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Steele Accused Comey of ‘Treasonous’ Intervention in 2016 Election

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Former British spy Christopher Steele described FBI Director James Comey’s October 2016 letter to Congress about Hillary Clinton’s emails as “unconscionable. Treasonous, really,” according to a new book.

At the time, Steele, 55, a former MI6 officer, was working for opposition research company Fusion GPS to investigate connections between Donald Trump, then the 2016 GOP presidential nominee. At the same time, he was a confidential informant for the FBI. His fury over Comey’s intervention, which he believed damaged Clinton while concealing what the FBI knew about Trump, prompted him to push for what became known as the “Steele dossier” in the public domain.

Fusion GPS co-founders Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch recount in their new book Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump that they and Steele, founder of the Orbis Business Intelligence company, were livid that Comey wasn’t making public pronouncements about ithe FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation. . .

Comey announced the FBI wasn’t recommending criminal charges related to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server in July 2016, but criticized Clinton for “extremely careless” handling of classified information. The FBI investigation was reopened when, in late September 2016, thousands of emails belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin were found on the laptop belonging to her husband, disgraced former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner. Comey sent a letter to Congress on Oct. 28, 2016, saying the FBI uncovered emails possibly pertinent to the Clinton investigation.

According to the book: “Unconscionable,’ Steele said. ‘Treasonous, really.’ He was so fed up he didn’t bother to call [his FBI handler] in Rome to ask him what was going on.” (Read more from “Steele Accused Comey of ‘Treasonous’ Intervention in 2016 Election” HERE)

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WATCH: Former CIA Officer, a Democrat, Shreds Comey over Handling of Investigation

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Former CIA officer Bryan Dean Wright, a Democrat, slammed disgraced former FBI Director James Comey on Friday over the way that he handled the investigation into President Donald Trump.

“How can you not be [livid]?” Wright said. “One, in 2016 we had effectively a coup, did we not? We had an individual that the IG report has now said, an FBI director leaked information to force a public action, that is the appointment of a special counsel. Not because the facts demanded it, but because he, [in] his own partisan drive, desired it. Now, that’s horrifying. Not only was that horrifying for Donald Trump or any president that could have been elected in 2016, the profound concern that I have as an American – forget Democrat or Republican – but and especially as an agency officer, we have 35,000 employees in the FBI, tens of thousand of CIA officers, who have access to some of the most profound powers and knowledge in this country.”

“Now what example does that set for them such that in 2020 or 2024, they can choose to use that information however they want to kneecap whoever they want whenever they want,” Wright continued. “We are at this precipice, we’re at this cliff’s edge of something very, very horrific happening that we’re not gonna be able to pull back from unless we are incredibly careful and we take Comey and Brennan and the rest of these characters to task.”

“In 2020, if we have Elizabeth Warren, or whoever on the Democratic side who happens to win – let’s just say [her] for argument’s sake – you don’t think there are gonna be conservative or Republican spies who aren’t gonna be out for revenge themselves?” Wright added. “And now what’s the consequence for their behavior? There is none. They get a book deal. I mean, that’s what Comey got, right?”

(Read more from “Former CIA Officer, a Democrat, Shreds Comey over Handling of Investigation” HERE)

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What James Comey And Hillary Clinton Ironically Share When It Comes To Inspector General Reports

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Hillary Clinton was put under the microscope of the FBI during the 2016 election. Her email fiasco was in full bloom. She had an unauthorized homebrew server that was unsecured and was infiltrated multiple times while serving as secretary of state. It had classified information on it. A couple of those emails were marked classified at the time they were sent/received. The woman who could’ve been president had reportedly mishandled classified information. It’s a news story. It rehashed the old criticisms of the power couple from the 1990s. It’s not the throwback moment you want—and Comey torched the former first lady and now-two-time presidential loser, describing her actions concerning handling this information, along with her staff, as “grossly negligent.” Clinton got trashed—big league. And rightfully so since she thought the rules didn’t apply to her.

And yet, now we have James Comey also being dragged through the mud because…he thought the rules didn’t apply to him. Talk about Hillary getting revenge, albeit indirectly, and both share that inspector generals have both trashed them and exposed them for the lies that they peddled. At the State Department, the IG report torched the Clinton narrative that her unsecured server was approved and that she had received permission when in fact, Clinton hadn’t done that; she also would have been denied such a system if she had asked. . .

