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Biden Does NOT need a BILL to close the border
He only needs a PEN. Thats all he needed to open it.
Thats all he needed to close it. Thats all Trump needed.
Maybe this is just Proof Trump is better than Biden.

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chuck_curtis
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Let's go Brandon!


« on: 12 10, 18, 02:43:22:PM » Reply

1.  Comey confirmed that controversial FBI lovers Peter Strzok and Lisa Page served both on the team investigating Hillary Clinton’s email practices and the team investigating Trump-Russia connections (p. 18).

Analysis: This appears to be an acknowledgment that the FBI investigation was tainted, or has the appearance of being tainted, by bias.

2.  Comey said the tarmac meeting between Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton five days before Hillary Clinton’s FBI interview was problematic and “potentially inappropriate.” Comey acknowledges he didn’t take steps to find out the substance of the conversation (pp. 33-34).

Comey says he also learned of “material” that, if made public, “would be used to cast doubt on whether [Lynch] had acted appropriately” in the Hillary investigation (p. 35). He did not say what the material entailed.

Analysis: Lynch, McCabe, Strzok, and Page were key players in the Clinton email probe who ended up with conflicts of interest or the appearance of bias. Comey expressed no concern over the question of whether Lynch’s tarmac meeting and refusal to recuse may have amounted to obstruction of justice.

3.  Comey said he doesn’t know who drafted the questions for Hillary Clinton’s FBI interview. He says he didn’t read them. The FBI didn’t record the interview. Comey said he also doesn’t remember why Clinton’s interview wasn’t conducted before a grand jury (p. 38).

Comey said he doesn’t know for sure why the witnesses in the Clinton email investigation weren’t subpoenaed and questioned before the grand jury. He says the FBI investigative team deemed it unnecessary (p. 212).

Comey would later tell the DOJ Inspector General that prior to Hillary’s interview he didn’t think there was any “there there.” (Comey says he doesn’t remember saying this to the IG, but agrees he did say it because it’s reflected in a transcript.) (p. 39).

Comey says the fact that he drafted a memo concluding Clinton shouldn’t be prosecuted, two months before her FBI interview, doesn’t indicate that he’d prejudged the case before the facts were in (p. 42).

Comey says he doesn’t know whether anyone at the FBI or DOJ shared the questions for Clinton in advance with her attorney Cheryl Mills or attorney Heather Samuelson (p. 211).

Analysis: With Comey stating that Attorney General Lynch was potentially conflicted and that she should have recused herself, it’s unclear why her agency, the Justice Department, was allowed to call important shots on the FBI’s procedures, and why Comey—as FBI Director—wasn’t more read-in on an investigation involving a woman most thought would likely be the next president.

4.  Comey doesn’t know what, if anything, the FBI asked Hillary Clinton about her husband’s tarmac meeting with Lynch five days earlier (p. 45).

Analysis: Comey and the FBI agents on the Hillary case appear oddly lacking in curiosity about a tarmac meeting that Comey says he found so problematic, it caused him to “distance himself” from Lynch. The FBI apparently didn’t interview Hillary, Bill or Lynch about the tarmac discussions.
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5.  Comey says he never met Christopher Steele (p. 109, 114).

Comey says he doesn’t know how long the FBI relied on Steele as a source and doesn’t know the particulars of FBI agreements with sources (p. 109, 114).

Comey says that as FBI Director, he never knew that Steele worked for a political opposition research firm hired by a law firm paid by the Democratic National Committee. Comey believed Republicans had first funded the dossier prior to Democrats (p. 112).

Comey says he doesn’t think Steele had any direct knowledge about collusion, coordination, or conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia (pp. 123-124).

Comey says he’s not sure how Steele’s dossier got to the FBI. Comey says he doesn’t know what steps the FBI took to verify Steele’s information before or after the FBI presented it to the FISA court. He says the FBI was still “evaluating” the information months after using it in court.  Comey says the FBI made efforts to identify Steele’s sources, but he doesn’t remember if they were able to (p. 115, 118).

Comey says he reviewed and signed the Oct. 21, 2016, FBI wiretap application against Carter Page. Comey says he didn’t know details, he simply signed off procedurally. He doesn’t remember if the paperwork was entitled “verified application.” Comey remembers the FBI alleged Page was working for or with the Russian government, but Comey doesn’t recall if the application mentioned “probable cause” (pp. 113, 121, 123).

