Just what do the newly unsealed General Michael Flynn case documents actually reveal? Are they really “bombshells?” Do they exonerate Flynn, President Trump’s former national security advisor? And, was the Steele dossier really a product of Russian disinformation, as some are alleging, with Sergei Millian playing a role? In this episode, we sit down with investigative journalist Lee Smith, author …
May 4, 2020 -New Solomon book – “Fallout: Nuclear Bribes, Russian Spies, and the Washington Lies that Enriched the Clinton and Biden Dynasties”
An exhaustively researched book that reads like an investigative thriller, Fallout reveals how Obama’s “Russian Reset” led to corruption, scandal, and a desperate bid to impeach Donald Trump. (Official publication date, July 14, 2020) In 2015, a major story broke exposing Hillary Clinton’s role in approving the sale of American uranium assets to the Russian state nuclear agency, Rosatom. Not only did the …
May 5, 2020 – Walls close in around FBI Director Chris Wray as documents show his enabling of corrupt FBI objectives
An interesting article from Fox News asks the question of whether Mueller’s special counsel attorney Brandon Van Grack misled Judge Sullivan in the Flynn case by not being forthcoming about the background documents under the DOJ Brady obligation. Additionally, as a consequence of the Flynn evidence discoveries, people are now asking why the FBI and DOJ did not produce these documents earlier. …
May 5, 2020 – Sergei Millian surfaces to dispute Nigel West’s claim he is connected to Russian military intelligence
“Sergei Millian is not in hiding. Even if he was, he isn’t any longer. He reached out to SaraACarter.com on Tuesday to dispute a recent podcast interview with a famous British historian who accused him of possibly being connected to Russia’s GRU, Moscow’s military intelligence. He called the allegations outlandish and accused historian Nigel West of attempting to spread disinformation about him, much …
May 6, 2020 – DOJ releases less redacted 2nd scope memo (Aug 2, 2017) – Still missing 3rd scope memo (Oct 20, 2017)
The DOJ has finally released a less redacted version of the second special counsel scope memo, written August 2, 2017 by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The second scope memo (full pdf here) authorized Robert Mueller to target Carter Page, Paul Manafort, George Papadopoulos, Michael Flynn, and an unknown entity (Richard Gates, Michael Cohen, Michael Flynn Jr. likely possibilities). The DOJ has …
May 7, 2020 – Russia Probe Transcript: Crowdstrike official Shawn Henry testifies they did not have “concrete evidence” the DNC was hacked by Russia
Aaron Mate’ does a deep dive into Shawn Henry’s recently released transcript of his testimony to the House Intelligence Committee: Shawn Henry had an entirely different message for the American public when he wasn’t under oath. From January 6, 2017: (Shawn Henry Transcript)
May 7, 2020 – Russia probe transcript: Crowdstrike CEO Shawn Henry states the DNC fully cooperated with all FBI requests and they never asked to see the DNC server
“The cybersecurity firm that investigated and remediated the alleged hack of the Democratic National Committee’s servers in 2016 found no direct evidence that hackers stole any data or emails, according to a newly declassified interview transcript. Shawn Henry, the president of CrowdStrike Services, told the House Intelligence Committee in late 2017 that his firm had no evidence that the alleged Russian hackers stole …
May 7, 2020 – Russia Probe Transcript: Ben Rhodes testifies to seeing indications of “potential coordination”; two years later states Obama WH didn’t know of investigation
Ben Rhodes is the brother of CBS News president David Rhodes. On June 22, 2018, he is interviewed by CBS News and says: (…) “It was not until after President Obama ordered what became the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment – an effort led by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence – that the picture became clearer and starker, Rhodes …
May 7, 2020 – Prosecutor in Flynn case, Brandon Van Grack, abruptly resigns
“Brandon Van Grack, the lead prosecutor in the government’s case against former national security adviser and retired Gen. Michael Flynn suddenly resigned Thursday, without explanation. In a single sentence filing to the court, Van Grack informed federal Judge Emmet Sullivan that he would be quitting the case. Pressure from President Trump and his supporters has built in the past weeks …
May 7, 2020 – Russia Probe Transcript: Loretta Lynch testifies, “I do not recall that being briefed up to me”
Regardless of the fact that former AG Loretta Lynch admits to seeing no evidence of Trump colluding with Russia, just three months into his presidency in March, 2017, she takes to the airwaves encouraging Antifa to continue their attacks against his supporters.
