Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Ruh roh IG
Date:	12/9/2019 1:49:23 PM

Apparently Durham has a lot more info than the IG who is limited to investigating current DOJ employees.  So we know from the IG report that there were misdeeds but the investigation was warranted.  Durham apparently disagreed and let the IG know that a month ago when they saw the prelim report.  Here is the press release from Durham.

Name:	phil -	Reply
Subject:	Ruh roh IG
Date:	12/9/2019 2:02:45 PM

I am skeptical that anything will ever come of anything.  Trump will be re-elected and there will be a dozen more peach mint attempts before 2024.

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Ruh roh IG
Date:	12/9/2019 2:11:12 PM

I agree on the former.....on the latter, there will be only one impeachment attempt from 2020 to 2024 and it will be constant for the entire period.....one big, long impeachment unless the GOP gets control of the House which seems unlikely.  On the former, I suspect Durham may get come low level lackeys but they won't roll over out of fear of Arkincide.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Ruh roh IG
Date:	12/9/2019 2:19:20 PM

It's normal practice for the IG to submit the report to the investigatee before going final.  It is provided for comments or corrections but only if they are backed up by fact.  The organization that I managed was continuously under IG inspection or audits - so much so that they had office space of their own.  The problem with the IG (and the auditors) is that they are not experts in your business.  They come in and ask for a lot of documents and they interview people, but they don't always understand the context of the information they are given.  Unless something clearly illegal is done, nothing much ever comes of these reports.  

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Ruh roh IG
Date:	12/9/2019 3:43:55 PM

Yeah, most of us were prety realistic about the IG report given it was limited to FISA abuse and current DOJ employees.  As I said above, I am not holding my breath with the Durham report.  Yeah, some low level lackey's might get indicted but unless they roll over it won't matter much and will only reinforce the belief that there are different levels of justice for regular folks and those in government.  And I still believe that even if Durham recommends indictments for the likes of Comey and Clapper, DOJ will decline to prosecute, partially out of professional courtesy and partly because they don't want to be the next victim of justice.

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Ruh roh DOJ employees
Date:	12/9/2019 5:11:38 PM

William Barr’s statement below (my emphasis added):

 “Nothing is more important than the credibility and integrity of the FBI and the Department of Justice. That is why we must hold our investigators and prosecutors to the highest ethical and professional standards. The Inspector General’s investigation has provided critical transparency and accountability, and his work is a credit to the Department of Justice. I would like to thank the Inspector General and his team.

The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken. It is also clear that, from its inception, the evidence produced by the investigation was consistently exculpatory. Nevertheless, the investigation and surveillance was pushed forward for the duration of the campaign and deep into President Trump’s administration. In the rush to obtain and maintain FISA surveillance of Trump campaign associates, FBI officials misled the FISA court, omitted critical exculpatory facts from their filings, and suppressed or ignored information negating the reliability of their principal source. The Inspector General found the explanations given for these actions unsatisfactory. While most of the misconduct identified by the Inspector General was committed in 2016 and 2017 by a small group of now-former FBI officials, the malfeasance and misfeasance detailed in the Inspector General’s report reflects a clear abuse of the FISA process.

FISA is an essential tool for the protection of the safety of the American people. The Department of Justice and the FBI are committed to taking whatever steps are necessary to rectify the abuses that occurred and to ensure the integrity of the FISA process going forward.

No one is more dismayed about the handling of these FISA applications than Director Wray. I have full confidence in Director Wray and his team at the FBI, as well as the thousands of dedicated line agents who work tirelessly to protect our country. I thank the Director for the comprehensive set of proposed reforms he is announcing today, and I look forward to working with him to implement these and any other appropriate measures.

With respect to DOJ personnel discussed in the report, the Department will follow all appropriate processes and procedures, including as to any potential disciplinary action.”

Name:	wix -	Reply
Subject:	Ruh roh DOJ employees
Date:	12/9/2019 6:50:04 PM

Fed Employees are above correction for any offenses!!  They will all be protected by the current deep state gubment idiots.  Nothing changes!!