A probe by Attorney General William Barr into the origins of the Russia investigation has changed from an administrative review into a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the review confirmed to NBC News.
The review is being conducted by Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham. The New York Times first reported Thursday that the administrative review has turned into a criminal investigation.
The Times reported that the change in status gives Durham the power to subpoena witness testimony and documents, to impanel a grand jury and to file criminal charges.
They don't turn something like this into a criminal investigation (after this much time) if they are not 99.99% certain that there will be indictments and criminal charges. Will they be able to convince an all Democrat jury in Washington DC that any of these players deserve to be held accountable? Or will they provide the old jury nullification because it was regarding the "bad orange man".
Time will tell.
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Bonus Quote of the Day
“Does he need to be so unhinged? He says the dumbest things. Yeah, there needs to be a coordinated response to everything. There needs to be a coordinated effort to just shut up.”
— A Republican senator, quoted by The Hill, venting frustration with President Trump’s handling of the impeachment probe.
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Vulnerable Republicans Shrink from Defending Trump
“Senate Republicans facing steep re-election races next year know the impeachment inquiry coursing steadily ahead on the other side of the Capitol will determine President Trump’s political fate. Their growing fear is that it will also determine their own,” the New York Times reports.
“In a matter of weeks, those few senators have watched helplessly as the investigation by House Democrats has lobbed a grenade into the middle of their campaigns, putting them on the defensive amid a torrent of damaging revelations about the president’s conduct with no clear end in sight.”
Once again Drudge misses the headline.
Democrats Feel They No Longer Need Whistleblower
They have PLENTY of witnesses
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Trump Cronies Frantically Create
an Impeachment War Room
“Top Trump officials have quietly created a de facto impeachment war room, with a chief goal of policing and solidifying Republican Senate support for acquittal,” Axios reports.
“Most senior officials in the White House recognized quickly that the G7 and Syria decisions harmed the president’s standing with Senate Republicans, and realized that could bleed over and cause problems for their impeachment firewall.
“For the past several weeks, senior Trump White House officials have held a near-daily meeting focused on messaging — not the legal side of the impeachment fight, per three sources familiar with the situation.”
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Trump Confronts Limits of His Impeachment Defense
New York Times: “Privately, White House officials concede they are losing the messaging battle with Democrats, whose inquiry has produced a series of devastating revelations about allegations that the president and his allies conducted a campaign to pressure Ukraine for his own political gain.”
Associated Press: “Asked about criticism that the White House lacks a coordinated pushback effort and could do a better job delivering its message, spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said, ‘It’s hard to message anything that’s going on behind closed doors and in secret.’ ‘It’s like you’re fighting a ghost, you’re fighting against the air. So we’re doing the best we can.””
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Giuliani Probe Snowballs
Politico: “The scrutiny of Rudy Giuliani isn’t just coming from the previously known probes by FBI agents and the U.S. attorney’s office based out of Manhattan… The criminal division of the Justice Department in Washington has taken an interest in the former New York mayor, too, meaning an expansion of resources that indicates the politically sensitive probe into the president’s personal attorney is both broader and moving at a faster pace than previously understood.”
‘Anonymous’ to Expose Private Trump Conversations
The anonymous “senior Trump administration official” who will release a tell-all book, A Warning, next month was a frequent participant in meetings with President Trump and plans to recount specific conversations, sources tell Mike Allen.
From the book’s back cover: “You will hear a great deal from Donald Trump directly, for there is no better witness to his character than his own words.”
Also interesting: “The author of the book, which hit #1 on Amazon within 24 hours of its announcement, has agreed to at least one interview with a journalist to coincide with publication, 25 days from now. The format and interviewer haven’t been decided.”
A Warning
by Anonymous
Hardcover: 272 pages $18.18
Shitts and Nadler are worried.
People may go to jail for committing real crimes.
Crimes against the constitution, against the people by the people who swore to protect both.
People may go to jail for committing real crimes.
Trump in jail?
Blogger James said...
‘Anonymous’ to Expose Private Trump Conversations,
This is the look of desperation. Peddling made up stories by a made up person.
Unable to defend Trump legally,
Republicans focus on the process.
And the process is about to become as
open and public as it can be.
So then they will have to try to defend
Trump legally. Good luck!
