report."

The Democrat-led committee nevertheless on Monday announced plans "to hold a Wednesday morning vote that would authorize the panel's Democratic and GOP counsels to split an hour of additional questioning about the special counsel's findings."

https://pjmedia.com/trending/nadler-threatens-to-subpoena-ag-William-Barr-if-skips-hearing-conducted-by-staffers/

#6358988 at 2019-04-29 16:19:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8131: Monday Forecast: Shaliday with a Chance of PAIN Edition

Exclusive - Jerome Corsi Claims Mueller's Team Tried to Pressure Him Into Pleading Guilty

Author and political commentator Jerome Corsi, who was under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for potential collusion with Russia, claimed Mueller's team tried to pressure him to plead guilty, during an interview with SiriusXM's Breitbart News Tonight.
"I got subpoenaed on August 28. I provided my computers, my laptops, my backup devices, everything, I voluntarily gave to the Special Counsel and to his prosecutors, and from the beginning they treated me like a criminal," he told host and Breitbart News Deputy Political Editor Amanda House in an exclusive interview on Thursday.

Corsi said prosecutors suspected he had communicated with WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, whose website published emBarrassing emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee. Corsi claimed that prosecutors tried to convince him to admit to being that link, despite his denials, so that they could establish collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
He alleged the Mueller team used aggressive tactics:

They bring you into this unmarked FBI building in southeast Washington. You come in through the garage, you have to go in and give them in this safe room your laptops, all your electronic devices, your computer, everything, and they bring you up to this internal conference room, with no windows, no clock, and it's me and my attorney David Gray at this point, to sit across from three of the prosecutors on Mueller's team, and six to nine FBI, and they start grilling you for hour after hour, and if you forget some emails, or if you state something different from something they have from a phone call three years ago which you didn't remember, all the prosecutors stand up, the FBI, they stomp out of the room, they call your attorney into the next room, they say they're going to put you in prison for the rest of your life.

He alleged this went on for 40 hours over two months, and ended because he did not have contact with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

"The prosecutors were convinced that I had introduced Roger Stone to Julian Assange, and I was the linchpin, I was key to the prosecutors establishing collusion argument, and if I had I lied or broken down and was willing to tell the prosecutors what they wanted, to stay out of prison, his report would have said collusion, because they believed I could give them the link they were looking for," he said.

He claimed they threatened to put him away for the rest of his life.

"They said, 'If you don't accept this plea deal, and plea to this one count, and say you're guilty of it, and then you'll get no prison time, but if you don't do this, we're going to indict you with multiple counts, obstruction of justice, in Washington, DC, where the jury will hate you, and we'll put you away for 25 years.

"Well, I'm 72 years old, that would have been a life sentence. But as I point out in silent no more, my wife woke up one morning and she said, 'I'd rather visit you in prison for the rest of your life than have you not be the man I married.'"

"I decided I was going to tell them I was not going to take their plea deal, and they were furious," he said.

Corsi also discussed his new book, "Silent No More," on being investigated by the Special Counsel.

"I would wake up at 4:30 in the morning, and look out to see if the FBI's outside. It was - it's been a nightmare," he said.

Corsi now predicts that after the release of Mueller's report earlier this month, the "tables are going to turn" with Attorney General William Barr looking into whether the Obama administration had an appropriate predicate to spy on the Trump campaign.

"As I point out in Silent No More, these prosecutors, we have a weaponized system of justice right now that's very heavily politicized, and this was under Obama. Barr's job is to restore justice, the American people's faith in justice," he said.

Corsi said he has filed a $350 million lawsuit against Mueller and the Justice Department, the CIA, and other agencies.

"I think we have a politically corrupt justice and intelligence system, and I think it extends into the IRS and I think the bureaucracy is very, very biased against the Constitution, against the president...and I don't think we're going to anywhere clear this until we really root out the bureaucracy, I think we'd like to see term limits in the bureaucracy. I'd like to see these people rotated out," he said.
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/04/28/exclusive-jerome-corsi-claims-muellers-team-tried-to-pressure-him-into-pleading-guilty/

#6356451 at 2019-04-29 07:52:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8128: United We Stand Edition

Senators Grassley & Johnson Release Letter to Attorney General William Barr, Demand Details About Investigation Into Obama's Illegal Spying on Trump Campaign

On Sarah Carter's web page with no text from her, just a link to the document.

https://saraacarter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-04-25-CEG-RJ-to-DOJ-Surveillance-of-Trump-Transition-Team.pdf

https://saraacarter.com/sen-grassley-and-sen-johnson-letter-to-ag-Barr-on-fbi-spying/

#6355242 at 2019-04-29 04:12:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8126: FEAR THE STOR M Edition

Attorney General William Barr has threatened to skip this upcoming week's House Judiciary hearing over Chairman Jerry Nadler's (D-NY) proposal to have committee staff question him.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/28/ag-Barr-threatens-skip-house-judiciary-hearing/

#6354727 at 2019-04-29 03:19:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8125: Dark before the Light Edition

GOP stepping up investigations… And here comes AG Barr!


Sorry if duplicated, but I didn't see this in the bread.

ARTICLE BEGINS HERE:

GOP lawmakers returning to Washington are signaling they intend to step up their campaign to look into alleged spying by FBI agents on President Trump's 2016 campaign. The effort comes as Democrats ramp up their own investigations into the Trump administration and could serve as a bit of GOP counter-programming to put the spotlight on what Republicans contend is suspicious behavior under the Obama administration. Two Senate chairmen previewed the coming GOP efforts with a recent letter to Attorney General William Barr, who raised eyebrows when he publicly asserted he believed the Trump campaign was spied on and said he would review the intelligence community's actions to ensure no improper surveillance occurred.

Democrats were surprised and angered Barr used the word "spying" to describe surveillance that FBI did during their investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, accusing him of promoting a GOP talking point. In a letter sent to the attorney general on Thursday, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) asked the Justice Department for a briefing on Barr's review and cited text messages between former FBI officials Peter Strzok and attorney Lisa Page that they described as exhibiting "potential attempts by the FBI to conduct surveillance of President-elect Trump's transition team."

"Any improper FBI surveillance activities that were conducted before or after the 2016 election must be brought to light and properly addressed," wrote Grassley and Johnson, who chair the Finance and Homeland Security Committees, respectively. They also raised concerns about potentially unauthorized Justice Department leaks to the press about the Russia investigation. Lawmakers on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees will have an opportunity to grill Barr in back-to-back open hearings this week, as he testifies on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and final report, a redacted version of which Barr released roughly a week ago. Barr is expected to face considerable scrutiny from Democrats who accuse him of bias in his handling of Mueller's report, which did not establish conspiracy between members of the Trump campaign and Russia but explicitly did not exonerate the president on allegations of obstruction. The attorney general is also likely to be questioned by Republicans about his plans to review the decisions in the FBI's original Russia counterintelligence probe.

"I have loads of questions for Barr about origination of the spying and DOJ leaders' role in the spying," Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, told The Hill Friday, adding that he has "lots of questions" following the release of Mueller's report.

Republicans have long suggested FBI agents were politically motivated in opening the investigation into the Trump campaign, citing text messages exchanged by officials that worked on the Russia and Clinton email investigations in which they criticized Trump's candidacy. House Republicans led an investigation into the FBI's handling of the Russia and Clinton probes that was quietly shuttered last year, shortly before Democrats took control of the lower chamber. GOP lawmakers have also alleged the FBI abused its surveillance authorities by relying on information from the author of the controversial Trump-Russia dossier, which was in part funded by Democrats, to justify a surveillance renewal application to wiretap former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

Democrats have roundly rejected Republicans' claims, accusing them of trying to undermine Mueller's investigation, which concluded in March after 22 months. The Justice Department's inspector general is currently investigating the FBI's compliance with the law and procedures with respect to the Page warrant application, a review Barr expects to be completed as soon as next month. Barr said in congressional testimony earlier in April that he plans to initiate his own review of the "genesis and the conduct" of intelligence collection directed at members of the Trump campaign based on what Inspector General Michael Horowitz finds; Barr said it was important to determine whether the surveillance was "adequately predicated."

Rest of article here…

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-ready-to-step-up-spying-case/ar-BBWnQFj?li=BBnb7Kz

#6349445 at 2019-04-28 19:16:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8119: Do I Look Like I Know What A JPEG Is Edition

Barr warns House Dems he might not appear at hearing

Attorney General William Barr has warned House Democrats that he might not appear as scheduled this week in front of the Judiciary Committee, The Hill has confirmed.

Barr has told Democrats they need to change the proposed format for the hearing, CNN first reported Sunday, citing an unidentified source.

In addition to five minutes of questioning for each member of the committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the committee, has proposed an additional round that would allow for each side to question Barr for 30 minutes, a source said. That round of questioning also would allow the committee counsels for both parties to question Barr.

Nadler also has proposed having the committee enter a closed session to discuss redacted sections of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, the source added.

Barr has rejected the additional rounds of questioning, but it's possible he and Democrats could reach a deal before Thursday, when the hearing is scheduled.

A Department of Justice spokesperson said in a statement that "members of Congress should be the ones doing the questioning."

"The Attorney General agreed to appear before Congress. Therefore, Members of Congress should be the ones doing the questioning. He remains happy to engage with Members on their questions regarding the Mueller report," said spokesperson Kerri Kupec.

Lawmakers are expected to grill Barr on the Mueller report, which was made public earlier this month.

Barr held a press conference immediately ahead of the report's release and has been accused of misrepresenting its findings.

Mueller's report did not find evidence that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia ahead of the 2016 election, but the report notes that the campaign believed it would benefit from Russia's interference and that Russia believed it would benefit from a Trump presidency.

Mueller also outlined several instances in which the president potentially obstructed justice.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/441018-Barr-warns-house-dems-he-might-not-appear-at-hearing-report

#6349342 at 2019-04-28 19:07:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8119: Do I Look Like I Know What A JPEG Is Edition

Barr Forms Team to Review FBI's Actions in Trump Probe

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-09/Barr-said-to-form-team-to-review-fbi-s-actions-in-trump-probe

Attorney General William Barr has assembled a team to review controversial counterintelligence decisions made by Justice Department and FBI officials, including actions taken during the probe of the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016, according to a person familiar with the matter.

#6348529 at 2019-04-28 17:53:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8118: Mirror Digits. Through The Looking Glass. The Bottomless Mimosas Edition

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/441041-nadler-hits-back-at-Barr-the-witness-is-not-going-to-tell-the-committee-how-to
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) fired back Sunday at Attorney General William Barr after the attorney general warned he may not appear at a scheduled committee hearing this week.
"The witness is not going to tell the committee how to conduct its hearing, period," Nadler said Sunday, according to CNN.
Nadler also threatened to issue a subpoena if President Trump's attorney general refuses to attend the hearing.
"Then we will have to subpoena him, and we will have to use whatever means we can to enforce the subpoena," Nadler said.
Barr previously told House Democrats that they need to change the proposed format for the hearing, scheduled for Thursday, before he agrees to attend.

#6346469 at 2019-04-28 14:15:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8115: Baking some Fresh Bread for the Morning Edition

Barr says BTFO

DOJ warns Nadler that Barr won't stand for protracted hearing: Report
by Daniel Chaitin

Attorney General William Barr is reportedly threatening to pull out of a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee this week.

A committee source told CNN that Barr objects to the format planned for Thursday's hearing, which is focused on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., wants two rounds of questions, one for members and a second in which each counsel for the Democratic Party and Republican Party would have the opportunity to ask questions. He also proposed a closed session to discuss redacted sections in Mueller's report.

Barr objects to the added sessions and the closed session. The Justice Department has signaled that Barr may not show up unless Nadler backs off.

A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner's request for comment.

Barr is also scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, which is still expected to happen.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/doj-warns-nadler-that-Barr-wont-stand-for-protracted-hearing-report

#6337204 at 2019-04-27 21:04:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8103: Anons See Through The Lies Every Single Time

Q 3313
Re 1st & 10 on the 40

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https://8ch.net/qresearch/catalog.html

https://saraacarter.com/muellers-report-ends-witchhunt-but-whats-about-to-unfold-is-the-real-story/

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Attorney General William Barr stressed Thursday during his press conference that although Special counsel Robert Mueller detailed 10 "episodes" involving actions by President Trump that might have constituted obstruction of justice, neither the DOJ, nor Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein believed those actions violated the law.

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What are the 10 episodes and the sequence? What is the first episode?

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Rep. Devin Nunes, R-CA, was one of the first to reveal those threads and never wavered even when the Washington 'swamp monsters' targeted him and his credibility. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio and Rep. Mark Meadows, R-NC, worked tirelessly with their committees to get to the truth. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, have done the same and all promise to continue to the battle for the truth. Why? Because frankly this political war is not over.

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Just remember, it was Hillary Clinton and the DNC that paid for former British Spy Christopher Steele's anti-Trump dossier through their attorney's Perkins Coie. It was the embattled research firm Fusion GPS, with its founder Glenn Simpson, that helped spread the dossier and its unsubstantiated and false findings all over Washington D.C. They did so with help from senior officials at the FBI and DOJ. When Simpson and his crew couldn't get it published they used their contacts at the FBI to leak to information to the media with them. They also had their anti-Trump friends in high positions of power within the Obama Administration like then CIA Director John Brennan, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, FBI Director James Comey and his then Deputy Director fo the FBI Andrew McCabe to brief the most salacious parts of the dossier to Trump in January, 2017.

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How many of those 10 episodes are pointed at by Sara C in that single article summing-up the origins of the "soft coup"?

Allspeed Anons.

#6336188 at 2019-04-27 19:42:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8102: FREE FLYNN Edition

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJg9wBPyKMNA5sRDnvzmkdg
Live in 2 days
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#6330394 at 2019-04-27 04:10:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8095: NO C OR O Edition

Senator Graham: Supreme Court Chief Justice Should Have FISA Court Ask DOJ, FBI 'Did You Mislead Us'

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican from South Carolina, told CBS 11 Thursday that he wants U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to have the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court) look into allegations that the Department of Justice and the FBI may have misled judges while seeking FISA warrants to investigate the Trump Campaign and former campaign aide Carter Page.

"I expect Justice Roberts to have the [FISA] Court ask questions of the Department of Justice and the FBI, 'Did you mislead us?'" said Graham. "My job is to make sure the laws we have are enough to protect us. Somebody's got to watch those who watch us."

According to CBS News, redacted versions of the FISA documents that have been made public indicated that the FBI told the intelligence court in applying for the wiretap on Page that he "has been collaborating and conspiring with the Russian government." The agency also told the court that "the FBI believes Page has been the subject of targeted recruitment by the Russian government."

Page was never charged with a crime and Graham called the evidence used to justify the FISA Court warrant against Page "garbage."

Attorney General William Barr told a Senate panel earlier this month that he intended to investigate the matter.

"I think spying did occur, yes," said Barr. "I am not saying that improper surveillance occurred. I'm saying that I am concerned about it and looking into it, that's all," Barr also said.

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/04/26/senator-graham-fisa-supreme-court-did-you-mislead-us/

VIDEO AT LINK FOR NIGHTSHIFT ILLITERATE PEPE's (Love you all).

#6329275 at 2019-04-27 02:20:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8093: Friday Nightshift, We In Here Edition

>>6329252

White House says former official can speak to Oversight panel next week
By Jesse Byrnes - 04/26/19 08:42 PM EDT

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/440922-white-house-says-former-official-can-speak-to-oversight-panel-next

White House says former official can speak to Oversight panel next week
© Greg Nash

The White House has agreed to allow former personnel security director Carl Kline speak to the House Oversight and Reform Committee next week, the White House counsel said in a letter Friday obtained by The Hill.

White House Counsel Pat Cipollone wrote to Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio), the top Republican on the Oversight panel, after Jordan urged the administration to make Kline available for a voluntary transcribed interview on April 30 or May 1.

Cipollone wrote Friday that "we have consulted with Mr. Kline's attorney regarding the interview dates proposed in your letter. Mr. Kline is available to appear for an interview on Wednesday, May 1."
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"We understand the scope of the interview will be limited to White House personnel security policies and practices, consistent with our prior offers for Mr. Kline's voluntary cooperation with the Committee. We also understand that, as a matter of fairness, Mr. Kline may be accompanied by both his personal counsel and a representative of the Office of Counsel to the President," he added.

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the chairman of the Oversight panel, had issued a subpoena for Kline to testify before the committee on its investigation into the White House security clearance process.

Cummings blasted the White House this week for blocking Kline from testifying and signaled that he would pursue contempt proceedings against the former top official, who left his role at the White House and now works at the Pentagon.

Cummings's staff did not immediately return a request for comment on Friday night.

An appearance by Kline on Wednesday would also come the same day Attorney General William Barr is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first of two days of testimony on Capitol Hill.

Barr is expected to face questions from lawmakers over his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report as well as his decision to not pursue an obstruction of justice charge against the president based on Mueller's findings.

- Tal Axelrod contributed reporting

#6328203 at 2019-04-27 00:42:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8092: Lets Have Us A Fun Friday Nightshift Edition

Mueller report: Dan Coats declined to help end probe
DNI, former Hoosier senator, advised Trump to let it run its course
Apr 19, 2019

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats was asked in 2017 by President Donald Trump to help end Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's alleged interference with the 2016 U.S. election, according to findings by Mueller's team.

The redacted 448-page findings were released Thursday by U.S. Attorney General William Barr.

According to the Mueller report, several times in 2017, Trump asked Coats to help end Mueller's investigation. The investigation, Trump said, was interfering with his ability to conduct foreign relations.

Coats declined, saying his job was to provide intelligence and not get involved with investigations. He told the president that the fastest way to "get it done" was to let the investigation run its course, according to the report.

Coats, a Republican, served as a U.S. senator from Indiana 1989-1999. He also was the congressional representative for Indiana's 4th District 1981-1989, after defeating then incumbent-Birch Bayh for his first term.

On March 22, 2017, Trump asked for Coats and CIA Director Michael Pompeo to stay after a White House meeting, according to the Mueller report. Coats recalled that he was asked to state publicly that no link existed between the president and Russia.

Pompeo said he had no recollection of being asked to stay behind after the March 22 briefing, but he recalled that the president "regularly urged officials to get the word out that he had not done anything wrong related to Russia," the Mueller report found.

Coats told Mueller's office that the president never asked him to speak to James Comey, whom Trump later fired as the director of the FBI, about the FBI investigation.

However, some of Coats' staffers offered different recollections of how Coats described the meeting immediately after it occurred.

According to senior Director of National Intelligence official Michael Dempsey, Coats said after the March 22 meeting that the president had brought up the Russia investigation and asked him to "contact Comey to see if there was a way to get past the investigation, get it over with, end it, or words to that effect," according to the report.

Dempsey said that Coats described the president's comments as falling "somewhere between musing about hating the investigation" and wanting Coats to "do something to stop it."

Dempsey said Coats made it clear that he would not get involved with an ongoing FBI investigation.

https://www.tribstar.com/news/indiana_news/mueller-report-dan-coats-declined-to-help-end-probe/article_090837c2-afcf-553a-ac15-e231921dd6c7.html

#6324469 at 2019-04-26 18:48:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8087: Happy Birthday Melania! Edition

Rosenstein explains his deadpan expression behind Barr at last week's press conference
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein explained Friday why he appeared behind Attorney General William Barr with a deadpan expression during last week's press conference following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

During his remarks Friday to the Armenian Bar Association, Rosenstein joked that members of the media would question his behavior regardless of how he appeared to act during the news conference.

"Last week, the big topic of discussion was: 'What were you thinking when you stood behind Bill Barr at that press conference with a deadpan expression?' The answer is: I was thinking, "My job is to stand here with a deadpan expression," Rosenstein said Friday, to applause.

"Can you imagine if I did anything other than stand there at the press conference? Imagine the reaction and the commentary if I had smiled or grimaced," the deputy attorney general continued.

"But you cannot avoid criticism," he said. "The only way you can avoid criticism in public service is if you stay home. But somebody actually has to do the work, and therefore you have to accept the criticism that comes with the job."

A former federal prosecutor remarked on Hill.TV last week that Rosenstein looked like a "hostage" during the news conference, at which Barr defended his characterization of Mueller's report amid criticism from Democrats that his summary of the investigation released last month was misleading.

"First off, [Deputy Attorney General] Rod Rosenstein looked like he was a hostage for God's sakes. Did you see his eyes?" Gene Rossi told Krystal Ball and Buck Sexton on Hill.TV's "Rising."

"I saw those two people behind Barr, I'm thinking to myself, where's Robert Mueller?" he added.

Rosenstein has defended Barr amid the criticism and knocked Democrats earlier this month who accused the attorney general of misleading the public.

"He's being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he's trying to mislead people, I think, is just completely bizarre," he told The Wall Street Journal. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/440848-rosenstein-explains-his-deadpan-expression-behind-Barr-at-last-weeks

#6323671 at 2019-04-26 17:39:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8086: They NEVER Thought She Would Lose Edition

Rosenstein explains his deadpan expression behind Barr at last week's press conference

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/440848-rosenstein-explains-his-deadpan-expression-behind-Barr-at-last-weeks

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein explained Friday why he appeared behind Attorney General William Barr with a deadpan expression during last week's press conference following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

During his remarks Friday to the Armenian Bar Association, Rosenstein joked that members of the media would question his behavior regardless of how he appeared to act during the news conference.
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"Last week, the big topic of discussion was: 'What were you thinking when you stood behind Bill Barr at that press conference with a deadpan expression?' The answer is: I was thinking, 'My job is to stand here with a deadpan expression,'" Rosenstein said Friday, to applause.

"Can you imagine if I did anything other than stand there at the press conference? Imagine the reaction and the commentary if I had smiled or grimaced," the deputy attorney general continued.

"But you cannot avoid criticism," he said. "The only way you can avoid criticism in public service is if you stay home. But somebody actually has to do the work, and therefore you have to accept the criticism that comes with the job."

A former federal prosecutor remarked on Hill.TV last week that Rosenstein looked like a "hostage" during the news conference, at which Barr defended his characterization of Mueller's report amid criticism from Democrats that his summary of the investigation released last month was misleading.

"First off, [Deputy Attorney General] Rod Rosenstein looked like he was a hostage for God's sakes. Did you see his eyes?" Gene Rossi told Krystal Ball and Buck Sexton on Hill.TV's "Rising."

"I saw those two people behind Barr, I'm thinking to myself, where's Robert Mueller?" he added.

Rosenstein has defended Barr amid the criticism and knocked Democrats earlier this month who accused the attorney general of misleading the public.

"He's being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he's trying to mislead people, I think, is just completely bizarre," he told The Wall Street Journal.

#6323483 at 2019-04-26 17:24:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8086: They NEVER Thought She Would Lose Edition

Attorney General Appoints Regina Lombardo Acting Deputy Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Attorney General William P. Barr announced today that he has appointed Regina "Reggie" Lombardo to be Acting Deputy Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), effective May 1, 2019. Lombardo will replace Thomas Brandon, who will be retiring from federal service on April 30, 2019.

"Reggie Lombardo has helped run day-to-day operations at ATF for more than a year and she has proven herself to be an outstanding leader," Attorney General William Barr said. "Like her predecessor, Tom Brandon, she started as a special agent and has been entrusted with greater and greater responsibility over decades of faithful service. She is well qualified to continue ATF's successes of recent years, including helping the Department investigate and prosecute more firearms offenders than ever before. I want to thank Tom Brandon for his 30 years of service to ATF and 36 years of service to this country, and I thank Acting Deputy Director Lombardo for her willingness to accept this new role leading one of the most effective law enforcement agencies in the world."

Lombardo has served as the Associate Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer for the agency since March 2018. In this capacity she has been responsible for the day-to-day operations of the agency charged with protecting the public from violent crime and enforcing laws and regulations related to firearms, explosives, arson, and alcohol and tobacco diversion. Lombardo has served as a special agent in the ATF since 1992 and has risen through the ranks as a career employee. She has held numerous management positions at ATF, including Assistant Director of Human Resources and Professional Development, Deputy Assistant Director of Field Operations' Central Region, Special Agent in Charge of the Tampa Field Division, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division, and Assistant Country Attaché in Toronto, Canada. She will be the first female to lead the agency in its history.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-appoints-regina-lombardo-acting-deputy-director-bureau-alcohol-tobacco

#6322953 at 2019-04-26 16:43:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8085: Where She Be At? Edition

AG William Barr to give testimony to Senate judiciary committee on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling at 10 a.m. May 1

Mark your calendars for more great Barr meme material
I think Barr rather enjoys being in front of the camera and talking down to stupid people ")

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/04/24/William-Barr-to-testify-before-Senate-judiciary-next-week/9341556142542/

#6321427 at 2019-04-26 13:37:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8083: Happy Birthday Dear FLOTUS Edition

GOP senators refer Strzok-Page texts to Barr over spying concerns
by Daniel Chaitin | April 25, 2019 10:00 PM

A text message exchange between former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page is getting a fresh look.

Two top Senate Republicans sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr on Thursday, offering a tip for his review of the initial investigation into the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016.
They cite "text messages that may show potential attempts by the FBI to conduct surveillance of President-elect Trump's transition team," in which Strzok and Page discussed on their work phones the "possibility of developing 'potential relationships' at a November 2016 FBI briefing for presidential transition team staff."

After noting a prior briefing with "Pence," most likely then-incoming Vice President Mike Pence, Strzok indicates he is talking with former top FBI official Bill Priestap and asks Page if they want to "go with" a specific individual, whose name is redacted, "for a variety of [reasons]."
Page replied that she is unsure, wondering, "Would it be unusual to have show up again? Maybe another agent from the team?"
"Or, he's 'the CI [counter-intelligence] guy.' Same.might make sense. He can assess if [there] are any new Qs, or different demeanor. If [redacted's] husband is there, he can see if there are people we can develop for potential relationships," Strzok said.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-senators-refer-strzok-page-texts-to-Barr-over-spying-concerns

#6321072 at 2019-04-26 12:47:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8083: Happy Birthday Dear FLOTUS Edition

Senators Johnson and Grassley Rush Head-First into The Obama/Rice Justification Trap...
Posted on April 25, 2019 by sundance
CTH suspected this was sketchy when notorious Swamp Defender Chris Wallace was used as the point person to push it. FUBAR suspicions confirmed when looking at the construct.

Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson send a letter to AG William Barr questioning post election text messages by Lisa Page and Peter Strzok that outline questions about the FBI counterintelligence operation against the Trump transition team. First the letter:


View this document on Scribd
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If you've followed the DC pattern, you can pick up the purpose of sending a letter that walks directly, and purposefully, into the President Obama and Susan Rice justification trap, CTH warned about a few months ago.

Asking questions about the motives of Lisa Page, Peter Strzok and the FBI counterintelligence unit in the post election period is ridiculous; all it does is open the door for justification. The FBI has admitted on-the-record the operation picked up by Special Counsel Robert Mueller was an extension of an ongoing FBI investigation.

Continue reading ? https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/25/senators-johnson-and-grassley-rush-head-first-into-the-obama-rice-justification-trap/

#6320068 at 2019-04-26 07:50:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8082: Night is Followed by Light Edition

Carter Page says Mueller is worse than Mussolini, Saddam, and Gadhafi

Carter Page, the former Trump campaign adviser who was suspected by the FBI of being a Russian spy, has written a foreword to an e-book version of the Mueller report, calling it "propaganda" and comparing his time in front of the Mueller grand jury to being at Guantanamo Bay.

Written in hyperbolic terms, Page compares the 448-page report put together by special counsel Robert Mueller, and lightly redacted by Attorney General William Barr, to the propaganda pushed by some of modern history's worst dictators. And he blasts what he sees as a politically motivated "witch hunt" targeting himself and President Trump.

Venting his frustrations, Page wrote: "In Italy, Mussolini had his autobiography. In Libya, Gadhafi widely distributed his Green Book both to the masses, in the national media and even with featured quotes on billboards throughout the country. Iraq's tyrannical Saddam Hussein wrote a series of novellas." Benito Mussolini, Moammar Gadhafi, Saddam Hussein - and, according to Page, Robert Mueller.

Page, 47, claims that, if anything, the Mueller report is even worse: "Most of the prior historical propaganda endeavors are modest when compared to DOJ's two-volume work which was created by a handful of despots in Washington."

Mueller's report concluded that although the Russians interfered in the 2016 election through cyberattacks and social media disinformation campaigns, there was no criminal collusion between the Russians and the Trump campaign - or any other American. Nearly half of Mueller's report, however, was dedicated to leaving the door open to claims of obstruction of justice.

Page wrote that investigators were working on behalf of the Democratic Party during the 2016 election, and that the Mueller report is the end result, calling it "a shameful conglomeration of propaganda meant to sow further discord in the minds of Americans against their fellow citizens."

In Mueller's report, grand jury testimony is largely redacted. In a podcast interview with the Washington Examiner's Byron York, Page was asked about this largely secret aspect of Mueller's investigation: "I was wondering if you could give us a little preview of what it was like in the grand jury during your time with Mueller?"

Page said, "Basically it's like Guantanamo Bay detention camp in a lot of ways, right? But I actually would've enjoyed being in Gitmo more than what I went through with these people, you know, in terms of the intense interrogation and strong arm tactics there."

Page echoed these comments in his book foreword: "In comparison, a government-funded vacation down at Gitmo in the Caribbean might have seemed almost luxurious and relaxing."

In his report, Mueller wrote that "the investigation did not establish that Page coordinated with the Russian government in its efforts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election." But Mueller draw attention to the fact that "Page advocated pro-Russia foreign policy positions and traveled to Moscow in his personal capacity" while associated with the Trump campaign.

More at
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/carter-page-says-mueller-is-worse-than-mussolini-saddam-and-gadhafi

#6319298 at 2019-04-26 05:22:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8081: IT WILL ALL COME OUT Edition

Rosenstein hits at Obama for hiding that Russian trolls were infiltrating 2016 election

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Russian election meddling, had a few things to say about the way it started. Starting with the Obama administration. "The previous Administration chose not to publicize the full story about Russian computer hackers and social media trolls, and how they relate to a broader strategy to undermine America," he said.

Rosenstein punched back at critics during a speech at the Armenian Bar Association's Public Servants Dinner in New York City on Thursday, where he defended the Department of Justice's handling of the investigation and his role in it. "There was overwhelming evidence that Russian operatives hacked American computers and defrauded American citizens, and that is only the tip of the iceberg of a comprehensive Russian strategy to influence elections, promote social discord, and undermine America, just like they do in many other countries," he said.

But it wasn't for the DOJ to make an ultimate finding. "I did pledge to do it right and take it to the appropriate conclusion. I did not promise to report all results to the public, because grand jury investigations are ex parte proceedings. It is not our job to render conclusive factual findings. We just decide whether it is appropriate to file criminal charges," he said.

The Justice Department came under fire from critics following the release of the 448-page Mueller report. A four-page summary by Attorney General William Barr that determined that while Russia had interfered in the 2016 presidential election, the Trump campaign did not collude with the effort. While Mueller said did not draw a conclusion about whether President Trump obstructed justice, saying the report "also does not exonerate him," Barr and Rosenstein concluded there was not sufficient evidence to determine whether Trump did so.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rod-rosenstein-hits-at-barack-obama-for-hiding-russian-trolls-were-infiltrating-2016-election

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Remarks at the Armenian Bar Association's Public Servants Dinner
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-rod-j-rosenstein-delivers-remarks-armenian-bar-association-s

#6318569 at 2019-04-26 04:08:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8080: 4 More Years, Trump 2020 Edition

BREAKING: FBI Texts Show Agents Discussed Recruiting White House Sources To Spy For Bureau

Senior Republican chairmen submitted a letter Thursday to Department of Justice Attorney General William Barr revealing new texts from former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok to his paramour FBI Attorney Lisa Page showing the pair had discussed attempts to recruit sources within the White House to allegedly spy on the Trump administration. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Charles Grassley and Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson revealed the information in a three page letter. The texts had been obtained by SaraACarter.com Tuesday and information regarding the possible attempt to recruit White House sources had been divulged by several sources to this news site last week.

The texts and sources reveal that Strzok had one significant contact within the White House - Vice President Mike Pence's Chief of Staff Joshua Pitcock, whose wife was working as an analyst for Strzok on the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private server. A senior White House official told this news site that Pitcock's wife recused herself from the Clinton investigation as soon as Pence and Trump became the Republican nominees in July 2016. A senior law enforcement official also told SaraACarter.com that Pitcock's wife no longer worked under Strzok after she recused herself from the Clinton investigation. However, the text messages uncovered from November, 2016 and have left questions lingering about the relationship between Strzok, Pitcock and his wife among congressional investigators and lawmakers. "The course of our oversight work we have reviewed certain text messages that may show potential attempts by the FBI to conduct surveillance of President-elect Trump's transition team," the letter states. "In text messages exchanged between former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok and former FBI Attorney Lisa Page, the two discussed the possibility of developing "potential relationships" at a November 2016 FBI briefing for presidential transition team staff. Specifically, it appears they discussed sending "the CI guy" to assess an unnamed person 'demeanor' but were concerned because it might be unusual for him to attend." The Senators are investigating if any "of these communications, and the precise purpose of any attempts to 'develop relationships' with Trump or VP Mike Pence transition team staff are not immediately clear."

"Were these efforts done to gain better communication between the respective parties, or were the briefings used as intelligence gathering operations? Further, did any such surveillance activities continue beyond the inauguration, and in the event they did, were those activities subject to proper predication," the letter states. "Any improper FBI surveillance activities that were conducted before or after the 2016 election must be brought to light and properly addressed."

https://saraacarter.com/breaking-fbi-texts-show-agents-discussed-recruiting-white-house-sources-to-spy-for-bureau/

#6318347 at 2019-04-26 03:41:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8079: Enough Is Enough Edition

FBI to meet with Sen. Rick Scott about Russian election interference


FBI to meet with Sen. Rick Scott about Russian election interference
by Zachary Halaschak
| April 25, 2019 07:19 PM

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Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said Thursday that he will meet with the FBI in the coming weeks to discuss suspicions that Russia was able to hack into at least one Florida county government computer network during the 2016 presidential election. Allegations that Russian hackers were able to access the network were raised in special counsel Robert Mueller's 448-page report, which was released last week. Once the news was made public, Scott sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking for information the agency had to support the claim.

When former Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., made a similar claim last year, Scott pushed back on the notion calling the claim "irresponsible" and demanded proof. Scott was governor at the time and successfully unseated Nelson during the 2018 midterm elections.

Current Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, also said that the FBI reached out to schedule a briefing with him regarding the matter. He said Thursday in Miami that he was upset about the lack of detail provided. "They won't tell us which county it was. Are you kidding me? Why would you not say something immediately?" said DeSantis. "We're looking for answers. I think finally next week we're going to get somebody, or maybe the week after we're going to have somebody come brief us on what happened."

Mueller's report was released last week and indicated that Russian operatives meddled in the 2016 presidential election. Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein wrote a four-page summary of Mueller's investigation last month that cleared Trump of both colluding with Russia and obstructing justice.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fbi-to-meet-with-sen-rick-scott-about-russian-election-interference

#6315633 at 2019-04-26 00:46:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8076: War-Like Posture Edition

https://twitter.com/45_Schedule/status/1121574457762562054

POTUS_Schedule
@45_Schedule

Chairmen Press DOJ to Probe FBI 'Spying' & Leaks Before & After 2016 Election.

"Texts suggest FBI briefings with Trump 2016 transition team doubled as covert intelligence gathering effort."

https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/chairmen-press-doj-probe-fbi-spying-leaks-after-2016-election

Chairmen Press DOJ to Probe FBI 'Spying' & Leaks Before & After 2016 Election
Apr 25, 2019
Texts suggest FBI briefings with Trump transition doubled as covert intelligence gathering effort

WASHINGTON - Two Senate chairmen are requesting a briefing from the Justice Department on its review of spying on the Trump presidential campaign. The lawmakers are also raising questions about potential efforts by senior FBI officials to use briefings with the Trump transition team as intelligence gathering operations. In a letter today to Attorney General William Barr, Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson also discuss a number of unauthorized leaks of highly sensitive information regarding intelligence efforts related to President Trump's election and administration.

"We share your concerns about these activities, and are troubled by the apparent unauthorized disclosures of surveillance efforts and other classified information during the same time period," the senators wrote in the letter to Barr.

The letter highlights a series of texts between former FBI special agent Peter Strzok and former FBI attorney Lisa Page in which they discuss using FBI briefings with the Trump transition team to develop relationships and gather information, including using a "CI guy" to assess "demeanor" of individuals during the briefing.

"Were these efforts done to gain better communication between the respective parties, or were the briefings used as intelligence gathering operations?" the senators ask in the letter. "Any improper FBI surveillance activities that were conducted before or after the 2016 election must be brought to light and properly addressed."

Strzok was initially a part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating potential collusion between the Russian government and the Trump campaign and any efforts by President Trump to obstruct justice, but was removed following revelations of politically-laced, anti-Trump text messages.

The senators also raised concerns about several leaks of sensitive information in the course of the FBI's Russia investigation prior to Mueller's appointment. The leaks include reports of secret surveillance warrants against campaign advisor Carter Page, the use of FBI informants against the campaign and briefings between U.S. and U.K. intelligence officials.

"Leaks to the media about ongoing investigations undermine the ability of investigators to properly investigate. Moreover, sensitive leaks to the media while members of Congress are kept in the dark is unacceptable," the senators said, noting recent DOJ Inspector General findings about a culture of leaks at the FBI.

#6315298 at 2019-04-26 00:20:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8076: War-Like Posture Edition

FBI Texts Show Agents Discussed Recruiting White House Sources To Spy For Bureau

Senior Republican chairmen submitted a letter Thursday to Department of Justice Attorney General William Barr revealing new texts from former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok to his paramour FBI Attorney Lisa Page showing the pair had discussed attempts to recruit sources within the White House to allegedly spy on the Trump administration.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Charles Grassley and Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson revealed the information in a three page letter. The texts had been obtained by SaraACarter.com Tuesday and information regarding the possible attempt to recruit White House sources had been divulged by several sources to this news site last week.


The texts and sources reveal that Strzok had one significant contact within the White House - Vice President Mike Pence's Chief of Staff Joshua Pitcock, whose wife was working as an analyst for Strzok on the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private server. A senior White House official told this news site that Pitcock's wife recused herself from the Clinton investigation as soon as Pence and Trump became the Republican nominees in July 2016. A senior law enforcement official also told SaraACarter.com that Pitcock's wife no longer worked under Strzok after she recused herself from the Clinton investigation.

However, the text messages uncovered from November, 2016 and have left questions lingering about the relationship between Strzok, Pitcock and his wife among congressional investigators and lawmakers.

"The course of our oversight work we have reviewed certain text messages that may show potential attempts by the FBI to conduct surveillance of President-elect Trump's transition team," the letter states. "In text messages exchanged between former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok and former FBI Attorney Lisa Page, the two discussed the possibility of developing "potential relationships" at a November 2016 FBI briefing for presidential transition team staff. Specifically, it appears they discussed sending "the CI guy" to assess an unnamed person 'demeanor' but were concerned because it might be unusual for him to attend."

The Senators are investigating if any "of these communications, and the precise purpose of any attempts to 'develop relationships' with Trump or VP Mike Pence transition team staff are not immediately clear."

https://saraacarter.com/breaking-fbi-texts-show-agents-discussed-recruiting-white-house-sources-to-spy-for-bureau/

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#6306405 at 2019-04-25 06:13:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8064: That Is Not Going To Age Well Edition

Georgian Businessman Releases Texts With Cohen That Were Left Out Of Mueller Report

A Georgian-American businessman is calling for a retraction of a footnote in the special counsel's report that refers to a text message exchange with Michael Cohen about a rumored Trump sex tape.
Giorgi Rtskhiladze's lawyer sent a letter to the attorney general claiming that the Mueller report has "glaring inaccuracies."
The report quoted a text message in which Rtskhiladze told Cohen he was "stopping the flow" of tapes of Trump. But in a text message left out of Mueller's report, Rtskhiladze suggested he did not believe the rumor.

A Georgian-American businessman is accusing special counsel Robert Mueller of publishing "glaring inaccuracies and misrepresentations" about rumors of alleged sex tapes of President Donald Trump during a visit to Moscow in 2013. In a letter sent to Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday, a lawyer for the businessman, Giorgi Rtskhiladze, called on the Justice Department to retract a footnote in Mueller's report mentioning an Oct. 30, 2016 text message exchange he had with attorney Michael Cohen about a rumored Trump tape. Rtskhiladze claims that the special counsel's report inaccurately quotes his text message with Cohen. He says that additional text messages not quoted in the report show that he was doubtful about a rumor he had heard from an associate in Moscow about the existence of a tape. "We strongly demand that a full and immediate retraction of these falsehoods should be issued forthwith to restore his good name," wrote A. Scott Bolden, a lawyer for Rtskhiladze. The letter was first reported by Bloomberg News and obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Bolden's letter takes issue with several parts of the the special counsel's report, including the quote of Rtskhiladze's text message as reading: "Stopped flow of tapes from Russia but not sure if there's anything else. Just so you know." Rtskhiladze actually wrote that he had "stopped flow of some tapes," the text messages show.

Rtskhiladze told prosecutors during interviews in 2018 that he was told that the tapes were fake but that he did not communicate that to Cohen, according to Mueller's report. Cohen told Mueller's team in a Sept. 12, 2018 interview that he notified Trump about the message from Rtskhiladze. Rtskhiladze claims that his additional texts with Cohen show that he had no direct knowledge of the tapes and that he saw them as mere rumor, rather than fact. Bolden also says that Rtskhiladze did not hear the rumor first-hand. "Not sure of the content but person in Moscow was bragging had tapes from Russia trip. Will try to dial you tomorrow but wanted to be aware. I'm sure it's not a big deal but there are lots of stupid people," Rtskhiladze wrote in the texts, which were provided to TheDCNF. "You have no idea," Cohen replied. Rtskhiladze responded: "I do trust me." Bolden says in the letter that Rtskhiladze was not present at the event in Moscow where the claim about the tape was allegedly

Melanie Bonvicino, a spokeswoman for Rtskhiladze, told TheDCNF that he has not been in Russia in more than a decade. She said that Rtskhiladze does not know who made the comment at the Moscow party, but that he heard about it from another person. Rtskhiladze identified the intermediary during interviews with Mueller's team. Rtskhiladze has also voluntarily agreed to meet with the House Intelligence Committee, Bonvicino said. The footnote in the special counsel's report reignited speculation about the most salacious allegation contained in the infamous Steele dossier. In the unverified report, author Christopher Steele alleged that the Kremlin had video of Trump with a group of prostitutes in a Moscow hotel room during his visit there in November 2013 for the Miss Universe pageant.

Trump has vehemently denied taking part in the activities described in the dossier, and such a tape has never been produced. Steele's alleged source for the claim has also come under intense scrutiny. People who were with Trump during his visit to Moscow have doubted the claims about the tape, saying that he only stayed one night in the Russian capital and was only alone for a few hours.

https://www.dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/giorgi-rtskhiladze-texts-cohen-mueller/

Giorgi Rtskhiladze letter to DOJ

https://www.scribd.com/document/407493978/Giorgi-Rtskhiladze-letter-to-DOJ#from_embed

#6301463 at 2019-04-24 23:59:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8058: What Did DS Know and When Did They Know It Edition

Will Assange 'Team-Up' With Trump To Bury The Deep State Once And For All?
Don't believe that Russiagate has concluded. Indeed, it may have only just begun…
Coming just days after the release of the anticlimactic Mueller Report, Julian Assange was deprived of asylum and arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he now faces extradition to the United States. Was the timing of this dramatic move a mere coincidence, or is something else going on?

The WikiLeaks founder and editor was dragged into the blinding light of London just 30 days after the IMF approved a $4.2-billion loan for cash-strapped Ecuador, and 18 days after the conclusion of the two-year Robert Mueller investigation, which failed to unearth any trace of Russian collusion. Hang on, that's not all. One day before Assange lost his asylum, Attorney General William Barr told US lawmakers that he believed the Trump presidential campaign was spied on during the 2016 election.

"I am reviewing the conduct of the investigation and trying to get my arms around all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted during the summer of 2016," Barr told a House panel on April 10, one day before Assange's apprehension.

Vanity Fair wondered aloud in a headline, "Will Trump get his Grand Inquisition?"

Last but not least, Chelsea Manning, the former US Army intelligence officer who leaked some 750,000 documents, videos, diplomatic cables, was sent back to prison for refusing to testify before a grand jury against WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-24/will-assange-team-trump-bury-deep-state-once-and-all

#6300104 at 2019-04-24 21:51:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8056: Wednesday Winning Edition

Barr To Give Senate Testimony About Mueller Report.

Attorney General William Barr will testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee next Wednesday, May 1st at 10 a.m. about special counsel Robert Mueller's recently concluded Russia investigation, according to the Washington Examiner.
The committee, chaired by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), listed Barr as a witness for a hearing titled "The Department of Justice's Investigation of Russian Interference with the 2016 Presidential Election."

Earlier this month, Barr testified in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee, where he said that the Obama campaign 'spied' on Donald Trump during the 2016 US election.
Barr released a redacted version of the long-anticipated 450-page Mueller report on Thursday, which cleared President Trump of coordinating with Russia during the 2016 US election, yet left open the question of whether Trump obstructed justice. Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein concluded that Trump did not.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-24/Barr-give-senate-testimony-about-mueller-report

#6295105 at 2019-04-24 11:43:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8050: Qwick Bake Edition

[FINAL - Application under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 1982]

To the Australian Information Commissioner/Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

Subverting the democratic process of the People of The United States of America, by a Foreign Government/Entity or individual, is considered an 'Act of War' by an 'Enemy Combatant'.

Now that the Mueller Report has been tabled by William Barr, the blockade to Australian FOIA transparency, ought be removed.

Hence I humbly request ALL information pertaining to potential spying by the Australian/UK Governments and other Entities/individuals, upon the Presidential Candidate and subsequent POTUS, Donald J Trump.

The request is reasonable given the gravity of the matter involved. For similar reasons, it can not be considered to be interfering with the minister's functions.

The predicate date searches required would be for documents/communications created from 1st January 2015 until 24th April 2019 inclusive - under section 15(2) of the FOIA 1982.

Please send the reply by email address only.

A) I seek all relevant cables, faxes, diary entries, notes, letters, memos, reports, emails, draft emails, Five Eyes Signals, telephone records and other communications - by, to, between and amongst, but not limited to the following Entities/individuals:

ASIO/ASIS/ASD/DOD/DIO/AGO

Members of The National Security Committee of Cabinet (NSC) of Australia under the Turnbull and Morrison Governments

Members of the Armed Forces Council of Canada under the Harper and Trudeau Governments

Members of The Cabinet National Security Committee (NSC) of New Zealand under the Key and Ardern Governments

Members of the National Security Council (NSC) of the United Kingdom under the Cameron and May Governments

Huma Abedin
Jacinda Ardern
Julie Bishop
Rear-Admiral Scott Bishop
Greta Bossenmaier
George Brandis
John Brennan
Chris Burrows
David Cameron
Christian Cantor
James Clapper
Hillary Clinton
James Comey
CSIS/CSE/CFINTCOM
Sir Richard Dearlove
The Lord Paul Deighton
Emanuela Del Re
Luigi Di Maio
Alexander Downer
Sir Bill English
Richard Fadden
Niall Fitzgerald
Jeremy Fleming
GCHQ/SIS/DI
Hakluyt & Company (Holdingham Group Limited)
Stefan Halper
Robert Hannigan
Joe Hockey
Jeremy Hunt
Valerie Jarrett
Daniel Jean
Boris Johnson
Michael Keenan
John Key
Sir Iain Lobban
Loretta Lynch
Andrew McCabe
Theresa May
MI6/MI5
Joseph Mifsud
NZSIS/DDIS/GCSB
Barack Obama
Carter Page
Lisa Page
George Papadopoulos
Bill Priestap
Harjit Sajjan
Christopher Steele
Peter Strzok
Erika Thompson
Ivan Timofeev
Elisabetta Trenta
Justin Trudeau
Malcolm Turnbull
General Jonathon Vance
Olga Vinogradova
Sally Yates
Alex Younger

(no insinuations alleged)

B) With regard to the Entity/Team posting on 8chan under the acronym QAnon or Q (Q level clearance in the US Department of Energy), I request NSC, ASIO/ASIS/ASD/DOD/DIO/AGO information in relation to the irrefutable mathematical/statistically significant association between Q Post and POTUS tweet delta's.

As you are aware, QAnon has posted vast quantities of military intelligence related to the above mentioned subversion. The relevance of a Q/POTUS association is therefore profound and of national interest. Co-ordination/collaboration with the US Embassy in Canberra is clearly mandatory prior to an association disclosure.

Whence, I seek all relevant cables, faxes, diary entries, notes, letters, memos, reports, emails, draft emails, Five Eyes Signals, telephone records and other communications - by, to, between and amongst, but not limited to the following Entities - NSC, ASIO/ASIS/ASD/DOD/DIO/AGO on the Q Post/POTUS tweet delta association.

C) Pertaining to A + B, I seek all relevant cables, faxes, diary entries, notes, letters, memos, reports, emails, draft emails, Five Eyes Signals, telephone records and other communications with regard to any D-Notice/gag/suppression order or suggested suppression directive by the Australian Government or any other Entity/individual to the Australian MSM.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr Russell McGregor

MBBS, BSC, FRANZCP

24th April 2019

#6291380 at 2019-04-24 02:36:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8045: Barr Meeting Huber & OIG Edition

>>6291373

Jessie Liu

On June 12, 2017, Trump announced his first wave of U.S. attorney candidates. Among them were John Huber and Jessie Liu. Huber was renominated for his U.S. attorney post in Utah while Liu, who was serving as the deputy general counsel for the Department of the Treasury, was nominated as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, replacing Obama's intended AG successor, Channing Phillips. Liu had met directly with Trump prior to her nomination for the position of U.S. attorney.

Liu, who was confirmed on Sept. 25, 2017, had an extensive background within the DOJ, having served as the deputy chief of staff for the NSD, as counsel to the deputy attorney general, and as deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division.

On March 5, 2019, Trump nominated Liu for the third-highest post at the DOJ-associate attorney general. Liu had been specifically recommended for the post by current Attorney General William Barr, who said of Liu, "With her record of public service, particularly in civil justice and federal law enforcement matters, it is clear that she will be an outstanding addition to our leadership team at the Department."

Liu's nomination fell through on March 28 due to her prior role as the vice-president of the National Association of Women Lawyers-a group that supported abortion rights. Barr expressed his displeasure at the withdrawal of Liu's nomination, stating, "She has been an outstanding United States attorney and would have made an outstanding associate attorney general. I have zero doubt she would have faithfully executed my priorities and advanced my rule-of-law agenda."

Barr later announced that he was appointing Liu to lead the attorney general's advisory committee, which provides counsel to the attorney general on policy, procedure, and management matters. Barr said Liu "will be an integral part of our leadership at the Department."


One of the cases Liu inherited as the U.S. Attorney for D.C. from Channing Phillips was the prosecution of Imran Awan, a former IT employee for House Democrats. Awan had pleaded guilty on July 3, 2018, to a federal charge stemming from a false statement made on a home equity loan.

A grand jury had been sworn in on Nov. 13, 2016, and formal charges were filed on on Aug. 17, 2017-prior to Liu's Sept. 25, 2017, confirmation as U.S. attorney.

Phillips's office had brought no charges against Awan related to allegations of hacking House IT systems. In September 2016, the House Office of Inspector General had warned House leadership and the Committee on House Administration that Awan and other family members had made unauthorized logins on the systems of House members.
John Huber

Huber was appointed by AG Sessions on or before Nov. 13, 2017, to lead a prosecution team and is currently working with DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz on his various investigations.