Analysis: The issue of “verification” of the dossier is crucial. Intel sources say presenting a single unverified fact to the FISA court violates the FBI’s strict Woods Procedures installed to prevent the FBI from obtaining wiretaps based on false or questionable information. There seems to be no recognition by Comey or anyone else of these important FBI rules or how the FBI apparently violated them. Comey appears to have taken a surprisingly hands-off approach in terms of oversight when it came to the controversial wiretapping of a political campaign associate in an election year.

When Comey signed off the wiretap, he says the FBI’s corroboration of Steele’s information was “in its infancy” or only “minimally corroborated.” Comey acknowledges he signed off on the wiretap as “verified” even though the information was unverified. He said he did so because the information came from “a reliable source” with “a good track record” (p. 126).

... and so on

https://www.theepochtimes.com/key-takeaways-from-james-comeys-testimony-before-congress_2734427.html
wvit1001
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« Reply #1 on: 12 10, 18, 02:59:49:PM » Reply

hahhahahahahhahahahaa,  you're an idiot chuck.   the epoch times is making you stupidier.
chuck_curtis
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Let's go Brandon!


« Reply #2 on: 12 10, 18, 03:04:19:PM » Reply

The truth and rational analysis is making you more and more hysterical.
wvit1001
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« Reply #3 on: 12 10, 18, 03:19:51:PM » Reply

what truth?    have you read the transcripts for yourself or do you just go with whatever some goofy conservonut sites tell you?
chuck_curtis
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Let's go Brandon!


« Reply #4 on: 12 10, 18, 03:20:48:PM » Reply

The truth and analysis that I posted from the article.   It contains quotes from the transcript and links to the pages and the transcript.
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« Reply #5 on: 12 10, 18, 03:22:46:PM » Reply

This looks bad and should have been investigated
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Comey said the tarmac meeting between Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton five days before Hillary Clinton’s FBI interview was problematic and “potentially inappropriate.” Comey acknowledges he didn’t take steps to find out the substance of the conversation (pp. 33-34).
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« Reply #6 on: 12 10, 18, 03:25:37:PM » Reply

 
1.  Comey confirmed that controversial FBI lovers Peter Strzok and Lisa Page served both on the team investigating Hillary Clinton’s email practices and the team investigating Trump-Russia connections (p. 18).

Analysis: This appears to be an acknowledgment that the FBI investigation was tainted, or has the appearance of being tainted, by bias.

2.  Comey said the tarmac meeting between Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton five days before Hillary Clinton’s FBI interview was problematic and “potentially inappropriate.” Comey acknowledges he didn’t take steps to find out the substance of the conversation (pp. 33-34).

Comey says he also learned of “material” that, if made public, “would be used to cast doubt on whether [Lynch] had acted appropriately” in the Hillary investigation (p. 35). He did not say what the material entailed.

Analysis: Lynch, McCabe, Strzok, and Page were key players in the Clinton email probe who ended up with conflicts of interest or the appearance of bias. Comey expressed no concern over the question of whether Lynch’s tarmac meeting and refusal to recuse may have amounted to obstruction of justice.

3.  Comey said he doesn’t know who drafted the questions for Hillary Clinton’s FBI interview. He says he didn’t read them. The FBI didn’t record the interview. Comey said he also doesn’t remember why Clinton’s interview wasn’t conducted before a grand jury (p. 38).

Comey said he doesn’t know for sure why the witnesses in the Clinton email investigation weren’t subpoenaed and questioned before the grand jury. He says the FBI investigative team deemed it unnecessary (p. 212).

Comey would later tell the DOJ Inspector General that prior to Hillary’s interview he didn’t think there was any “there there.” (Comey says he doesn’t remember saying this to the IG, but agrees he did say it because it’s reflected in a transcript.) (p. 39).

Comey says the fact that he drafted a memo concluding Clinton shouldn’t be prosecuted, two months before her FBI interview, doesn’t indicate that he’d prejudged the case before the facts were in (p. 42).

