The FBI abused a digital surveillance tool nearly 300,000 times between 2020 and early 2021, running 23,132 inquiries alone after Jan. 6., according to a newly unsealed court document. The Section 702 database, which the FBI is authorized to use to gather foreign intelligence information or if they believe there is evidence of a crime, was used on Jan. 6 …
January 6, 2020 – Devin Nunes claims Republicans have an active investigation into Intelligence Community Inspector General, Michael Atkinson
“Ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes told The Sara Carter Show that Republicans have an active investigation into Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who alerted lawmakers to the so-called whistleblower complaint that has led to President Donald Trump’s partisan impeachment in the House. Nunes, R-CA, spoke to this reporter for Monday’s podcast. He revealed that transcripts of Atkinson’s secret testimony …
January 9, 2020 – Nancy Pelosi explains how they begin a smear by leaking it to the press, that validates the smear and then “merchandises” the subsequent articles
We have a rather robust timeline going under our “media leaks” tag and Nancy was kind enough to explain how to leak propaganda to the media, use the subsequent articles as validation, and then “merchandise” them as a means to push the desired narrative. Although Nancy was accusing Republicans of this tactic, it is obvious projection that we’ve all come …
January 9, 2020 – Cindy McCain admits “we all knew what he [Jeffrey Epstein] was doing”
Cindy McCain made a statement revealing that many people were aware of Jeffrey Epstein’s activities, but no one took legal action. She stated, “We all knew about it. It was hiding in plain sight, but no one wanted to go after him legally.” This suggests a perception that… pic.twitter.com/cc8gwsYhrM — 🗡️🛡️Sir Rickster🛡️🗡️ (@Rickster_75) January 5, 2024
January 10, 2020 – FBI director Christopher Wray tells the FISA court in a letter that he “deeply regrets” the many errors in FISA warrants
“FBI Director Christopher Wray told the federal surveillance court in a letter Friday that he “deeply regrets” the bureau’s many errors in the process to obtain surveillance warrants on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. “The FBI has the utmost respect for this Court, and deeply regrets the errors and omissions identified by the OIG,” Wray wrote in a letter to the …
January 10, 2020 – Another top FBI official is caught leaking sensitive information to the media and will not be prosecuted
“The name of a former top FBI official who leaked sensitive information over the course of hundreds of communications with at least six reporters can be revealed by the Washington Examiner. His identity is contained in a 21-page report obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The report reveals that investigators for the Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz determined …
January 10, 2020 – An Ex-DOJ official who is chosen by FISC Judge James Boasberg to assist in FISA reform, was ardent defender of FBI’s surveillance of Carter Page
“A former Justice Department official picked Friday to oversee the FBI’s reforms of its surveillance procedures in the wake of a damning inspector general’s report was one of the many pundits during the Russia probe to defend the bureau’s surveillance of Trump campaign aide Carter Page. David S. Kris, a former assistant attorney general for national security, was also an …
January 10, 2020 – A whistleblower comes forward and tells Sharyl Attkisson that Rod Rosenstein and former FBI now Crowdstrike’s Shawn Henry spied on her and planted spyware on her computer systems
“A very interesting development in the ongoing effort of former CBS investigative journalist, Sharyl Attkisson, to resolve the issue of who spied on her, planted spyware and infiltrated her computer systems for illegal surveillance. [Attkisson website here] According to a recent court filing [Source Here] a person who was engaged in the “wrongful activity” has come forward to provide Ms. …
January 10, 2020 – FBI finds new Clinton classified emails – discloses that Clinton used text messages for government business
“Judicial Watch today released 37 pages of new Clinton emails recently found by the FBI that show former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her unsecure, non-government email to transmit classified information. The new emails also show Clinton used text messages for government business. The documents, produced to Judicial Watch after a review by the State Department, include 13 new Clinton …
January 10, 2020 – FBI “finds” new Clinton emails that include classified info and official business in texts
Remember when Hillary Clinton repeatedly stated that the 55,000 pages she turned over to the State Department in December 2014 included all of her work-related emails? In response to a court order in a Judicial Watch case, she declared under penalty of perjury that she had “directed that all my emails on clintonemail.com in my custody that were or are potentially federal records …
January 11, 2020 – Devin Nunes writes ICIG Atkinson a second time demanding answers re the hearsay whistleblower complaint
“House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., demanded answers Saturday from the Intelligence Community Inspector General’s office regarding the whistleblower complaint about President Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Nunes sent a letter to ICIG Michael Atkinson raising several questions about the complaint, which ultimately led to Trump’s impeachment, and repeated requests for information that he said went unanswered …