"I already have directed senior federal prosecutors to evaluate certain issues previously raised by the Committee. ... Specifically, I asked United States Attorney John W. Huber to lead this effort," Sessions said on March 29, 2018, when responding to congressional requests for the possible appointment of a second special counsel.

Horowitz is currently conducting several investigations, including into FISA abuse and media leaks by the FBI.

On March 7, 2019, Barr had a meeting with Huber, who serves as vice chair of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee-the same committee that Barr had recently appointed Liu to lead.

On Sept. 2, 2017, Trump nominated John Demers to be the head of the NSD, but his confirmation process was lengthy and Demers was not able to assume his role until Feb. 15, 2018. Demers, who had prior experience with the NSD, clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

On Oct, 27, 2017, Boente announced that he would be resigning from his post at the EDVA-and at the NSD-but also noted that he would remain in those positions until Trump nominated and confirmed his replacements. Boente officially gave up his U.S. attorney role on Jan. 28, 2018, when he was finally replaced by Tracy Doherty-McCormick.

Zachary Terwilliger was the individual who ultimately replaced Boente as the U.S. attorney for the EDVA. Prior to his appointment to the EDVA, Terwilliger served as an associate deputy attorney general, and was chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein. Terwilliger previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney at the EDVA during Boente's time as U.S. Attorney and also worked on criminal legislation under Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for the Senate Judiciary Committee.

#6289474 at 2019-04-23 23:43:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8042: Crazy Dems Town Hall Edition

>>6289344
>Jerrold Nadler, which seems to go something like this: "Saint Bob [Mueller] didn't decide about obstruction, and the evil Trump disciple William Barr stepped in and is attempting to cover up for the evil President. We demand to have testimony from Robert Mueller."

Doug Collins' letter to Nadler re: Misrepresenting the Mueller Report

#6289344 at 2019-04-23 23:31:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8042: Crazy Dems Town Hall Edition

>>6289304

Well… you're just not paying attention are you?

"Russiagate was the WMD of this generation of journalists, a gigantic lie with devastating consequences for the country and the world. Mueller's appointment was born of corruption at the top levels of the DOJ and FBI where, after talk about wearing wires to set up the President and fomenting cabinet factions in support of using the 25th Amendment against him, an endless Special Counsel investigation starring Robert Mueller seemed a sounder path to impeachment.
It was all generated by a request from British intelligence to unleash the full power of the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies against a presidential candidate, and then, an incoming President, using a crappy, amateurish, and obviously fabricated dossier produced by British spy Christopher Steele and promoted by the Clinton Campaign and Barack Obama's intelligence, foreign policy, and defense establishments. As we have reported before, this is the largest political scandal in American history. The Constitution itself is at stake. Mueller's May 2017 appointment was revenge for the firing of James Comey, immediately allowing a coverup of the criminal actions of officials complicit in the coup, at the State Department, the FBI, DOJ, and CIA. In the process, the crimes of the actual foreign intervenors into the 2016 election, the British, and to a far lesser extent, the Ukrainians, were also supposed to be buried.
The deflation of the Democratic Party and the media hacks who have driven the coup against President Trump has, since Friday, been audible and smelly, like a balloon of sulfurous gas having finally been pricked. Predictably, they have begun a new round of attempts to hype the results and cover up the evil at play here. Thirty-four individuals indicted, 700 crimes, is the talking point that has emerged from Democratic Party candidates and the news media over the weekend, in a full-throated defense of Robert Mueller's inquisition. To that can be added Sunday's leading refrain from Congressman Jerrold Nadler, which seems to go something like this: "Saint Bob [Mueller] didn't decide about obstruction, and the evil Trump disciple William Barr stepped in and is attempting to cover up for the evil President. We demand to have testimony from Robert Mueller."
They are desperate losers facing an American people likely to say: "Stuff it-your time just ran out." Our job is to make that happen."

https://larouchepub.com/other/editorials/2019/4612-mueller_releases_report_now_dr.html


https://medium.com/@the_war_economy

spygate

part 1 = Fusion GPS - https://archive.is/jebsM
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-1-fusion-gps-7da0c3293eab

part 2 = Christopher Steele - https://archive.is/qYphy
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-2-christopher-steele-f3b7b2cf17f3

part 3 = The Dossier - https://archive.is/RW7LX
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-3-the-dossier-72c397a442b7

part 4 = Foreign Intelligence - https://archive.is/9KrxM
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-4-foreign-intelligence-921c0accb9c2

part 5 = Crowdstrike - https://archive.is/i18vy
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-5-crowdstrike-17eb2c81f395

part 6 = Alfa Bank - https://archive.is/IQzJe
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-6-alfa-bank-65a788038fe6

part 7 = Brennan's Working Group - https://archive.is/8kYSH
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-7-brennans-working-group-4ab7d8188ac

part 8 = American Intelligence - https://archive.is/Kufqn
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-8-american-intelligence-a945ffc1cd35

part 9 = The Deputies Meetings - https://archive.is/XiUC3
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-9-the-deputies-meetings-cde47d4d08a6

part 10 = Kimberlin and the Chalupas - https://archive.is/QKdux
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-10-kimberlin-and-the-chalupas-5b5ac679fad2

part 11 = Stefan Halper - https://archive.is/3ySHd
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-11-stefan-halper-477f2a723dc7

part 12 = Michael Flynn - https://archive.is/3f9CR
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-12-michael-flynn-5e9cc5783ebf

part 13 = The Season of Leaks - https://archive.is/EFuec
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-13-the-season-of-leaks-9a829665f48a

part 14 = Peter W. Smith - https://archive.is/1B2ts
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-14-peter-w-smith-a4efd88291a

part 15 = The FBI vs Donald Trump - https://archive.is/nlizm
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-15-the-f-b-i-vs-donald-trump-23221196ad6f

#6285110 at 2019-04-23 16:27:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8037 POTUS Gonna Free the UK Edition

Upcoming calendar of Mueller Report events

May 1 - House Judiciary issued subpoena to the DOJ for full Mueller report. DOJ needs to comply by May 1st.
https://twitter.com/RepJerryNadler/status/1119226892748562433
May 2 - AG William Barr testifies before House Judiciary Committee on May 2nd.

May 21 - Former White House Counsel Don McGahn testifies on May 21st.
https://twitter.com/RepJerryNadler/status/1120438319379304450

Mueller testify before House Judiciary Committee before May 23.
https://twitter.com/RepJerryNadler/status/1118877752843808768

#6282463 at 2019-04-23 07:54:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8034: Just Waiting the the Next Shoe to Drop Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)

Notables
are not endorsements

#8033 Baker change
Last Call
>>6282380, >>6282397 Anons on 6.4 Phillipines earthquake
>>6282312, >>6282368 POTUS on "acid washing"
>>6282364 De Blasio violated ethics rules in seeking donations, probe finds
>>6282305, >>6282329 Notre Dame's 12 apostles were sculpted in copper
>>6282294 Hussein's anti-Assad Operation Timber Sycamore (Zerohedge)
>>6282290 Joe Biden lavished praise on Wm Barr during 1991 AG confirmation hearing
>>6282278 Dem 2020 candidates who are for & against Trump's impeachment
>>6282250 JA's mom on Q as a psy-op
>>6282244 Anon on Payseur & illuminati.am; Call for a DIGG
>>6282221 Kim Foxx (supposedly) receiving "racially charged" threats
>>6282209 Notre Dame's 12 Apostles And 4 Evangelists Statues Beheaded for Islam?
>>6282084, >>6282085, >>6282088 Resignations in the news today
>>6282074 Pieczenk on Sri Lanka & the relationship to Notre Dame (4min vid)
>>6282021 Reminder: Harvard Research Says U.S. Christianity Is Growing Stronger (re-post)
>>6281988 Elon Musk says a machine to connect the human brain to computers is "coming soon"
>>6281913, >>6282149, >>6282185, >>6282190, >>6282198 Anons on woman who's gone missing after berating a 74-old-man wearing a MAGA hat
>>6281909, >>6282374, >>6282431 Kerrville plane crash victims ID'd
>>6281894 Air quality in US getting better & better (contrary to gloomy SJW reports)
>>6281823 Time Magazine: Putin's Nefarious Plot to Dominate the World (fake news alert)
>>6281785, >>6281842, >>6281880, >>6281940 Long Beach DIGG: Anons on Evergreen & OOCL
>>6281741, >>6281745 18 Spectacularly wrong predictions made around first Earth Day in 1970

#8032
>>6281025, >>6281075, >>6281435 Reminder: POTUS and Pence to visit NRA convention on April 26th
>>6281034 An 18-year-old illegal alien living in Ohio has been arrested and charged with rape
>>6281057 Anon on Iran related crumbs: Iran Heating Up
>>6281133 Edward Snowden Explains Why the CIA Just Made an Instagram
>>6281191 Reminder of Bill Clinton's flights on Epstein's Lolita Express
>>6281217 Rep. Ratcliffe: Comey, Yates, McCabe & Rosenstein Caught Lying on FISA Warrants to Spy on Trump
>>6281219 Anon on what HRC and Hussein meant by Easter Worshippers and the Satanic connections
>>6281297 NC Man pleads guilty to filming underage girls, women aboard his boat 'Yachts O' Trouble'
>>6281301, >>6281310 How CIA & allies helped jihadists in Syria
>>6281350 Mueller report contains claim Russia taped Bill Clinton having phone sex with Monica Lewinsky
>>6281444 How CIA & Allies Helped Jihadists In Syria: French Covert Ops Expert Exposes New Details
>>6281677 #8032

#8031 Baker Change
>>6280213 Facebook hires 'co-writer' of the pro-surveillance Patriot Act amid growing concerns over privacy
>>6280221, >>6280264, >>6280622 Bill Clinton hard of hearing, trembling hands on speaking tour
>>6280234 "William Barr Just Let Us Know the Hunters Are About to Become the Hunted"
>>6280256 Tony Podesta and Tom Steyer at meetings with overseas shipping container CEO
>>6280289 Flynn liked a tweet with #WWG1WGA in it
>>6280325 On a plane crash this morning in Kerrville, Texas
>>6280391 Joe Biden Reportedly Delays Wednesday Campaign Announcement
>>6280414, >>6280470 Anon on Rare Aircraft Carrier Activity
>>6280423 Anon that "works in and around the cabal": YOU HOLD ALL THE CARDS
>>6280428 Sara Carter tweet on Kamala Harris
>>6280472 Pulitzer Prize administrator defends process after prize goes to board member's wife
>>6280647 Oil near 2019 highs after U.S. ends all Iran sanction exemptions
>>6280650, >>6280687, >>6280801 Anon on HRC's eyes
>>6280696, >>6280757 Papadopoulos Disputes Key Claim in Mueller Report
>>6280795 POTUS sent 44 tweets today
>>6280823 How a US Member of Congress Ilhan Omar was Raised by the Red-Green Axis
>>6280863 Anon's first hand account of being in Sri Lanka
>>6281043 #8031

Previously Collected Notables
>>6279348 #8029, >>6280141 #8030
>>6277061 #8026, >>6277843 #8027, >>6278589 #8028
>>6274686 #8023, >>6275471 #8024, >>6276281 #8025

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6282290 at 2019-04-23 07:05:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8033: Many In Our Govt Worship Satan Edition

>>6282278
Terry McAuliffe dropped out 6 days ago…but prior to that, he was considering it.

Joe Biden as far as I know is against impeachment

John Kerry may run if Biden bows out…
De Blasio is considering

Joe Biden praising William Barr in 1991 confirmation hearing as AG
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/mustsee_tv_joe_biden_lavishing_praise_on_William_Barr_during_1991_confirmation_hearing_as_ag.html

#6281684 at 2019-04-23 05:22:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8033: Many In Our Govt Worship Satan Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)

Notables
are not endorsements

#8032
>>6281025, >>6281075, >>6281435 Reminder: POTUS and Pence to visit NRA convention on April 26th
>>6281034 An 18-year-old illegal alien living in Ohio has been arrested and charged with rape
>>6281057 Anon on Iran related crumbs: Iran Heating Up
>>6281133 Edward Snowden Explains Why the CIA Just Made an Instagram
>>6281191 Reminder of Bill Clinton's flights on Epstein's Lolita Express
>>6281217 Rep. Ratcliffe: Comey, Yates, McCabe & Rosenstein Caught Lying on FISA Warrants to Spy on Trump
>>6281219 Anon on what HRC and Hussein meant by Easter Worshippers and the Satanic connections
>>6281297 NC Man pleads guilty to filming underage girls, women aboard his boat 'Yachts O' Trouble'
>>6281301, >>6281310 How CIA & allies helped jihadists in Syria
>>6281350 Mueller report contains claim Russia taped Bill Clinton having phone sex with Monica Lewinsky
>>6281444 How CIA & Allies Helped Jihadists In Syria: French Covert Ops Expert Exposes New Details
>>6281677 #8032

#8031 Baker Change
>>6280213 Facebook hires 'co-writer' of the pro-surveillance Patriot Act amid growing concerns over privacy
>>6280221, >>6280264, >>6280622 Bill Clinton hard of hearing, trembling hands on speaking tour
>>6280234 "William Barr Just Let Us Know the Hunters Are About to Become the Hunted"
>>6280256 Tony Podesta and Tom Steyer at meetings with overseas shipping container CEO
>>6280289 Flynn liked a tweet with #WWG1WGA in it
>>6280325 On a plane crash this morning in Kerrville, Texas
>>6280391 Joe Biden Reportedly Delays Wednesday Campaign Announcement
>>6280414, >>6280470 Anon on Rare Aircraft Carrier Activity
>>6280423 Anon that "works in and around the cabal": YOU HOLD ALL THE CARDS
>>6280428 Sara Carter tweet on Kamala Harris
>>6280472 Pulitzer Prize administrator defends process after prize goes to board member's wife
>>6280647 Oil near 2019 highs after U.S. ends all Iran sanction exemptions
>>6280650, >>6280687, >>6280801 Anon on HRC's eyes
>>6280696, >>6280757 Papadopoulos Disputes Key Claim in Mueller Report
>>6280795 POTUS sent 44 tweets today
>>6280823 How a US Member of Congress Ilhan Omar was Raised by the Red-Green Axis
>>6280863 Anon's first hand account of being in Sri Lanka
>>6281043 #8031

#8030
>>6280041, >>6280083 Washington state set to become the first to allow human composting
>>6280001 Planefag list of GTMO callsigns; call to autism
>>6279970, >>6279996 Anon: Co-ordinated cabal 'Easter Worshippers' tweets vs Q post devil worshippers
>>6279959 Digging on Podesta emails, plot to stop Trump (GatewayPundit) (Video)
>>6279956 IDF Shoots Blindfolded, Handcuffed 15y/o Palestinian Boy Fleeing Arrest (southfront via Haaretz)
>>6279725 Florida Man and Two Florida Companies Charged With Wire Fraud [Evergreen] (DOJ)
>>6279613 @45_Schedule Daily schedule April 23 2019
>>6279594 Suicide Rate Doubles Among French Cops (Investmentwatchblog)
>>6279573 @WhiteHouse: Easter egg roll
>>6279518, >>6279540 Crazy Bernie: Boston bomber should be able to vote from prison (Hill)
>>6279427 CNN: PLEASE CLAP!
>>6279432 Man Sentenced To 37 Years For Sexual Enticement Of A Minor Relative And Document Fraud (DOJ)
>>6280141 #8030


Previously Collected Notables
>>6279348 #8029
>>6277061 #8026, >>6277843 #8027, >>6278589 #8028
>>6274686 #8023, >>6275471 #8024, >>6276281 #8025
>>6272370 #8020, >>6273117 #8021, >>6273916 #8022
>>6270378 #8017, >>6270789 #8018, >>6271565 #8019

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6281043 at 2019-04-23 04:04:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8032: Think Offense Edition

#8031 (posted in #8032)
>>6280213 Facebook hires 'co-writer' of the pro-surveillance Patriot Act amid growing concerns over privacy
>>6280221, >>6280264, >>6280622 Bill Clinton hard of hearing, trembling hands on speaking tour
>>6280234 "William Barr Just Let Us Know the Hunters Are About to Become the Hunted"
>>6280256 Tony Podesta and Tom Steyer at meetings with overseas shipping container CEO
>>6280289 Flynn liked a tweet with #WWG1WGA in it
>>6280325 On a plane crash this morning in Kerrville, Texas
>>6280391 Joe Biden Reportedly Delays Wednesday Campaign Announcement
>>6280414, >>6280470 Anon on Rare Aircraft Carrier Activity
>>6280423 Anon that "works in and around the cabal": YOU HOLD ALL THE CARDS
>>6280428 Sara Carter tweet on Kamala Harris
>>6280472 Pulitzer Prize administrator defends process after prize goes to board member's wife
>>6280647 Oil near 2019 highs after U.S. ends all Iran sanction exemptions
>>6280650, >>6280687, >>6280801 Anon on HRC's eyes
>>6280696, >>6280757 Papadopoulos Disputes Key Claim in Mueller Report
>>6280795 POTUS sent 44 tweets today
>>6280823 How a US Member of Congress Ilhan Omar was Raised by the Red-Green Axis

#6280921 at 2019-04-23 03:51:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8032: Think Offense Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
>>6121805, >>6122032 New BO, FastJack, announced in Meta (Cap: >>6175099)
>>6102951, >>6102968 8bit on global notables and baker assist
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
>>6261140 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGs)

Notables
are not endorsements

#8031 Baker Change
>>6280213 Facebook hires 'co-writer' of the pro-surveillance Patriot Act amid growing concerns over privacy
>>6280221, >>6280264, >>6280622 Bill Clinton hard of hearing, trembling hands on speaking tour
>>6280234 "William Barr Just Let Us Know the Hunters Are About to Become the Hunted"
>>6280256 Tony Podesta and Tom Steyer at meetings with overseas shipping container CEO
>>6280289 Flynn liked a tweet with #WWG1WGA in it
>>6280325 On a plane crash this morning in Kerryville, Texas
>>6280391 Joe Biden Reportedly Delays Wednesday Campaign Announcement
>>6280414, >>6280470 Anon on Rare Aircraft Carrier Activity
>>6280423 Anon that "works in and around the cabal": YOU HOLD ALL THE CARDS
>>6280428 Sara Carter tweet on Kamala Harris
>>6280472 Pulitzer Prize administrator defends process after prize goes to board member's wife
>>6280647 Oil near 2019 highs after U.S. ends all Iran sanction exemptions
>>6280650, >>6280687, >>6280801 Anon on HRC's eyes
>>6280696, >>6280757 Papadopoulos Disputes Key Claim in Mueller Report
>>6280795 POTUS sent 44 tweets today
>>6280823 How a US Member of Congress Ilhan Omar was Raised by the Red-Green Axis
>>6280902 #8031

#8030
>>6280041, >>6280083 Washington state set to become the first to allow human composting
>>6280001 Planefag list of GTMO callsigns; call to autism
>>6279970, >>6279996 Anon: Co-ordinated cabal 'Easter Worshippers' tweets vs Q post devil worshippers
>>6279959 Digging on Podesta emails, plot to stop Trump (GatewayPundit) (Video)
>>6279956 IDF Shoots Blindfolded, Handcuffed 15y/o Palestinian Boy Fleeing Arrest (southfront via Haaretz)
>>6279725 Florida Man and Two Florida Companies Charged With Wire Fraud [Evergreen] (DOJ)
>>6279613 @45_Schedule Daily schedule April 23 2019
>>6279594 Suicide Rate Doubles Among French Cops (Investmentwatchblog)
>>6279573 @WhiteHouse: Easter egg roll
>>6279518, >>6279540 Crazy Bernie: Boston bomber should be able to vote from prison (Hill)
>>6279427 CNN: PLEASE CLAP!
>>6279432 Man Sentenced To 37 Years For Sexual Enticement Of A Minor Relative And Document Fraud (DOJ)
>>6280141 #8030

#8029
>>6279250 Tokyo prosecutors indict Carlos Ghosn (japantimes)
>>6279237, >>6279324 5th Grader Grandchild of IMF Economist, child of Harvard Graduate, killed in Sri Lanka bombings
>>6279235 US navy in mediterranean "Sends a double aircraft carrier message to Iran" (DCExaminer)
>>6279221 POTUS retweeted total of 24 times within 30 minutes
>>6279090 Romney hypocrisy, 2012 and now
>>6279091, >>6279130, >>6279100 Planefag spots Lots of B52s, SKULL12, PAIN11; different plane, DOOMSDAY
>>6279134 Planefag: FEAR[11] + SKULL[12] … Now Comes The Pain 23
>>6279087 @WhiteHouse 15:58 vs Q#1558 Iranian regime
>>6279043 US helping Sri Lanka to counter Human Trafficking (usembassy.gov, 2018)
>>6279011 Three Men Sentenced in Conspiracy to Bomb Somali Immigrants on April 12 (FBI)
>>6278986 California utility owner PG&E in deal with NY-based hedge fund BlueMountain appoints new director
>>6278879 Sri Lanka: lots of missing kids (Article from 2011)
>>6278884 Indian National extradited to US to face charges in multimillion dollar Call Center scam (DOJ)
>>6278828 Suicide Rate Among Police Doubles in France (Investmentwatchblog)
>>6278751, >>6278846 Consumer Alert: Tylenol's Empathy-Killing Properties Confirmed in 2nd Study (greenmedinfo)
>>6278783 Mexico sees spike in homicides of 9.7 percent in 1st Qtr. 2019 (NYPost)
>>6279348 #8029


Previously Collected Notables
>>6277061 #8026, >>6277843 #8027, >>6278589 #8028
>>6274686 #8023, >>6275471 #8024, >>6276281 #8025
>>6272370 #8020, >>6273117 #8021, >>6273916 #8022
>>6270378 #8017, >>6270789 #8018, >>6271565 #8019
>>6267736 #8014, >>6270910 #8015, >>6269254 #8016

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6280902 at 2019-04-23 03:50:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8031: Investigate The Investigators Edition

#8031

>>6280213 Facebook hires 'co-writer' of the pro-surveillance Patriot Act amid growing concerns over privacy
>>6280221, >>6280264, >>6280622 Bill Clinton hard of hearing, trembling hands on speaking tour
>>6280234 "William Barr Just Let Us Know the Hunters Are About to Become the Hunted"
>>6280256 Tony Podesta and Tom Steyer at meetings with overseas shipping container CEO
>>6280289 Flynn liked a tweet with #WWG1WGA in it
>>6280325 On a plane crash this morning in Kerryville, Texas
>>6280391 Joe Biden Reportedly Delays Wednesday Campaign Announcement
>>6280414, >>6280470 Anon on Rare Aircraft Carrier Activity
>>6280423 Anon that "works in and around the cabal": YOU HOLD ALL THE CARDS
>>6280428 Sara Carter tweet on Kamala Harris
>>6280472 Pulitzer Prize administrator defends process after prize goes to board member's wife
>>6280647 Oil near 2019 highs after U.S. ends all Iran sanction exemptions
>>6280650, >>6280687, >>6280801 Anon on HRC's eyes
>>6280696, >>6280757 Papadopoulos Disputes Key Claim in Mueller Report
>>6280795 POTUS sent 44 tweets today
>>6280823 How a US Member of Congress Ilhan Omar was Raised by the Red-Green Axis

#6280813 at 2019-04-23 03:42:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8031: Investigate The Investigators Edition

LAST CALL

#8031

>>6280213 Facebook hires 'co-writer' of the pro-surveillance Patriot Act amid growing concerns over privacy
>>6280221, >>6280264, >>6280622 Bill Clinton hard of hearing, trembling hands on speaking tour
>>6280234 "William Barr Just Let Us Know the Hunters Are About to Become the Hunted"
>>6280256 Tony Podesta and Tom Steyer at meetings with overseas shipping container CEO
>>6280289 Flynn liked a tweet with #WWG1WGA in it
>>6280325 On a plane crash this morning in Kerryville, Texas
>>6280391 Joe Biden Reportedly Delays Wednesday Campaign Announcement
>>6280414, >>6280470 Anon on Rare Aircraft Carrier Activity
>>6280423 Anon that "works in and around the cabal": YOU HOLD ALL THE CARDS
>>6280428 Sara Carter tweet on Kamala Harris
>>6280472 Pulitzer Prize administrator defends process after prize goes to board member's wife
>>6280647 Oil near 2019 highs after U.S. ends all Iran sanction exemptions
>>6280696, >>6280757 Papadopoulos Disputes Key Claim in Mueller Report
>>6280795 POTUS sent 44 tweets today

#6280618 at 2019-04-23 03:21:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8031: Investigate The Investigators Edition

Notables so far

#8031

>>6280213 Facebook hires 'co-writer' of the pro-surveillance Patriot Act amid growing concerns over privacy
>>6280221, >>6280264 Bill Clinton hard of hearing, trembling hands on speaking tour
>>6280234 "William Barr Just Let Us Know the Hunters Are About to Become the Hunted"
>>6280256 Tony Podesta and Tom Steyer at meetings with overseas shipping container CEO
>>6280289 Flynn liked a tweet with #WWG1WGA in it
>>6280325 On a plane crash this morning in Kerryville, Texas
>>6280391 Joe Biden Reportedly Delays Wednesday Campaign Announcement
>>6280414, >>6280470 Anon on Rare Aircraft Carrier Activity
>>6280423 Anon that "works in and around the cabal": YOU HOLD ALL THE CARDS
>>6280428 Sara Carter tweet on Kamala Harris

#6280411 at 2019-04-23 03:04:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8031: Investigate The Investigators Edition

Notables so far

#8031

>>6280213 Facebook hires 'co-writer' of the pro-surveillance Patriot Act amid growing concerns over privacy
>>6280221, >>6280221 Bill Clinton hard of hearing, trembling hands on speaking tour
>>6280234 "William Barr Just Let Us Know the Hunters Are About to Become the Hunted"
>>6280256 Tony Podesta and Tom Steyer at meetings with overseas shipping container CEO
>>6280289 Flynn liked a tweet with #WWG1WGA in it
>>6280325 On a plane crash this morning in Kerryville, Texas
>>6280391 Joe Biden Reportedly Delays Wednesday Campaign Announcement

#6280234 at 2019-04-23 02:48:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8031: Investigate The Investigators Edition

Q Proof
Hunters Become the Hunted

"William Barr Just Let Us Know the Hunters Are About to Become the Hunted"

https://twitter.com/POTUSPress/status/1120517463194656770

#6274263 at 2019-04-22 17:29:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8023: Egg Pharma Edition

-Bob Woodward: Steele dossier appeared in draft of US intel assessment on Russian meddling- April 21st.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bob-woodward-steele-dossier-appeared-in-draft-of-us-intel-assessment-on-russian-meddling

last half of the article excerpt:

Woodward's suggestion that the CIA was pushing for the inclusion of the dossier in the intelligence assessment comes nearly a month after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he was told former CIA Director John Brennan "insisted" the dossier be included in the report. "BREAKING: A high-level source tells me it was Brennan who insisted that the unverified and fake Steele dossier be included in the Intelligence Report … Brennan should be asked to testify under oath in Congress ASAP," Paul tweeted.

Woodward also wrote about Brennan's endorsement of the dossier in his book Fear. "The sources that Steele used for his dossier had not been polygraphed, which made their information uncorroborated, and potentially suspect," Woodward wrote in the book published last year. "But Brennan said the information was in line with their own sources, in which he had great confidence." A spokesman for Brennan insisted he never trusted the dossier, telling the Associated Press, "because it wasn't corroborated intel."

The declassified January 2017 report determined Russia had ordered an "influence campaign" to help President Trump get elected in 2016. There is no mention of the dossier, compiled by ex-British spy Christopher Steele, which contained salacious and unverified claims about Trump's ties to Russia. It was used by the FBI obtain a series of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants to wiretap one-time Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

Now that special counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation into Russian meddling, finding no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, allies of the president are eagerly anticipating the findings of several investigations looking into possible government surveillance abuse against Trump. Among them are investigations being conducted by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, Attorney General William Barr, and Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

Brennan, a vocal critic of Trump, served as CIA director from 2013 to Jan. 20 2017, the day of Trump's inauguration. He huddled with a group of House Democrats late last month.

#6273264 at 2019-04-22 15:46:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8022: Easter Egg Roll 2019 Edition

and now the crescendo, TA DA enter one MR> Barr the INSLAW inc affair or is it LIFE LOG

William Barr appointed Special Counsel, Nicholas J. Bua, to advise him on what had become known by 1991 as the Inslaw Affair.
By June 1993, a 267-page Bua Report[25][18] was released, clearing Justice officials of any impropriety.[26] Inslaw's attorney, Elliot Richardson immediately wrote Inslaw's 130-page Rebuttal with evidence suggesting Bua's report was riddled with errors and falsehoods.[19] On September 27, 1994, Attorney General Janet Reno released a 187-page review concluding "that there is no credible evidence that Department officials conspired to steal computer software developed by Inslaw, Inc. or that the company is entitled to additional government payments." [27] Yet, according to Wired (magazine), "Reno's report was released the same day [that] the House Judiciary Committee passed HR 4862[28], a bill which would have bound the U.S. Court of Federal Claims legally to independently investigate the Inslaw case-thus circumventing the Department of Justice's claims of innocence;"[29] however, HR 4862 was defeated by a partisan committee-vote later that night before it was set to go before the full House.

#6273252 at 2019-04-22 15:45:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8022: Easter Egg Roll 2019 Edition

the Inslaw Inc affair of the PROMIS computer system

Attorney General Dick Thornburgh repeatedly reneged on agreements made with the House committee to provide full and open access to information and witnesses[6]
Then, in September 1991, the House Judiciary Committee issued the result of a three-year investigation. House Report 102-857 Inslaw: Investigative Report[6] confirmed the Justice Department's theft of Promis. The report was issued after the Justice Department convinced the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on a jurisdictional technicality to set aside the decisions of the first two federal bankruptcy courts.[nb 12] The House Committee also reported investigative leads indicating that friends of the Reagan White House had been allowed to sell and to distribute Enhanced Promis both domestically and overseas for their personal financial gain and in support of the intelligence and foreign policy objectives of the United States.[15][3][21] The report even went so far as to recommend specifically further investigations of both former-Attorney General Edwin Meese and businessman, Earl Brian, for their possible involvement in illegally providing or selling Promis "to foreign governments including Canada,[22] Israel,[23][8] Singapore, Iraq,[2] Egypt, and Jordan."[6] The Democratic Majority called upon the Attorney General Dick Thornburgh to compensate Inslaw immediately for the harm that the government had "egregiously" inflicted on Inslaw. The Republican Minority dissented. The Committee was divided along party lines 21-13. Attorney General Thornburgh ignored the recommendations, and reneged on agreements made with the committee.[6]

[edit]
Inslaw Affair divides into two separate issues
On November 13, 1991, newly appointed, Attorney General William Barr, appointed a retired federal judge, Nicholas J. Bua, as Special Counsel to advise him on the allegations that high-ranking officials had acted improperly for personal gain to bankrupt Inslaw.[24]

#6270626 at 2019-04-22 06:39:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8018: New Baker Edition

VIPS memo The Fly in the Mueller Ointment, signed William Binney et al
Published 5 days ago.

https://consortiumnews.com/2019/04/16/vips-fault-mueller-probe-criticize-refusal-to-interview-assange/

The first few paragraphs:

MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
SUBJECT: The Fly in the Mueller Ointment
April 16, 2019
Mr. President:

The song has ended but the melody lingers on. The release Thursday of the redacted text of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election" nudged the American people a tad closer to the truth on so-called "Russiagate."

But the Mueller report left unscathed the central-but-unproven allegation that the Russian government hacked into the DNC and Podesta emails, gave them to WikiLeaks to publish, and helped you win the election. The thrust will be the same; namely, even if there is a lack of evidence that you colluded with Russian President Vladimir Putin, you have him to thank for becoming president. And that melody will linger on for the rest of your presidency, unless you seize the moment.

Mueller has accepted that central-but-unproven allegation as gospel truth, apparently in the lack of any disinterested, independent forensic work. Following the odd example of his erstwhile colleague, former FBI Director James Comey, Mueller apparently has relied for forensics on a discredited, DNC-hired firm named CrowdStrike, whose credibility is on a par with "pee-tape dossier" compiler Christopher Steele. Like Steele, CrowdStrike was hired and paid by the DNC (through a cutout).

We brought the lack of independent forensics to the attention of Attorney General William Barr on March 13 in a Memorandum entitled "Mueller's Forensic-Free Findings", but received no reply or acknowledgement. In that Memorandum we described the results of our own independent, agenda-free forensic investigation led by two former Technical Directors of the NSA, who avoid squishy "assessments," preferring to base their findings on fundamental principles of science and the scientific method. Our findings remain unchallenged; they reveal gaping holes in CrowdStrike's conclusions.

We do not know if Barr shared our March 13 Memorandum with you. As for taking a public position on the forensics issue, we suspect he is being circumspect in choosing his battles carefully, perhaps deferring until later a rigorous examination of the dubious technical work upon which Mueller seems to have relied.

[memo is much longer, see link above]

#6268622 at 2019-04-22 01:52:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8016: We Are The News Now. The QNN Nightly News Edition

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/obama-doj-has-to-fess-up-on-fisa-spying-after-mueller-finds-no-collusion-gop-investigator-says

Obama DOJ has to fess up on FISA 'spying' after Mueller finds no collusion, GOP investigator says

A key Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee says the Obama Justice Department has some explaining to do.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's inability to find collusion between President Trump's campaign and Russia begs the question of why officials sought FISA warrants to wiretap one-time campaign adviser Carter Page, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, said Sunday on Fox News.

He said Attorney General William Barr, who recently testified "spying did occur" on Trump's campaign, needs to seek answers.

#6264811 at 2019-04-21 18:56:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8011: Happy National Park Week Edition

NYT: The Tables Have Turned – Time To Investigate The FBI, Steele And The Rest Of The 'Witch Hunters'

As we now shift from the "witch hunt" against Trump to 'investigating the investigators' who spied on him - remember this; Donald Trump was supposed to lose the 2016 election by almost all accounts. And had Hillary won, as expected, none of this would have seen the light of day.

We wouldn't know that a hyper-partisan FBI had spied on the Trump campaign, as Attorney General William Barr put it during his April 10 Congressional testimony.

We wouldn't know that a Clinton-linked operative, Joseph Mifsud, seeded Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos with the rumor that Russia had 'Dirt' on Hillary Clinton - which would later be coaxed out of Papadopoulos by a Clinton-linked Australian ambassador, Alexander Downer, and that this apparent 'setup' would be the genesis of the FBI's "operation crossfire hurricane" operation against the Trump campaign.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-21/nyt-tables-have-turned-time-investigate-fbi-steele-and-rest-witch-hunters

#6263571 at 2019-04-21 16:17:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8009: Easter Sunday Morning Edition

Journalism is never having to say you're sorry. Or wrong. That's what much of the news media taught the American people this week.
Most news organizations downplayed, ignored or outright contradicted the conclusion of the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller that there was no collusion between the Trump election campaign and Russia to help elect Donald Trump president in 2016.
But rather than celebrate the good news that presidential candidate Trump wasn't secretly working with Russia to get to the Oval Office, many in the media set about trying to rewrite the report their own way.
TRUMP TAKES AIM AT 'HIGHLY CONFLICTED' MUELLER, 'FAKE NEWS MEDIA' AMID RUSSIA REPORT FALLOUT
Many journalists complained about cover-ups even before the redacted Mueller report was released. As a result of this and their past reporting on the president, their massive anti-Trump spin was a foregone conclusion.
In fact, the same journalists who scream about transparency and demand that Trump administration officials answer their questions suddenly complained because Attorney General William Barr held a news conference shortly before he released the report.
MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace accused Barr of trying to "shape the coverage" because he spoke to reporters before the Justice Department published the Mueller report on the Internet. She was joined by many others in the media who decided access to newsmakers was bad ... if they countered the anti-Trump narrative.
The coverage didn't go downhill from there. It fell off a cliff.
Talking heads shouted "collusion" in one breath and "impeachment" in the next. In just a 24-hour span there were 309 mentions of impeachment on broadcast news and liberal cable TV outlets. CNN led the pack, of course, with 148 mentions. MSNBC was close behind with 138. CNN reporter Dana Bash portrayed the Mueller report as "a road map to potential impeachment proceedings"
CNN political commentator Symone Sanders - who was national press secretary for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in his 2016 presidential campaign - made it clear she wants to go beyond impeachment. She blasted the justice system and argued that President Trump should "be in handcuffs right now."
MSNBC anchor Brian Williams called Barr "Baghdad Bill Barr," a reference to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's spokesman, who told absurd lies to reporters. Yes, that came right out of the mouth of confessed liar Williams, who lost his prestigious job as anchor of the "NBC Nightly News" and was exiled to MSNBC for making up stories about his career and telling the lies on TV.
The media wouldn't let go of the collusion fantasy. ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl said that "you might even say collusion" was detailed in the report. The Washington Post front page the day after the report was released had no headlines indicating the actual news - that the Trump campaign wasn't guilty of collusion.

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dan-gainor-media-wont-drop-false-collusion-claims-against-trump-as-reporter-demands-sarah-sanders-be-fired

#6261637 at 2019-04-21 11:52:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8007: Easter Blessings to Q Team & All the Anons Edition

>>6261600
It's an OpEd. "They" the NYT, are merely the publisher. All an OpEd is, is a glorified letter to the editor. The NYT didn't "get something right" by publishing this piece.

A vengeful President Trump and his writhing nest of liars slither past the Mueller report – for the moment. By Maureen Dowd

A scrupulous report saved an unscrupulous president. By Bret Stephens

The Mueller report won't move the political needle. Trump supporters always knew he was a scam artist. By Roger Cohen

A Nixonian Attorney General - William Barr vs. the Justice Department as we knew it. By David Leonhardt

It's Not the Collusion, It's the Corruption - By David Brooks

#6260857 at 2019-04-21 07:48:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8006 New Bakers Gettin Reps

With the Mueller report complete, is another investigation looming?

WASHINGTON (SBG) - With the contents of the Mueller report now public, President Trump and key White House aides are said to be taking a fresh look at declassifying documents that GOP allies believe will expose unlawful actions at the Department of Justice and the FBI purportedly taken against the Trump campaign in 2016. Attorney General William Barr has already begun investigating the investigators at both the DOJ and FBI. DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, probing the same matters, is said to be drafting his final report, due within six weeks or so. Any declassification by the president is expected to occur around that time and to focus on the surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in October 2016.

"We need to go back to these five key people – Comey, McCabe, Baker, Strzok, Page – and figure out what exactly happened right from the get-go says Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) James Comey was the FBI Director fired by President Trump. Andrew McCabe, a Deputy Director fired for unauthorized disclosures to the news media. James Baker was FBI General Counsel, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page were senior FBI officials caught texting about their antipathy for Donald Trump when they were conducting investigations into him and Hillary Clinton. All have denied wrongdoing. Adam Schiff, the Democratic chair of the House Intelligence Committee this week dismissed the Republicans' allegations and cast the Attorney General as a political animal.

For the White House and Congressional Republicans, the forthcoming Inspector General report is an eagerly anticipated event, with the outstanding questions being whether Michael Horowitz will find any wrongdoing, and whether that will entail criminal referrals for potential prosecution.

https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/with-the-mueller-report-complete-is-another-investigation-looming

#6256755 at 2019-04-20 22:46:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8000: 8 Years, 0 Collusion, 0 Obstruction, 0 Crimes Committed Edition

1/15/2019:
I 'Can Conceive of Situations' Where Journalists Might Be Jailed 'as a LAST RESORT'
William Barr

3/18/2019:
PANIC IN DC?
THE REAL PANIC COMES IN THE FORM OF A LAST RESORT.
Q

https://www.thedailybeast.com/William-Barr-i-can-conceive-of-situations-where-journalists-might-be-jailed-as-last-resort

https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/1085233106410487808

#6256144 at 2019-04-20 21:55:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8000: 8 Years, 0 Collusion, 0 Obstruction, 0 Crimes Committed Edition

NYT use actual ex-FBI agent to warn readers of Barr's 'Russian disinfo tactic' (with Soviet imagery)

The Mueller report didn't just clear President Donald Trump of colluding with Russia, the New York Times said, it handed Russia's Vladimir Putin the "ultimate victory." If you thought otherwise, blame secret Soviet mind games.

In a New York Times op-ed, former FBI agent-turned CNN analyst Asha Rangappa argues that by conflating the terms "collusion" and "conspiracy," Attorney General William Barr performed a bizarre Soviet trick on the American public, giving Putin his "ultimate victory."

The trick, Rangappa explains, is called 'Reflexive Control,' a "uniquely Russian" concept that, put simply, involves drip-feeding an audience carefully-prepared words to make them reach the conclusion you want them to. That's basically what PR is - only this time it's "Russian" and, therefore, bad.

https://www.rt.com/usa/457118-nyt-soviet-tactics-mueller-Barr/

#6255678 at 2019-04-20 21:04:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7999: The Day Collusion Died Edition

U.S. Intelligence Institutionally Politicized Toward Democrats

Former CIA analyst says agencies dominated by liberals

The CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies have become bastions of political liberals and the pro-Democratic Party views of intelligence personnel have increased under President Donald Trump, according to a journal article by a former CIA analyst. John Gentry, who spent 12 years as a CIA analyst, criticized former senior intelligence leaders, including CIA Director John Brenan, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and former deputy CIA director Michael Morell, along with former analyst Paul Pillar, for breaking decades-long prohibitions of publicly airing their liberal political views in attacking Trump. The institutional bias outlined in a lengthy article in the quarterly International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence risks undermining the role of intelligence in support of government leaders charged with making policy decisions.

Gentry stopped short of saying the widespread liberal bias of intelligence officials has influenced intelligence reports and products. However, he concludes that "bias may have crept into CIA analyses." "A considerable body of evidence, much of it fragmentary, indicates that many CIA people have left-leaning political preferences, but less evidence shows that political bias influences CIA analyses," Gentry concludes. In the past, intelligence politicization was defined as either skewing intelligence to fit biases or manipulating intelligence by those outside the intelligence community. "But in 2016 observers of U.S. intelligence began to wonder if the CIA's once-firm prohibition on partisan politics had changed, and to ponder whether a new kind of politicization had arisen: namely, institutionally embedded, partisan bias," Gentry wrote.

Gentry points to the activities of senior retired intelligence officials during the 2016 campaign that "universally" criticized then-candidate Trump and supported Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. "The attacks on Trump were unprecedented for intelligence officers in their substance, tone, and volume," he stated. "Critics went far beyond trying to correct Trump's misstatements about U.S. intelligence; they attacked him as a human being."

Gentry, currently a professor at Georgetown and Columbia Universities, provides a detailed analysis of whether the 16-agency U.S. intelligence community and the CIA in particular have become institutional partisans supporting the Democratic Party. He reached no definitive conclusion on whether intelligence reports and activities were politicized and found no proof "intelligence products have been politicized to mislead or to avoid helping President Trump." CIA spokesmen did not return emails seeking comment.

The article was written before the conclusions of the investigative report on Russian collusion by special counsel Robert Mueller were made public by Attorney General William Barr, who told Congress the Trump campaign was spied on by the U.S. government. The Justice Department is investigating whether the FBI and senior officials acted properly in launching a counterintelligence investigation of ties between President Trump and Russia based on information contained in a Democratic Party-funded dossier. Gentry said in an interview that he has not seen any movement within the intelligence community to address the institutional politicization. "My guess is the issue is not going to go away," he said.

https://freebeacon.com/national-security/u-s-intelligence-institutionally-politicized-toward-democrats/

#6253027 at 2019-04-20 15:55:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7996: So Baked Right Now. Found another Lost Bread. The 4/20 AM Edition

>>6253025

"The memorandum also confirmed the Special Counsel's authority to investigate certain other matters, including two additional sets of allegations involving Manafort (crimes arising from payments he received from the Ukrainian government and crimes arising from his receipt of loans from a bank whose CEO was then seeking a position in the Trump Administration); allegations that Papadopoulos committed a crime or crimes by acting as an unregistered agent of the Israeli government; and four sets of allegations involving Michael Flynn, the former National Security Advisor to President Trump," Mueller added.

Despite this revelation, Nunes said in a statement earlier in the day the Mueller report "ignored a wide range of abuses committed during the FBI's investigation of the Trump campaign."

Steele's dossier was filled with unverified claims about Trump's compromising ties to Russia. His efforts were funded in part through opposition research firm Fusion GPS, by Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, and the Democratic National Committee. Republicans such as Nunes have alleged the FBI misled the FISA court to obtain warrants to spy on Page by using the dossier without mentioning its Democratic benefactors and Steele's anti-Trump bias.

"Rosenstein then directed them to use that dirt, that dossier, which I think makes up the bulk of what is in the scope memo, that we have still yet to be able to see," Nunes told Hannity.

During his interview Thursday evening, Nunes praised Attorney General William Barr as the "adult" who is "driving the media crazy" by sticking to the facts. Barr worked with Mueller for the past few weeks to redact sensitive information in the report and preceded its release with a press conference, which irked Democrats and some pundits who were concerned he was trying to spin its findings before the public got a chance to read them.

Nunes also said "real action" needs to be taken to stop FBI overreach in the future. Last week, Nunes sent a notification letter to Barr saying his team "identified several potential violations of the law" as part of an investigation into origins of the Trump-Russia investigation and hopes to set up a meeting to discuss eight criminal referrals.

Nunes' criminal referrals, which include two related to charges of conspiracy to lie to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, came together as Mueller concluded his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Mueller's report did not find evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in its election interference efforts, but it did not reach a conclusion on whether the Trump team obstructed justice.

#6252139 at 2019-04-20 14:11:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7995: Saturday Morning Edition

Democrats Decline to View Less Redacted Mueller Report

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and other top Democrats declined Friday to view a less redacted Mueller report.

Top Democrats responded to a proposal from Attorney General (AG) William Barr to view a less redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report that confirmed President Donald Trump did not collude with the Russian government during the 2016 presidential election.

In the wake of the Mueller report's release, Pelosi and Schumer said that Mueller needs to testify before Congress. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nalder (D-NY) said that Mueller should testify before his committee because they "clearly cannot believe" what Barr tells us about the Mueller report.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/19/democrats-decline-to-view-less-redacted-mueller-report/

#6246575 at 2019-04-20 01:04:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7987: Time For Congress To Do Its Job Edition

In-flight:

- John Huber is investigating Uranium one and everything Clinton; This has been going on for over 1 year

- Michael Horowitz is investigating everything that went down triggering the Russia investigation. This has been going on for nearly 2 years. This report is to be released in the coming weeks.

- Lindsey Graham reopened the Clinton email scandal investigations.

- William Barr acknowledges spying into the Trump campaign and is investigating

- Devin Nunes criminally referred individuals from the Obama administration

- Andrew McCabe was criminally referred by the OIG and is under investigation

- Obama's White House Counsel was indicted as a result of the Mueller investigation.

- Michael Cohen was criminally referred for lying to congress

- Forensic financial investigators testify under-oath that the Clinton foundation is operating as an illegal slush fund

- The Clinton Foundation is under investigation by the FBI

- The Clinton Foundation was raided by the FBI/DOJ

Sauces…

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-10/clinton-comey-uranium-one-who-john-w-huber

https://www.ajc.com/news/national/who-john-huber-the-man-appointed-investigate-gop-concerns-about-fbi-justice-department/EpVp5miuzXzTVh6aufFhOI/

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/06/01/breaking-inspector-general-says-investigation-into-fbi-handling-of-clinton-email-probe-is-ongoing-n2486435

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/426249-graham-angers-dems-by-digging-into-clinton-obama-controversies

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/04/William-Barr-investigate-obama-officials-spying-trump.html

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/04/07/Nunes-to-send-eight-criminal-referrals-to-DOJ-over-Trump-Russia-probe/7741554670556/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/inspector-general-recommends-criminal-investigation-andrew-mccabe-n867571

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/greg-craig-ex-obama-white-house-counsel-indicted-on-making-false-statements-to-doj

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/breaking-top-gop-lawmakers-refer-michael-cohen-for-criminal-investigation-for-committing-perjury-during-congressional-testimony/

https://saraacarter.com/financial-bounty-hunters-testify-clinton-foundation-operated-as-foreign-agent/

https://saraacarter.com/financial-experts-testify-fbi-currently-investigating-clinton-foundation/

https://truepundit.com/mystery-as-doj-load-it-with-boxes-documents/

#6245388 at 2019-04-19 23:24:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7986: TOTALLY VINDICATED Edition

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said in a recent interview that he thought that Attorney General William Barr handled himself "extremely well" with the release of the special counsel's final report on the Russia collusion probe amid accusations that the attorney general was protecting the president.
Jordan made an appearance with fellow Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) on Fox News to discuss the release of the Mueller report. During the interview, Jordan praised the attorney general when asked whether Barr was acting as President Donald Trump's lawyer rather than the nation's top lawyer.
"No, I think the attorney general handled himself extremely well," Jordan said. "I think he said that he will hold people accountable last week when he talked about the fact that there was spying that took place. And I think that he presented the conclusions, and the conclusions speak for themselves-no new indictments, no sealed indictments, no obstruction, no collusion."
"I think he has handled himself exactly the way the American people want their attorney general to operate. And I think what's most important now, lots of people Mark and I talk to, they want us to get to the bottom of this," he added.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/rep-jim-jordan-praises-ag-Barr-for-his-handling-of-the-mueller-report-release_2887430.html

#6245209 at 2019-04-19 23:08:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7986: TOTALLY VINDICATED Edition

Who Was the Bearded Man at the Barr Press Conference?
At a Thursday morning press conference on the Mueller report's impending release, Attorney General William Barr offered an effusive absolution of President Donald Trump. The entire exercise felt more like public relations than fair-minded legal analysis, and Barr's conclusions will likely contribute to existing perceptions that the Department of Justice is essentially working for Trump. But Barr didn't work alone, and as public scrutiny inevitably fixes on him in the aftermath of today's events, he may share the hot seat with the two individuals who joined him for Thursday's briefing. One, Rod Rosenstein, is somewhat familiar to the public as the department's deputy attorney general. His bearded neighbor is not as well known. He's Edward O'Callaghan, a former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, who joined the Department of Justice earlier this month as a principal associate deputy attorney general.

O'Callaghan's career reveals a firm commitment to the Republican Party. As Newsweek reported, O'Callaghan previously worked for the 2008 presidential campaign of the late Senator John McCain. In that capacity, he traveled to Alaska to intervene in a state investigation into Sarah Palin, then the state's governor and McCain's running mate. Palin faced an ethics probe into her suspicious termination of the state's Department of Public Safety Commissioner, Walt Monegan; Monegan had reportedly refused to fire a state trooper who happened to be the ex-husband of Palin's sister. According to Newsweek, O'Callaghan worked with Palin aide Meghan Stapleton to try to defuse the investigation.

"Stapleton and this guy did almost daily press conferences to discredit the investigation," Hollis French, an Alaska legislator, told Newsweek. "She was the face Alaskans would recognize. Others would have no idea who this attorney was standing next to her." Les Gara, a serving Democratic state legislator, told the magazine that O'Callaghan and Stapleton made the investigation "look like a Democratic attack against Palin." Sounds familiar!

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/bearded-man-Barr-mueller-press-conference.html

#6245208 at 2019-04-19 23:08:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7986: TOTALLY VINDICATED Edition

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/19/democrats-decline-to-view-less-redacted-mueller-report/

Democrats Decline to View Less Redacted Mueller Report

Top Democrats responded to a proposal from Attorney General (AG) William Barr to view a less redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report that confirmed President Donald Trump did not collude with the Russian government during the 2016 presidential election.



