dreyOO said:

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Agreed. But i still want her cuffed and booked. Then she cop a plea and leave in disgrace

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DeWrecking Crew said:

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So it looks like it was a forced recusal, things are starting to come together, if the same judge who granted the Title 1 was also the judge on the Flynn plea, and that same judge was also who extended the warrant and was then subsequently forced into recusal meaning he didn't recuse himself, that was really the last piece of the puzzle wasn't it? A corrupted judge makes this whole thing come together quite nicely.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/02/15/general-mike-flynn-rudolph-contreras-and-the-increasingly-sketchy-fisa-application/

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That FISA application is now evidenced to have relied heavily upon the 'Clinton-Steele Dossier'; and with discoveries from the Devin Nunes memo, and Chuck Grassley memo, there is strong evidence of gross and intentional misrepresentation within the application.

That puts the spotlight back upon the FISA judge who approved the application despite the transparent flaws, political omissions and factual weaknesses. If Rudolph Contreras signed off on the Title-1 surveillance warrant, Judge Contreras is now in question.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has requested the FISA Application to be declassified by the DOJ. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has requested transcripts from the application hearing. House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte - holding statutory oversight over the FISA court - has requested the actual FISA warrant and application (all documents).

Nunes and Goodlatte's requests were made to presiding FISA Judge Rosemary Collyer. Judge Collyer was the FISA judge who wrote the eye-opening 99-page opinion of the FISA abuses reported by NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers, DOJ National Security Division head John P Carlin, and FBI Director James Comey.

Coincidentally (or not) Judge Rosemary Collyer might have been the Presiding FISA Judge who - holding concerns over ongoing FISC revelations in late 2017- recused Rudolph Contreras from further contact with the Flynn case. The other option for a forced recusal would the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts.

As Clarice Feldman writes at American Thinker: "As the evidence mounts that the warrant was improperly granted, someone perhaps the chief judge of the district removed him from further participation in the case, likely because Contreras approved the warrant and its extension. If the warrant was improperly issued, all the evidence it garnered is tainted."

This brightens the spotlight upon Judge Contreras and his involvement in the FISA Title-1 surveillance authority.

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BMX Bandit said:

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Sessions isn't withdrawing his recusal nor should he. The regs are pretty clear.

Why hasn't Trump gotten rid of Rosenstein?

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BMX Bandit said:

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I know why Rosenstein hasn't been fired. It would be politically dumb & not necessary for Trump.

So I don't get why you keep calling for it.

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The Media Stopped Reporting The Russia Collusion Story Because They Helped Create It

The press has played an active role in the Trump-Russia collusion story since its inception. It helped birth it.

Half the country wants to know why the press won't cover the growing scandal now implicating the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice, and threatening to reach the State Department, Central Intelligence Agency, and perhaps even the Obama White House.

After all, the release last week of a less-redacted version of Sens. Charles Grassley and Lindsey Graham's January 4 letter showed that the FBI secured a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant to search the communications of a Trump campaign adviser based on a piece of opposition research paid for by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee. The Fourth Amendment rights of an American citizen were violated to allow one political party to spy on another.

If the press did its job and reported the facts, the argument goes, then it wouldn't just be Republicans and Trump supporters demanding accountability and justice. Americans across the political spectrum would understand the nature and extent of the abuses and crimes touching not just on one political party and its presidential candidate but the rights of every American.

That's all true, but irrelevant. The reasons the press won't cover the story are suggested in the Graham-Grassley letter itself.

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That makes FISA a rather insidious law in regards to the 4th amendment civil rights of American citizens...

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As always, the problem is liberals. They seek to corrupt anything for their own political gain. Lawmakers, FBI agents, presidents, FISA judges, it doesn't matter. Liberals are unethical, untrustworthy people who will abuse their power in any position to advance the agenda.

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MouthBQ98 said:

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That makes FISA a rather insidious law in regards to the 4th amendment civil rights of American citizens...

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As always, the problem is liberals the corrupt establishment members of our government. They seek to corrupt anything for their own political gain. Lawmakers, FBI agents, presidents, FISA judges, it doesn't matter. Liberals They are unethical, untrustworthy people who will abuse their power in any position to advance the agenda.

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RoscoePColtrane said:

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I've seen that speculative narrative about Admiral Rogers, and I hope it isn't true.

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If -- repeat -- IF Admiral Mike S. Rogers did tell President-elect Trump or other members of the Trump campaign that there were ongoing federal intelligence investigations and surveillance into the contacts that occurred between certain Trump campaign members and foreign spies, then he committed a serious crime and betrayal of duty.

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I'd say what he did was dangerous -- he could easily have met the same fate as Seth Rich. And don't forget, this was post election.

Note that Rogers' meeting was soon discovered, and although extremely upsetting to others in the hierarchy, nothing was done about it. Why?

And don't forget, Rogers was the one who discovered the illegal 702 Queries being performed by 'private contractors' at the FBI facilities, and he closed it down. (This hasn't surfaced yet in the ongoing Memo wars.) Then, after the fraudulent FISA warrant application was approved in October, he notified the FISA Court of FISA abuse and this initiated the events leading to Judge Collyer's 99 page FISA Court abuse paper/ruling.

Rogers wasn't just a whistleblower, he was an action hero, standing up against treasonous activity in order to save his country. You are saying that an active duty officer should obey orders to commit/condone treason -- that's not what the Code of Conduct says: VI. "I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America." If you obey an illegal order from a superior, you can be held accountable for your actions in a military courtroom. Admiral Rogers knew what he was doing was correct according to his oath and consistent with military law.

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Looks like Lt Gen Paul M. Nakasone has been nominated to replace Adm Rogers as the NSA Chief. He has also been nominated for his 4th Star as well. He's currently the commander of United States Cyber Command's Joint Task Force-ARES.

The entire country owes a kings ransom to Adm Mike Rogers for saving our country from the Marxist Obama regime. He put his own career and well being in jeopardy to protect the country and its president elect, when he took it upon his own to warn Pres Elect Donald Trump that barry was spying on him and his campaign.

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I've seen that speculative narrative about Admiral Rogers, and I hope it isn't true.

If -- repeat -- IF Admiral Mike S. Rogers did tell President-elect Trump or other members of the Trump campaign that there were ongoing federal intelligence investigations and surveillance into the contacts that occurred between certain Trump campaign members and foreign spies, then he committed a serious crime and betrayal of duty.

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Mueller's 'Pit Bull' Andrew Weissmann Busted for Withholding Evidence in Previous Case

• In 1997 Andrew Weissmann was officially reprimanded by a judge in the Eastern District of New York for withholding evidence.
• Weissmann was reported to the Department of Justice Inspector General and Senate Judiciary Committee for alleged "corrupt legal practices."
• A formal letter from U.S. Attorney Eastern District of New York Zachary Carter requested the judge to remove Weissman's name, according to documents.
• Civil rights and Criminal Defense Attorney David Schoen said Weissmann needs to be investigated for alleged past misconduct in court cases.

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Rockdoc said:

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Don't feed the troll and he will find another thread to derail.

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dreyOO said:

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He may be right and wrong.

FISA should not work so loosely. It probably is a legitimate process.

That doesn't prevent an agent to present something incorrectly or a partisan judge to let it slip through.

Did you ask him why Contreras was recused if this is all media presentation?

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Rockdoc said:

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Don't feed the troll and he will find another thread to derail.

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Wish STAFF would create a thread-level ban so we can rid these guys from the thread without banning them altogether.

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