October 21, 2017

Comey knew about FBI's teaming with FusionGPS to commission and leak anti-Trump "dossier"

Most Americans would probably agree that the FBI shouldn't use its virtually unlimited budget and resources to support one party's candidate over another's.

Democrats, on the other hand, are totally fine with that sort of ghastly misuse of power--as long as it helps their party and hurts Republicans.

If you get your news from the Lyin' Mainstream Media you almost certainly haven't heard about what I'm about to describe.  Once you hear, you should be furious, demanding people be fired and jailed--unless of course you're a Democrat, in which case you won't see any problem.

Before last year's election a "dossier" surfaced, purporting to be an "investigation" into candidate Trump's alleged behavior on a trip to Russia.  The allegations were ghastly--really damning stuff.

The content was carefully leaked to the media, which eagerly published them with virtually no caveat.  After all, they alleged that the FBI had commissioned the investigation, and even paid for it.

And if Hilliary had won, you'd never have heard any more about who commissioned the "dossier" and paid for it.

But against all odds, Hilliary lost.  Now congress wants former FBI director James Comey to disclose whether Fusion GPS, the Democratic opposition-research firm that produced the debunked dossier on President Trump’s alleged Russia ties, was itself a Russian agent paid by the FBI to damage Trump.

Last May senator Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), who has been a vocal critic of President Trump, had this exchange with James Comey:
Graham:   Are you familiar with Fusion?
Comey:     I know the name.
Graham:   Are they part of the Russian intelligence apparatus?
Comey:     I can’t say.
Graham:   Do you agree that if Fusion was involved in preparing a dossier against Donald Trump, that would be interfering in our election by the Russians?
Comey:    I don’t want to say.
It was a surprising question about information that has not been well reported in the media. Graham referenced an April 28 letter from Grassley to Comey. Grassley noted a pattern of FBI obstruction into the committee’s investigation of Russian interference, particularly when that investigation touched on decisions made by the FBI.

Grassley asked for information on March 6 about the FBI’s relationship to Christopher Steele, author of a political opposition research dossier that alleged collusion between associates of Donald Trump and the Russian government. The FBI failed to respond, despite a March 20 "deadline"--because top officials at the FBI know they won't pay any price for obstructing congress.

On February 15, Grassley and ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein asked for a briefing and documents related to the resignation of Trump National Security Advisor Mike Flynn and the leaks of classified info involving him. There was a “startling lack of responsiveness” to the request, Grassley wrote. Comey finally briefed Grassley and Feinstein in mid-March, addressing also a small number of the questions about Steele.

On April 19, the FBI claimed that the meeting addressed the concerns of both letters. “That is incorrect,” Grassley noted. Not only has the FBI failed to provide the documents requested in the March letter or answer the vast majority of its questions, there appear to be “material inconsistencies” between the description of the FBI’s relationship with Steele that Comey gave in the briefing and information contained in Justice Department documents made available to the committee after the briefing.

Grassley wrote that whether those inconsistencies were honest mistakes or an attempt to downplay the FBI’s relationship with Steele, he still needs the answers and documents he requested. But then he noted this new information:
Fusion GPS is the subject of a complaint to the Justice Department, which alleges that the company violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act by working on behalf of Russian principals to undermine U.S. sanctions against Russians. That unregistered work was reportedly conducted with a former Russian intelligence operative, Mr. Rinat Akhmetshin, and appears to have been occurring simultaneous to Fusion GPS’s work overseeing the creation of the dossier.
Grassley said he requested information about this on March 31 but that Justice failed to respond.

Now Grassley is demanding documentation of all payments made to Steele, as well as disclosure about whether the FBI was aware that Fusion GPS was at the same time allegedly working as an unregistered agent for Russian interests; when the FBI became aware of this allegation; and whether this information was included in FISA warrant requests or any other related documents.

This consistent, brazen pattern of stonewalling by Obama holdovers at the FBI clearly demonstrates that the Deep State exists, and will obstruct even attempts by congress to uncover the truth--which is that the FBI is totally, irredeemably corrupt.  They're in the tank for the Democrats, and in turn the Dems will ensure that no one in the FBI is ever prosecuted for using its resources to damage Republicans and cover-up for Democrat lies and crimes.

Wheeeee!
 
 
 

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