In the wake of the Mueller report's release, Pelosi and Schumer said that Mueller needs to testify before Congress. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nalder (D-NY) said that Mueller should testify before his committee because they "clearly cannot believe" what Barr tells us about the Mueller report.

#6245166 at 2019-04-19 23:04:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7986: TOTALLY VINDICATED Edition

QAnon Is Just the Standard Trump Train Now

By Brian Feldman

The release of the Mueller report this week marks the supposed end of one of the great conspiracy theories of our time: #QAnon. The idea behind QAnon, if you need a refresher, was that a high-level government employee with knowledge of Mueller's investigation was posting on anonymous message boards like 8chan, alleging that the Mueller investigation into Trump's campaign was actually a smoke screen. In fact, the story goes (I think - it gets muddy), Mueller and Trump were working together to expose corrupt elite Democrats who are part of a global pedophile ring, or something. It was Pizzagate on steroids, and it captured the imagination of a vocal minority of the MAGA crowd, all waiting and believing that Q was telling the truth.

Obviously, Q's predictions were never going to be proven true. Q's posts are often vague and noncommittal, allowing his or her followers to fill in the blanks with their own projections. A potent subgenre of Q-decoding videos cropped up on YouTube as "citizen journalists" sucked up the attention of presidential supporters desperately grasping at straws (crafty merchandisers also sucked up a fair amount of money too).

But as Mueller's investigation dragged on and Trump cohorts began getting indicted, the Q conspiracy devolved into less of an elaborate scheme and more of a frame of mind. It turned from a double-crossing spy-movie plot into wishful thinking. The Mueller report used to be the endgame, now it is only the beginning. With some heavy massaging and redacting, Attorney General William Barr did his job and delivered a verdict of "no collusion," validating the central Q belief that the charges were bogus, even if the actual theory of QAnon went belly-up. As it stands now, Q followers - the ones who used to believe in mantras like "Trust [Jeff] Sessions" - are now positioning the Mueller report as just the first step in a much longer process.

WE ARE THE NEWS

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/what-the-end-of-the-mueller-report-means-for-qanon.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&fbclid=IwAR1zafm765W-RQcQoV7-QrrQRXenn4IK02a9qd1mRDRzOK4TPIl_fwZHkVU

#6245091 at 2019-04-19 22:58:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7985: A Good Day For America Edition

QAnon Is Just the Standard Trump Train Now
By Brian Feldman
The release of the Mueller report this week marks the supposed end of one of the great conspiracy theories of our time: #QAnon. The idea behind QAnon, if you need a refresher, was that a high-level government employee with knowledge of Mueller's investigation was posting on anonymous message boards like 8chan, alleging that the Mueller investigation into Trump's campaign was actually a smoke screen. In fact, the story goes (I think - it gets muddy), Mueller and Trump were working together to expose corrupt elite Democrats who are part of a global pedophile ring, or something. It was Pizzagate on steroids, and it captured the imagination of a vocal minority of the MAGA crowd, all waiting and believing that Q was telling the truth.

Obviously, Q's predictions were never going to be proven true. Q's posts are often vague and noncommittal, allowing his or her followers to fill in the blanks with their own projections. A potent subgenre of Q-decoding videos cropped up on YouTube as "citizen journalists" sucked up the attention of presidential supporters desperately grasping at straws (crafty merchandisers also sucked up a fair amount of money too).

But as Mueller's investigation dragged on and Trump cohorts began getting indicted, the Q conspiracy devolved into less of an elaborate scheme and more of a frame of mind. It turned from a double-crossing spy-movie plot into wishful thinking. The Mueller report used to be the endgame, now it is only the beginning. With some heavy massaging and redacting, Attorney General William Barr did his job and delivered a verdict of "no collusion," validating the central Q belief that the charges were bogus, even if the actual theory of QAnon went belly-up. As it stands now, Q followers - the ones who used to believe in mantras like "Trust [Jeff] Sessions" - are now positioning the Mueller report as just the first step in a much longer process.
WE ARE THE NEWS

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/what-the-end-of-the-mueller-report-means-for-qanon.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&fbclid=IwAR1zafm765W-RQcQoV7-QrrQRXenn4IK02a9qd1mRDRzOK4TPIl_fwZHkVU

#6244408 at 2019-04-19 22:04:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7985: A Good Day For America Edition

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/439786-justice-department-calls-dem-subpoena-for-mueller-report-premature

DOJ: Dem subpoena for Mueller report is 'premature and unnecessary'

Kerri Kupec, a Justice Department spokeswoman, said in an emailed statement that Attorney General William Barr had released Mueller's report with only "minimal redactions," and that he already made arrangements for Nadler and other lawmakers to review a version with fewer redactions.


"In light of this, Congressman Nadler's subpoena is premature and unnecessary," Kupec said. "The Department will continue to work with Congress to accommodate its legitimate requests consistent with the law and long-recognized executive branch interests."

#6242899 at 2019-04-19 20:13:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7983: NO BLOCKADE = GAME OVER Edition

>https://radio.foxnews.com/2019/04/19/john-dowd-rod-rosenstein-has-to-answer-for-appointing-robert-mueller-as-special-council/

John Dowd, former attorney for President Trump, spoke with Brian Kilmeade about President Trump's instincts being right about the special council investigation and how Attorney General William Barr captured exactly what the President felt about the investigation. Dowd feels the Mueller report is a disgrace to the Department of Justice. Dowd also wants to get to the bottom of how the special council started in the first place and feels Rod Rosenstein has to answer for Mueller being appointed as head of the special council without informing President Trump he was doing so.

#6242872 at 2019-04-19 20:11:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7983: NO BLOCKADE = GAME OVER Edition

>>6242705 lb
>Here's what I think about Barr....

Body Language: Catatonic Rosenstein, William Barr Press Conference

#6240415 at 2019-04-19 16:56:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7979: Total Bullshit Edition

I wonder what would happen if some of this redacted information would leak to the media or elsewhere (what damage could be done to an investigation).

I wonder if the person who did the leaking would be identified and what would happen to them.


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The Justice Department told Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler on Thursday that Attorney General William Barr will allow the chairman and ranking members of the House and Senate Judiciary committees, the "Gang of Eight," and one designated staff member per lawmaker to read the less-redacted version of the report.

The Gang of Eight refers to the top Republican and Democratic members of the House and Senate intelligence committees, as well as congressional leaders from both parties.

The Justice Department will have a secure reading room available for lawmakers and their staff between between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Monday through April 26. The less-redacted version of the report will also be provided in secure spaces on Capitol Hill during the week of April 29.

The less-redacted version will still maintain redactions for grand jury information, but the other categories of information (for example, an ongoing investigation), will remain unredacted.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/18/politics/less-redacted-mueller-report-hill-leaders/index.html

#6238750 at 2019-04-19 14:01:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7977: Comey's Guided Nature Tours Edition

Elijah Cummings: 'I am begging the American people to pay attention to what's going on'

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said Friday he's "begging the American people to pay attention to what's going on" the day after the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
"I think we are in a very difficult time in this country's history and I'm begging the American people to pay attention to what's going on," the chairman of the House Oversight Committee said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
Cummings is leading that panel's investigations into President Trump.
"And I often say that people are going to look back at this time 200 years from now and ask the question 'what did you do to reverse this?'" he said.

Cummings also ripped Attorney General William Barr for saying Trump did not obstruct any investigations into Russian collusion when the Mueller report declined to take a stance regarding obstruction of justice.
"I just found that Attorney General Barr went overboard in trying to represent the president when he should have been representing the people of the United States of America," he said.
Democrats have seized on Barr's determination, saying he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein mischaracterized Mueller's report.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/439689-elijah-cummings-i-am-begging-the-american-people-to-pay-attention-to-whats

#6238493 at 2019-04-19 13:31:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7977: Comey's Guided Nature Tours Edition

Mueller report: House issues subpoena for full unredacted version

House judiciary chairman, Jerry Nadler, on Friday issued a subpoena for the full, unredacted report by special counsel Robert Mueller on Russian interference in the 2016 US election and the Trump campaign.
The subpoena seeks not only the "complete and unredacted" report, but also all of the underlying documents referenced in it including grand jury evidence. The New York Democrat said on Good Morning America that the information was necessary "to make informed decisions" on what happens next.
Nadler's committee, which has the power to launch impeachment proceedings, voted in early April to authorize the subpoena for the report after attorney general William Barr outlined the categories he intended to shield.
The subpoena came as Democrats vowed to continue investigating Donald Trump a day after the report was made public, revealing striking new details about the president's effort to thwart a federal inquiry he believed threatened his presidency.

Shortly after a redacted version of the exhaustive report was released to the public on Thursday, Nadler said it outlined "disturbing evidence that President Trump engaged in obstruction of justice" and the "responsibility now falls to Congress to hold the president accountable for his actions."
The 448-page summary of Mueller's nearly two-year investigation concluded without reaching a verdict on whether the president illegally obstructed justice. But the report catalogues nearly a dozen instances in which Trump attempts to stop the investigation, narrow its scope or influence witnesses involved in the inquiry. Mueller cited legal constraints which prevent the justice department from charging a sitting president with obstruction of justice - and suggested a final say on the matter may lie with Congress.
In a letter to colleagues, Democratic House speaker Nancy Pelosi cited the passage and declared: "Congress will not be silent."
Republicans viscerally disagreed with the assessment that Congress should pick up where Mueller left off.
"Democrats want to keep searching for imaginary evidence that supports their claims, but it is simply not there," said House minority leader Kevin McCarthy. "It is time to move on."

But far from turning the page on the investigation, Democrats are opening a new, bitterly partisan chapter. Facing them now is an issue that has already sharply divided the party along ideological and generation lines: impeachment.
Democratic leaders see more risk than reward in initiating an impeachment inquiry, especially after Mueller said he found "insufficient evidence" to conclude that Trump conspired with Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. Without that support, Republicans are unlikely to break with the president, as they did with Richard Nixon after Watergate.
"Unless [there's] a bipartisan conclusion, an impeachment would be doomed to failure," the House intelligence committee chairman, Adam Schiff, said on CNN. "I continue to think that a failed impeachment is not in the national interest."
A partisan endeavor could risk repeating what Democrats widely view as a historic overreach by Republicans, when they pursued impeachment against Bill Clinton in the late 1990s. Democrats fear that a divisive and unpopular impeachment battle would galvanize Trump's supporters - as it did for Clinton 21 years ago - and would swamp the party's policy agenda that they believe is crucial to unseating Trump in the 2020 election and holding onto their majority in the House of Representatives.
Still, if the House did move forward with articles of impeachment, every Senate Democrat and 20 Senate Republicans would have to vote to remove Trump from office - an unlikely scenario at this stage.

The House majority leader, Steny Hoyer, told CNN that impeachment was "not worthwhile" with a presidential election 18 months away. Nadler said that impeachment hearings were "one possibility" but that it was "too early" to discuss it.
"We will have to go follow the evidence where it leads," he said. "And I don't know exactly where it will lead."
But in a sign that the issue is far from settled, New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most vocal and high-profile members of Congress, said she would sign on to an impeachment proposal offered by her fellow freshman Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.
"While I understand the political reality of the Senate + election considerations, upon reading this DoJ report, which explicitly names Congress in determining obstruction, I cannot see a reason for us to abdicate from our constitutionally mandated responsibility to investigate," Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a series of tweets explaining her decision.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/19/mueller-report-democrats-investigate-subpoena

#6238231 at 2019-04-19 12:53:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7977: Comey's Guided Nature Tours Edition

It's official: the collapse of the mainstream media's credibility is now complete

Attorney General William Barr held a press conference this morning to address the contents of the Mueller report, just as he promised to do. Not long after, Barr delivered the full Mueller report to the public with necessary redactions, also as promised. And yet the mainstream media, which demanded all of these things and has now received them, still isn't happy.

In fact, most fake news media pundits are now foaming at the mouth, questioning Barr's loyalties and accusing him of colluding with President Donald Trump to convey the "spun" message that he's innocent - which it would seem as though no amount of evidence will ever convince those with Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is actually true.

In a nutshell, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, whom Leftist Democrats have been hailing for the past two years as their savior and hero who was going to take down Trump, didn't end up procuring what these Trump haters were wishfully thinking he would. And in response, Trump haters everywhere are reeling with more anger than ever, demanding that Mueller be burned at the stake for failing to prove their deranged conspiracy theories.

https://newstarget.com/2019-04-18-collapse-of-the-mainstream-medias-credibility-now-complete.html

#6236866 at 2019-04-19 07:40:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7975: The Tide is Turning Edition

>>6236841
Body Language: Catatonic Rosenstein, William Barr Press Conference
https://hooktube.com/watch?v=Dl9DwPBPwXI

#6236113 at 2019-04-19 05:44:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7974: When the info is released [RR] no more. The DECLAS is Coming Edition

I was looking at the pics in theis daily mail story about Trump heading to Mar Lago for the weekend.
I noticed they had a picture of Trump supporters and one is Holding a Trump 2Q2Q sign, kek

Trump is greeted by huge crowds of jubilant MAGA fans as he lands in Mar-a-Lago with Melania, Tiffany and Barron: President tells his supporters it's 'back to work' after the release of the Mueller report - but the Democrats insist it's NOT over
President Donald Trump and Melania have landed in Mar-a-Lago for the Easter weekend in Palm Beach
The couple were joined by son Barron and Donald's daughter Tiffany for the long holiday weekend
On landing on Thursday night Trump told supporters at the airport: 'Game over folks, now it's back to work'
Crowds of supporters in MAGA hats were pictured waiting as Air Force One arrived at Palm Beach airport
Later fans holding homemade signs lined the streets as Trump's motorcade passed through Florida
He had earlier not stopped to take questions from the press as he left the White House Thursday afternoon
Congress could still find POTUS guilty of obstruction despite Attorney General William Barr clearing him
Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer slammed Bill Barr for 'deliberately distorting' the Mueller Report
And Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar back Trump's impeachment following it's release
Trump had himself tweeted about it numerous times in the day and said earlier he was having a 'good day'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6938157/Trump-flies-Mar-Lago-Melania-doesnt-answer-questions-Mueller-report.html

#6235549 at 2019-04-19 04:51:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7973: [RR] Departure Soon. The Bags Are Packed And He Ready To Go Edition

Body Language Ghost

Body Language: Catatonic Rosenstein, William Barr Press Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl9DwPBPwXI

Interesting analysis of Rosenstein, but the other guy (?) whith the beard became interesting as well. Was he the "correcting element" for Barr as Barr gushed over Rosenstein's assistance in the transition.

One might wonder if RR continued his sabotage in that transition and Barr only brought it up in order to make a mention of it, and then had to express civility in the process. But the beard's eyes – might not agree.

,

#6235175 at 2019-04-19 04:25:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7973: [RR] Departure Soon. The Bags Are Packed And He Ready To Go Edition

HBO Tells POTUS - Stop Using Game Of Thrones Likeness

Just to be clear, our justice system is a system built on being presumed innocent until proven guilty. President Trump is happy that he has been exonerated from the Russian collusion allegations and accusations and it should be a glorious day for everyone but HBO is not pleased.

On Thursday, President Trump tweeted a "Game Over" jubilation message after Attorney General William Barr held his press conference. It so happened that the graphic looked like Game Of Thrones. Mashable reached out to HBO for a comment, and they responded: "Though we can understand the enthusiasm for Game of Thrones now that the final season has arrived, we still prefer our intellectual property not be used for political purposes."

A sensitive company, eh?? To be clear, our justice system is a system built on being presumed innocent until proven guilty. Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion and inconclusive evidence of possible obstruction. What he did or did not see was not enough to suggest charges be brought against President Trump. 'This means that President Trump is innocent of all allegations levied against him in this matter.'

What it does not mean is that Mueller can say he is currently not guilty of anything. He was never "not guilty" because he was never charged with anything. One of two things needs to occur, either it gets dropped, or charges get filed. If it gets dropped, Trump is innocent, point blank and period. If charges are brought and a court case proceeds, then we will find out if he is guilty or not guilty. But until then, he is still innocent.

https://www.waynedupree.com/donald-trump-game-of-thrones/

#6234620 at 2019-04-19 03:37:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7972: Barr > Rod Edition

Trump Lawyer Reads Directly From Mueller Report To Push Back Against Brian Williams

President Donald Trump's lawyer, Jay Sekulow, read directly from the Mueller report Thursday when MSNBC's Brian Williams asked him how Attorney General William Barr came to the conclusion that there was no collusion. Barr held a Thursday morning press conference in which he summarized aspects of the special counsel's investigation. Many suggested that some of Barr's comments were inappropriate for the attorney general.

"My first question, I'm afraid, is going to verge on plain English," Williams began. "Where did the attorney general get off with that characterization this morning, including four mentions that there was no collusion? What document was he reading, compared to the one we're left with?" Sekulow responded, "Well, page two of the document says, 'The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russian government in its election of interference activities.' So it's right from the document itself."

"Have you read part one?" Williams retorted. "I have read part one and part two," Sekulow added. Williams shot back, "Do you find good news in here for the president and the administration?" "The investigation-page 181-the investigation did not establish the Contacts described in volume one-that's the Russian contacts-amounted to an agreement to commit any violation of federal criminal law, including foreign influence and campaign finance laws," Sekulow followed up. "Yes, I think it's very good win."

Trump responded to the release of the report during a ceremony with the Wounded Warriors Project at the White House. He said, "They're having a good day, I'm having a good day too. It's called no collusion, no obstruction. There never was, by the way, and there never will be."

https://www.dailycaller.com/2019/04/18/trump-sekulow-mueller-russia-msnbc/

#6234311 at 2019-04-19 03:14:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7972: Barr > Rod Edition

Wow a quick scan of online news articles about the Mueller Report reveals dozens of MSM articles indicating Trump is clearly of. . .[something]?

The Mueller report is the opposite of exoneration
The legal dispute between William Barr and Robert Mueller
William Barr Must Resign
Mueller Report Busts Russian crime spree, Trump interference
Mueller laid out 'thorough and compelling' case of obstruction, but Barr …
Mueller report lays out obstruction evidence against the president
Trump Beat the Rap, but Mueller Uncovered a Historic Scandal
How to Get Away With Obstruction of Justice
Collusion by any other name
The case Trump may have obstructed justice, in one paragraph

People are nervous…..

#6234257 at 2019-04-19 03:10:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7972: Barr > Rod Edition

Let me ask fellow Anons this?

Would President Trump [knowingly] lie to us (The American Public)(The World)..

If your answer is Yes and the public found out about it…
Who would be pissed off about it? and all shit would hit the fan..Am I Right!!!
Well we have:
Democrats
MSM/News even some of the Conservative News stations would be a little pissed that the Trump lied.
Liberals and everyone else who didn't like Trump

Ok…now…here we go…Occum's Razor.

Let's say Trump wasn't/hasn't been lying to us…then all the information about what Trump has been saying must be true. (Twitter, rallies,on TV interviews..etc…).

THAT WOULD MAKE MUELLER AND RR – BLACK HATS..(RR maybe turned gray)…

For one simple fact if this was a Sting OP and Trump knew it or was part of it…then he would have been lying the whole time to us/the world…right?

Trump always said that this is a Hoax…That Mueller and his 19 Top Democrat Lawyers were bias.
Trump always complained that if RR wore a wire it would be bad.
I'm not really going over all the stuff that Trump said about the bad guys and the attempted coup.

As far as you know…Has Trump been wrong???

So, if everything Trump says was true and he has been telling the truth(which I think he has)..I think we need to give a Special Thanks to:

Matthew Whittaker
William Barr
Devon Nunes
Mark Meadows
Rudy Giuliani
Sara Carter
John Soloman
Big round of applause for Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch
Sean Hannity
Tucker Carlson
Judge Jeanine Piro
Special Thanks to Adam Dershowitz (D)
'Q' and the 'Q' Team plus many, many fellow Top Anons…
And many more…

#6234201 at 2019-04-19 03:06:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7971: The Tables Have Turned Edition

>>6233873

Body Language: Catatonic Rosenstein, William Barr Press Conference

LOVE THIS STUFF….

DO IT Q & Q+
MANY MANY PRAYERS FOR ALL Y'ALL

#6234128 at 2019-04-19 03:03:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7971: The Tables Have Turned Edition

How Trump's Attorneys General are transforming U.S. immigration law

Under U.S. President Donald Trump, the attorney general's office has reshaped immigration law at an unprecedented rate. Unlike the federal judiciary system, U.S. immigration courts fall under the Justice Department's jurisdiction, and the attorney general can intervene in cases to set national legal precedent. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his successors have been unusually active in this practice compared to their predecessors, a Reuters analysis of Justice Department data shows. The data describe an unprecedented effort by the Justice Department to quietly advance policy goals and transform immigration law from the top down.

In one case, Sessions overturned a grant of asylum to a victim of domestic violence from El Salvador. He wrote in his ruling in the case, known as Matter of A-B-, that most gang and domestic violence victims will not qualify for asylum under his narrowed definition. That decision, however, was struck down by a U.S. federal judge. In four other cases in 2018, Sessions issued decisions restricting the discretion of immigration judges to put off final deportation hearings by continuing, closing or dismissing proceedings. After stepping in as acting attorney general in November, Matthew Whitaker continued in Sessions' footsteps and singled out three immigration cases for review.

One case, known as the Matter of L-E-A-, concerns whether a man who fled a kidnapping attempt by cartels in Mexico qualifies for asylum. Another case, known as the Matter of Castillo-Perez, questions whether convictions for driving under the influence should disqualify immigrants from certain legal protections to remain in the country. Newly appointed Attorney General William Barr, who replaced Sessions, is also following his predecessors' path with a decision on Tuesday that revoked the right of some asylum seekers to ask for bond in front of an immigration judge, expanding indefinite detention for some migrants who must wait months or years for their cases to be heard. The American Civil Liberties Union said they will challenge the move in court.

https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-IMMIGRATION-TRUMP/010091HF26W/index.html

Court rules in favor of asylum seekers, against Trump policy
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-asylum/court-rules-in-favor-of-asylum-seekers-against-trump-policy-idUSKCN1OI2BI

Trump attorney general's ruling expands indefinite detention for asylum seekers
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-bond/trump-attorney-generals-ruling-expands-indefinite-detention-for-asylum-seekers-idUSKCN1RT053

#6232351 at 2019-04-19 00:46:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7969: Investigate The Other Side Edition

'Now the Tables Have Turned:' Trump Campaign Demands Origin of Mueller Probe Investigated

Shortly after Attorney General William Barr released the full redacted Mueller report on Thursday, April 18, Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale demanded an investigation of the "liars who instigated this sham investigation into President Trump." "President Trump has been fully and completely exonerated yet again. Now the tables have turned, and it's time to investigate the liars who instigated this sham investigation into President Trump, motivated by political retribution and based on no evidence whatsoever," he said in a statement. "Now that the collusion and obstruction conspiracy theories have been exposed for the pathetic hoaxes they always were, the Obama-era DOJ and FBI must answer for their misdeeds and the scam that they perpetrated against the American people," read the statement.

Earlier in the day, Barr re-affirmed that no member of the Trump campaign, or any other American, colluded with Russia to interfere with the 2016 elections. He made the remarks during a press conference before releasing the Mueller report to the congressional committees and the public. The Special Counsel "did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities," Barr said, quoting the Mueller report. He also said that he and Deputy Attorney Rod Rosenstein determined there was no obstruction of justice case based on the information presented by Mueller.

Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of Republican National Committee (RNC), also asked for the origin of the Mueller probe to be investigated. "It is now time to get to the bottom of how an investigation based off of fake and partisan information began in the first place. After two years and over $35 million, American taxpayers deserve answers and the integrity of our democratic process depends on ensuring this never happens again," she stated.

Trump and his legal team declared victory after the Mueller report was released. "I'm having a good day, too, it's called 'no collusion, no obstruction,'" he said while addressing the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride at the White House. "There never was by the way, and there never will be." "This should never happen to another president again, this hoax, it should never happen to another president again," he added.

Many Trump supporters also joined the rally on social media to declare victory. "Thank you to every Trump supporter who never gave up on him or doubted him. YOU are the champions today," wrote Bill Mitchell, the host of a conservative talk radio show and one of the pundits on Trump, on Twitter.

'Failure Among a Group of Leaders There' During an April 10 hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Barr said that spying on Trump Campaign in 2016 "did occur." "I think spying did occur. Yes, I think spying did occur," he confirmed when Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) asked if he suggested that spying occurred. He also said that he wants to pull everything together from the various investigations at the Capitol and the DOJ and see if there are any remaining questions to be addressed. "I haven't set up a team yet. But I do have in mind having some colleagues to help me pull all this information together and let me know whether there's some areas that should be looked at," he stated. Barr clarified that he is not launching an investigation into the FBI, but he thought there was probably "a failure among a group of leaders there."

https://www.theepochtimes.com/now-the-tables-have-turned-trump-campaign-demands-origin-of-mueller-probe-investigated_2886143.html

#6231960 at 2019-04-19 00:14:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7969: Investigate The Other Side Edition

Barr: Mueller Probe Did Not Present Sufficient Evidence to Establish Obstruction-of-Justice Offense

Attorney General William Barr said on April 18 that special counsel Robert Mueller did not provide sufficient evidence to support an obstruction-of-justice case against President Donald Trump.

"After carefully reviewing the facts and legal theories outlined in the report, and in consultation with the Office of Legal Counsel and other department lawyers, the deputy attorney general and I concluded that the evidence developed by the special counsel is not sufficient to establish that the president committed an obstruction-of-justice offense," Barr said at a press conference.

Mueller, in his report, had not reached a prosecutorial judgment on the allegation of obstruction of justice and instead left the decision to the attorney general.

Barr said that he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein "disagreed with some of the special counsel's legal theories," but nevertheless "accepted the special counsel's legal framework for purposes of our analysis and evaluated the evidence as presented by the special counsel in reaching our conclusion."

In their report, the special counsel team presented 10 different episodes, which it then used to discuss potential legal theories for connecting the president's actions to obstruction of justice.

The 10 episodes presented are wide ranging, from the circumstances of FBI Director James Comey's firing, to the allegation that Trump asked White House legal counsel Don McGahn to request that the Justice Department fire Mueller.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/Barr-mueller-probe-did-not-present-sufficient-evidence-to-establish-obstruction-of-justice-offense_2886408.html

#6231312 at 2019-04-18 23:22:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7968: Happy Exoneration Day Edition

Help!

A normalfag asked me to explain the Muller repoer today.
Could anons help me with the response
(I am unsure about many things, abnd am confused about some)
This should be useful for talking to other normalfags.

My vision is this:
I will send her a series of text messages.
I also want to introduce her to the names of people and other important terms
(so that she could be able to understand Sara Carter articles, for instance),
while keeping the autism level low.

I have some questions I am confused about:

1. How many investigations are there?
(Russia probe, Russia investigation, etc.)
Were the FISA warrents part of multiple investigations?
What is the name of the investigation into Trump campaign ((prior)) to presidency?

2. What was the Steele dossier used for?
Was it just for obtaining FISA warrents?
OR
Was it to initiate the ((?? name ??)) investigation?
OR
XXX

3. How were the text messages between Struzk and Page obtained?
Who got the warrent?
(I was confused about this from day 1)

Please help me correct/create a series of text messages.
This is what I was thinking (please correct):

1
Some background
Mueller was head of FBI when the Uranium One (U1) incident occurred.

By the time of the presidential and presidential primary races, he was already retired

Another player of import is Rod Rosenstein, who is a high official in the Department Of Justice (DOJ). Specifically, he is the Deputy Attorney General (2nd highest official in DOJ). He claims to be a Republican, while his wife (Barsoomian) represented Bill Clinton.
His Senate confirmation vote was 94–6. He was also involved in the Uranium One (U1) incident.


2
Investigations during trump campaign
The US gov is not allowed to spy on it's own citizens. This means that while in reality spying is prevalent, the information obtained cannot be used in court. However, the gov has a way of legally spying – a warrant – and the warrant which allows the most intrusive spying is a FISA Warrant, which could only be obtained
1. In a special court (called FISC)
2. With approval of high DOJ signature (under oath)
3. For 6-month periods at a time

Such warrants were obtained against members of trump campaign (Carter Page, George Papadopoulos, Paul Manafort), and were extended.

However, it has been shown in multiple congressional testimonies (Lisa page, Peter Strzok) that everybody knew that evidence against carter page was false/fake.

It is believed that Rosenstein signed the FISA applications. The public is waiting for the declassification (or an un-redacted version) of the FISA application.

In fact, it has been shown that the "evidence" for opening an investigation about Russia (the so-called "salacious Steele dossier") was
1. Not corroborated
2. Paid-for and compiled by the DNC
3. Introduced to FBI through Bruce Ohr (whose wife, Nellie Ohr compiled it on behalf of the DemonCRats)


3
Initial Mueller Report
Recently, a new attorney general, William Barr, assumed office, and he released a short reportabout the Mueller report. It exhonorated Trump (as everybody expected from the beginning).


4.
Mueller Report
Although Special counsel Robert Mueller detailed 10 'episodes' involving actions by President Trump that might have constituted obstruction of justice, neither the DOJ, nor Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein believed those actions violated the law.

Remember that this has nothing to do with the premise of the investigation. However, the Mueller team was given a mandate to persue any crime they uncover during the investigation. While I am told that such a mandate is not uncommon, I think it is universally-agreed that in such a case (if you could call it that), it is totally inappropriate (obviously, this one is an investigation desperate for a crime).

5
Results of the investigation
In practice, this investigation has wated many millions of (tax-payer) dollars, and has been used (without evidence) to sway power away from the republicans (in the elections, ralleys, etc.). The lie of Russian 'collusion' has been perpetrated endlessly by the press, who are on record admitting they know it is empty.

#6231306 at 2019-04-18 23:22:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7968: Happy Exoneration Day Edition

Dem Sen. Blumenthal: Mueller Report Demonstrates 'a National Scandal' - It's 'Far From the End'

While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Senate Judiciary Committee member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that the Mueller report demonstrates "a national scandal."

Blumenthal said, "What's demonstrated, in powerful and compelling detail in this report, is nothing less than a national scandal. And this report is far from the end of the inquiry that this country needs and deserves. It is the beginning of another chapter. I will be asking for Robert Mueller to testify, for an unredacted copy of this report, for all of the evidence and findings that underlie it, and for other testimony, including William Barr, who has agreed to testify in early May."

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/04/18/dem-sen-blumenthal-mueller-report-demonstrates-a-national-scandal-its-far-from-the-end/

PANIC

D5 gang of eight to read the D5 page ?

#6231234 at 2019-04-18 23:17:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7968: Happy Exoneration Day Edition

Hollywood's Mueller Report Meltdown: 'Complete Whitewash,' 'Trump Is Guilty As Hell'

Hollywood joined Democrats and the establishment media in going into full meltdown mode Thursday following Attorney General William Barr releasing the full Mueller report to the public. Celebrities accused President Donald Trump of being "guilty" and called the report a cover-up.

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/04/18/hollywood-mueller-report-meltdown-complete-whitewash-trump-is-guilty-as-hell/

Patton Oswalt

@ pattonoswalt

Sooooooo it's not illegal if you're really upset?

11:28 AM - Apr 18, 2019

#6230871 at 2019-04-18 22:47:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7967: 1st & 10 on the Comfy Edition

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/18/instagram-facebook-password-lapse-privacy-breach-data-exposed-
At 10 am ET on Thursday, as the attorney general, William Barr, wrapped up his news conference on the release of the report of the special counsel, Robert Mueller, Facebook updated a 21 March blogpost, which revealed it had mistakenly stored the passwords of hundreds of millions of users unencrypted, to include a sentence admitting that millions more Instagram accounts had been affected.
The 21 March post initially said "hundreds of millions of Facebook Lite users, tens of millions of other Facebook users, and tens of thousands of Instagram users" had data stored in an insecure way.
The clear implication of the timing of its admission is that Facebook is trying to bury this privacy oversight in the midst of its larger scandals of the week,

#6230531 at 2019-04-18 22:22:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7967: 1st & 10 on the Comfy Edition

Russia Truther Eric Swalwell Calls on AG Barr to Resign

Democrats on Capitol Hill went after Attorney General William Barr with both Barrels Thursday, accusing him of acting more like President Trump's personal attorney than an attorney general.

In his 22-minute press conference, Barr told reporters that Mueller found that Russia did indeed attempt to interfere in the election, but he found no evidence that President Trump or Trump campaign officials colluded in those efforts. Barr also concluded that the report did not prove Trump obstructed justice.

Democrats reacted with "shock and rage" to Barr's assertion that "there was, in fact, no collusion," accusing him of "using talking points that could have been written by the White House," according to Politico.

In tweet after angry tweet, Democrats demonstrated that they aren't ready to "move on" from the Russia collusion hoax even as their precious narrative collapsed before their eyes.

"Now that President @realDonaldTrump's campaign press conference is over: It's time for Congress and the American public to see the #MuellerReport," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote on Twitter.

Added Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "AG Barr has confirmed the staggering partisan effort by the Trump Admin to spin public's view of the #muellerreport - complete with acknowledgment that the Trump team received a sneak preview," Pelosi tweeted.

"It's more urgent than ever that Special Counsel Mueller testify before Congress," she said.

In his statement to reporters, Barr was adamant in his defense of Trump, saying the president faced an "unprecedented situation" and acted with the "sincere belief" that Mueller's probe was undermining his presidency.

"Criminal acts are still criminal even if you're 'frustrated' when you commit them," Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), a Judiciary member and former police chief, tweeted in response.

Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), another member of the Judiciary panel, added that Barr was acting as "the president's personal attorney rather than as the highest-ranking law enforcement official in the nation."

https://pjmedia.com/trending/russia-truther-eric-swalwell-calls-on-ag-Barr-to-resign/

#6230207 at 2019-04-18 21:58:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7966: Easter Exoneration Edition

Body Language: Catatonic Rosenstein, William Barr Press Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl9DwPBPwXI

I love this gals vids, she does some interesting work. Have a watch and laugh along.

#6230179 at 2019-04-18 21:56:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7966: Easter Exoneration Edition

'Now the Tables Have Turned:' Trump Campaign Demands Origin of Mueller Probe Investigated

Shortly after Attorney General William Barr released the full redacted Mueller report on Thursday, April 18, Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale demanded an investigation of the "liars who instigated this sham investigation into President Trump."

"President Trump has been fully and completely exonerated yet again. Now the tables have turned, and it's time to investigate the liars who instigated this sham investigation into President Trump, motivated by political retribution and based on no evidence whatsoever," he said in a statement.

"Now that the collusion and obstruction conspiracy theories have been exposed for the pathetic hoaxes they always were, the Obama-era DOJ and FBI must answer for their misdeeds and the scam that they perpetrated against the American people," read the statement.

More
https://www.theepochtimes.com/now-the-tables-have-turned-trump-campaign-demands-origin-of-mueller-probe-investigated_2886143.html

#6229686 at 2019-04-18 21:13:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7966: Easter Exoneration Edition

Axelrod: Mueller Report 'Virtually Inviting an Impeachment Probe' from Congress

"The report provides a conundrum for Congress by virtually inviting an impeachment probe around the obstruction issue."

Democratic operative David Axelrod, who is best known for serving as chief strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns, said Special Counsel Robert Mueller's redacted final report virtually invites "an impeachment probe" for President Trump on Thursday.

Attorney General William Barr released a redacted version of Mueller's final report regarding whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. While Mueller's final report found no evidence of collusion, there is still the question of whether Trump attempted to obstruct justice. "The report provides a conundrum for Congress by virtually inviting an impeachment probe around the obstruction issue," Axelrod tweeted.

https://ntknetwork.com/axelrod-mueller-report-virtually-inviting-an-impeachment-probe-from-congress/

https://twitter.com/davidaxelrod/status/1118902263882440704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

#6229621 at 2019-04-18 21:07:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7966: Easter Exoneration Edition

Dem Sen. Blumenthal: Mueller Report Demonstrates 'a National Scandal' - It's 'Far From the End'

While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Senate Judiciary Committee member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that the Mueller report demonstrates "a national scandal."

Blumenthal said, "What's demonstrated, in powerful and compelling detail in this report, is nothing less than a national scandal. And this report is far from the end of the inquiry that this country needs and deserves. It is the beginning of another chapter. I will be asking for Robert Mueller to testify, for an unredacted copy of this report, for all of the evidence and findings that underlie it, and for other testimony, including William Barr, who has agreed to testify in early May."
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/04/18/dem-sen-blumenthal-mueller-report-demonstrates-a-national-scandal-its-far-from-the-end/

https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/1118922682437750791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

#6227659 at 2019-04-18 19:11:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7963: Democrats Grasping For Straws Ended Up With The Short One Edition

Hollywood's Mueller Report Meltdown: 'Complete Whitewash,' 'Trump Is Guilty As Hell'

Hollywood joined Democrats and the establishment media in going into full meltdown mode Thursday following Attorney General William Barr releasing the full Mueller report to the public. Celebrities accused President Donald Trump of being "guilty" and called the report a cover-up.

As Barr already stated in his letter to Congress in March, the Mueller probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election found no evidence of the Trump campaign colluding with Russia, and did not recommend criminal charges against the president for obstruction of justice. Hollywood, having learned nothing since their last Mueller meltdown, simply quadrupled down on their claims that President Trump is a criminal.

Actor John Cusack, without explanation, claimed that William Barr was engaging in a "complete whitewash coverup." Rosie O'Donnell repeated her plea to impeach "poor donald" Trump. Rob Reiner declared simply, "Prima Facie: Trump is guilty as hell." "Just stunning to see the Attorney General in the role of Trump's personal attorney," Mia Farrow bemoaned. Debra Messing echoed CNN's Ana Navarro, who called Attorney General Barr "disloyal to the Constitution."

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis ominously quoted from the Mueller report, "if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment." Meanwhile, Sophia Bush mocked the redactions. Patricia Arquette used her social media to baselessly speculate about Mueller's funding being cut off. Rob Delaney remarked that Trump was simply a "garden variety criminal." Comedian Kathy Griffin, feeling the capitalist spirit, used the Mueller news to hawk her anti-Trump merchandise.

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/04/18/hollywood-mueller-report-meltdown-complete-whitewash-trump-is-guilty-as-hell/

Hollywood Digs In on Russia Conspiracies: 'Fight for Our Democracy Is About to Intensify'
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/03/24/hollywood-digs-in-on-russia-conspiracies-fight-for-our-democracy-is-about-to-intensify/

#6227513 at 2019-04-18 18:59:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7963: Democrats Grasping For Straws Ended Up With The Short One Edition

CNN's Dana Bash: Actually, There Was Collusion in the 'Truest Definition of the Word'

Despite Attorney General William Barr saying otherwise, CNN contributor Dana Bash made the bizarre declaration Thursday that there was collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia.

"There was no conspiracy, but it turns out, maybe I'm answering my own question, that, I'm sorry, but there was 'collusion' when you look at the actual definition of that term," Bash said.

CNN's Jake Tapper replied that "collusion" is not a "legal term."

"It's not a legal term. That's exactly right," Bash replied.

She continued, "There wasn't conspiracy, there was no crime committed, according to the special counsel, but on page after page after page, instance after instance, you see people within the Trump campaign, and the Russians, talking to, coordinating with one another, starting with what you said at the beginning when we first got this...Don Jr., to other instances, the Trump Tower meeting ... with Wikileaks. It goes on and on."

"Not criminal, but, 'collusion' in the truest definition of the word."

https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/04/18/cnns-dana-bash-actually-there-was-collusion-in-the-truest-definition-of-the-word/

#6227363 at 2019-04-18 18:48:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7963: Democrats Grasping For Straws Ended Up With The Short One Edition

Kellyanne Conway: 'We're Accepting Apologies Today' From Anyone Who 'Feels The Grace In Offering Them'

Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, held court on the White House driveway on Thursday, shortly after the report from special counsel Robert Mueller was released. She made a magnanimous gesture to all the people who have been claiming that Trump colluded with Russia to alter the outcome of the 2016 election, and then sought to obstruct justice to cover it up.

Addressing a throng of reporters - many of whom had perpetuated the allegations - she said: "We're accepting apologies today, too, for anybody who feels the grace in offering them."

Conway also called today "really the best day since he got elected" and reiterated that there was "no collusion, and there was certainly no criminal conspiracy with any Russians."

She was asked about sections from the Mueller report in which Trump worried about the end of his presidency. Conway responded: "I was very surprised to see that because that was not the reaction of the president that day." She said "never once" did Trump convey those kind of feelings to her.

And she added: "The president's in a great mood."

Asked whether the White House would support calls in Congress for Mueller to testify, Conway said that Attorney General William Barr had already supported that.

Conway also said that now that the report is released, it's "time to move on." For those who don't, "the burden is increasingly on those who won't let go of this big lie."

The counselor added that Trump "doesn't need a point by point rebuttal" of the report. The fact that Trump remains in office is "his greatest rebuttal."

Conway also said Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) should resign as House Intelligence Committee chairman. "Not only should he resign, he should produce the evidence that he said he has," she said. "If he has evidence of collusion that somehow the special counsel couldn't find over 22 months and $35 million of our money, I want Adam Schiff to produce that," Conway said. "He ought to put up or shut up."

Appearing later on Fox News, Conway said: I would say that that that's sort of the latest iteration of the palace intrigue stories that the media, the mainstream media tend to love to run around here."

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/04/kellyanne-conway-were-accepting-apologies-today-from-anyone-who-feels-the-grace-in-offering-them/

KEK and your husband???

#6227308 at 2019-04-18 18:40:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7963: Democrats Grasping For Straws Ended Up With The Short One Edition

>>6227238
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-William-Barr-mueller-report-hearing-20190409-story.html

#6227306 at 2019-04-18 18:40:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7963: Democrats Grasping For Straws Ended Up With The Short One Edition

Mueller Report: Leftists, Never-Trumpers Claim 'Pee Tape' Is Real Based on Misleading Screenshot

Several leftists and anti-Trumpers on Thursday cited a misleading screenshot of special counsel Robert Mueller's report to affirm the existence of the alleged "pee-pee" blackmail tape from the unverified dossier authored by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele. The purported comprising footage is said to show President Trump watching two prostitutes pee on a bed inside the presidential suite at Moscow's Ritz-Carlton Hotel in 2013. The alleged incident is believed to have occurred during a visit to Russia to attend the Miss Universe pageant. According to a footnote in Mueller's report, longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was sent a text message from Russian businessman Giorgi Rtskhiladze in October 2016, saying: "Stopped flow of tapes from Russia but not sure if there's anything else. Just so you know..." The footnote continues on the next page, where Mueller's report then concedes that Rtskhiladze told investigators that any alleged tapes were fake, to his knowledge.

Although the report cites Rtskhiladze calling the alleged footage "fake," this did not stop journalists, pundits, and other verified media figures from deceptively sharing only the first part of the report's except. Those who shared the misleading passage include MSNBC producer Kyle Griffin, Ellen producer Andy Lassner, Daily Beast contributor Rick Wilson, and former Hillary Clinton staffer Zac Petkanas. Bloomberg's live blog of the Mueller report's release fails to include the part in which the tapes are referred to as "fake."

The Justice Department on Thursday released the long-awaited report by Mueller, which specifies the two-year investigation and details that the team found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia before the 2016 election. The report, in total, is 448 pages long. It describes in detail how the Russian GRU intelligence unit hacked campaign emails of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, which were subsequently leaked by WikiLeaks. It also specifies there were some links between Russia and the Trump campaign.

Attorney General William Barr previewed the report immediately before its release, emphasizing there was no cooperation. Echoing the summary he gave last month, Barr said the investigation found the Russian Internet Research Agency spread disinformation on social media "designed to provoke and amplify political and social discord in the United States." Barr released the report to high-ranking members of Congress and then the public. Further, he said no Americans colluded with Russians to sway the election. On the issue of whether President Trump obstructed justice in any way, the report said it couldn't clear him. It identifies 10 episodes where the president possibly could have obstructed justice. In response to the report, President Trump tweeted a meme that said, "Game Over," in a style from the HBO drama Game of Thrones.

https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/04/18/mueller-report-leftists-never-trumpers-claim-pee-tape-is-real-based-on-misleading-screenshot/

Fake News: Mic's Emily Singer Detects Alleged Russian Spy in Oval Office
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/07/17/mic-emily-singer-tweets-fake-news-about-russian-spy-meeting-trump/

#6226904 at 2019-04-18 18:00:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7962: Heavy Flak Attack Edition

Mueller Report: Trump says,'This should never happen to another president again'

President Donald Trump said he was 'having a good day' Thursday, shortly after DOJ Attorney General William Barr delivered his briefing on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report and warned that what happened to him 'should never happen to another president again.'

After more than $30 million dollars, thousands of documents, hundreds of subpoenas and warrants the special counsel did not find any evidence that Trump, anyone on his campaign, or any American conspired with Russia in the 2016 presidential elections.

https://saraacarter.com/mueller-report-trump-saysthis-should-never-happen-to-another-president-again/

#6225736 at 2019-04-18 16:20:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7961: Better Luck Next Hoax Edition

>>6225530
Just saw some fakeness myself. Pulled up the internet and first 3 headlines I see are:

Investigators Struggled Over Whether to Charge Trump…TheWashingtonPost

Opinion: Mueller Took Many Improper Actions in His Probe…FoxNews

Opinion: William Barr Has Failed America…Slate(whoever that is)

These headlines do not coincide with what I just listened to not all that long ago. Ridiculous!

#6225300 at 2019-04-18 15:48:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7960: Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride Edition

CNN, Corporate Media Meltdown over Barr Presser: 'Just Completely F**king Amazing'
CNN and other establishment media melted down in response to Attorney General William Barr holding a press conference about the Mueller report Thursday, with commentators questioning Barr's loyalty and accusing him of protecting the president.
During the press conference Thursday, Barr repeated the conclusions contained in his letter to Congress last month, reiterating that despite attempts from Russian nationals to influence the 2016 election, nobody from President Trump's 2016 campaign engaged in collusion.

On the issue of obstruction of justice, the attorney general stated that special counsel Robert Mueller outlined several instances of actions taken by President Trump relating to obstruction in his report but did not make any legal judgments or recommend charges. Both Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein concluded that there was no case to prosecute the president on obstruction.
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/04/18/cnn-establishment-media-melt-down-over-Barr-press-conference-just-completely-fking-amazing/?__twitter_impression=true

#6224264 at 2019-04-18 14:34:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7959: Exoneration Edition

The White House
Verified account @WhiteHouse
4m4 minutes ago

"The Special Counsel's report did not find any evidence that members of the Trump campaign or anyone associated with the campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in these hacking operations" - Attorney General William Barr

#6224121 at 2019-04-18 14:26:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7959: Exoneration Edition

TRUST KIKE POMPEO
KIKE PENCE
JOHN BOLTON
AND William Barr

#6223158 at 2019-04-18 13:34:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7957: Big Habbenings Coming

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ag-William-Barr-speaks-about-mueller-report-ahead-of-its-release-live-blog

AG William Barr speaks about Mueller report ahead of its release – live blog

#6223011 at 2019-04-18 13:22:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7957: Big Habbenings Coming

Barnes & Noble offers free Mueller report download

Barnes & Noble is offering curious readers a chance to view special counsel Robert Mueller's full report on the Russia investigation as soon as Attorney General William Barr drops the 400-page document early Thursday.

In a tweet, the bookselling company instructed followers how to easily download the materials.

"Be the first to read THE MUELLER REPORT for free! Pre-order today and it will be delivered to your NOOK Library upon expected release," Barnes & Noble wrote Wednesday in a tweet, which has been shared nearly 500 times.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/barnes-and-noble-free-mueller-report-download

#6222817 at 2019-04-18 13:09:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7957: Big Habbenings Coming

Live: AG Barr holds news conference on release of Mueller report
April 18, 2019

Awaiting the Live News Conference

WATCH LIVE at 9:30 a.m. ET: Attorney General William Barr and Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein will hold a press conference on the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report.

#6222665 at 2019-04-18 12:54:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7957: Big Habbenings Coming

PANIC!
"Why William Barr should resign"
via @TheHillOpinion http://hill.cm/BEdGJ2G

#6222238 at 2019-04-18 12:02:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7956: Night Watch before the Morrow Edition

Panic in Clown World. Honk honk

The Numerous "Investigations" still in place now that the Mueller Investigation is over

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/3486106002

Ag Barr needs to resign:

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/439386-why-William-Barr-should-resign?amp

AG Barr is acccussed of "helping" the President prior to report release

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-47974261

#6222234 at 2019-04-18 12:01:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7956: Night Watch before the Morrow Edition

>>6222190
Beginning of an impeachment drive. The DEMs can't help themselves. Seth Abramson piece sets out the parameters of investigations …

https://www.newsweek.com/William-Barr-robert-mueller-report-only-beginning-1399317

#6222019 at 2019-04-18 11:19:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7956: Night Watch before the Morrow Edition

https://www.newsweek.com/William-Barr-robert-mueller-report-only-beginning-1399317

Comic relief. The Mueller Report is just the beginning, from the "we've got him now!" brigade.

#6221945 at 2019-04-18 10:56:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7956: Night Watch before the Morrow Edition

"With Bill Barr at the helm, the rule of law is secure." ~ Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General, US Department of Justice

William Barr
By Rod Rosenstein

The enthusiasm in and around the Department of Justice was palpable when President Trump announced his nomination of Attorney General William Pelham Barr. A brilliant and principled conservative lawyer, Barr brings unique experience to the challenge of working at the intersection of law and politics.

During his first stint as Attorney General, from 1991 to 1993, Barr dealt with politically sensitive cases, appointed special and independent counsels, handled delicate national-security issues, and navigated contentious congressional oversight requests. He earned widespread respect for his integrity and professionalism, and he enhanced that reputation in the private sector.

Now Barr returns to public service with a hearty sense of humor, a lifetime of wisdom and a valuable perspective about the Department of Justice. He knows the history, he understands the issues, he respects the employees, and he will defend the principles. With Bill Barr at the helm, the rule of law is secure.

http://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567756/William-Barr/ ...

#6221928 at 2019-04-18 10:48:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7956: Night Watch before the Morrow Edition

Barack Obama was being briefed in almost real time on the spying of Donald Trump as early as November of 2015?! Wonder if that will be in the Mueller Report release? Will AG William Barr mention it at his press conference?

#6221541 at 2019-04-18 08:55:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7955: 5:5 - Eyes On, We've been ready, We are ready. The WAR Edition

House Democrat Committee Chairs Urge Attorney General William Barr to Cancel Press Conference on Mueller Report

…Damn this is gunna be good, they keep making this better for us when (((they)))PANIC

#6220086 at 2019-04-18 04:47:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7954: Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming Edition

you read the first paragraph, and think "woke".

and then continue, and realize that they have no inkling that the referrals are for Russian Collusion; and that that means not Trump.

https://www.newsweek.com/William-Barr-robert-mueller-report-only-beginning-1399317

#6219836 at 2019-04-18 04:20:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7953: “Nigga We Ride With Donald Trump” Edition

'This is not justice': Democrats accuse Barr of protecting Trump in rollout of Mueller report


WASHINGTON - Democrats are in an uproar over Attorney General William Barr's handling of the highly anticipated report by special counsel Robert Mueller, demanding that he cancels a planned news conference on Thursday about Mueller's findings before actually releasing the report to the public.

For weeks, House Democrats have criticized Barr's handling of the report but those critiques intensified significantly on Wednesday, one day before the Justice Department is set to release a redacted version of the 400-page report to the public.

"Once again, Barr wants to shape the public's perception of the report," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., wrote on Twitter. "This is not justice. Just PR."

In a joint statement, Democratic House chairs called Barr's news conference "unnecessary and inappropriate" and called for release of the full report.

"These new actions by the Attorney General reinforce our concern that he is acting to protect President Trump," the statement says.

