Just hours after reports that Rep. Devin Nunes will refer criminal charges against Clinton operatives & high-level FBI & DOJ officials for perpetuating the Russiagate hoax for over three years, The Wall Street Journal’s outspoken voice of reason, Kimberley Strassel, stresses that Americans deserve a full accounting of the missteps of Comey and the FBI.
Attorney General William Barr has reported to Congress that special counsel Robert Mueller has cleared President Trump and his campaign team of claims of conspiring with Russia during the 2016 election. This is more than an exoneration. It’s a searing indictment of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as a reminder of the need to know the story behind the bureau’s corrosive investigation.
Mr. Mueller’s report likely doesn’t put it that way, but it’s the logical conclusion of his no-collusion finding. The FBI unleashed its powers on a candidate for the office of the U.S. presidency, an astonishing first. It did so on the incredible grounds that the campaign had conspired to aid a foreign government. And it used the most aggressive tools in its arsenal—surveillance of U.S. citizens, secret subpoenas of phone records and documents, even human informants.
The wreckage is everywhere. The nation has been engulfed in conspiracy theories for years. A presidency was hemmed in by the threat of a special counsel. Citizens have gone to jail not for conspiracy, but for after-the-fact interactions with Mr. Mueller’s team. Dozens more have spent enormous amounts of money and time defending their reputations.
None of this should ever have happened absent highly compelling evidence—from the start—of wrongdoing. Yet from what we know, the FBI operated on the basis of an overheard conversation of third-tier campaign aide George Papadopoulos, as well as a wild “dossier” financed by the rival presidential campaign. Mr. Mueller’s no-collusion finding amounts to a judgment that there never was any evidence. The Papadopoulos claim was thin, the dossier a fabrication.
Which is all the more reason Americans now deserve a full accounting of the missteps of former FBI Director James Comey and his team—in part so that this never happens again.
That includes the following:
What “evidence” did the FBI have in totality?
What efforts did the bureau take to verify it?
Did it corroborate anything before launching its probe?
What role did political players play?
How aware was the FBI that it was being gulled into a dirty-trick operation, and if so, how did it justify proceeding?
How intrusive were the FBI methods?
And who was harmed?
If Mr. Mueller has done his job properly, his report will address some of this. His team would have had to look into the sources of the allegations as part of determining the documents’ (lack of) veracity. A Mueller report that doesn’t mention the dossier and its political provenance, or questionable news stories used to justify surveillance warrants, for instance, is a report that is playing politics.
The fuller accounting will come only through total disclosure of FBI and Justice Department probe documents. Mr. Trump promised that disclosure in September but has yet to follow through.
Strassel concludes that “transparency is now a necessity. “
The Mueller report is only half the story. With the special-counsel probe at an end, it’s time to go back the beginning - to the documents that explain its origin. Only then will Americans have the full story of the Russia-collusion narrative.
How long before #LockThemUp starts trending?
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the Trumpies are deluded again. There was collusion by Trump and there certainly was strong evidence of obstruction. The US needs to get rid of Trump as POTUS , and soon.
Eat Schiff and die Buchwheat.
Fuck you, Paul. You liberal fucking pussy. You will die hard motherfucker.
How do you know? If you have any facts and failed to turn them over to the SC, you are guilty of treason.
The US needs to investigate the Demwit party, all of them , put them in jail where they belong, palosiface,warren indian faker,maxine idiot,scummbagger. the dems turn to be investigated.
SORRY!! TREASON is STILL against FEDERAL law..Punishable byEXECUTION!! But,before execution they need to have their personal assets conviscated and that money used to build THE WALL!!!
Maybe you should be hung for treason with Clinton & Obama!
You are officially an idiot.
You’re as dumb as the Schitt you eat. You better find another source of income because the one you have is going to dry up once your co-conspirators are deservedly locked for treason.
NOT locked,EXECUTED!!!
Fuk You Paulie Girl! Take your Knee Pads to the alley you work! FRUIT!
Mr. Williamson, I don’t believe name calling is very nice. I disagree with you. I am not sure where you obtain your information from. I do believe there are a lot of politicians on the far left that hate our president so much that they would try anything to bring him down regardless. I pray for them cause we are to love and pray for our enemies. I find them to not care for America or us Americans. They need blinders to be remove and know God. Sure, President Trump is not perfect none of us are. The only one that is perfect is The Lord. But I do believe our president prays and cares for American and us Americans. Why, he doesn’t even take a salary. I pray for our president, his family, and the administration. We should pray more for our country, our president, and our fellow Americans that is what is important! I believe you were not to nice with what you said along with the comments of all the other individuals. I will pray for all of you.
’bout time to go after America’s enemies.
I see there is at least one lowlife lying liberal dem bloodsuckers left.
There is only one way to handle the ersatz life forms, talk and votes aren’t it.
They all belong in Guantanamo for TREASON.
Paul
You are definitely a very retarded and mentally challenged person. Sad Sad human being.D
boy what pices of shit they are , you people that are with bozo and the rest should be moved to Russia . and never allowed back in the world. trying to do a coup . that is treason. no other word for it, if I where you . Id be very careful of going out in public , we the American people will not put up with this. you will see next vote will be the last for the deacrats , until they get new rep with some brains, that are not trying to destroy the American people. American people see through all this bull shit from muller. he is with the demrats , don’t be fool , now he is trying to cover his ass , not working muller. go to jail with the rest .
Mr. Paul Williamson, sir WRONG! It all started from your side of the US Political Aisle, It Was Those Arrogant, Ignorant and Very ….. Very Stupid Progressive Liberal Commie Socialist Democratic Party, starting that Sicko Mr. Brennen from The US CIA!!!!!!!!!
The Mueller report certainly collaberated exactly what President Trump has been saying from the beginning. Yes, “The Deep State” requires investigating. I wish it weren’t at the tax-payers expense, however, The Mueller report costs the tax-payers. Maybe the tax-payers should sue for the Mueller investigation since it surfaced from false inuendo and a false dosier lead by the persuent of a FISA warrant illegally obtained from a FISA Judge. If The DNC and Hillary Clinton/campaign are found to be the main perpetraitors in this gran scheme? Then they can also afford to pay for further investigations that was in result thereof.