Federalist: Last week, Sen. Chuck Grassley wrote James Baker, the director of the Office of Net Assessments, seeking information concerning ONA’s potential involvement in Spygate. The chair of the Finance Committee had previously asked Baker for all records related to Crossfire Hurricane’s go-to informant, Stephan Halper, but as Grassley’s follow-up letter made clear, Baker’s response was greatly lacking.
In addition to pushing for more answers about Halper, Grassley is now demanding answers about Baker’s alleged role in leaking details about Michael Flynn’s conversation with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, to the press.
Grassley’s June 18, 2020 letter opened with a recap of his early 2020 request for information “regarding Stefan Halper’s work for the Office of Net Assessments.” Halper served as a confidential human source for the FBI during the targeting of the Trump campaign, during which time he “secretly recorded several conversations with Trump campaign advisors Carter Page and George Papadopoulos,” as well as taping “an extensive conversation with Sam Clovis—a co-chair of the Trump presidential campaign.”
Halper wasn’t only working for the FBI: He was also receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from ONA, including two contracts that spanned the same time period as the Crossfire Hurricane investigation of the Trump campaign. Grassley sought more information about these contracts from ONA, but the Iowa senator received little help from Baker.
Instead, ONA claimed ignorance on several of the questions Grassley posed, as revealed in the Feb. 5, 2020 letter Baker sent Grassley in reply to his earlier queries. Grassley’s office released a copy of the Feb. 5, 2020, last week along with Grassley’s follow-up letter.
FBI Informant’s Relationship With a Russian Spy
Of interest was Baker’s response to Grassley’s questioning about Halper’s relationship with Vyacheslav Trubnikov, a known Russian intelligence officer. Halper had listed Trubnikov as a possible reference for one of the ONA contracts and Grassley wanted to know whether Halper had ever disclosed his relationship with Trubnikov to ONA. more here
Yeah, i’m sure Grassley will get right on it.
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The Chair of the University of British Columbia has resigned because he ‘liked’ a few conservative tweets. From Ann Coulter, Dinesh D’souza and someone else.
And he groveled and apologized right before he resigned.
You are not allowed to have a job if you are a conservative.
In a strongly worded letter he demanded to know who put the bop in bop she bop….He also demanded to know why the birds go on singing….
Eight Miles High, Mr Tambourine Man, all great music. Why wouldn’t they go on singing?
….Because, Bad-Brad…..The world ended when I lost your love…..LOL…
Baker better respond to Grassley’s letter , or…or…he’ll start another investigation. In about 6 months or so.
Is James Baker the default moniker for shady swamp rats and grifters?
Just asking for a friend named James, er James Baker…
If Baker isn’t forthright he just might get a nasty letter of rebuke on official Senatorial letterhead.
The Republicans in Congress are no better than the Democrats. This is all a game they are playing. They have no intention of getting to the bottom of any of this. They are slow walking this and they know the clock will run out once the election happens if Biden wins. Many of the congressman on the Republican side hate Trump as much as the Democrats do. They are more concerned about their own little power trip and have no intention of doing anything that will cause them to lose it.
Look how fast the Democrats pushed impeachment through. So Lindsey Graham don’t go out and tell us all the great stuff you’re gonna do anymore because it’s all BS. All you care about is keeping your seat in the Senate so you’ll pretend to do whatever it takes. Same for the rest of the loudmouth always out there saying what they’re gonna do About the coup that took place and continues to take place against President Trump.
We are in a state of total lawlessness where no one gets punished for anything except the average citizen.