"He should let the full report speak for itself. The Attorney General should cancel the press conference and provide the full report to Congress, as we have requested," the statement continues. "With the Special Counsel's fact-gathering work concluded, it is now Congress' responsibility to assess the findings and evidence and proceed accordingly."

Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will hold news conference at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said. The report is expected to go to Congress between 11 a.m. and noon EDT and likely will be released to the public around the same time.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi railed against the decision and pointed to a New York Times report indicating that Justice officials had briefed the White House on the contents of the report in advance of its public release. White House and Justice officials declined to comment on The Times account.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/17/mueller-report-ag-William-Barr-under-fire-over-handling-report/3502602002/

PANIC

#6219592 at 2019-04-18 04:00:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7953: “Nigga We Ride With Donald Trump” Edition

Democrats furious at Attorney General Barr for Mueller report rollout

Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will hold a press conference on Thursday at 9:30 am ET to discuss the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

Why it matters: Congress will receive the report around 11 am or 12 pm and release it to the public shortly after, according to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler. Nearly 2 years after the special counsel was appointed, the public will get its most in-depth glimpse yet into what Mueller found in his investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russian interference in the 2016 election.

What they're saying: Nadler and several other Democrats have expressed frustration over a story from the New York Times that the Justice Department has already briefed the White House on the contents of the report. The fact that Congress will not receive the Mueller report until at least an hour after the press conference has further infuriated them.

Nadler: "I'm deeply troubled by reports that the White House is being briefed on the Mueller report AHEAD of its release. Now, DOJ is informing us we will not receive the report until around 11/12 tomorrow afternoon - AFTER Barr's press conference. This is wrong. #ReleaseTheReport"

Elijah E. Cummings: "This is outrageous. The AG is supposed to be an independent beacon of truth and justice. Instead, Barr is debasing the rule of law, degrading our democratic institutions, and decimating any trust the American people have left in this Administration."

Chuck Schumer: "The process is poisoned before the report is even released. Barr shouldn't be spinning the report at all, but it's doubly outrageous he's doing it before America is given a chance to read it. Barr doesn't want Americans to make up their own mind. What is he so afraid of?"

Nancy Pelosi: "AG Barr has thrown out his credibility & the DOJ's independence with his single-minded effort to protect @realDonaldTrump above all else. The American people deserve the truth, not a sanitized version of the Mueller Report approved by the Trump Admin."

PANIC

https://www.axios.com/mueller-report-justice-department-rosenstein-Barr-9d118d53-fd39-4997-9cac-af463531f324.html

#6218577 at 2019-04-18 02:39:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7952: (YOU) Are A Threat To The Narrative Edition

(((Posobiec)))
>BREAKING: Secretary of State Pompeo met with AG William Barr today to discuss possible 'fallout' with US allies over the release of the Mueller Report tomorrow - @OANN

https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1118655464282234880

#6218051 at 2019-04-18 02:04:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7951: D5 Happenings Edition

>> (pb)
>https://twitter.com/roland__do/status/1118690239919337472
>
>Jerrold Nadler, Adam Schiff, Elijah Cummings, Maxine Waters, and Eliot Engel issued a joint statement calling for William Barr to cancel his press conference

#6217770 at 2019-04-18 01:46:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7951: D5 Happenings Edition

https://medium.com/@HouseJudDems/house-chairs-demand-ag-Barr-cancel-press-conference-on-mueller-report-d92e70ccfb7a

HOUSE CHAIRS DEMAND AG Barr CANCEL PRESS CONFERENCE ON MUELLER REPORT

Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings, Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters, and Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot L. Engel issued the following joint statement calling for Attorney General William Barr to cancel a press conference on Special Counsel Mueller's report scheduled to take place before Congress is set to the receive the report

#6217725 at 2019-04-18 01:43:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7950: Democrat's Barrometer Just Exploded Edition

>>6217673
>Jerrold Nadler, Adam Schiff, Elijah Cummings, Maxine Waters, and Eliot Engel issued a joint statement calling for William Barr to cancel his press conference

I thought they all demanded to see the Mueller report, not just eh Barr summary?
Why the change?

#6217673 at 2019-04-18 01:40:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7950: Democrat's Barrometer Just Exploded Edition

https://twitter.com/roland__do/status/1118690239919337472

Jerrold Nadler, Adam Schiff, Elijah Cummings, Maxine Waters, and Eliot Engel issued a joint statement calling for William Barr to cancel his press conference

#6217437 at 2019-04-18 01:25:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7950: Democrat's Barrometer Just Exploded Edition

Pa-pa-pa-panic

Has never been so evident.

House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler: AG William Barr has taken "unprecedented steps to spin" Robert Mueller's investigation.

"The attorney general appears to be waging a media campaign on behalf of Pres. Trump."

https://twitter.com/abc/status/1118676240389435394?s=21

#6217151 at 2019-04-18 01:07:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7950: Democrat's Barrometer Just Exploded Edition

Rob Reiner: Trump will Use Mueller Report to 'Drive Stake Through the Heart of Democracy'

Hollywood director and left-wing activist Rob Reiner on Wednesday expressed concern over the Trump administration scheduled release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on now-debunk Trump-Russia collusion, suggesting it could spell the end for U.S. democracy.

"Tomorrow Donald Trump, with the aid of the Attorney General of the United States, will try to drive a stake through the heart of Democracy," tweeted Rob Reiner.

The All in the Family star's hyperbolic tweet follows an announcement by the Justice Department stating Attorney General William Barr will hold a 9:30 a.m. news conference accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversaw the investigation after Mueller's appointment in May 2017.

It is unclear if Barr will speak before or after the report is released. The Justice Department also plans to provide a "limited number" of members of Congress and their staff access to a copy of the Mueller report with fewer redactions than the public copy, according to a court filing Wednesday.

The nearly 400-page report is expected to reveal what Mueller uncovered about ties between the Trump campaign and Russia that fell short of criminal conduct. It will also lay out the special counsel's conclusions about formative episodes in Trump's presidency, including his firing of FBI Director James Comey and his efforts to undermine the Russia investigation publicly and privately.

Rob Reiner, one of Hollywood's most vocal Trump critics, has claimed for nearly two years that the special counsel would uncover proof of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Last month, the actor began criticizing Barr's handling of the Mueller report, accusing the attorney general of attempting to "gas light" Americans with his summary of Mueller's findings.

"Autocracy 101: Continually lie and tell you not to believe what you see with your own eyes," he wrote in a tweet. "Trump, with the protection of cult GOP, FOX, & AG Barr, is in full gas light mode. We've seen Collusion & Obstruction in plain sight. Reality is reality. Truth is truth. Trust Your Eyes."

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has claimed vindication after nearly two years of unrelenting investigation, seeing "complete and total exoneration" in the Justice Department's account of Mueller's findings.

"It was just announced there was no collusion with Russia," the president said in brief remarks to reporters upon the summary's release. "It's a shame that our country had to go through this. To be honest it's a shame that your president has had to go through this."

Overall, Mueller brought charges against 34 people - including six Trump aides and advisers - and revealed a sophisticated, wide-ranging Russian effort to influence the 2016 presidential election. Twenty-five of those charged were Russians accused either in the hacking of Democratic email accounts or of a hidden but powerful social media effort to spread disinformation online.

Five former Trump aides or advisers pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate in Mueller's investigation, including former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former national security adviser Michael Flynn and his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. Stone is awaiting trial on charges including false statements and obstruction.

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/04/17/rob-reiner-trump-will-use-mueller-report-to-drive-stake-through-the-heart-of-democracy/

#6216612 at 2019-04-18 00:24:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7949: Color Coded Redactions Edition

Q3312 decode (Apologies if this anonfag is rehashing what has already been stated):

"As the target(s) turn to the other side, the attacks will intensify."

Example: Rod Rosenstein will be accompanying William Barr at the hearing on April 18, 9:30am.

[RR] is a target. Leverage is being applied to [RR] to give (legit) credibility to both Barr's letter, and the redacted Mueller report as indeed exonerating POTUS as not having colluded with Russia.

When this happens, that's when the Demokkkrats will know the stark truth that [RR] "turned" on them.

They probably already anticipate this, but it's not public yet so the D's sheep do not yet 'need' to be distracted.

The attacks will increase after tomorrow's hearing.

Now with that said, I could be wrong or I could be right, perhaps more "anti-Trump" personalities will face the same fate as [RR], and also "turn" at the right time, when it is safe to do so.

Since [RR] was not exactly "loud" like Comey and Brennan and Crooked (likely no deals?), those 'quiet' anti-Trumpers who made deals are the next ones to 'turn'?

#6216350 at 2019-04-18 00:03:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7949: Color Coded Redactions Edition

Washington in frenzy over release of Mueller report

Washington is on edge as it awaits the highly anticipated release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Thursday, the findings of which could ignite a political firestorm.

Attorney General William Barr isn't delivering the report to Congress until 11 a.m. – after he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein hold a 9:30 a.m. press conference to discuss the findings.

The move drew howls of protest from Democrats on Wednesday night, especially after The New York Times reported that White House lawyers and Department of Justice officials have already discussed details of Mueller's conclusions.

Democrats say Barr has acted as an agent of President Trump in his role overseeing the release of the report, which will mark the culmination of one of the most watched probes in recent political history.

Barr has consistently argued he had to wait to release the report in order to redact any grand jury material, classified information or details pertaining to ongoing investigations.

Democrats are hoping to use the report to bolster their sprawling probes into Trump's administration, businesses and campaign.

But if the roughly 400-page document contains little evidence implicating Trump on obstruction of justice, the probes are certain to lose steam and thwart their plans to dig into every facet of the administration heading into 2020.

Republicans have already celebrated the principal findings of Mueller's report – as provided by Barr – that found no evidence of collusion or coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia.

But GOP lawmakers are cautiously eyeing whether Thursday's release will reveal damaging information about the president, which could cause a lasting migraine for both the White House and Republicans in their 2020 election efforts.

Trump and his conservative allies have repeatedly sought to undercut the credibility of the probe, with the president this week calling it "the greatest scam in political history" and a complete "fabrication."

Democrats are focusing their firepower on Barr, who sparked their fury after he decided, along with Rosenstein, that there was not sufficient evidence to charge the president with obstruction of justice, even though Mueller declined to make a call on the matter.

Democrats have since questioned whether Barr can be a fair arbiter of justice.

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/439426-washington-in-frenzy-over-release-of-Mueller-report

#6216290 at 2019-04-17 23:59:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7949: Color Coded Redactions Edition

Schumer slams Justice Dept over 'pre-damage control' on Mueller report

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) ripped Attorney General William Barr over his plan to hold a press conference Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller's final report before Congress has a chance to read the document.

"The American people deserve the truth," Schumer tweeted Wednesday. "They don't need any more pre-damage control or spin from [President Trump's] hand-picked attorney general, William Barr. Mr. Barr is acting more like a Trump campaign spokesman than an independent agent of the law."

The comment comes amid reports that lawmakers on Capitol Hill would not receive Mueller's report until 11 a.m. on Thursday, more than an hour after Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's scheduled 9:30 a.m. press conference.

Democrats have seized on the timing of the press conference to accuse the administration of plotting to spin Mueller's report before its release reveals potentially damaging information for Trump.

The release of Mueller's findings has been highly anticipated since the special counsel submitted his confidential report to Barr last month. Lawmakers and the public are clamoring to read the report's conclusions regarding alleged coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia and whether the president obstructed justice in the investigation.

Barr told lawmakers last month in a four-page summary of the report that Mueller did not find any evidence of criminal collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, but said that the special counsel declined to make a determination on whether Trump obstructed any subsequent investigations. The attorney general said he and Rosenstein determined Mueller's evidence was not sufficient to bring an obstruction charge.

While most lawmakers will receive a redacted version of the report, some members of Congress will be able to review the findings "without certain redactions," according to federal prosecutors.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/439435-schumer-slams-doj-plan-to-deliver-mueller-report-to-congress-after-news

Kek! Schumer hasn't gotten the new talking points yet…. handpicked!!

Every AG is handpicked… KEK!

>While most lawmakers will receive a redacted version of the report, some members of Congress will be able to review the findings "without certain redactions," according to federal prosecutors.

Those that aren't under investigation/sealed indictment….

#6215991 at 2019-04-17 23:33:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7948: The PANIC Watch Edition

>>6215793

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/03/ken-starr-muellers-report-shouldnt-go-congress/585577/

"Under the regulations that governed his appointment and now guide his final acts, Mueller is to provide a confidential report to one person only: the attorney general. The regulations, which were promulgated during the final months of the Clinton administration, do not contemplate any sort of report sent directly from the special counsel to Congress or the general public. To the contrary, the regulations call upon the attorney general, William Barr, to receive the confidential report and then do two things: First, to notify Congress of the investigation's completion and, second, to provide an explanation for certain specifically enumerated actions. There is no requirement for a Barr-edited version of the Mueller report."

#6215626 at 2019-04-17 23:05:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7948: The PANIC Watch Edition

Senate Leaders Want Information On 'Highly Classified' FBI Memo About Clinton

The FBI drafted a secret and 'highly classified' memo in May 2016 regarding the bureau's Midyear investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private server that she used to send classified government emails but never submitted it to then Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, according to a letter written by three Republican Senators and delivered to Attorney General William Barr.

Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Lindsey Graham, R-SC; Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Charles Grassley, R-Iowa and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee Ron Johnson sent the letter to Barr Wednesday requesting information obtained by Inspector General Michael Horowitz about the bureau's secret memo.

Last year, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a 'classified letter' to DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz requesting the information he referred to in the appendix of the report: "A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election." At the time, Grassley was the chairman of the Judiciary committee.

The letter stated that on "July 31, 2018, the Judiciary Committee requested a briefing on the steps the Department has taken, or plans to take, in light of the report's findings." They were denied the briefing due to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation.

Later "in a subsequent phone call with Department personnel on September 17, 2018, the Department declined to brief the Judiciary Committee, asserting without any clear basis, that it would interfere with Special Counsel Mueller's equities," the letter states.

"Now that the Special Counsel's investigation has concluded, we are unaware of any legitimate basis upon which the Department can refuse to answer the Judiciary Committee's inquiries," the chairman told Barr in the letter.

According to Horowitz's report, late into the FBI's investigation into Clinton, the bureau then "considered obtaining permission from the Department to review certain classified materials that may have included information potentially relevant to the Midyear investigation." The bureau drafted a memo in 2016 to then Deputy Attorney General Yates.

The FBI said the review of the "highly classified materials was necessary to complete the investigation" but then never submitted the memo to Yates. According to the IG the FBI said it believed "this information would not materially impact the conclusion."

The explanation is "inconsistent with the memorandum's self-identified purpose and demands clarification," the Republican chairmen told Barr in their letter. The Republicans are requesting access to Horowitz's classified appendix regarding the bureau's explanation for not submitting the memo.

"The classified appendix raises significant issues associated with the FBI's failure to review certain highly classified information in support of its Midyear investigation," it states.

https://saraacarter.com/senate-leaders-want-information-on-highly-classified-fbi-memo-about-clinton/

I love this Patriot!

#6215032 at 2019-04-17 22:17:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7947: The 17:17 Edition

Barnes and Noble is sending out emails and advertising on their website they are giving the Mueller Report from The DOJ
as a free download on NOOK book. Can pre oreder it right now:
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After almost two long years, the wait is over for one of the most important investigations in the history of American politics-the U.S. Special Counsel's Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, led by Robert S. Mueller. For the first time, the public will be able to see the nearly 400-page Mueller Report, which examines allegations of collusion between the Russian government and the Trump presidential campaign of 2016, as well as potential obstruction of justice by President Trump and others in regard to the investigation.

Since the investigation began, Mueller has indicted 34 people and three companies, including top advisers to President Trump, on charges ranging from election interference to hacking e-mails. After Attorney General William Barr released a four-page summary of the massive findings on March 24-including text from the report stating that the "investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities," and while it "does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him"-speculation about what the investigation actually did find has only grown.

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#6214440 at 2019-04-17 21:27:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7946: Mystery Person Spotted On Notre Dame Before Blaze Edition

Senate Leaders Want Information On 'Highly Classified' FBI Memo About Clinton

The FBI drafted a secret and 'highly classified' memo in May 2016 regarding the bureau's Midyear investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private server that she used to send classified government emails but never submitted it to then Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, according to a letter written by three Republican Senators and delivered to Attorney General William Barr.

Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Lindsey Graham, R-SC; Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Charles Grassley, R-Iowa and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee Ron Johnson sent the letter to Barr Wednesday requesting information obtained by Inspector General Michael Horowitz about the bureau's secret memo.


Now that the Special Counsel's investigation has concluded, we are unaware of any legitimate basis upon which the Department can refuse to answer the Judiciary Committee's inquiries, The Chairmen Said.

Last year, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a 'classified letter' to DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz requesting the information he referred to in the appendix of the report: "A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election." At the time, Grassley was the chairman of the Judiciary committee.

The letter stated that on "July 31, 2018, the Judiciary Committee requested a briefing on the steps the Department has taken, or plans to take, in light of the report's findings." They were denied the briefing due to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation.

Later "in a subsequent phone call with Department personnel on September 17, 2018, the Department declined to brief the Judiciary Committee, asserting without any clear basis, that it would interfere with Special Counsel Mueller's equities," the letter states.

"Now that the Special Counsel's investigation has concluded, we are unaware of any legitimate basis upon which the Department can refuse to answer the Judiciary Committee's inquiries," the chairman told Barr in the letter.

https://saraacarter.com/senate-leaders-want-information-on-highly-classified-fbi-memo-about-clinton/

#6214157 at 2019-04-17 21:06:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7946: Mystery Person Spotted On Notre Dame Before Blaze Edition

>>6214145

"Russiagate was the WMD of this generation of journalists, a gigantic lie with devastating consequences for the country and the world. Mueller's appointment was born of corruption at the top levels of the DOJ and FBI where, after talk about wearing wires to set up the President and fomenting cabinet factions in support of using the 25th Amendment against him, an endless Special Counsel investigation starring Robert Mueller seemed a sounder path to impeachment.
It was all generated by a request from British intelligence to unleash the full power of the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies against a presidential candidate, and then, an incoming President, using a crappy, amateurish, and obviously fabricated dossier produced by British spy Christopher Steele and promoted by the Clinton Campaign and Barack Obama's intelligence, foreign policy, and defense establishments. As we have reported before, this is the largest political scandal in American history. The Constitution itself is at stake. Mueller's May 2017 appointment was revenge for the firing of James Comey, immediately allowing a coverup of the criminal actions of officials complicit in the coup, at the State Department, the FBI, DOJ, and CIA. In the process, the crimes of the actual foreign intervenors into the 2016 election, the British, and to a far lesser extent, the Ukrainians, were also supposed to be buried.
The deflation of the Democratic Party and the media hacks who have driven the coup against President Trump has, since Friday, been audible and smelly, like a balloon of sulfurous gas having finally been pricked. Predictably, they have begun a new round of attempts to hype the results and cover up the evil at play here. Thirty-four individuals indicted, 700 crimes, is the talking point that has emerged from Democratic Party candidates and the news media over the weekend, in a full-throated defense of Robert Mueller's inquisition. To that can be added Sunday's leading refrain from Congressman Jerrold Nadler, which seems to go something like this: "Saint Bob [Mueller] didn't decide about obstruction, and the evil Trump disciple William Barr stepped in and is attempting to cover up for the evil President. We demand to have testimony from Robert Mueller."
They are desperate losers facing an American people likely to say: "Stuff it-your time just ran out." Our job is to make that happen."

https://larouchepub.com/other/editorials/2019/4612-mueller_releases_report_now_dr.html


https://medium.com/@the_war_economy

#6213884 at 2019-04-17 20:42:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7946: Mystery Person Spotted On Notre Dame Before Blaze Edition

Attorney General William Barr will hold a press conference to discuss Mueller report at 9:30 am ET Thursday

Attorney General William Barr will discuss special counsel Robert Mueller's report at a 9:30 a.m. ET press conference on Thursday.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will accompany him, according to NBC News. There was no indication that the report would be released before the press conference.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/17/attorney-general-William-Barr-will-hold-a-press-conference-to-discuss-mueller-report-at-930-am-et-thursday.html

#6213822 at 2019-04-17 20:37:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7945 Ambassadors of Freedom Edition

Attorney General William Barr will hold a press conference to discuss Mueller report at 9:30 am ET Thursday

Attorney General William Barr will discuss special counsel Robert Mueller's report at a 9:30 a.m. ET press conference on Thursday.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will accompany him, according to NBC News. There was no indication that the report would be released before the press conference.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/17/attorney-general-William-Barr-will-hold-a-press-conference-to-discuss-mueller-report-at-930-am-et-thursday.html

#6211497 at 2019-04-17 16:32:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7942: Wednesday Winning Edition

Barr Clamps Down On 'Catch And Release' With Indefinite Detention For Some Apprehended Migrants

US Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday struck down a decision allowing some asylum seekers to request release on bond in front of an immigration judge - a decision that expands 'indefinite detention' for migrants, some of whom must wait months or years for their cases to be heard.

Last month, Imimgration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said the average daily population of immigrants in detention topped 46,000 for the 2019 fiscal year - the highest level since the agency was created in 2003.

Even that figure likely understates the backlog because it doesn't include the impact of the 35-day government shutdown in December and January. Because the system's roughly 400 immigration judges were furloughed during the shutdown, some 60,000 hearings were canceled. Thousands were rescheduled, adding to the already long wait times.

The administration "has not only failed to reduce the backlog, but has eroded the court's ability to ensure due process" by pressuring judges to rule "at a breakneck pace" on whether an immigrant should be removed from the United States, the American Immigration Lawyers Assn. - a nonprofit organization of more than 15,000 immigration attorneys and law professors - said in a statement. -LA Times

Barr's decision applies to migrants who have illegally entered the United States as well as those apprehended within the country, according to Reuters.

"I conclude that such aliens remain ineligible for bond, whether they are arriving at the border or are apprehended in the United States," wrote Barr, who added that such people can be held in immigration detention until their cases are eventually heard, or the Department of Homeland Security decides to release them by granting them "parole."

Barr is delaying the effective date of the ruling by 90 days "so that DHS may conduct the necessary operational planning for additional detention and parole decisions."

According to law professor Steve Vladeck of the University of Texas, the full impact of the decision is not yet clear because it will depend on DHS' ability to expand detention capabilities.

"The number of asylum seekers who will remain in potentially indefinite detention pending disposition of their cases will be almost entirely a question of DHS's detention capacity, and not whether the individual circumstances of individual cases warrant release or detention," said Vladeck.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-17/Barr-expands-indefinite-detention-apprehended-migrants


Clamps down or 'Hammers' down… either way

#6211419 at 2019-04-17 16:25:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7942: Wednesday Winning Edition

REPORT: "Dirty dealings of dirt devils who concocted Trump-Russia probe."

Posted on April 16, 2019 by DCWhispers

The above title came directly from President Trump and not the report's author, the highly respected Andrew McCarthy. That said, the president's title does add a certain indignant flair to the what the report has to say-namely that D.C. is drowning in the most despicable anti-American scoundrels who have for far too long believed themselves to be above the law they demand others follow.

A must read, Andy McCarthy's column today, "Dirty dealings of dirt devils who concocted Trump-Russia probe." The greatest Scam in political history. If the Mainstream Media were honest, which they are not, this story would be bigger and more important than Watergate. Someday!

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2019

Via The New York Post:

In Senate testimony last week, Attorney General William Barr used the word "spying" to refer to the Obama administration, um, spying on the Trump campaign. Of course, fainting spells ensued, with the media-Democrat complex in meltdown. Former FBI Director Jim Comey tut-tutted that he was confused by Barr's comments, since the FBI's "surveillance" had been authorized by a court.

(Needless to say, the former director neglected to mention that the court was not informed that the bureau's "evidence" for the warrants was unverified hearsay paid for by the Clinton campaign.)

The pearl-clutching was predictable. Less than a year ago, we learned the Obama administration had used a confidential informant - a spy - to approach at least three Trump campaign officials in the months leading up to the 2016 election, straining to find proof that the campaign was complicit in the Kremlin's hacking of Democratic emails.

As night follows day, we were treated to the same Beltway hysteria we got this week: Silly semantic carping over the word "spying" - which, regardless of whether a judge authorizes it, is merely the covert gathering of intelligence about a suspected wrongdoer, organization or foreign power.

There is no doubt that the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign. As Barr made clear, the real question is: What predicated the spying? Was there a valid reason for it, strong enough to overcome our norm against political spying? Or was it done rashly? Was a politically motivated decision made to use highly intrusive investigative tactics when a more measured response would have sufficed, such as a "defensive briefing" that would have warned the Trump campaign of possible Russian infiltration?

Last year, when the "spy" games got underway, James Clapper, Obama's director of national intelligence, conceded that, yes, the FBI did run an informant - "spy" is such an icky word - at Trump campaign officials; but, we were told, this was merely to investigate Russia. Cross Clapper's heart, it had nothing to do with the Trump campaign. No, no, no. Indeed, the Obama administration only used an informant because - bet you didn't know this - doing so is the most benign, least intrusive mode of conducting an investigation.

Me? I'm thinking the tens of thousands of convicts serving lengthy sentences due to the penetration of their schemes by informants would beg to differ. (Gee, Mr. Gambino, I assure you, this was just for you own good . . .) And imagine the Democrats' response if, say, the Bush administration had run a covert intelligence operative against Obama 2008 campaign officials, including the campaign's co-chairman. Surely David Axelrod, Chuck Schumer, The New York Times and Rachel Maddow would chirp that "all is forgiven" once they heard Republicans punctiliously parse the nuances between "spying" and "surveillance"; between "spies" and "informants"; and between investigating campaign officials versus investigating the campaign proper - and the candidate.

The "spying" question arose last spring, when we learned that Stefan Halper, a longtime source for the CIA and British intelligence, had been tasked during the FBI's Russia investigation to chat up three Trump campaign advisers: Carter Page, George Papadopoulos and Sam Clovis. This was in addition to earlier revelations that the Obama Justice Department and FBI had obtained warrants to eavesdrop on Page's communications, beginning about three weeks before the 2016 election.

The fact that spying had occurred was too clear for credible denial. The retort, then, was misdirection: There had been no spying on Donald Trump or his campaign; just on a few potential bad actors in the campaign's orbit.

It was nonsense then, and it is nonsense now.

The pols making these claims about what the FBI was doing might have been well served by listening to what the FBI said it was doing.

#6211205 at 2019-04-17 16:02:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7942: Wednesday Winning Edition

Trump primary challenger: 'It's not spying' to investigate Trump campaign

Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld (R) argued Wednesday that it wasn't "spying" when the FBI investigated the Trump campaign in 2016, breaking with Attorney General William Barr.

"The thing a couple weeks ago where [Barr] said if the FBI opens an investigation on a Trump organization, that's 'spying.' That's not spying," Weld, who has launched a 2020 primary challenge against President Trump, said during an interview on CNN's "New Day."

"When an agency opens an investigation, it may be a lot of things, it may be bad news for the target. But it's not spying. It's just opening an investigation," he added.

Barr said during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing last week that he believed the Trump campaign was spied on in 2016 and added that he needed to "explore" the issue.

"I think spying did occur," Barr said. "But the question is whether it was adequately predicated, and I'm not suggesting it wasn't adequately predicated, but I need to explore that."

He later attempted to clarify his statement before lawmakers, saying he was concerned "improper surveillance" may have occurred in 2016 and he was "looking into it."

Trump has long called for a probe into the origins of the investigation of his 2016 campaign and has since seized on Barr's remarks, which Democrats have called for the attorney general to walk back.

"There was absolutely spying into my campaign," Trump told reporters last week. "I'll go a step further. In my opinion it was illegal spying, unprecedented spying and something that should never be allowed to happen in our country again."

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/439304-trump-primary-challenger-its-not-spying-to-investigate-trump-campaign

This turkey makes jeb bush look energized.

#6210857 at 2019-04-17 15:26:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7942: Wednesday Winning Edition

To lie or not to lie, that is the question.
pic occum's razor



Let me ask fellow Anons this?

Would President Trump [knowingly] lie to us (The American Public)(The World)..

If your answer is Yes and the public found out about it…
Who would be pissed off about it? and all shit would hit the fan..Am I Right!!!
Well we have:
Democrats
MSM/News even some of the Conservative News stations would be a little pissed that the Trump lied.
Liberals and everyone else who didn't like Trump

Ok…now…here we go…Occum's Razor.

Let's say Trump wasn't/hasn't been lying to us…then all the information about what Trump has been saying must be true. (Twitter, rallies,on TV interviews..etc…).

THAT WOULD MAKE MUELLER AND RR – BLACK HATS..(RR maybe turned gray)…

For one simple fact if this was a Sting OP and Trump knew it or was part of it…then he would have been lying the whole time to us/the world…right?

Trump always said that this is a Hoax…That Mueller and his 19 Top Democrat Lawyers were bias.
Trump always complained that if RR wore a wire it would be bad.
I'm not really going over all the stuff that Trump said about the bad guys and the attempted coup.

As far as you know…Has Trump been wrong???

So, if everything Trump says was true and he has been telling the truth(which I think he has)..I think we need to give a Special Thanks to:

Matthew Whittaker
William Barr
Devon Nunes
Mark Meadows
Rudy Giuliani
Sara Carter
John Soloman
Big round of applause for Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch
Sean Hannity
Tucker Carlson
Judge Jeanine Piro
Special Thanks to Adam Dershowitz (D)
'Q' and the 'Q' Team plus many, many fellow Top Anons…
And many more…

#6210431 at 2019-04-17 14:40:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7941: No More Cuban Footsie Edition

Rod Rosenstein defends Barr's 'integrity' ahead of Mueller report release

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said "the rule of law is secure" with a Justice Department led by Attorney General William Barr.

Rosenstein's brief profile of Barr appeared in Time's 2019 list of 100 most influential people, published online just one day before Barr's redacted release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report is expected to spur a fierce partisan battle over transparency.

"The enthusiasm in and around the Department of Justice was palpable when President Trump announced his nomination of Attorney General William Pelham Barr," Rosenstein wrote. "A brilliant and principled conservative lawyer, Barr brings unique experience to the challenge of working at the intersection of law and politics."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rod-rosenstein-defends-Barrs-integrity-ahead-of-mueller-report-release

#6209735 at 2019-04-17 13:11:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7940: Laguna Beach Patriots Edition

Didn't see this in notables. Sorry if previously posted. This is HUGE! If the AG's office can do this why did Jeff Sessions not do it for two whole years?


ARTICLE STARTS HERE:
"Immigration judges cannot release migrants who are caught sneaking into the United States, even if the migrants ask for asylum, says a binding legal decision by Attorney General William Barr. The decision will dramatically shift the migration-caused civic and housing crises from the nation's blue-collar communities over to the Congress and the Department of Homeland Security, whose budget and detention centers only have enough resources to house about 50,000 people year-round.

"The [text of the relevant] Act provides that, if an alien in expedited proceedings establishes a credible fear, he "shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum," says Barr's April 16 decision, titled. Matter of M-S-. Because of the law, "I order that, unless DHS paroles the respondent under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Act, he must be detained until his removal proceedings conclude." "This is a HUGE ruling that will harm thousands seeking protection from persecution at the US border since far more will be held in detention even after passing the threshold screening under the credible fear standard," complained Greg Chen, director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

The association's lawyers make their money by guiding migrants and corporate hiring managers through the extremely dense network of migration laws and regulations. But Barr's decision blocks the use of a common path for migrants who are trying to get through the courts and into the U.S. jobs they need to repay the smuggling fees they owe to the cartels. Barr directed officials to delay implementation of the law for 90 days, giving DHS managers - and congressional leaders - three months to decide which migrants should be released into the nation's cities and towns. The delay gives time for DHS to set up tent cities where migrants can be held until the judges decide the asylum pleas. If DHS detains most of the migrants - and so prevents them from working - the next wave of migrants may decide that any effort to get into the United would be an economic disaster for their families.

Barr's decision is part of a large legal battle of move-countermove between President Donald Trump's deputies and the many pro-migration progressive judges in the federal courts. Massive resistance by those judges has blocked and delayed many of Trump's policies, but Trump's deputies are expected to win most of the decisions if and when the U.S. Supreme Court decides to rule on each dispute. Barr's new ruling does not apply to the many "UAC" migrant minors who are being smuggled northwards by parents living illegally in the United States. It also does not apply to migrants who walk up to the nation's official ports of entry to ask for asylum. But the ruling will apply to the huge number of migrants who cross the borderline away from the ports of entry. Those migrants must now be held for many months - or even years - unless DHS leaders formally release the migrants. The decision ensures that migration judges' preference - and migration lawyers' pleadings - will not allow the illegal migrants to be released on bonds which are often a tiny fraction of the economic value gained by the migrants from working illegally in the United States.

However, the decision also raises the incentives for migrants to legally apply for asylum through the formal process at the ports of entry, instead of trying to sneak past the border patrol. The decision does not overcome the 2015 Flores decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California, which forces DHS to release migrants who bring children. Federal agencies, however, are drafting a regulation that may bypass that court Flores ruling. The AG's decision is based on the treatment of a migrant from India, who is part of a small but fast-growing stream of very cheap laborers who are being hired by the growing population of Indian legal immigrants. According to Barr:

The respondent here is a citizen of India. He traveled to Mexico and crossed illegally into the United States. He was apprehended within hours about 50 miles north of the border. DHS placed him in expedited removal proceedings.

[ARTICLE TRUNCATED]

Migration lawyers complained bitterly about the Barr decision:

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/16/attorney-general-Barr-blocks-catch-and-release-by-migration-judges/

#6208641 at 2019-04-17 08:59:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7939: The Graveyard Edition

Remember former FBI Assistant Director Andy McCabe? Since his dismissal from the FBI, everyone assumed that he was under criminal investigation for lying and leaking.

It turns out that a powerful official within the Justice Department named Ms. Jessie K. Liu, has been "burying" criminal referrals, letting suspects off with a slap on the wrist, or totally dismissing charges, as Chicago DOJ (Kim Foxx) did for Jussie Smollett.

Some examples of Jessie Liu's handi-work:


The manipulated DC legal case surrounding the Awan brothers; and how they escaped full accountability, likely due to need to protect politicians. (House of Representatives) The sweetheart plea deal.

The manipulated DC legal case surrounding SSCI Security Director James Wolfe; and how he was allowed to plea only to lying to investigators when the evidence was clear from the outset how he leaked classified information to his journalist concubine. Again, likely due to the need to protect politicians. (SSCI, Senate) The sweetheart plea deal.

The manipulated DC legal case surrounding Obama lawyer Greg Craig; and how he escaped accountability for FARA violations by running out the statute of limitations and burying Mueller's evidence for 18 months. Again, likely due to the need to protect politicians (Obama White House). Sweetheart double standards.

The manipulated DC legal case, a non-filing, surrounding former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for lying to INSD investigators about his media leaks. Again, likely due to the need to protect the administrative state.
Detailed explanation at: theconservativetreehouse.com…

One of the first things new Attorney General William Barr did, after getting wind of Ms. Liu's actions, was to MOVE HER to a less influential job at the DOJ. (He was LIVID!)


BUT…it's not just Jessie K. Liu who ignored criminal referrals from Congress. Recent Special Counsel BOB MUELLER and Assistant AG ROD ROSENSTEIN ignored a criminal referral of Trump Dossier author, CHRISTOPHER STEELE.


The DOJ (Mueller) investigation of Christopher Steele was dropped.

Lindsey Graham and Chuck Grassley sent a criminal referral of Chris Steele to Rosenstein/Mueller in January 2018; however the case was used as a shield to ward-off FOIA inquiry, but the case was never actually pursued - and eventually dropped.

Additionally, with hindsight and a greater understanding of the Mueller team corruption, we can see how this specific referral hits the center of the FBI intent around their Russia collusion-conspiracy.

The issue surrounds the October 2016 Carter Page FISA application, and how the Steele Dossier was used therein.
Full Article at: theconservativetreehouse.com…-162559

If Bob Mueller were to investigate Christopher Steele, it would be learned that the Dossier was FAKE, the FISA court was lied to, and several top people in the DOJ (including Rosenstein himself) were corrupt lawbreakers.

After reading the above two articles, I now understand why we've never heard anything on the status of criminal referrals Congress has sent to the Department of Justice on McCabe, Comey, Hillary, Strzok, Lynch, and a few others. THEY WERE IGNORED.

This also explains why the 8 people Congressman Devin Nunes are referring for Criminal Investigation, will be hand-delivered by Nunes himself to Attorney General William Barr, this week. Jessie Liu and Bob Mueller are out of the way. But Rod Rosenstein is still the Assistant Attorney General, and able to intercept and/or sabotage the Nunes referrals.


http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1236530/pg1

Tough fonts but direct link below/

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/14/the-corruption-and-influence-of-jessie-k-liu/

#6208479 at 2019-04-17 08:16:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7939: The Graveyard Edition

Immigration judges cannot release migrants who are caught sneaking into the United States, even if the migrants ask for asylum, says a binding legal decision by Attorney General William Barr.

The decision will dramatically shift the migration-caused civic and housing crises from the nation's blue-collar communities over to the Congress and the Department of Homeland Security, whose budget and detention centers only have enough resources to house about 50,000 people year-round.

"The [text of the relevant] Act provides that, if an alien in expedited proceedings establishes a credible fear, he "shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum," says Barr's April 16 decision, titled. Matter of M-S-. Because of the law, "I order that, unless DHS paroles the respondent under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Act, he must be detained until his removal proceedings conclude."

"This is a HUGE ruling that will harm thousands seeking protection from persecution at the US border since far more will be held in detention even after passing the threshold screening under the credible fear standard," complained Greg Chen, director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/16/attorney-general-Barr-blocks-catch-and-release-by-migration-judges/

#6208351 at 2019-04-17 07:44:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7939: The Graveyard Edition

Exclusive: House Dems Sign Secret MOUs To Target Trump

Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Elijah Cummings and Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters executed a secret Memorandum of Understanding to "target" President Trump and subpoena all his financial and banking records, according to a letter sent to Cummings from ranking committee member Rep. Jim Jordan.

Further, Jordan's letter indicates that other MOUs have apparently been signed and agreed to with House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Ca, who has promised to continue investigations into the president despite findings by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office that there was no conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia. Attorney General William Barr released a summary of Mueller's 400 page report several weeks ago and the redacted version of the report is expected to be released by the DOJ this Thursday.

On Monday, Jordan sent a memorandum explaining his objections to the partisan behavior of Cummings and "unprecedented subpoena to Mazars USA LLP," as reported by SaraACarter.com.

"We'd describe (the MOUs) as an agreement to conspire and coordinate their efforts to attack and investigate POTUS," Congressional official.

"We'd describe (the MOUs) as an agreement to conspire and coordinate their efforts to attack and investigate POTUS," said a congressional official with knowledge of the MOUs. "This is not how committee's normally operate. Dems aren't interested in legislating. Only attacking POTUS."

Jordan emphatically objected to the secret MOUs and excoriated Democrats who "did not consult with Republican Members of the Committee or allow Members to consider and debate the terms of your MOU before executing the MOU with Chairwoman Waters. You did not disclose the MOU's existence to Members or the American people until after I raised the matter."

In the letter Jordan asks Cummings to "provide greater transparency around your secretive conduct."

Jordan also requested that Cummings answer specific questions about the MOUs.

"If you intend to continue to use the Committee's limited resources to attack President Trump for political gain, I hope that you will at least be transparent about your actions," said Jordan at the end of his letter. "Your ability to function as a fair and unbiased finder of fact is now at grave risk. The Members of the Committee-and, more importantly, the American citizens we represent-deserve to know exactly how you are leading this Committee. I look forward to your detailed answers to these questions."
Questions for Cummings

How many MOUs with committee chairpersons have you signed as Chairman since the beginning of the 116th Congress?
Would you provide the Committee with a detailed list of the other MOUs you have signed, including their dates, signatories, and topics?
Why did you not publicly disclose that you had signed MOUs with committee chairpersons?
Will you publicly disclose all the MOUs you have signed as Chairman since the beginning of the 116th Congress?
Why did you choose not to consult with any Republican Members before signing these MOUs?
Have you signed any MOUs as Chairman with any entities outside of the House Representatives relating to the Committee's oversight or legislative work?
To the extent your MOUs create duties for the Committee that conflict with the Rules of the House of Representatives or the Rules of the Committee, which duties prevail?

More at
https://saraacarter.com/reps-elijah-cummings-maxine-waters-and-adam-schiff-sign-secret-mous-to-target-trump/

#6207778 at 2019-04-17 06:01:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7938: Nightshift Rolls On Redux Edition

William Barr knows spying occurred in 2016. So does everyone else who was not programmed by the Mainstream Media.

#6206610 at 2019-04-17 03:42:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7936: Crazy Bernie vs. Creepy Uncle Joe Edition

Barr makes major reversal in ruling some asylum seekers could be held indefinitely

(CNN)Attorney General William Barr decided Tuesday that some asylum seekers who have established credible fear and are subject to deportation cannot be released on bond by immigration judges – a major reversal from a prior ruling that could lead to immigrants being held indefinitely.
The decision means the Department of Homeland Security alone will have the discretion to decide whether to release immigrants who crossed the border illegally and later claimed asylum.
The ruling effectively blocks concerted efforts by immigration lawyers and immigrant rights advocates to push for bond hearings for detained asylum-seekers. The advocates argue that there's no reason for the United States to detain people who are seeking safety and have already cleared hurdles to prove they have a credible case.
While advocates argued that bonds set for detained asylum-seekers were often prohibitively high, a number of crowdfunding efforts in recent months had aimed to help immigrants get money to pay bonds and get out of detention.
Asylum seekers who presented themselves at legal ports of entry were already unable to be released on bond by immigration courts.
On October 12, 2018, the attorney general "directed the Board of Immigration Appeals to refer Matter of M-S- for his review," according to a Justice Department fact sheet.
Barr's ruling could likely affect thousands of migrants apprehended at the border, many of whom are seeking asylum and would be subject to expedited removal.
"Basically if you pass the initial asylum screening you can now be indefinitely detained," said immigration attorney Eileen Blessinger, who called Barr's decision "horrible news."
Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, said the organization plans to challenge the decision.
"This is the Trump administration's latest assault on people fleeing persecution and seeking refuge in the United States," Jadwat said in a statement. "Our Constitution does not allow the government to lock up asylum seekers without basic due process. We'll see the administration in court."
Barr's decision marks the first time he's used his position to overrule precedent-setting decisions in immigration court – a power the US attorney general has because immigration courts are not independent and are part of the Justice Department. His predecessor, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, used this power to make major overhauls on immigration policies, including a decision that makes it harder for domestic violence victims to win asylum cases.
"It's an extension of the Jeff Sessions campaign to further strip the immigration courts and immigration judges of their authority," said David Leopold, Counsel to DHS Watch and former President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
It's a "senseless decision" given the already "overburdened system," said Leopold, adding that the appearance rate in court is "very high" for people who have established a credible fear of persecution.
The ruling takes effect in 90 days.

Barr's decision comes as the administration deploys a range of strategies to deter what officials say is an influx of families crossing the US border and seeking asylum.
In March, there were approximately 92,000 arrests of undocumented migrants for illegal entry on the southern border, up from 37,390 last March, according to Customs and Border Protection. Overall in March, there were more than 103,000 individuals apprehended along the border, or encountered at a port of entry and deemed "inadmissible."

#6203886 at 2019-04-16 23:47:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7933: Memorandums of Treason Edition

In Senate testimony last week, Attorney General William Barr used the word "spying" to refer to the Obama administration, um, spying on the Trump campaign.
Of course, fainting spells ensued, with the media-Democrat complex in meltdown.
Former FBI Director Jim Comey tut-tutted that he was confused by Barr's comments, since the FBI's "surveillance" had been authorized by a court.

(Needless to say, the former director neglected to mention that the court was not informed that the bureau's "evidence" for the warrants was unverified hearsay paid for by the Clinton campaign.)

#6203782 at 2019-04-16 23:35:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7933: Memorandums of Treason Edition

ere they go again.
Attorney General William Barr is already under fire for his March letter to Congress, which reported the results of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation in a way many feel was mostly beneficial to President Donald Trump.
Now, Democrats are taking aim at Barr's recent congressional testimony in which he slipped in his opinion that federal law enforcement officials may have "spied" on his boss' successful presidential run.
But if that wasn't enough, some experts argue that Barr's previous work in the private sector could conflict with his continuing supervision of the investigation into Russian tampering in the 2016 election campaign.
Why? A few of Barr's previous employers are connected to key subjects in the probe. And some argue that, even if Barr didn't break any rules, his financial ties to companies linked to aspects of the Russia investigation raise questions about whether he should-like his predecessor, Jeff Sessions-recuse himself.
"The legal standard is really clear about these issues. It's not about actual conflict, it's about the appearance of a conflict, about the appearance of bias," Jed Shugerman, a professor at Fordham University's School of Law and an expert on judicial and government ethics, tells Newsweek . "The problem is that we have so many flagrant conflicts that are so obvious, we get distracted from what the legal standard is."
This much is known: On Barr's public financial disclosure report, he admits to working for a law firm that represented Russia's Alfa Bank and for a company whose co-founders allegedly have long-standing business ties to Russia. What's more, he received dividends from Vector Group, a holding company with deep financial ties to Russia.
These facts didn't get much attention during Barr's confirmation hearing, as Congress was hyperfocused on an unsolicited memo Barr wrote prior to his nomination, which criticized the special counsel's investigation-and whether he would release an unredacted Mueller report to Congress. Much of the information is public, but it has so far been unreported in relation to Barr.

https://www.newsweek.com/so-many-conflicts-so-little-time-1396435

#6203763 at 2019-04-16 23:33:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7933: Memorandums of Treason Edition

Justice Dept. denies bond for tens of thousands of asylum seekers

By TED HESSON

04/16/2019 07:16 PM EDT

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/16/doj-bonds-asylum-seekers-1362789?bcmt=1

In a move that could keep tens of thousands of asylum seekers locked up, the Justice Department said Tuesday that it will deny a large class of undocumented immigrants a bond hearing to argue for their release.

The opinion, by Attorney General William Barr, adheres to the Trump administration's stance that migrants caught at the border should be detained whenever possible, even when they've petitioned for asylum.

The 11-page precedent-setting decision reverses a 2005 immigration court ruling that guaranteed bond hearings for certain migrants. Under the earlier ruling, some migrants who passed a "credible fear" interview - the first step in their asylum review - were eligible to seek release on bond.

The new standard will eliminate that option. The Homeland Security Department will, however, retain discretion to let individual asylum seekers out of detention, a decision that can be dictated by the availability of resources.

"It strips away the ability of an immigration judge to look at the merits of the case and determine in a bond hearing whether the person is going to be a flight risk or a threat to the community," said Andrew Free, a Nashville-based immigration attorney.

Barr said in the opinion that the effective date will be delayed 90 days, so that the Homeland Security Department "may conduct the necessary operational planning for additional detention and parole decisions." A spending bill passed by Congress in February funded more than 45,000 detention beds, but the Trump administration has argued that's not enough.

The ruling, known as Matter of M-S-, will not apply to migrant children traveling alone or with families, Free said. Under the 1997 Flores settlement agreement, children cannot be detained for longer than 20 days.

In addition, the decision does not apply to migrants who seek asylum at ports of entry. They must be granted "parole" into the U.S. and are not eligible for bond hearings.

Greg Chen, director of government relations for the American Immigration Lawyers Association, called the new standard "a devastating blow to those seeking protection from persecution."

With Tuesday's decision, Barr followed in the footsteps of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who issued several precedential immigration decisions during his tenure at the Justice Department.

A June decision issued by Sessions, known as Matter of A-B-, restricted the ability of migrants to seek asylum based on domestic violence or gang violence. However, a federal judge struck down the bulk of that ruling and related policies in December.

#6202271 at 2019-04-16 21:10:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7931: Never Socialism Edition

DOJ lost Mueller excuse to dodge questions on Clinton emails investigation, GOP leaders say

Top Senate Republicans are renewing the push for access to more information on the FBI's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server now that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation has concluded. In a letter sent to Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday, three Senate chairman argue the Justice Department can no longer cite the ongoing Russian interference investigation as a reason not to comply with their demand for a briefing.

"Now that the Special Counsel's investigation has concluded, we are unaware of any legitimate basis upon which the Department can refuse to answer the Judiciary Committee's inquiries," Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wrote in their letter. The Republicans previously requested information on a classified appendix to the Justice Department inspector general's report titled, "A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election," that was released in June 2018.

"The classified appendix raises significant issues associated with the FBI's failure to review certain highly classified information in support of its Midyear investigation," they wrote, referring to the code name for the email investigation. "In particular, the Inspector General noted that it learned that the FBI acquired classified material that 'may have included information potentially relevant to the Midyear investigation.' The FBI even drafted a memorandum in May of 2016 stating that access to the information was 'necessary to complete the investigation.' However, that memorandum was never completed."

The 568-page inspector general report found former FBI Director James Comey was "insubordinate" and "affirmatively concealed" his intentions from Justice Department leadership during the investigation into Clinton's private email server. The report also slammed former FBI investigator Peter Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page, who were having an affair with each other, for anti-Trump tweets that suggested "a willingness to take official action to impact the presidential candidate's electoral prospects."

Though the report criticized FBI actions as unorthodox and at times improper, ultimately it concluded that this did not change the outcome of the Clinton email investigation. Mueller concluded his investigation last month, issuing a nearly 400-page report to Barr on his findings. Barr intends to release a redacted version of the full report on Thursday.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/doj-lost-mueller-excuse-to-dodge-questions-on-clinton-emails-investigation-gop-leaders-say

Inspector general slams 'insubordinate' James Comey, concludes bias did not hinder FBI's investigation of Hillary Clinton's emails

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/inspector-general-no-political-bias-in-fbis-investigation-of-hillary-clintons-emails

#6202192 at 2019-04-16 21:02:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7931: Never Socialism Edition

Federal judge criticizes Barr over transparency concerns for the Mueller report

A federal judge handling a case centered around special counsel Robert Mueller's final report criticized Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday, saying he has "created an environment that has caused a significant part of the American public to be concerned that there will be transparency." Judge Reggie Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia delivered the rebuke in federal court before ruling that the Justice Department would not be compelled to provide BuzzFeed with a version of the Mueller report by Thursday. The judge's words appeared to echo concerns about Barr that congressional Democrats have also expressed. "Obviously there is a real concern about whether there will be transparency ... I hope that the government will be as transparent as it can be," Walton said.

BuzzFeed is seeking Mueller's report through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit and asked for it to be provided to them under an expedited schedule by April 18, which is this Thursday. Earlier this week, the DOJ announced it will be providing a copy of Mueller's highly anticipated report to Congress that same day with redactions being overseen by Barr. In his opening remarks, Walton said that even though he doesn't know what the redacted Mueller report released by Barr will look like, "it seems to me that it's premature to believe that what will be released on Thursday will be different than what would be released under FOIA." BuzzFeed filed its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in early April, asking the court for injunctive relief to compel the Justice Department to provide a copy of the Mueller report to them. Walton denied a similar request earlier this month that was brought by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, but the research center had also sought a whole host of other nonpublic documents related to the special counsel investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election as well. BuzzFeed had hoped it might receive a more favorable ruling because its request was much narrower than the information sought by the research center. That didn't happen.

DOJ's attorney argued to Walton that "an injunction is an extraordinary act with a high burden" and said that "this is particularly true when trying to order the Justice Department to do something." In prior court filings, DOJ argued BuzzFeed "cannot establish irreparable harm," specifically citing the fact that Barr sought to release the Mueller report in mid-April and said he would "color code" the report with "explanatory notes describing the basis for each redaction." Matthew Topic, the attorney for both BuzzFeed and its journalist Jason Leopold, said, "We intend to challenge the redactions," and argued that "the longer we wait to get the FOIA response, the longer it takes for us to move this case forward." In a recent court filing, BuzzFeed said, "It is likely, given the categories of information the Attorney General has already determined will be redacted, that we are at the first step of what could be a lengthy legal process to decide whether those redactions are legally permissible under FOIA."

