Intelligence Agencies

Inspector General Report exonerates FBI, destroys GOP ‘deep state’ conspiracy theories

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The conservative media entertainment complex (fascist propaganda) had pinned its hopes on Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation that led to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. For years, Donald Trump, congressional Republicans, and the conservative media entertainment complex engaged in character assassination and a smear campaign against every … Read more

AG William ‘Coverup’ Barr may be on an island by himself with his ‘spying’ conspiracy theories

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Last week, selected leaks to the media from the report of Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz destroyed multiple GOP talking points about 2016, including Trump’s claim that the FBI spied on his campaign: The New York Times reported that the soon-to-be-released report from the Justice Department’s Inspector General regarding the FBI’s counterintelligence operation (code-named Crossfire … Read more

Donald Trump and his thugs in Congress are openly violating the whistleblower law and engaging in unlawful witness intimidation (Updated)

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The most recent summary of whistleblower protections for the Intelligence Community (“IC”) can be found in this Congressional Research Service Report, Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protections (Updated September 23, 2019). Members of the Intelligence Community do not share the same robust protection as other federal employees against retaliation for having made a whistleblower complaint (excerpt, pp. … Read more

The epic media fail of the 2016 campaign is being repeated in 2020

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Last month there were some little noticed ominous headlines that appeared to indicate that Donald Trump was following through on his campaign rallying cry to prosecute his 2016 political opponent, Hillary Clinton, to “lock her up.” The Washington Post and CNN reported the State Department steps up email probe of dozens of former Hillary Clinton … Read more

U.S. extracted top spy from inside Russia because of concern Trump mishandles classified intelligence (Updated)

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The United States Intelligence Community is operating on the working presumption that Donald Trump is a national security risk who cannot be entrusted with highly classified national security information. The president of the United States is a national security risk to the United States. Period. Full stop. (If there truly was a “deep state” conspiracy … Read more