January 12, 2020 – McCord is the key – Devin Nunes discusses sketchy issues surrounding ICIG Michael Atkinson and origination of the “whistle-blower” complaint
“House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss two very important issues. The first is the origination of the “whistle-blower” complaint and new issues surrounding Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson. The second important subject is the background of newly installed FISA Court monitor, David Kris, to oversee the FBI reform promises. CTH has some …
January 13, 2020 – A new documentary: “UkraineGate – Inconvenient Facts” by Olivier Berruyer, editor of les-crises.fr and released in conjunction with Consortium News
This documentary was released in conjunction with Consortium News, and sorts out the complicated UkraineGate scandal and the role Joe Biden played in it. (Consortium News, 1/13/2020) (Archive) (les-crises.fr) (Twitter/UkraineGate) Part 1 – A Not So Solid Prosecutor We are pleased to present to you today the first video in our documentary series “UkraineGate – Inconvenient Facts”. Our investigation began …
January 14, 2020 – Adam Schiff transmits newly “coordinated” evidence to Jerry Nadler to be included in the impeachment articles
“Yesterday’s ridiculous, albeit proactive, New York Times narrative about Russians hacking Burisma now makes sense. Today the Lawfare team (Mary McCord et al) within Adam Schiff’s impeachment crew sends additional files of evidence (pdf below) to be included in the impeachment articles constructed by HJC Chairman Jerry Nadler. It is all coordinated. The “new evidence” relates to information turned over by Lev Parnas, …
January 14, 2020 – House Democrats release a cache of notes and text messages from Giuliani associate, Lev Parnas
“House Democrats on Tuesday released a cache of notes and text messages from former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, shedding significant light on key aspects of ‘Ukrainegate’ at the heart of impeachment proceedings against President Trump. This includes efforts to get the former US Ambassador to Ukraine recalled, as well as Giuliani laying out his mission and the situation in Ukraine at the time. …
January 14, 2020 – Federal Court orders snap hearing on Awans congressional Democratic IT scandal, after DOJ files document under seal
“Judicial Watch announced today that a federal court yesterday ordered a snap hearing after the Justice Department submitted information under seal on Friday following the court’s demand for an explanation of why no records have been produced in the ongoing legal battle for documents about the Congressional Democrat IT (information technology) scandal involving the Awan brothers. The hearing is set for …
January 16, 2020 – Judge Sullivan postpones Flynn’s sentencing for another month
“A federal judge Thursday agreed to postpone Michael Flynn’s sentencing for another month while he considers the former Trump national security adviser’s recent request to withdraw his guilty plea over false statements to the FBI. In his order, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan set a new sentencing hearing for Feb. 27, while also spelling out a series of deadlines …
January 16, 2020 – FBI/Clinton whistleblower Nate Cain files complaint against IC IG Michael Atkinson
FBI whistleblower Nate Cain has recently filed a complaint against Michael Atkinson for lowering the standards of an intelligence community whistleblower complaint, that now allows hearsay evidence. Atkinson is the Intelligence Community Inspector General who protected the CIA hearsay whistleblower, whose complaint led to President Trump’s impeachment.
January 16, 2020 – Federal prosecutors are investigating an earlier incident of leaking by James Comey re Loretta Lynch assuring Clinton would not be prosecuted
The New York Times just published a bombshell report that’s faintly reminiscent of the scoops that the Liberal paper of record used to publish during the spring and summer of 2017 when the Mueller probe was in its infancy. Except this time, instead of the leak focusing on alleged wrongdoing by President Trump and his inner circle, the NYT is …
January 16, 2020 – Flynn’s lawyer: Documents show prosecutors knew they pressed him to lie
“Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, presented evidence that shows that prosecutors knowingly pressured him to lie, his lawyer said. “This evinces the strong inference the prosecutors themselves conspired to cause Mr. Flynn to make false statements,” Flynn’s lawyer Sidney Powell said in a Jan. 16 court filing (pdf). (…) The lobbying registration, filed under …
January 17, 2020 – The Comey Coverup Unravels
“In a curious report on Thursday evening, the New York Times carefully averts its eyes from everything that’s interesting. Even Adam Schiff has acknowledged that James Comey’s actions in 2016 may represent the most important and significant Russian influence on the election. (Hoist your shot glass. This will be the umpteenth time I’ve quoted Mr. Schiff on this matter in this column.) …
January 17, 2020 – John Durham is investigating a ‘strong paper trail’ during the months before Mueller appointment
“A trail of documents has reportedly led Attorney General William Barr’s handpicked federal prosecutor to focus his inquiry into the origins of the Russia investigation on the first several months of President Trump’s tenure.” John Durham is zeroing in on the period spanning from January 2017, when Trump took office, to May of that year. A “strong” paper trail, has …
