i like your enthusiasm..i'll leave it at that..
question: can they depose Comey or Mccabe or others that have left the FBI?
Big fish Brennan gets away though..unless Horowitz nails him
Sessions names prosecutor to investigate FBI allegations
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question: can they depose Comey or Mccabe or others that have left the FBI?
Big fish Brennan gets away though..unless Horowitz nails him
Darth Omar
Russian asset
Ok, Horowitz has no authority to nail a fly to the wall lol.
His role is limited to saying ‘hey, this is going and needs fixed’. At best he could recommend someone be fired but he lacks the authority to do it.
But the coupling of Horowitz with a federal prosecutor is pure genius. The prosecutor can take evidence and impanel a grand jury to look at it.
In a Red State.
Differences From Special Counsel
Special counsel Robert Mueller, a former FBI director, is probing alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 election season.
After Sessions recused himself because of his own advisory role in the campaign, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein selected Mueller as special counsel in part because he was not currently working in the Justice Department.
Sessions’ choice of a prosecutor inside the Justice Department but outside Washington is similar to past precedents. One difference is that Huber will be working with Horowitz, the department’s inspector general.
Inspectors general have investigative power within a single agency, in this case the Justice Department. But an inspector general can’t prosecute individuals or subpoena information.
As a prosecutor, Huber can expand the investigation into individuals or institutions outside the Justice Department itself. A prosecutor has the power to call a grand jury to subpoena information and issue indictments.
This is similar to the Bush administration Justice Department’s appointment of Patrick Fitzgerald, a U.S. attorney from Illinois, to investigate the leaking of CIA employee Valerie Plame’s name.
On His Investigative Plate
The Sessions letter comes just days after the department announced that the inspector general was investigating how the FBI applied the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to spy on a former Trump campaign aide, Carter Page.
The FBI obtained a warrant that relied heavily on an opposition research document–the Christopher Steele dossier–funded by Clinton and the Democratic National Committee.
A declassified House intelligence committee memo alleged that FBI and Justice officials did not fully inform the FISA court that information they used in seeking the warrant to spy was based on a political document.
Former top FBI officials also could face legal scrutiny.
Acting on the recommendation of the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility, Sessions fired Andrew McCabe as FBI deputy director for allegedly lying to the inspector general about media leaks.
McCabe said former FBI Director James Comey authorized media leaks. Days before being fired by Trump, Comey testified under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee that he did not leak or direct leaks.
Uranium One, a Russia-connected firm that had close ties to the Clinton Foundation, also is expected to be part of the probe, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported.
Rosenstein was the U.S. attorney for Maryland in 2004, and prosecuted Uranium One associates.
Initial Reaction From Congress
Lee, also a former assistant U.S. attorney in Utah, worked with Huber.
“U.S. Attorney John Huber is a capable public servant and a man of great integrity,” Lee said in a written statement to The Daily Signal.
Hatch, the senior senator from Utah, praised the selection.
“Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed today in a letter to Congress that United States Attorney John Huber, Utah’s top federal prosecutor, has been leading the investigation of certain issues related to actions by the Department of Justice in 2016 and 2017,” Hatch said in a public statement, adding:
Mr. Huber brings decades of experience to his latest, and now very public, assignment. Most importantly, he brings the independent perspective of an accomplished federal prosecutor who has spent his career far removed from the politics of Washington. Attorney General Sessions has picked the right man for the job. I am confident that Mr. Huber will perform these duties with the utmost integrity, and I look forward to learning the results of his work at the appropriate time.
Two House chairmen who asked for a special counsel said naming Huber to review the matter was a step in the right direction.
In a joint statement, Goodlatte and Gowdy said:
While we continue to believe the appointment of a second special counsel is necessary, this is a step in the right direction. We expect that U.S. Attorney Huber, given his reputation, will conduct an independent and thorough investigation. Such an investigation is critical to restoring the reputation of both the [FBI] and DOJ in the eyes of the American people.
