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People have a right to know: Trey Gowdy standing behind the release of the Nunes memo

Erin Coates
The Western Journal
Sat, 03 Feb 2018 15:25 UTC
Trey Gowdy
© Getty ImagesTrey Gowdy
South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy took to Twitter Saturday morning to destroy any questions about whether or not the Nunes memo should have been released to the public.

"It is important for the American public to know if the dossier was paid for by another candidate, used in court pleadings, vetted before it was used, vetted after is was used, and whether all relevant facts were shared with the tribunal approving of the FISA application," he wrote.

He continued in a follow-up tweet that he is still "confident in the overwhelming majority of the men and women serving at the FBI and DOJ."

Furthermore, he repeated that he is "100 percent confident in Special Counsel Robert Mueller." and that the memo does not "discredit his investigation."

Gowdy has been a strong proponent of the memo's release and continued transparency of the ongoing investigations.
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Attention

Steele goes to ground: Dodges London court appearance after criminal referral by US Senate

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:53 UTC
christopher steele
© Press AssociationChristopher Steele
Former British MI-6 intelligence officer Christopher Steele was a no-show on Monday at a London courthouse, reports Fox News. Steele was expected for a long-requested deposition in a multi-million dollar civil case brought against Buzzfeed, which published a salacious and unverified "Trump-Russia" dossier.

Steele may have skipped out over concerns that he would be asked questions about his contacts with various media outlets in connection with at least two dossiers he had a hand in assembling and disseminating - for which he stands accused by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) of misleading the FBI about his contacts with journalists at various news outlets during the 2016 election.

"There is substantial evidence suggesting that Mr. Steele materially misled the FBI about a key aspect of his dossier efforts, one which bears on his credibility," reads the unredacted document that refers Steele for criminal prosecution in the US.
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Penis Pump

Pence threatens N. Korea with 'toughest and most aggressive' US sanctions before end of Olympics


RT
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:48 UTC
Pence
© Joshua Roberts / ReutersUS Vice President, Michael Pence
Washington is set to impose its "toughest and most aggressive" economic sanctions against Pyongyang, Vice President Mike Pence said as the Winter Olympics edge closer.

"The United States of America will soon unveil the toughest and most aggressive round of economic sanctions on North Korea ever - and we will continue to isolate North Korea until it abandons its nuclear and ballistic missile programs once and for all," Pence said Wednesday after meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Although Pence didn't reveal the details, the penalties are said to be put in force before the end of the Olympic Games, scheduled to take place from February 9 to 25 in South Korea.

Comment: Threats have worked so far? There are very few events on a global scale that bring people and countries together. Does Washington really want to impose severe sanctions during the Olympics, risking massive global criticism... again? Apparently yes.

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Arrow Up

Turkey to improve relations with US, upcoming visits from Tillerson, McMaster


Sputnik
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:37 UTC
McMasterTillerson
© Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/InterceptUS Natl. Security Advisor Herbert McMaster • US Sec. of State Rex Tillerson
Ankara expects to improve relations with Washington after US National Security Advisor Herbert McMaster and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson complete their upcoming visits to Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said Wednesday.

"Tillerson's visit will take place at the request of the United States. McMaster is coming to Turkey at my invitation. These are important negotiations because we are trying to set up relations so that there is no mistrust in them that exists now. We will discuss Syria, Iraq, the fight against terrorism, bilateral relations," Ibrahim Kalin told reporters.

Among the factors souring bilateral relations, Kalin mentioned the United States' support for Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen's movement - referred to as Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) and accused by Ankara of masterminding the 2016 failed coup attempt - and militants in Syria, as well as the trials of Turkish bankers and entrepreneurs in the United States.

He expressed hope that all these problems would be quickly resolved so that the relations can develop positively.

On Tuesday, local media reported that McMaster would come to Istanbul over the weekend, while Tillerson was set to visit Ankara the following week.

Comment: See also:

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Briefcase

Roger Stone: Gen. Michael Flynn to file motion for dismissal of charges against him

Joshua Caplan
Gateway Pundit
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00 UTC
Flynn
© Fox NewsGeneral Michael Flynn
According to legendary political operative and InfoWars correspondent, Roger Stone, lawyers for Gen. Michael Flynn are preparing legal action to have all charges against him dropped.

STONE: "Lawyers for General Mike Flynn will shortly file a motion to dismiss all the charges filed against him, based on reports now confirmed by The Hill, Circa News and Infowars, that Assistant FBI Director Andrew McCabe told a teleconference of law enforcement officials, "first we f*ck Flynn, then we f*ck Trump."

Independent journalist and author Jack Posobiec helped spread the news for Stone on Twitter, who was banned from platform last year.