Blogger James said...
People may go to jail for committing real crimes.
Trump in jail?
No, the investigation is of events that occurred in the Obama administration.
But you know this.
Stop trying to go for the cheap laugh, it makes you look stupid.
Blogger James said...
Unable to defend Trump legally,
Republicans focus on the process.
They are unable to defend Trump legally because it's a secret (and highly irregular if not illegal) star-chamber process shit for brains.
‘Anonymous’ to Expose Private Trump Conversations,
COWARDLY SAID:
This is the look of desperation. Peddling made up stories by a made up person.
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LOL
When "Anonymous" published his first expose of what things are really like in the White House, Trump was totally infuriated and has desperately tried to discover who he was.
Apparently he was "a frequent participant in meetings with President Trump and plans to recount specific conversations."
From the book’s back cover: “You will hear a great deal from Donald Trump directly, for there is no better witness to his character than his own words.”
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Then that should REALLY damn him.
They are doing it the same way Starr investigated Clinton.
How is that "highly irregular"?
If it wasn't then, why is it now?
Stop trying to go for the cheap laugh, it makes you look stupid
he comes by stupid naturally
WOW
Morrison Will Testify Even If White House Objects
“Tim Morrison, a National Security Council official who has been identified as a witness to one of the most explosive pieces of evidence unearthed by House impeachment investigators, plans to testify Thursday even if the White House attempts to block him,” Politico reports.
“Morrison would be the first currently serving White House official to testify. He’s also the first official believed to be on a July 25 phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during which Trump pressed his counterpart to investigate former vice president Joe Biden.”
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Could it be that he may 'blow the whistle' on the possible fact that the transcript given us does not reflect what was really said?
Clearly drudge is now a never trumper. His headlines the last several months could be CNN. Let's see how much his site traffic drops from it.
LOL LOL LOL LOL
Calling someone stupid is a STUPID form of response to arguments Commonsense and Califraight cannot answer.
Amazing that even Drudge has more self respect than the denizens who bottom feed here.
Starr was a special counsel working with a grand jury. In the end.
1.Starr issued a public report.
2. There was a vote by the house to open up an impeachment inquiry.
3. All the impeachment hearing were open and Clinton was allowed to present evidence and cross examine witnesses.
For Trump.
1. Democrats dispenses with the Special Counsels report when it didn't find any impeachable offense.
2. The Democrats dispensed with the nicety of voting for an impeachment inquiry. So one wasn't authorized.
3. All hearing are conducted in a secret star chamber hearing where the president does have an opportunity to present evidence in his defense or cross examine witnesses. No information is release except what is selectively leaked by the Democrats.
That's how it's highly irregular. Now instead of then because the process is vastly different between now and then.
It will soon be more open and public than you want it to be.
THIS WOULD MAKE SENSE
Trump Weighs Leaving More Troops In Syria
“The White House is considering options for leaving about 500 U.S. troops in northeast Syria and for sending dozens of battle tanks and other equipment, officials said Thursday, the latest in an array of scenarios following President Trump’s decision this month to remove all troops there,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The options, PRESENTED BY MILITARY OFFICIALS, would represent a reversal from the American withdrawal Mr. Trump wanted. It also would modify U.S. objectives—from COUNTERING Islamic State extremists to also SAFEGUARDING oil fields in eastern Syria with additional troops and new military capability.”
BUT WHAT WILL TRUMP DO?
Trump Insists Troops Are Coming Home
October 25, 2019 at 9:32 am EDT
Despite reports that hundreds of U.S. troops will stay behind in Syria, President Trump took to Twitter to declare that troops were “coming home.”
HE IN HIS UNQUESTIONED WISDOM KNOWS BETTER.
James said...
It will soon be more open and public than you want it to be.
you are an utter fool anything damning has been leaked and it's all weaker than your mental capacity
you are an utter fool anything damning has been leaked
lol See MY 8:33 above.
Thanks, Califreight, for admitting that what has already come to light is "damning."
yeah you're a fool
And have been incredibly wrong about EVERYTHING for 3 years
James said...
They are doing it the same way Starr investigated Clinton
So is the "pastor" claiming that Schiff is an independent council?
That Schiff is calling a full range of "witnesses" including those claiming nothing was improper and were first-hand observers?
