Inspector general report says FBI had 'authorized purpose' to investigate Trump campaign's Russia ties

[Mainecat]

There goes that right wing Trumptards lie. Investigated by his own and cleared. Deep State...lmao

Inspector general report says FBI had 'authorized purpose' to investigate Trump campaign's Russia ties

Source: wp

A long-awaited Justice Department inspector general’s report examining the FBI’s investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia rebuts allegations of illegal spying and that political bias played a role in the probe begun ahead of the 2016 election, but finds serious faults in other areas, according to a copy of the document obtained by The Washington Post. 

The inspector general concludes that the FBI had an “authorized purpose” to initiate the investigation and that the bureau’s use of confidential informants was in compliance with the rules. 

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said the inspector general had “completely demolished” some of conservatives’ assertions about the origins of the probe, though his investigators did find some problems. 

“Clearly, there was a legitimate, factual basis; in fact the FBI had a moral imperative to begin this investigation,” Blumenthal said. In particular, he said the inspector general had rebutted claims that Trump campaign advisers were illegally surveilled or entrapped, or that political motive was “in any way a factor.” 



Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/inspector-general-report-trump-russia-investigation/2019/12/09/d5940d88-184c-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html 

[Rod]

I have authorized purpose to call MC a retard!

[Skidooski]

 

[Snake]

From the only man who matters:

The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken. It is also clear that, from its inception, the evidence produced by the investigation was consistently exculpatory. Nevertheless, the investigation and surveillance was pushed forward for the duration of the campaign and deep into President Trump’s administration. In the rush to obtain and maintain FISA surveillance of Trump campaign associates, FBI officials misled the FISA court, omitted critical exculpatory facts from their filings, and suppressed or ignored information negating the reliability of their principal source. …[T]he malfeasance and misfeasance detailed in the Inspector General’s report reflects a clear abuse of the FISA process.

[Carlos Danger]

Keep in mind that the IG has no subpoena powers and has not talked to anywhere near the people that Durham has.

[AKIQPilot]

1 hour ago, Skidooski said:

 

That was in AK about 2 years ago. Happens every fall. 

Moose can be very dangerous. 

[Snake]

9 minutes ago, AKIQPilot said:

That was in AK about 2 years ago. Happens every fall. 

Moose can be very dangerous. 

FREEPORT — Two moose locking horns to the death is rare, even in Maine, home of a moose population of 39,000, wildlife experts say.

In the fall of 2005 in New Sweden, two moose engaged in battle, both after the same female.

 

They charged. Their antlers locked. They couldn’t get loose. They died that way.

The public can get a sense of that battle in the wilderness when a rare taxidermy display is officially unveiled during a ceremony Saturday at L.L. Bean. The display is one of only two of its kind in North America.

The “Final Charge” display was created by taxidermist Mark Dufresne of Nature’s Reflections Taxidermy in Gray. It features the original antlers of the two moose, which have never been untangled.

Remains of the moose were discovered in the spring of 2006 by Adella Johnson, who found them on her property. Their bodies were mostly decomposed, but the locked antlers were still in good shape, said Emily Jones of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Dufresne, a skilled taxidermist, recreated the battle scene by connecting the hides of other moose to the locked antlers.

“The taxidermist did a fantastic job,” Jones said. “Based on the antlers’ measurements he was able to recreate how large they were and what positions they were in. The display is very realistic.”

Dufresne was recommended by New Hampshire wildlife officials after he created a similar display for that state six years ago. “It was a no-brainer to use the one taxidermist who had the expertise,” Jones said.

She explained why the locked-antler battle, and the display, are rare: Late September and early October is breeding season for moose. Bulls get aggressive but typically don’t engage in a battle to the death.

“Their goal is to find a mate,” Jones said. “They will spar with each other to show dominance.” Usually one outsizes the other. The smaller one backs off. It’s uncommon to have moose with antlers so evenly matched in a fight, Jones said, which explains why neither backed off.

“And it was a fluke thing they got tangled the way they did,” she said.

The moose died in a swampy area and froze for the winter. “That’s what saved the antlers,” Jones said. “They were well-preserved.”

Based on the size of the antlers, the weight of each moose was estimated between 700 and 1,000 pounds. They were about 4 years old.