These memos got the special counsel wheels moving and soon Robert Mueller was tapped to lead (for lack of a better term) a two-year witch-hunt that produced zero solid evidence that the Trump team and the Russians colluded during the 2016 elections. And yet, Comey told Fox News’ Bret Baier that he wasn’t a leaker and that he never violated FBI department policy. So, like Clinton, his narrative just got torpedoed. This ironic intersection where Clinton and Comey meet is interesting. You can’t make this up. They both oppose Trump, they both thought the rules didn’t apply, they both got ripped by the media and their respective inspector general’s offices. This town, they say when it comes to D.C. intrigue and hypocrisy. Yes, this town is the undefeated champion in that cesspool contest.

(Read more from “What James Comey and Hillary Clinton Ironically Share When It Comes to Inspector General Reports” HERE)

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The DOJ Inspector General Releases ‘Damning’ Report on James Comey; Trump Takes Comey To The Woodshed

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By PJ Media. [T]he Inspector General of the Department of Justice released its report on former FBI Director James Comey, “Report of Investigation of Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey’s Disclosure of Sensitive Investigative Information and Handling of Certain Memoranda.”

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Upon completing our investigation, pursuant to Section 4(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, the OIG provided a copy of its factual findings to the Department for a prosecutorial decision regarding Comey’s conduct. See 5 U.S.C.A. App. 3 § 4(d) (2016). After reviewing the matter, the Department declined prosecution. Thereafter, we prepared this report to consider whether Comey’s actions violated Department or FBI policy, or the terms of Comey’s FBI Employment Agreement. As described in this report, we conclude that Comey’s retention, handling, and dissemination of certain Memos violated Department and FBI policies, and his FBI Employment Agreement.

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We have previously faulted Comey for acting unilaterally and inconsistent with Department policy. Comey’s unauthorized disclosure of sensitive law enforcement information about the Flynn investigation merits similar criticism. In a country built on the rule of law, it is of utmost importance that all FBI employees adhere to Department and FBI policies, particularly when confronted by what appear to be extraordinary circumstances or compelling personal convictions. Comey had several other lawful options available to him to advocate for the appointment of a Special Counsel, which he told us was his goal in making the disclosure. What was not permitted was the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive investigative information, obtained during the course of FBI employment, in order to achieve a personally desired outcome.

(Read more from “The DOJ Inspector General Releases ‘Damning’ Report on James Comey” HERE)

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Trump Takes James Comey to the Woodshed, Who Just Got Blasted by DOJ Inspector General

By Townhall. . .Yeah, if this is just an appetizer to the full-course meal we’re about to be served regarding FISA and the origins of the Russia collusion, we’re about to have a hell of a Fall concerning Deep State antics—and it could be scorching for Democrats. The dirty laundry is about to be aired. Will there be any accountability? It remains to be seen. I doubt it. But it will give the Trump White House and conservative America reassurances in their feelings about the elites, the intelligence community, and the notion that there were actors acting not in accordance with established department policy in an effort to tilt the 2016 election. And the fish rots from the head.

Oh yeah, where was Trump when this news broke? Well, he took to Twitter to take his turn slamming Comey for his conduct as head of the FBI.

“Perhaps never in the history of our Country has someone been more thoroughly disgraced and excoriated than James Comey in the just released Inspector General’s Report. He should be ashamed of himself!,” he wrote.

(Read more from “Trump Takes James Comey to the Woodshed Who Just Got Blasted by DOJ Inspector General” HERE)

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Reports: James Comey Is Torched in the Department of Justice’s IG Report on Obama-Era FISA Abuses

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Former FBI Director James Comey may have escaped charges for leaking classified information to the public, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be torched by the pending inspector general report from the Department of Justice. It once again shoots a hole right through the Democrats’ ongoing Trump impeachment narrative that is rapidly falling apart. Russian collusion was outright killed by the report filed by ex-Special Counsel Robert Mueller, as it debunked the already unverified Trump dossier compiled by ex-MI6 spy Christopher Steele. Fusion GPS hired him. And they were contracted by the Hillary Clinton campaign to get dirt of Trump. This document is the epicenter of the Trump-Russia collusion myth. Still, this report tried very hard to prove Russian collusion, but there is simply zero evidence to prove it. Period.

The flip side is the so-called obstruction of justice that occurred, with Comey’s firing in2017 being a major date in the minds of liberals. Despite repeated examples that Comey was fired for cause, the Left continues to push this impeachment nonsense. Where things get dicey for liberals is how the Obama DOJ used the Steele dossier to reportedly secure a FISA spy warrant against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. John Solomon at The Hill has more:

Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz’s team referred Comey for possible prosecution under the classified information protection laws, but Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors working for Attorney General William Barr reportedly have decided to decline prosecution — a decision that’s likely to upset Comey’s conservative critics.