May 7, 2020 – Russia Probe Transcript: Simona Mangiante testifies she heard CIA/FBI spy, Joseph Mifsud say he was a member of the Clinton Foundation
Representative Eric Swalwell knew that the CIA/FBI spy, Joseph Mifsud, was a member of the Clinton Foundation and hid that evidence from the American people. Simona Mangiante, George Papadopoulos’ wife, testified to the House Intelligence Committee on July 18, 2018, and stated Joseph Mifsud mentioned several times while in her company, that he was a member of the Clinton Foundation. …
May 7, 2020 – Russia Probe Transcript: Obama official Evelyn Farkas admits to never seeing evidence of Trump/Russia collusion
“Former Obama administration defense official Evelyn Farkas testified under oath that she lied during an MSNBC interview when she claimed to have evidence of alleged collusion, a newly declassified congressional transcript of her testimony shows. Farkas testified before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on June 26, 2017, as part of the committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 …
May 7, 2020 – Durham resurrects Clinton Foundation probe; Feds disclose DOJ’s renewed focus on widespread charity, vaccine fraud
“Thought to be left for dead, the federal probe of the Clinton Foundation has found new life in Connecticut, where U.S. Attorney John Durham has quietly breathed life back into the investigation of the Clintons widespread charity and vaccine schemes. Durham’s newly-minted focus of putting the schemes of the Clinton Foundation back under the federal microscope was detailed on the …
May 7, 2020 – Russia Probe Transcript: John Podesta testifies Hillary Clinton knew about Russia dirt digging on Trump
“In recently unsealed testimony to Congress, former Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta acknowledged that both he and Hillary Clinton were aware that her campaign had purchase opposition research and was looking for dirt on Donald Trump’s ties to Russia during the 2016 election. Podesta’s comments are the most direct acknowledgment about what Donald Trump’s opponent knew in real-time about the …
May 7, 2020 – Russia Probe Transcript: Susan Rice testifies, “I don’t recall intelligence that I would consider evidence”
In April 2017, Rice appears on CNN to defend the actions she took, based on the intelligence she received.
May 7, 2020 – Russia Probe Transcript: Samantha Power testifies, “I am not in possession of anything” regarding collusion
Newly declassified records show that Samantha Power made seven separate unmasking requests related to Flynn in late 2016 and early 2017. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power testified to Congress in 2017 that she never sought to unmask records containing information about former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Newly declassified documents from the National Security Agency (NSA), …
May 7, 2020 – Russia Probe Transcript: James Clapper testifies, “I never saw any direct empirical evidence” of Trump campaign conspiring with Russians
When searching for a video of Clapper saying the opposite to the American public via media interviews, it appears he has been one of the few in Obama’s administration who has consistently admitted there was no evidence that Trump colluded with Russia. From May, 2017:
May 7, 2020 – Russia Probe Transcripts: Link to all transcripts and documents
Interview Transcript of Rinat Akhmetshin (November 13, 2017) Interview Transcript of Stephen Bannon (January 16, 2018) Interview Transcript of Stephen Bannon (February 15, 2018) Interview Transcript of Andrew Brown (August 30, 2017) Interview Transcript of Michael Caputo (July 14, 2017) Interview Transcript of John Carlin (July 27, 2017) Interview Transcript of Thomas Catan (October 18, 2017) Interview Transcript of James …
May 7, 2020 – Full interview transcript: AG Barr discusses dropping the Flynn case
Q: Does the new evidence show that the counterintelligence case against General Flynn was simply left open to lay a trap for lying? BARR: Yes. Essentially. As customary CBS only broadcast a small snippet of the interview between CBS reporter Catherine Herridge and U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr. The full interview is much longer and much more interesting than the edited narrative broadcast by …
May 7, 2020 – Richard Grenell delivers a satchel of declassified docs to William Barr
Earlier this afternoon Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard “Ric” Grenell delivered a satchel of declassified documents to Attorney General Bill Barr. According to DC sources the content could possibly be released tomorrow in an explosive Friday document dump. Stay tuned… (Read more: Conservative Treehouse, 5/07/2020) (Archive)
May 7, 2020 – DOJ files motion to dismiss charges against General Flynn
The Justice Department files a motion to drop the charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Read the filing here.
