The Collusion Story A To Z

[wacojoe]

Well written piece —

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/...dnc-fbi-media/

[Billy_Rightwing]

Good story from a good source.

[TxMusky]

Pretty much sums up all of the lies the MSM are trying to put over on America. It also seems that the vaulted, by some, NYT is more complicit in collusion, by spreading fake stories that Trump ever could have been. Good article and it chases a lot of rabbits down a lot of holes. That is some good old fashined journalism and not the usual propaganda we get using "unnamed sources".

[wacojoe]

I particularly liked the tidbit below among many in the article and I dedicate it to those still insisting there were no classified documents the FBI found on Hillary’s sever stash —

...It is impossible to paste a classified document into an unclassified email accidentally, because the three computer systems (Unclassified, Confidential/Secret, and Top Secret) are physically separate networks, each feeding into an independent hard drive on the user’s desk. If a classified document appears in an unclassified email, then someone downloaded it onto a thumb drive and manually uploaded it to the unclassified network — an intentional act if ever there was one.

One of Clinton’s emails suggests that downloading and uploading material in this fashion was a commonplace activity in her office. In June 2011, a staffer encountered difficulty transmitting a document to her by means of a classified system. An impatient Clinton instructed him to strip the classified markings from the document and send it on as an unclassified email. “Turn into nonpaper w no identifying heading and send nonsecure,” Clinton instructed.

On three separate occasions staffers got sloppy and failed to strip the “nonpapers” of all markings that betrayed their classified origins. The FBI recovered one email, for example, that contained a “C” in parenthesis in the margin — an obvious sign that the corresponding paragraph was classified “Confidential.” When an agent personally interviewed Clinton, on July 2, he showed her the document and asked whether she understood what the “C” meant. For anyone who has ever held a security clearance, “C’s” in the margins are more ubiquitous than “C’s” on water faucets — and no more baffling. But Clinton played the ditzy grandmother. She had simply assumed, she said, that the “C” was marking an item in an alphabetized list.

In the 2,500-year life of the alphabet, this was a first: a list that started with the third letter and contained but a single item. The explanation was laughable, but any sensible answer would have constituted an acknowledgement of malicious intent. Her only out was the “well-intentioned but careless” script that Obama had written for her. In other words, she lied to the FBI — a felony offense.

Before she ever told this howler, however, Comey had already prepared a draft of his statement exonerating her. The FBI let Hillary Clinton skate...

I suspect we will hear more about this with the imminent release of the DoS Inspector General’s report.

[FredK]

Too bad it's so long that few will ever read it, including Billy and Tx. Too bad the guy doesn't leave footnotes to back up his "version" of the facts.

[TxMusky]

Too bad it's so long that few will ever read it, including Billy and Tx. Too bad the guy doesn't leave footnotes to back up his "version" of the facts.

Iread it all thank you. Kind of refreshing to see something chased down line by line instead of investigate a little and make a summary or hypothesis without knowing ALL of the facts. I will read a story right up to the point where I know they are lying or leaving out some of what has been proven elsewhere. After that the story gets thrown into my trash bin and I am done.

I think it is interesting that they are now trying to fire McCabe by friday so the taxpayers do not get stuck with his pension, he should be in jail for his corruption. Comey should be right behind him. Hilliary should be right behind both of them. Last but not least have a nice wing added onto some federal pen with Obama's name on it and throw his corrupt butt in there as well. Put all of them in the same wing so they can blame each other for being stupid for the rest of their lives.

[Kevin]

I'm not comfortable second-guessing whether charges should or should not be brought against Clinton. That's a complicated call, based on a lot of factors that I don't think people outside the FBI or the Justice Department have the capacity to judge. The article offers a well-written perspective but it is only a perspective. It also only argues one side of the question of whether sufficient evidence existed to charge her, so while it is a good look at one side of the issue, she wasn't charged and no real attempt is made to present that side. So the article is what it is - an interesting perspective that shows me that the question of charging her could have just as easily been different than it ended up being. Good reading.

It has to have been a really tough call to make on the FBI's part. What a position to be in! I would have loved to have been privy to the discussions. You know what you do will have historic importance because of the timing but should that have a bearing on where the facts lead? Are you looking for a higher standard of proof than you would otherwise? Is that justice to someone else where you might not have looked for that higher standard? Tough tough questions. Glad I didn't have to make that call.