RedState: On August 1 Paul Sperry of RealClearInvestigations put up this post on Twitter:
@paulsperry_DEVELOPING: Sources say special prosecutor Bash is looking @ Obama admin’s “to/from/about” queries related to NSA’s upstream collections of FISA Sec 702 data going back to 2015 & earlier,which include collections involving US citizens & the use of that raw data by FBI contractors
That’s the proverbial “sources say” claim, which is normally very difficult to verify. “Bash” is United States Attorney John Bash from the Eastern District of Texas, who Attorney General Barr has tasked with looking further into the “unmaskings” by various Obama Administration officials of the names of Trump campaign officials during the home stretch of the 2016 election, and Trump Administration officials during the transition period.
If true, this would be a huge development. I waited for 48 hours to see if any further news of this report began to circulate in reporting on Saturday, or the Sunday talk shows. So far I haven’t seen anything. more
Oh yes it would
I would love to see it. My cynical side is saying “so what?” Even if something is found, nothing will come out of it, other than a news story or two. The perpetrators are democrats, and illegal activity just enhances their resume.
I’m glad there’s a chance SOMEBODY is looking into abuse of the NSA metadata. The facility is one of the very worst things to be put in place by the USA PATRIOT Act. Hey, W! GFY!
I’m trying not to be cynical. I’m trying to have faith and believe that the web of investigations that Barr is weaving will all come together in October. But it’s hard.
Hold onto your Mr. Goodbars, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! We’ve got them this time.
Puhleeze. Stop already.
I am not a twice caught trout. One hook in the mouth of this never ending fishing expedition was lesson enough.
Truman set up the NSA back in 1952. Reagan defined the NSA’s mission, in an Executive Order “to collect information that constitutes “foreign intelligence or counterintelligence” while not “acquiring information concerning the domestic activities of United States persons”.”
(italics mine)
unfortunately, W made the Constitutionally illegal (imo) Patriot Act & NSA was changed to spy on Americans … before that, they relied on FBI spying of Americans
… it’s not the No Such Agency, it’s the evil asshole politicians
I’m wanting to care but it just ain’t working. How long must we have our noses rubbed in the broken glass of a broken justice system?
The low level investigative mechanisms still seem to be generating spasms, but the higher functions have been shot in the head.
Lady Justice wasn’t blindfolded to obscure the scales, it was for her execution which happened some time in the past. I should weep for that. Or something.
Civil war is inevitable. The victors get to decide who the war criminals are. This year may well be a watershed event in the history of this country.
Maybe the treatment Barr endured during the hearings ruffled his feathers more than he let on.
Wake me when the perp walks start.
“Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion.”
This is — I hope — why Barr and Co. are taking their time. Whatever they bring from all this must have every jot and tittle absolutely correct or some irrelevant or minor error will jeopardize the whole thing because we already know what the Communist Democrats do with such things. They’ll attempt to lie about anything Barr does, anyway. They already do. Look at their attempted impeachment of him.
Only 90 days to get the truth out about all these seditious activities, and whatever is disclosed will be assailed as lies coming from a corrupt Attorney General. That is what the Judiciary Committee Hearing was designed to achieve: defame Attorney General Barr’s independent Investigations.
From AA: “Whatever they bring from all this must have every jot and tittle absolutely correct or some irrelevant or minor error will jeopardize the whole thing because we already know what the Communist Democrats do with such things.”
Sorry dear, they will declare everything they don’t like illegitimate, improper, violating every single standard, base lies, compromised investigators, the wall paper don’t match the drapes and none of it ever happened.
It’s what they do and the media will go to the mat for them.
Regarding your “twice caught trout,” PHenry, I like ‘twice cooked pork’ but I think we’re being served sum ting pulled more than that. I mean, how many times can you cook this pig before it becomes pâté or even a bisque? I ordered meat, dammit!
Plus the whole thing is starting to look like unidentifiable animal carcasses at a Wuhan wet market.
“What is dat?”
“Soup. You like?”
“No, I mean what’s in it?”
“Meat. You like?”
“What kind of meat?”
“Good meat. You try some?”
“Yeah, sure. I don’t care. I’ll eat anything.”
@Lowell — I agree. It’s who they are. Nonetheless, there can be zero unforced errors in the AG’s work products. It all has to line up exactly and they have to anticipate all arguments against everything. IOW, iron clad. Open and shut. All roads have to point to corruption and the guilty. This will be their only shot. This will have to be like launch pad perfect. No easy feat.
2017Q1 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2017Q2 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2017Q3 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2017Q4 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2018Q1 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2018Q2 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2018Q3 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2018Q4 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2019Q1 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2019Q2 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2019Q3 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2019Q4 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2020Q1 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2020Q2 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2020Q3 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2020Q4 – This is a bombshell! We’ve almost got ’em!
2021Q1 – Dang.
Hope died a few months ago, the ship has sailed and justice didn’t board her. Its going to be up to us patriots and the second amendment.
It’s official as far as i’m concerned.
Barr is playing us.
Investigate and tell everyone there’s an investigation, but….
NEVER EVER DO A DAMN THING WITH IT. EVER!!!!
Voting is pointless. The left runs this country. Period. They get everything they want. We get nothing. Even if we win.
Sad to say, but I don’t have faith in AG Barr.