January 17, 2020 – In a radio interview, Flynn attorney Sidney Powell says, “we have a witness to the original Flynn 302″
“Remarkable interview between the attorney for Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell, on WMAL radio with Larry O’Conner. Ms. Powell describes the current status of the case and the filings to withdraw the guilty plea. Additionally, Ms. Powell drops a bombshell in that they have a witness to the original Flynn-302 the government says doesn’t exist. O’Conner does a great interview because …
January 20, 2020 – Joe Biden’s ‘conspiracy theory’ memo to U.S. media doesn’t match the facts
Former vice president Joe Biden’s extraordinary campaign memo this week imploring U.S. news media to reject the allegations surrounding his son Hunter’s work for a Ukrainian natural gas company makes several bold declarations. The memo by Biden campaign aides Kate Bedingfield and Tony Blinken specifically warned reporters covering the impeachment trial they would be acting as “enablers of misinformation” if they repeated …
January 21, 2020 – A Biden campaign video features a Ukrainian activist who said in another part of her interview, Hunter ‘did a very bad thing’
“Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign released a video Tuesday that quoted a Ukrainian anti-corruption activist who said in 2019 that Hunter Biden “did a very bad thing” by working for Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings. The campaign released the video, narrated by rapid response director Andrew Bates, in order to push back on Trump allies’ allegations that Biden pressured …
January 21, 2020 – Peter Schweizer’s new book – “Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite”
“For over a decade, the work of five-time New York Times bestselling investigative reporter Peter Schweizer has sent shockwaves through the political universe. Clinton Cash revealed the Clintons’ international money flow, exposed global corruption, and sparked an FBI investigation. Secret Empires exposed bipartisan corruption and launched congressional investigations. And Throw Them All Out and Extortion prompted passage of the STOCK Act. Indeed, Schweizer’s “follow the money” bombshell revelations …
January 23, 2020 – The National Security Council tells Bolton his book contains ‘TOP SECRET’ information – 3 days before NYT leak
“The [National Security Council] told former national security adviser John Bolton that his tell-all book contains “significant amounts of classified information,” including some which is “TOP SECRET” and could harm national security. “Under federal law and the nondisclosure agreements your client signed, as a condition for gaining access to classified information, the manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed …
January 25, 2020 – Rudy Giuliani “Common Sense” – A series of videos about Ukraine
January 25, 2020 – Rudy Giuliani Common Sense EP. 1: Since No Crimes Exist, It Must Be Dismissed January 30, 2020 – Rudy Giuliani Common Sense Ep. 2 The Trial: Opening Statement | Bombshell Documents January 31, 2020 – Common Sense Ep. 3 The Trial: Witness One | exclusive interview with Viktor Shokin February 6, 2020 – Common Sense Ep. …
January 26, 2020 – Top British spy report: ‘Strong possibility’ that anti-Trump dossier was completely fabricated
“A British author who specializes in espionage raised serious doubts about former MI6 officer Christopher Steele’s salacious dossier, which was included in the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into President Trump’s 2016 campaign. Rupert Allason, a former member of Parliament whose pen name is Nigel West, conducted a forensic analysis of Steele’s work, which made stunning allegations about coordination between Trump’s camp …
January 27, 2020 – Alan Dershowitz: “NOTHING” from Bolton revelations, even if true, would rise to level of abuse of power or impeachable offense
“Former Harvard Law Professor, author, and Democrat, Alan Dershowitz, testified in defense of President Donald Trump in the US Senate Impeachment Trial. Alan Dershowtiz: It follows, it follows from this that any president would have done what the Times reported about the contact of the Bolton manuscript. That would not constitute an impeachable offense. Let me repeat, nothing in the Bolton …
January 27, 2020 – Ratcliffe, Meadows, Stefanik, Jordan and Johnson deconstruct the ‘House Bolton Maneuver’
“The “House Bolton Maneuver” was a pre-planned operation to use a timed NSC ‘resistance’ leak to frame a new demand for testimony in the Senate. From the beginning the House intentionally constructed an impeachment process to avoid the judicial branch because the construction of the articles was dependent on an unconstitutional creation: impeachment by decree of the Speaker. As a result of their …
January 27, 2020 – Pam Bondi exposes Biden connections to corrupt Burisma
Appearance of a conflict of interest was raised on multiple occasions. pic.twitter.com/EP93JINu7v — Benny (@bennyjohnson) January 27, 2020 Before her nomination, Ambassador Yovanovitch was briefed specifically on Burisma by the Obama Administration in case she got a question about it. The Washington Post reported that the fired prosecutor believed he lost his job because he was investigating Burisma. The media …
January 27, 2020 – Recently appointed by the FISA Court to review FISA abuse, David Kris, was clearing his WaPo op-eds attacking the Nunes memo, with DOJ’s NSD