May 8, 2020 – Tucker Carlson calls for the resignation of Adam Schiff
Rep. Adam Schiff and the entire apparatus of official Washington has been exposed by the recently released House Intelligence Committee transcripts, as well as by the documents just released in the Michael Flynn case. Tucker shows us a montage of various media clips of Adam Schiff lying to the American public and claiming there was overwhelming evidence of Trump colluding …
May 8, 2020 – An audio surfaces of Obama sharing his concerns about the rule of law to political operatives and the media
“The good news is former President Obama is panicked by recent sunlight; the slight possibility of a U.S. DOJ that may soon have him in the cross-hairs; and the more obvious possibility the American people will discover the scale of his corrupt weaponization of intelligence to target his political opposition. The better news is former President Obama is so heavily …
May 8, 2020 – Flynn prosecutor, Brandon Van Grack should face a show-cause hearing
“How Van Grack’s misrepresentations about the Flynn investigation and evidence led Judge Sullivan to issue an inaccurate opinion. Why a show-cause hearing is appropriate. Van Grack told Judge Sullivan that the Flynn “lies” “impeded” and “had a material impact on” the Trump/Russia investigation. Van Grack also told Judge Sullivan that he had provided all Brady evidence – and all “information …
May 9, 2020 – John Solomon releases 12 revelations that sunk Mueller’s case against Flynn
“Here are the 12 revelations that unraveled the false narrative and Mueller’s prosecution of a 33-year military veteran: 1. Flynn’s RT visit with Putin wasn’t nefarious. In fact, it was cleared by his former employer, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and he received a defensive briefing before he went to Russia and debriefed with U.S. intelligence after he returned. https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/423558-exculpatory-russia-evidence-about-mike-flynn-that-us-intel-kept-secret 2. Not a Russian …
May 9, 2020 – John Brennan lashes out at Trump after DOJ drops case against Flynn
“Former CIA Director and Spygate ringleader John Brennan lashed out at President Trump on Saturday after the DOJ dropped its case against Flynn. The Justice Department dropped its case against General Mike Flynn Thursday after bombshell documents released proved he was framed by Comey’s FBI. The DOJ said in its motion to dismiss that “The interview of Mr. Flynn was …
May 11, 2020 – The Epoch Times shares an infographic of their “Investigation Timeline of FISA Abuse”
“In its pursuit of establishing surveillance on the Trump campaign, the FBI turned its attention to Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in the spring of 2016, culminating in the issuance of a FISA warrant—which allows for some of the most intrusive spying methods on an American citizen. As part of this process, the FBI relied extensively on the flawed Steele dossier, leading an …
May 11, 2020 – Grassley on Flynn case: FBI abused power in ways Founders, Framers ‘feared most’
“GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley is taking on the media, the Justice Department, and even President Obama over the federal government’s handling of the Michael Flynn case. (…) Among the revelations was that FBI agents, in the early days of the Trump administration, went beyond the scope of federal government’s case to interview the then-White House national security adviser. Flynn later, …
May 12, 2020 – Senator Chuck Grassley writes letter to DOJ and DNI requesting more declassification
“Senator Grassley sends a letter (pdf here) thanking AG Bill Barr and DNI Richard Grenell for the declassified documents produced so far. With the DOJ deciding to drop the Flynn prosecution Grassley notes there are three more buckets of classified documents he would like to see declassified and presented soon: (1) The Flynn/Kislyak transcript. (2) The Susan Rice Memo to …
May 12, 2020 – Viktor Shokin asks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Biden crimes; claims he was poisoned in August 2019
Former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokhin has appealed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the guarantor of the Constitution with a request to ensure the response of law enforcement agencies to allegations of unlawful acts by former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden. At the Interfax-Ukraine agency’s press conference on Tuesday, Shokin’s lawyer Oleksandr Teleshetsky noted that the State Bureau of Investigations …
May 12, 2020 – Flynn judge orders retired judicial ally to file brief supporting prosecution of Michael Flynn
“Judge Sullivan is requesting retired judge John Gleeson to file an amicus brief outlining why: (a) the charge against Flynn should not be dropped, and (b) frame the argument about how to prosecute Flynn for perjury. Former Judge John Gleeson (U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of New York) recently penned an op-ed in the Washington Post arguing that Flynn should continue to …
May 13, 2020 – Newly released State Dept. memos expose contacts between Ukraine Amb. Yovanovitch and Burisma
“During President Trump’s impeachment, former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch testified to Congress that she knew little beyond an initial briefing and “press reports” about Burisma Holdings, the Ukrainian natural gas firm that had hired Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter and was dogged by a corruption investigation. “It just wasn’t a big deal,” she declared under oath on Oct. 11, …
May 13, 2020 – The Obama-era Flynn unmasking list is released…their efforts began long before the Kislyak call discussing sanctions
