Good analysis to help understand just how the FBI is designed to fit into “judicial reviews”. ========= WSJ 10/2/2018 By David B. Rivkin and Kristi Remington The bipartisan bonhomie occasioned by the reopening of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s background investigation dissipated quickly. By the weekend, Senate Democrats—who had demanded the investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation—were challenging its credibility, objecting to its scope and... Read more
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What Bruce Ohr Told Congress – WSJ
September 2 | Posted by mrossol | FBI, Strassel, The LeftLet’s not confuse anyone with the facts… ======= WSJ 9/1/2018 Kimberely Strassel To believe most media descriptions of Justice Department lawyer Bruce Ohr, he is a nonentity, unworthy of the attention President Trump has given him. This is remarkable, given that Mr. Ohr spent Tuesday confirming for Congress its worst suspicions about the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s abuse of its surveillance and sourcing rules. If... Read more
Who is this “Steele”?
February 9 | Posted by mrossol | FBI, StrasselWho, indeed… =========== WSJ 2/9/2018 Strassel America has been inundated by the words dossier, memo, collusion, FISA, Carter Page. They all come back to the actions of one man: Christopher Steele. Which is why the only news that matters this week is that the former British spy’s credibility has been dismantled. To the extent the U.S. press has focused on Mr. Steele,... Read more
Reading the Memo
February 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, FBI, Losing Freedom, Party Politics, StrasselYep, MS Strassel has it right… ===== WSJ 2/2/2018 By Kimberley A. Strassel The White House looks set to release the House Intelligence Committee memo on 2016 government surveillance abuses, which means the attacks on the document by Democrats, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the media are going to get wilder. To help navigate through the spin, here’s a handy guide... Read more
Shame on the FBI
January 24 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, FBI, Party PoliticsIf you don’t “blow a gasket” you aren’t tuned in… ====== WSJ 1/24/2018 The Justice Department has dropped a second tranche of text exchanges between FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page—conveniently delivering them to the Senate at the start of last Friday night’s government shutdown. Investigators are still plowing through the 384 pages, but preliminary findings raise new questions about FBI political... Read more
