Showing posts with label James Comey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James Comey. Show all posts

Monday, March 25, 2019

WHY IS THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION INCOMPLETE?


Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

WHY IS THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION INCOMPLETE?

It is unclear whether Robert Mueller’s reputation for competence and credibility has been greatly overblown, or if there’s much more to his report than is being publicly revealed, but as it stands, the report clearly opens up many more questions than it answers. I could go into this matter in great detail, but that would require a book, so I've decided to provide just a snapshot of what Barr, Trump, and the GOP expect us to accept.
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They obviously think the American people are complete idiots. In spite of all of the smoke emanating from Trump's corruption, Attorney General Barr is trying to tell us, "Aw, it wasn't nothing. Trump's been completely vindicated. While I can't show you the entire report, just take my word for it." He must think we're crazy. 

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Even at first glance it looks like the American people are being hoodwinked. While Mueller was preceded by an admirable reputation, he is a lifelong Republican, and the entire Republican Party is now being threatened by Donald Trump’s corruption. So flawless reputation or not, Robert Mueller’s failure to resolve the matters below leaves the unmistakable smell of funk in the air.
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The investigation not only seems to have been prematurely truncated, but grand jury issues and trials have been left completely unresolved. It almost seems as though someone told Mueller, "Okay, that's it. You're out of here." How can Mueller abruptly declare that there has been no collusion before the connection between Russian agent Maria Butina, the NRA, and the GOP have been resolved, for example? Something is very wrong here.
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Here are just a few other examples of the issues that have been left dangling in mid air:
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Collusion:

          1). Why wasn’t there a sealed indictment against Donald Trump, or any member of his family based on the following?

                   a. The Trump Tower meeting.

                   b. Trump Jr lying before congress. 

                   c. The Trump connection with Manafort and Russia.

                   d. Trump’s public request for Russia to reveal Clinton email.

                   e. Russian sanction quid pro quo.

                   f. Trump Moscow Tower discussions during the campaign.

                   g. The NRA connection between Trump, Russia, and the GOP.

                   h. The significance of so many Russians attending Trump’s inauguration.

                    i. Erik Prince's attempt to back-channel Russia.

                   j. Jared Kushner's attempt to back-channel Russia.

                   k. Erik Prince lying to congress.

                   l. What did Pence know about Michael Flynn?

                   m. Where did all of the inauguration money come from, and where did it go?

Obstruction:

          1).The Comey firing.

                   a. Trump's seeming attempt to obstruct Flynn investigation.

                   b. Trump's comment to Russians in Oval office that firing of Comey was Russia related.

                   c. Trump's comment on national television that firing of Comey was Russia related. 

                    d. Trump's threat to congress during his State of the Union address.

                   e. The Attorney General shuffle.

                   f. Trump's attempt to intervene in New York DOJ personnel assignments.

          2). Witness tampering

                   a. Trump's comments about Michael Cohen on Twitter.

                   b. Trump's comments about Manafort on Twitter.

                   c. Pardon dangling.

          3). Jeff Sessions firing.

While I'm not happy about having to cast suspicion upon an honorable public servant like Robert Mueller, under the circumstances, unless one is a complete idiot we have no choice. Mueller's flawless reputation is not only based on his credibility, but also for being thorough, but what's being presented here by Attorney General Barr as Mueller's findings can be called many things, but thorough is not among them. So, again, something is terribly wrong here.
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Maybe Mueller's intent was to approach this investigation with complete integrity, but one of his many virtues is his tendency to be a team player. In such a case, his flawless reputation would make him the perfect Republican for the party's intent to perpetrate a snow job. But we should reserve judgment on this matter until we can see the document in it's entirety. That's what makes seeing the Mueller document in its entirety an absolute must, because we'd foolhardy to forget that Attorney General Barr literally auditioned for his job, which speaks volumes regarding Trump's intent to obstruct.
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So the Republicans are undoubtedly going to accuse the Democrats of trying to move the goal posts, but the goal was to have a thorough and exhaustive investigation, and that's certainly not the case here. Thus, they can say what they will, but the questions above need to be answered, and until they are, this investigation is far from over, Mueller or no Mueller. We simply cannot allow the Republicans to "Kavenaugh" this investigation (which is another issue that needs to be revisited), because the current circumstance clearly demonstrates that matters such as these are far too important.
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But with respect to Robert Mueller, there's always the possibility that President Richard Nixon's White House counselor, John Dean, was right when he tweeted the following:
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“Trump and his minions think they dodged a bullet. I have a notion — only recurring though — that Mueller delivered a bomb to AG Barr, who is now trying to figure out how to tell Trump in a way that doesn’t cause him to start World War III.  Barr knows he works for a psycho.”