“Top Obama administration officials purportedly requested to “unmask” the identity of former national security adviser Michael Flynn during the presidential transition period, according to a list of names from that controversial process made public on Wednesday. The list was declassified in recent days by Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell and then sent to GOP Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson, who made …
May 13, 2020 – Devin Nunes discusses unmasking: “It’s much worse than this” – the entire Trump transition team was under surveillance
First things first: ♦Understand Obama’s Surveillance Operation. ♦Michael Flynn was not under a FISA Title-1 Warrant …. that’s the background. Devin Nunes appears on Lou Dobbs to discuss the recent list of Obama-era officials who unmasked NSA intercepts of Michael Flynn talking to foreign government officials. Rep. Nunes reminds the audience that Flynn is only one person within a much larger group of …
May 14, 2020 – Scott Ritter: Another perjury trap is exposed, George Papadopoulos
(…) [The Judiciary Committee releases] recently declassified Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications submitted by the Department of Justice to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, a unique judicial body that approves requests for secret warrants used by law enforcement to conduct covert electronic and physical surveillance of U.S. citizens, reveal that the predicate for the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation into alleged Russian collusion by …
May 14, 2020 – Jordan requests Pompeo turn over docs exposing alleged ‘whistleblower’ and Hunter Biden
“Republicans are demanding that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo turn over a broad scope of unreacted Obama-Biden State Department documents pertaining to the corrupt Ukrainian company which that was at the center of the impeachment inquiry earlier this year against President Donald Trump. “I write regarding documents that the State Department recently released pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act …
May 15, 2020 – Aaron Maté, Katie Halper and Matt Taibbi discuss Russiagate and how it helped Trump
In this week’s quarantine episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, host Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by Aaron Maté, host of Push Back, to talk about the resurfacing of the Russiagate story and how it’s helped Trump. Matt rants about the recent “leak” of Barack Obama talking to former members of his administration about the disposition of the …
May 18, 2020 – Bill Barr’s silence impacts the outcome of the 2020 Election
“On May 18, 2020, then-Attorney General Bill Barr made a statement to the media, declaring that special counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Russiagate hoax wasn’t focused on either former President Barack Obama or former Vice President Joe Biden, stating that “I don’t expect Mr. Durham’s work will lead to a criminal investigation of either man.” In his new book, …
May 19, 2020 – Grenell declassifies and releases the redacted paragraph in Susan Rice’s memo
“Acting DNI Richard Grenell declassified the hidden paragraph of the Susan Rice memo and it was released earlier today. Our suspicions about the content of the redacted paragraph being Michael Flynn connected are confirmed. On January 5, 2017, President Obama and Susan Rice were discussing incoming National Security Advisor Michael Flynn with FBI Director James Comey. The motive for Susan …
May 19, 2020 – Ukrainian MP Andrii Derkach holds a press conference: New details in the case of the Burisma bribe…”Biden ruled Ukraine”
Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach has made public audio materials that may indicate the influence of ex-Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden on the fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. “We will unveil recordings of telephone conversations with voices similar to those of Petro Poroshenko and Joseph Biden, testifying to the facts of international corruption and state treason at …
May 19, 2020 – Flynn attorney Sidney Powell lashes out at judge: ‘The case is over and his bias is so egregious’
“Sidney Powell, the attorney for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, told Hannity Tuesday that U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan has “gone way out into left field” since the Justice Department moved to dismiss the case against her client earlier this month. Earlier Tuesday, Flynn’s legal team filed a petition for a writ of mandamus with the D.C. Circuit Court of …
May 19, 2020 – Grassley and Johnson ask DNI Grenell for declassified 2017 unmasking list – timing relates to NSA database exploits
“A very interesting letter from Senator Chuck Grassley and Senator Ron Johnson asking DNI Richard “Ric” Grenell to declassify and release all of the unmasking requests from January 2016 to January 2017. Results to be provided in tranches if needed. Within the letter (pdf here) the senators appear to be targeting specific dates for cross-referencing with previously identified NSA database …
May 20, 2020 – Judicial Watch releases the originating FBI “EC” Electronic Communication, the start of Crossfire Hurricane
“The “EC” or electronic communication that started the July 31st counterintelligence operation was one of the original declassification requests from Devin Nunes original bucket list in 2018. The EC has been declassified and Judicial Watch received it. Originally the EC was presumed to be a CIA communication to the FBI detailing the need for a counterintelligence investigation; however, the EC as …
May 20, 2020 – Senate Committee issues first subpoena to Blue-Star Strategies in Biden-Burisma investigation
