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FBI Counterintelligence Head Bill Priestap – A Cooperating Witness
February 11, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA
There was a very telling interview with House Intelligence Member Chris Stewart on Judge Jeanine last night.
At 2:33 a simple question was asked:
PIRRO: Have you heard the name Bill Priestap – in the FBI – who’s Head of Counterintelligence and Strzok’s boss.
STEWART: Yeah. We’ve heard that name and you’re gonna hear more of that name.
At 3:16
PIRRO: I want to go back to Priestap. I want my audience to remember this name. Bill Priestap. I don’t like that I haven’t heard of him. We’ve heard of the whole hierarchy – everybody on that 7th floor. There’s one guy we don’t hear about – Priestap.
PIRRO: Comey threw him under the bus and said that this guy, who’s Strzok’s boss, told Comey not to advise Congress of certain things. The fact that we haven’t heard from Priestap tells me he’s cooperating with someone or – what?
STEWART: Well look, I’m gonna be careful on this. I’m not sure what we can say on this. And believe me, I don’t want to be the headline “Chris Stewart reveals a bunch of sensitive or classified information”.
Stewart quickly moved into a generalized discussion of the politicization of the FBI.
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Consider the following.
Individuals directly below Priestap (Strzok) and directly above Priestap (McCabe) have been ensnared and exposed by the Inspector General’s Investigation:
Comey has been fired.
Strzok is off Mueller’s team and has been demoted. He is on the verge of being subpoenaed by Congress.
Bruce Ohr has been demoted – twice.
McCabe was recently forced to resign. McCabe is also on the verge of being subpoenaed by Congress.
FBI top counsel James Baker was effectively fired in January.
Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand – the number three official behind Deputy AG Rosenstein – quit two days ago.
Michael Kortan – FBI Asst. Director Public Affairs – quit three days ago.
David Laufman – DOJ National Security Division, Deputy Asst. Attorney General in charge of counterintelligence – quit four days ago.
So where is Bill Priestap?
And why aren’t you hearing his name daily?
Because someone has almost certainly been speaking with him.
There have been two earlier indications that Priestap has flipped and is cooperating with ongoing investigations by the Inspector General and Congress.
Representative Chris Stewart’s reaction was the final confirmation.
It is now virtually certain.
Bill Priestap is a cooperating witness. And Bill Priestap knows – quite literally – everything.