The noose around the now former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe appears to be getting tighter.
Just hours after news that McCabe was departing the FBI, allegedly forced out from his position, the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Republican Bob Goodlatte released a a letter urging FBI Director Christopher Wray to preserve Mr. McCabe’s emails, and all other communications, before his official departure from the agency.
From Goodlatte's statement:
“Today’s news that FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is stepping down from the Bureau is overdue. Recent revelations call into question Mr. McCabe’s leadership in the top operational post in the FBI. However, Mr. McCabe’s departure certainly does not mean that we are done rooting out the problems at the FBI. I continue to be extremely troubled by the decisions made by the FBI during the 2016 presidential election and the role senior FBI officials played in these questionable decisions and irregularities.
“The only way to ensure the FBI remains the premier law enforcement agency in the world is to ensure that the leadership at the Bureau holds the trust of the American people. This change in leadership at the FBI is a good first step in repairing the damage to their reputation.”
And from his letter, highlights ours:
Deputy Director McCabe's decision to step down comes at a time where a confluence of events and reporting show serious irregularities in the FBI and DOJ's investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified information. Deputy Director McCabe was prominently involved in both that investigation and the FBI's pre-Special Counsel investigation into allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. It is essential that the FBI preserve Mr. McCabe's emails, and all other communications, before his official departure from the agency.
Here is the request to preserve McCabe's emails and documents:
This Committee currently has an investigation open on the FBI's handling of the events surrounding the 2016 election. It is therefore essential that we have all of Deputy Director McCabe's documents and communications pertaining to the 2016 election. It is also in the public interest that all documents and communications pertaining to Mr. McCabe's involvement in the pre-Special Counsel Russia investigation be preserved from destruction or deletion. These measures are critical to ensure that this Committee and others can perform necessary and robust Congressional oversight.
Many have suggested that the timing of McCabe's abrupt departure - just as the FISA memo was set to be released -was not accidental. Although confirmation will have to wait, at least until such time as the FBI assures the public that Hillary Clinton's Bleach-Bit wasn't used on its own servers to delete a few thousand emails...
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Full Goodlatte letter below (link):
Comments
I wonder if these will also be lost only to be found by someone that isn't willing to commit treason?
The roof, The roof, The roof is on fire! Burn ***** Burn! Someone who can put that clip on here should. It would be worth it.
In reply to I wonder if these will also… by JimmyJones
Oops. We’re sorry. Gmail has accidentally deleted your files in a way that is unrecoverable. Do not reply to this address as it is unmonitored.
In reply to The roof, The roof, The roof… by Countrybunkererd
I'm sure they're now as safe as if Pelosi memorized them herself.
In reply to Oops. We’re sorry. Gmail has… by Yukon Cornholius
Mainstream media meltdown imminent. Prepare yourselves for possible inundation with copious craploads of bullshit.
In reply to I'm sure they're as safe as… by mtl4
about flogging time.
be prepared to triage all of those in your life who have thought you were nuts. they are getting red pill enemas pretty soon and will need support
In reply to Mainstream media meltdown… by eclectic syncretist
FBI preserving emails...
...and....they're gone...
https://olduvai.ca
In reply to about flogging time. by wildbad
Yep, they already destroyed those things. Send in Hillary
In reply to FBI preserving texts… by skbull44
"Thanks for your note. We deleted them all weeks ago"
In reply to Yep, they already destroyed… by Shitonya Serfs
I have absolutely no legal background, but wouldn't falsifying the 302's be considered falsifying evidence and shouldn't there be a federal code that prohibits such a thing?
In reply to "Thanks for your note. We… by JRobby
Yeah, those codes/laws only apply to low-level G-men and you and me.
In reply to I have absolutely no legal… by Joe Davola
Damn Russians! They took those emails . . . after the dog ate the servers.
In reply to "Thanks for your note. We… by JRobby
Sorry, we ran out of hard drives and Best Buy was closed.
Love,
FBI.