Given the number of public pronouncements made by government officials such as President Trump and others, Topic said there was an incredible public interest in knowing what the full Mueller report contains. Countering the idea that further delay wouldn't cause any harm, Topic argued, "The irreparable harm would be being forced to wait." Walton disagreed, saying BuzzFeed "cannot be harmed irreparably by waiting a little longer. ... I don't doubt there's some harm, but it's not irreparable." He denied BuzzFeed's motion for injunctive relief.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/federal-judge-criticizes-Barr-over-transparency-concerns-for-the-mueller-report

#6202062 at 2019-04-16 20:50:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7930: IS IN EU Edition

DOJ lost Mueller excuse to dodge questions on Clinton emails investigation, GOP leaders say

Top Senate Republicans are renewing the push for access to more information on the FBI's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server now that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation has concluded. In a letter sent to Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday, three Senate chairman argue the Justice Department can no longer cite the ongoing Russian interference investigation as a reason not to comply with their demand for a briefing.

"Now that the Special Counsel's investigation has concluded, we are unaware of any legitimate basis upon which the Department can refuse to answer the Judiciary Committee's inquiries," Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wrote in their letter. The Republicans previously requested information on a classified appendix to the Justice Department inspector general's report titled, "A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election," that was released in June 2018.

"The classified appendix raises significant issues associated with the FBI's failure to review certain highly classified information in support of its Midyear investigation," they wrote, referring to the code name for the email investigation. "In particular, the Inspector General noted that it learned that the FBI acquired classified material that 'may have included information potentially relevant to the Midyear investigation.' The FBI even drafted a memorandum in May of 2016 stating that access to the information was 'necessary to complete the investigation.' However, that memorandum was never completed."

The 568-page inspector general report found former FBI Director James Comey was "insubordinate" and "affirmatively concealed" his intentions from Justice Department leadership during the investigation into Clinton's private email server. The report also slammed former FBI investigator Peter Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page, who were having an affair with each other, for anti-Trump tweets that suggested "a willingness to take official action to impact the presidential candidate's electoral prospects."

Though the report criticized FBI actions as unorthodox and at times improper, ultimately it concluded that this did not change the outcome of the Clinton email investigation. Mueller concluded his investigation last month, issuing a nearly 400-page report to Barr on his findings. Barr intends to release a redacted version of the full report on Thursday.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/doj-lost-mueller-excuse-to-dodge-questions-on-clinton-emails-investigation-gop-leaders-say

Inspector general slams 'insubordinate' James Comey, concludes bias did not hinder FBI's investigation of Hillary Clinton's emails
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/inspector-general-no-political-bias-in-fbis-investigation-of-hillary-clintons-emails

#6201868 at 2019-04-16 20:32:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7930: IS IN EU Edition

Electronic surveillance isn't spying; it's much more powerful
By Kevin R. Brock, opinion contributor - 04/16/19 10:30 AM EDT

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/439046-electronic-surveillance-isnt-spying-its-much-more-powerful

Attorney General William Barr used the "S" word in front of Congress and the world last week, and organized fainting spells commenced.

"I believe the government spied on the Trump campaign," said Mr. Barr in a town where semantic directness is simply not practiced among the political pharisees and their pilot fish in the media who seek to preserve a certain order by obfuscating true intent.
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His use of the word "spy" was as blunt as his everyman face. Its stinging connotation was validated in direct proportion to the contrived outrage of opposition politicians and cable news mannequins flopping to the ground and clutching their knees like European soccer players.

A few weeks ago, disgraced former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe stated that he believed President Trump was an agent of the Russian government, i.e. a spy. His assertion was met with somber nodding and little, if any, pushback.

He made this incredible statement without, according to Barr's summary of the Mueller report, possessing any evidence that it was true. He was, however, in the middle of a book tour and raising cash on a GoFundMe website because, according to him, he was in desperate need of money since the president cut short some of his retirement benefits.

His anguish can be seen as he drives around his tony neighborhood in his luxury car. Thank you for your contributions to this destitute and victimized man.

McCabe's fellow traveler in the empty collusion investigation they cooked up and ran - fired former FBI Director James Comey - was quick to seize another opportunity to moralize to a camera the day after AG Barr used the "S" word.

"I don't know what the heck he's talking about, that's all I can say." Apparently it was not all Comey could say, since he added: "When I hear that kind of language used, it's concerning because the FBI and the Department of Justice conduct court-ordered electronic surveillance." And, having quite a bit to say, he kept talking: "I have never thought of that as spying."
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Comey was anxious to echo the narrative advanced by those in opposition to the president that court-ordered electronic surveillance is somehow different or less distasteful than the untidy, morally fluid concept of spying.

He can seek to take shelter in the softer "surveillance" word, but here is what he and McCabe unleashed on an American citizen involved on the outskirts of a presidential campaign: A Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court-ordered electronic surveillance allows the FBI leeway to intercept more than telephone and computer communications. It allows the clandestine microphone and camera capture of the target at all times and in all places, even the most intimate, of his daily life. It is more intrusive than even a Title III criminal wiretap of a drug dealer or mob boss.

So, in a way, Comey is right. FISA court-ordered electronic surveillance is different than spying. It is the epitome of government power over an individual's privacy. It is the nuclear option in the world of intelligence collection.

#6199708 at 2019-04-16 16:51:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7927 Shilling Intensifies: Approaching Target Edition

Iran-Contra, etc. No worries, Frens. The operative word is LEVERAGE. Remember Mueller's history…

April 16, 2019
While at the CIA, William Barr drafted letters calling for an end to the Agency's moratorium on destroying records
Decades before he was Attorney General (twice), Barr served in the Agency's Office of Legislative Council in the wake of the the Church Committee hearings

A memo uncovered in the Central Intelligence Agency's declassified archives shows that during his time at the CIA's Office of Legislative Council, current Attorney General William P. Barr drafted letters calling for the end of the moratorium on destroying records imposed on the Agency ahead of the Church Committee hearings.

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2019/apr/16/cia-Barr-crest/

#6198312 at 2019-04-16 14:14:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7926 Feel'n the Bern on Socialism Edition

https://twitter.com/45_Schedule/status/1118147312033914881

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"Behind the Obama administration's shady plan to spy on the Trump campaign."


Behind the Obama administration's shady plan to spy on the Trump campaign

By Andrew C. McCarthy

April 15, 2019 | 11:07pm

https://nypost.com/2019/04/15/behind-the-obama-administrations-shady-plan-to-spy-on-the-trump-campaign/

In Senate testimony last week, Attorney General William Barr used the word "spying" to refer to the Obama administration, um, spying on the Trump campaign. Of course, fainting spells ensued, with the media-Democrat complex in meltdown. Former FBI Director Jim Comey tut-tutted that he was confused by Barr's comments, since the FBI's "surveillance" had been authorized by a court.

(Needless to say, the former director neglected to mention that the court was not informed that the bureau's "evidence" for the warrants was unverified hearsay paid for by the Clinton campaign.)

The pearl-clutching was predictable. Less than a year ago, we learned the Obama administration had used a confidential informant - a spy - to approach at least three Trump campaign officials in the months leading up to the 2016 election, straining to find proof that the campaign was complicit in the Kremlin's hacking of Democratic emails.

As night follows day, we were treated to the same Beltway hysteria we got this week: Silly semantic carping over the word "spying" - which, regardless of whether a judge authorizes it, is merely the covert gathering of intelligence about a suspected wrongdoer, organization or foreign power.

There is no doubt that the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign. As Barr made clear, the real question is: What predicated the spying? Was there a valid reason for it, strong enough to overcome our norm against political spying? Or was it done rashly? Was a politically motivated decision made to use highly intrusive investigative tactics when a more measured response would have sufficed, such as a "defensive briefing" that would have warned the Trump campaign of possible Russian infiltration?

Last year, when the "spy" games got underway, James Clapper, Obama's director of national intelligence, conceded that, yes, the FBI did run an informant - "spy" is such an icky word - at Trump campaign officials; but, we were told, this was merely to investigate Russia. Cross Clapper's heart, it had nothing to do with the Trump campaign. No, no, no. Indeed, the Obama administration only used an informant because - bet you didn't know this - doing so is the most benign, least intrusive mode of conducting an investigation.

Me? I'm thinking the tens of thousands of convicts serving lengthy sentences due to the penetration of their schemes by informants would beg to differ. (Gee, Mr. Gambino, I assure you, this was just for you own good . . .) And imagine the Democrats' response if, say, the Bush administration had run a covert intelligence operative against Obama 2008 campaign officials, including the campaign's co-chairman. Surely David Axelrod, Chuck Schumer, The New York Times and Rachel Maddow would chirp that "all is forgiven" once they heard Republicans punctiliously parse the nuances between "spying" and "surveillance"; between "spies" and "informants"; and between investigating campaign officials versus investigating the campaign proper - and the candidate.

More at Link!

#6196289 at 2019-04-16 06:13:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7923: Now Comes The PAIN in 23 Edition

Every Q follower should read this. Don't know what to make of it, but I hope q/potus can explain?

CIA Covert Operative William Barr Nominated by Trump for Attorney General. His Role in the Iran Contra Affair

This article was originally published on December 12, 2018. The serious questions raised in the piece remain completely unanswered.

Why was Barr chosen, given his shocking and deeply criminal/cover-up kingpin background?

Was Trump duped by Deep State enemies, who have placed another predator into his administration with the power to destroy his presidency? Or has Trump co-opted and turned Barr, in the hopes that Barr will do Trump's bidding? Why would Barr ever turn against his own Deep State cronies?

Does Trump have a plan? With Barr in place, is Trump signaling to his enemies that "I now own the Deep State"? Or is Barr the Deep State's ultimate and final weapon against Trump, who remains surrounded by Bush/Clinton "swamp creatures" such as National Security Adviser John Bolton, who is one of Barr's many fellow Iran-Contra co-conspirators, Vice President Mike Pence (who is in ideal position for a coup against Trump, and remains very cozy with the Clintons, dozens of Obama appointees that remain in place, and Republican "Never Trumpers", all of whom continue to undermine Trump.
Political Succession and "The Bush-Clinton Nexus": Permanent Criminal State, "A Clinton White House Guarantees War with Russia"

Pay careful attention to the confirmation "hearings". How many of the senators "questioning" Barr are themselves connected to the Bush/Clinton era criminal operations that Barr supervised as George H.W. Bush's attorney general?

Will anyone in Washington, or in the CIA asset-filled mainstream media, dare bring up Iran-Contra? Will anyone dare detail Barr's corruption, and his longstanding ties to the Bush/Clinton network? What about the fact that Barr is best friends with Robert Mueller?

Even the alternative media, including the whistleblowing research-intensive pro-Trump anon community, has been virtually silent on Barr, despite the fact that his criminal history is glaringly obvious, lurid, and begging to be exposed.

Rumors abound that slippery Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave the Justice Department following Barr's likely confirmation. This further clears the way for Barr to seize the power to determine the fate of the Mueller probe, the John Huber (Inspector General) report, FISAgate, Clinton emails, Uranium One, and other key investigations.

William Barr could well determine the course of the political war between President Donald Trump and his enemies, and decide the fate of Donald Trump's presidency itself.

software, and all crimes of state committed by Bush

Barr provided legal cover for Bush's illegal foreign policy and war crimes

Barr left Washington, and went through the "rotating door" to the corporate world, where he took on numerous directorships and counsel positions for major companies. In 2007 and again from 2017, Barr was counsel for politically-connected international law firm Kirkland & Ellis. Among its other notable attorneys and alumni are Kenneth Starr, John Bolton, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and numerous Trump administration attorneys. K&E's clients include sex trafficker/pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and Mitt Romney's Bain Capital.

A strong case can be made that William Barr was as powerful and important a figure in the Bush apparatus as any other, besides Poppy Bush himself.

Iran-Contra

To understand the scope, scale, and gravity of William Barr's central role working for George H.W. Bush, one must grasp the significance of Iran-Contra, the massive criminal operation that was the cornerstone of the Bush era, headed by the Bushes, with the Clintons as partners.

https://www.globalresearch.ca/ciabushiran-contra-covert-operative-fixer-William-Barr-nominated-attorney-general/5662609

#6187257 at 2019-04-15 18:14:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7912: Notre Dame Burns Edition

AG Barr To Release Mueller Report To Congress, Public On Thursday

Mark it in your calendars, people: The highly anticipated Mueller Report comes out Thursday morning.

Attorney General William Barr said last Wednesday that the full report - with redactions to remove classified or sensitive material - would be released "within a week." Democrats in the House had demanded the report by April 2, but the redaction work was not yet complete by then. Now, Justice officials have said the report will come out Thursday, NBC reported.

Barr sent a four-page summary of the special counsel's findings to Congress earlier this month. In his letter, Barr wrote "that the evidence developed during the Special Counsel investigation is not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense." But Democrats claim the full report could show something much different.

In his two-year, $30 million probe, special counsel Robert Mueller and his team of lawyers issued more than 2,800 subpoenas, conducted nearly 500 searches with warrants, and interviewed more than 500 witnesses. Barr said his team has been sifting through the reams of documents to remove portions that "reveal intelligence sources and methods," among other reasons.

The attorney general said redactions will be broken down into four categories so readers can see why the information was omitted.

"First is grand jury information," Barr told lawmakers last Wednesday as he testified before the House Appropriations Committee. "The second is information that the intelligence community believes would reveal intelligence sources and methods. The third are information in the report that could interfere with ongoing prosecutions. You'll recall that the special counsel did spin off a number of cases that are still being pursued. And we want to make sure that none of the information in the report would impinge upon either the ability of the prosecutors to prosecute the cases, or the fairness to the defendants."

"And finally, we intend to redact information that implicated the privacy or reputational interest of peripheral players where there is a decision not to charge them," Barr said.

President Trump, who has been blasting Mueller for months, went on another tear Monday, ripping the special counsel's probe into alleged campaign collusion with Russia and blasting Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, and "dirty cops."

"Mueller, and the A.G. based on Mueller findings (and great intelligence), have already ruled No Collusion, No Obstruction. These were crimes committed by Crooked Hillary, the DNC, Dirty Cops and others! INVESTIGATE THE INVESTIGATORS!" Trump wrote on Twitter in an early morning post.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/04/ag-Barr-to-release-mueller-report-to-congress-public-on-thursday/

#6186852 at 2019-04-15 17:44:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7911: They All Get An Illegal Edition

Democratic freak-out over William Barr's investigation: What do they want hidden?

Any time President Trump showed the slightest discomfort at having his life probed by a special counsel with unlimited power, Democrats and the media suspiciously wondered: Well, what's he got to hide?!

Now, Attorney General William Barr says he wants to take a peek at the Obama administration's spying on Trump's 2016 campaign. And those same Democrats are calling it a political hit job.

Well, what have they got to hide?!

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/democratic-freak-out-over-William-Barrs-investigation-what-do-they-want-hidden

#6185988 at 2019-04-15 16:23:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7910: Dark Knights Edition

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#6185877 at 2019-04-15 16:13:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7910: Dark Knights Edition

DOJ to release Mueller report Thursday

The Department of Justice plans to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report to Congress and the public on Thursday, according to reports. The report on Mueller's 22-month investigation is nearly 400 pages long. It's expected to describe the legal analysis and factual findings that support the conclusions previously shared by Attorney General William Barr in a four-page summary of the report last month.

The redacted information includes grand jury material, foreign intelligence that could compromise sources and methods, information about ongoing investigations, and derogatory information about people who were not charged. According to Barr, Mueller concluded the Trump campaign did not collude with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election. Mueller did not establish whether or not Trump obstructed justice, but Barr said he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein concluded there was insufficient evidence to charge the president with obstruction.

The redacted report will be heavily scrutinized by Republicans, who have claimed the report vindicates Trump, and Democrats, who have accused Barr of giving cover to the president.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/doj-to-release-mueller-report-thursday

#6185864 at 2019-04-15 16:12:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7910: Dark Knights Edition

Redacted Mueller Report To Be Released To Congress & Public On Thursday

Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec announced this morning Attorney General William Barr is expected to send Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report to Congress and make it public on Thursday (ahead of the long weekend's news cycle).

Those following Mueller's investigation will pore over the report's almost 400 pages for any new disclosures of contacts between Trump's presidential campaign and Russian operatives who interfered in the 2016 election, as well as evidence that the president sought to obstruct justice by interfering in the probe.

But, as Bloomberg reports, readers also will puzzle over sections that Barr has said he'll blank out. He's said the redacted material will be color-coded to indicate whether it involves classified material, grand jury information or damage to the reputation of a private citizen "peripheral" to the investigation.

One key question the report may answer is why Mueller decided not to make a recommendation one way or the other on whether to charge Trump with obstructing justice.

We look forward to Schiff and Swalwell's comments…

As a reminder, Barr will testify about the Mueller report before the House and Senate Judiciary panels on May 1 and May 2.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-15/redacted-mueller-report-be-released-congress-public-thursday

#6184289 at 2019-04-15 13:27:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7908 Monday Forecast: Cloudy with Isolated Shillstorms Edition

Why Democrats Freaked Out When Barr Said The Trump Campaign Was Spied On

There are two reasons the political media establishment is growing increasingly hostile towards Attorney General William Barr: First, he serves under President Donald Trump. Second, he is not only the messenger of the demise of the Russiagate conspiracy theory that the Deep State and its aiders, abettors, and enablers in the political media establishment worked so hard to perpetuate, but he could also be the source of the demise of the establishment itself, if he ends up exposing their whole sordid affair.

Should Barr conduct a thorough investigation of the Russiagate investigators, and the associated leakers and colluders, and dispense justice to the fullest extent of the law, it would drive a stake through the heart of the establishment writ large by demolishing the unjust system of double standards from which it has benefited, while punishing its foes.

https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/15/democrats-freaked-Barr-said-trump-campaign-spied/

#6183319 at 2019-04-15 09:16:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7907 Fastest. Bread. Ever Edition

The 5 fights to expect after the Mueller report is released

(CNN) - Sometime in the next 72 hours, we expect Attorney General William Barr to release a redacted version of the 300+-page report compiled by special counsel Robert Mueller and aimed at examining Russian interference in the 2016 election.

That release will be a BIG deal – our first real glimpse into what the Russians were trying to do in 2016, how much (or little) the Trump campaign played along with those efforts and whether President Donald Trump (or anyone in his circle) undertook an effort to get in the way of the probe.

This is, without doubt, an end. But don't fool yourself: This is not the end.

No matter what the Mueller report says – or how much of it we actually get to see after the redactions – it will continue to be a source of massive contention in our culture, with tentacles that reach not only into the political world (up and down Pennsylvania Avenue) but also the legal one.

Here are five of the major fights to come over the Mueller report:

* The Redaction Fight: In testimony in front of a House committee last week, Barr made clear that he had no plans to show Congress the full, unredacted report. (He did say he'd be willing to talk to the chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary committees about what was in the unredacted version.) Barr also said that there were four categories of redacted information: 1) grand jury material 2) classified information 3) information linked to ongoing probes and 4) details that could be damaging "peripheral third parties" in the investigation. Democrats have already made clear that they want to see the full report and have already authorized a subpoena for it in the event that Barr doesn't release the whole thing.
* The Obstruction Fight: We know from the Barr top-line letter that "evidence" exists on both sides of the debate over whether Trump or anyone affiliated with him sought to purposely obstruct the Mueller investigation into Russian interference. And the Barr letter also quotes Mueller saying this: "While this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him." Barr decided not to charge Trump with obstruction, nor did Mueller make a recommendation to do so, as Barr testified last week to Congress. So why did he? And why didn't Mueller make a recommendation on obstruction? One other: What evidence are we talking about on both sides of the obstruction question?
* The Rebuttal Fight: For months, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been promising that the White House will produce its own report as a way to answer back to what Mueller put together. Giuliani told CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday night that the White House still expects to release a rebuttal report, and that it will be released after the Mueller report comes out. Is there any, well, "there" there on this rebuttal report? Or is it simply Trump's tweets with some legal-ese thrown in there? Does it gain any traction within the broader debate over the Mueller report? Or is it dismissed as simply garbage spin and forgotten within a day or two?

* The Russia Fight: If there was "no collusion" between the Trump campaign and the Russians – as Barr's summary of Mueller's report made clear – then why the hell were SO many Trump associates in contact with the Russians during the 2016 election? (According to CNN reporting, at least 16 Trump associates had contacts with Russians during the campaign or transition.) And why did so many of them either lie (Michael Flynn) or misremember (Jeff Sessions) the depth and breadth of their interactions with Russians? Was it all just the world's biggest coincidence? That central question is likely to be the subject of much back-and-forth on and off Capitol Hill as Democrats seek to push past Mueller's expected collusion conclusion in search of answers.
* The Steele Dossier Fight: The opposition research document put together by former British spy Christopher Steele in many ways sits at the core of the disagreement between the two parties about the entire investigation. Democrats see Steele as getting most of the big things right about Trump, and note that former FBI director James Comey has said under oath that the Justice Department was able to independently confirm parts of the Steele Dossier. On the other hand, Republicans view the Steele Dossier as a partisan, gotcha document funded by Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee. They insist the dossier is the reason the FBI began a counter-intelligence probe, which led to the Mueller special counsel in the first place. And that's a problem because many Republicans think that many of the dossier's claims are untrue. That disagreement isn't going anywhere because it's too powerful for both sides to let it go.

#6179450 at 2019-04-15 00:29:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7902: Suddenly Shilly Sunday Edition

Mark Meadows Expects Criminal Referrals In DOJ Watchdog's Report

North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows said Sunday that he expects the Justice Department's inspector general to issue criminal referrals as part of an investigation into the FBI's possible abuse of the surveillance courts during the Trump-Russia probe.

"We're fully anticipating that the [inspector general's] report will come out as Attorney General Barr said in the next four to six weeks, and I think it's highly likely that we'll see criminal referrals coming from them that will correspond with what Chairman [Devin] Nunes has already put forth," Meadows said in an interview on Fox's "Sunday Morning Futures."

Attorney General William Barr told Congress on Tuesday that he expects Michael Horowitz, the inspector general, to issue a report in late May or June. On March 28, 2018, Horowitz opened an investigation into whether the FBI and Justice Department complied with legal requirements to obtain a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant against Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

Meadows, a close ally of President Trump's, said that he and Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan met earlier this week with Horowitz. Both have expressed confidence in Horowitz's work, and have heightened expectations that the investigation will be favorable to Republicans.

Meadows said that he believes that Horowitz's report will also focus on FBI leaks to the media. The Republican claimed to have seen evidence that the bureau would leak information to the press and then use those stories to justify additional investigations.

"So what we would find is people within the Department of Justice, primarily the FBI, would actually give information to the media, then those reports would actually come out and they would say 'wow, we have these reports now,' and then they would take the actual reports and use those as the probable cause to do a further investigation," Meadows told Fox host Maria Bartiromo.

"It was a big circular reasoning ... you'll see all of that come out, I believe, when inspector general's report comes out."

Horowitz is also examining the FBI and Justice Department's communications with Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier that the FBI relied on to obtain the Page FISAs.

Republicans have alleged that the FBI failed to verify the dossier before using it to obtain the FISAs. They also claim that the FBI failed to disclose that Steele was working for the DNC and Clinton campaign in the FISA applications.

Horowitz is also investigating the FBI's use of confidential informants in the Trump-Russia probe. The New York Times reported earlier this week that Horowitz is scrutinizing Stefan Halper, a former Cambridge University professor who made contact with several Trump campaign advisers while working as an FBI informant.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/14/mark-meadows-criminal-referrals-horowitz/

#6179218 at 2019-04-15 00:06:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7901: Slow Ridin' Sunday Edition:

This is the absolute 100% true story of how the deep state tried to topple Donald J. Trump, and it's exactly WHY Attorney General William Barr recently said "I think spying did occur" on the Trump campaign. These are the FACTS that CNN will never ever tell their viewers.

Patriots, Don Bongino and Sgt Report for the critical timeline analysis.

this started back in 2007 with Glenn Simpson, just changed the name and dates.

Adm Rogers discovered the problem with the NSA about Queries and took to FISC to report.

THEN FISAgate kicked in to try and cover tracks with the dossier.

https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2017/12/21/report-russia-dossier-based-10-year-old-wall-street-journal-articles/

#6178720 at 2019-04-14 23:20:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7901: Slow Ridin' Sunday Edition:

POTUS_Schedule Retweeted
Matt Wolking
Verified account @MattWolking
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"the sunlight of transparency soon will shine on the rancid corruption of the [DOJ, FBI & intelligence agencies under Obama]. Turning the tables on the conspirators is absolutely necessary to hold accountable those who tried to rig the election."

As Trump soars higher, Dems reach their lowest point yet

By Michael Goodwin

April 13, 2019 | 10:51pm

https://nypost.com/2019/04/13/as-trump-soars-higher-dems-reach-their-lowest-point-yet/

Predicting what history will decide was significant is always dicey. But in the context of our fractured nation and the nonstop Washington tumult since 2016, events in the last three weeks have been nothing short of ­remarkable.

Against an enormous army of antagonists, political and cultural, academic and judicial, Donald Trump is enjoying some of the best days of his presidency. His power and popularity are expanding.

Meanwhile, Democrats and the left, including the media, have suffered one crushing blow after another. Their recent confidence that Trump was not long for the Oval Office is suddenly morphing into a panic that he could win a second term.

The worm began turning on the ­afternoon of Sunday, March 24, when Attorney General William Barr released his letter summarizing the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller. There was no collusion with Russia, Mueller found, and no obstruction of justice, Barr determined.

The momentous victory for Trump vindicated his claims of innocence. The fog of accusations that he was an illegitimate president was destroyed by a news flash that left no room for ambiguity.

To grasp the significance, imagine the consequences if the report found he was probably guilty of one or both charges.

The left would have erupted in ­orgasmic joy. We would be discussing articles of impeachment and Republicans would have fallen in line. There would have been worldwide implications as America turned inward to face its crisis.

Yet it is now apparent that Mueller's report, as great as it was for Trump, was just the start of a dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of both the president and his tormentors. The bookend, at least so far, came last week with Barr's stunning comment that "spying did occur" on Trump's 2016 campaign and that Barr was obligated to review "the conduct of the investigation."

"Spying on a political campaign is a big deal," Barr said matter-of-factly.

Heart be still. Barr's promise touches on the holy grail for those of us who believe there was an outrageous abuse of government power to try to tip the election to Hillary Clinton and then to topple Trump.

If Barr keeps his word, the sunlight of transparency soon will shine on the rancid corruption of the Justice Department, the FBI and the intelligence agencies under Barack Obama.

Turning the tables on the conspirators is absolutely necessary to hold accountable those who tried to rig the election. That accountability, if it is seen as honest and evenhanded, will prevent a repeat and begin to restore public trust.
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William Barr: 'I think spying did occur' against Trump campaign

Among the obvious questions that must be addressed are these: How did the unprecedented FBI probe of a presidential candidate get started if the allegations were instigated and paid for by the opposition? Who leaked scores of misleading investigative tidbits to the media in ways that suggested Trump's guilt was all but certain?

It's no exaggeration to say that Barr's promise to investigate the investigators sets the stage for fundamentally changing the narrative from the one the media fed the nation for two years.

#6177695 at 2019-04-14 21:43:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7899: Trump Curse In Reverse. The Lions, Tigers, and Beers Edition

Mark Meadows Expects Criminal Referrals In DOJ Watchdog's Report

North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows said Sunday that he expects the Justice Department's inspector general to issue criminal referrals as part of an investigation into the FBI's possible abuse of the surveillance courts during the Trump-Russia probe. "We're fully anticipating that the [inspector general's] report will come out as Attorney General Barr said in the next four to six weeks, and I think it's highly likely that we'll see criminal referrals coming from them that will correspond with what Chairman [Devin] Nunes has already put forth," Meadows said in an interview on Fox's "Sunday Morning Futures." Attorney General William Barr told Congress on Tuesday that he expects Michael Horowitz, the inspector general, to issue a report in late May or June. On March 28, 2018, Horowitz opened an investigation into whether the FBI and Justice Department complied with legal requirements to obtain a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant against Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. Meadows, a close ally of President Trump's, said that he and Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan met earlier this week with Horowitz. Both have expressed confidence in Horowitz's work, and have heightened expectations that the investigation will be favorable to Republicans. Meadows said that he believes that Horowitz's report will also focus on FBI leaks to the media. The Republican claimed to have seen evidence that the bureau would leak information to the press and then use those stories to justify additional investigations.

"So what we would find is people within the Department of Justice, primarily the FBI, would actually give information to the media, then those reports would actually come out and they would say 'wow, we have these reports now,' and then they would take the actual reports and use those as the probable cause to do a further investigation," Meadows told Fox host Maria Bartiromo. "It was a big circular reasoning ... you'll see all of that come out, I believe, when inspector general's report comes out."

Horowitz is also examining the FBI and Justice Department's communications with Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier that the FBI relied on to obtain the Page FISAs. Republicans have alleged that the FBI failed to verify the dossier before using it to obtain the FISAs. They also claim that the FBI failed to disclose that Steele was working for the DNC and Clinton campaign in the FISA applications. Horowitz is also investigating the FBI's use of confidential informants in the Trump-Russia probe. The New York Times reported earlier this week that Horowitz is scrutinizing Stefan Halper, a former Cambridge University professor who made contact with several Trump campaign advisers while working as an FBI informant.

https://www.dailycaller.com/2019/04/14/mark-meadows-criminal-referrals-horowitz/

#6170771 at 2019-04-14 03:29:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7891: Misspellings Matter Edition

Wikileaks is comped.

"YOU MAY HAVE THE SITE BUT WE HAVE THE SOURCE" - Q

From now on, "wikileaks" is now what ASSANGE releases from his OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS, e.g. Official twitter account @JulianAssange.

There was a fake news post on this site recently about a stadium of 100,000 people allegedly chanting "Please Trump, Lock Her Up", allegedly from Assange's twitter account.

It is Fake News because the supposed Assange twitter account that this video and caption "Please Trump, Lock Her Up" was posted, was in fact a parody account of Assange @REAL_ASSANGE_

The underscores gave it away for me. It's a silly SQL entry level job coder who puts underscores between logical categories of the data.

Check put the number of followers showing in that parody account, 370 or something?

The real twitter account of the real Julian Assange has 210 million followers.

And the twitter name is @JulianAssange

Who else in the world would have the very first logical way of PLAIN LANGUAGE name identification twitter account. He secured it before any even knew who he was.

"ATTACKS WILL INCREASE" means we all have to start NOT BLINDLY ACCEPTING INFORMATION WE SEE ON QRV AND 8CH EVEN IF THE IDEA OF THE INFORMATION BEING TRUE MAKES US 'FEEL GOOD'.

The Enlightenment consisted of people for the first time at that worldwide scale discovering the real meaning and significance and benefit of and reality of delayed/restrained satisfaction that allowed people to see their own reality of who and what they are and how they are grounded as what they make of it for themselves as individuals, the good springing forth that is not an illusion and not a call to benefit one's 'class' or 'group' or 'tribe' but a call in how a person can help themselves become better people because others should not be automatically assumed as being 'responsible' for us, to help us or stop us from doing bad things on the notion it is impossible for anyone to help themselves.

This is how the Satanic Demokkkrats see the downtrodden and those presently struggling with problems: UNABLE TO HELP THEMSELVES BY ASSUMPTION AND NOT BY OBSERVATION, LOGIC AND EVIDENCE.

They therefore attack independent "victim class" people like Candace Owens: DISGUST AND RESENTMENT.

They hate outspoken black people who are not in the Demokkkrat ideological plantation of 'protected tribe' classification to control and manipulate not truly help.

Wikileaks is comped, attacks/disinfo are everywhere now, the shills are becoming more and more obvious and panicky.

Go to Youtube and search using the string "William Barr".

Fake news MSNBC garbage DOMINATES the highest search results. MSNBC #1, MSNBC #2, MSNBC #3, MSNBC #4, MSNBC #5, ETC, ETC.

Lying/asleep/acting freaks and shreakers like Maddow are in every top spot.

ATTACKS WILL INCREASE means we are now each on our own when it comes to the efficacy of our minds from here on out.

WWG1WGA

#6169525 at 2019-04-14 01:44:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7889: Criminals Of All Shapes, Sizes And Kinds Edition

Been away for a few days but here is a piece that I posted late last week about William Barr and it received no traction. Who is Bill Barr really?
"The fact is, there is nothing to "respect" and everything to condemn about Barr's work as a key inner circle operative throughout George Herbert Walker Bush's rise to power, from CIA Director to Vice President to President. These aspects of Barr's resume remain whitewashed by mainstream coverage. They have been amply documented by whistleblowers and those who worked directly with Barr.

The issue at hand is not Barr's "legal mind", but the ruthless mind that he wielded with frightening authority and expertise as George H. W. Bush's treasonous hatchet man in the Justice Department. William Barr distorted and corrupted the law, as grossly as anyone in modern history.

Barr: CIA operative

It is a sobering fact that American presidents (many of whom have been corrupt) have gone out of their way to hire fixers to be their attorney generals.

Consider recent history: Loretta Lynch (2015-2017), Eric Holder (2009-2015), Michael Mukasey (2007-2009), Alberto Gonzales (2005-2007), John Ashcroft (2001-2005),Janet Reno (1993-2001), Dick Thornburgh (1988-1991), Ed Meese (1985-1988), etc.

Barr, however, is a particularly spectacular and sordid case. As George H.W. Bush's most notorious insider, and as the AG from 1991 to 1993, Barr wreaked havoc, flaunted the rule of law, and proved himself to be one of the CIA/Deep State's greatest and most ruthless champions and protectors:

Barr was a full-time CIA operative, recruited by Langley out of high school, starting in 1971. Barr's youth career goal was to head the CIA.

CIA operative assigned to the China directorate, where he became close to powerful CIA operative George H.W. Bush, whose accomplishments already included the CIA/Cuba Bay of Pigs, Asia CIA operations (Vietnam War, Golden Triangle narcotics), Nixon foreign policy (Henry Kissinger), and the Watergate operation.

When George H.W. Bush became CIA Director in 1976, Barr joined the CIA's "legal office" and Bush's inner circle, and worked alongside Bush's longtime CIA enforcers Theodore "Ted" Shackley, Felix Rodriguez, Thomas Clines, and others, several of whom were likely involved with the Bay of Pigs/John F. Kennedy assassination, and numerous southeast Asian operations, from the Phoenix Program to Golden Triangle narco-trafficking.

Barr stonewalled and destroyed the Church Committee investigations into CIA abuses.

Barr stonewalled and stopped inquiries in the CIA bombing assassination of Chilean opposition leader Orlando Letelier.

Barr joined George H.W. Bush's legal/intelligence team during Bush's vice presidency (under President Ronald Reagan) Rose from assistant attorney general to Chief Legal Counsel to attorney general (1991) during the Bush 41 presidency.

Barr was a key player in the Iran-Contra operation, if not the most important member of the apparatus, simultaneously managing the operation while also "fixing" the legal end, ensuring that all of the operatives could do their jobs without fear of exposure or arrest.

In his attorney general confirmation, Barr vowed to "attack criminal organizations", drug smugglers and money launderers. It was all hot air: as AG, Barr would preserve, protect, cover up, and nurture the apparatus that he helped create, and use Justice Department power to escape punishment.

Barr stonewalled and stopped investigations into all Bush/Clinton and CIA crimes, including BCCI and BNL CIA drug banking, the theft of Inslaw/PROMIS software, and all crimes of state committed by Bush

Barr provided legal cover for Bush's illegal foreign policy and war crimes

Barr left Washington, and went through the "rotating door" to the corporate world, where he took on numerous directorships and counsel positions for major companies. In 2007 and again from 2017, Barr was counsel for politically-connected international law firm Kirkland & Ellis. Among its other notable attorneys and alumni are Kenneth Starr, John Bolton, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and numerous Trump administration attorneys. K&E's clients include sex trafficker/pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and Mitt Romney's Bain Capital.

A strong case can be made that William Barr was as powerful and important a figure in the Bush apparatus as any other, besides Poppy Bush himself."

https://www.globalresearch.ca/ciabushiran-contra-covert-operative-fixer-William-Barr-nominated-attorney-general/5662609

#6166481 at 2019-04-13 20:46:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7885: Storm On The Horizon Edition

Democrats lash Devin Nunes plan for private chat with William Barr

House Democrats are sounding the alarm over plans by House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., to meet privately with Attorney General Bill Barr to discuss criminal referrals against federal authorities involved in investigating Trump and his campaign associates over the Russia collusion allegations. In a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee this week, Barr said that he plans to investigate the probes and the collection of evidence that sparked special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Nunes joined other congressional Republicans in supporting Barr's probe, saying over the last several days that he will send as many as eight criminal referrals to the Justice Department. At the hearing, Barr told lawmakers that he was awaiting Nunes' information as the new probes unfold. "We expect to learn more if and when the Department of Justice receives the referrals, assuming the department follows appropriate protocol and Barr holds any such meeting only with representatives of the majority and minority present," one Democratic Intelligence Committee member told Politico. "[B]ut it is clear they believe they now have an ally in the attorney general to perpetuate their conspiracy theories of 'spying' and their determination to investigate the investigators, no matter how misguided and damaging their efforts are to our national institutions, or the dedicated public servants who work to keep us safe," the aide added.

But congressional Republicans continue to urge Barr to stay the course in investigating the launch of the Mueller investigation, arguing that the real collusion and violations of federal law are buried in the Democrats' attempt to tear down President Trump. "Now that [Mueller] concluded that Trump did not collude with the Russians, which we all knew, it's time to see if Democrats and Obama and Clinton operatives broke the law in their attempt to smear Trump. We know the Steele dossier, which turned out to be fake, was illegally obtained and unethical in every sense of the word. Now we know that the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign," a senior aide to a Republican member on the House Intelligence Committee told the Washington Examiner on Saturday.

"Democrats took a gamble and it failed. Now they don't want the spotlight on these issues anymore." Nunes told Sean Hannity this week that is preparing a meeting with the attorney general and will be joined by fellow House Intelligence Committee colleague John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, who previously served as a U.S. attorney.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-lash-devin-nunes-plan-for-private-chat-with-Barr

#6164921 at 2019-04-13 18:26:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7883: Anons Will Never Forget Edition

>>6164910
>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-lash-devin-nunes-plan-for-private-chat-with-Barr
Democrats lash Devin Nunes plan for private chat with William Barr

House Democrats are sounding the alarm over plans by House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., to meet privately with Attorney General Bill Barr to discuss criminal referrals against federal authorities involved in investigating Trump and his campaign associates over the Russia collusion allegations.

In a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee this week, Barr said that he plans to investigate the probes and the collection of evidence that sparked special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Nunes joined other congressional Republicans in supporting Barr's probe, saying over the last several days that he will send as many as eight criminal referrals to the Justice Department. At the hearing, Barr told lawmakers that he was awaiting Nunes' information as the new probes unfold.

"We expect to learn more if and when the Department of Justice receives the referrals, assuming the department follows appropriate protocol and Barr holds any such meeting only with representatives of the majority and minority present," one Democratic Intelligence Committee member told Politico.

"[B]ut it is clear they believe they now have an ally in the attorney general to perpetuate their conspiracy theories of 'spying' and their determination to investigate the investigators, no matter how misguided and damaging their efforts are to our national institutions, or the dedicated public servants who work to keep us safe," the aide added.

But congressional Republicans continue to urge Barr to stay the course in investigating the launch of the Mueller investigation, arguing that the real collusion and violations of federal law are buried in the Democrats' attempt to tear down President Trump.

"Now that [Mueller] concluded that Trump did not collude with the Russians, which we all knew, it's time to see if Democrats and Obama and Clinton operatives broke the law in their attempt to smear Trump. We know the Steele dossier, which turned out to be fake, was illegally obtained and unethical in every sense of the word. Now we know that the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign," a senior aide to a Republican member on the House Intelligence Committee told the Washington Examiner on Saturday.

"Democrats took a gamble and it failed. Now they don't want the spotlight on these issues anymore."

Nunes told Sean Hannity this week that is preparing a meeting with the attorney general and will be joined by fellow House Intelligence Committee colleague John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, who previously served as a U.S. attorney.

#6164910 at 2019-04-13 18:24:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7883: Anons Will Never Forget Edition

PANIC

https://twitter.com/dbongino/status/1117130374419832833

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-lash-devin-nunes-plan-for-private-chat-with-Barr?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_04/13/2019&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=260

Democrats lash Devin Nunes plan for private chat with William Barr

#6164074 at 2019-04-13 16:49:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7882: Reeee Our FAMILY The Wake and Bake Saturday Brunch Edition

Great Article by prior Democrat Senator on DOJ and criticism of democrats Today


Bob Kerrey: How did Department of Justice get the Trump-Russia investigation so wrong?
By Bob Kerrey Mar 29, 2019
The writer, of New York, is a former Nebraska governor and U.S. senator.

Delusions fascinate me in part because I have so many of my own. Most often delusions are harmless. Sometimes they are not.

At the moment my fellow Democrats are suffering from two that are harmful. The first is that Americans long for a president who will ask us to pay more for the pleasure of increasing the role of the federal government in our lives. That this is a delusion can be seen in the promises made by six successful Democratic candidates in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan: three governors and three senators. Not one of them supported the Green New Deal, a tax on wealth or "Medicare for all."

The second Democratic delusion is that Americans were robbed of the truth when Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller and Attorney General William Barr concluded that President Trump did not collude with Russia in 2016. All evidence indicates that the full report will not change the conclusion that Donald J. Trump did not collude with Vladimir Putin to secure his victory in 2016.

Rather than investigating the president further, Congress needs to investigate how the Department of Justice got this one so wrong. If the president of the United States is vulnerable to prosecutorial abuse, then God help all the rest of us. Members of Congress cannot do this themselves. We do not trust them enough with such a vital mission.

Congress should create a nonpartisan commission to find out what went wrong and to tell us what needs to be done to make certain it never happens again.

A commission to investigate the FBI needs to focus on four questions:

1. Has the law that gave the director of the FBI a 10-year term of office been sufficient to protect the appointee from political pressure to investigate potential crimes of candidates or elected officials? Neither Democratic nor Republican mobs should decide the outcome of our criminal justice system.

2. How can we write clear rules that govern the behavior of the candidate or officeholder? Tweets can and do stoke the fire of the mob. That is what they are intended to do. When the chief law enforcement officer encourages his audience to chant "lock her up," this signals the FBI to follow the mob. When he sends out tweets that encourage law enforcement to investigate political opponents, this is also mob rule. Rules of acceptable behavior do not apply just to the president but to Congress as well. In the Twitter age, all of us need to understand when our candidate has crossed the line.

3. When is it appropriate for the FBI to begin an investigation? Once started, these things are hard to stop. A single campaign official suggesting the possibility of collusion with a foreign power or a document written as opposition research or a demand from a member of Congress are very thin reeds upon which to challenge the legitimacy of an elected official.

4. Are federal pardons justified? The commission needs the authority to examine whether some Americans were convicted and sentenced because they did not tell the truth about a collusion that never happened. The commission should be given the authority to recommend a pardon for anyone it believes was sentenced unjustly.

Our democracy will survive the hostility of Vladimir Putin. What it may not survive is distrust of our system of justice. At the moment that distrust is deep and wide. We need a nonpartisan national commission to tell us what has just happened and to advise us on what we need to do to keep it from happening again.

https://www.omaha.com/opinion/midlands_voices/bob-kerrey-how-did-department-of-justice-get-the-trump/article_7b68c700-f356-5cb8-8baf-bbbdc5375bf4.html

#6163761 at 2019-04-13 16:11:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7882: Reeee Our FAMILY The Wake and Bake Saturday Brunch Edition

Trump confidant Roger Stone seeks full Mueller report

President Donald Trump's longtime confidant, Roger Stone, asked a federal judge Friday to compel the Justice Department to turn over a full copy of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation as part of discovery in his criminal case.

Stone has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied to Congress, engaged in witness tampering and obstructed a congressional investigation into possible coordination between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. In a court filing late Friday night, his lawyers said Stone is entitled to see the confidential report - which was submitted to the attorney general late last month - because it would help prove their allegation that there are constitutional issues with the investigation.

In a separate action, a former aide to Stone who was subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury asked a federal appeals court to determine whether he still needs to testify now that the Russia probe has concluded.

In court documents, the lawyers argue they are entitled to a private disclosure of the nearly 400-page report that Mueller submitted to Attorney General William Barr late last month and said they "must be allowed to review the Report in its entirety because it contains the government's evidence and conclusions on matters essential to Stone's defense."

"To be clear, Stone is not requesting the Report be disclosed to the world - only to his counsel so that it may aid in preparing his defense," the lawyers wrote.

Stone, who is set to go on trial in November, has maintained his innocence and blasted the special counsel's investigation as politically motivated. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which stem from conversations he had during the campaign about WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy group that released material stolen from Democratic groups, including Hillary Clinton's campaign.

In a four-page letter to Congress that detailed Mueller's "principal conclusions," Barr said the special counsel did not find a criminal conspiracy between Russia and Trump associates during the campaign, but did not reach a definitive conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. Instead, Mueller presented evidence on both sides of the obstruction question, but Barr said he did not believe the evidence was sufficient to prove that Trump had obstructed justice.

Barr has said he expects to release a redacted version of Mueller's report next week that will be sent to Congress and made public.

In the separate case, Andrew Miller, a former Stone aide, filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia over the subpoena he was issued in Mueller's investigation.

Last year, Mueller's team sought Miller's testimony regarding Stone, WikiLeaks and the Russian government-controlled online persona Guccifer 2.0, which was used to release hacked material during the 2016 election. But Miller challenged his grand jury subpoena, arguing that Mueller's appointment was unconstitutional.

Earlier this year a three-judge panel of the court upheld the special counsel's appointment and a contempt order intended to force Miller to testify.

In the new petition, Miller's attorney, Paul Kamenar, argued that the matter now appears to be moot because Stone has been indicted and like "Cinderella's carriage that turned into a pumpkin at midnight, special counsel Mueller's authority expired."

Kamenar is now asking the court to have the government formally say whether it will still pursue Miller's testimony. If that's the case, Kamenar is asking for a rehearing of the case. He said in a statement that he will take the fight to the Supreme Court if necessary.

https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article229214134.html

#6162127 at 2019-04-13 12:41:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7880: Night Fire Edition

Curious turn of phrase, no?
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday that a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election will be released next week.

"I'm landing the plane right now," Barr said at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. "I've been willing to discuss my letters and the process going forward, but the report is going to be out next week and I'm just not going to get details of the process until the plane's on the ground."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mueller-report-next-week-u-155318757.html

Q post 1402 from last May relevant?

#6158898 at 2019-04-13 03:08:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7876: "Sanctuary City" 4D Chess Edition

Scalia with regard to independent special counsel, "…But this wolf comes as a wolf"'''

From 1989 Whistleblower memo written by William Barr
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/olc/opinions/1989/07/31/op-olc-v013-p0207_0.pdf

#6156600 at 2019-04-12 23:55:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7873: Thesaurus Theater Edition

https:
//www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2019/04/11/fbi_mans_testimony_points_to_significant_wrongdoing_beyond_spying.html


FBI Man's Testimony Points to Wrongdoing Well Beyond Spying
Bill Priestap, left, with Michael Horowitz, DoJ inspector general.
By Eric Felten, RealClearInvestigations
April 12, 2019

Attorney General William Barr shocked official Washington Wednesday by saying what previously couldn't be said: That the counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016 involved "spying."

The spying, which Barr vowed to investigate, is not the only significant possible violation of investigative rules and ethics committed by agents, lawyers, managers, and officials at the FBI and the Department of Justice. A catalogue of those abuses can be found in recently released testimony that ex-FBI official Edward William Priestap provided to Congress in a closed-door interview last summer.

From the end of 2015 to the end of 2018, Bill Priestap was assistant director of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division, which meant he oversaw the FBI's global counterintelligence efforts. In that role, he managed both of the bureau's most politically sensitive investigations: the inquiry into Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information and the probe into whether Donald Trump or his campaign conspired with Russia to steal the 2016 presidential election.

