This is indeed "under the radar" as @joshgerstein reported. A curious development. Here goes an experimental tweet-ed /1 cc'ing my coauthor @liam_dalton13 and Russia/DOJ reporting czars: @NatashaBertrand, @woodruffbets,@StevenJHarper1, @KenDilanianNBC @benjaminwittes, @nytmike
Josh's article points to a double standard in the treatment of McCabe contrasted with an unnamed FBI agent who was cleared w/o criminal referral, according to the IG's release today. /2
“Who’s gonna investigate the man who investigates the man who investigates me?" was a rallying cry against McCarthy era tactics (hhttp://www.laborarts.org/exhibits/playsam/exhibit.cfm?id=16), which we seem to be reliving today. /3
This raises the necessary question of what happens if/when the watchdog itself needs to be watched? /4
Trump-defending and possibly Russian bots/trolls (@NotreDameBaby, @drawandstrike, @JohnWHuber) contend that Inspector General Michael Horowitz, alongside Assistant US Attorney Huber, at the direction of AG Sessions, are investigating ex-Obama appointees who will be indicted. /5
These could be purely partisan conspiratorial handles/memes seeking to sow confusion and discord in advance of the IG report next week. But it could be a coordinated campaign to discredit the Mueller probe. /6
So what if the IG, the investigator of the investigator, is being used for partisan retaliation against the Mueller team and its witnesses? cc: @joshgerstein @NatashaBertrand, @woodruffbets,@StevenJHarper1, @KenDilanianNBC @benjaminwittes, @nytmike /7
The dis/misinfo on Twitter foretells creating a false equivalency narrative of criminality on both sides and the politicization of Law and Order. cc: @rosenbergerlm, @jamiemfly @diresta @Moonalice @tristanharris /8
US Attorney (not Assistant) Huber /9
There's a rush to defend these handles as those of Americans. As we see on this platform, Americans can knowingly or unwittingly proliferate Russian disinfo. Let me remind respondents that a nexus between Russia, Cambridge Analytica, and Breitbart is being investigated. /10