In reply to Damn Russians! They took… by Government nee…
All your emails are belong to us, Bitches!
DOJ!
In reply to "Thanks for your note. We… by JRobby
I'm going to take the opposite side. I suspect that there are some patriotic whisleblowers still in the security state that were smart enough to keep copies of the incriminating evidence, perhaps for nothing more then self-preservation. If so, then I also suspect that copies have already been provided to Trump and the investigating committees. So the "request" by the committees is just a test to see if the worst deep state criminals realize the game is up, so if they cooperate, they may end up just being forced to retire, instead of being prosecuted. Otherwise if they double down on the obstruction, destroying more evidence at this point when copies of the very same "destroyed" evidence is already in possession would invite total prosecution. Something tells me everyone is trying to limit the public exposure of the true extent of the corruption from reaching the sheeple, lest the shitstorm ensnares everyone in DC. There has to be a lot of ass-puckering self-preservation going on with all sides at this point. So I suspect deals have been cut to sacrifice the worst mid to high level offenders still in govt, and totally ignore all the former 0zer0 and Clinton agents now out of govt to try to contain this and then move on. Case in point... we will never "officially" know who killed Seth Rich and why, because that is just an example of how deep the rot goes and why it cannot ever be exposed.
In reply to Yep, they already destroyed… by Shitonya Serfs
Anything really interesting would be on whatever private email he used. Supposedly 44 had a private account as well.
In reply to FBI preserving texts… by skbull44
Only God himself has kept me from strangling them. Sadly......
In reply to about flogging time. by wildbad
Banzai needs to do artwork titled "when hip waders are not enough" based upon your statement. I see the Titanic in an ocean of crap as a start.
In reply to Mainstream media meltdown… by eclectic syncretist
Preserve?
The Criminal FBI is the epitome of what is defined as a Crime Syndicate. They’ve probably already destroyed them. However, the NSA & their #Vault7 counterparts have them. Wink, wink.
In reply to Banzai needs to do artwork… by Countrybunkererd
Can these politicians hire someone who knows something about Email systems and about the FBI's current record retention policy/mandate. The ONLY way ANY emails would disappear would be a concerted, deliberate effort on the part of multiple people. UNLESS, there is ONE GUY at the FBI who has all access to EVERYTHING and has the ability to destroy all backups as well as current mailboxes, as well as "deleted" files, as well as...etc. That would be amazing if that existed.
In reply to Mainstream media meltdown… by eclectic syncretist
Look for the richest low grade FBI tech guy - he might be a good person to ask if such a super user status and person exists. Expect him to say no - then follow him to the airport as he boards a flight to a non-extradite jurisdiction.
In reply to Can these politicians hire… by Antifaschistische
Oh man - I heard that orders where communicated to Guantanamo leisure facility to ensure enough space available in the very near future due to need to take into care lots of new long term vacation customers and prominent names where on the list starting with Clinton, Podesta, McCabe etc.
In reply to The roof, The roof, The roof… by Countrybunkererd
i like the sound of that but do you have a source?
the military tribunals were used in both Bush's guantanamo and in the Lincoln assasination so there is precedent
In reply to Oh man - I heard that orders… by Luc X. Ifer
There is an inter-dimensional hole down under my spine trough which Kaiju are coming out carrying secret, encoded messages from my insider contacts. There you have it. You want a hold to make contact with my Kaiju messengers?
In reply to i like the sound of that but… by wildbad
Don't pollute the process with Military Tribunals on AMCITS. Federal law still has the death penalty.
In reply to Oh man - I heard that orders… by Luc X. Ifer
Here you go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qVz0aUXLEA&t=185s
In reply to The roof, The roof, The roof… by Countrybunkererd
I was thinking more "Bloodhound Gang" but I have grey hair. NO WATER, B**TCH! Oh, and thanks.
In reply to Here you go… by The_Juggernaut
Where are they? Judicial Watch has already asked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RAisanUeh4
Sending US Marshalls to the FBI building? This is getting more wild by the minute.
