He dated/socialized some lady that had some background with Russia Russia Russia. Maybe that Butina lady, if memory serves?

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He dated/socialized some lady that had some background with Russia Russia Russia. Maybe that Butina lady, if memory serves?

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Yep.

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Byrne said the investigation into Clinton was one of the main reasons he came forward. This reporter first published Byrne's story about his relationship with now convicted Russian gun right's activist Maria Butina. She pleaded guilty in 2018 for failing to register as a foreign agent in the U.S. and is now serving out her sentence, which ends in October.

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Why would the CEO of overstock.com have first hand information about this? What is the connection?

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This article was posted here a few weeks ago. It will answer some questions.

Sara Carter article 7/26/19

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Why would the CEO of overstock.com have first hand information about this? What is the connection?

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Bro.. He sold the golden showers bed.


DUH!

Here's the interview Sara Carter is quoting in her article. (It's a short video.) But there's more than what she quoted. Byrne stated that Comey & Brennan conducted political espionage against Hillary, Cruz, Rubio & Trump. Now let that sink in....he said everything we know about the Russian collusion investigation (& the Clinton investigation) is a lie.

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Here's the interview Sara Carter is quoting in her article. (It's a short video.) But there's more than what she quoted. Byrne stated that Comey & Brennan conducted political espionage against Hillary, Cruz, Rubio & Trump. Now let that sink in....he said everything we know about the Russian collusion investigation (& the Clinton investigation) is a lie.

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I guarantee that if they were keeping tabs on Hillary it was done to eliminate threats to her and give her defensive briefings.

Or a file of all kinds of info to protect themselves if and when they needed it. They had to know the Clintons w turn on you in a second.

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Or a file of all kinds of info to protect themselves if and when they needed it. They had to know the Clintons w turn on you in a second.

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Good point. I have often referred to Comey as the second coming of J. Edgar.

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Here's the interview Sara Carter is quoting in her article. (It's a short video.) But there's more than what she quoted. Byrne stated that Comey & Brennan conducted political espionage against Hillary, Cruz, Rubio & Trump. Now let that sink in....he said everything we know about the Russian collusion investigation (& the Clinton investigation) is a lie.

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This is really getting weird. You couldn't make this stuff up

I've never really thought about that, but it seems to me that J Edgar was never going to be granted membership in the musketeers, being one for one, and all for one. I do believe he supported America.

I think Comey has some of that, but he seems more interested in Party, and not country. I'm not saying Comey isn't interested in self-preservation, his actions suggest America wasn't as important as the Dems were.

BTW, isn't Comey's daughter an attorney involved in the Epstein case?

Witness protection or Arkancide watch?

https://www.scribd.com/document/421640047/De-95-CNN-v-FBI-Memo-Opinion

Looks like we will be able to see some Comey memo-related stuff.

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Witness protection or Arkancide watch?

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I think you're replying to me, but I was under the assumption she was placed on the Epstein case in general.

I'm not even sure that's the case, so i wouldn't know which one. I know she's been placed on one of the high profile cases.

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Here's the interview Sara Carter is quoting in her article. (It's a short video.) But there's more than what she quoted. Byrne stated that Comey & Brennan conducted political espionage against Hillary, Cruz, Rubio & Trump. Now let that sink in....he said everything we know about the Russian collusion investigation (& the Clinton investigation) is a lie.

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He said he decided to go public after the advice of and consulting with his mentor, Warren Buffett, who is a huge Hillary Clinton supporter. That would suggest that this will be a positive for Clinton. I'm guessing he doesn't care if it helps the Republicans, but is more concerned in trying to clear Hillary, while sticking it to the FBI and CIA leadership.

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Witness protection or Arkancide watch?

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I think you're replying to me, but I was under the assumption she was placed on the Epstein case in general.

I'm not even sure that's the case, so i wouldn't know which one. I know she's been placed on one of the high profile cases.

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Nope, general comment about this Byrne guy.

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Here's the interview Sara Carter is quoting in her article. (It's a short video.) But there's more than what she quoted. Byrne stated that Comey & Brennan conducted political espionage against Hillary, Cruz, Rubio & Trump. Now let that sink in....he said everything we know about the Russian collusion investigation (& the Clinton investigation) is a lie.

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He said he decided to go public after the advice of and consulting with his mentor, Warren Buffett, who is a huge Hillary Clinton supporter. That would suggest that this will be a positive for Clinton. I'm guessing he doesn't care if it helps the Republicans, but is more concerned in trying to clear Hillary, while sticking it to the FBI and CIA leadership.

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Thats not how he came off in the posted video

Wouldn't he have to demonstrate he was a government agent to be eligible for such a dismissal, not merely pose the possibility?

Declassification of certain documents might just blow this dismissal request out of the water. On the other hand, suppose the judge dismisses her suit, & then documents are declassified which prove she was correct -- that Halper had smeared her in the press -- what happens then?

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Here's the interview Sara Carter is quoting in her article. (It's a short video.) But there's more than what she quoted. Byrne stated that Comey & Brennan conducted political espionage against Hillary, Cruz, Rubio & Trump. Now let that sink in....he said everything we know about the Russian collusion investigation (& the Clinton investigation) is a lie.