We applaud the Attorney General for demonstrating his commitment to this investigation by selecting an individual outside of Washington, D.C., to lead the review. We think it is important that Mr. Huber report directly to the Attorney General since the Attorney General, as the head of the Justice Department, reserves the right to appoint a special counsel in the future.
In the meantime, we intend to continue our investigation into the decisions made and not made by DOJ in 2016 and 2017.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/03...cutor-probing-fbi-justice-department-actions/
Special counsel Robert Mueller, a former FBI director, is probing alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 election season.
After Sessions recused himself because of his own advisory role in the campaign, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein selected Mueller as special counsel in part because he was not currently working in the Justice Department.
Sessions’ choice of a prosecutor inside the Justice Department but outside Washington is similar to past precedents. One difference is that Huber will be working with Horowitz, the department’s inspector general.
Inspectors general have investigative power within a single agency, in this case the Justice Department. But an inspector general can’t prosecute individuals or subpoena information.
As a prosecutor, Huber can expand the investigation into individuals or institutions outside the Justice Department itself. A prosecutor has the power to call a grand jury to subpoena information and issue indictments.
This is similar to the Bush administration Justice Department’s appointment of Patrick Fitzgerald, a U.S. attorney from Illinois, to investigate the leaking of CIA employee Valerie Plame’s name.
On His Investigative Plate
The Sessions letter comes just days after the department announced that the inspector general was investigating how the FBI applied the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to spy on a former Trump campaign aide, Carter Page.
The FBI obtained a warrant that relied heavily on an opposition research document–the Christopher Steele dossier–funded by Clinton and the Democratic National Committee.
A declassified House intelligence committee memo alleged that FBI and Justice officials did not fully inform the FISA court that information they used in seeking the warrant to spy was based on a political document.
Former top FBI officials also could face legal scrutiny.
Acting on the recommendation of the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility, Sessions fired Andrew McCabe as FBI deputy director for allegedly lying to the inspector general about media leaks.
McCabe said former FBI Director James Comey authorized media leaks. Days before being fired by Trump, Comey testified under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee that he did not leak or direct leaks.
Uranium One, a Russia-connected firm that had close ties to the Clinton Foundation, also is expected to be part of the probe, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported.
Rosenstein was the U.S. attorney for Maryland in 2004, and prosecuted Uranium One associates.
Initial Reaction From Congress
Lee, also a former assistant U.S. attorney in Utah, worked with Huber.
“U.S. Attorney John Huber is a capable public servant and a man of great integrity,” Lee said in a written statement to The Daily Signal.
Hatch, the senior senator from Utah, praised the selection.
“Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed today in a letter to Congress that United States Attorney John Huber, Utah’s top federal prosecutor, has been leading the investigation of certain issues related to actions by the Department of Justice in 2016 and 2017,” Hatch said in a public statement, adding:
Mr. Huber brings decades of experience to his latest, and now very public, assignment. Most importantly, he brings the independent perspective of an accomplished federal prosecutor who has spent his career far removed from the politics of Washington. Attorney General Sessions has picked the right man for the job. I am confident that Mr. Huber will perform these duties with the utmost integrity, and I look forward to learning the results of his work at the appropriate time.
Two House chairmen who asked for a special counsel said naming Huber to review the matter was a step in the right direction.
In a joint statement, Goodlatte and Gowdy said:
While we continue to believe the appointment of a second special counsel is necessary, this is a step in the right direction. We expect that U.S. Attorney Huber, given his reputation, will conduct an independent and thorough investigation. Such an investigation is critical to restoring the reputation of both the [FBI] and DOJ in the eyes of the American people.
We applaud the Attorney General for demonstrating his commitment to this investigation by selecting an individual outside of Washington, D.C., to lead the review. We think it is important that Mr. Huber report directly to the Attorney General since the Attorney General, as the head of the Justice Department, reserves the right to appoint a special counsel in the future.