Comey says he doesn’t know whether anyone at the FBI or DOJ shared the questions for Clinton in advance with her attorney Cheryl Mills or attorney Heather Samuelson (p. 211).

Analysis: With Comey stating that Attorney General Lynch was potentially conflicted and that she should have recused herself, it’s unclear why her agency, the Justice Department, was allowed to call important shots on the FBI’s procedures, and why Comey—as FBI Director—wasn’t more read-in on an investigation involving a woman most thought would likely be the next president.

4.  Comey doesn’t know what, if anything, the FBI asked Hillary Clinton about her husband’s tarmac meeting with Lynch five days earlier (p. 45).

Analysis: Comey and the FBI agents on the Hillary case appear oddly lacking in curiosity about a tarmac meeting that Comey says he found so problematic, it caused him to “distance himself” from Lynch. The FBI apparently didn’t interview Hillary, Bill or Lynch about the tarmac discussions.
...
5.  Comey says he never met Christopher Steele (p. 109, 114).

Comey says he doesn’t know how long the FBI relied on Steele as a source and doesn’t know the particulars of FBI agreements with sources (p. 109, 114).

Comey says that as FBI Director, he never knew that Steele worked for a political opposition research firm hired by a law firm paid by the Democratic National Committee. Comey believed Republicans had first funded the dossier prior to Democrats (p. 112).

Comey says he doesn’t think Steele had any direct knowledge about collusion, coordination, or conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia (pp. 123-124).

Comey says he’s not sure how Steele’s dossier got to the FBI. Comey says he doesn’t know what steps the FBI took to verify Steele’s information before or after the FBI presented it to the FISA court. He says the FBI was still “evaluating” the information months after using it in court.  Comey says the FBI made efforts to identify Steele’s sources, but he doesn’t remember if they were able to (p. 115, 118).

Comey says he reviewed and signed the Oct. 21, 2016, FBI wiretap application against Carter Page. Comey says he didn’t know details, he simply signed off procedurally. He doesn’t remember if the paperwork was entitled “verified application.” Comey remembers the FBI alleged Page was working for or with the Russian government, but Comey doesn’t recall if the application mentioned “probable cause” (pp. 113, 121, 123).

Analysis: The issue of “verification” of the dossier is crucial. Intel sources say presenting a single unverified fact to the FISA court violates the FBI’s strict Woods Procedures installed to prevent the FBI from obtaining wiretaps based on false or questionable information. There seems to be no recognition by Comey or anyone else of these important FBI rules or how the FBI apparently violated them. Comey appears to have taken a surprisingly hands-off approach in terms of oversight when it came to the controversial wiretapping of a political campaign associate in an election year.

When Comey signed off the wiretap, he says the FBI’s corroboration of Steele’s information was “in its infancy” or only “minimally corroborated.” Comey acknowledges he signed off on the wiretap as “verified” even though the information was unverified. He said he did so because the information came from “a reliable source” with “a good track record” (p. 126).

... and so on

https://www.theepochtimes.com/key-takeaways-from-james-comeys-testimony-before-congress_2734427.html

hahhahahahahhahahahaa,  you're an idiot chuck.   the epoch times is making you stupidier.
Notice how no Democrat has been able to refute a word of what Chuck posted!

Why?

Because they know it is true!
wvit1001
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« Reply #7 on: 12 10, 18, 03:32:36:PM » Reply

chuck is easily lead around by the nose.   he just takes the conservonut websites at face value.   
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« Reply #8 on: 12 10, 18, 03:37:01:PM » Reply

#1 is stupid Chuck. 

Whenever human beings are involved, there is bias, because EVERY human being is biased!

Did you NOT think the Clinton/Lewinski scandal was bias?  You bet it was!
chuck_curtis
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Let's go Brandon!


« Reply #9 on: 12 10, 18, 04:04:10:PM » Reply

Vit has no rational response.  He's left to nothing but shooting the messenger.
wvit1001
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« Reply #10 on: 12 10, 18, 04:06:40:PM » Reply

get back with me when you actually read the transcript chuck, then we can talk.
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« Reply #11 on: 12 10, 18, 04:26:44:PM » Reply

chuck, based on the transcripts how did Strzok figure into the current indictment on trump associates or their guilty pleas?
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