“New FOIA docs expose David Kris, the anti-Trump Obama- period DOJ official appointed to oversee FISA reforms was sending WaPo op-ed drafts attacking Nunes’s FISA memorandum to other DOJ participants requesting for edits as well as clearance. There’s more … David Kris likewise called Nunes a “chairman who appears to have gone rogue.” (…) GOP Reps. Jim Jordan (OH) and …
January 27, 2020 – “Because I am a snake” – Tucker Carlson deconstructs John Bolton
Fox News host Tucker Carlson aimed his Monday night “Tucker Carlson Tonight” opening monologue at “disgraced former National Security Adviser John Bolton.” Bolton’s upcoming book, the New York Times reported Sunday, will contend that President Donald Trump intentionally tied aid to Ukraine to a desired investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. WATCH: Part I Part II “Back during …
January 28, 2020 – Grassley and Johnson request AG Barr declassify four footnotes in Horowitz Report, saying section of report misleads public
“Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee have formerly requested that Attorney General William Barr declassify four footnotes in Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on the FBI’s FISA abuse investigation. The letter states that the classified footnotes contradict information in Horowitz’s report that appears to have misled the public. U.S. Sens. Ron …
January 28, 2020 – Senators Grassley and Johnson: The IG FISA abuse report misleads the public about Crossfire Hurricane
“Last week’s political trifecta—the Iowa caucus, the State of the Union, and President Trump’s impeachment acquittal—temporarily starved other stories of oxygen. Among those was the news that the inspector general’s report on FISA abuse was misleading and that redacted information contained in four footnotes contradicted sections of the lengthy expose on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron …
January 29, 2020 – Is AIDS US $90b in taxpayer dollars a global slush fund?
“Well over a hundred billion dollars has siphoned through the hands of individuals with scandalous histories, with over $90 billion from the U.S. Government (taxpayers) alone, via PEPFAR. • The U.S. Government’s PEPFAR is the largest funder of any nation to a single disease in the world, and the largest donor to the Global Fund, to the tune of over …
January 29, 2020 – Former Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin files a criminal complaint naming Biden for “interference with the activities of a law enforcement officer”
“Former top Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin has filed a criminal complaint with the state authorities, claiming former US Vice President Joe Biden strong-armed Kiev into firing him in order to stop the Burisma investigation. In the complaint Shokin sent to the Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) on Tuesday, the former prosecutor requests that Biden be charged with “interference with the activities of …
January 29, 2020 – Sidney Powell files two new Flynn motions to dismiss for egregious government misconduct and in the interest of justice
General Flynn filed two bombshell motions today: one further supporting his request to withdraw his plea, and the other seeking to dismiss his case for egregious government misconduct. Read the motions below: Full court filings: Completed ECF 160 (with Attachments) Doc. 162 Flynn Motion to Dismiss for Egregious Government Misconduct and in the Interest of Justice (Sidney Powell, 1/29/2020) (Archive)
January 29, 2020 – Lt. General Flynn explains the reason why he accepted a guilty plea
Lawyers representing Lt. General Michael Flynn have filed a motion to dismiss [pdf here] citing “government misconduct”. Additionally, Mr. Flynn has filed a declaration [pdf here] requesting to remove his prior guilty plea and take the case to trial. Hours later the DOJ revised their sentencing memo, dropped their request for jail time and offered probation. Within the motion to dismiss …
January 29, 2020 – Trump deputy counsel Patrick Philbin tells the Senate the hearsay “whistleblower” may have had a “conflict of interest” in filing his complaint
There are many questions and concerns about the alleged whistleblower and potential conflicts of interest. Democrats aren't answering any of them. pic.twitter.com/KLN3KmqZpO — The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 30, 2020
January 30, 2020 – Senator Rand Paul discusses the importance of impeachment origination
“Senator Rand Paul appears on Fox News with Martha MacCallum to discuss how the impeachment process originated. One of Senator Paul’s concerns centers around the staff of Adam Schiff and the HPSCI plotting the impeachment process. Former NSC member Sean Misko (currently on Schiff’s staff), and former DOJ-NSD head, Mary McCord, may have participated in constructing a whistle-blower complaint eventually presented by CIA …
January 30, 2020 – Justice Roberts thwarts questions about hearsay whistleblower in Senate
(…) “The contacts between members of Schiff’s staff and the whistleblower are shrouded in secrecy to this day,” deputy Trump counsel Patrick Philbin said responding to a question asked at Wednesday’s trial by senators about RCI’s reporting earlier this month. “Obviously to get to the bottom of motivations, bias, how this inquiry was all created, [it] could be relevant.” Schiff …
January 30, 2020 – House Democrats: Steele dossier was OK because we ‘purchased’ it
This captures just one aspect of why this impeachment is so hypocritical/dumb. The same camp hyperventilating about "foreign interference in our democracy" paid for a fictional foreign dossier that fueled surveillance of a campaign & 3 years of all-consuming conspiracy theories. — Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) January 30, 2020