I was born in a cross-fire hurricane
And I howled at the morning driving rainBut it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas
But it's all right. I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash
It's a gas, gas, gas
It's starting to hit the fan. We now have a name for what was happening in 2016 -- Crossfire Hurricane:
The FBI investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia was originally known as "Crossfire Hurricane" before it was widely known to the public and even the bureau itself, officials told The New York Times.What this means -- at the behest of someone within the Obama administration, the FBI was spying on the presidential campaign of Donald Trump. This isn't G. Gordon Liddy and his crew breaking into the Watergate -- this is the executive branch actively interfering in a presidential campaign. This is huge.
The case, named after a Rolling Stones lyric, was used by only the small group of agents sent to interview the Australian ambassador to the United Kingdom, who had evidence of possible collusion between Russia and a Trump adviser.
We can also assume the Inspector General's report is imminent and that the reportage we're seeing now is an attempt to get out ahead of the story. If the trail leads back to the White House, we're talking about a political scandal that makes all the others look like a game of checkers.
A guess on how this plays out:
- The IG report drops and it's damming
- Trump then, finally, declassifies all of the information -- the redactions and ass-covering included
- As the corruption oozes forward, it becomes quite easy for Trump to shut down Mueller, so he does
So you remember the notion that the Obama administration was "remarkably scandal-free?" Guess not.
7 comments:
I'll go you one further on the release of the IG report. It will be done at 4:58 p.m. on the Friday before the Memorial Day weekend.
It will be done at 4:58 p.m. on the Friday before the Memorial Day weekend.
Ordinarily I'd agree with you, but I'm guessing it will be tomorrow. They wouldn't have needed or wanted to get out in front of the story over a week beforehand.
I'm with Mark on this one. My guess is that the IG is starting to catch on to how he's been played by the former President, and he's going to play things a bit smarter.
this is far worse than Watergate.
What did the president order? when did he order it?
if the GOP has nads, the former president, and his staff, will be called before several committees... and their lives ruined with the accompanying legal fees.
it wont happen.
Nads are not the kinds of things normally possessed by GOP leadership.
once again... the Left will walk away scott free. they always do.
After raising some public outrage, Trump should start dismissing any higher-ups whose corruption is evident. Assuming that takes out many of those responsible for creating the Mueller investigation, they can knock the pins out from under that, too, and make a reasonable call for closing it out for lack of /admissible/ evidence-- fruit of the poison tree so to speak. And at some point Giuliani should consider suing for malicious prosecution.
After raising some public outrage, Trump should start dismissing any higher-ups whose corruption is evident. Assuming that takes out many of those responsible for creating the Mueller investigation, they can knock the pins out from under that, too, and make a reasonable call for closing it out for lack of /admissible/ evidence-- fruit of the poison tree so to speak. And at some point Giuliani should consider suing for malicious prosecution.
I think you've identified the endgame quite well, Jerry. It's all built on a foundation of sand.
this is far worse than Watergate.
What did the president order? when did he order it?
It is worse. And the questions you ask are the correct ones.
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