#6156360 at 2019-04-12 23:29:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7873: Thesaurus Theater Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
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#7872
>>6156346 DJT Tweet: "WSJ's Strassel: Barr 'Right' to Say 'Spying' Occurred on Trump Campaign…"
>>6156294 Dig on Jennifer Gaffney: The DA who let Epstein off.
>>6155952 Zuckerberg compensation more than doubles with $22.6 million Facebook paycheck.
>>6156060 US Army ReTweet. 17:17 timestamp.
>>6156155, >>6156242 The curious case of Greg Craig.
>>6156153 WH Tweet: "Former Obama officials are calling for a bipartisan solution to our border crisis…"
>>6155955, >>6156065 Okeechobee school/body dig.
>>6156057 PapaD: CIA told me they were keeping tabs on me in 2014.
>>6155933 Congressman Loebsack to retire in 2020.
>>6155896 Backlash against Omar's comments builds.
>>6155804, >>6155952 Netflix CEO and Fmr. WH CoS stepping down from Facebook board. MZ takes home double compensation.
>>6155715 Eating healthy soon to be pathologized.
>>6155713 General Electric agrees to pay $1.5 billion penalty for alleged misrepresentations concerning subprime loans included in residential mortgage-backed securities.
>>6155660 More calls for full Mueller report.
>>6155652, >>6156318 JA's smear campaign swings into action.
>>6155644 Protective Order filed in Craig case.
>>6156355 #7872

#7871
>>6155487 US DoD: "Flying in rare air."
>>6155447 Identity politics being used at an absurd level.
>>6155425 Giuliani: "Rep. Ilhan Omar must be denounced for outrageous 9/11 comments."
>>6155378 Photos surface revealing 2017 'closed-door' meeting between Rep. Ilhan Omar and Turkish President Erdogan.
>>6155297 POTUS 911 video 43 seconds long.
>>6155088 Planefag: Planefag: 44A10F gets around.
>>6155084 Kim Jong Un reportedly willing to meet for a third summit.
>>6155026 Glenn Greenwald points out the MSM's hypocrisy and deceitful comments regarding JA.
>>6155062 Christchurch terror attack used to justify mass surveillance of Muslims in China.
>>6155045 Planefag tracking UK/Ireland aircraft.
>>6154965 DJT Tweet: "WE WILL NEVER FORGET!" (video)
>>6154964 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6154955 No trafficking in Kraft case?
>>6154894 AZAZ09O9 heading towards DC from Kansas City / Ft Leavenworth.
>>6154880 Q: Lost bible scriptures?
>>6154864 POTUS: "Thanks to President @realDonaldTrump, America is now winning the global race to deploy secure and reliable 5G!"
>>6154844 Milley: "Happy birthday to Army Aviation!"
>>6154821 House Oversight Committee planning to subpoena POTUS financial records.
>>6154820 11th MEU: "Not in our Waters!"
>>6154819 New York DA knew Clinton pal Epstein was "dangerous pedophile" while arguing for leniency. The "Weiner" treatment.
>>6155547 #7871

#7870
>>6154634 Rod Rosenstein: Saying Barr is misleading with Mueller summary 'bizarre'.
>>6154626 Plane crashes into Connecticut high school baseball field.
>>6154575 US declassifies some 11,000 pages of documents on Argentina dirty war.
>>6154584 Boston Globe writer urges waiters to 'tamper' with food of Republicans.
>>6154507 Jim Jordan's response to Cummings subpoena of a private company to target POTUS.
>>6154478 Trump attorney Jay Sekulow confirms SpyGate coup told "no" *three* times at the FISA Court.
>>6154426 Ex-Venezuelan head of military intel detained in Madrid at US request .
>>6154398 DOD outreach: "Going in for the takedown!"
>>6154270 U.S. EPA revives provision that may name refiners applying for biofuel waivers.
>>6154241 Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has sent a criminal referral notification to Attorney General William Barr claiming "potential violations" in the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia probe.
>>6154167, >>6154170 Discussion of using more military troops for the border crisis.
>>6154043 Democrats new favorite strategy: strong arming financial institutes.
>>6154089 27 more 'possible graves' found near Fla. reform school infamous for beatings, sex abuse.
>>6154087 Dems demanding DOJ disclose results of misconduct handling Epstein case.
>>6154744 #7870

Previously Collected Notables
>>6152319 #7867, >>6153110 #7868, >>6153922 #7869
>>6150584 #7865, >>6151576 #7866, >>6152319 #7867
>>6148427 #7862, >>6149176 #7863, >>6149933 #7864
>>6146039 #7859, >>6146817 #7860, >>6147587 #7861

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6155574 at 2019-04-12 22:19:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7872: Q Club Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
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>>5958613 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGS) for images
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/

Notables
are not endorsements

#7871
>>6155487 US DoD: "Flying in rare air."
>>6155447 Identity politics being used at an absurd level.
>>6155425 Giuliani: "Rep. Ilhan Omar must be denounced for outrageous 9/11 comments."
>>6155378 Photos surface revealing 2017 'closed-door' meeting between Rep. Ilhan Omar and Turkish President Erdogan.
>>6155297 POTUS 911 video 43 seconds long.
>>6155088 Planefag: Planefag: 44A10F gets around.
>>6155084 Kim Jong Un willing to meet for a third summit.
>>6155026 Glenn Greenwald points out the MSM's hypocrisy and deceitful comments regarding JA.
>>6155062 Christchurch terror attack used to justify mass surveillance of Muslims in China.
>>6155045 Planefag tracking UK/Ireland aircraft.
>>6154965 DJT Tweet: "WE WILL NEVER FORGET!" (video)
>>6154964 Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.
>>6154955 No trafficking in Kraft case?
>>6154894 AZAZ09O9 heading towards DC from Kansas City / Ft Leavenworth.
>>6154880 Q: Lost bible scriptures?
>>6154864 POTUS: "Thanks to President @realDonaldTrump, America is now winning the global race to deploy secure and reliable 5G!"
>>6154844 Milley: "Happy birthday to Army Aviation!"
>>6154821 House Oversight Committee planning to subpoena POTUS financial records.
>>6154820 11th MEU: "Not in our Waters!"
>>6154819 New York DA knew Clinton pal Epstein was "dangerous pedophile" while arguing for leniency. The "Weiner" treatment.
>>6155547 #7871

#7870
>>6154634 Rod Rosenstein: Saying Barr is misleading with Mueller summary 'bizarre'.
>>6154626 Plane crashes into Connecticut high school baseball field.
>>6154575 US declassifies some 11,000 pages of documents on Argentina dirty war.
>>6154584 Boston Globe writer urges waiters to 'tamper' with food of Republicans.
>>6154507 Jim Jordan's response to Cummings subpoena of a private company to target POTUS.
>>6154478 Trump attorney Jay Sekulow confirms SpyGate coup told "no" *three* times at the FISA Court.
>>6154426 Ex-Venezuelan head of military intel detained in Madrid at US request .
>>6154398 DOD outreach: "Going in for the takedown!"
>>6154270 U.S. EPA revives provision that may name refiners applying for biofuel waivers.
>>6154241 Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has sent a criminal referral notification to Attorney General William Barr claiming "potential violations" in the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia probe.
>>6154167, >>6154170 Discussion of using more military troops for the border crisis.
>>6154043 Democrats new favorite strategy: strong arming financial institutes.
>>6154089 27 more 'possible graves' found near Fla. reform school infamous for beatings, sex abuse.
>>6154087 Dems demanding DOJ disclose results of misconduct handling Epstein case.
>>6154744 #7870

#7869
>>6153755 Mktfag Report
>>6153632, >>6153769 Counter-terrorism operation ongoing in Russia. ISIS.
>>6153556 France willing to consider offering Julian Assange asylum to prevent US extradition.
>>6153531 Elizabeth Warren wants to end "beyond a resonable doubt" for criminal convictions.
>>6153508 Wherever Putin goes, GPS stops working. Report tracking Russian GPS spoofing activity reveals.
>>6153432 Sudan military chief steps down a day after staging coup to topple long-time leader Omar al-Bashir.
>>6153413 There is no constitutional difference between WikiLeaks and The New York Times.
>>6153376 Facebook removes page of Ecuador's former President on same day as Assange's arrest.
>>6153324 Swedish programmer with ties to Wikileaks arrested in Ecuador.
>>6153314 California issued fake IDs to 3 million "residents."
>>6153309 Honduran national charged with raping, murdering NJ jogger was deported twice .
>>6153301, >>6153332, >>6153364 Video and details of immolation man being carried away by USSS.
>>6153303 California governor makes new proposals to fight wildfires, PG&E shares rise.
>>6153922 #7869

Previously Collected Notables
>>6152319 #7867, >>6153110 #7868,
>>6150584 #7865, >>6151576 #7866, >>6152319 #7867
>>6148427 #7862, >>6149176 #7863, >>6149933 #7864
>>6146039 #7859, >>6146817 #7860, >>6147587 #7861

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6154753 at 2019-04-12 21:20:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7871: Narrative Shift Edition

Global Board Admin Announcements
>>6137135 Bakers reminder, do not add Q's posts WITHOUT a tripcode to the dough
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>>5958613 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGS) for images
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/

Notables
are not endorsements

#7870
>>6154634 Rod Rosenstein: Saying Barr is misleading with Mueller summary 'bizarre'.
>>6154626 Plane crashes into Connecticut high school baseball field.
>>6154575 US declassifies some 11,000 pages of documents on Argentina dirty war.
>>6154584 Boston Globe writer urges waiters to 'tamper' with food of Republicans.
>>6154507 Jim Jordan's response to Cummings subpoena of a private company to target POTUS.
>>6154478 Trump attorney Jay Sekulow confirms SpyGate coup told "no" *three* times at the FISA Court.
>>6154426 Ex-Venezuelan head of military intel detained in Madrid at US request .
>>6154398 DOD outreach: "Going in for the takedown!"
>>6154270 U.S. EPA revives provision that may name refiners applying for biofuel waivers.
>>6154241 Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has sent a criminal referral notification to Attorney General William Barr claiming "potential violations" in the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia probe.
>>6154167, >>6154170 Discussion of using more military troops for the border crisis.
>>6154043 Democrats new favorite strategy: strong arming financial institutes.
>>6154089 27 more 'possible graves' found near Fla. reform school infamous for beatings, sex abuse.
>>6154087 Dems demanding DOJ disclose results of misconduct handling Epstein case.
>>6154744 #7870

#7869
>>6153755 Mktfag Report
>>6153632, >>6153769 Counter-terrorism operation ongoing in Russia. ISIS.
>>6153556 France willing to consider offering Julian Assange asylum to prevent US extradition.
>>6153531 Elizabeth Warren wants to end "beyond a resonable doubt" for criminal convictions.
>>6153508 Wherever Putin goes, GPS stops working. Report tracking Russian GPS spoofing activity reveals.
>>6153432 Sudan military chief steps down a day after staging coup to topple long-time leader Omar al-Bashir.
>>6153413 There is no constitutional difference between WikiLeaks and The New York Times.
>>6153376 Facebook removes page of Ecuador's former President on same day as Assange's arrest.
>>6153324 Swedish programmer with ties to Wikileaks arrested in Ecuador.
>>6153314 California issued fake IDs to 3 million "residents."
>>6153309 Honduran national charged with raping, murdering NJ jogger was deported twice .
>>6153301, >>6153332, >>6153364 Video and details of immolation man being carried away by USSS.
>>6153303 California governor makes new proposals to fight wildfires, PG&E shares rise.
>>6153922 #7869

#7868
>>6152891, >>6152915 Security incident unfolding outside the White House. The secret service members have arrested one person
>>6152687 Louisiana Diocese Releases List Of Accused Predator Priests
>>6152621 The White House is moving to dissolve the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
>>6152570 LIVE POTUS remarks on 5G depolyment
>>6152529 Cryptologic School Commandant Diane Janosek Cryptologic School Commandant Diane Janosek Notice "Q'
>>6152463 Hillary Clinton: Assange "Must Now Answer For What He Has Done"
>>6152431 Google Blasted For Labeling Anti-Abortion Film Unplanned' As 'Propaganda'
>>6153110 #7868

Previously Collected Notables
>>6152319 #7867,
>>6150584 #7865, >>6151576 #7866, >>6152319 #7867
>>6148427 #7862, >>6149176 #7863, >>6149933 #7864
>>6146039 #7859, >>6146817 #7860, >>6147587 #7861
>>6143677 #7856, >>6144494 #7857, >>6145260 #7858

Notables Archive by BV's (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)

#6154744 at 2019-04-12 21:19:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7870: Greatest Country on Earth Edition

#7870
>>6154634 Rod Rosenstein: Saying Barr is misleading with Mueller summary 'bizarre'.
>>6154626 Plane crashes into Connecticut high school baseball field.
>>6154575 US declassifies some 11,000 pages of documents on Argentina dirty war.
>>6154584 Boston Globe writer urges waiters to 'tamper' with food of Republicans.
>>6154507 Jim Jordan's response to Cummings subpoena of a private company to target POTUS.
>>6154478 Trump attorney Jay Sekulow confirms SpyGate coup told "no" *three* times at the FISA Court.
>>6154426 Ex-Venezuelan head of military intel detained in Madrid at US request .
>>6154398 DOD outreach: "Going in for the takedown!"
>>6154270 U.S. EPA revives provision that may name refiners applying for biofuel waivers.
>>6154241 Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has sent a criminal referral notification to Attorney General William Barr claiming "potential violations" in the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia probe.
>>6154167, >>6154170 Discussion of using more military troops for the border crisis.
>>6154043 Democrats new favorite strategy: strong arming financial institutes.
>>6154089 27 more 'possible graves' found near Fla. reform school infamous for beatings, sex abuse.
>>6154087 Dems demanding DOJ disclose results of misconduct handling Epstein case.

#6154647 at 2019-04-12 21:12:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7870: Greatest Country on Earth Edition

#7870
>>6154634 Rod Rosenstein: Saying Barr is misleading with Mueller summary 'bizarre'.
>>6154626 Plane crashes into Connecticut high school baseball field.
>>6154575 US declassifies some 11,000 pages of documents on Argentina dirty war.
>>6154584 Boston Globe writer urges waiters to 'tamper' with food of Republicans.
>>6154507 Jim Jordan's response to Cummings subpoena of a private company to target POTUS.
>>6154478 Trump attorney Jay Sekulow confirms SpyGate coup told "no" *three* times at the FISA Court.
>>6154426 Ex-Venezuelan head of military intel detained in Madrid at US request .
>>6154398 DOD outreach: "Going in for the takedown!"
>>6154270 U.S. EPA revives provision that may name refiners applying for biofuel waivers.
>>6154241 Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has sent a criminal referral notification to Attorney General William Barr claiming "potential violations" in the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia probe.
>>6154167, >>6154170 Discussion of using more military troops for the border crisis.
>>6154043 Democrats new favorite strategy: strong arming financial institutes.
>>6154089 27 more 'possible graves' found near Fla. reform school infamous for beatings, sex abuse.
>>6154087 Dems demanding DOJ disclose results of misconduct handling Epstein case.

Last call / Baking in 70

#6154591 at 2019-04-12 21:08:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7870: Greatest Country on Earth Edition

Robert De Niro Still Believes Mueller Can Put Trump 'Away for a Long Time'

…
"I consider it my civic duty to do that part - just to be there because [Mueller] doesn't say much, but he doesn't have to. It's that simple," said the star, who added that he still has hopes of the president serving jailtime for suspected collusion with Russia in the 2016 election. "I might even be happier the day that Mueller puts him in handcuffs, takes him in an orange jumpsuit and puts him away for a long time."
…

The Taxi Driver actor also baselessly claimed that Attorney General William Barr covered up negative details in the Mueller report, calling it "pathetic."
…

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/04/12/robert-de-niro-still-believes-mueller-can-put-trump-away-for-a-long-time/

#6154444 at 2019-04-12 20:56:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7870: Greatest Country on Earth Edition

#7870
>>6154426 Ex-Venezuelan head of military intel detained in Madrid at US request .
>>6154398 DOD outreach: "Going in for the takedown!"
>>6154270 U.S. EPA revives provision that may name refiners applying for biofuel waivers.
>>6154241 Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has sent a criminal referral notification to Attorney General William Barr claiming "potential violations" in the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia probe.
>>6154167, >>6154170 Discussion of using more military troops for the border crisis.
>>6154043 Democrats new favorite strategy: strong arming financial institutes.
>>6154089 27 more 'possible graves' found near Fla. reform school infamous for beatings, sex abuse.
>>6154087 Dems demanding DOJ disclose results of misconduct handling Epstein case.

#6154272 at 2019-04-12 20:44:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7870: Greatest Country on Earth Edition

#7870
>>6154241 Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has sent a criminal referral notification to Attorney General William Barr claiming "potential violations" in the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia probe.
>>6154167, >>6154170 Discussion of using more military troops for the border crisis.
>>6154043 Democrats new favorite strategy: strong arming financial institutes.
>>6154089 27 more 'possible graves' found near Fla. reform school infamous for beatings, sex abuse.
>>6154087 Dems demanding DOJ disclose results of misconduct handling Epstein case.

#6154241 at 2019-04-12 20:42:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7870: Greatest Country on Earth Edition

NOTABLE

BREAKING, from U.S. Atty Press Release: Jury Finds Local Businessman Keith Forney guilty of fraud related to his obtaining small business preferences for his company, Forney Enterprises, Inc., in bidding for D.C. government contracts. Background:

Breaking: Nunes Sends Criminal Referral Notification to Barr-"Potential Violations" in Russia Probe

Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has sent a criminal referral notification to Attorney General William Barr claiming "potential violations" in the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia probe, according to Fox News.

"As part of that investigation, Committee Republicans identified several potential violations of law," Nunes wrote in a brief letter to Barr today.

Nunes and Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) are prepared to brief the attorney general on their "eight criminal referrals."

According to Fox, "The letter did not provide further details on what the referrals will allege but the congressman previously told Fox News the referrals include two for conspiracy, as well as for 'global leaks' and for lying, misleading or obstructing congressional investigators."

Yesterday, Attorney General Barr testified before a Senate committee that he believed "spying" on the Trump campaign did occur.

"I think spying did occur," he said. "The question is whether it was adequately predicated. ... I think it's my obligation. Congress is usually very concerned with intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies staying in their proper lane."

Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) recently suggested more criminal referrals are in the works.

Responding to a tweet on Monday about Nunes' referrals, Meadows wrote, "More criminal referrals to come. And certainly more deserved. Overwhelming evidence shows multiple FBI + DOJ executives abused their power to undermine a duly elected President Trump. They will be held accountable."

https://bongino.com/breaking-nunes-sends-criminal-referral-notification-to-Barr-potential-violations-in-russia-probe/

#6152655 at 2019-04-12 18:59:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7868 When Does a Bird Sing? Edition

Rick Wilson is scared

Bill Barr Is the Most Dangerous Man in America

Barr is also openly weaponizing the Department of Justice to potentially sully the future public, private, and legal testimony of members of the DOJ, FBI, and intelligence community who have seen the damning data on Trump and his claque. The goal is to intimidate anyone who would investigate Trump's vast portfolio of corruption and obstruction of justice, both before and after he took office. It goes far, far beyond the Russia probe; it is an investigation that by its nature aims to terrify all future witnesses and whistleblowers into silence.

By acceding to Trump's demands for political revenge and refusing to call out the language of witch hunts, crooked cops, angry Democrats, and treasonous enemies within, Barr sent a message to every member of the DOJ and intelligence community-even before reaching his own investigative conclusion-that they can either follow the Trump line, or potentially face persecution and prosecution.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/William-Barr-is-the-most-dangerous-man-in-america

#6150766 at 2019-04-12 16:28:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7865 For Our BREXIT Mates Edition

https://twitter.com/45_Schedule/status/1116736525629304833

POTUS_Schedule
@45_Schedule
12m12 minutes ago

"Not exposing our British partners has been the Justice Department's justification for locking up secrets about the beginnings of the Trump investigation. The redactions try & fail to hide that Priestap met repeatedly w/his British counterparts in 2016."



FBI Man's Testimony Points to Wrongdoing Well Beyond Spyin

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2019/04/11/fbi_mans_testimony_points_to_significant_wrongdoing_beyond_spying.html


By Eric Felten, RealClearInvestigations
April 12, 2019

Attorney General William Barr shocked official Washington Wednesday by saying what previously couldn't be said: That the counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016 involved "spying."

The spying, which Barr vowed to investigate, is not the only significant possible violation of investigative rules and ethics committed by agents, lawyers, managers, and officials at the FBI and the Department of Justice. A catalogue of those abuses can be found in recently released testimony that Edward William Priestap provided to Congress in a closed-door interview last summer. From the end of 2015 to the end of 2018 Bill Priestap was assistant director of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division, which meant he oversaw the FBI's global counterintelligence efforts.

In that role, he managed both of the bureau's most politically sensitive investigations: the inquiry into Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information and the probe into whether Donald Trump or his campaign conspired with Russia to steal the 2016 presidential election. His testimony provides rare insight into the attitudes and thoughts of officials who launched the Russia probe and the probe of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, whose final report is expected to be released very soon.

More important, his testimony contains extensive indications of wrongdoing, including that the FBI and DoJ targeted Trump and did so with information it made no effort to verify. It paints a portrait of the Obama-era bureau as one that was unconcerned with political interference in investigations and was willing to enlist the help of close foreign allies to bring down its target. And, perhaps presaging a defense to Barr's claim that American officials had spied on the Trump campaign, it showcases the euphemisms that can be used to disguise "spying."
Filling In the Blanks

Priestap's testimony took place on June 5, 2018, in Room 2226 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The questioning, by congressmen and House committee staff, focused on whether the FBI had applied the same rigor to the Clinton investigation that it had to the Trump probe.

The transcript the public can read today contains not only those questions and Priestap's responses, but also the tell-tale redactions of anxious bureaucrats. One thing that is very clear is that the Sharpie brigades at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice really, really didn't want anyone to know where Bill Priestap was a week into May 2016.
Rep. Jim Jordan: Where in the world was Bill Priestap?
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Not long into the questioning that Tuesday morning last summer, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked, "Do you ever travel oversees?"

"Yes," said Priestap.

"How often?"

"As little as possible."

The seeming comedy routine notwithstanding, Jordan later asked how many times in his 2½ years running the counter-intelligence shop Priestap had traveled abroad.

"I want to say three times," he said.

"And can you tell me where you went?" Jordan asked.

"The ones I'm remembering are the [REDACTED]."

#6150038 at 2019-04-12 13:23:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7865 For Our BREXIT Mates Edition

Q said to archive this drop. Pelosi seems real nervous and is lashing out. Those who scream the loudest…
Will in a week from today we find out why?

Pelosi: Barr Is So Far Up Trump's Ass I Can't Tell Where He Ends and Trump Begins
The House speaker has accused the attorney general of doing Trump's bidding and undermining the Constitution.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/04/nancy-pelosi-William-Barr

#6149469 at 2019-04-12 11:15:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7864: Bringing It All the Way Home Edition

meme material

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/17/senate-democrats-William-Barr-1110669

#6149317 at 2019-04-12 10:36:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7864: Bringing It All the Way Home Edition

It's very interesting listening to politicians and commentators turn on William Barr and accuse an upright man of evil behaviour and partiality - just as they did with Brett Kavanagh. Accusing a person of unethical behaviour, with no corroborating evidence, is far more revealing of the character and thinking of the accuser than that of the accused. As the Bible says: "out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks." These accusers project onto others their own corrupt thoughts and behaviour and lay bare to the world the wicked machinations of their minds. They would do well to hold their tongues if they want their secret, evil thoughts to remain secret. Meanwhile, I carefully take note of their words, knowing that their words reveal more about themselves than the targets of their malice.

#6148178 at 2019-04-12 06:26:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7862: FREE JA Edition

>>6148146
>another NOTABLE for next bread

ADD to the list:

Rod Rosenstein: "He's (AG Barr) being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he's trying to mislead people, I think is just completely BIZARRE!" ?

Outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday defended Attorney General William Barr against allegations that he is misleading Congress and the public about the special counsel's Russia report.

"He's being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he's trying to mislead people, I think is just completely bizarre," Rosenstein said in a rare interview with The Wall Street Journal.

Democrats have accused Barr of releasing misleading information about special counsel Robert Mueller's findings from his 22-month investigation, which focused on possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, as well as whether President Trump tried to obstruct the probe.

Barr sent a letter to Congress on March 24 saying that Mueller was unable to establish that collusion occurred. On the obstruction matter, Barr said that Mueller declined to make a decision one way or the other on whether to recommend a case against Trump.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies on the Justice Department's budget proposal before a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

Barr said that he conferred with Rosenstein and Justice Department lawyers and decided against pursuing a case. Barr said that since there was no allegation of conspiracy, Trump had no underlying crime to conceal by obstruction. (RELATED: Barr: 'I Think Spying Did Occur' On The Trump Campaign)

Democrats heightened their criticism last week after The New York Times reported that members of Mueller's team were frustrated that Barr had misrepresented Mueller's findings. The anonymous sources claimed that there was a stronger case to be made on obstruction than Barr's letter let on.

But Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller as special counsel on May 17, 2017 and oversaw the probe, said that Barr revealed as much information as he could. He also defended the review process taking place ahead of the release of the report. Barr said on Tuesday that he expects to give a redacted version of Mueller's report to Congress "within a week."

The Justice Department, in coordination with Mueller's team, is reviewing the report to decide which grand jury and classified information to redact.

"It would be one thing if you put out a letter and said, 'I'm not going to give you the report,'" Rosenstein told The Journal.

"What he said is, 'Look, it's going to take a while to process the report. In the meantime, people really want to know what's in it. I'm going to give you the top-line conclusions.' That's all he was trying to do."

https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/11/rod-rosenstein-defends-William-Barr/

#6146593 at 2019-04-12 03:47:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7860: Take Care Of Our Wizzard, Fam Edition

House chairman threatens to find Justice official in contempt of Congress

House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said his committee will consider a Department of Justice official to be in contempt if he does not comply with a subpoena to testify. Cummings, in a letter sent to Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday, wrote that Barr appears "to be instructing" John Gore, a principal deputy assistant attorney general, "to defy a duly authorized congressional subpoena" requesting his testimony. "The Committee expects Mr. Gore to testify in accordance with the Committee's lawful subpoena and the Committee's rules," the letter reads. "If Mr. Gore fails to comply with the subpoena, the Committee will consider him to be in contempt of Congress."

The letter is in response to the Department of Justice (DOJ) asserting in a letter sent to Cummings on Tuesday that it would not comply with the committee's subpoena if Gore was not permitted to have an agency lawyer with him. Gore is wanted for testimony about a citizenship question added to the 2020 census. The Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments about the question later this month. Three federal judges have blocked the question from being added to the 2020 survey. Gore has already met with the Oversight panel but Cummings has said he refused to answer more than 150 questions. The agency argued that because of the ongoing legal challenges to the question, Gore was not and would not be able to answer certain questions.

In arguing that a DOJ lawyer should be present for Gore's testimony, the DOJ argued that there is a precedent for such action and that Gore is acting in his official capacity. Cummings has offered to allow Justice Department counsel to be in a separate room during Gore's deposition. He also said Gore would be allowed to consult with the attorney during his testimony if needed. Gore was scheduled to sit for the deposition Thursday. An Oversight Committee spokesperson told The Hill that the testimony had been postponed, and a rescheduled date would be announced
later.

The Department of Commerce announced last year it would add the question on citizenship status on the next census, saying it would help DOJ enforce the Voting Rights Act. The decision sparked pushback from a number of states, who opted to legally challenge the addition of the question in the courts. Critics of the move have argued it could deter individuals from responding to the census, which could lead to the population being undercounted. The census is used to calculate how federal funding will be allocated.

In addition to Gore's testimony, the committee also issued two additional subpoenas. One was to the Justice Department requesting any communications on the census question between DOJ, the White House, the Republican National Committee, the Trump campaign or members of Congress. And a second was issued to the Department of Commerce calling for unredacted internal communications and documents on the census question from Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/438489-house-chairman-threatens-to-find-justice-official-in-contempt-of-congress

#6146317 at 2019-04-12 03:27:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7860: Take Care Of Our Wizzard, Fam Edition

>>6146293
I love William Barr. LOVE him.

#6145569 at 2019-04-12 02:28:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7859: All Your Servers Are Belong To Us Edition

If Mueller is not a white hat then explain his long term friendship with AG William Barr?

#6144249 at 2019-04-12 00:49:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7857: "The 'Server' Brings Down The House" Edition

Rod Rosenstein Defends Attorney General's Handling Of Mueller Report

Outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday defended Attorney General William Barr against allegations that he is misleading Congress and the public about the special counsel's Russia report. "He's being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he's trying to mislead people, I think is just completely bizarre," Rosenstein said in a rare interview with The Wall Street Journal. Democrats have accused Barr of releasing misleading information about special counsel Robert Mueller's findings from his 22-month investigation, which focused on possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, as well as whether President Trump tried to obstruct the probe.

Barr sent a letter to Congress on March 24 saying that Mueller was unable to establish that collusion occurred. On the obstruction matter, Barr said that Mueller declined to make a decision one way or the other on whether to recommend a case against Trump. Barr said that he conferred with Rosenstein and Justice Department lawyers and decided against pursuing a case. Barr said that since there was no allegation of conspiracy, Trump had no underlying crime to conceal by obstruction.

Democrats heightened their criticism last week after The New York Times reported that members of Mueller's team were frustrated that Barr had misrepresented Mueller's findings. The anonymous sources claimed that there was a stronger case to be made on obstruction than Barr's letter let on. But Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller as special counsel on May 17, 2017 and oversaw the probe, said that Barr revealed as much information as he could. He also defended the review process taking place ahead of the release of the report. Barr said on Tuesday that he expects to give a redacted version of Mueller's report to Congress "within a week."

The Justice Department, in coordination with Mueller's team, is reviewing the report to decide which grand jury and classified information to redact. "It would be one thing if you put out a letter and said, 'I'm not going to give you the report,'" Rosenstein told The Journal. "What he said is, 'Look, it's going to take a while to process the report. In the meantime, people really want to know what's in it. I'm going to give you the top-line conclusions.' That's all he was trying to do."

https://www.dailycaller.com/2019/04/11/rod-rosenstein-defends-William-Barr/

#6144208 at 2019-04-12 00:46:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7857: "The 'Server' Brings Down The House" Edition

POTUS_Schedule Retweeted
The Daily Caller
Verified account @DailyCaller
1h1 hour ago
https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1116485610020179969

Rod Rosenstein Defends Attorney General's Handling Of Mueller Report
7:28 PM 04/11/2019 | US
Chuck Ross | Reporter

https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/11/rod-rosenstein-defends-William-Barr/?utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true

Outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday defended Attorney General William Barr against allegations that he is misleading Congress and the public about the special counsel's Russia report.

"He's being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he's trying to mislead people, I think is just completely bizarre," Rosenstein said in a rare interview with The Wall Street Journal.

Democrats have accused Barr of releasing misleading information about special counsel Robert Mueller's findings from his 22-month investigation, which focused on possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, as well as whether President Trump tried to obstruct the probe.

Barr sent a letter to Congress on March 24 saying that Mueller was unable to establish that collusion occurred. On the obstruction matter, Barr said that Mueller declined to make a decision one way or the other on whether to recommend a case against Trump.

Barr said that he conferred with Rosenstein and Justice Department lawyers and decided against pursuing a case. Barr said that since there was no allegation of conspiracy, Trump had no underlying crime to conceal by obstruction. (RELATED: Barr: 'I Think Spying Did Occur' On The Trump Campaign)

Democrats heightened their criticism last week after The New York Times reported that members of Mueller's team were frustrated that Barr had misrepresented Mueller's findings. The anonymous sources claimed that there was a stronger case to be made on obstruction than Barr's letter let on.

But Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller as special counsel on May 17, 2017 and oversaw the probe, said that Barr revealed as much information as he could. He also defended the review process taking place ahead of the release of the report. Barr said on Tuesday that he expects to give a redacted version of Mueller's report to Congress "within a week."

The Justice Department, in coordination with Mueller's team, is reviewing the report to decide which grand jury and classified information to redact.

"It would be one thing if you put out a letter and said, 'I'm not going to give you the report,'" Rosenstein told The Journal.

"What he said is, 'Look, it's going to take a while to process the report. In the meantime, people really want to know what's in it. I'm going to give you the top-line conclusions.' That's all he was trying to do."

#6144082 at 2019-04-12 00:36:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7857: "The 'Server' Brings Down The House" Edition

POTUS retweet

Rod Rosenstein Defends Attorney General's Handling Of Mueller Report

https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1116485610020179969

https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/11/rod-rosenstein-defends-William-Barr/

#6142662 at 2019-04-11 22:40:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7855: More Than The Gist Edition

>>6142631

April 11, 2019 6:29 p.m. ET

Rod Rosenstein Defends Justice Department Handling of Mueller Report

Deputy attorney general rebuts Democrats' suggestions that William Barr is trying to mislead

https://www.wsj.com/articles/rod-rosenstein-defends-justice-department-handling-of-mueller-report-11555021002

#6141931 at 2019-04-11 21:46:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7854: Super Elite Edition

Barr says 'I think spying did occur' on Trump campaign - PBS

Attorney General William Barr told senators Wednesday that he believes
"spying did occur" on the Trump campaign but "the question is whether
it was adequately predicated."

"Spying on a political campaign is a big deal," Barr said.

The attorney general also said he would not redact information from
special counsel Robert Mueller's report to protect the president. But Barr,
in explaining his rationale for which parts of the Mueller report he plans
to redact, said he might redact information to protect private third parties.

#6140825 at 2019-04-11 20:28:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7853: The Many Handed Wizard Edition

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Devin Nunes sent a criminal-referral notification to Attorney General William Barr on Thursday alleging several "potential violations" of the law.

The ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee said he and Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe are prepared to brief Barr on alleged misconduct during the FBI's investigation into Russian meddling and contacts with Trump advisers during the 2016 campaign.

The referrals stem from the investigation conducted by the House Intelligence Committee when Republicans held the House majority.

"As part of that investigation, Committee Republicans identified several potential violations of law," Nunes, R-Calif., wrote in a brief letter to Barr on Thursday.

The notification comes after Barr testified to Congress this week that he is reviewing the "conduct" of the original FBI investigation. During the second of two Capitol Hill appearances on Wednesday, Barr said he believes "spying did occur," and the question is "whether it was adequately predicated."

Amid criticism from Democrats who accused him of playing into President Trump's "deep state" rhetoric, Barr stressed that he just wants to make sure "there was no unauthorized surveillance."

Nunes has been looking into such surveillance and other issues for months. In his letter Thursday to Barr, Nunes said he would have his staff arrange a time for him and Ratcliffe, R-Texas, to "brief you directly on eight criminal referrals."

The letter did not provide further details on what the referrals will allege but the congressman previously told Fox News the referrals include two for conspiracy, as well as for "global leaks" and for lying, misleading or obstructing congressional investigators.

The step comes as Republicans have pushed for the release of key documents to uncover the origins of the accusations that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government. According to a summary of the now-completed Robert Mueller probe, that investigation did not uncover evidence of collusion. Trump recently told Fox News he would release the entirety of the FISA applications used to surveil one of his top aides, and other related documents.

Nunes earlier told Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" that he has been working on the referrals for more than two years, and wanted to wait until Barr's confirmation.

Nunes asserted that "we've had a lot of concerns with the way intelligence was used" during the Trump-Russia probe.

Redacted versions of FISA documents already released have revealed that the FBI extensively relied on documents produced by Christopher Steele, an anti-Trump British ex-spy working for a firm funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee (DNC), to surveil Trump aide Carter Page. The FISA application did not clearly state that the firm was funded by the Clinton team and DNC.

Further, just nine days before the FBI applied for the FISA warrant to surveil Page, officials were battling with a senior Justice Department official who had "continued concerns" about the "possible bias" of a source pivotal to the application, according to internal text messages obtained by Fox News in March.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nunes-sends-criminal-referral-notification-to-Barr-alleges-several-potential-violations-in-russia-probe

#6140751 at 2019-04-11 20:23:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7853: The Many Handed Wizard Edition

Stefanik Moves To Prevent Comey-Era Spy Abuses At FBI

APRIL 11, 2019 By Mollie Hemingway
Elise Stefanik, a Republican lawmaker who sits on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced legislation Wednesday that would require the FBI director to promptly inform Congress when investigations of candidates for federal office are undertaken by federal law enforcement or intelligence authorities.
Two years ago, when then-FBI Director James Comey finally notified Congress that he'd opened up a counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign the previous year, some members were deeply troubled. Not only was the FBI director not supposed to hide his counterintelligence work from a key group of congressional members who receive his briefings, he was supposed to notify them in particular about politically sensitive probes.
The legislation from Stefanik, a two-term representative from New York, addresses a loophole in current law that allowed Comey to unilaterally withhold that information from key congressional oversight bodies. In a March 2016 hearing, Comey admitted to Stefanik that he did not follow the typical protocols or procedures regarding notifying Congress about the opening of a counterintelligence investigation in part because he was not required to do so.
Pressed to explain why he waited nine months to brief the leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees, he admitted he was supposed to provide quarterly updates but had refused to do so regarding the Trump-Russia probe for the same reason many thought he should have done so. "I think our decision was, it was a matter of such sensitivity that we wouldn't include it in the quarterly briefings," he said.
Comey suggested in testimony that he did not make the decision to hide the information from Congress, placing the blame on the "head of our counterintelligence division." But Bill Priestap, the former assistant director of the FBI's counterintelligence division, told a joint congressional committee it was Comey himself who made the decision to hide the existence of the anti-Trump spy operation from Congress.
"Mr. Comey was involved in those notifications. I was not," Priestap told lawmakers. "I don't instruct Mr. Comey, nor did I ever instruct him to do anything." When Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, asked him point-blank "Who made the decision not to brief Congress in this particular instance?" Priestap said, "Mr. Comey."
Stefanik's legislation would formalize the requirement of quarterly updates on counterintelligence briefings. In addition, it would require the FBI director to "promptly notify" the committees if the agency was investigating any candidate for federal office, any candidate's campaign, or any individual known to be affiliated with a campaign.
The Trump-Russia probe from the 2016 campaign touched off a massive scandal that included wiretaps of private citizens, weaponization of campaign-funded opposition research, the deployment of overseas intelligence assets against American citizens, and allegations that America's top law enforcement and intelligence officials were attempting a soft coup of the duly-elected president of the United States. That probe, thanks to strategic leaks from intelligence officials, then folded into Special Counsel Robert Mueller's sprawling two-year-long investigation. It resulted in zero charges related to collusion or conspiracy with Russia to steal the election from Hillary Clinton.
Attorney General William Barr acknowledged the spy operation before the Senate Wednesday, and said he is reviewing the origins of the probe.

https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/11/stefanik-moves-to-prevent-comey-era-spy-abuses-at-fbi/

#6139815 at 2019-04-11 19:26:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7851: PAYBACK Edition

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., discusses his 2020 campaign, how his message can cut through a crowded presidential field and his thoughts on AG William Barr's remarks during a Wednesday Senate hearing.

Rep. Eric Swalwell: AG William Barr Has No Business Being On Case | Morning Joe | MSNBC

#6139786 at 2019-04-11 19:25:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7851: PAYBACK Edition

Attorney General William Barr told a Senate panel Wednesday that he thinks spying did occur by the U.S. government on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The Morning Joe panel reacts to Barr's statement.

#6139624 at 2019-04-11 19:16:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7851: PAYBACK Edition

https://twitter.com/45_Schedule/status/1116418018983272450

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The first of multiple criminal referrals from Devin Nunes has been sent to AG Bill Barr.

Nunes sends criminal-referral notification to Barr, alleges several 'potential violations' in Russia probe

By Catherine Herridge, Gregg Re | Fox News

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nunes-sends-criminal-referral-notification-to-Barr-alleges-several-potential-violations-in-russia-probe

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Devin Nunes sent a criminal-referral notification to Attorney General William Barr on Thursday alleging several "potential violations" of the law.

The ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee said he and Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe are prepared to brief Barr on alleged misconduct during the FBI's investigation into Russian meddling and contacts with Trump advisers during the 2016 campaign.

The referrals stem from the investigation conducted by the House Intelligence Committee when Republicans held the House majority.

"As part of that investigation, Committee Republicans identified several potential violations of law," Nunes, R-Calif., wrote in a brief letter to Barr on Thursday.

The notification comes after Barr testified to Congress this week that he is reviewing the "conduct" of the original FBI investigation. During the second of two Capitol Hill appearances on Wednesday, Barr said he believes "spying did occur," and the question is "whether it was adequately predicated."
AG William Barr grilled on Capitol Hill for the second dayVideo

Amid criticism from Democrats who accused him of playing into President Trump's "deep state" rhetoric, Barr stressed that he just wants to make sure "there was no unauthorized surveillance."

Nunes has been looking into such surveillance and other issues for months. In his letter Thursday to Barr, Nunes said he would have his staff arrange a time for him and Ratcliffe, R-Texas, to "brief you directly on eight criminal referrals."

The letter did not provide further details on what the referrals will allege but the congressman previously told Fox News the referrals include two for conspiracy, as well as for "global leaks" and for lying, misleading or obstructing congressional investigators.

The step comes as Republicans have pushed for the release of key documents to uncover the origins of the accusations that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government. According to a summary of the now-completed Robert Mueller probe, that investigation did not uncover evidence of collusion. Trump recently told Fox News he would release the entirety of the FISA applications used to surveil one of his top aides, and other related documents.

Nunes earlier told Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" that he has been working on the referrals for more than two years, and wanted to wait until Barr's confirmation.

Nunes asserted that "we've had a lot of concerns with the way intelligence was used" during the Trump-Russia probe.

Redacted versions of FISA documents already released have revealed that the FBI extensively relied on documents produced by Christopher Steele, an anti-Trump British ex-spy working for a firm funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee (DNC), to surveil Trump aide Carter Page. The FISA application did not clearly state that the firm was funded by the Clinton team and DNC.

Further, just nine days before the FBI applied for the FISA warrant to surveil Page, officials were battling with a senior Justice Department official who had "continued concerns" about the "possible bias" of a source pivotal to the application, according to internal text messages obtained by Fox News in March.
Catherine Herridge is an award-winning Chief Intelligence correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC) based in Washington, D.C. She covers intelligence, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security. Herridge joined FNC in 1996 as a London-based correspondent.

#6139510 at 2019-04-11 19:09:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7851: PAYBACK Edition

Nunes sends criminal-referral notification to Barr, alleges several 'potential violations' in Russia probe

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Devin Nunes sent a criminal-referral notification to Attorney General William Barr on Thursday alleging several "potential violations" of the law.

The ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee said he and Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe are prepared to brief Barr on alleged misconduct during the FBI's investigation into Russian meddling and contacts with Trump advisers during the 2016 campaign.


FBI CLASHED WITH DOJ OVER POTENTIAL 'BIAS' OF SOURCE

The referrals stem from the investigation conducted by the House Intelligence Committee when Republicans held the House majority.

"As part of that investigation, Committee Republicans identified several potential violations of law," Nunes, R-Calif., wrote in a brief letter to Barr on Thursday.

The notification comes after Barr testified to Congress this week that he is reviewing the "conduct" of the original FBI investigation. During the second of two Capitol Hill appearances on Wednesday, Barr said he believes "spying did occur," and the question is "whether it was adequately predicated."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nunes-sends-criminal-referral-notification-to-Barr-alleges-several-potential-violations-in-russia-probe

#6137224 at 2019-04-11 16:40:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7848: Extra Dishin' Edition

Barr says 'I think spying did occur' on Trump campaign - PBS

Attorney General William Barr told senators Wednesday that he believes
"spying did occur" on the Trump campaign but "the question is whether
it was adequately predicated."

"Spying on a political campaign is a big deal," Barr said.

The attorney general also said he would not redact information from
special counsel Robert Mueller's report to protect the president. But Barr,
in explaining his rationale for which parts of the Mueller report he plans
to redact, said he might redact information to protect private third parties.

#6137151 at 2019-04-11 16:35:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7848: Extra Dishin' Edition

>>6137142
Lmao
Look at the eyes tho
Completely soulless
Trumps eyes arnt
Theres definitely some darkness in there tho
Suprisingly William Barr doesnt have evil eyes at all

#6137111 at 2019-04-11 16:31:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7848: Extra Dishin' Edition

Tuesday at the top of her primetime MSNBC program, host Rachel Maddow argued that legal maneuvering by Attorney General William Barr not to offer Congress an unredacted copy of the Mueller Report could force congressional Democrats to seek impeachment of President Donald Trump.
"The Rachel Maddow Show" host told viewers that if the House Judiciary Committee opened an impeachment inquiry, it could force Barr to offer grand jury testimony that was redacted in any future release of the Mueller Report.

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/04/10/maddow-ag-Barrs-refusal-to-hand-over-unredacted-mueller-report-could-force-impeachment-inquiry/

#6136807 at 2019-04-11 16:08:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7848: Extra Dishin' Edition

17) Trump said he hopes the attorney general will go "back to the origin of exactly where this all started."

And it appears that this is what Attorney General William Barr is doing.

https://twitter.com/JasperFakkert/status/1116351408075345921

#6136709 at 2019-04-11 16:01:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7847: Dominoes are Falling Edition

QNN SPECIAL REPORT:

ATTORNEY GENERAL William Barr SAYS "I THINK SPYING DID OCCUR"

- RE-READ THE DROPS RE: Barr -

#6136298 at 2019-04-11 15:27:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7847: Dominoes are Falling Edition

https://twitter.com/45_Schedule/status/1116352774864814080

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Focus on the Leaking, Not Just the Spying.


Focus on the Leaking, Not Just the Spying

Ask not only how the FBI got interested in the Trump campaign, but also how its investigation became public.
By Eli Lake
April 11, 2019, 6:00 AM EDT

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-11/spying-did-occur-but-Barr-should-also-focus-on-the-leaking

Attorney General William Barr thinks that U.S. intelligence agencies spied on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, he told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday. And as Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, he has assembled a team to review the matter.

He does not know if the spying was improper, Barr emphasized. "The question is whether it was adequately predicated," he said. He later clarified that he does not think the FBI itself is corrupt. Nonetheless, Barr said, "spying on a political campaign is a big deal."

Barr is correct on both counts - that there was snooping on the Trump campaign, and that the question of whether it was justified deserves further scrutiny. What also deserves scrutiny is how an ongoing intelligence investigation into that campaign became public.

As far as the spying is concerned, none of this should be a surprise. It has already been reported, for example, that in the summer and fall of 2016 the FBI sent an informant to meet with three Trump advisers and report back. The bureau also received a warrant in October 2016 to eavesdrop on Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser (notably, the warrant allowed the FBI to read Page's past texts, emails and phone logs). The head of the U.K.'s signal intelligence agency briefed former CIA director John Brennan that fall on intercepts that showed communications between Trump's campaign and Russian officials.

And just because special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia to influence the 2016 election, it doesn't necessarily follow that the spies and FBI officers probing those claims violated any laws. What's more, many of these kinds of investigations are predicated on suspicion that a U.S. person has been targeted by a foreign power - even if that individual did not knowingly engage in espionage.

The abuse of power here is what happened after Trump won the election. This is when the investigations themselves and other kinds of surveillance were disclosed to the press. Details about incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's conversations with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition leaked. So did the FBI's probe of Trump associates and their contacts with Russia, along with the existence of the surveillance warrant on Page himself.

#6135721 at 2019-04-11 14:41:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7846: Trust the Plan Edition

QNN SPECIAL REPORT:

ATTORNEY GENERAL William Barr SAYS "I THINK SPYING DID OCCUR"

– RE-READ DROPS RE: Barr –

#6135122 at 2019-04-11 13:47:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7845: PANIC in the Air: Suicide Watch Weekend Approaching Edition

Barr Confirms Multiple Intel Agencies Implicated In Anti-Trump Spy Operation
'I'm not talking about the FBI necessarily, but intelligence agencies more broadly,' Barr said.

"Spying on a political campaign is a big deal," Attorney General William Barr told a Senate committee on Wednesday morning. Barr's comments came in the context of potential Justice Department reviews of the Trump-Russia investigation and how it began in 2016.

While it is important that the top law enforcement in the United States publicly acknowledged that the Obama administration and its intelligence agencies surveilled its domestic political opponents during the heat of a presidential election, it is what he said next that was most startling: that the CIA and other federal agencies in addition to the FBI may have been involved. "I'm not talking about the FBI necessarily, but intelligence agencies more broadly," he said.

https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/10/Barr-confirms-multiple-intel-agencies-implicated-in-anti-trump-spy-operation/

#6134232 at 2019-04-11 12:24:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7844 Julian Arrested Edition

Post 3059
Attorney General William Barr Is Disgusted by What He's Discovered (So-far)
Q
!!mG7VJxZNCI
14 Mar 2019 - 2:43:38 PM
AG Barr "DISGUSTED" BY WHAT HE'S DISCOVERED (SO-FAR).
"IN ALL MY YEARS, IN ALL MY LIFE, I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT [ ] BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HALLS OF THESE PRESTIGIOUS FEDERAL AGENCIES."
PRESS CONF COMING?
THEY WILL CLAIM POLITICAL ATTACK.
Q

Barr in Congress States doing his own investigation. Spying within the Intelligence community.

=Q PROOF=

#6132432 at 2019-04-11 07:38:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7842: D's make claims with no evidence, Nobody Panics... Edition

Stefan Halper: The Cambridge don the FBI sent to spy on Trump



"When Attorney General William Barr stated "spying did occur" against the 2016 Trump campaign, most attention was focused on the FBI's surveillance of former junior foreign policy aide Carter Page.

But the spying Barr was thinking of, and which he said may or may not have been legally authorized, is more likely to be that carried out by Stefan Halper, a former Republican operative and White House aide who became a foreign policy academic with close ties to both American and British intelligence. "




https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/stefan-halper-the-cambridge-professor-the-fbi-sent-to-spy-on-trump

#6131009 at 2019-04-11 04:46:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7840: Lights on Nightshift Edition

Jim I really feel empathy for you.I don't think yo will do well in prison. How you became GEN is a mystery. I guess the theory of perfumed princes is true for you. You will not do well in prison. You are too soft.

"

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: It is "stunning and scary" that Attorney General William Barr would raise the spying allegation https://cnn.it/2UviL3A"

#6130916 at 2019-04-11 04:36:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7840: Lights on Nightshift Edition

William Barr IS A CHABAD LUBAVITCH JEWISH PUPPET

#6128786 at 2019-04-11 01:43:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7837: Not Just Russia Hoax. Treasonous Russia Hoax Edition

Reporter having nervous breakdown?
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a27101724/William-Barr-investigate-fbi-trump-russia/

William Barr Is Shooting Squid Ink for Republicans to Hide Behind
And we're off. Even if a photo leaks of the president* taking a paper bag full of rubles from Vladimir Putin outside the Kremlin walls, there will be "another side" in which Republicans can hide for electoral purposes. The squid-ink bazooka is fully loaded and primed. The conservative media apparatus has something to bellow about. William Barr has done his job. He's done the work he's been hired to do-part of which was summarized deftly by Senator Brian Schatz as "giving the cable-news universe something to freak out" over. Meanwhile, his press release will dominate that narrative
He also emphasized the importance of the big, stupid wall as part of the war on drugs, and specifically on opioids
He also staunchly defended his DOJ's decision not to defend the Affordable Care Act. But the main news was his announcement of his task force as part of Operation Distract And Deflect. And he spent most of the rest of the hearing telling Democratic senators to pound sand.

#6128568 at 2019-04-11 01:28:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7837: Not Just Russia Hoax. Treasonous Russia Hoax Edition

>>6128300
That's fine. It doesn't matter what the MSM says or does anymore.
Besides, AG William Barr is the honey badger.
He most certainly don't give a shit.

#6128430 at 2019-04-11 01:19:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7837: Not Just Russia Hoax. Treasonous Russia Hoax Edition

Gaetz Introduces Resolution To Remove Schiff From House Intel Committee

Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz unveiled his new resolution targeting House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff for his handling of the Russian collusion theory, during Tucker Carlson's Wednesday show.

The resolution, titled "Preventing Extreme Negligence with Classified Information Licenses Resolution"-or "Pencil Act"-calls for Schiff's resignation from the committee. The acronym is a reference to "pencil neck," which is President Donald Trump's recent nickname for Schiff.

"Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congressman Adam Schiff should be removed from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House and that his security clearance should be revoked immediately," the resolution begins. "Whereas Congressman Adam Schiff is the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives." "I have filed legislation today, sent to the House, that Adam Schiff needs to be removed from the Intelligence Committee, because how are the rest of us supposed to be able to rely on a man, who you just showed, lied to the American people when he said that there was not spying? Or when he lied and said that there was actual evidence of collusion or clear evidence of collusion?" Gaetz began.

"If Adam Schiff is able to review covert operations and intelligence, and if we have to rely on his representation, our whole system is broken," he continued. "It would be like putting Lori Loughlin in charge of the college board. It would be like putting Jussie Smollett in charge of the hate crime of the FBI."

As Gaetz referenced, Schiff has faced significant heat since special counsel Robert Mueller completed his investigation and filed his report. Attorney General William Barr relayed to Congress a summary of the report, which concluded that the president's 2016 campaign did not conspire with Russia.

Back in March 2017, Schiff claimed he had seen "more than circumstantial evidence of collusion." The nine Republicans on the House Intel Committee sent a letter to Schiff at the end of March that called for him to step down, alleging that he "spent two years knowingly and unlawfully lying and leaking, should be forced to resign from Congress!"

https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/10/gaetz-schiff-intel-committee-russia/

#6128316 at 2019-04-11 01:11:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7837: Not Just Russia Hoax. Treasonous Russia Hoax Edition

Guyz…..

sauce
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/08/17/denver-international-airport-magic-johnson-makeover/


https://www.infrapppworld.com/news/megaproject-725-denver-international-airport-picks-ferrovial-jlc-loop-capital-partners-team-for-p3-project

https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-William-Barr-mueller-report-hearing-20190409-story.html

#6128081 at 2019-04-11 00:53:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7837: Not Just Russia Hoax. Treasonous Russia Hoax Edition

My apologies if already posted

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/10/politics/William-Barr-spying-carter-page/index.html

On Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr told lawmakers that "spying did occur" on President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, adding: "I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal."
Which, if true, it is! Here's the problem: Barr provided little context or evidence for the "spying" charge. Which is kind of troubling given that he is the top law enforcement official in the country.
Later, he added, "I am not saying that improper surveillance occurred. I am saying that I am concerned about it and I'm looking into it."

But never mind that right now…

Since Barr provided almost no explanation for "spying" allegation, let's try to figure out what he's talking about.


BUT THE BEST WAS THE ENDING…

But if past is prologue, the investigation will show that federal law enforcement officials acted entirely within their legal boundaries.

#6127908 at 2019-04-11 00:41:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7836: The Sound of Justice is Barritone Edition

William Barr:

"I am going to be reviewing both the genesis and the conduct of intelligence activities directed at the Trump campaign during 2016."
'"A lot has already been investigated and a substantial portion of it is being investigated by the IG at the Department." One of the things I want to do is pull together all the investigations that have gone on including on The Hill and in the department. And see if there are any remaining questions to be addressed."

