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20 Notable Spygate Developments of 2019
by @IvanPentchoukov (Threadš) theepochtimes.com/year-in-reviewā¦
by @IvanPentchoukov (Threadš) theepochtimes.com/year-in-reviewā¦
In the saga of ā#Spygate,ā 2019 has shaped up to be the year the tables turned.
In the first days of January 2019, a federal judge extended the term of the #GrandJury in the #SpecialCounsel investigation by #RobertMueller.
In the first days of January 2019, a federal judge extended the term of the #GrandJury in the #SpecialCounsel investigation by #RobertMueller.
Later that month, the @FBI raided the home of veteran Republican strategist #RogerStone in front of @CNN cameras.
The raid and indictment of Stone were symbolic of the spectacle that was the #RussiaInvestigation.
The raid and indictment of Stone were symbolic of the spectacle that was the #RussiaInvestigation.
Newly released FBI interview notes w/ former Deputy Associate AG #BruceOhr show info gathered against @realDonaldTrump by former #British #Spy Christopher Steele for @HillaryClinton was distributed to @BarackObamaās @FBI and @StateDept in 2016.
(Thread š)theepochtimes.com/bruce-ohr-fbi-ā¦
(Thread š)theepochtimes.com/bruce-ohr-fbi-ā¦
@realDonaldTrump @HillaryClinton @BarackObama @FBI @StateDept #BruceOhr told @FBI agents during a Nov. 2016, interview that āreporting on Trumpās ties to Russia were going to the [@HillaryClinton] campaign, Jon Winer at the U.S. State Department and the FBI,ā according to notes made public by @JudicialWatch.
@realDonaldTrump @HillaryClinton @BarackObama @FBI @StateDept @JudicialWatch .@JudicialWatch has repeatedly used the #FOIA to break major stories in the #RussiaInvestigation saga, and released 34 pages of @FBI 302s, the form agents use to document their interviews. judicialwatch.org/documents/jw-vā¦
According to The @Telegraph, the heads of #UK intelligence were briefed about the contents of the #SteeleDossier before President Trump was made aware of it by @Comey, but notably after the 2016 presidential election had taken place. theepochtimes.com/uk-intel-agencā¦
.@Telegraph also noted the involvement of Sir Charles Farr, the former chairman of #Britainās Joint Intelligence Committee.
The role of the JIC is to āassess events and situations relating to external affairs, defence, terrorism [and] major international criminal activity.ā
The role of the JIC is to āassess events and situations relating to external affairs, defence, terrorism [and] major international criminal activity.ā
.@Telegraph reported #Steele met with Farr on 2 separate occasions to inform him of the events and info contained within his dossier.
The first meeting was reported as being one week after the 2016 presidential election in mid-November 2016.
The first meeting was reported as being one week after the 2016 presidential election in mid-November 2016.
#AttorneyGeneral Barr is working to review the techniques used to investigate Trumpās 2016 campaign.
Here are 10 key questions that remain to be answered in the scandal that has become known as #Spygate (Thread š):
Commentary by @JasperFakkert theepochtimes.com/spygate-originā¦
Here are 10 key questions that remain to be answered in the scandal that has become known as #Spygate (Thread š):
Commentary by @JasperFakkert theepochtimes.com/spygate-originā¦
1. What was the role that @CIA and John Brennanās āInteragency Task Forceā played?
Former CIA Director Brennan admitted that he passed intelligence received from the #UK on the Trump campaign to the @FBI with the intention of having them investigate it:
āIt served as the basisā¦
Former CIA Director Brennan admitted that he passed intelligence received from the #UK on the Trump campaign to the @FBI with the intention of having them investigate it:
āIt served as the basisā¦
ā¦ for the FBI investigation to determine whether such collusion [or] cooperation occurred.ā
Notably, Brennan met with then-head of the #UK #Spy agency @GCHQ, Robert Hannigan, in #Washington in 2016. The meeting was unusual, since Hanniganās US equivalentā¦
Notably, Brennan met with then-head of the #UK #Spy agency @GCHQ, Robert Hannigan, in #Washington in 2016. The meeting was unusual, since Hanniganās US equivalentā¦
News Analysis š | Over the past month, there has been an inversion of peopleās opinions of #RodRosenstein.