In reply to I wonder if these will also… by JimmyJones
Thanks for this. I'm keeping a close eye on JW.
They sued the DOJ last week to get the text messages of Strzok and Page. And any travel, etc documents pertaining to the two.
In reply to Where are they? Judicial… by BandGap
Send Mad Dog and the 7th Cav.
In reply to Where are they? Judicial… by BandGap
Maybe the FBI should stop getting paid until they clean their own house well?
Goodlatte's assertion that the FBI is the "premier law enforcement agency in the world" is bogus. It's a terrible, dangerous outfit that seems completely out of control.
If there is any meat to this "blockbuster memo" the maverick outsider had better release it and not take a magnanimous high road for the sake of moving on.
The way the FBI has been behaving for a long time shows that it should be dismantled, the sooner the better.
In reply to Maybe the FBI should stop… by VWAndy
FBI foul ups: Waco, Ruby Ridge, Bundy, where is the basis for the continued assertion of "premiere law enforcement agency in the world" - after all it was created by legislation not the Constitution so it can be reigned in by legislation.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/01/05/bundy-fbi-misconduct-…
In reply to Goodlatte's assertion that… by chunga
Support The National Security Elimination Act of 2018.
Eliminate, defund & Arrest the FBI’s Agents. Liquidate their assets.
In reply to FBI foul ups: Waco, Ruby… by SgtSchultz
The list goes on and on and it seems to operate without any oversight or consequences to any of it's actions.
The raid on the Russian consulate building was a bizarre international spectacle. The time is now.
In reply to FBI foul ups: Waco, Ruby… by SgtSchultz
9/11 and JFK stand out also. The FBI played key rolls in so many of the most vile events.
Its no wonder they hold us in contempt.
In reply to FBI foul ups: Waco, Ruby… by SgtSchultz
The FBI is simply FDR's American Gestapo. We do not need it. It should be reorganized and renamed as a federal professional and technical support unit; forensics, profiling, cyber, financial crime analysis supporting state and local investigations of crime. It should have no independent LEO function. Independence is recipe for bureaucratic growth and self-promotion. FBI today is an entrapment/obstruction machine inventing all the crime they "solve."
In reply to Goodlatte's assertion that… by chunga
Unless he has one of those fancy-dancy private e-mail servers that seem to be all the rage these days.
any key emails are LONG GONE....a/o were done on a burner account.
In reply to Unless he has one of those… by BandGap
Woah there, keep in mind that these are the same people, while having an affair, texted openly and without regard to these being discovered.
Is it a stretch to think they got sloppy thinking the Hildebeast was going to win, fer sure?
In reply to any key emails are LONG GONE… by onewayticket2
Kabuki theater.
Nothing happens in the swamp, just headlines. Rip Van Sessions is sleeping until retirement.
Morning Joe says that the Republicans are smearing the professionals at the FBI and the DOJ. According to him, it is not patriotic to question the FBI.
Morning Joe is an alcoholic bum.
In reply to Morning Joe says that the… by Bernard_2011
You can probably add at least a dozen items to the Morning Joe list: Dickhead, Loudmouth, Idiot, MSM Mouthpiece and on and on...
In reply to Morning Joe is an alcoholic… by GunnyG
Morning Joe killed his intern, poor young woman. They are attempting to attach the corrupt leadership / Senior bureaucrats with the rank and file. It won't work we know who the scum is.
In reply to Morning Joe is an alcoholic… by GunnyG
They have nothing else - least of all, any shred of dignity. So, out comes the adolescent behaviour for all to see.
In reply to Morning Joe says that the… by Bernard_2011
Arrrrrgggg!
In reply to Morning Joe says that the… by Bernard_2011
Wonder how many FBI agents read ZH? Wonder how many are Traitors like McCabe and Comey? Wonder how many will stand up to fix the problems?
zero
0
In reply to Wonder how many FBI agents… by FORD_FIESTA
More people in govt read this then you imagine.
In reply to zero 0 by 44magnum
Pagination