Thread by @themarketswork

The most important question you asked is this:
"Why does Strzok have FBI lawyers"

Why were these FBI lawyers dictating what Strzok could say?

The easy answer is to protect the FBI.
This is wrong.

The correct answer is to protect the Ongoing Investigations.

https://twitter.com/DropTha_Mic25/status/1012803008135139328

Strzok already HAS his own attorney.
Aitan Goelman zuckerman.com/people/aitan-d…

Consider what IG noted on Strzok's bias re: Weiner & Russia Inv:

"We did not have confidence that Strzok’s decision to prioritize the Russia investigation over following up on the Midyear-related investigative lead discovered on the Weiner laptop was free from bias."

Ask yourself two questions:

Why were Dems were so desperate to stop Rosenstein Hearing.

Why were Dems demanding release of Strzok testimony.

The Democrats were terrified of what Rosenstein (and possibly Wray) might say during their testimony.

They were literally frightened.

Interruptions and objections by Dems were frequent and intense.

Interruptions and objections occurred before the start of the hearing. They continued throughout. Watch this Ratcliffe segment. Interruptions begin at 1:10 and continue for several minutes.

They were concerned over exchanges like this one:

I encourage you to watch the entirety.

Rosenstein: I dispute your characterization of what that FISA is about....
...I can tell you that the information that’s public about that doesn’t match with my understanding of the one that I signed.

Rosenstein: I think it’s appropriate to let the Inspector General complete that investigation. These are serious allegations.
I don’t do the investigations. I’m not the affiant.

Those FISA documents were sworn to – under oath – and vetted by FBI Agents.

Consider the ramifications if the FISA documents were falsified…

Another possibility: The LEAKS regarding what’s in the FISA Application are false.

Either way this was a big reveal.

I don't think everything the Dems were afraid of came out in that hearing.

Not by a long shot.

But some of it - like the FISA Revelation - did.

I found it quite interesting that Nunes followed up with this letter the next day.
17 names.
Not everyone we want - but a good start.
Note the political hierarchy cutoff - by intent.
themarketswork.com/2018/06/29/a-l…

Strzok was on that list.

Recall: Strzok was escorted out of the FBI Building on Friday June 15, 2018.

Before his June 27, 2018 Congressional testimony.

I don't believe Strzok's yet been fired. He will be at some point.
But I do find it telling that Strzok has his own lawyer.
Yet FBI lawyers brought him to Congressional testimony.

I'm not convinced Rosenstein is a good guy.
But he was under OATH in a VERY public setting.
My own take echoes the one put forth by @_ImperatorRex_

https://twitter.com/_ImperatorRex_/status/1012928510082420737

I think we are watching a very high stakes political theater.
One in which all the players are NOT equally privy to information.
I admire and like Jordan & Gaetz.
But I don't think they know everything that Nunes, Goodlatte & Grassley do.

Jordan & Gaetz had their role. And they played it well.
Information that was supposed to come out did.

Note that Gowdy asked NO questions. He simply delivered an emotional statement: Whatever you got finish it the hell up. Because this country is being torn apart.

Gowdy probably knows as much as anyone. He was assigned by Nunes to view items even Nunes hasn't seen directly.
So why didn't Gowdy ask questions.
Why did he simply encourage everyone to hurry the hell up?

Unfortunately, we are still some ways from the end that Gowdy is encouraging.
There is at least one more IG Report - the FISA Abuse Report.
There are probably several more beyond that.
But this hearing cracked the door. themarketswork.com/2018/06/28/ros…

This is not simply about White Hats or Black Hats.
This is Washington DC - at best we are dealing in shades of grey.
As someone else noted, this is about leverage.