Those who praised him are now claiming he has been running interference for President Trump, while his critics have begun to reassess his actions. theepochtimes.com/as-rosenstein-ā¦
Those who praised him are now claiming he has been running interference for President Trump, while his critics have begun to reassess his actions. theepochtimes.com/as-rosenstein-ā¦
#Rosenstein submitted his resignation letter to the president on April 29, with an effective date of May 11.
Rosenstein had previously discussed his intent to resign from his post when a new #AttorneyGeneral was confirmed, following the resignation of @JeffSessionsā¦
Rosenstein had previously discussed his intent to resign from his post when a new #AttorneyGeneral was confirmed, following the resignation of @JeffSessionsā¦
ā¦After the appointment of #WilliamBarr as #AttorneyGeneral in February, however, #Rosenstein stayed on to assist #Barr in guiding him through the #MuellerReport.
Rosenstein had knowledge of the more intimate details of the case and its underlying focus.
Rosenstein had knowledge of the more intimate details of the case and its underlying focus.
Deputy AG #RodRosenstein removed then-Acting @FBI Director #AndrewMcCabe from the #Russia investigation in May 2017 upon appointing #SpecialCounsel #RobertMueller to take over the probe, according to a statement by @TheJusticeDept. (Read thread ā¤µļø)
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ā[Rosenstein] in fact appointedā¦Robert Mueller, and directed that Mr. McCabe be removed from any participation in that investigation,ā a DOJ spokesperson said.
The revelation is significant because, days before being removed, #McCabe opened an obstruction of justiceā¦
The revelation is significant because, days before being removed, #McCabe opened an obstruction of justiceā¦
THREAD: Let's talk about direct vs circumstantial evidence. The law treats them the same. @SenatorBurr says there's no "direct evidence of collusion" b/w Trump & Russians. Put aside the fact that @MarkWarner doesn't agree w/ this. What matters is if there's evidence of collusion.
2/ Every juror in America is told "Both direct and circumstantial evidence are acceptable types of evidence to prove or disprove the elements of a charge...and neither is necessarily more reliable than the other. NEITHER is entitled to any greater weight than the other."
3/ What is circumstantial evidence? Suppose Iām trying to prove that my son Nelson ate some freshly baked brownies that we made together. When I turned away, all of the brownies were out. When I turned back, one was gone...
THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4363: Ivanka Trump's GMA Interview ā¢ ā¢ #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #IvankaTrump #DonaldTrump #RobertMueller #RussiaInvestigation #GMA #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #Analysis
1/ On Wednesday, 28 November 2018, an interview with Ivanka Trump aired on Good Morning America. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of a crucial portion of that interview.
2/ DEBORAH ROBERTS (continuing at 2:30): "How concerned are you about the Mueller investigation?"
IVANKA TRUMP: "I'm not."
DEBORAH ROBERTS: "You're not?"
IVANKA TRUMP: "I'm not."
DEBORAH ROBERTS: "You're not?"
We promise this is chocked full of insights:
Professors @alexgwhiting (@Harvard_Law) and @rgoodlaw (@nyulaw) team up:
"What Muellerās Questions Reveal About the Future of the #RussiaInvestigation"
justsecurity.org/55562/muellersā¦
Professors @alexgwhiting (@Harvard_Law) and @rgoodlaw (@nyulaw) team up:
"What Muellerās Questions Reveal About the Future of the #RussiaInvestigation"
justsecurity.org/55562/muellersā¦
"Muellerās questions about collusion show that it is likely that Mueller has already identified crimes involving collusionāsuch as a conspiracy to defraud the United States...āand Mueller is asking here only about Trumpās possible knowledge and personal involvement." /2
"The Mueller questions indicate that the House Intelligence Committee Majority completed its investigation into collusion prematurely ... and show that the majorityās report may have a short shelf life, soon to be overtaken by other revelations and events." /3
COMEY MEMOS: (THREAD) Working my way through the 15 pages of #ComeyMemos. Here are the most important and/or shocking revelations: 1/
During #Comey's 1/6/17 at Trump Tower, @Comey told Trump that the Russians allegedly had tapes involving Trump & prostitutes at a Moscow hotel in 2013. Could these be the infamous #PeeTapes? #ComeyMemos 2/
Trump also praised #Comey on 1/6/17 for his handling of the #ClintonEmails investigation. @realDonaldTrump lavished praise on @Comey, indicating that Comey had conducted himself "honorably" and had a great reputation. #ComeyMemos 3/
#BREAKING Trumpās lead lawyer is out. John Dowd Resigns in Special Counsel Probe. This comes days after Fox News conspiracy theorist Joe diGenova joined legal team. (Dershowitz would complete the TV team, no?) nyti.ms/2GebgG9 #Mueller #RussiaInvestigation #TrumpRussia
Seems clear where Trump's now headed. He hired diGenova to FoxNewsify his defense. It may work on those already awash in toxic Fox propaganda. But it won't work on Mueller. He'll have to be fired+/Trumpists will manufacture some crisis to end Russia probe. WHERE RU GOP CONGRESS??