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He said he decided to go public after the advice of and consulting with his mentor, Warren Buffett, who is a huge Hillary Clinton supporter. That would suggest that this will be a positive for Clinton. I'm guessing he doesn't care if it helps the Republicans, but is more concerned in trying to clear Hillary, while sticking it to the FBI and CIA leadership.

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Thats not how he came off in the posted video

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I actually got my opinion more from the Sara Carter article referenced previously.

https://saraacarter.com/russia-probe-twist-a-billion-dollar-ceo-a-convicted-russian-agent-and-the-fbi/

It's just hard for me to believe that Buffet would advise him to do something to harm Hillary, or her cause. Also, Byrne's cryptic conversation / statements are ambiguous, especially considering his relationship with Butina.

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Declassification of certain documents might just blow this dismissal request out of the water. On the other hand, suppose the judge dismisses her suit, & then documents are declassified which prove she was correct -- that Halper had smeared her in the press -- what happens then?

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Just suppostion here, but it probably falls into the "tough luck" category. It's certainly something that would happen with a Dem administration, since about five agencies are Dem acolytes.

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Declassification of certain documents might just blow this dismissal request out of the water. On the other hand, suppose the judge dismisses her suit, & then documents are declassified which prove she was correct -- that Halper had smeared her in the press -- what happens then?

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Just suppostion here, but it probably falls into the "tough luck" category. It's certainly something that would happen with a Dem administration, since about five agencies are Dem acolytes.

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Agree. Her original complaint, though an entertaining read, was long on narrative and short on the law.

Although it seems counter-intuitive for Halper to simultaneously assert he may or may not be a contractor with agencies of the federal government, for purposes of a Rule 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss, that is allowable in that setting.

Apparently Halper took great offense at being called, "a rat-f***er" but calling her a Russian honeypot who had an affair with Michael Flynn was A-okay. As to the latter, unfortunately, Halper is correct.

Now this is an interesting tweet with comments.

SIAP...

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2019/08/12/victoria_nuland_tells_all_on_trump-russia__not_119932.html

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Former Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland has repeatedly downplayed her role in the spread of Christopher Steele's anti-Trump dossier. Long-awaited evidence emerged last week showing Nuland was more involved in the dossier than she has let on and in particular, more than she admitted under oath before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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And yet Steele stayed connected to the FBI. His friend Bruce Ohr, one of the top officials at the Justice Department, became a go-between. Ohr would talk with Steele and then stop by the J. Edgar Hoover Building to recount their conversations to the bureau. Summaries of that information were written down by FBI agents in what are called "302" memos. Judicial Watch has succeeded in clawing heavily redacted copies of those memos into the open through Freedom of Information Act requests. The memos show that though Steele compiled the dossier, the most active promoter of Steele's product was his paymaster, Fusion GPS head Glenn Simpson. Which is why Chairman Burr may have been missing a key part of the puzzle when he focused on asking Nuland about her contacts with Steele.

That becomes clear in a 302 memo of an FBI interview with Ohr from Nov. 22, 2016 just weeks after Donald Trump won the presidential election. Ohr recounted to the FBI a crucial piece of information he had learned from Steele. As the agents wrote it down, "OHR knew Glen [sic] Simpson and others were talking to Victoria Nuland at the U.S. State Department."

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I think they are wrong in their interpretation of the Halper motion to dismiss. It is citing two different and alternative grounds. One under 12(b)(6)--failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and 12(b)(1) lack of ubject matter jurisdiction.

Under 12(b)(6), the court is constrained to accept as true all of the allegations of the complaint. She alleged he's a government agent or contractor. So his attorneys are arguing that even if that were true, there would be immunity issues.

They are also arguing that the news articles in question are not defamatory, per se nor is there any evidence or allegation presented that Halper was the sole source, nor one of the sources for the articles.

They also have challenged her claimed damages as not compensable under the laws regarding torts.

Finally, there are Statute of Limitations issues as to several of the articles cited. And the only one that does fall within the SOL says Halper was contacted but declined to comment within the article itself.

So to recap: immunity, not defamatory per se, not a source, no compensable damages and Statute of Limitations are being asserted in the motion.

Lou Dobbs speaking the truth authoritatively!

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Or a file of all kinds of info to protect themselves if and when they needed it. They had to know the Clintons w turn on you in a second.

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Good point. I have often referred to Comey as the second coming of J. Edgar.

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Even if I was a Clinton supporter, I'd make damn sure there was something devastating that they knew would be released if I was ever killed or prosecuted.

Take with a grain of salt. Solomon says Horowitz report on Comey around end of week.

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Has anyone kept a running tab on how many times this promise has been made?

Don't get me wrong, I hope it drops, but fool me once...

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Has anyone kept a running tab on how many times this promise has been made?

Don't get me wrong, I hope it drops, but fool me once...

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Not enough finger and toes to count.

And if it happens, Comey will get off with a slap on the wrist at best.