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Anonymous ID: 8c9903 Sept. 15, 2020, 8:43 a.m. No.10656397   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6450 >>6488 >>6552 >>6608 >>6686

Gina Haspel warned Durham inquiry would be a 'nightmare' for CIA: Woodward book

 

CIA Director Gina Haspel lamented how the Justice Department's review of the Russia investigation would be a "nightmare" for her agency, according to veteran journalist Bob Woodward's new book. Haspel and then-Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats made an appointment with Attorney General William Barr after he announced the investigation in May 2019, which would look, in part, into alleged spying into President Trump's 2016 campaign, possibly by law enforcement and intelligence agency officials. Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, Woodward wrote in Rage, "had already torn inconclusively through the intelligence agencies, they said. Why did this need to be done? It will be very disruptive to the agencies." Barr told the pair there was more out there that had not been investigated in the review that was being taken up by U.S. Attorney John Durham. Haspel said such an investigation would have a negative effect on morale at the CIA, and some of her people were wondering if they needed to get an attorney, Woodward wrote. Although Barr insisted that the investigation would not be disruptive, Haspel disagreed. According to Woodward, she said it was like Mueller 2.0 and a "nightmare" for the CIA. Still, Coats and Haspel said they would provide the Justice Department with any documents that were needed because of a presidential order. They also urged Barr not to pull any fast ones.

 

"I hope you can do this in a way that it's not going to cause a lot of problems," Haspel said, according to the book. "And can we stay informed in terms of what you plan to do and make sure we know what's happening?" Barr told them not to worry and that he would keep them apprised of any developments. "Your people won't need to be concerned," he said. "Don't worry, don't worry," Barr added. "This is not a witch hunt. There's more out there and we just need to know what it is." The Washington Examiner has reached out to the CIA for comment. Coats left the government in August. Woodward's book, a sequel to 2018's Fear, hit bookshelves on Tuesday. The Watergate sleuth conducted recorded 18 interviews with Trump for the boo, and also wrote that his information came "primarily from my deep background interviews with firsthand participants and witnesses."

 

Durham's review was later upgraded into a criminal inquiry, which has resulted in one guilty plea over the past year and a half. Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty last month to a false statements charge for fraudulently altering a CIA email to obtain surveillance against a former Trump campaign associate. Former CIA Director John Brennan participated in an eight-hour interview with Durham's team last month at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, after which a longtime aide said Brennan was told he is not a "subject or a target" of a criminal investigation.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gina-haspel-warned-durham-inquiry-would-be-a-nightmare-for-cia-woodward-book

Barr enlists intelligence chiefs for inquiry into origins of Russia investigation

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Anonymous ID: 8c9903 Sept. 15, 2020, 8:49 a.m. No.10656452   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6608 >>6686

Louisville agrees to multimillion-dollar settlement with family of Breonna Taylor

 

The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay several million dollars to the family of Breonna Taylor as part of a settlement reached in their wrongful death lawsuit. The deal comes six months after 26-year-old Taylor was shot and killed by officers during a "no knock" raid in her apartment. Attorney Sam Aguilar, who is representing Taylor's family, confirmed to CNN that there was a settlement in the case. "The city's response in this case has been delayed, and it's been frustrating, but the fact that they've been willing to sit down and talk significant reform was a step in the right direction and hopefully a turning point," Aguilar said. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is expected to announce the settlement on Tuesday with the Taylor family's attorneys. The settlement will result in the largest police misconduct payment the city has ever paid in a lawsuit, according to WDRB, surpassing the $8.5 million paid to Edwin Chandler, who spent nine years in prison for a murder which a court later found out he did not commit. He was exonerated in 2012.

 

The city is also committed to implementing several reforms to its police department, including that a commanding officer review and approve all search warrants. Some changes have already been made, such as having all officers wear and use body cameras when serving warrants. Fischer ordered a top-to-bottom review of the department by an outside agency. Taylor was shot and killed by police officers after they rushed into her home to search for drugs. Kenneth Walker, Taylor's boyfriend, said he heard the unidentified officers break into the home and thought it was a home invasion, so he fired a warning shot. Officers returned fire and shot Taylor eight times. No drugs were found in the home. Detective Brett Hankison, the officer who shot Taylor, was fired from the department, and two other officers who were present were reassigned to administrative duties. None of the three officers involved has been charged with a crime. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the first black person to hold the position, was made a special prosecutor to examine the case earlier this year. The FBI and U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman are also investigating Taylor's case.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/louisville-agrees-to-multimillion-dollar-settlement-with-family-of-breonna-taylor