UGH John Bolton was seen at the WH today. Is another Fox News blowhard propagandist about to get hired by Trumpā¦to replace McMaster as National Security Adviser?? @ColinKahl is right. We're all gonna die.
What is GOP Congress waiting for? Are they complicit w/ Russia too??
What is GOP Congress waiting for? Are they complicit w/ Russia too??
50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica. Psych prof/developer Aleksandr Kogan accessed 270k FB users' data w his app, then collected their friends' dataā¦& sold it all to Trump's data firm which used it to target ads in 2016 election theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/ā¦
FB 2018: "We learned a psychology professor at the University of Cambridge named Dr. Aleksandr Kogan lied to usā¦by passing data from an appā¦using Facebook Login to SCL/Cambridge Analytica, a firm that does political, governmentā¦ military work around the globe." FB knew in 2015
"purpose of Koganās work was to develop an algorithm for the 'national profiling capacity of American citizens' as part of SCLās work on U.S. elections, according to an internal document signed by an SCL employee describing the research"ā 3/2017 report theintercept.com/2017/03/30/facā¦
(Thread) Iāve made some disjointed comments and tweets on how the @DevinNunes memo is bullshit, let me put it all in one thread for easier consumption. The #FISAMemo is 100% bullshit.
First off I see the #ReleaseTheMemo and #QAnon crowd pushing this narrative that the dossier invalidates the entire investigation, it doesnāt. The investigation was actually triggered by Papadapolous drunkenly running his mouth to an Australian diplomat: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5ā¦
The memo itself even asserts this on Page 4. .@realDonaldTrump and the rest of his supporters appear to have ignored this part of the memo because it doesnāt support their narrative. 
#WhyWeResist (THREAD) Renowned spiritual leader John Neuhas once said:
"Genuine #tolerance does not mean ignoring differences as if differences made no difference. Genuine tolerance means engaging differences w/in a bond of #civility & #respect." #CampaignforCivility 1/
"Genuine #tolerance does not mean ignoring differences as if differences made no difference. Genuine tolerance means engaging differences w/in a bond of #civility & #respect." #CampaignforCivility 1/
Neuhas was not completely right. #Fascists, #WhiteSupremacists, Nazis, bigots, etc. lambast progressives for not tolerating their views. But hateful extremists use #tolerance merely as a tool to gain acceptance & obtain power. #CampaignforCivility #WhyWeResist 2/
Once fascists & bigots are in power, they vilify all who are different, all who dare to disagree. They only care about one thing: consolidating their power. #CampaignforCivility #WhyWeResist 3/
Thank you! A must read! #CaterPage is the #TrumpRussiaCollusion Thatās the reason why @SpeakerRyan & @DevinNunes decided to make up the #MemoDay to discredit the @FBI #faisa @SpeakerRyan has the nerve to lie, saying that it has nothing to do w/ @FBI or the #RussiaInvestigation ?
himself introduced #CaterPage ās name as a member of his campaign, the @FBI was listening & knew that #CarterPage had ties to #Russia ! Thatās their job, it had nothing to do with being biased. #CaterPage is a #traitor working w/ #Russia & w/ a #US candidate!???
Connected to #Russia somehow: #Manafort #Flynn #Papadopoulos #CaterPage #TrumpTowerMeeting #Wikileaks tweets #JaredKushner #DonaldTrumpJr #Sessions Let alone @GOP #RussianRepublicans who actually got moneyš°from #RussianDonors Sorry, this is not a #Dem conspiracy is a REALITY!