Property owner Adella Johnson donated the antlers to the state. Inland Fisheries and Wildlife asked L.L. Bean if it would join them in creating and displaying the exhibit.

L.L. Bean paid for the $55,000 exhibit, spokesman Max McKeever said.

“It’s a massive display,” he said. The moose are “very majestic, very impressive.” 

The store built a special viewing place near the entrance so the moose can be seen inside and outside. At night they are lit up.

“It’s a museum-quality display,” McKeever said.

 

 

Edited December 9, 2019 by Snake

[Skidooski]

12 minutes ago, AKIQPilot said:

That was in AK about 2 years ago. Happens every fall. 

Moose can be very dangerous. 

Funny as hell! I was guessing east coast from what accent I think I hear. Like the Jerky Boys

[AKIQPilot]

5 minutes ago, Snake said:

FREEPORT — Two moose locking horns to the death is rare, even in Maine, home of a moose population of 39,000, wildlife experts say.

In the fall of 2005 in New Sweden, two moose engaged in battle, both after the same female.

 

They charged. Their antlers locked. They couldn’t get loose. They died that way.

The public can get a sense of that battle in the wilderness when a rare taxidermy display is officially unveiled during a ceremony Saturday at L.L. Bean. The display is one of only two of its kind in North America.

The “Final Charge” display was created by taxidermist Mark Dufresne of Nature’s Reflections Taxidermy in Gray. It features the original antlers of the two moose, which have never been untangled.

Remains of the moose were discovered in the spring of 2006 by Adella Johnson, who found them on her property. Their bodies were mostly decomposed, but the locked antlers were still in good shape, said Emily Jones of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Dufresne, a skilled taxidermist, recreated the battle scene by connecting the hides of other moose to the locked antlers.

“The taxidermist did a fantastic job,” Jones said. “Based on the antlers’ measurements he was able to recreate how large they were and what positions they were in. The display is very realistic.”

Dufresne was recommended by New Hampshire wildlife officials after he created a similar display for that state six years ago. “It was a no-brainer to use the one taxidermist who had the expertise,” Jones said.

She explained why the locked-antler battle, and the display, are rare: Late September and early October is breeding season for moose. Bulls get aggressive but typically don’t engage in a battle to the death.

“Their goal is to find a mate,” Jones said. “They will spar with each other to show dominance.” Usually one outsizes the other. The smaller one backs off. It’s uncommon to have moose with antlers so evenly matched in a fight, Jones said, which explains why neither backed off.

“And it was a fluke thing they got tangled the way they did,” she said.

The moose died in a swampy area and froze for the winter. “That’s what saved the antlers,” Jones said. “They were well-preserved.”

Based on the size of the antlers, the weight of each moose was estimated between 700 and 1,000 pounds. They were about 4 years old.

Property owner Adella Johnson donated the antlers to the state. Inland Fisheries and Wildlife asked L.L. Bean if it would join them in creating and displaying the exhibit.

L.L. Bean paid for the $55,000 exhibit, spokesman Max McKeever said.

“It’s a massive display,” he said. The moose are “very majestic, very impressive.” 

The store built a special viewing place near the entrance so the moose can be seen inside and outside. At night they are lit up.

“It’s a museum-quality display,” McKeever said.

 

 

Yep. I have a large framed picture of two moose who locked horns and eventually died when they fell into a pond and drowned. Its just crazy how aggressive these bulls get during the rut. 

[AKIQPilot]

2 minutes ago, Skidooski said:

Funny as hell! I was guessing east coast from what accent I think I hear. Like the Jerky Boys

That guy was a very recent transplant from Jersey or somewhere like that. 

That happened in an Anchorage subdivision in about 2015. 

[Snake]

[Carlos Danger]

15 minutes ago, AKIQPilot said:

That was in AK about 2 years ago. Happens every fall. 

Moose can be very dangerous. 

Moose are afraid of nothing. I was working with a guy who was doing helicopter rides at a fair. We hovered the helicopter 20 or 30 feet above a moose and that thing just held his  ground and stared at us.

[Mainecat]

Another Trump lie taken down by his own.

I see the the Commie Trump train as usual throwing cover.

Great Americans they are.

[Ez ryder]

23 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Another Trump lie taken down by his own.