Prosecutors found the IG’s findings compelling but decided not to bring charges because they did not believe they had enough evidence of Comey’s intent to violate the law, according to multiple sources.

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Although a technical violation, the DOJ did not want to “make its first case against the Russia investigators with such thin margins and look petty and vindictive,” a source told me, explaining the DOJ’s rationale.

(Read more from “Reports: James Comey Is Torched in the Department of Justice’s IG Report on Obama-Era FISA Abuses” HERE)

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James Comey Kept Memos About Conversations with President Trump at His House (VIDEO)

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During congressional testimony back in June 2017, fired FBI Director James Comey admitted to leaking potentially classified memos about his conversations with President Trump. Comey said he gave them to a friend, who then gave them to the New York Times.

“I woke up in the middle of the night on Monday night, because it didn’t dawn on me originally, that there might be corroboration for our conversations, might be a tape, my judgement was that I needed to get that out into the public square and so I asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter,” Comey said at the time. “I didn’t do it myself for a variety of reasons, but asked him to, because I thought that it might prompt the appointment of a Special Counsel. I asked a close friend of mine to do that.”

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“Judicial Watch announced today it received six pages of records from the FBI showing that in June, 2017, a month after FBI Director James Comey was fired by President Donald Trump, FBI agents visited his home and collected “as evidence” four memos that allegedly detail conversations he had with President Trump. One of his memos was written on June 6, a month after he was fired,” the group released in a statement Wednesday. “Comey was fired by Trump on May 9, 2017. The memos obtained by Judicial Watch were collected from Comey by the FBI on June 7, a month later, and are dated February 14, 2017; March 30, 2017; April 11, 2017; and one is dated “last night at 6:30 pm.” (Read more from “James Comey Kept Memos About Conversations with President Trump at His House” HERE)

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Investigation Launched: ‘We Will Find out Exactly What Comey Was up to’

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. . .The legal team, through the Freedom of Information Act, is seeking every email, memorandum, brief and electronic message regarding a “spy” Comey dispatched to the White House and apparently used against the president.

“We will find out exactly what Comey was up to and bring it to light. And we’re prepared to go right back to court against the FBI Deep State in order to expose the truth, defend the Constitution and our rule of law, and once again defeat the Deep State. We will keep you updated as this case progresses,” ACLJ said Friday. . .

Comey is one of the more prominent names in Barack Obama’s administration who have been linked to an apparent weaponization of government power to defeat Trump in the 2016 election and undermine him after his improbable victory. . .

The legal team said Comey, before he was fired, “reportedly conducted his own ‘covert operation’ against President Trump by inserting FBI agents – spies – inside the White House. Their job was to secretly collect information and report back to Comey’s office.”

“Since his firing by President Trump, Comey has tried to present himself to the American people as a victim worthy of sympathy. Especially as he peddled his book. But now information has come to light that seems to expose the real James Comey to be a deceptive schemer against the Trump administration,” ACLJ said. “Comey repeatedly told the president, on at least three occasions, that he was not the subject of an investigation.” (Read more from “Investigation Launched: ‘We Will Find out Exactly What Comey Was up to'” HERE)

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Comey Defends The Russia Probe… And Proves Trump’s Point All In One OpEd

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Former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday penned an opinion piece in the Washington Post about the Russia probe and Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings (or lack thereof). According to Comey, “the president is a liar who doesn’t care what damage he does to vital institutions,” which is why he felt the need to set the record straight. . .

The former FBI Director does everything in his power to discredit President Trump’s claims that he was a Clinton supporter…and it’s rich (emphasis mine):

As director, I was determined that the work would be done carefully, professionally and discreetly. We were just starting. If there was nothing to it, we didn’t want to smear Americans. If there was something to it, we didn’t want to let corrupt Americans know we were on to them. So, we kept it secret. That’s how the FBI approaches all counterintelligence cases.

And there’s the first problem with Trump’s whole “treason” narrative. If we were “deep state” Clinton loyalists bent on stopping him, why would we keep it secret? Why wouldn’t the much-maligned FBI supervisor Peter Strzok — the alleged kingpin of the “treasonous” plot to stop Trump — tell anyone? He was one of the very few people who knew what we were investigating.

We investigated. We didn’t gather information about the campaign’s strategy. We didn’t “spy” on anyone’s campaign. We investigated to see whether it was true that Americans associated with the campaign had taken the Russians up on any offer of help. By late October, the investigators thought they had probable cause to get a federal court order to conduct electronic surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser named Carter Page. Page was no longer with the campaign, but there was reason to believe he was acting as an agent of the Russian government. We asked a federal judge for permission to surveil him and then we did it, all without revealing our work, despite the fact that it was late October and a leak would have been very harmful to candidate Trump. Worst deep-state conspiracy ever.

