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7 hours ago, old indy said:

NO! :lol:          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.. 

 

While I've never held much real belief that DC has to follow the Constitution and laws set for the rest of us, this last decade or so confirms to me that there really is two sets of rules/laws and apparently, two sets of the Constitution.  DC is corrupt to the core.  All we will ever see is "strong language" from one side or the other as the make their back-room deals for usurping the laws they are supposed to enforce.  It's a joke and until I see people that pull the strings start to get indicted, I don't see anything changing my mind.

DC is so much smarter than Americans.  As long as they can keep us divided and have half of us protecting them at all costs, nothing will change.

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1 hour ago, Zambroski said:

While I've never held much real belief that DC has to follow the Constitution and laws set for the rest of us, this last decade or so confirms to me that there really is two sets of rules/laws and apparently, two sets of the Constitution.  DC is corrupt to the core.  All we will ever see is "strong language" from one side or the other as the make their back-room deals for usurping the laws they are supposed to enforce.  It's a joke and until I see people that pull the strings start to get indicted, I don't see anything changing my mind.

DC is so much smarter than Americans.  As long as they can keep us divided and have half of us protecting them at all costs, nothing will change.

a lot of truth in this

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1 hour ago, Zambroski said:

While I've never held much real belief that DC has to follow the Constitution and laws set for the rest of us, this last decade or so confirms to me that there really is two sets of rules/laws and apparently, two sets of the Constitution.  DC is corrupt to the core.  All we will ever see is "strong language" from one side or the other as the make their back-room deals for usurping the laws they are supposed to enforce.  It's a joke and until I see people that pull the strings start to get indicted, I don't see anything changing my mind.

DC is so much smarter than Americans.  As long as they can keep us divided and have half of us protecting them at all costs, nothing will change.

They have it so easy.  They have too many people being convinced that more government is a "good" thing.

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Just now, racer254 said:

They have it so easy.  They have too many people being convinced that more government is a "good" thing.

This is why they literally die in office of old age.  It's easy money.  Nobody leaves that money cow once they have the teets firmly in their mouths.  

We'd see them all vote for NuKulAr war before they'd vote for term limits.

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The top cop seems to disagree with Horowitz.  So does US Attorney Durham.

There are two things at play.  The opening of the investigation and the continuance of the investigation.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, December 9, 2019

Statement of U.S. Attorney John H. Durham

“I have the utmost respect for the mission of the Office of Inspector General and the comprehensive work that went into the report prepared by Mr. Horowitz and his staff.  However, our investigation is not limited to developing information from within component parts of the Justice Department.  Our investigation has included developing information from other persons and entities, both in the U.S. and outside of the U.S.  Based on the evidence collected to date, and while our investigation is ongoing, last month we advised the Inspector General that we do not agree with some of the report’s conclusions as to predication and how the FBI case was opened.” 

JUSTICE NEWS

 
Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, December 9, 2019

Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the Inspector General's Report of the Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation

Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement:

"Nothing is more important than the credibility and integrity of the FBI and the Department of Justice.  That is why we must hold our investigators and prosecutors to the highest ethical and professional standards.  The Inspector General’s investigation has provided critical transparency and accountability, and his work is a credit to the Department of Justice.  I would like to thank the Inspector General and his team.

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.  The Inspector General found the explanations given for these actions unsatisfactory.  While most of the misconduct identified by the Inspector General was committed in 2016 and 2017 by a small group of now-former FBI officials, the malfeasance and misfeasance detailed in the Inspector General’s report reflects a clear abuse of the FISA process.

FISA is an essential tool for the protection of the safety of the American people.  The Department of Justice and the FBI are committed to taking whatever steps are necessary to rectify the abuses that occurred and to ensure the integrity of the FISA process going forward.

No one is more dismayed about the handling of these FISA applications than Director Wray.  I have full confidence in Director Wray and his team at the FBI, as well as the thousands of dedicated line agents who work tirelessly to protect our country.  I thank the Director for the comprehensive set of proposed reforms he is announcing today, and I look forward to working with him to implement these and any other appropriate measures.

With respect to DOJ personnel discussed in the report, the Department will follow all appropriate processes and procedures, including as to any potential disciplinary action."

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