I see the the Commie Trump train as usual throwing cover.

Great Americans they are.

the cover is govenment covering its own ass at all costs . business as usual and you of course approve and bow down at every turn 

[revkevsdi]

3 hours ago, Mainecat said:

There goes that right wing Trumptards lie. Investigated by his own and cleared. Deep State...lmao

Inspector general report says FBI had 'authorized purpose' to investigate Trump campaign's Russia ties

Source: wp

A long-awaited Justice Department inspector general’s report examining the FBI’s investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia rebuts allegations of illegal spying and that political bias played a role in the probe begun ahead of the 2016 election, but finds serious faults in other areas, according to a copy of the document obtained by The Washington Post. 

The inspector general concludes that the FBI had an “authorized purpose” to initiate the investigation and that the bureau’s use of confidential informants was in compliance with the rules. 

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said the inspector general had “completely demolished” some of conservatives’ assertions about the origins of the probe, though his investigators did find some problems. 

“Clearly, there was a legitimate, factual basis; in fact the FBI had a moral imperative to begin this investigation,” Blumenthal said. In particular, he said the inspector general had rebutted claims that Trump campaign advisers were illegally surveilled or entrapped, or that political motive was “in any way a factor.” 



Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/inspector-general-report-trump-russia-investigation/2019/12/09/d5940d88-184c-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html 

Awesome!  Poor Trumpsters. 

[Mainecat]

2 hours ago, revkevsdi said:

Awesome!  Poor Trumpsters. 

The republicans requested this investigation 

[old indy]

          have either of you listened to any of the reports on the IGs investigation at all?     i think its safe to say, people are going to prison and its not Trump.    what pLanet are you on?

[f7ben]

2 minutes ago, old indy said:

          have either of you listened to any of the reports on the IGs investigation at all?     i think its safe to say, people are going to prison and its not Trump.    what pLanet are you on?

$100 says nobody of consequence is going to jail....you game?

[ViperGTS/Z1]

6 minutes ago, old indy said:

          have either of you listened to any of the reports on the IGs investigation at all?     i think its safe to say, people are going to prison and its not Trump.    what pLanet are you on?

I certainly hope so ...but I'm not holding my breathe.

 

[SSFB]

Any day now.

[Mikeadoo]

5 hours ago, Mainecat said:

There goes that right wing Trumptards lie. Investigated by his own and cleared. Deep State...lmao

Inspector general report says FBI had 'authorized purpose' to investigate Trump campaign's Russia ties

Source: wp

A long-awaited Justice Department inspector general’s report examining the FBI’s investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia rebuts allegations of illegal spying and that political bias played a role in the probe begun ahead of the 2016 election, but finds serious faults in other areas, according to a copy of the document obtained by The Washington Post. 

The inspector general concludes that the FBI had an “authorized purpose” to initiate the investigation and that the bureau’s use of confidential informants was in compliance with the rules. 

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said the inspector general had “completely demolished” some of conservatives’ assertions about the origins of the probe, though his investigators did find some problems. 

“Clearly, there was a legitimate, factual basis; in fact the FBI had a moral imperative to begin this investigation,” Blumenthal said. In particular, he said the inspector general had rebutted claims that Trump campaign advisers were illegally surveilled or entrapped, or that political motive was “in any way a factor.” 



Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/inspector-general-report-trump-russia-investigation/2019/12/09/d5940d88-184c-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html 

Doesn't take much to get you all excited....

[old indy]

16 minutes ago, f7ben said:

$100 says nobody of consequence is going to jail....you game?

NO!           i have no real faith     but there are a llot of pissed off people right now and they are useing pretty strong language toward the DOJ and FBI.. 

 

[f7ben]

1 minute ago, old indy said:

NO!           i have no real faith     but there are a llot of pissed off people right now and they are useing pretty strong language toward the DOJ and FBI.. 

 

All hollow rheroric

[SSFB]

5 minutes ago, old indy said:

NO!           i have no real faith     but there are a llot of pissed off people right now and they are useing pretty strong language toward the DOJ and FBI.. 

 

If strong words were indicative of anything, this place would rule the world.

 

[old indy]

OH ya as usual but more and more lieing to congress seems to be coming to light if nothing else.