{"id":32500,"date":"2018-01-27T11:05:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T16:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=32500"},"modified":"2018-01-27T11:05:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T16:05:11","slug":"prepare-for-an-interesting-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=32500","title":{"rendered":"Prepare For An Interesting Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Theoretically, this is the week the infamous four-page memo detailing constitutional abuses by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)<\/a> and Department of Justice (DOJ)<\/a> will be released. The battle over the release of that memo and what is supposedly in it continues.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Sharyl Attkisson<\/a> posted an article at The Hill<\/a> explaining some aspects of the battle over the release of the memo. Ms. Attkisson formerly worked for CBS. She resigned from CBS after her investigative reporting was getting too close to the truth. Her reporting on the Fast and Furious scandal<\/a> received an Emmy Award.<\/p>\n

The article at The Hill reports:<\/p>\n

What happens when federal agencies accused of possible wrongdoing also control the alleged evidence against them? What happens when they\u2019re the ones in charge of who inside their agencies \u2014 or connected to them \u2014 ultimately gets investigated and possibly charged?<\/strong><\/p>\n

…First, there\u2019s the alleged improper use of politically funded opposition research to justify secret warrants to spy on U.S. citizens for political purposes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second, if corruption is ultimately identified at high levels in our intel agencies, it would necessitate a re-examination of every case and issue the officials touched over the past decade \u2014 or two \u2014 under administrations of both parties.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is why I think the concerns transcend typical party politics.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It touches everybody. It\u2019s potentially monumental.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is becoming obvious that America citizens had their Fourth Amendment rights violated. The questions is whether of not anyone is going to be held accountable.<\/p>\n

The article continues:<\/p>\n

This week, the FBI said it was unfair for the House Intelligence Committee<\/a> not to provide its memo outlining alleged FBI abuses. The committee wrote the summary memo after reviewing classified government documents in the Trump-Russia probe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The FBI\u2019s complaint carries a note of irony considering the agency has notoriously stonewalled Congress. Even when finally agreeing to provide requested documents, the Department of Justice uses the documents\u2019 classified nature to severely restrict who can see them \u2014 even among members of Congress who possess the appropriate security clearance. Members who wish to view the documents must report to special locations during prescribed hours in the presence of Department of Justice minders who supervise them as they\u2019re permitted to take handwritten notes only (you know, like the 1960s).<\/strong><\/p>\n

What most people don\u2019t know is that the FBI and Department\u00a0of Justice already know exactly what Congressional<\/a> investigators have flagged\u00a0in the documents they\u2019ve reviewed, because three weeks ago the\u00a0Senate Judiciary\u00a0Committee sent its own summary memo to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Department\u00a0of Justice Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein<\/a><\/span>. The committee also referred\u00a0to the Department\u00a0of Justice a recommendation for possible charges against the\u00a0author of the political opposition research file, the so-called Trump dossier:\u00a0Christopher Steele.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ms. Attkisson concludes here article by saying:<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Department of Justice has officially warned the House Intelligence Committee not to release its memo. It’s like the possible defendant in a criminal trial threatening prosecutors for having the audacity to reveal alleged evidence to the judge and jury.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the first time I can recall open government groups and many reporters joining in the argument to keep the information secret. They are strangely uncurious about alleged improprieties with implications of the worst kind: Stasi-like tactics used against Americans. \u201cDon\u2019t be irresponsible and reveal sources and methods,\u201d they plead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As for me? I don\u2019t care what political stripes the alleged offenders wear or whose side they\u2019re on. If their sources and methods are inappropriate, they should be fully exposed and stopped.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The memo is supposed to be released next week–mid week–after the President’s State of the Union speech. There have been some suggestions that he read the memo instead of giving the speech. That is not an idea I support, but I understand why some people might suggest it.<\/p>\n

The scandals abound. Who actually authorized the sale of uranium to Russia? Who decided Hillary Clinton<\/a> would not be charged with a crime? What was the basis for a FISA warrant<\/a> allowing spying on the Trump campaign and transition team? At what point did the upper echelon of the FBI and DOJ become political? Are the FBI and the DOJ subject to the U.S. Constitution<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Hopefully, we will have the answers to at least some of these questions by the end of next week. If the answers are what they seem to be, some of our government needs to answer some very pointed questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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