Did Starr secretly meet with witnesses before deposing them and lie about it?
Did Starr create a "whistleblower" then lie about not meeting with them and then not make them available?
That Starr held secret meetings in a secure highly classified facility for non-classified depositions?
That Starr appeared after these "secret" meetings and announced how "devastating" they were?
just off the top of my head but it would appear....
the "pastor" just lying again.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION on the OBAMA CRIME SYNDICATE. my oh my !!!
AND HERE IS WHERE IT MAY REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GET INTERESTING
Bolton’s Lawyers Talking to Impeachment Investigators
October 25, 2019 at 9:53 am EDT
Lawyers for former national security advisor John Bolton have been in touch with officials working on the House committees conducting an impeachment probe into President Trump, NBC News reports.
“The news comes more than a week after the White House’s former top Europe expert, Fiona Hill, testified to Congress that Bolton has been so disturbed by efforts to get Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political opponents that he called it a ‘drug deal.'”
OH MY. THIS JUST IN.
7 GOP SENATORS DECLINE TO BACK Graham Resolution
October 25, 2019 at 9:57 am EDT
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Fox News that he has 46 senators who have backed his resolution criticizing the impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives.
Of course, that means 7 Republican senators declined to sign the resolution.
David Frum: “This is really, really, really bad news for President Trump.”
@RepMarkMeadows
Today I’m reminded once again: the ones who were the loudest voices in spreading the Russian collusion hoax now also seem to be the ones most determined to prevent the truth about its origins from coming to light
Very, very interesting
THE GUARDIAN:
John Bolton 'in talks with Trump impeachment inquiry about possible deposition' – live
LIVE!
@MZHemingway
Absolutely FASCINATING to watch corporate media, which repeatedly claimed any skepticism of politicized Special Counsel probe was a threat to very republic, now claim a criminal probe into federal government's spying and leak campaign against Trump is "political weaponization."
I'm sure they will change their 13,000 Trump "lies" into media "lies" after the truth comes out, right ?
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Fox News that he has 46 senators who have backed his resolution criticizing the impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives.
That is twelve more than he needs to guarantee that impeachment fails.
Impeachment fails...
Impeachment fails...
Impeachment fails...
Graham should move forward with his resolution and let the chips where they may! He won't make it to the 60 needed to get past a filibuster anyways. I strongly suspect that Republicans everywhere want to know who the 7 Senators would be who do not back it.
Btw... James.
You do realize that this means that impeachment WILL ultimately fail!
Like as in Fail!
Not be a success!
Fail!
California Globe
"California Rep. Katie Hill Allegedly Had ‘Throuple’ Affair With Young Female Staffer"
Violation of Law.
@seanmdav
The 302 the FBI used to extract a plea from Michael Flynn contradicted the notes of the interviewing agents, was secretly edited by Lisa Page and backdated, and was concealed from Flynn’s legal team for years.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/25/sidney-powell-drops-bombshell-showing-how-the-fbi-trapped-michael-flynn/#.XbMA5c_k-4Q.twitter
John G
@jg255mass
Replying to @seanmdav
Just read the motion Sidney Powell filed to dismiss the case against Flynn. Assuming all facts are True, there are a lot of former FBI folks who should be quaking in their boots about what Durham is doing
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BOMNSHELL !!!
*** BOMBSHELL !!! ***
'Mr. Flynn will ask this Court to dismiss the entire prosecution based on the outrageous and un-American conduct of law enforcement officials and the subsequent failure of the prosecution to disclose this evidence.'
The 302 the FBI used to extract a plea from Michael Flynn contradicted the notes of the interviewing agents, was secretly edited by Lisa Page and backdated, and was concealed from Flynn’s legal team for years.
Fraudulently altering documents used as evidence is a clear case of obstruction of justice and Lisa Page better lawyer up.
FBI agents manipulated Flynn file, as Clapper allegedly urged ‘kill shot’: court filing
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-agents-manipulated-flynn-file-as-clapper-urged-kill-shot-court-filing
OBAMA CRIME SYNDICATE being exposed, GREATEST SCANDAL OF ALL-TIME?
File this under : "No Scandals"
Biden and Obimbo, best Lawyer up.
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