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FEB 16, 02:42 PM
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An opinion piece: Why Wasn’t Andrew McCabe Charged?
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The proof that he willfully deceived investigators appears strong, but the Justice Department likely felt there were too many obstacles to convicting him.
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That sounds a little bit like McCabe's boss on July 5, 2016. 
More from the article:
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It will be a while before we learn the whole story of why the Justice Department walked away from the McCabe case, if we ever do. I have some supposition to offer on that score. First, however, it is worth revisiting the case against McCabe as outlined by the meticulous and highly regarded IG, Michael Horowitz. If you want to know why people are so angry, and why they are increasingly convinced that, for all President Trump’s “drain the swamp” rhetoric, a two-tiered justice system that rewards the well-connected is alive and well, consider the following.
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This is followed in the article by an itemized list that is worth reading, for anyone who cares about the integrity of our justice system.
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FEB 18, 12:11 PM
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Another opinion piece: A tale of two lies: Stone, McCabe and the danger of a double standard for justice
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America is now officially more confused than Boris Johnson’s barber.
President Trump’s campaign adviser, Roger Stone, was arrested by an FBI SWAT team, tried and convicted for lying to Congress and messing with a witness, and nearly had a book the size of a blue state thrown at him at sentencing. Meanwhile, Andrew McCabe, the fired FBI deputy director who, while in his official capacity, lied under oath in violation of a federal statute, won’t be charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for any criminality. Go forth, Andrew, and make more money as a CNN analyst.
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Towards the end, he proposes a few possible answers to the question which frames my previous post.
There is not a lot of hard news about this whole issue right now, but things are still moving. Here is one encouraging revelation from Friday: Top Mueller prosecutor: DOJ starting new investigation into James Comey, Andrew McCabe, and Peter Strzok
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Andrew Weissmann, a former Justice Department official who was known as Mueller's "pit bull" during the Russia investigation, said the Justice Department swapped out the "loser case" of Andrew McCabe, who escaped criminal charges on Friday for allegedly lying to investigators about authorizing media disclosures, for a fresh one targeting top former FBI officials, including McCabe, led by Jeffrey Jensen, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri.
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MAR 02, 04:09 PM
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I told you it wasn't over. Hillary Clinton and Cheryl Mills will be deposed as part of discovery for a lawsuit concerning the infamous "closet server".
https://www.washingtontimes...uit-over-emails-jud/
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A federal judge on Monday ordered former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to sit for a deposition in a lawsuit related to her use of a private email server while at the State Department.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth issued the order in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed more than five years ago by Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group.
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williegoat
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MAR 04, 11:25 AM
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MAR 04, 03:53 PM
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The only problem is that the time to prosecute her for these crimes has passed. So she can't even be prosecuted for these crimes.
The only good thing about that is that she can't take the 5th now since she would not be in jeopardy of prosecution.
However, she is adept at the non-answer. Or she will forget everything. Hard to pin anything on this slimy creature.
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Hudini
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MAR 04, 06:39 PM
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"I don't remember" is the answer to everything. You can't lose with that answer. It cannot be proven that you remember even if presented with written evidence. "Did I write that? I don't remember" So many people are hit with lying charges.
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APR 11, 06:44 PM
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As the entire world is focused on the coronavirus, there has been a steady trickle of news regarding the FISC and Russian collusion with the DNC during the 2016 elections.
Here is an example (although I know that no one cares):
A story: https://www.washingtonexami...y-and-robert-mueller
and the evidence: https://www.grassley.senate...27%20IG%20report.pdf
Also, last month there were numerous stories showing that almost every single FISC warrant application during the waning days of the Obama administration was fraught with procedural flaws.
Ah, but James Comey is a choirboy and Trump is trying to kill us all.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Oh look! A squirrel! With the RONA!!!!
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APR 11, 07:06 PM
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APR 19, 03:41 PM
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Devin Nunes: GOP investigators 'laser-focused' on information CIA gave to FBI in 2016
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House Intelligence Committee Republicans are "laser-focused" on investigating information the CIA gave to the FBI in 2016, according to ranking member Devin Nunes.
For the first time, the California congressman described in great detail the next steps of a broad congressional inquiry into possible misconduct during the Russia investigation, which he said includes scrutiny of three "dossiers" and questions about three Russian Americans. All of this follows the declassification of key documents over the past couple weeks, including footnotes showing the FBI was warned British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s anti-Trump dossier was likely influenced by Russian disinformation and yet continued to use it, and Nunes's pledge to send more criminal referrals to the Justice Department.
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Slow but steady progress. The picture becomes a little more clear with each passing week.
There have been articles over the last week which speculate that comments made by Barr indicate that indictments are coming. I have not linked any of those articles because they are no more than opinion.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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APR 20, 06:29 PM
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Willie... not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but I go back to the comment I made last year in this thread (page 1): http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...HTML/124451.html#p33
I have lost faith, and possibly many of us have been lied to. I don't listen to Glen Beck by any stretch of the word... but last week I was off work, and I was working in my garage and he seemed to be on in the morning every day. I know his history with Gold Line, and maybe Monday or Tuesday... he was on talking with some investment guy and he was literally saying that everyone should sell EVERYTHING. Glenn Beck was also reiterating the importance of selling everything. He said everyone should sell their homes, sell all their stocks, everything.
This was a *serious* discussion he was having... not like when they were making fun of that guy suffering from psychosis that said Democrats had put nanobots in his brain. I just think to myself, for the people who do listen to Glenn Beck and take everything he says seriously... how many of those people have now cashed out their retirement accounts? Just ridiculous. I'm thinking almost all of those guys on Fox News are like this... Sean Hannity, and even Bill O'Reilly who used to be on. This is one of the reasons why I stopped watching Fox News about 3 years ago. It's all garbage... no better than MSNBC.
While I'm convinced these people are guilty, I think Republicans are too fixated on trying to be honorable that they never prosecute these things, while alternately... many Democrats live by the idea of "the end justifies the means," so they have no problem bending rules or being unethical if it furthers their goals. It's part of the reason why we have so many faked hate crimes.
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