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>Soul-crushing might be another description,” Jarrett said
Ha As if that corrupt slut has a soul!
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The transcript of Bill Priestap’s interview before @JudiciaryGOP is now available to all Americans.
To read the full transcript, visit https://dougcollins.house.gov/Priestap .
>The transcript of Bill Priestap’s interview before @JudiciaryGOP is now available to all Americans.
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Luke Rosiak Retweeted Jeff Carlson
.@ChuckRossDC and @EpochTimes owned the story, and WaPo & co. can't just acknowledge it because of the stunning shame, given the tremendous gap in resources.
Both amazing reporters, but their secret weapon was simple: writing what was true instead of what they wanted to be true.
>The transcript of Bill Priestap’s interview before @JudiciaryGOP is now available to all Americans.
Our coverage of the Bill #PriestapTestimony—from January—revealed that Priestap appears to have not really been in control of his own investigations.
You can read our original report here:
March 8, 2019
Testimony Reveals FBI Official in Charge of Clinton, Trump Probes Was Excluded From Key Meetings, Decisions
Closed-door testimony by former head of counterintelligence Bill Priestap reveals handpicked group ran the investigations outside of his control
Bill Priestap, the high-ranking FBI official responsible for overseeing both the Clinton email investigation and the agency’s counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign, appears to have not really been in control of his own investigations.
In closed-door testimony before congressional lawmakers in June last year, Priestap, who served as the head of the FBI’s counterintelligence division, acknowledged it was mostly FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI analyst Jonathan Moffa who were “driving the train.”
Talking to lawmakers, Priestap described the unusual circumstances under which he inherited the team in January 2016, saying the members had been previously handpicked by an unknown high-ranking official at the FBI.
In his June 5, 2018, testimony—a transcript of which was reviewed for this article—Priestap appears to have been unaware of key meetings that took place between Strzok and the second-highest ranking official at the FBI, Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
Priestap’s congressional interview was conducted in an unclassified setting, with the appropriate agency counsel present to ensure that classified information didn’t enter into the unclassified setting.
When questioned about text messages sent between Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page that showed a strong bias in favor of Hillary Clinton and against Donald Trump, Priestap told lawmakers “it wasn’t the Pete Strzok that I know.”
Priestap also said he was unaware of a meeting Strzok had with McCabe and Page—who served as counsel to McCabe—that was described in the now-infamous “insurance policy” text message.
“Somebody talking about an insurance policy, I would have asked, ‘What the heck do you mean by that?’” Priestap said in the interview before the House Judiciary Committee.
The FBI investigation into Clinton was opened on July 10, 2015, by Randall Coleman, then-head of the FBI’s counterintelligence division and predecessor to Priestap. At this time, McCabe was the assistant director in charge at the Washington Field Office and Strzok was an assistant special agent in charge at the Washington Field Office.
On July 30, 2015, McCabe was suddenly promoted to the No. 3 position within the FBI as associate deputy director and was transferred to FBI headquarters. Strzok would soon be transferred to headquarters as well.
Approximately two months after the opening of the Clinton investigation, FBI leadership asked for the transfer of hand-selected agents from the Washington Field Office. Strzok was one of those chosen, and he was moved to FBI headquarters probably in September or October 2015.
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https://www.theepochtimes.com/testimony-reveals-fbi-official-in-charge-of-clinton-trump-probes-was-excluded-from-key-meetings-decisions_2786159.html
President Trump Has Every Right to Close the US–Mexico Border
As the national emergency fight rages on in Congress, the unfortunate reality is that people continue to enter the United States illegally. One of the primary avenues by which this is happening is through Mexico.
As a result, President Donald Trump recently indicated that if Mexico doesn’t do more to stop illegal crossings from Mexico into the United States, then he will close the U.S.–Mexico border as soon as this week. While some in Congress continue to try to stymie the president’s efforts to build the wall in accordance with the National Emergency Act, the president may still close the border under a separate legal provision.
According to Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act:
“(f) Whenever the president finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.”
Notably, the law permits the president to take such action when he believes the entry of any aliens would be “detrimental to the interests of the United States.” This standard is very general and broad.
As explained in the Conservative Review, “that includes public welfare, health concerns, values, attitudes, etc.” In addition, the president’s power under this law is plenary, meaning that it is absolute and the courts shouldn’t interfere with the president’s decision.
A recent article in the New York Post highlighted some of the risks and dangers that currently exist at the border:
“Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan warned that the situation on the border was at a ‘breaking point’ and said that ‘apprehensions are on pace to surpass 100,000 this month.’
“’CBP is facing an unprecedented humanitarian and border security crisis all along our southwest border, and nowhere has that crisis manifested more acutely than here in El Paso,’ McAleenan said.
“He said many of the illegal immigrants trying to cross the border arrive with serious injuries or are suffering from diseases like chickenpox and the flu, overwhelming agents and detention centers.”
https://www.theepochtimes.com/president-trump-has-every-right-to-close-the-us-mexico-border_2860599.html
>President Trump Has Every Right to Close the US–Mexico Border
Migrants Riot, Burn Mattress in Tijuana Immigration Facility
SAN DIEGO—A group of migrants set fire to a mattress, sheets, and blankets during a riot inside an immigration facility in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 1.
Fifty-one people were evacuated and six—including two children 2 and 4 years old—had to be treated for smoke inhalation, according to reports.
Two young men from Guatemala, another two from Cuba, and one from India, allegedly burned the mattress and sheets in the bathroom, damaging the inside of the immigration facility where the migrants were being held, the director of the Tijuana Fire Department, José Luis Jiménez, told Mexican newspaper Milenio.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/migrants-riot-burn-mattress-in-tijuana-immigration-facility_2862768.html