Interestingly, the following facts are barely reported in the main
stream media; I have culled them from some less popular news sources as well as
from some right leaning news sources. I
do not understand why the following is not being fully reported by sources such
as ABC, NBC, CBS. Nonetheless, here is a
summary of recent facts revealing potential bias within the FBI and the Mueller
investigation:
During the campaign
an FBI agent Peter Strzok was given wide authority to investigate Hillary’s use
of a private server for classified information and then to investigate possible
collusion between Trump and the Russians to affect the 2016 election. In the Hillary investigation he let pass
statements by Huma Abedin, and
Cheryl Mills that were contradicted by their own emails. It turns out that Strzok is the one who
changed the description of Hillary’s actions from “gross negligence” (a legal
term of art with criminal implications) to the less significant “extremely
careless.” Then, days after closing the
Clinton email case, Strzok signed the document opening the investigation into
possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. The authorization of FISA secret surveillance
monitoring of the communications of Trump advisers were based at least in part
on the anti-Trump and now discredited dossier that was produced for and underwritten
by the Clinton campaign; there is strong evidence that Strzok was aware of the
dossier and likely involved in the requests for FISA warrants based on the
dossier. An informant has charged
Strzok with obstructing a probe into the dossier. Strzok was also one of two agents who
interviewed then National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and received the
statement that resulted in the charge of lying.
In August Strzok was removed
from the Mueller investigation, but only in the past few days has it come to
light that during the investigations he sent numerous anti-Trump texts and that
there is other evidence showing his ongoing bias in favor of Clinton and against
Trump. The DOJ is now going through 10,000 texts
between Strzok and Lisa Page, with whom Strzok was having an affair and with
whom he apparently shared a strong anti-Trump and pro-Hillary sentiment. Lisa Page, an FBI lawyer, participated in
meetings about both the Hillary and the Trump investigations.
It
has also been revealed that Andrew Weissmann, a deputy for Mueller in
the Russia probe, wrote an email in which he praised then DOJ official Sally Yates
for refusing to enforce a legitimate presidential order with which she and many
anti-Trumpers disagreed. Yet another DOJ
lawyer, Bruce Ohr, has been demoted due to contacts with the anti-Trump dossier
firm.
Mueller
did not inform the congressional oversight committee about the Strzok texts or
about his reason for removing Strzok. The Senate Judiciary Committee had to demand
that the FBI turn over documents related to the removal of Strzok, noting that “Strzok,
the deputy assistant director in the
FBI’s counterterrorism division, was removed both from that position and the
Mueller team over the summer, and reassigned to the human resources division,
after it was reported that he ‘engaged in communications demonstrating
political bias while handling matters in two sensitive, high-profile
investigations’”.
The above should disturb each and every
American! Here is seemingly obvious and
ongoing bias staring us in the face. Of
course, the Right presents the above information fully, perhaps making it seem
even more important than it is or making assumptions of even further bias
beyond that for which there is evidence.
Meanwhile, the Left tries to ignore it or put a good spin on it (what a
great man Mueller is because he removed Strzok in August).
Each and every one of us, regardless
of our political views, should be saying this sort of activity and bias by the
FBI is simply not acceptable. Are we
really willing to overlook such obvious bias when it leads to decisions with
which we happen to agree (ending Hillary investigation; continuing search for
evidence against Trump costing taxpayers millions). To me, the fact that there is not universal
disgust and outrage about the apparently out of control and biased FBI is what
is really troubling. Have we completely
lost our sense of justice and fairness?
And, how can anyone be satisfied with, let alone trust the accuracy of
any conclusions reached by these investigations?
Let’s consider the two key
pieces. First, an investigation of Hillary
Clinton, the Democrat presidential candidate, by Left-leaning members of the
FBI. The investigation ends with no
charges. Then an investigation by the
same Left-leaning members of the FBI against the Republican president whose
election horrified the opposition. That
investigation has gone well beyond its charge, yet after a year has still found
no evidence of collusion by the Trump campaign with the Russians. Yet, we encourage the fishing expedition to
continue, at great taxpayer expense.
I certainly don’t feel comfortable
accepting the final conclusions of either of these investigations and their
many off-shoots. To me they seem more
like something I would expect from a banana republic than the democratic
government of one of the greatest nations in the world. To others these seem like the actions of the
feared and nebulous web of the deep state, or evidence of a sitting political
party using its resources against the opposition. Yet others who like the results because they
further their own political agendas find nothing wrong here and fully support
these questionable investigations.
This is appalling, yet it fully reflects
the low to which we have sunk. It reflects
our inability to be objective, to think rather than be driven only by group
politics and emotion. Left approves,
Right does not. What more do you need to
know? How about objectivity and
fairness, not to mention justice? No one
seems to consider the danger of allowing if not applauding such an apparently
biased investigatory force to continue.
Are we ready to allow our FBI to determine whom to acquit and whom to go
after based upon prevailing political views within the agency? How will you feel when your party is on the
losing side? Allowing these so clearly
flawed investigations without question sets a very dangerous precedent for
future use of state-sponsored intimidation that is a direct assault on a fair
and democratic justice and governmental system.
Everyone, regardless of party or
political views or like or dislike of President Trump or his policies should
stand together and demand better. We
should all be outraged and demand that the FBI give us the fair and objective
service to which we are entitled. We
must understand that even apparent bias weakens our democracy while true
objectivity strengthens it. Instead of taking
to our respective partisan sides we should all be standing together in
non-partisan anger as we demand the fairness that our democracy promises.
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