Stone's report comes amid news that Special counsel Robert Mueller has requested the postponement of Flynn's sentencing. "Due to the status of the Special Counsel's investigation, the parties do not believe that this matter is ready to be scheduled for a sentencing hearing at this time," the special counsel asked the court last week.


Comment: See also:

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Attention

Warning from Brussels: We will use sanctions to punish Britain post-Brexit


RT
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 08:04 UTC
Michel Barnier
© Francois Lenoir / ReutersEuropean Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier
The EU could use sanctions like grounding Europe-bound flights, suspend single market access, and impose trade tariffs to punish the UK if it breaches Brexit transition terms, Brussels has warned.

Under proposals drafted by the European Commission, the EU would have unprecedented legal powers - without the oversight of European courts - to punish Britain unilaterally if it breached the terms of the transition. The five-page legal text seen by The Times calls for the EU to be able to "suspend certain benefits" as a "nuclear option" if the UK breached a "sincere cooperation" principle which would be in the final Brexit treaty.

The proposal could see the UK punished if it struck trade deals with non-EU states, gave tax breaks to domestic industries and subsidized other domestic sectors, which could be seen as "prejudicial to the union's interests."

Punishments could also mean the City of London blocked from European financial markets and aircraft being stopped from flying over the EU's "single sky" airspace.

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Snakes in Suits

Dossier authors needed McCain to get anti-Trump dossier to Comey, because Steele had been fired by FBI

Dick Morris
The Western Journal
Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:23 UTC
John McCain
© Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call
It was always hard to understand why dossier author Christopher Steele needed someone else to transmit his phony dossier to FBI Director James Comey.

After all, shortly before the election, Steele told David Corn of Mother Jones that "he regularly consulted with th U.S. government agencies on Russian matters." He informed Corn that he had given the FBI the first memo in the dossier and characterized the FBI's reaction as "shock and horror."

According to Steele, the FBI then asked for his sources and materials, so it would seem like he wouldn't need an intermediary to hand the full dossier to Comey.

But now we know that all was not well with the relationship between Steele and the FBI.

In fact, the FBI had fired him for discussing his role with them and for reporting confidential material to the media.

So, apparently, Comey wouldn't be taking his calls.
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Question

Why wasn't the court told where the 'dodgy dossier' came from?

Daniel Greenfield
Front Page Magazine
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:20 UTC
Hillary Clinton
The media tried to prevent the release of the memo by falsely claiming that it was classified. Once the memo was released, it's been scrambling for a way to undermine it.

Here's the thin reed that the lynch mob is clinging to.
Republicans concede key FBI 'footnote' in Carter Page warrant - Politico

Republican leaders are acknowledging that the FBI disclosed the political origins of a private dossier the bureau cited in an application to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page
Except they didn't.

Disclosing the political origins would have meant revealing that it came from the Clinton campaign and the DNC. The FISA application never did that. The media's big get (the one that was also picked up by Never Trumpers) is that it was disclosed that the origin was political. But that was generic enough to be meaningless.
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Yoda

Gowdy on Rosenstein: He's the mastermind behind Mueller's broad jurisdiction in Russia witch hunt (VIDEO)

Cristina Laila
The Gateway Pundit
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:25 UTC
Trey Gowdy and Rod Rosenstein
Trey Gowder (L) Rod Rosenstein (R)
On Tuesday, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) sat down with Fox News' Martha MacCallum for his first interview since he announced his retirement from public service.

When asked why Special Counsel Mueller was given such a broad jurisdiction to basically investigate whatever he wants under the guise of the 'Russia investigation', Gowdy confirmed it was Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein who was the mastermind behind the language giving Mueller broad jurisdiction to go on a fishing excursion.

"We've seen Special Counsel's in the past leave their purview and the investigation has gone on for a long time and next thing you know you are investigating a Monica Lewinsky case when the president didn't even know her when the special counsel began his work. So you don't have any fear of that here?" Martha MacCallum asked Gowdy referencing the Special Counsel who investigated former president Bill Clinton.

Comment: Gowdy is not afraid to call out bad actors, regardless of their position in the political hierarchy. Perhaps now that he is stepping away from politics, he will feel freer to make his opinions known



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Hourglass

When will there be some accountability for US wars and aggression?

Rick Sterling
Investig'Action
Sat, 03 Feb 2018 15:17 UTC
Syria WMDs
It's WMD all over again.

Anonymous "US officials" are once again accusing a targeted "regime" of using "chemical weapons" and threatening that the U.S. military may have to "hold it accountable". Once again, western media is broadcasting these accusations and threats without skepticism or investigation.

The Washington Post story is titled "Trump administration: Syria probably continuing to make, use chemical weapons". Jane's Defence Weekly quotes a U.S. offical saying "They clearly think they can get away with this ...."

Jerusalem Online says "A US official says Syrian President Assad's forces may be developing new types of chemical weapons, which which could reach as far as the US.."
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