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Email: Comey Blamed Brennan for Promoting Debunked Dossier

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By WND. Then-FBI Director James Comey indicated in a December 2016 email that then-CIA Director John Brennan insisted on including the debunked, anti-Trump dossier funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign in the Intelligence Community report concluding Russia interfered in the 2016 election. . .

This week, Attorney General William Barr appointed U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the origins of the charge of Trump campaign collusion with Russia. The claim led to a nearly two-year, $35 million special counsel probe that threatened the Trump presidency, damaged his administration and Republicans politically, and set back their agenda.

But Herridge said a former CIA official, speaking on background, blamed Comey for the inclusion of the dossier in the Intelligence Community Assessment.

“Former Director Brennan, along with (former Director of National Intelligence) James Clapper, are the ones who opposed James Comey’s recommendation that the Steele dossier be included in the intelligence report,” the source said. . .

On Wednesday, Judicial Watch released Justice Department emails showing former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr and State Department official Kathleen Kavalec used Steele dossier material to target Trump after he won the 2016 election. (Read more from “Email: Comey Blamed Brennan for Promoting Debunked Dossier” HERE)

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Dispute Erupts over Whether Brennan, Comey Pushed Steele Dossier, as DOJ Probe into Misconduct Begins

By Fox News. A high-level dispute over which senior government officials pushed the unverified Steele dossier amid efforts to surveil the Trump campaign has broken out into the open again, after it emerged that Attorney General William Barr appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if the FBI and DOJ’s actions were “lawful and appropriate.”

Sources familiar with the records told Fox News that a late-2016 email chain indicated then-FBI Director James Comey told bureau subordinates that then-CIA Director John Brennan insisted the dossier be included in the intelligence community assessment on Russian interference, known as the ICA.

Fox News was told that the email chain – not yet public — referred to the dossier as “crown material,” but it was not clear why this apparent code was used. On Tuesday night, former GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy said on Fox News’ “The Story with Martha MacCallum” that “Comey has a better argument than Brennan, based on what I’ve seen.”

A day earlier, Gowdy told Fox News, “Whoever is looking into this, tell them to look into emails” from December 2016 involving Brennan and Comey. Gowdy, who is now a Fox News contributor, said his assessment was based on sensitive Russia records he reviewed as then-chairman of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee. (Read more from “Dispute Erupts over Whether Brennan, Comey Pushed Steele Dossier, as DOJ Probe into Misconduct Begins” HERE)

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James Comey Says Trump Was ‘Third’ on Russia’s Priorities for 2016

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By Breitbart. After his FBI peddled the narrative that Russia interfered in the 2016 election specifically to help Donald Trump, disgraced former FBI Director James Comey conceded that Russia’s primary goals were first to cause election chaos generally and then to ensure the defeat of Hillary Clinton.

Russia’s third priority was to help Trump win the election, Comey stated.

Comey made the comments while speaking last Thursday at a CNN town hall event. . .

Comey’s FBI was part of a January 6, 2017 U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) document assessing Russian interference efforts in the most recent U.S. presidential election. In the IC report, the NSA assessed the conclusion that Putin favored Trump and worked to get him elected only with a classification of “moderate confidence,” while the FBI and CIA gave it a “high confidence” rating.

A Republican House Intelligence Committee’s 250-page report on alleged Russian collusion released in April of last year raised questions about the “high confidence” assessment by the FBI and CIA, perhaps explaining why the NSA didn’t share the conclusion when it came to Russian intentions regarding Trump during the election. (Read more from “James Comey Says Trump Was ‘Third’ on Russia’s Priorities for 2016” HERE)

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Rod Rosenstein Calls James Comey a ‘Partisan Pundit’

By NBC News. In remarks prepared for delivery Monday night, former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein calls James Comey “a partisan pundit” and criticizes him for his recent remarks about Rosenstein.

In an op-ed last week in The New York Times, Comey asked how Rosenstein could, after the release of the Mueller report, give a speech quoting President Donald Trump on the rule of law and praise the president in his resignation letter. Comey concluded that Trump “eats your soul in small bites.”

In remarks for a speech Monday night to the Greater Baltimore Committee, Rosenstein says Comey is now “a partisan pundit, selling books and earning speaking fees while speculating about the strength of my character and the fate of my immortal soul. That is disappointing. Speculating about souls is not a job for police and prosecutors. Generally we base our opinions on eyewitness testimony.” (Read more from “Rod Rosenstein Calls James Comey a ‘Partisan Pundit'” HERE)

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