“The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee approved on Wednesday its first subpoena as part of an investigation into the relationship between former vice president Joe Biden and the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings. The Republicans senators in the committee approved the subpoena, at the request of the panel’s chairman Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), for Blue Star Strategies in an 8-6 party-line vote. It will …
May 20, 2020 – Zelensky seeks probe over leaked audio of Biden linking US aid to Ukraine prosecutor’s ouster
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for an investigation Wednesday of leaked recordings purportedly depicting then-Vice President Joe Biden telling Zelensky’s predecessor Petro Poroshenko that his country would receive U.S. aid once top prosecutor Viktor Shokin was replaced. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee already has acknowledged such an arrangement publicly. But the leaked audio revived criticism that Biden was engaged in a kind of quid-pro-quo, much …
May 22, 2020 – Editorial: Media Cowardice and the Collusion Hoax
By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. (…) “To many hack commentators, “conspiracy theory” has become a term used to make certain kinds of implicit and explicit cooperation unacknowledgeable. With evidence newly in hand last week, we see that the resources poured into promoting the Steele dossier before the 2016 election were nothing next to those mobilized by Clinton campaign chief John Podesta after …
May 23, 2020 – Flynn judge, Emmett Sullivan, hires high-powered D.C. attorney to “defend his actions in Flynn case”
The Washington Post headline reads (emphasis mine): “Federal judge hires high-powered D.C. attorney to defend his actions in Flynn case.” Which gives some insight into the framework and purpose of this event, and how it reached the WaPo narrative engineers. The Washington Post is, as an institution, adverse to the interests of Michael Flynn. So this story, specifically the events behind the story, is …
May 24, 2020 – Joe diGenova says Obama team was ‘afraid’ Flynn would find improper access to NSA data
“The Obama administration was “afraid” retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn would find out about improper access to National Security Agency data as President Trump’s national security adviser, according to former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova. His assertion adds insight to an allegation by Flynn’s lawyer, Sidney Powell, who claims her client was prepared to “audit” the U.S. Intelligence Community as White House …
May 24, 2020 – Clinton Foundation Whistleblower Library (continuous updates)
Clinton Foundation Whistleblower Library: As our following grows, we welcome maintaining this ongoing ‘library’ at which you’ll find much info/extensive links. Our only request? Please retweet/share this library far and wide. Armed with info, we can’t/won’t be beat. Let’s roll: ** NOTE: Please know I use the term Book in these texts not literally but rather in a colloquial fashion. …
May 25, 2020 – Richard Grenell points out Senator Mark Warner’s conflicts
“…An interesting couple of things happened just as Richard Grenell passed the sunlight baton to DNI John Ratcliffe. First, SSCI Vice-Chair Mark Warner is angered about the sunlight Grenell has delivered. Second, former AAG Matt Whitaker outlines how the Mueller investigation threatened him. Both issues merge (outlined below). When considering that Robert Mueller was used as a weapon (threat) and a …
May 25, 2020 – Ric Grenell sends a blitz of sunlight in a departing letter to Senator Mark Warner plus a list of his accomplishments as DNI
“In a departing letter to SSCI Vice-Chair Mark Warner, Grenell responds to a Warner inquiry demanding justification for his blitz of sunlight and naming of unmaskers. Specifically pointing to the release of names that unmasked Trump administration officials Grenell notes “the decision to declassify the names of individuals who sought to unmask the identity of General Flynn poses absolutely no …
May 27, 2020 – Matt Whitaker discusses the “Obstruction of Justice Trap” – Mueller probe used as weapon to cover coup effort
Within an interesting interview conducted by Jan Jekielek of Epoch Times, former AAG Matt Whitaker confirms what CTH long suspected. The Mueller investigation was used by corrupt interests within the special counsel’s office to threaten any/all executive branch and congressional officials with “obstruction of justice” charges if they revealed any exculpatory or counter-narrative information during the Mueller probe. Whitaker describes this …
May 27, 2020 – Plandemic – A Documentary
We are posting this video to our site for posterity’s sake. “Humanity is imprisoned by a killer pandemic. People are being arrested for surfing in the ocean and meditating in nature. Nations are collapsing. Hungry citizens are rioting for food. The media has generated so much confusion and fear that people are begging for salvation in a syringe. Billionaire patent …
May 29, 2020 -Declassified Flynn transcripts contradict key Mueller claims against him
“Highly sought-after summaries and transcripts of intercepted phone calls between former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak contradict key claims made by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his criminal case against Flynn. The transcripts were provided to Congress on Friday and obtained by The Federalist. You can read the full documents here and here. (…) …
May 29, 2020 – Dana Boente resigns amid criticism for his role in Flynn investigation
FBI’s top lawyer Dana Boente was asked to resign on Friday. Two sources familiar with the decision to dismiss Boente said it came from high levels of the Justice Department rather than directly from FBI Director Christopher Wray. His departure comes on the heels of recent criticism by Fox News for his role in the investigation of former Trump National Security …