Top three memo subject experts
(Just ask them, they'll tell you)
Back bench or back pocket: Where Nunes feels most comfortable
(Fore...!!!)
The so-called “Nunes FISA Memo” – the main point of
memo stated by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is: “There may have been malfeasance at the FBI
by certain individuals.”
(Note: Ryan
did not provide additional details, adding only that “…there are legitimate
questions about whether an American's civil liberties were violated by the FISA
process” (His reference to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court system).
(My view:
Ryan is too uncertain (saying may have been malfeasance – claims congress has
oversight role – yes they do, but not in a cheap-ass shot via a memo like this which is one-side and biased. It is
plain most that the memo is more damning about a serious subject without any impact
except for some short-term political gain that Ryan or Nunes or anyone on the right wing
Alex Jones conspiracy side can even contemplate about being serious as they
claim).
THREE
KEY PARTS THAT IS MAIN FOCUS OF THE MEMO:
1. Overall, it’s
it is totally unclear how FBI malfeasance (as Ryan says) even could have solely
resulted in a judge signing off on a FISA warrants. All FISA warrant requests
(an application process) are reviewed by DOJ team of lawyers before the
application is presented to any FISA court Judge (to any one or more of the total of 11 Judges: Note: Have been appointed from Reagan, H.W. Bush, Clinton, G.W. Bush and Obama) to get a warrant for foreign
suspect surveillance, wiretap, etc.).
Those DOJ lawyers would have to authorize
and ultimately prepare any filing made to the court – it’s not a simple process
and always any American citizen involved or who may be involved is protected
unless by change they are directly involved with the foreign agent or agency
operatives.
2. The vote to
release the memo was an unprecedented move by the House Intelligence Committee
and was 100% along strict party lines – all GOP for it; no DEMS for it.
NOTE: That committee typically goes out
of its way to protect classified information in the interest of protecting
intelligence sources and methods – here they do not – why not?
3. It also came after Rosenstein and FBI
Director Christopher Wray warned John Kelly that releasing the memo publicly
could set a dangerous precedent, according to a person familiar with the
conversation.
Rosenstein also told Kelly the memo didn't accurately
characterize the FBI's investigative practices, the person said.
The Washington Post first reported the details of the
White House meeting. The FBI and the Justice Department declined comment.
Further, the Justice Department said in a letter last week that it would be “extraordinarily
reckless to release the memo without first giving the FBI and the department
the chance to review it.” After those complaints, Wray reviewed the memo over
the weekend.
On Tuesday, Huckabee-Sanders had pushed back on
reports that the release was imminent, saying the White House has no “current
plans to do so,” adding: “The President has not seen or been briefed on the
memo or reviewed its contents.”
A senior White House official said the NSC is leading
an interagency review of the memo. If Trump decides to release the memo, it
could be made public as early as Wednesday afternoon, said the official who
spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential internal deliberations.
So far, only the DOJ is the only agency opposing its
release (Note: The FBI is part of the DOJ and said it would be extraordinarily
reckless to release the memo without first giving the FBI and the department
the chance to review it).
The Republicans said they are confident the release
won't harm national security. They also said they would not release the
underlying intelligence that informed the memo.
“You'll see for yourself that
it's not necessary,” (said Rep. Mike
Conaway (R-TX) who's leading the House's Russia investigation).
However, ranking DEM committee member, Rep. Adam Schiff
(R-CA), says the memo's release could compromise intelligence sources and
methods.
Further, Some Republican senators have also said they don't want to release the memo, and Democrats have pushed back on Republican criticism of the FBI, saying it is an attempt to discredit Mueller's investigation. The probe has already resulted in charges against four of Trump's former campaign advisers and has recently moved closer to Trump's inner circle.
In response, Democrats on the panel have put together their own memo. On Monday, the committee voted to make the Democratic memo available to all House members — but not the public.
My
Assessment: All this hype has one aim – one goal: To
discredit the FBI and stop or slow down the Mueller investigation for a simple
reason: To protect Trump and gain
political points at all costs and by most accounts this memo release will have
lots of points: More damaging not anything positive.
We shall see –
stay tuned.
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