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Trump just tweeted that the whole leadership of the FBI and DOJ have corrupted the process.

Does this include FBI director Wray?

It is particularly worrisome that Trump is tweeting this just as the Nunes memo is set to be released.

Here is a brief thread on why.
Three things we know about Trump and the release of the Nunes memo:

1) On a fundamental level, Trump does not believe that law enforcement should be independent. He views it as an instrument of his political will.

He has repeatedly told us so himself:

wapo.st/2nAD7oQ
2) Trump sees the Nunes memo as a pretext for going after DAG Rod Rosenstein.

Rosenstein oversees the Mueller probe.

We know Trump views the Nunes memo as a pretext for targeting Rosenstein, because that has been widely reported:

wapo.st/2nAD7oQ
3) Republicans, including Paul Ryan, know full well this is why Trump wants the memo released.

Yet they back its release anyway, knowing it could open the door to a serious escalation of Trump's abuse of power.

If that happens, they'll be complicit:

wapo.st/2nAD7oQ
We don't know if Trump will go through w/ this route or if it will succeed.

But is there any reason to doubt he's seriously considering it?

Given how cravenly Rs like Paul Ryan went along w/ #ReleaseTheMemo, is there any reason to think they won't back Trump if he does?

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As we wait for Trump to speak, here's a quick rundown of the ways in which his case for the wall has proven flimsy or fallen apart.

First, in Jan 2017, Trump ordered DHS to do a comprehensive study of the border. It has not been released, I'm told:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Second, the claims that DHS has made about terrorism and the border have fallen apart. And experts have noted that if the administration had classified info that would support its case, it would have been declassified by now:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Third, the briefing that the White House gave to members of Congress, ostensibly to *inform* them so they could make good policy choices, was full of falsehoods and absurdities. This leaves no doubt about the depths of bad faith here:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
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Trump may declare a national security emergency to build his wall in part because of its "symbolic power for his core voters."

Yes, that is real:

washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
It is overwhelmingly obvious that at this point, the wall is nothing but a symbol, a political and even religious totem.

Among white evangelical Christians, the core of Trump's base, support for the wall has soared since he campaigned on it:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
“For white evangelicals who see the sun setting on white Christian dominance in the country, the wall is a powerful metaphor."

That's @robertpjones. He has researched these voters for years.

Trump has a real instinct for tapping into these wellsprings:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
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The migrant crisis reveals Trump's immigration strategy is failing, an important new NYT report demonstrates.

An anonymous Homeland Security official, and others at the border, confirm what's really happening.

Deterrence through cruelty is a failure:

nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/…
This is what I've been trying to argue. The right way to describe Trump's handling of immigration is as a massive failure. And the endless lies about this issue illustrate the wrongheaded and sometimes delusional worldview undergirding this failure.

washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-lin…
Here's another revelation from the NYT piece.

Administration insiders *know* that Trump's latest moves to get "tough" on the border will either fail or be unjustifiable to the American people.

But the WH keeps insisting they forge ahead anyway:

nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/…
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#HappeningNow: #FBI Director Wray joins @TheJusticeDept in announcing a national security action involving China. justice.gov/live.
Director Wray: As evidenced by this investigation, the threats we face have never been more pervasive or more potentially damaging to our national security. No country poses a broader, more severe, & long-term threat to our nation’s economy & cyber infrastructure than China.
Director Wray: China’s goal, simply put, is to replace the U.S. as the world’s leading superpower – and they’re using illegal methods to get there.
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Trump: Day 644
-#MAGABomber Taken Into Custody
-Sz "Bomb" Coverage Unfortunate
-Refuses 2 Contact Those Targeted
-Repeats Soros "Lock em' Up" Chant
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Stand by for an instructive example of how false narratives and talking points are amplified by inaccurate media coverage. I will chain the tweest as replies to this one for those who are interested. #Wray #Horowitz #NoBias
It’s more reason you cannot necessarily believe what’s reported and repeated, no matter how many are reporting and repeating it. Make up your own mind. You can see for yourself.
Here’s a link to today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. I’ll include time code notes on the subsequent tweets.
c-span.org/video/?446804-…
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May 23rd – 2018
Part I – The FISA Court Grants The Authority, Not The Ability…
theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/05/23/par…

1) There is a meeting scheduled tomorrow between key congressional oversight committee heads (Nunes, Gowdy etc.) and leadership of the FBI (Director Wray),
2) DOJ (Edward O’Callaghan) and ODNI (Dan Coats). The meeting was set up by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, and the purpose of the meeting is to come to some agreement on access to documents being withheld by the DOJ, DOJ-NSD and FBI.
3) However, amid the ongoing debate over spies & informants used by the CIA & FBI to conduct political surveillance, there’s an aspect of the ongoing investigation that seems to be entirely overlooked.

On January 7th, 2016 the Inspector General of the National Security Agency,
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"Flood is Coming"

#Q #QArmy #WWG1WGA
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New #QAnon 1434.

Re_read.
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Did you see Ryan [PR] interview a short time ago?
When you are no longer seeking another term you are 'FREE' to make better decisions.
RAPID FIRE.
'Flood is coming'
Future proves past.
[CNN].

#MAGA @POTUS
Re_read.
Slowly & Carefully.
breitbart.com/big-government…
Sessions appointed Huber to conduct this investigation over 6 months ago. They've been compiling a FLOOD of evidence & can move quickly to prosecute vs a slow, cumbersome special council. We can TRUST SESSIONS & HUBER.
#Qanon
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(1) THREAD: #RobPorter , #SecurityClearances & SERIOUS #Trump #WhiteHouse PROBLEMS

When did the White House know of the serious domestic abuse concerns regarding Rob Porter, the now fallen White House Staff Secretary?
(2) This question is crucial to determining whether those in the White House deliberately ignored security warnings and instead politically decided to retain Porter.
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