Here’s what is becoming transparently obvious. The fab-five, Strzok, Page, Ohr, Baker, Priestap, are cooperating with the investigative unit of the OIG. All five of them.
The text message release was strategic. It was intended to substantiate the entire enterprise, put the ‘small group on notice’ and flush out the co-conspirators. The downstream exits of Kortan, Laufman, Rybicki, McCabe et al are evidence therein.
Additionally, the OIG (Horowitz) would want to keep the testimony of Page, Strzok, Ohr, Baker and Priestap away from the Democrat politicians, well known leakers, within the House Intelligence Committee (ie. Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff) until he was certain their usefulness as witnesses was exhausted.
The reason for this is transparently simple. The OIG is a division inside the Department of Justice. During an internal investigation if the IG becomes aware of unlawful activity he/she is obligated to inform the AG (Sessions) or AAG (Rosenstein). He can’t ignore it and he cannot delay notification of it. Unlawful activity must be reported.
The IG does not have legal or prosecutorial authority – the IG must immediately refer unlawful activity to the proper authority; essentially to his boss. A DOJ prosecutor is then assigned to work with the IG and essentially creates a parallel investigation focused only on the law-breaking part. [That prosecutor could, likely would, then begin a Grand Jury proceeding; no-one outside the AG, AAG, and that prosecutor’s office would know.]
The prior testimony/statements to the IG by the fab-five would explain why AAG Rod Rosenstein was negotiating with Devin Nunes, and why Nunes came away from those negotiations with wind in his investigative sails.
The DOJ (Rod Rosenstein) needs to wall-off the politics (Devin Nunes) from the ongoing investigation (DOJ-OIG-Prosecutor) to preserve the integrity of his advancing and assembling case (including witness testimony). Understanding this, after a review of the FISA documents – Nunes dropped/postponed his demand for immediate testimony by the fab-five to the HPSCI. [A record is already established]
As a person familiar with such specific investigative measures recently shared:
“They are sat down, told to not do anything, say anything or discuss anything UNTIL they get an attorney. At which time, the attorney is handed a letter from the investigating unit. That letter says in essence, this is how screwed you are. If you want to be less screwed you will sign this letter of cooperation and assist us. When we don’t need you, you sit there. When we do we will call you and you will provide what we need. Any deviation from this agreement lands you in jail for the full term.”
Additionally regarding Bruce and Nellie Ohr:
“The Republican memo states they turned over all their work and testified to someone that Bruce Ohr met with Christopher Steele and Steele was saying he didn’t want Trump in office. They didn’t testify to a Congressional committee, so it had to be the IG.”
All of the news and information coming forward, including the withdrawal of the request for the Democrat memo, aligns with a very specific fact pattern. Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, James Baker, Bill Priestap, Bruce Ohr and likely Nellie Ohr, have cut some kind of deal with the IG for process leniency in exchange for cooperation.
If so, the release of the IG's report is going to be a political explosion the likes of which we have never seen before. Strap in, it could very well be a wild, wild ride.
Glad somebody else follows that website. Thanks, especially for your [ahem] more centered site and commenters.
ReplyDeleteWay back about the time that St. Trayvon of Skittles was being elevated, I started following the Treehouse. Excellent site!
ReplyDeleteI was lost in misery for my country until amazingly, President Trump was elected. Everyone was against him, but like so many I cast my vote for him; not expecting to have him elected, but just as a protest against Her.
That showed me that miracles can happen. Now I'm waiting for handcuffs to snap shut- not with bated breath, but fully expecting it. If it doesn't happen, President Trump will be destroyed and so will his family; he won't let that occur!
I hope it is so. There are so many criminals running rampant at the top of the FBI, DOJ and DNC. If this country is to survive, they have to go to jail for a very long time.
ReplyDeleteThis might also explain why Flynn's sentencing was delayed. I have
ReplyDeletebeen watching this story unfold from the beginning. From deleting
33,000 E-mails, to destroying phones, hard drives and other devices,
this is de facto evidence of obstruction of justice and criminal
conspiracy because Felonia von Pantsiut was not the only Democrat
covering their trails.
Since I invented the first rule of conssiracies, (At least I
have never heard anyone else come close) I applied it to the current
scandal. The first rule of conspiracies is that if they are too
complex and involve too many people, they will be discovered.
What we see is a conspiracy of dozens (that we know of). We have
Peter Strzoker (AKA Wile E. Coyote super spy) saving the world
from the evil Ernst Stavro Blofeld (AKA President Trump.) This
is playing out like a cheap melodrama where the only thing missing
is the white cat! While patting themselves on the back and bragging
about their brilliance, they were leaving an electronic trail that
even Mr. Magoo could follow.
Dan Bongino weeks ago stated that he cannot believe that the Trump
administration was not conducting a rat hunt at the FBI and Justice.
This may be the result of such an effort. These five represent
the button men. Once they rat out the Capos (Comey Mueller, etc.,)
they will rat out the Don and his Capo de tuti Capos. This is
classic law enforcement. I am going lay odds that Comey will
cry like a little girl when faced with a stint in a federal pen.
Grab some popcorn because this is going to be very entertaining!
Bravo! You've upped the excitement for this show.
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