Spying on a political campaign is a BIG DEAL

The key point here is that Barr won't have to kick off an investigation, Congress, Horowitz and Huber have been working on this since 2017.

"I think spying did occur."

#6127677 at 2019-04-11 00:21:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7836: The Sound of Justice is Barritone Edition

Barr Doesn't Care That His Obamacare Lawsuit Would Hurt People

The Trump administration is trying to kill the Affordable Care Act in court. William Barr isn't interested in addressing the human cost.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-attorney-general-doesnt-care-that-his-obamacare-lawsuit-would-hurt-people_n_5cae1ddfe4b0c0e0e535e6e4

#6127550 at 2019-04-11 00:10:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7836: The Sound of Justice is Barritone Edition

>>6127448
Wow demonrat triggered
>https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/10/politics/nancy-pelosi-William-Barr-mueller-report/index.html

#6127448 at 2019-04-11 00:01:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7836: The Sound of Justice is Barritone Edition

pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-PANIC

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Attorney General William Barr is "going off the rails"

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/10/politics/nancy-pelosi-William-Barr-mueller-report/index.html

#6127368 at 2019-04-10 23:53:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7836: The Sound of Justice is Barritone Edition

(just in my in box)
WIRED Special Edition - The Mueller Report

"The Mueller Report has been sitting in the Justice Department for nearly two weeks. Attorney general William Barr told Congress today he's hoping the public will finally get a look at the 300-plus page document sometime within the next week, ending a bizarre period of dissembling and fumbling by Barr that has left America with more questions than answers about the seriousness of what Mueller uncovered.

So far, the public has seen less than 70 words of Mueller's own conclusions, not a single complete sentence among them. But Barr's performance on Capitol Hill deepened the sense of unease about the coming unveiling of the Mueller report, and how much of it would be made public.

Particularly worrisome, Barr seemed to be adopting the president's call for "investigating the investigators," fueling a theory (based on vague and incorrect dot-connecting) that the FBI investigation was illegal.

On the contrary, all public evidence has shown that the special counsel's investigation of Trump's campaign was by the book. If anything, Mueller's team showed just how right the FBI was. From money laundering, to tax fraud, to working as unregistered foreign agents, Trump's campaign officials committed enough crimes to make it the most criminal political enterprise in modern American history."

http://links.newsletters.wired.com/servlet/MailView?ms=MTU0NDgyMDMS1&r=MjM5NjgxOTIwNDE0S0&j=MTYyMDY4MTI3NwS2&mt=1&rt=0

#6127346 at 2019-04-10 23:52:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7836: The Sound of Justice is Barritone Edition

Media unload on Barr over spying: 'Trump's toady,' 'prejudices the conversation,' 'highly questionable'

Attorney General William Barr's bombshell statement before Congress that there was "spying" on the 2016 Trump campaign triggered a ferocious media reaction. "I am going to be reviewing both the genesis and the conduct of intelligence activities directed at the Trump campaign during 2016. I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal," Barr said during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.

That statement set off a media frenzy.
Tim O'Brien of Bloomberg compared Barr to Roy Cohn, the notorious chief counsel of Sen. Joseph McCarthy's hearings into suspected communists in the 1950s and later Donald Trump's personal lawyer. Cohn was "a ruthless and sleazy attack dog who taught Trump how to weaponize the legal system," and Barr was "trying" to be like him, O'Brien said. He took issue with the use of the word "spying" by Barr, though the attorney general made it clear that he had made no judgment on whether it was legal or not. "Spying is cloak-and-daggerish and, when it doesn't involve foreign governments trying to game and surveil one another, it feels untoward. It's your neighbor looking into your bedroom window, ... it's all sort of dirty," he wrote, adding: "Saying you're looking into spying prejudices the perspective and prejudices the conversation."

The Washington Post also joined the pile-on. Aaron Blake wrote in an analysis article that Barr's testimony was "highly questionable" and cited fired FBI Director James Comey and Jim Clapper, former director of national intelligence - both outspoken Trump critics. Blake wrote that Comey had characterized FBI scrutiny of the Trump campaign as "simply an information-gathering effort." He added that when asked whether the FBI had spied on the Trump's campaign, Clapper had responded: "No, they were not."

Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post called via Twitter for Barr to be impeached. She then elaborated in an article headlined "William Barr, Trump toady" that Barr was using "the language of a PR spinner, not the attorney general of the United States." She lamented Barr's use of the "spying" as a "loaded phrase and a political accusation." She quoted approvingly the judgment of Laurence Tribe, an outspoken liberal and former adviser to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, that "Barr has been gravely abusing the powers of his office."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/media-unloads-on-Barr-over-spying-trumps-toady-prejudices-the-conversation-highly-questionable

Bill Barr Is Trying Hard to Be President Trump's Roy Cohn
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-10/bill-Barr-wants-to-be-trump-s-new-attack-dog

William Barr, Trump toady
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/10/William-Barr-trump-toady/?utm_term=.2cdc275f9d66

William Barr's highly questionable use of Trump's 'spying' talking point
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/10/William-Barrs-highly-questionable-use-trumps-spying-talking-point/?utm_term=.64da77fc1dbc

#6127120 at 2019-04-10 23:32:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7835: William the Barrbarian Edition

AG William Barr: "Yes, I think spying did occur" on Trump Campaign

Attorney General William Barr delivered stunning, albeit obviously honest, remarks during congressional testimony today in response to Democrat Senator Jeanne Shaheen about his intent to review prior intelligence activities in targeting the Trump campaign.

Before getting to the video and transcript, it is important to note how this line of questioning surfaces. The professional political apparatus, primarily Democrats - but also Republicans, who participated in the 'soft coup' effort are attempting to gauge the landscape of their risk by identifying AG Barr's intention. This line of questioning is NOT organic or random; it is deeply purposeful and scripted. You can smell the fear.

Shaheen is being asked by allies within the Administrative state, including interests no longer holding political office, to do advanced query.... this is political reconnaissance intended to give corrupt officials and media allies the background to: (a) scale their risk; and (b) plan their defense narrative. They are nervous now. Very nervous.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/10/ag-William-Barr-yes-i-think-spying-did-occur-on-trump-campaign-video-and-transcript/

#6126780 at 2019-04-10 23:07:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7835: William the Barrbarian Edition

Attorney General William Barr testifies that "spying did occur" to the Trump campaign but offers no evidence.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/10/Barr-modifies-justice-departments-motto/

#6126295 at 2019-04-10 22:29:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7834: Open Barr of Justice Edition

Pelosi: Barr is 'off the rails'

LEESBURG, Va. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday said Attorney General William Barr has gone "off the rails" after he testified before a pair of House and Senate committees this week.

"Let me just say how very dismaying and disappointing that the chief law enforcement officer of our country is going off the rails yesterday and today," Pelosi told reporters as she kicked off House Democrats' annual "issues" retreat at a golf resort 35 miles northwest of Washington.

Barr "is the attorney general of the United States of America, not the attorney general of Donald Trump."

A day earlier, the attorney general testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee that he has opened an investigation into how the FBI initially decided to launch a counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign during the 2016 election.

On Wednesday, Barr went further, telling a Senate committee that he thought that the FBI was "spying" on the Trump campaign, comments that infuriated Democrats in the Capitol.

"I think spying did occur. Yes, I think spying did occur. But the question is whether it was predicated, adequately predicated," Barr told Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) during the hearing.

Barr told House and Senate lawmakers that he expects the Justice Department to send them a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian interference within a week. Pelosi and other Democrats have called on Barr to release the full, unredacted report.

"We want to see the Mueller report. There was an assault on the integrity of our election in our country, the basis for our democracy. There is no doubt about that. ...it took place by Russia," said Pelosi, who by virtue of her position is one of the top eight intelligence officials on Capitol Hill.

"You would think that every resource in our country would say we want to make sure this never happens again instead of engaging in this silliness. But, no, it isn't silly; it's too serious to be silly – this obstruction of getting the truth to the American people."

Asked if she has confidence that Barr will fairly conduct his investigation into how the FBI carried out their Russia probe, Pelosi offered a terse, one-word answer: "No."

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/438323-pelosi-Barr-is-off-the-rails

#6126194 at 2019-04-10 22:22:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7834: Open Barr of Justice Edition

Schumer: Barr must retract 'spying' shocker

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused Attorney General William Barr of spreading conspiracy theories on Wednesday after the Justice Department chief said he thinks "spying did occur" on President Trump's 2016 campaign.

In a terse tweet, Schumer demanded a retraction from Barr. "AG Barr admitted he had no evidence to support his claim that spying on the Trump campaign 'did occur.' AG Barr must retract his statement immediately or produce specific evidence to back it up. Perpetuating conspiracy theories is beneath the office of the Attorney General," Schumer, D-N.Y., said.

Hours earlier Barr made the stunning declaration to a Senate budget panel.
"I think spying did occur. But the question is whether it was predicated - adequately predicated," Barr testified. "I'm not suggesting it wasn't adequately predicated, but I need to explore that. I think it's my obligation. Congress is usually very concerned about intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies staying in their proper lane." "I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal. It's a big deal," Barr added, an apparent reference to GOP allegations that the FBI misled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor former Trump 2016 campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page.

However, later in the hearing, Barr clarified that he hasn't proven there was any wrongdoing. "I am not saying that improper surveillance occurred, I'm saying that I am concerned about it and looking into it, that's all," he said. Still, Barr's "spying" bombshell has riled Democrats.

At a Democratic retreat, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Barr went "off the rails."

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler suggested he was misled and demanded answers. "These comments directly contradict what DOJ previously told us. I've asked DOJ to brief us immediately. In the meantime, the AG still owes us the full Mueller report. #ReleaseTheReport," Nadler, D-N.Y., tweeted.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said such a comment would be pleasing to Trump. "The casual suggestion by the nation's top law enforcement officer of 'spying' may please Donald Trump, who rails against a 'deep state coup,' but it strikes another destructive blow to our democratic institutions. The hardworking men and women at the DOJ and FBI deserve better," Schiff tweeted.

Barr, who is putting a team together to look into surveillance abuse, also said he expects to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's final report "hopefully next week." The Judiciary Committee, ruled by Democrats, voted last week in favor of subpoenaing Barr to turn over the entire Mueller report. However,Nadler saidon Tuesday that his panel, which has oversight over DOJ, will not actually issue a subpoena for Mueller's full report until they see the redacted version provided by Barr.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/schumer-Barr-must-retract-spying-shocker

#6125801 at 2019-04-10 21:54:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7834: Open Barr of Justice Edition

Trump urges inquiry into 'attempted coup' against him



"President Donald Trump says he has spoken to the US attorney general about tracing the origins of the inquiry that cleared him of colluding with Russia.

Mr Trump described the investigation by former FBI director Robert Mueller as "an attempted coup".

Attorney General William Barr meanwhile said he believes US authorities did spy on the Trump campaign.

US intelligence officials have previously said they were spying on the Russians, not the Trump campaign."



https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47884252

#6125647 at 2019-04-10 21:42:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7833: Winning Wednesday Edition

Jordan, Meadows call for DOJ watchdog to testify once 2016 surveillance probe ends
By Olivia Beavers - 04/10/19 03:15 PM EDT

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/438278-jordan-meadows-urge-cummings-to-request-doj-watchdog-to-publicly

Two conservative House members are calling on the head of the Oversight and Reform Committee to request the public testimony of a Justice Department (DOJ) watchdog once he concludes his probe into the use of surveillance warrants during the 2016 election.

Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio), the top Republican on the Oversight panel, and Freedom Caucus colleague Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) in a letter on Wednesday pressed the panel's chairman, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), to secure a date for DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz to testify sometime this spring.

"As the committee of jurisdiction for inspectors general, we write to request that you invite Mr. Horowitz to publicly testify before the Committee immediately following the completion of his review," they wrote.
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Jordan, Meadows and other Republicans have long been eager to see the probe's findings on whether federal authorities - who they claim were biased against President Trump during the 2016 election - misled a secretive court in order to obtain a surveillance warrant on Carter Page after he left the Trump campaign.

They allege that their anti-Trump animus influenced their actions as they conducted a counterintelligence investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Their letter comes after Attorney General William Barr testified before the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that Horowitz is expected to complete his review in May or June of this year.

"The Office of the Inspector General has a pending investigation of the FISA [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] process in the Russia investigation and I expect that will be complete in probably May or June, I am told," Barr replied.

"So, hopefully, we will have some answers from Inspector General Horowitz on the answer of the FISA warrants. More generally, I am reviewing the conduct of the investigation and trying to get my arms around all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted during the summer of 2016," Barr added.

Barr also fueled GOP claims of surveillance abuse on Wednesday by stating that he does believe there was spying during the election, though he is examining whether it is improper or not.

"I think spying did occur," Barr said. "But the question is whether it was adequately predicated. And I'm not suggesting it wasn't adequately predicated, but I need to explore that."

Though Barr appeared to later change his wording to mean improper surveillance, his remarks sparked immediate outrage among Democrats while eliciting praise among Republicans who say Barr is doing his job.

#6124528 at 2019-04-10 20:17:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7832: Glorious Fallout Edition

Musing about STEALTH BOMBER at work.
Our STEALTH BOMBER is the B-2 Spirit bomber.
Obviously we got BOOMS, but it's also the only bomber that can fire stand-off missiles. Firing missiles well outside of the targets defensive range
William Barr -> BILL Barr -> B B-> B-2
What had Barr been doing during Session's, and Whitaker's tenure? Could he have been the Stealth Bomber the whole time if it is indeed him?

#6124353 at 2019-04-10 20:05:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7832: Glorious Fallout Edition

>>6124344

Trump cries 'treason'

Patrick, who chaired Trump's campaign effort in Texas, took a day off from presiding over the state Senate to join the president. He greeted Trump on the tarmac in San Antonio when Trump landed just before noon, and sat beside him at a roundtable with donors as he talked about border security with the news media.

Before leaving the White House, Trump said he views the special counsel inquiry as a "witch hunt" and a case of "treason" because Democrats had sought to use it as a way to illegally force him from office.

Treason carries the death penalty, and his view is not widely accepted by legal scholars.

"This was an attempted coup. This was an attempted take-down of a president," he said before boarding Marine One.

Steve Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas who specializes in national security law, was among the experts rejecting Trump's use of the term "treason" to describe an inquiry housed within the Department of Justice. He noted that the Constitution provides a narrow definition "to prevent those in power from using it to attack their political opponents."

Before leaving the White House, Trump insisted that Attorney General William Barr should open an investigation into "the origins of exactly where this all started," asserting that Americans "hunger" for such an inquiry, particularly those who voted for him.

"Because this was an illegal witch hunt and everybody knew it. And they knew it too and they got caught. And what they did was treason. …What they did was against our Constitution and everything we stand for," Trump said.

In San Antonio, Trump meets privately with supporters at noon at The Argyle – a party venue that has served as headquarters for a sprawling horse ranch, a Confederate arsenal, and guest house for the likes of Robert E. Lee – before speaking at a closed-door lunch with donors at a joint fundraiser to benefit his campaign and the RNC.

Julián Castro, a former San Antonio mayor and housing secretary during the second term of Barack Obama, is organizing a "Texas United Against Hate" rally at San Antonio's Hemisfair Park on Wednesday night as a show of force against Trump, though the president will be long gone by then.

The state Democratic Party has also urged turnout for that rally.

"It doesn't matter how much Donald Trump raises from wealthy Republicans and corporate interests, Texans are fighting back and his poll numbers are plummeting. Texas is the biggest battleground state," Texas Democratic Party chairman Gilberto Hinojosa said. "Texans won't sit idly by as Trump steals our land, destroys our healthcare, and threatens to shut down our economy…. In 2020, we will defeat Trump and [Sen. John] Cornyn and turn Texas blue."



Trump spent roughly three hours in San Antonio before heading to Houston. He will attend a fund-raising dinner at the Lone Star Flight Museum, after a visit to nearby Crosby, Texas, and the International Union of Operating Engineers International Training and Education Center.

There, he will sign an executive order that will make it harder for states to use concerns about water quality to block pipeline projects.

#6122665 at 2019-04-10 17:41:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7830: Q Confirms PANIC Edition

Q CAN RETIRE NOW.

THE ADULT, William Barr, IS NOW IN CHARGE.

RUN ALONG NOW.

#6122397 at 2019-04-10 17:22:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7829: The P A N I C Edition

>>6122297
>Seems Q gave the all hands on deck // spread the word // GO sign

WATCH: "William Barr is personally reviewing the conduct of the FBI in launching the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. He knows that the process by the FBI was corrupted by political bias and personal animus."
twitter.com/seanhannity/status/1116025576593162248
www.hannity.com/media-room/jarrett-on-hannity-there-was-never-any-credible-evidence-to-launch-russia-probe/

#6121545 at 2019-04-10 16:24:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7828: James Baker's Second Interview Released Edition

John Solomon

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/438227-finally-united-house-republicans-refer-ex-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-for?amp&__twitter_impression=true

During the dark days of the early Russia collusion probe, House Republicans often were fractured on how to best defend Donald Trump or pursue evidence of FBI bias and abuses.

Key conservatives such as Reps. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) were often frustrated by then-Speaker Paul Ryan's proceed-carefully approach.

What a difference two years makes!

Ryan (R-Wis.) has left the House and, before he did, even he had come to the conclusion that the FBI probe of Trump likely involved abuses. Special counsel Robert Mueller has closed his investigation with the conclusion that there was no collusion between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to swing the 2016 election. And new Attorney General William Barr is opening a wide-ranging investigation into the FBI's conduct during the presidential election.
The result is that House Republicans - from the establishment wing to the sometimes rebellious Freedom Caucus - are now united.

The clearest sign emerged Wednesday morning when House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) put his personal weight behind an effort to force the Democratic-controlled House to refer former Trump attorney Michael Cohen for possible perjury prosecution for multiple statements Cohen made in February testimony that conflicts with other evidence in the public realm.

Together with his rank-and-file, McCarthy unveiled a resolution that was conceived by Jordan and Meadows and sponsored by Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) that would require the House to send a copy of Cohen's Feb. 27 testimony before the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

"It is the judgment of the House of Representatives that providing a copy of the official transcript of the hearing of the Committee on Oversight and Reform on February 27, 2019, to the Department of Justice would aid the Attorney General's consideration of investigation and potential prosecution of Michael Cohen's criminal conduct," the resolution declares.

On its face, the resolution is good politics, an effort to create a boomerang that wounds Democrats for making Cohen - already a convicted liar - their first major witness at the first major hearing on their new time in power.

Cohen's most recent testimony, that he never wanted a pardon from Trump and never sought a White House job, was directly contradicted by other witnesses and documents, and it has caused Democrats some significant heartburn.

But the real headline of Wednesday's event is that a House caucus, once divided on how and whether to defend Trump on Russia-collusion charges, has found common ground between leadership and rebel and is signaling an intention to go on offense for the rest of 2019.

John Solomon is an award-winning investigative journalist whose work over the years has exposed U.S. and FBI intelligence failures before the Sept. 11 attacks, federal scientists' misuse of foster children and veterans in drug experiments, and numerous cases of political corruption. He serves as an investigative columnist and executive vice president for video at The Hill.

#6121364 at 2019-04-10 16:05:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7828: James Baker's Second Interview Released Edition

Rep. Mark Green
https://twitter.com/RepMarkGreen/status/1116006552178241537

Verified account @RepMarkGreen
10m10 minutes ago

Mr. Chairman, do what you said you'd do and hold Mr. Cohen accountable for lying before our committee.


Oversight Republicans Introduce Resolution Directing Chairman Cummings to Send Michael Cohen Transcript to Justice Department
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Washington, April 10, 2019
Tags: Government Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Oversight Republicans introduced a House Resolution, sponsored by Representative Mark Green (R-TN), that directs Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) to submit an official copy of the transcript of Michael Cohen's testimony to the Department of Justice for investigation and potential prosecution.

"If Chairman Cummings fails to refer Mr. Cohen to the Department of Justice for perjury, it will forever mar the reputation of the Oversight committee and call into question the integrity of the entire House. Mr. Chairman, do what you said you'd do and hold Mr. Cohen accountable for lying before our committee," said Representative Mark Green (R-TN).

Background:

On February 27, 2019, Michael Cohen falsely testified during sworn testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
On February 28, 2019, Ranking Member Jim Jordan and Representative Mark Meadows sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr referring Michael Cohen for investigation and potential prosecution.
On March 8, 2019, Ranking Member Jim Jordan and Representative Mark Meadows sent a letter to Michael Cohen's attorney concerning contradictions between Cohen's testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee and media statements made by House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff.
On March 13, 2019, Ranking Member Jim Jordan and Representative Mark Meadows sent a letter to Chairman Elijah Cummings urging him to refer Michael Cohen to the Department of Justice for perjury.
On March 14, 2019, Ranking Member Jim Jordan offered a Committee resolution to refer Michael Cohen to the Department of Justice for perjury.
On April 2, 2019, Ranking Member Jim Jordan and Representative Mark Meadows sent a letter to House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff and Ranking Member Devin Nunes requesting access to transcripts of Michael Cohen's closed-door testimony on February 28, 2019, and March 6, 2019.
On April 2, 2019, Dr. Green offered a Committee resolution to refer Michael Cohen to the Department of Justice for perjury.

Full text of the resolution can be found here.


https://republicans-oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/GREETN_013_xml.pdf

#6121095 at 2019-04-10 15:38:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7828: James Baker's Second Interview Released Edition

>>6120810 LB
>Horrrey Sheet!!! Barr says he believes there was spying on the Trump campaign!

Barr: 'I THINK SPYING DID OCCUR' AGAINST TRUMP CAMPAIGN
Attorney General William Barr dropped a bombshell Wednesday, telling a group of senators that he believes spying against the Trump campaign did take place in 2016.

"I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal," Barr said during an exchange with Democratic New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Shaheen asked in a follow-up whether Barr believed the FBI spied on the Trump team.

"You're not suggesting, though, that spying occurred?" Shaheen asked.

"I think spying did occur. Yes, I think spying did occur. But the question is whether it was predicated, adequately predicated," Barr said.

"I'm not suggesting it wasn't adequately predicted, but I need to explore that."

Barr was discussing his plans to investigate the FBI's decision to open a counterintelligence investigation against Trump campaign associates. The bureau used confidential informants and relied heavily on the Democrat-funded Steele dossier as part of the investigation, which was code-named Crossfire Hurricane.

President Donald Trump and other Republicans have dubbed the counterintelligence probe "Spygate," especially regarding the FBI's use of an informant named Stefan Halper. Halper, a former Cambridge professor, made contact with at least three Trump campaign advisers, Carter Page, Sam Clovis and George Papadopoulos

Democrats have bristled at the term "spy" to describe the FBI's confidential human sources.

Barr said that he plans to form a team to gather information from the Justice Department and Capitol Hill related to the FBI's investigation, which was formally opened on July 31, 2016.

"I'm not suggesting that those rules were violated, but I think it's important to look at that."

"I am going to be reviewing both the genesis and the conduct of the intelligence activities directed at the Trump campaign during 2016," Barr said.

Barr said that he will not be investigating the entire FBI.

"This is not launching an investigation of the FBI," he added. "To the extent there were any issues at the FBI, I do not view it as a problem that's endemic to the FBI. I think there was probably a failure among a group of leaders there at the upper echelon, so I don't like to hear attacks of the FBI."
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/10/William-Barr-spying-trump-campaign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_source=Twitter

#6121040 at 2019-04-10 15:33:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7828: James Baker's Second Interview Released Edition

Barr: 'I THINK SPYING DID OCCUR' AGAINST TRUMP CAMPAIGN

Attorney General William Barr dropped a bombshell Wednesday, telling a group of senators that he believes spying against the Trump campaign did take place in 2016.

"I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal," Barr said during an exchange with Democratic New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Shaheen asked in a follow-up whether Barr believed the FBI spied on the Trump team.

"You're not suggesting, though, that spying occurred?" Shaheen asked.

"I think spying did occur. Yes, I think spying did occur. But the question is whether it was predicated, adequately predicated," Barr said.

"I'm not suggesting it wasn't adequately predicted, but I need to explore that."


Barr was discussing his plans to investigate the FBI's decision to open a counterintelligence investigation against Trump campaign associates. The bureau used confidential informants and relied heavily on the Democrat-funded Steele dossier as part of the investigation, which was code-named Crossfire Hurricane.

President Donald Trump and other Republicans have dubbed the counterintelligence probe "Spygate," especially regarding the FBI's use of an informant named Stefan Halper. Halper, a former Cambridge professor, made contact with at least three Trump campaign advisers, Carter Page, Sam Clovis and George Papadopoulos. (RELATED: DOJ Watchdog Scrutinizing FBI Informant Who Made Contact With Trump Campaign)

Democrats have bristled at the term "spy" to describe the FBI's confidential human sources.

Barr said that he plans to form a team to gather information from the Justice Department and Capitol Hill related to the FBI's investigation, which was formally opened on July 31, 2016.

"I'm not suggesting that those rules were violated, but I think it's important to look at that."

"I am going to be reviewing both the genesis and the conduct of the intelligence activities directed at the Trump campaign during 2016," Barr said.

Barr said that he will not be investigating the entire FBI.

"This is not launching an investigation of the FBI," he added. "To the extent there were any issues at the FBI, I do not view it as a problem that's endemic to the FBI. I think there was probably a failure among a group of leaders there at the upper echelon, so I don't like to hear attacks of the FBI."

https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/10/William-Barr-spying-trump-campaign/

#6120720 at 2019-04-10 14:59:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7827: Momentum Building... Nowhere to Hide Edition

BOOM

Barr believes "there was spying" on the Trump campaign during the 2016 election

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/live-news/William-Barr-testimony-attorney-general-testify-senate-appropriations-committee-today-2019-04-10/#click=https://t.co/Me5vM5gzMP

#6120420 at 2019-04-10 14:27:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7827: Momentum Building... Nowhere to Hide Edition

Those who started Russia probe were attempting a 'coup', AG must start investigation - Trump

President Donald Trump has called the FBI's investigation into alleged 'Russian collusion' a "coup" attempt, and said he wants Attorney General William Barr to investigate the probe's origins.

"It was an illegal investigation, it was started illegally, everything about it was crooked," Trump told reporters outside the White House. "It was an attempted coup."

He also said that he himself hadn't seen or read the report on alleged Russia's involvement in the 2016 election presented by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

"I won," he said. "There was no collusion, no obstruction."

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz has been investigating the FBI's alleged misuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for just over one year, and Barr told a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday that Horowitz' final report should be completed by "May or June."

Horowitz' investigation centers around the FBI's use of the now-infamous 'Steele Dossier' as evidence to acquire a warrant to wiretap Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. The dossier was compiled by a former British spy, paid for by Trump's opponents within Hillary Clinton's campaign, and contained a raft of unverified claims about Trump's supposed contact with Russians.

Speaking at Tuesday's hearing, Barr also told lawmakers that he may open a broader investigation into the FBI's 2016 'Crossfire Hurricane' counterintelligence investigation against Trump, opened by openly Trump-hating FBI agent Peter Strzok.

"More generally, I am reviewing the conduct of the investigation and trying to get my arms around all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted during the summer of 2016," Barr told the hearing.

Barr did not elaborate further, but a potential investigation could look into claims that the FBI actively worked to keep Trump out of the White House, whether Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page's anti-Trump bias affected the agency's investigation, and whether top FBI officials selectively leaked information to the press to build negative publicity around Trump.

https://www.rt.com/usa/456129-trump-russia-probe-coup

#6120396 at 2019-04-10 14:23:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7827: Momentum Building... Nowhere to Hide Edition

>>6120374
I'm getting hardcore deja vu had to check it's live
and that blurb I copied from underneath the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAMS0m96INU

Attorney General William Barr is facing members of the Senate on Wednesday for the first time since taking office - and amid intense speculation over his review of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report.

Barr isn't coming to Congress to talk about the report, but lawmakers are expected to ask about it anyway as they anxiously wait to see it in the coming days.

The topic of the House appropriations subcommittee hearing is the Justice Department's budget, and Barr's prepared remarks sent to the committee on Monday focused on funding requests for immigration enforcement and to combat violent crime and opioid addiction, not mentioning Mueller's report at all.

#6120236 at 2019-04-10 14:06:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7827: Momentum Building... Nowhere to Hide Edition

LIVE: Mueller Report update at Senate hearing featuring A.G. William Barr

Barr ACTIVATED!

#6119948 at 2019-04-10 13:24:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7826: FBI HRC Email Cover-Up Exposed Edition

Putin Hopes For Fresh Start With Trump After "Notorious" Mueller Commission Found Nothing

Russian president Vladimir Putin said he's ready to turn the leaf on the first two years of diplomatic scandals between the US and Russia, and is seeking areas of cooperation with his US counterprart (and according to various now debunked lunatics, spy) Donald Trump, calling the furor over election-meddling allegations part of the deep political crisis in Washington. In his first public comments on the outcome of Robert Mueller's investigation which found no collusion or conspiracy between Trump and Russia, Putin welcomed the controversial findings. "We said from the very start that this notorious commission of Mr. Mueller wouldn't find anything because we know this better than anyone," Putin told the International Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, adding that it was "utter nonsense aimed solely at a domestic audience and used for internal political struggle in the U.S." In retrospect, he was right.

As a reminder, Trump scored the biggest political victory of his presidency - even as the credibility of the US liberal medial plumbed new lows - last month after AG William Barr published a summary of Mueller's finding that there was no collusion during the campaign. Trump, who repeatedly - and correctly - condemned the 22-month inquiry as a "witch hunt" said he'd been completely exonerated. Agreeing with his US colleague, Putin said that witch hunts are "a black page" in U.S. history and "I would not like it ever to happen again" (here the conspiracy nuts should be ready to chime in with a witty rejoinder). The outcome of the Mueller investigation showed that "a mountain gave birth to a mouse," the Russian president said.

While Putin said when the two leaders met in Helsinki last year that he'd wanted Trump to win the 2016 election because of his pledge to improve relations - and because Hillary Clinton's State Department did everything in its power to set the stage for a war between Russia and Ukraine - he avoided generating more controversy, and said he supports Trump's re-election in 2020. "We respect the wishes of the American people," he said. "Whoever is president, we're ready to work with them."

To be sure, much bad blood remains between the US "deep state" and Moscow: recall that US intelligence agencies "concluded" that Russia was behind hacking aimed at damaging Democratic Party contender Hillary Clinton (which unveiled that the DNC had rigged the primaries against Bernie Sanders, and that Hillary Clinton was a professional in saying one thing to the public and something else to Wall Street). Russia, naturally, rejects the allegations. Trump pledged during his campaign to improve ties with Russia and has repeatedly said he wants good relations with Putin. As for how the former KGB spy and Trump are getting along currently, Putin said he has "plenty of disagreements" with Trump, whose administration has imposed a series of new sanctions on his country, but is ready to work with the U.S. on issues of joint interest including terrorism and arms control. "We hope that when this situation normalizes, opportunities will emerge for bilateral cooperation on all issues," Putin said.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-09/putin-hopes-fresh-start-trump-after-notorious-mueller-commission-found-nothing

#6119633 at 2019-04-10 12:31:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7826: FBI HRC Email Cover-Up Exposed Edition

FINALLY anonymous source says Barr conducting an investigation on FBI and DOJ actions on "crossfire hurricane" (what a stupid name, meanwhile hrc investigation "mid year exam". That right there tells you there's bias)

Attorney General William Barr was questioned today by republican lawmaker Robert Aderholt about potentially fraudulent DOJ and FBI submissions to the FISA court - to gain a Title-One surveillance warrant against U.S. Person Carter Page.

In a deliberate response AG Barr stated: "The Office of the Inspector General has a pending investigation of the FISA process in the Russia investigation. I expect that will be complete in probably May or June, I am told. More generally, I am reviewing the conduct of the investigation and trying to get my arms around all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted during the summer of 2016."

the response would indicate AG Barr is taking personal interest in the events behind the July 31st, 2016, origination of the Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence operation. Additionally, this approach indicates AG Barr's review is going much further than Inspector General Horowitz; taking the review all the way to the origin of the intelligence community operation.

UPDATE: Bloomberg Reports: Attorney General William Barr has assembled a team to review controversial counterintelligence decisions made by Justice Department and FBI officials, including actions taken during the probe of the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016, according to a person familiar with the matter.

This indicates that Barr is looking into allegations that Republican lawmakers have been pursuing for more than a year - that the investigation into President Donald Trump and possible collusion with Russia was tainted at the start by anti-Trump bias in the FBI and Justice Department.

"I am reviewing the conduct of the investigation and trying to get my arms around all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted during the summer of 2016," Barr told a House panel on Tuesday.

Barr's inquiry is separate from a long-running investigation by the Justice Department's inspector general, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive matters. The FBI declined to comment. Barr said he expected the inspector general's work to be completed by May or June.

The issue came up as Barr testified before a Democratic-controlled House Appropriations subcommittee. Most of the questioning concerned demands for Barr to give lawmakers Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report and the evidence behind it. But the issue is sure to get more attention when Barr appears Wednesday before the panel's GOP-led Senate counterpart. (read more)

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/09/cautious-optimism-ag-William-Barr-states-he-is-reviewing-doj-fbi-conduct-during-the-summer-of-2016/

#6119021 at 2019-04-10 10:48:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7825: T Minus One Year Delta DJT Day Edition

CSPAN

Verified account

@cspan
18m18 minutes ago
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Attorney General William Barr testifies before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee (@SenateApprops) - LIVE at 10am ET on C-SPAN3

#6118674 at 2019-04-10 09:37:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7825: T Minus One Year Delta DJT Day Edition

U.S.
Breaking: Chuck Norris New Glock Gun Brand Spokesman

For years, the left has advocated and tried to abolish the second amendment. Despite the second amendment being embedded in the nation's values, the left wants to take the guns away. It really didn't help their mental state when the Glock gun brand announced their new official spokesman.

Interestingly, actor and long-time Second Amendment advocate Chuck Norris have officially been signed by Glock as its new spokesman, the company announced Monday. (RELATED: Rep. Nunes to Send 8 Criminal Referrals to AG William Barr )

For years, Chuck Norris has been revealed as a great American hero and a top-notch martial arts expert. He is well-known and loved by both the right and the left. Many remember him from the hit television series, "Walker Texas Ranger."

That said, the left came unhinged after the announcement from Glock that Norris would be their official spokesman.

"Chuck Norris revolutionized and ushered martial arts into the American mainstream just like Glock revolutionized firearms by inventing and commercializing polymer-based pistols and the 'Safe Action' System," Josh Dorsey, Vice President of Glock, said in a news release. (RELATED: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigns)

"Having him represent the Glock brand brings two iconic names together that are mutually committed to perfection and their fan base. We couldn't be more excited about this partnership," he said.

Norris will appear on behalf of Glock at the NRA Annual Conference in Indianapolis scheduled for April 26 and April 27.

Moreover, it is only a matter of time before "gun grabbers" like David Hogg finds out and start calling for boycotts of all Chuck Norris' movies and T.V. shows. (RELATED: Trey Gowdy: 'CIA May Stop Giving Adam Schiff Info Because He Leaks' )

We are excited to see a gun company stand up for our rights to own firearms. However, it won't stop the angry Twitter mob from vomiting their hatred for our Constitution.

https://westernfreepress.com/chuck-norris-new-glock-gun-brand-spokesman-jl/

#6118275 at 2019-04-10 07:54:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7824: The Graveyard Edition

>>6118243
"Russiagate was the WMD of this generation of journalists, a gigantic lie with devastating consequences for the country and the world. Mueller's appointment was born of corruption at the top levels of the DOJ and FBI where, after talk about wearing wires to set up the President and fomenting cabinet factions in support of using the 25th Amendment against him, an endless Special Counsel investigation starring Robert Mueller seemed a sounder path to impeachment.
It was all generated by a request from British intelligence to unleash the full power of the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies against a presidential candidate, and then, an incoming President, using a crappy, amateurish, and obviously fabricated dossier produced by British spy Christopher Steele and promoted by the Clinton Campaign and Barack Obama's intelligence, foreign policy, and defense establishments. As we have reported before, this is the largest political scandal in American history. The Constitution itself is at stake. Mueller's May 2017 appointment was revenge for the firing of James Comey, immediately allowing a coverup of the criminal actions of officials complicit in the coup, at the State Department, the FBI, DOJ, and CIA. In the process, the crimes of the actual foreign intervenors into the 2016 election, the British, and to a far lesser extent, the Ukrainians, were also supposed to be buried.
The deflation of the Democratic Party and the media hacks who have driven the coup against President Trump has, since Friday, been audible and smelly, like a balloon of sulfurous gas having finally been pricked. Predictably, they have begun a new round of attempts to hype the results and cover up the evil at play here. Thirty-four individuals indicted, 700 crimes, is the talking point that has emerged from Democratic Party candidates and the news media over the weekend, in a full-throated defense of Robert Mueller's inquisition. To that can be added Sunday's leading refrain from Congressman Jerrold Nadler, which seems to go something like this: "Saint Bob [Mueller] didn't decide about obstruction, and the evil Trump disciple William Barr stepped in and is attempting to cover up for the evil President. We demand to have testimony from Robert Mueller."
They are desperate losers facing an American people likely to say: "Stuff it-your time just ran out." Our job is to make that happen."

https://larouchepub.com/other/editorials/2019/4612-mueller_releases_report_now_dr.html


https://medium.com/@the_war_economy

spygate

part 1 = Fusion GPS - https://archive.is/jebsM
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-1-fusion-gps-7da0c3293eab

part 2 = Christopher Steele - https://archive.is/qYphy
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-2-christopher-steele-f3b7b2cf17f3

part 3 = The Dossier - https://archive.is/RW7LX
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-3-the-dossier-72c397a442b7

part 4 = Foreign Intelligence - https://archive.is/9KrxM
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-4-foreign-intelligence-921c0accb9c2

part 5 = Crowdstrike - https://archive.is/i18vy
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-5-crowdstrike-17eb2c81f395

part 6 = Alfa Bank - https://archive.is/IQzJe
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-6-alfa-bank-65a788038fe6

part 7 = Brennan's Working Group - https://archive.is/8kYSH
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-7-brennans-working-group-4ab7d8188ac

part 8 = American Intelligence - https://archive.is/Kufqn
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-8-american-intelligence-a945ffc1cd35

part 9 = The Deputies Meetings - https://archive.is/XiUC3
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-9-the-deputies-meetings-cde47d4d08a6

part 10 = Kimberlin and the Chalupas - https://archive.is/QKdux
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-10-kimberlin-and-the-chalupas-5b5ac679fad2

part 11 = Stefan Halper - https://archive.is/3ySHd
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-11-stefan-halper-477f2a723dc7

part 12 = Michael Flynn - https://archive.is/3f9CR
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-12-michael-flynn-5e9cc5783ebf

part 13 = The Season of Leaks - https://archive.is/EFuec
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-13-the-season-of-leaks-9a829665f48a

part 14 = Peter W. Smith - https://archive.is/1B2ts
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-14-peter-w-smith-a4efd88291a

part 15 = The FBI vs Donald Trump - https://archive.is/nlizm
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-15-the-f-b-i-vs-donald-trump-23221196ad6f

#6118115 at 2019-04-10 07:26:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7824: The Graveyard Edition

>>6118105
look at the eyes
those are some seriously evil eyes
you can really tell if someone is evil just by the eyes
suprisingly William Barr doesnt have evil eyes
i could be wrong tho since hes ex cia

#6117610 at 2019-04-10 05:52:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7823: AG BARR "DISGUSTED" BY WHAT HE'S DISCOVERED Edition

Shots Fired: William Barr Puts Deep State on Notice

The Attorney General of the United States put the Deep State on notice today for the first time since taking office for a second time.

Barr revealed on Tuesday that he is reviewing the "conduct" of the FBI's original Russia investigation during the summer of 2016, following calls from Republicans to investigate the origins of the probe according to Fox News.

Barr also made mention that Inspector General Michael Horowitz has a pending investigation into the FISA warrants and stated the probe will be completed in May or June.

Barr then said he's "personally" overseeing the investigation into the counterintelligence investigation from 2016.

"More generally, I am reviewing the conduct of the investigation and trying to get my arms around the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted in the supper of 2016," Barr testified.

The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes has said he will make 8 criminal referrals into that investigation, and Barr said "Obviously , if there is a predicate for investigation, it will be conducted."

The Department of Justice and the FBI have seen a mountain of firings and resignations since the unraveling of the fake Russian dossier. Former FBI Director James Comey, Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, 3rd in charge of the FBI Peter Strzok, among others have all been fired. Several others were also terminated and or resigned.

https://thedcpatriot.com/shots-fired-William-Barr-puts-deep-state-on-notice/

#6117445 at 2019-04-10 05:25:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7823: AG BARR "DISGUSTED" BY WHAT HE'S DISCOVERED Edition

We were told by Q to trust Barr but besides the fact that he served as AG under Bush, what else do we really know about him? Here is a little dig. SYNOPSIS: WHO IS Barr?

There is so much about William Barr that is under cloak and dagger but allow me to summarize. As promised two more segments will be coming out and they are on his GLOBAL ACTIVITIES. You think the Brennan was dirty or how I exposed how Peter Strzok (shortly thereafter FIRED) as an IRANIAN advocate was incredible...wait till you hear about William Barr.

Barr graduated college and rolled right into working for the CIA. He was assigned to Bush 41. He was his handler since 1976. A little context before we delve into this. The passage below is very important. Federal Prosecutors attempted to prosecute the Bush and Clinton cartels. All destroyed, all shamed and all stripped of any credibility. Why is this important? The mastermind William Barr.

William Barr was the handler of Bush 41, and his right-hand man. Like Valerie Jarrett and Barack Hussein Obama. He wrote the incredible legal theory known as the Thornburgh Doctrine. Thornburgh began his career with blood on his hands. Ever heard of Budd Dwyer? He committed suicide in front of everyone during a press conference telling them he was being framed by the corrupt government within the government which Governor Thornburgh was part of. Eighteen months later, Thronburgh was sworn in as US Attorney General. Dwyer's last statement before he committed suicide:

The Doctrine Barr drafted was contested by many since the brief he based it on was classified. I submitted a FOIA request this morning to gain a copy of it. It will be interesting to see the brief that justifies how the FBI is allowed to kidnap people in foreign countries disregarding international laws.

In 1990 Barr became Deputy Attorney General. As Deputy Attorney General, Barr took over most duties from Thornburgh and Thornburgh was forced to resign. This is because Thornburgh could not keep the Justice Department reigned in from investigating Bush, the Clintons and abuse of power by the intelligence community. Barr was immediately appointed Acting Attorney General and subsequently sworn in as Attorney General.

To be clear, he was slotted in to ensure that investigations into the Bush, Clinton and intelligence community STOP. Therefore, why would President Trump nominate him as AG- If he was the one that created the Intelligence Community swamp?

In my article, "William Barr - Bill Clinton 5,242.7 km, $100 MIL & DOPE" where I reminded the world who Bush 41, Crooked Clintons and Barr really are. They are a TEAM!

I notioned that Barry Seal was the "innocent" one that was framed. I would bet my life on the fact that Hillary Clinton was the mastermind in skimming the money Noriega and Bush were trying to locate. They framed the government pilot who was tasked with the drug running from Panama to Bill Clinton's stomping ground: Arkansas.

Barr is a swamp creature and was involved with Bush 41 during Iran-Contra and was known as a fixer.

More here anons: http://toresays.com/2018/12/07/Barr-super-predators-privatizing-prisons-and-disarming-citizens/

And here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1115403764859408384.html

#6117134 at 2019-04-10 04:50:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7823: AG BARR "DISGUSTED" BY WHAT HE'S DISCOVERED Edition

We were told by Q to trust Barr but besides the fact that he served as AG under Bush, what else do we really know about him? Here is a little dig. SYNOPSIS: WHO IS Barr?

There is so much about William Barr that is under cloak and dagger but allow me to summarize. As promised two more segments will be coming out and they are on his GLOBAL ACTIVITIES. You think the Brennan was dirty or how I exposed how Peter Strzok (shortly thereafter FIRED) as an IRANIAN advocate was incredible...wait till you hear about William Barr.

Barr graduated college and rolled right into working for the CIA. He was assigned to Bush 41. He was his handler since 1976. A little context before we delve into this. The passage below is very important. Federal Prosecutors attempted to prosecute the Bush and Clinton cartels. All destroyed, all shamed and all stripped of any credibility. Why is this important? The mastermind William Barr.
William Barr was the handler of Bush 41, and his right-hand man. Like Valerie Jarrett and Barack Hussein Obama. He wrote the incredible legal theory known as the Thornburgh Doctrine. Thornburgh began his career with blood on his hands. Ever heard of Budd Dwyer? He committed suicide in front of everyone during a press conference telling them he was being framed by the corrupt government within the government which Governor Thornburgh was part of. Eighteen months later, Thronburgh was sworn in as US Attorney General. Dwyer's last statement before he committed suicide:
The Doctrine Barr drafted was contested by many since the brief he based it on was classified. I submitted a FOIA request this morning to gain a copy of it. It will be interesting to see the brief that justifies how the FBI is allowed to kidnap people in foreign countries disregarding international laws.
In 1990 Barr became Deputy Attorney General. As Deputy Attorney General, Barr took over most duties from Thornburgh and Thornburgh was forced to resign. This is because Thornburgh could not keep the Justice Department reigned in from investigating Bush, the Clintons and abuse of power by the intelligence community. Barr was immediately appointed Acting Attorney General and subsequently sworn in as Attorney General.

To be clear, he was slotted in to ensure that investigations into the Bush, Clinton and intelligence community STOP. Therefore, why would President Trump nominate him as AG- If he was the one that created the Intelligence Community swamp?

In my article, "William Barr - Bill Clinton 5,242.7 km, $100 MIL & DOPE" where I reminded the world who Bush 41, Crooked Clintons and Barr really are. They are a TEAM!

I notioned that Barry Seal was the "innocent" one that was framed. I would bet my life on the fact that Hillary Clinton was the mastermind in skimming the money Noriega and Bush were trying to locate. They framed the government pilot who was tasked with the drug running from Panama to Bill Clinton's stomping ground: Arkansas.
Barr is a swamp creature and was involved with Bush 41 during Iran-Contra and was known as a fixer.
More here anons: http://toresays.com/2018/12/07/Barr-super-predators-privatizing-prisons-and-disarming-citizens/

And here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1115403764859408384.html

#6116405 at 2019-04-10 03:34:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7822: Barr Meeting Huber & OIG Edition

Jim Jordan, Mark Meadows discussed FISA abuse investigation with DOJ inspector general

Two Republican lawmakers met with Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz on Tuesday and discussed the yearlong Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse investigation. During an interview on Fox News, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Horowitz told him and Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., he "expects" a report on his investigation into possible FISA abuse by the DOJ and FBI "in May or June." That confirmed what Attorney General William Barr testified earlier in the day to a congressional panel.

Horowitz announced the initiation of the FISA abuse investigation in March 2018 after requests from both then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Republican members in Congress. The lawmakers claimed the Justice Department and FBI had abused the FISA process and misled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in their investigation and surveillance of President Trump and his associates during the campaign, as well as during the Trump administration.

Onetime Trump campaign aide Carter Page was the subject of a FISA warrant and three renewals. Pointing to Horowitz's findings in regards to misconduct by former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, Jordan said, "We expect the inspector general to do the good work that he's always done."

Both Jordan and Meadows also heaped praise on Barr. Jordan said Barr "handled himself professionally" during his hearing Tuesday, which was meant to focus on the DOJ's proposed budget but got sidetracked by Russia investigation questions, and Meadows called him "extremely diligent." Meanwhile, their colleague, House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., is expected to send Barr this week criminal referrals targeting eight people tied to the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. "The right move from @DevinNunes. More criminal referrals to come. And certainly more deserved. Overwhelming evidence shows multiple FBI + DOJ executives abused their power to undermine a duly elected President Trump. They will be held accountable," Meadows tweeted earlier in the week.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jim-jordan-mark-meadows-discussed-fisa-abuse-investigation-with-doj-inspector-general

https://oig.justice.gov/press/2018/2018-03-28b.pdf

#6116016 at 2019-04-10 02:59:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7821: Huber Report Edition

https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-continues-to-prepare-the-battlefield_2770855.html

Why a New Attorney General for Prosecution Phase?

The real battlefield has never been in the news media. The losing side picked the wrong battlefield. All the leaking in the world to The Washington Post or The New York Times won't change the outcome now.

Trump is getting ready to make two key moves on this battlefield as he prepares for the fight: The first is a new Attorney General for the prosecution phase. The second key move will involve the courts.

The former "recused" attorney general is now gone. Jeff Sessions was always going to have to recuse himself from the 2016 election-related investigations and he was always going to have to step down from the attorney general post before the prosecution phase could begin, and here's why.

There was simply no way Sessions could stay in charge of the DOJ investigations of people who had targeted him as a Russian agent and tried to "prove" he colluded with Russians. His recusal was absolutely necessary and people who dispute this are simply wrong.

Likewise, before it came time for the prosecutions of those plotters who targeted Sessions, he was going to have to step down as attorney general, because he was going to be called as a witness in the prosecutions. A sitting attorney general can't be a witness in a case his own Justice Department is prosecuting. (Explaining the obvious is just another free service that I provide.)

William Barr is coming in now to take over the next phase, while Sessions is free to appear as a witness and testify about what McCabe and the other plotters told him at the time they were trying to entrap him.

Do you know who would also have to leave his current job at the DOJ to be a witness in these prosecutions? Because like Sessions, he's involved a lot of this as a witness? Rod Rosenstein.

Of course, we've been given cover stories. "Sessions is resigning because at long last Trump has had enough of this incompetent bumbling idiot who's been doing nothing!" and "Rosenstein is leaving because Barr wants to bring in his own team." Most people don't question the cover stories because they fit their biases.

The result is a new "commander" at the DOJ for the next phase of the "battle." And when it goes to the courts, as much of it invariably will, that's where Trump has been making numerous changes with dozens of judicial appointments.

#6114889 at 2019-04-10 01:33:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7820: Avalanche Coming Edition

>>6114715

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/09/cautious-optimism-ag-William-Barr-states-he-is-reviewing-doj-fbi-conduct-during-the-summer-of-2016/#more-162340


*UPDATED* Cautious Optimism - AG William Barr States He is Reviewing DOJ/FBI Conduct During The Summer of 2016...
Posted on April 9, 2019 by sundance
Attorney General William Barr was questioned today by republican lawmaker Robert Aderholt about potentially fraudulent DOJ and FBI submissions to the FISA court - to gain a Title-One surveillance warrant against U.S. Person Carter Page.

In a deliberate response AG Barr stated: "The Office of the Inspector General has a pending investigation of the FISA process in the Russia investigation. I expect that will be complete in probably May or June, I am told. More generally, I am reviewing the conduct of the investigation and trying to get my arms around all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted during the summer of 2016."


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The response would indicate AG Barr is taking personal interest in the events behind the July 31st, 2016, origination of the Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence operation. Additionally, this approach indicates AG Barr's review is going much further than Inspector General Horowitz; taking the review all the way to the origin of the intelligence community operation.

UPDATE: Bloomberg Reports: Attorney General William Barr has assembled a team to review controversial counterintelligence decisions made by Justice Department and FBI officials, including actions taken during the probe of the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016, according to a person familiar with the matter.


This indicates that Barr is looking into allegations that Republican lawmakers have been pursuing for more than a year - that the investigation into President Donald Trump and possible collusion with Russia was tainted at the start by anti-Trump bias in the FBI and Justice Department.