In the meantime, we intend to continue our investigation into the decisions made and not made by DOJ in 2016 and 2017.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/03...cutor-probing-fbi-justice-department-actions/
Darth Omar
Russian asset
Differences From Special Counsel
Special counsel Robert Mueller, a former FBI director, is probing alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 election season.
After Sessions recused himself because of his own advisory role in the campaign, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein selected Mueller as special counsel in part because he was not currently working in the Justice Department.
Sessions’ choice of a prosecutor inside the Justice Department but outside Washington is similar to past precedents. One difference is that Huber will be working with Horowitz, the department’s inspector general.
Inspectors general have investigative power within a single agency, in this case the Justice Department. But an inspector general can’t prosecute individuals or subpoena information.
As a prosecutor, Huber can expand the investigation into individuals or institutions outside the Justice Department itself. A prosecutor has the power to call a grand jury to subpoena information and issue indictments.
This is similar to the Bush administration Justice Department’s appointment of Patrick Fitzgerald, a U.S. attorney from Illinois, to investigate the leaking of CIA employee Valerie Plame’s name.
On His Investigative Plate
The Sessions letter comes just days after the department announced that the inspector general was investigating how the FBI applied the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to spy on a former Trump campaign aide, Carter Page.
The FBI obtained a warrant that relied heavily on an opposition research document–the Christopher Steele dossier–funded by Clinton and the Democratic National Committee.
A declassified House intelligence committee memo alleged that FBI and Justice officials did not fully inform the FISA court that information they used in seeking the warrant to spy was based on a political document.
Former top FBI officials also could face legal scrutiny.
Acting on the recommendation of the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility, Sessions fired Andrew McCabe as FBI deputy director for allegedly lying to the inspector general about media leaks.
McCabe said former FBI Director James Comey authorized media leaks. Days before being fired by Trump, Comey testified under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee that he did not leak or direct leaks.
Uranium One, a Russia-connected firm that had close ties to the Clinton Foundation, also is expected to be part of the probe, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported.
Rosenstein was the U.S. attorney for Maryland in 2004, and prosecuted Uranium One associates.
Initial Reaction From Congress
Lee, also a former assistant U.S. attorney in Utah, worked with Huber.
“U.S. Attorney John Huber is a capable public servant and a man of great integrity,” Lee said in a written statement to The Daily Signal.
Hatch, the senior senator from Utah, praised the selection.
“Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed today in a letter to Congress that United States Attorney John Huber, Utah’s top federal prosecutor, has been leading the investigation of certain issues related to actions by the Department of Justice in 2016 and 2017,” Hatch said in a public statement, adding:
Mr. Huber brings decades of experience to his latest, and now very public, assignment. Most importantly, he brings the independent perspective of an accomplished federal prosecutor who has spent his career far removed from the politics of Washington. Attorney General Sessions has picked the right man for the job. I am confident that Mr. Huber will perform these duties with the utmost integrity, and I look forward to learning the results of his work at the appropriate time.
Two House chairmen who asked for a special counsel said naming Huber to review the matter was a step in the right direction.
In a joint statement, Goodlatte and Gowdy said:
While we continue to believe the appointment of a second special counsel is necessary, this is a step in the right direction. We expect that U.S. Attorney Huber, given his reputation, will conduct an independent and thorough investigation. Such an investigation is critical to restoring the reputation of both the [FBI] and DOJ in the eyes of the American people.
We applaud the Attorney General for demonstrating his commitment to this investigation by selecting an individual outside of Washington, D.C., to lead the review. We think it is important that Mr. Huber report directly to the Attorney General since the Attorney General, as the head of the Justice Department, reserves the right to appoint a special counsel in the future.
In the meantime, we intend to continue our investigation into the decisions made and not made by DOJ in 2016 and 2017.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/03...cutor-probing-fbi-justice-department-actions/
Rosenstein is out of the loop.
awesomeness . no Rosenweasels
your instincts were correct. The article STRETCH posted shows it's a common enough arrangement
Darth Omar
Russian asset
The analogy is good except the stakes are way higher.