"If I knew then, what I know now"

"I wouldn't have signed the FISA warrant" said Rod Rosenstein at today's Senate hearing. As to the obvious follow up question "what is it you know now, that you didn't know then", the answer in so many words was "that the FBI had lied to me". Of course Rosenstein didn't have the balls to say McCabe lied to him, he said McCabe "failed to inform him". That's what you do when you don't want to lie I guess.


Rosenstein also admitted that he never fully read the warrant before he signed it, he "reviewed" it and signed it. I guess you say reviewed when you can't admit you didn't read the warrant but his excuse was again "I believed the FBI". Yeah, seems like there was a lot of that going on.


I believe the FBI when they asked if interviewing Flynn was to "get him to lie so we can prosecute him or get him fired". That I believe.


How Comey and McCabe could possibly avoid prosecution for this I do not know.

Folks should begin to feel nervous.

Unless Biden is elected - he will chop any actions off at the knees - or rather those who will be controlling him will do so - He won't have the mental capacity to find the bathroom. -

so it was a witch hunt after all. who knew??


Rosenstein says he wouldn't approve Russia warrant now

https://news.yahoo.com/rosenstein-fa...043330959.html


Rosenstein's comments amounted to a striking concession that law enforcement officials made mistakes as they scrutinized ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. But even as he acknowledged the legitimacy of anger from Trump and his allies, he defended his appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller to lead the probe and affirmed his support for the conclusion that Russia interfered but did not criminally conspire with associates of the Trump campaign.


The watchdog said the FBI relied in part for its applications on a dossier of information compiled by a former British spy whose research was funded by Democrats and the Hillary Clinton campaign. The FBI used the dossier even though agents were aware of the possibility that it could have been colored by Russian disinformation and omitted information that undercut allegations in the applications. An FBI lawyer is suspected of altering an email related to the application process, according to the inspector general.


Asked by Graham if he would have signed the warrant application knowing what he knows now, Rosenstein replied, “No, I would not."

Rosenstein is pathetic. So is Lindsey Graham. This was nothing more than a dog and pony show.

Rosenstein is pathetic. So is Lindsey Graham. This was nothing more than a dog and pony show. Originally Posted by bambino

May I throw Cruz in the mix too?

Fact-checking the Rosenstein hearing about the Russia probe


https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42...e-russia-probe

The list of more than three-dozen Obama-era officials refers only to those who requested to view the identify of unnamed Americans listed in foreign intelligence reports. Therefore, the officials weren't specifically requesting to "unmask Flynn," like Cruz claimed, because they didn't know it was Flynn who was named in the intelligence report before their request was granted.

May I throw Cruz in the mix too?

Fact-checking the Rosenstein hearing about the Russia probe


https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42...e-russia-probe


Quote: The list of more than three-dozen Obama-era officials refers only to those who requested to view the identify of unnamed Americans listed in foreign intelligence reports. Therefore, the officials weren't specifically requesting to "unmask Flynn," like Cruz claimed, because they didn't know it was Flynn who was named in the intelligence report before their request was granted.


Originally Posted by eccieuser9500

why did they want to know who it was in the first place?

Of course Rosenstein didn't have the balls to say McCabe lied to him, he said McCabe "failed to inform him". That's what you do when you don't want to lie I guess.


Unless you're under oath where you have to tell the "whole truth".

How Comey and McCabe could possibly avoid prosecution for this I do not know. Originally Posted by HedonistForever

I give Jeff Sessions some respect for recusing himself. I may not like his politics, but he couldn't lie to himself.

Have you heard the phrase "politics as usual"?

why did they want to know who it was in the first place? Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

National security, dork. It was compromised.

National security, dork. It was compromised.

Originally Posted by eccieuser9500

if yous say so

May I throw Cruz in the mix too?

Fact-checking the Rosenstein hearing about the Russia probe


https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42...e-russia-probe















Originally Posted by eccieuser9500

Cruz? He exposed Rosey as a useful idiot that he is.

Still waiting on the "stain" of evidence.

Cruz? He exposed Rosey as a useful idiot that he is. Originally Posted by bambino

The prez only hires useful idiots. Can we stipulate?

Still waiting on the "stain" of evidence. Originally Posted by eccieuser9500

it's gone. Monica had the blue dress dry cleaned.



BAHHAAAA

if yous say so Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

Page exited the Trump campaign in September 2016 amid questions about his connections to Russia, including a speech he gave in Moscow months earlier where he criticized US foreign policy and struck a Kremlin-friendly tone. The first FISA warrant was approved in October 2016.

The NSA hasn't released the explanations given for why Obama officials asked to unmask the reports about Flynn. But around that time, Flynn was engaged in controversial discussions and meetings with officials from Russia and the United Arab Emirates.

The facts say so. And still using "yous"?

A transcript of Donald Trump’s meeting with The Washington Post editorial board

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...itorial-board/

RYAN: Thank you… We’ve heard you’re going to be announcing your foreign policy team shortly… Any you can share with us?

TRUMP: Well, I hadn’t thought of doing it, but if you want I can give you some of the names… Walid Phares, who you probably know, PhD, adviser to the House of Representatives caucus, and counter-terrorism expert; Carter Page, PhD; George Papadopoulos, he’s an energy and oil consultant, excellent guy; the Honorable Joe Schmitz, [former] inspector general at the Department of Defense; [retired] Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg; and I have quite a few more. But that’s a group of some of the people that we are dealing with. We have many other people in different aspects of what we do, but that’s a representative group.

FRED HIATT, WASHINGTON POST EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR: Do you want to start out?

TRUMP: No, other than to say, we’re working hard, I think we’re all in the same business of trying to make our country better, a better place, so we have something in common. I’ve been treated very, very badly by The Washington Post, but, you know, I guess — and I’m your neighbor, I’m your neighbor right down the road, in fact we’re actually giving a press conference there in a little while, I think your people are going to be there. And by the way, Bob Costa is an excellent reporter, I’ve found him to be just an excellent reporter. I should tell you, because I have to give you the good and the bad. Not that he does me any favors, because he doesn’t, but he’s a real professional.

Anyone remember Turkey? Why are they so important to this story?











Energy?

Or power?

it's gone. Monica had the blue dress dry cleaned.



BAHHAAAA Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

I was asking about the Obama metaphor. Still. Made me laugh.