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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

HILLARY CLINTON: A DEMOCRATIC DISASTER JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree

HILLARY CLINTON: A DEMOCRATIC DISASTER JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN
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ABC News reports that “A majority of Americans disapprove of the FBI's recommendation not to charge Hillary Clinton with a crime over her handling of email while secretary of state, and a similar number in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll say the issue leaves them worried about how she would handle her responsibilities as president if elected . . . But 28 percent say it leaves them less likely to support her, versus 10 percent who say it makes them more likely to do so . . . “Reactions to the decision are highly political, with partisanship factoring heavily in people's views. Yet Democrats don't back Clinton up on the issue nearly as much as Republicans criticize her, and independents side more with Republicans . . . Overall, 56 percent disapprove of FBI Director James Comey's recommendation not to charge Clinton, while just 35 percent approve. Similarly, 57 percent say the incident makes them worried about how Clinton might act as president if she is elected, with most very worried about it. Just 39 percent feel the issue isn't related to how she would perform as president.”
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So Hillary Clinton has become a serious liability for the Democratic party, and for the Democrats to allow her to carry their banner into battle would be insane. I pointed out the following in a previous article, “Hillary Clinton: “I’m Not A Crook!!!” Yeah, But You’re Still A Liability”:
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“It's going to be an absolute circus, because the GOP knows it's their only chance of winning. They’re going to bring up former President Bill Clinton’s “impromptu” meeting with Attorney General Lynch during the climax of an FBI investigation into his wife, Hillary, and just days before she was interviewed by the FBI. They're going to bring up the fact that President Obama not only endorsed, but began to schedule campaign events with Hillary even before the FBI investigation was complete, and they’re going to bring up the fact that according to a NY Times report Hillary insiders let it be known that she intends to retain AG Lynch as her Attorney General if she's elected president - quite a timely leak.
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In addition, there’s the lawsuits currently pending against Hillary and the Democratic National Committee for the election fraud that was allegedly committed against a fellow Democrat, and the Republicans are going to congressional hearings into the FBI investigation of Hillary, giving them access to over a year of FBI reports into her activities. For those who insist that Hillary's clean so it's no big deal, you should ask yourself why her IT expert, Bryan Pagliano, found it necessary to take the 5th amendment over 125 in a 2 hour deposition. What was he worrying about incriminating himself of? And again, all of this is going to be paraded before the American people right in the middle of a general election - and Hillary already has atrocious disapproval ratings. So once more, Hillary Clinton has become a gross liability for the Democratic party.
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I also pointed out in a previous article that for months Clinton Supporters have been saying that all true Democrats have a responsibility to the liberal cause, the Democratic Party, and to America to get behind Hillary Clinton in order to prevent Donald Trump from becoming President of the United States. They've been lecturing Bernie Sanders supporters incessantly on how important it is to do the "responsible thing" and put their partisanship aside in support of the bigger picture. Well, now we’re going to see if they were actually sincere in their selfless, and supposedly, single-minded effort to save America, or if it was just a lot of political posturing in an effort to gain support for Hillary.
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Here are the polls as published by the Huffington Post: http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/hillary-clinton-favorable-rating
Hillary Clinton Favorable Rating
Currently tracking 456 polls from 47 pollsters

This chart combines the latest opinion polls and is updated whenever a new poll is released.
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Favorable 40.3%
Unfavorable 56.0%
Undecided 3.3%
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Latest Polls
Poll Favorable Unfavorable Undecided Spread
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Morning Consult NEW!
Jul 8 – Jul 10
2,001 Registered Voters 39 57 3 Unfavorable +18
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Ipsos/Reuters
Jul 2 – Jul 6
1,345 Registered Voters Fav. 45 Unfav. 55  Unfavorable Spread +10
YouGov/Economist
Jul 2 – Jul 4
1,300 Adults 41 55 4 Unfavorable spread +14
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Morning Consult
Jun 30 – Jul 4
2,001 Registered Voters 39 58 2 Unfavorable Spread+19
IBD/TIPP
Jun 24 – Jun 29
837 Registered Voters Fav. 39 Unfav. Undec. 60 1 Unfavorable Spread +21
Ipsos/Reuters
Jun 25 – Jun 29
1,247 Registered Voters Fav. 46 Unfav.54  Unfavorable Spread +8
Suffolk/USA Today
Jun 26 – Jun 29
1,000 Likely Voters Fav. 42 Unfav.53 Undec.5 Unfavorable Spread +11
PPP (D)
Jun 27 – Jun 28
853 Likely Voters Fav. 39 Unfav.54 Undec. 7 Unfavorable Spread+15
YouGov/Economist
Jun 24 – Jun 27
1,300 Adults Fav.42 Unfav.56 Undec. 2 Unfavorable Spread +14
Morning Consult
Jun 24 – Jun 27
4,001 Registered Voters Fav. 41 Unfav.56 Undec. 2 Unfavorable Spread +15
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AND THE NUMBERS ABOVE ARE BEFORE
THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS.
HILLARY CLINTON IS A
DEMOCRATIC DISASTER WAITING TO
HAPPEN
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Thus, Democratic voters are lukewarm toward Hillary Clinton at best. She's a warmonger, a corporatist, and she's clearly demonstrated that she lacks the judgment to be President. In short, she's a Republicrat. As I've said before, everything she touches is drenched in corruption and incompetence, and turns out to be a complete disaster.  When she lost to President Obama in 2008, he tried to throw her a bone in order to reunite the Democratic party, and look what's happen. It's far from an exaggeration to describe Hillary Clinton as the Lucille Ball of American politics. The only difference is, she's not funny, she's manipulative, and she's corrupt. So many Democrats are just not going to be able to get themselves to vote for this woman, and they have an option - The Green Party.  So Hillary Clinton is a Democratic disaster, just waiting to happen.
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HILLARY'S GONNA LOSE. THE PEOPLE HATE HER
Jill Stein, the presumptive Green Party presidential nominee, is seeing a surge of support in the wake of Bernie Sanders' endorsement of Hillary Clinton.
usuncut.com
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Eric L. Wattree
http://wattree.blogspot.com/
Ewattree@Gmail.com
Citizens Against Reckless Middle-Class Abuse (CARMA)
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Religious bigotry: It's not that I hate everyone who doesn't look, think, and act like me - it's just that God does.
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