"I am reviewing the conduct of the investigation and trying to get my arms around all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted during the summer of 2016," Barr told a House panel on Tuesday.

Barr's inquiry is separate from a long-running investigation by the Justice Department's inspector general, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive matters. The FBI declined to comment. Barr said he expected the inspector general's work to be completed by May or June.

The issue came up as Barr testified before a Democratic-controlled House Appropriations subcommittee. Most of the questioning concerned demands for Barr to give lawmakers Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report and the evidence behind it. But the issue is sure to get more attention when Barr appears Wednesday before the panel's GOP-led Senate counterpart. (read more)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-09/Barr-said-to-form-team-to-review-fbi-s-actions-in-trump-probe
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#6113767 at 2019-04-10 00:07:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7818: We Did It For Free Edition

Attorney General William Barr has assembled a team to review controversial counterintelligence decisions made by Justice Department and FBI officials, including actions taken during the probe of the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016, according to a person familiar with the matter.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-09/Barr-said-to-form-team-to-review-fbi-s-actions-in-trump-probe

#6113526 at 2019-04-09 23:49:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7818: We Did It For Free Edition

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that he is "reviewing the conduct" of the FBI's Russia probe during the summer of 2016, and that the Department of Justice inspector general will release a report on the FBI's use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act process and other matters in the Russia case in May or June.

"I am reviewing the conduct of the investigation and trying to get my arms around all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted during the summer of 2016," Barr said in public testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee, his first since last month's release of his four-page summary of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Barr made the comment during an exchange with Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., ranking member on the panel, who noted that Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., had referred eight people to the FBI for investigation regarding "alleged misconduct during the Russia investigation including the leak of classified material and alleged conspiracies to lie to Congress and the FISA court in order to spy on then-candidate Trump and other persons." ….

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/Barr-testify-congress-first-time-mueller-summary-n992286

#6112759 at 2019-04-09 22:42:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7817: The 'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!' Edition

John Solomon

Sitting in the hot seat of a high-profile congressional hearing has a way of unmasking the mettle of any witness.

Attorney General William Barr showed us Tuesday, in his first testimony since the end of the Russia probe, that he's not big on emotion, animation or flashy presentations. Calm, scholarly and precise was his modus operandi, even as Democrats tried to lob a bomb or two his way.

But the even-keeled nature of his two-hours-plus performance shouldn't blind us to one momentous declaration he made to lawmakers.

Though it didn't happen on his watch, Barr told Congress he will investigate how the FBI came to conduct a counterintelligence investigation against Donald Trump, then the Republican nominee for president, starting in the summer of 2016.
We have known for more than a year now that the Department of Justice (DOJ) inspector general, Michael Horowitz, has been investigating whether the FBI or DOJ abused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to secure a warrant to spy on Trump campaign adviser Carter Page less than three weeks from Election Day 2016.

But Barr made clear Tuesday that his review is distinct and more far-ranging than IG Horowitz's investigation. It goes back to the moment when a probe code-named Crossfire Hurricane was opened on July 31, 2016, by Trump-hating FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok.

That probe's goal was to determine whether Trump was colluding with Russia to hijack the election. And, very quickly, the FBI chose to use an opposition research project, funded by Trump rival Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party and written by British intelligence operative Christopher Steele, as key evidence - even though it was unverified at the time.

Special counsel Robert Mueller has settled the collusion issue, concluding (like House and Senate intelligence committee Republicans before him) that there was no Trump-Russia conspiracy.

But Barr used a question from Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) to signal that he wants to go further than Mueller or the IG, to determine whether the counterintelligence probe was legit from the start.
(Article continued)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/438136-the-single-sentence-russia-bombshell-that-attorney-general-Barr-delivered?amp&__twitter_impression=true

#6110911 at 2019-04-09 19:45:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7815: 53% (at least) Approval Rating Edition

Putin mocks Mueller probe: 'A mountain gave birth to a mouse'

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed vindication Tuesday in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, saying "a mountain gave birth to a mouse," according to the Associated Press.

Putin said the findings of the 22-month investigation prove that allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia were the result of Democrats' failure to accept the results of the 2016 presidential election.

"It was clear for us from the start that it would end like this," Putin said at an Arctic forum in St. Petersburg, according to the AP. "A mountain gave birth to a mouse."

Putin went on to call the collusion claims "sheer nonsense" and argued that continued emphasis on the investigation disrespected the will of voters.

"We have been saying from the start that this notorious commission led by Mr. Mueller won't find anything, because no one knows better than us: Russia has not meddled in any U.S. election," Putin said, according to the AP. "There was no collusion between Trump and Russia that Mr. Mueller was looking for."

Putin and other Russian officials have repeatedly denied that Russia meddled in the 2016 election.

"Unjustified accusations of interference in the domestic affairs of particular countries are made while simultaneously engaging in an open campaign to undermine and topple democratically elected governments," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the United Nations in September.

Putin repeated those denials Tuesday, saying the Russian government had no contact with Trump when he visited Moscow as a private citizen, according to the AP.

In a four-page summary of Mueller's findings, Attorney General William Barr said the special counsel found no evidence of criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia and did not draw a conclusion on obstruction of justice.

https://thehill.com/homenews/438091-putin-mocks-mueller-probe-a-mountain-gave-birth-to-a-mouse


I believe Putin wanted to get in on the trolling… he must be seeing POTUS is having a great time.

#6110752 at 2019-04-09 19:30:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7815: 53% (at least) Approval Rating Edition

Barr Reviewing FBI Conduct During 2016 Election In Separate, Wide-Ranging Probe

Update4: Attorney General William Barr says that he is reviewing the "conduct" of the FBI during its original 2016 Trump-Russia investigation, following calls by GOP legislators to investigate the origins of the probe.

After explaining that DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz has a pending investigation into FISA abuse, Barr said "I am reviewing the conduct of the Russia investigation, and all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted in the summer of 2016."



The comments come after House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said over the weekend he was preparing to send eight criminal referrals to the Justice Department this week regarding alleged misconduct by DOJ and FBI officials during the Trump-Russia investigation. It is unclear whom Nunes will refer for investigation, and what the process at the Justice Department might be. -Fox News

Barr says he hasn't seen Nunes' referrals yet, adding "Obviously, if there is a predicate for investigation, it will be conducted."

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-09/attorney-general-William-Barr-testify-congress-first-time-mueller-report

#6109553 at 2019-04-09 17:21:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7813: Spoiler Alert: Unicorns Aren't Real Edition

https://saraacarter.com/ag-Barr-says-hell-deliver-the-mueller-report-within-a-week-and-is-working-diligently-to-make-as-much-information-public/

Attorney General William Barr testified before Congress Tuesday saying he will release a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 400 page report within a week. Barr stressed the report will be redacted citing classified content, ongoing litigation and privacy protection for persons not charged by Mueller's office that may have been interviewed in the process of the investigation.

Testifying before the House Appropriations Committee, Barr emphasized that based on regulations put in place during President Bill Clinton's tenure he is required as the Attorney General to review the 400 page report and release it based on 'public interest' in the findings. The regulations do not allow Mueller to publish his own findings, like what happened under Kenneth Starr's report on Clinton…

https://twitter.com/SaraCarterDC/status/1115665416431579139

#6109366 at 2019-04-09 17:05:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7813: Spoiler Alert: Unicorns Aren't Real Edition

https://thehill.com/homenews/1230-report/438018-when-robert-mueller-russia-report-will-be-released-William-Barr-had-inkling-of-conclusions-

The Hill's 12:30 Report: Dems press Barr on Mueller report
Or; FWIW

When the Mueller report will be released: Within a week
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What is currently happening with the report: "DOJ is working with the special counsel's office and DOJ will color code the report and add explanations for the basis of each redaction of the report."

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On whether Barr knew what the Mueller report would say: "Barr confirms he 'had an inkling' of what Mueller was going to conclude because of briefings and conversations before Mueller filed his report."

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Was the Mueller team involved with the four-page summary?: No

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On deciding what information will be public: "I am relying on my own discretion to make as much public as I can,"

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On Trump's efforts to strike down ObamaCare in court: Barr was asked why the DOJ would take such "dramatic and drastic action." Barr replied: "Do you think it's likely we're going to prevail? … We are in litigation and we have to take a position. If you think it's such an outrageous position, you have nothing to worry about. Let the courts do its job."

Barr also said: "I'm a lawyer. I'm not in charge of health care."

End

#6108987 at 2019-04-09 16:25:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7812: Dems Just Raised the Barr Edition

https://twitter.com/45_Schedule/status/1115651191667679233

"AG William Barr says he'll release Mueller's report "within a week" and will offer some explanations for material he is withholding."

#6108877 at 2019-04-09 16:13:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7812: Dems Just Raised the Barr Edition

>>6108857
>>6108857

Keep the CNN headlines
for other platforms please

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/09/politics/William-Barr-mueller-report-donald-trump/index.html

#6108833 at 2019-04-09 16:08:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7812: Dems Just Raised the Barr Edition

Good article for anyone not able to watch the hearings:
Attorney General Barr says he expects to release redacted version of Mueller report within a week

Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department will release a version of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report with redactions "within a week."
Barr, who oversaw the tail end of Mueller's probe of Russian interference and possible collusion with the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election, set that deadline during testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee.
"I think that from my standpoint, within a week I will be in a position to release the report to the public," Barr said during the hearing, which was primarily intended to focus on the fiscal 2020 budget.

Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department will release a version of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report with redactions "within a week."

Barr, who oversaw the tail end of Mueller's probe of Russian interference and possible collusion with the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election, set that deadline during testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee.

"I think that from my standpoint, within a week I will be in a position to release the report to the public," Barr said during the hearing, which was primarily intended to focus on the fiscal 2020 budget.

Barr has faced a high-pressure campaign from Democrats to release the nearly 400-page Russia report to Congress without redactions. That pressure only intensified after Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein released a four-page summary of that report's principal conclusions less than 48 hours after the report was delivered to the Justice Department on March 22.

Mueller's report did not establish collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and made no determination about whether President Donald Trump himself obstructed justice, according to the summary. Barr and Rosenstein concluded, however, that Mueller did not find sufficient evidence to merit an obstruction charge.

Barr's opening statement did not mention the Mueller report. He focused instead on the Trump administration's $29.2 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2020.

Barr highlighted four of the Justice Department's main priorities: combating violent crime; enforcing immigration laws; fighting "the scourge of illegal drugs," especially the opioid crisis; and protecting the country against national security threats, including cyberattacks.

But Democrats on the subcommittee, including its chairman, Rep. Jose Serrano of New York, immediately asked Barr about Mueller's report.

"We could not hold this hearing without mentioning the elephant in the room, and I'm not referring to my colleagues on the other side," Serrano said.

"The American people have been left with many unanswered questions, serious concerns about the process by which you formulated your letter, and uncertainty about when we can expect to see the full report," Serrano said.

Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, was more blunt: "Before getting into your budget request, I want to address a serious oversight matter," she said referring to "your unacceptable handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report."

She criticized Barr for the quick turnaround time between the hefty report's delivery and the release of the brief summary, which she said "seems to cherry-pick from the report" and is arguably "more suspicious than impressive."

Barr said in response that "the thinking of the special counsel was not a mystery to the Department of Justice prior to the submission of the report," since there had been prior discussions with Mueller. "So we had an inkling as to what was coming in our direction," he added.

Barr has spelled out four categories of redactions he plans to make before sharing the Mueller report, including information related to Mueller's grand jury and information related to ongoing investigations.

During the hearing Tuesday, Barr said that those redactions will be color-coded depending on which of the four areas they fall under.

Republicans on the panel also questioned Barr about whether the DOJ will be investigating the origins of the government's Russia probe, which Trump has long described as a "witch hunt." The subcommittee's ranking member, Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., asked Barr about the use of a salacious and unverified dossier in the pursuit of surveillance warrants.

Barr said the department's Office of Inspector General has a pending investigation of the legal processes under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, which was used by the FBI to obtain surveillance warrants.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/09/ag-Barr-expects-to-release-redacted-version-of-mueller-report-within-a-week.html

#6108754 at 2019-04-09 16:01:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7812: Dems Just Raised the Barr Edition

Barr suspects Mueller team 'wanted more put out' in summary

Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday he suspects special counsel Robert Mueller's team "wanted more" out of his summary of the final report for the Russia investigation.

"I suspect that they probably wanted more put out," Barr testified during a House Appropriations panel hearing. "But, in my view I was not interested in putting out summaries or trying to summarize because I think any summary, regardless of who prepares it, not only runs the risk of being under inclusive or over inclusive but also would trigger a lot of discussion and analysis that really should wait everything coming out at once."

Days after Mueller submitted his roughly 400-page-long final report to the Justice Department last month, Barr provided a four-page summary to Congress.

This summary said Mueller did not establish the Trump campaign colluded with Russia and did not find President Trump committed obstruction of justice. Although Mueller also did not exonerate the president, Barr said he concluded there was insufficient evidence to establish a crime.

Further adding fuel to their ire were reports last week from the New York Times and Washington Post in which anonymous sources said members of Mueller's team were frustrated with the way Barr portrayed the findings of their years-long investigation in a four-page summary.

Reacting to those reports, Trump tore into Mueller's team on Sunday, accusing the "angry Democrats" of "illegally leaking" information to the media.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/Barr-suspects-mueller-team-wanted-more-put-out-in-summary

#6108683 at 2019-04-09 15:54:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7812: Dems Just Raised the Barr Edition

Here's what we have so far…

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/09/attorney-general-William-Barr-testifies-before-house-appropriations-committee/

Attorney General William Barr Testifies Before House Appropriations Committee

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/09/watch-live-house-judiciary-holds-hearing-on-hate-crimes-and-rise-of-white-nationalism/

House Judiciary Holds Hearing on 'Hate Crimes' and 'Rise of White Nationalism'

==========================

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/09/watch-live-senate-hearing-on-unprecedented-migration-to-u-s/

Senate Hearing on 'Unprecedented Migration' to U.S.

#6108430 at 2019-04-09 15:32:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7812: Dems Just Raised the Barr Edition

Attorney General Barr defends administration's efforts to overturn ObamaCare in court

Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's controversial decision to support the overturning of ObamaCare in the courts.

The DOJ last month sided with a lower court ruling that ObamaCare is unconstitutional, going past its previous position that only part of the law should be struck down.

Asked by Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Penn.) why the DOJ would take such "dramatic and drastic action," Barr replied: "Do you think it's likely we're going to prevail?"

"We are in litigation and we have to take a position. If you think it's such an outrageous position, you have nothing to worry about. Let the courts do its job."

In December, a federal judge in Texas ruled ObamaCare unconstitutional in a lawsuit filed by Republican-led states against the Trump administration.

The judge sided with the states in ruling that ObamaCare can't stand without the penalty for not having insurance, which Congress' repealed in 2017.

Last month, the DOJ said in a court filing that the judge came to the correct conclusion and it would support it when the decision is appealed.

That goes past the DOJ's previous position that only the law's protections for people with pre-existing conditions should be thrown out.

The DOJ, which typically defends federal laws in court, broke with precedent in refusing to defend ObamaCare, a move that Democrats call politically motivated.

A coalition of Democratic states, led by California, has been defending the law and is seeking an appeal of the decision.

On Tuesday, House Democrats sent letters to the DOJ, the Department of Health and Human Services and the White House demanding access to documents and information regarding the involvement of key administration officials in the decision not to defend the law.

Specifically, House Democrats, including Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler and Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings, are asking for communications between White House officials regarding that decision and a list of officials involved in the decision.

"The House is determined to get answers on the administration's nakedly political decision to rip affordable healthcare away from millions and millions of Americans,' Nadler said Tuesday.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/438030-attorney-general-Barr-defends-administrations-efforts-to-overturn-obamacare


Looks like AG Barr brought his jackhammer to work.

#6107917 at 2019-04-09 14:34:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7811: EBake

DOJ attorney: Agency is 'well along' in its redactions of Mueller report

A Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney said Tuesday that the agency is "well along" in its process of redacting portions of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

Courtney Enlow said during a court hearing for a lawsuit seeking the release of the report that while she did not know the exact timeline, the department was "well into" the review, which includes redactions.

Attorney General William Barr told a House panel Tuesday that a version of the Mueller report would be made public "within a week."

The court hearing was in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) to obtain the report.

Judge Reggie Walton, who was appointed to the bench by former President George W. Bush, declined EPIC's request to issue a preliminary injunction requiring the Justice Department to quickly release the report, saying the advocacy group did not prove there would be irreparable harm if the agency failed to do so.

Walton said that he understood EPIC wants the information be released as soon as possible, and that the subject matter is extremely important for the nation.

He ordered the government to file its formal response to EPIC's request by April 25, and for both parties to appear before him again on May 2 with a status update on the exact documents requested and when they might be expected to be released.

EPIC said last week that the Justice Department had agreed to an expedited release of the report and its underlying documents. However, because the lawsuit was filed under FOIA, it will be subject to exemptions under the law.

Congress is also immersed in a battle over obtaining Mueller's full report. The House Judiciary Committee last week authorized a subpoena for DOJ to hand over the report in its entirety.

Barr missed an April 2 deadline set by the Democratic chairmen of several House committees to release the full report. He has said DOJ is working to redact certain kinds of information from the document, including any details pertaining to national security or ongoing investigations.


Barr said in his summary letter sent to Congress last month that Mueller determined the Trump campaign and Moscow did not collude to influence the 2016 presidential election.

He said Mueller did not make a determination on whether Trump had obstructed justice. In reviewing the evidence, Barr said that he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had decided against bringing forward such a charge.

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/438003-doj-attorney-agency-is-well-along-in-its-redactions-of-mueller

Bait?

#6107707 at 2019-04-09 14:12:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7811: EBake

Full text: Barr's opening statement

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/09/full-text-William-Barr-testimony-congress-1263404

#6107396 at 2019-04-09 13:24:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7810: Lotsa Green Notes Edition

soon
AG Bill Barr testifies before Congress for first time since receiving Mueller report suppose to be about
Attorney General Barr Testifies on President's 2020 Justice Department Budget Request
Attorney General William Barr testifies before a House but you know Dems will blast him on Mueller report…

#6106723 at 2019-04-09 10:46:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7809: The Graveyard Edition

CSPAN

Verified account

@cspan
9m9 minutes ago
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Attorney General William Barr testifies before House @AppropsDems @HouseAppropsGOP - LIVE at 9:30am ET on C-SPAN3, @cspanradio & online here: http://cs.pn/2I0CJfJ

#6106407 at 2019-04-09 08:58:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7809: The Graveyard Edition

Belated random 4am headlines (anon's comments)
MSNBC
- They thought Trump was taking notes, then they saw the paper. (book promo)
- Trump's weekend tweet storm suggests bad news ahead of Mueller report release
- Trump consolidates power with staff of 'acting' officials (catching on)
CNBC
- Theresa May seeks help from Merkel and Macron ahead of critical Brexit summit
- Oil markets may have to brace for 'greater disruption,' says strategist
- HSBC predicts China's 2019 GDP will soar past others' estimates
CNN
- Is the sultan of Brunei imposing Sharia law to clean up his family's image?
- Could Bibi lose the Israeli election?
- Trump overseeing 'near-systematic purge'
NBC NEWS
- Stephen Miller is the lone survivor at the center of Trump Homeland chaos
- Virginia completes historic comeback to win its first basketball championship.
- Vitamin supplements don't help longevity, study finds (wtf?!)
CBS NEWS
- Virginia tops Texas Tech 85-77, wins its first NCAA men's basketball title
- Top House Democrats plan to hammer William Barr over Mueller report
- Federal judge blocks Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy
FOX NEWS
- Lawmaker sues news agency in latest bombshell claim, alleging smears from reporter, operative (Nunes)
- House Dem calls WH adviser Stephen Miller a 'white nationalist'
- Lori Loughlin's name missing from list of guilty pleas in admissions scam

#6106379 at 2019-04-09 08:43:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7809: The Graveyard Edition

o7
Patriots in control.
A week to remember?
A weekend to remember?


The "absolutely horrific" leak of Donald Trump's contentious 2017 phone call with Malcolm Turnbull could lead to criminal charges.

Devin Nunes, the highest-ranking Republican member on the US House of Representatives intelligence committee, announced on Sunday he was sending eight criminal referrals to the US attorney general, William Barr.

One is aimed at finding out who leaked transcripts of the US president's phone call with Turnbull on 28 January 2017, a call with the then Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto, and former national security adviser Michael Flynn's communications with a Russian ambassador.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/08/leak-of-call-between-donald-trump-and-malcolm-turnbull-could-lead-to-criminal-charges

#6106342 at 2019-04-09 08:30:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7809: The Graveyard Edition

William Barr will send a message tomorrow.

#6106076 at 2019-04-09 07:22:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7809: The Graveyard Edition

>>6106035

(You) are living in denial.
It's like (You) are completely unaware of the reality around you.
It's sad really.

"Russiagate was the WMD of this generation of journalists, a gigantic lie with devastating consequences for the country and the world. Mueller's appointment was born of corruption at the top levels of the DOJ and FBI where, after talk about wearing wires to set up the President and fomenting cabinet factions in support of using the 25th Amendment against him, an endless Special Counsel investigation starring Robert Mueller seemed a sounder path to impeachment.
It was all generated by a request from British intelligence to unleash the full power of the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies against a presidential candidate, and then, an incoming President, using a crappy, amateurish, and obviously fabricated dossier produced by British spy Christopher Steele and promoted by the Clinton Campaign and Barack Obama's intelligence, foreign policy, and defense establishments. As we have reported before, this is the largest political scandal in American history. The Constitution itself is at stake. Mueller's May 2017 appointment was revenge for the firing of James Comey, immediately allowing a coverup of the criminal actions of officials complicit in the coup, at the State Department, the FBI, DOJ, and CIA. In the process, the crimes of the actual foreign intervenors into the 2016 election, the British, and to a far lesser extent, the Ukrainians, were also supposed to be buried.
The deflation of the Democratic Party and the media hacks who have driven the coup against President Trump has, since Friday, been audible and smelly, like a balloon of sulfurous gas having finally been pricked. Predictably, they have begun a new round of attempts to hype the results and cover up the evil at play here. Thirty-four individuals indicted, 700 crimes, is the talking point that has emerged from Democratic Party candidates and the news media over the weekend, in a full-throated defense of Robert Mueller's inquisition. To that can be added Sunday's leading refrain from Congressman Jerrold Nadler, which seems to go something like this: "Saint Bob [Mueller] didn't decide about obstruction, and the evil Trump disciple William Barr stepped in and is attempting to cover up for the evil President. We demand to have testimony from Robert Mueller."
They are desperate losers facing an American people likely to say: "Stuff it-your time just ran out." Our job is to make that happen."

https://larouchepub.com/other/editorials/2019/4612-mueller_releases_report_now_dr.html


https://medium.com/@the_war_economy

spygate

part 1 = Fusion GPS - https://archive.is/jebsM
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-1-fusion-gps-7da0c3293eab

part 2 = Christopher Steele - https://archive.is/qYphy
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-2-christopher-steele-f3b7b2cf17f3

part 3 = The Dossier - https://archive.is/RW7LX
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-3-the-dossier-72c397a442b7

part 4 = Foreign Intelligence - https://archive.is/9KrxM
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-4-foreign-intelligence-921c0accb9c2

part 5 = Crowdstrike - https://archive.is/i18vy
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-5-crowdstrike-17eb2c81f395

part 6 = Alfa Bank - https://archive.is/IQzJe
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-6-alfa-bank-65a788038fe6

part 7 = Brennan's Working Group - https://archive.is/8kYSH
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-7-brennans-working-group-4ab7d8188ac

part 8 = American Intelligence - https://archive.is/Kufqn
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-8-american-intelligence-a945ffc1cd35

part 9 = The Deputies Meetings - https://archive.is/XiUC3
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-9-the-deputies-meetings-cde47d4d08a6

part 10 = Kimberlin and the Chalupas - https://archive.is/QKdux
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-10-kimberlin-and-the-chalupas-5b5ac679fad2

part 11 = Stefan Halper - https://archive.is/3ySHd
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-11-stefan-halper-477f2a723dc7

part 12 = Michael Flynn - https://archive.is/3f9CR
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-12-michael-flynn-5e9cc5783ebf

part 13 = The Season of Leaks - https://archive.is/EFuec
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-13-the-season-of-leaks-9a829665f48a

part 14 = Peter W. Smith - https://archive.is/1B2ts
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-14-peter-w-smith-a4efd88291a

part 15 = The FBI vs Donald Trump - https://archive.is/nlizm
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-15-the-f-b-i-vs-donald-trump-23221196ad6f

#6103638 at 2019-04-09 02:16:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7806: I Bake Two Breads In The Afternoon, It Makes Me Feel Alright Edition

Mark Meadows: More criminal referrals coming, 'overwhelming evidence' shows DOJ, FBI abuse

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., teased more criminal referrals against Justice Department and FBI officials on Monday as a colleague of his plans to submit one of his own. House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., announced on Sunday he is ready to send eight criminal referrals to Attorney General William Barr this week related to the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.

In a tweet, Meadows, a member of the Oversight Committee, said it was the "right move" and hinted that there is more to come. "The right move from @DevinNunes. More criminal referrals to come. And certainly more deserved. Overwhelming evidence shows multiple FBI + DOJ executives abused their power to undermine a duly elected President Trump. They will be held accountable," Meadows said. Like Nunes, Meadows has been a leading GOP investigator of alleged misconduct and bias within the upper echelons of the DOJ and FBI, including the anti-Trump text messages of former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.

Last month he told Fox News of the coming release of documents that will "show" U.S. ambassadors conspired with the FBI and the Justice Department to harm President Trump, suggesting they were part of a "Deep State" plot.''' Nunes has not disclosed any names of people ensnared in his referrals on Sunday, but he did break down three categories in which they fall, including conspiracy to lie to Congress and the FISA court.

Nunes also suggested his effort could drastically expand to encompass dozens of people. "We think there's only a few people behind these leaks but there could be multiple people, so on the global leak referral, there could be several individuals," Nunes told Fox News. "When you look at the conspiracy that could get up to a dozen, two dozen people."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mark-meadows-more-criminal-referrals-coming-overwhelming-evidence-shows-doj-fbi-abuse

#6095327 at 2019-04-08 13:08:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7795: Thank You POTUS Edition

Leak of call between Trump and Malcolm Turnbull could lead to criminal charges

Devin Nunes says he is sending eight criminal referrals to US attorney general William Barr

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/08/leak-of-call-between-donald-trump-and-malcolm-turnbull-could-lead-to-criminal-charges

The "absolutely horrific" leak of Donald Trump's contentious 2017 phone call with Malcolm Turnbull could lead to criminal charges.

Devin Nunes, the highest-ranking Republican member on the US House of Representatives intelligence committee, announced on Sunday he was sending eight criminal referrals to the US attorney general, William Barr.

One is aimed at finding out who leaked transcripts of the US president's phone call with Turnbull on 28 January 2017, a call with the then Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto, and former national security adviser Michael Flynn's communications with a Russian ambassador.

"You had conversations with the president of the United States and the prime minister of Australia leak," Nunes told Fox News. "You had leaks of President Trump talking to the president of Mexico leak.

"We all know the travesty of General Flynn.

"Nobody knows where those supposed transcripts came from.

"Those are just three examples that are absolutely horrific but there's things that are even worse that were leaked, and there were only two or three reporters involved in this, so it would not be hard to get to the bottom of."

The Trump-Turnbull phone call transcript leak to the Washington Post rocked the usually solid US-Australian alliance, with both nations going into damage control when it was revealed the president abruptly cut short the planned hour-long call to just 24 minutes.

The transcript showed Turnbull pushing Trump to support the asylum seeker deal struck with the former US president Barack Obama. It was Trump's last of numerous calls with world leaders that day, including the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.

"Putin was a pleasant call," Trump told Turnbull. "This is ridiculous."

Nunes said the eight referrals "are classified or sensitive" so he was unable to offer details.
Ex-Trump adviser takes aim at Alexander Downer after Mueller report
Read more

"Five of them are what I would call straight up referrals, so just referrals that name someone and name the specific crimes," Nunes said. "Those crimes are lying to Congress, misleading Congress, leaking classified information."

The referrals also involve alleged abuse by "numerous individuals" of the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which involves surveillance warrants against suspected foreign spies inside the US.

Some Republican members of Congress allege the FBI counterintelligence investigation into potential collusion between Russia and the Trump election campaign, which led to the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, was marred by lies and false information to obtain Fisa warrants.





Q !UW.yye1fxo ID: c9daa0 No.8039 📁
Jan 6 2018 16:03:28 (EST)
How much did AUS donate to CF?
How much did SA donate to CF?
Compare.
Why is this relevant?
What phone call between POTUS and X/AUS leaked?
List the leadership in AUS.
IDEN leadership during Hussein term.
IDEN leadership during POTUS' term.
Who controls AUS?
Who really controls AUS?
UK?
Why is this relevant?
Q

#6092093 at 2019-04-08 03:12:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7791: DIVIDERS will FAIL Edition

>>6092054

"Russiagate was the WMD of this generation of journalists, a gigantic lie with devastating consequences for the country and the world. Mueller's appointment was born of corruption at the top levels of the DOJ and FBI where, after talk about wearing wires to set up the President and fomenting cabinet factions in support of using the 25th Amendment against him, an endless Special Counsel investigation starring Robert Mueller seemed a sounder path to impeachment.
It was all generated by a request from British intelligence to unleash the full power of the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies against a presidential candidate, and then, an incoming President, using a crappy, amateurish, and obviously fabricated dossier produced by British spy Christopher Steele and promoted by the Clinton Campaign and Barack Obama's intelligence, foreign policy, and defense establishments. As we have reported before, this is the largest political scandal in American history. The Constitution itself is at stake. Mueller's May 2017 appointment was revenge for the firing of James Comey, immediately allowing a coverup of the criminal actions of officials complicit in the coup, at the State Department, the FBI, DOJ, and CIA. In the process, the crimes of the actual foreign intervenors into the 2016 election, the British, and to a far lesser extent, the Ukrainians, were also supposed to be buried.
The deflation of the Democratic Party and the media hacks who have driven the coup against President Trump has, since Friday, been audible and smelly, like a balloon of sulfurous gas having finally been pricked. Predictably, they have begun a new round of attempts to hype the results and cover up the evil at play here. Thirty-four individuals indicted, 700 crimes, is the talking point that has emerged from Democratic Party candidates and the news media over the weekend, in a full-throated defense of Robert Mueller's inquisition. To that can be added Sunday's leading refrain from Congressman Jerrold Nadler, which seems to go something like this: "Saint Bob [Mueller] didn't decide about obstruction, and the evil Trump disciple William Barr stepped in and is attempting to cover up for the evil President. We demand to have testimony from Robert Mueller."
They are desperate losers facing an American people likely to say: "Stuff it-your time just ran out." Our job is to make that happen."

https://larouchepub.com/other/editorials/2019/4612-mueller_releases_report_now_dr.html


https://medium.com/@the_war_economy

spygate

part 1 = Fusion GPS - https://archive.is/jebsM
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-1-fusion-gps-7da0c3293eab

part 2 = Christopher Steele - https://archive.is/qYphy
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-2-christopher-steele-f3b7b2cf17f3

part 3 = The Dossier - https://archive.is/RW7LX
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-3-the-dossier-72c397a442b7

part 4 = Foreign Intelligence - https://archive.is/9KrxM
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-4-foreign-intelligence-921c0accb9c2

part 5 = Crowdstrike - https://archive.is/i18vy
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-5-crowdstrike-17eb2c81f395

part 6 = Alfa Bank - https://archive.is/IQzJe
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-6-alfa-bank-65a788038fe6

part 7 = Brennan's Working Group - https://archive.is/8kYSH
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-7-brennans-working-group-4ab7d8188ac

part 8 = American Intelligence - https://archive.is/Kufqn
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-8-american-intelligence-a945ffc1cd35

part 9 = The Deputies Meetings - https://archive.is/XiUC3
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-9-the-deputies-meetings-cde47d4d08a6

part 10 = Kimberlin and the Chalupas - https://archive.is/QKdux
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-10-kimberlin-and-the-chalupas-5b5ac679fad2

part 11 = Stefan Halper - https://archive.is/3ySHd
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-11-stefan-halper-477f2a723dc7

part 12 = Michael Flynn - https://archive.is/3f9CR
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-12-michael-flynn-5e9cc5783ebf

part 13 = The Season of Leaks - https://archive.is/EFuec
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-13-the-season-of-leaks-9a829665f48a

part 14 = Peter W. Smith - https://archive.is/1B2ts
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-14-peter-w-smith-a4efd88291a

part 15 = The FBI vs Donald Trump - https://archive.is/nlizm
https://medium.com/@the_war_economy/spygate-part-15-the-f-b-i-vs-donald-trump-23221196ad6f

#6087977 at 2019-04-07 21:21:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7786: Secure Our Border, Close The Loopholes Edition

Devin Nunes prepares criminal referrals targeting DOJ leaks, FISA abuses in Mueller probe

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) announced on Fox News Sunday that he is prepared to send eight criminal referrals to the Department of Justice related to the origins of the FBI's counter-intelligence investigation into the Trump campaign, which later morphed into special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

Nunes' announcement came just weeks after Mueller concluded that Trump's campaign did not collude with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.

What did Nunes say?
Speaking with Maria Bartiromo on "Sunday Morning Futures," Nunes said "Watergate wannabes" within the government, with the help of the mainstream media, perpetuated the myth of Trump-Russia collusion, only resulting in "unbelievable disclosures of classified information."

To combat illegal conduct within the government, Nunes said he has prepared eight criminal referrals for Attorney General William Barr, which he will hand over this week.

"We're prepared this week to notify the attorney general that we're prepared to send those referrals over," Nunes said, explaining his team has been working on the notices for more than two years.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/devin-nunes-criminal-referrals-mueller-investigation

#6087737 at 2019-04-07 21:00:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7785: FISA Abuse, Lying, and Leaking Edition

>>6087518

"Russiagate was the WMD of this generation of journalists, a gigantic lie with devastating consequences for the country and the world. Mueller's appointment was born of corruption at the top levels of the DOJ and FBI where, after talk about wearing wires to set up the President and fomenting cabinet factions in support of using the 25th Amendment against him, an endless Special Counsel investigation starring Robert Mueller seemed a sounder path to impeachment.
It was all generated by a request from British intelligence to unleash the full power of the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies against a presidential candidate, and then, an incoming President, using a crappy, amateurish, and obviously fabricated dossier produced by British spy Christopher Steele and promoted by the Clinton Campaign and Barack Obama's intelligence, foreign policy, and defense establishments. As we have reported before, this is the largest political scandal in American history. The Constitution itself is at stake. Mueller's May 2017 appointment was revenge for the firing of James Comey, immediately allowing a coverup of the criminal actions of officials complicit in the coup, at the State Department, the FBI, DOJ, and CIA. In the process, the crimes of the actual foreign intervenors into the 2016 election, the British, and to a far lesser extent, the Ukrainians, were also supposed to be buried.
The deflation of the Democratic Party and the media hacks who have driven the coup against President Trump has, since Friday, been audible and smelly, like a balloon of sulfurous gas having finally been pricked. Predictably, they have begun a new round of attempts to hype the results and cover up the evil at play here. Thirty-four individuals indicted, 700 crimes, is the talking point that has emerged from Democratic Party candidates and the news media over the weekend, in a full-throated defense of Robert Mueller's inquisition. To that can be added Sunday's leading refrain from Congressman Jerrold Nadler, which seems to go something like this: "Saint Bob [Mueller] didn't decide about obstruction, and the evil Trump disciple William Barr stepped in and is attempting to cover up for the evil President. We demand to have testimony from Robert Mueller."
They are desperate losers facing an American people likely to say: "Stuff it-your time just ran out." Our job is to make that happen."

https://larouchepub.com/other/editorials/2019/4612-mueller_releases_report_now_dr.html

#6087468 at 2019-04-07 20:36:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7785: FISA Abuse, Lying, and Leaking Edition

Adam Schiff 'not going to stop' Trump-Russia collusion siren

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday he is not going to stop insisting there is evidence of collusion between President Trump and Russia.
"What I have been saying all along is that the evidence that I'm concerned about is in plain sight. And I have used those words probably 100 times," the California Democrat said on CNN's "State of the Union."

"If the fact that the president called on the Russians to hack Hillary [Clinton]'s emails, if the fact that Don [Trump] Jr. said he would love to get the Russians' help – all of this is in plain sight – if the Republicans think that's perfectly fine because it doesn't amount to the crime of conspiracy, then we are going to part company," he added. "And I'm not going to stop making the point that we should hold our president, our campaigns, our elected officials to a higher standard than mere criminality."

Schiff's insistence on there being collusion has become a flash point between Democrats and Republicans, particularly after special counsel Robert Mueller's submitted his final report last month. Mueller did not establish that there was conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin, according to a summary from Attorney General William Barr.
In a tremendous move to display their frustration, all of the House Intelligence Committee Republicans called on Schiff to resign as chairman last month because they had "no faith" in his leadership given his repeated assertion there was "more than circumstantial evidence" that Trump colluded with Russia.
Schiff, who has the backing of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., attributed this partisan divide to blind loyalty to Trump.

"Look, I think there is a different standard here between the Republicans and the Democrats," Schiff said. "The Republicans seem to think that, as long as you can't prove it's a crime, then all is fair love and war, that it's all OK, what the Trump administration, the Trump campaign does."

Schiff has called for Mueller's roughly 400-page report to be released to Congress with no redactions.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/adam-schiff-not-going-to-stop-trump-russia-collusion-siren

#6086660 at 2019-04-07 19:14:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7784: Border States are Very Key – Public Will Learn Edition

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/leaked-turnbull-trump-phone-call-could-lead-to-criminal-charges-20190408-p51bty.html
"You had conversations with the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Australia leak," Nunes told Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures. "You had leaks of President Trump talking to the President of Mexico. We all know the travesty of General Flynn. Nobody knows where those supposed transcripts came from.

https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-news-trump-turnbull-phone-call-devin-nunes-australia-politics/02ddecb3-7a66-4114-a522-5cfc35d203c4
The "absolutely horrific" leak of US President Donald Trump's contentious 2017 phone call with then Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull could lead to criminal charges.
Devin Nunes, the highest-ranking Republican member on the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, announced today he is sending eight criminal referrals to US Attorney General William Barr.
One of the referrals is aimed at finding out who leaked transcripts of Mr Trump's January 28, 2017 phone call with Mr Turnbull, a call with then-Mexican president Pena Nieto and former national security adviser Michael Flynn's communications with a Russian ambassador.
Mr Nunes said the eight referrals "are classified or sensitive" so he was unable to publicly offer details.

Aussies worried ? Five eyes involved ?

#6085645 at 2019-04-07 17:34:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7783: National Beer Day — Free Beer for all Anons Edition

>>6085622
Concur when is William Barr going to do anything in this revolution??? Bodies everywhere and we are still playing by peace time Political Correct bullshit rules…

#6085379 at 2019-04-07 17:10:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7782: Nunes will be remembered as a Great American Hero Edition

Rudy Giuliani says Jerry Nadler should get 'everything' in Mueller's report

Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to President Trump, said on Sunday that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., should get all of the information in Robert Mueller's report on collusion between the Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia. "I would like him to get all the information," Giuliani said. "Everything," he added, including grand jury material.

Attorney General William Barr has been preparing the roughly 400-page report for Congress with redactions said he expected to be sent to Congress by the end of this month. But congressional Democrats have demanded the full, unredacted Mueller report, and the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve a subpoena to get it.

Nadler, who said Congress could obtain the full report by the end of the next, and other congressional Democrats have suggested Mueller's findings could include damning information on actions that do not rise to the level of criminal conspiracy but could jeopardize Trump's presidency. "There could be grounds for impeachment. There could be grounds for other action. There could be things the American people ought to know," Nadler said Sunday on CBS.

Giuliani brushed off concern about the full report producing damning information on Trump, pointing to Barr's four-page summary to Congress on the main findings in the report that said there is no information that rises to the level of criminal conspiracy or criminal obstruction of justice. "I guarantee you, except for little quibblers, I'm not worried about the report at all. There is no way those two good lawyers would have written that kind of letter if there is any issue," Giuliani said. Although Barr's summary said Mueller did not find Trump committed obstruction of justice, it was also noted that Mueller did not exonerate Trump on this charge. However, Barr said he concluded there was insufficient evidence to establish a crime.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rudy-giuliani-says-jerry-nadler-should-get-everything-in-muellers-report

#6085336 at 2019-04-07 17:07:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7782: Nunes will be remembered as a Great American Hero Edition

Jerry Nadler says Congress could get Mueller report within a week

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., said on Sunday that Congress could get special counsel Robert Mueller's final report as early as next week. "Attorney General Barr said by the middle of April. It could be the end of this week or beginning of next week, but the important thing is not do we get it this week or next week, the important thing is what do we get?" Nadler said on CBS' "Face the Nation."

Nadler has demanded to see Mueller's full report without any reactions. Attorney General William Barr recently revealed the report is around 400 pages long and his office is working to redact classified information before releasing it to Congress this month. Unsatisfied with Barr's four-page summary of Mueller's report that President Trump and his allies claim provided him exoneration, the House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena Mueller's full report.

Adding fuel to their wrath were reports Wednesday evening cited officials saying some of the investigators involved in the 22-month inquiry are worried public perception of the investigation has been improperly shaped by Barr's initial summary, a four-page memo to Congress in which he said Trump did not collude with Russia. The summary also said Mueller did not find Trump committed obstruction of justice nor did he exonerate the president, but Barr said he concluded there was insufficient evidence to establish a crime. "Our position is that he should redact none of it. Congress, the Judiciary Committee, in every similar situation in the paths, whether with Nixon or with Clinton or with in other situation, the Judiciary Committee has gotten all the information, all the underlying documents and evidence, and the Judiciary Committee has decided what of that cannot be released to the public." Nadler said. Nadler said that he expects a court order will be necessary for the release of grand jury information.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jerry-nadler-says-congress-could-get-mueller-report-within-a-week

#6085289 at 2019-04-07 17:03:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7782: Nunes will be remembered as a Great American Hero Edition

Devin Nunes locked and loaded: 8 criminal referrals ready, including 3 targeting 'conspiracy' and 'global leaks'

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., announced on Sunday he is ready to send eight criminal referrals to the Justice Department next week related to the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. "We're prepared this week to notify the attorney general that we're prepared to send those referrals over and brief him if he wishes to be briefed," Nunes said on Fox News. The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee has been teasing a referral for months and previously predicted its delivery by the end of last week.

However, Nunes backed away from that deadline, hinting that his team of investigators found more people, potentially up to two dozen, who could be the subject of a criminal referral. Nunes said on "Sunday Morning Futures" that the people ensnared in his eight-person referral "may not be all of them." Nunes did not disclose any names, but he did break down three categories in which they fall."Five of them are what I would call straight up referrals so just referrals that are, that name someone and name the specific crimes. Those crimes are lying to Congress, misleading Congress, leaking classified information," Nunes said. The other three, he said are more complicated, related to charges of conspiracy to lie to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

"There are three that I think are more complicated so you mentioned conspiracy. So the question on conspiracy is what, there's the conspiracy statute, and then what do they need to look at under that statute. So on the first one, is FISA abuse and other matters we believe there is a conspiracy to lie to the FISA Court, mislead the FISA court by numerous individuals that all need to be investigative and looked at," Nunes said. "The second conspiracy one is involving manipulation of intelligence. That also could [involve many] many Americans and we are, so that's kind of the second one. As you know, we've had a lot of concerns with the way intelligence was used."

The third referral Nunes called a "global leak referral." "There are about a dozen highly sensitive classified information leaks that were given to only a few reporters over the last two and a half-plus years, so we don't know if there's actually been any leak investigations that have been open, but we do believe that we've got pretty good information and a pretty good idea of who could be behind these leaks," Nunes said. "Doesn't mean we know all the people behind the leaks because when you read these a lot of these they're always anonymous sources, and they always say something to the effect of current and former senior officials."

Nunes has looked to Attorney General William Barr to make headway toward completing an investigation begun last year by a joint GOP-led task force comprising the Judiciary Committee and the Oversight Committee. Key to this effort, which has been bolstered by intelligence panel Republicans, was investigators looking over roughly 15 transcripts of interviews conducted by the task force last year. In recent weeks, House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., released transcripts of the private interviews of former FBI agent Peter Strzok, former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, his wife Nellie Ohr, former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos, and former top FBI official Bill Priestap. Also a potential contributing factor to Nunes' efforts is the House Intelligence Committee's vote last fall to release the transcripts of more than 50 interviews it conducted in its now-completed Russia investigation, which had been submitted to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for declassification review.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/devin-nunes-locked-and-loaded-8-criminal-referrals-ready-including-3-targetting-conspiracy-and-global-leaks

#6084795 at 2019-04-07 16:06:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7782: Nunes will be remembered as a Great American Hero Edition

Trump attorney Jay Sekulow accuses Democrats of playing politics, 'The president has not asked for Nancy Pelosi's tax returns'

As the White House faces pressure from congressional Democrats on several fronts, President Donald Trump's personal attorney Jay Sekulow fired back at the House Ways and Means Committee's bid for the president's tax returns on Sunday, arguing the request does not serve a "legitimate legislative purpose."
"This idea that you can use the IRS as a political weapon ... is incorrect both as a matter of statutory law and constitutionally," Sekulow said in an exclusive interview on "This Week" Sunday morning. "It's not the law for the United States. We don't have a requirement that presidents do that."

Last week, the Democrat-controlled panel formally requested Trump's business and personal tax information dating back to 2013 from the IRS. In making his request, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., cited Section 6103(f) of the federal tax code, an obscure, nearly hundred-year-old provision, which says that the Treasury Secretary "shall furnish such committee with any return or return information specified in such request."

The very purpose of the tax code provision Neal wants to exercise was written with the express intention of executive branch oversight, in the wake of the 1920s Teapot Dome scandal, said Steve Rosenthal, a senior fellow in the nonpartisan Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and a tax lawyer with 25 years' experience.
"If you look to the legislative context for why this statute exists, and then why Neal is asking, there is not any credible argument to refute the request," Rosenthal told ABC News.
In a letter to Treasury Department's general counsel on Friday, a new lawyer for Trump, William Consovoy, called the move by Democrats "a gross abuse of power" and encouraged the IRS to "refrain from divulging the requested information."
"If it has to be litigated, it will be litigated," Sekulow told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on Sunday. "As the president's counsel, we have the right to protect his interests as a private citizen and as president."

Asked about Democrats' request, Trump said last week that he is "not inclined" to release any of his tax information willingly, citing an ongoing audit.
Sekulow also reiterated the president's position on the much-anticipated release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, which Attorney General William Barr has said could come out "by mid-April, if not sooner."
"The president has said he turns this over to the attorney general," Sekulow said Sunday. "The attorney general, pursuant to the regulations, George, makes the determination as to what's released, how it's released."
Democrats are clamoring for more information about the special counsel's nearly 400-page report since Barr released his four-page letter to Congress outlining the document's "principal findings."
On Wednesday, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee voted to authorize subpoenas for the full report, but the chairman of that panel, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., has said the committee would "work with the attorney general" before issuing any subpoenas.

"I find it ironic that people are talking about subpoenas already for the documents when we're probably less than a week away - or about a week away - from getting them," Sekulow said Sunday.
But a report in the New York Times suggesting "some" of Mueller investigators believe Barr has "failed to adequately portray the findings of their inquiry" breathed new life into debate over Barr's handling of the report.
The Washington Post later reported that the special counsel's office had prepared summaries that could be released publicly, reflecting different sections of Mueller's report, which Barr has withheld. One source told the Post that the summaries contained potentially sensitive information that needed to be vetted before release.
Sekulow on Sunday brushed those reports aside, denying that the full report will be more damaging to the president than what Barr indicated in his four-page letter to congress.
"There's two conclusions that are important to reiterate," Sekulow said. "No obstruction, and no collusion."
In response, the Justice Department issued a statement defending the attorney general's handling of the matter without directly addressing those news reports.

"Given the extraordinary public interest in the matter, the Attorney General [previously] decided to release the report's bottom-line findings and his conclusions immediately – without attempting to summarize the report," Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-legal-team-member-jay-sekulow-responds-democrats/story?id=62221530

#6073673 at 2019-04-06 17:55:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7768: Useful Idiots And A Total Witch Hunt Edition

DEMOCRATS Are Now Even Calling Out Rachel Maddow For Being A Conspiracy Theorist

For the past two years, radical Democrat and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has been pushing Russia collusion conspiracy theories in an attempt to undermine President Trump.
First, Attorney General William Barr came out with the summary of the Mueller report which showed that the Trump Campaign did NOT collude with Russia, next Maddow's ratings plummeted and then she CONTINUED to push conspiracy theories by claiming that Barr was involved with a cover up to protect President Trump.
Maddow is becoming so unhinged that some Democrats are now even calling her out. One of these Democrats is far-Left Democrat Jacob Bacharach with the The New Republic.

In an article, Bacharach HAMMERED the MSNBC host for her constant lies and Russian conspiracy theories. Check out what he had to say:
"Bread crumbs" are emblematic of the informal house style at MSNBC. The channel has a range of on-air talent, and its shows each have their own cadence and feel, but they are joined across the arc of each daylong cycle of programming, and especially the larger meta-cycle of the Russia investigation, by a kind of Sherlockian, my-dear-Watson zeal. We are discovering the clues, uncovering the documents, connecting the threads, following the trail in the forest.

A mystery is a puzzle to solve, but a conspiracy can only produce more and more mysteries...
...The prevailing criticism of Maddow's on-air personality is that she embodies the stereotype of the smug liberal, and if you encounter her mainly through the brief video clips that are both the reputational currency and the lingua franca of online media, it's easy to see why. She has a bit of a shtick-a habit of cocking her head or raising her eyebrow and speaking confidently but with an air of almost bemused incredulity. Can you, she seems to be asking, believe these guys? She gestures widely. She shrugs. She is arch and broadly ironic. She is very certain that she is right.
mmediacy and intimacy are necessary for a show that consists, for long stretches, of a basically inert shot of a single woman who occupies the left-hand two-thirds of your screen, talking. But these qualities also render less conspicuous the defining trait of the show, which more than any other has contributed to Mueller's near-messianic hold over segments of the so-called Resistance-a movement that was caught by surprise when Mueller finally submitted his report in late March, apparently concluding, from what we know of the report as of this writing, that Trump and his aides had not conspired with Russia to steal the election. Maddow's prime-time hour of overheated speculation lacks the antic sensibility and maudlin sentimentality of, for instance, the pre-exile Glenn Beck, who had scribbled all his manic and intricate chalkboard theories of history as conspiracy (and vice versa) with the studied passion of a coffee-shop prophet. But Maddow-and much of her network these days-is frequently just as bonkers.

BRUTAL. You know it's a bad situation when never-Trumper Democrats are even turning on each other.
Maddow's show on MSNBC has took a major hit after Barr released a summary of the Mueller report which completely destroyed Maddow's pipe dream of Russian collusion.
The implosion of the Russian collusion narrative damaged more than just Maddow's ego - it also destroyed her ratings, at least temporarily.
"The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC delivered monster ratings for the network, cementing the cable host as the left-wing foil to Fox News' Sean Hannity. Maddow consistently finished 1st or 2nd in overall cable news ratings over the past year, sometimes garnering more than 3 million viewers.

But according to The Daily Beast, Maddow's show dropped 500,000 viewers in just one week after the Mueller report dropped.
Ouch! That's what she gets for peddling a far-Left conspiracy theory for 2 years and counting!

https://ilovemyfreedom.org/democrats-are-now-even-calling-out-rachel-maddow-for-being-a-conspiracy-theorist/?utm_source=star&utm_medium=twitter