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Bruce's avatar

Thanks for the concise analysis. This is a real value to me as I would never read through such a document and trust you to supply an even handed and honest report. That is a important calling.

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blox.'s avatar

This is solid reporting. I don't think I've found balanced coverage like this anywhere else. Thank you.

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Lawrence Penner's avatar

I have no idea what horse paste is.

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Lawrence Penner's avatar

Durham is employed by the DOJ and all his resources are DOJ/FBI. You might have missed that. A significant % of this country no longer trusts the Federal Justice system and the intelligence community with good reason. Sorry you don't see it but many do.

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SGman's avatar

You ignore that which is inconvenient, because that's the only way to continue with what you want to believe to be true - which is factually not.

Again: lay off the horse paste, Larry.

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Lawrence Penner's avatar

Everything I stated was true and you want to believe in you compadres in the Deep State, have at it. I think the entire infrastructure of the FBI, DOJ and the CIA need to be torn down and rebuilt so as to be trustworthy from a constitutional perspective.

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SGman's avatar

I'll reiterate:

Durham had full prosecutorial power for any crimes he discovered in the course of his investigation. He brought three cases to court, resulting in two acquittals and one guilty plea resulting in probation.

He didn't have to rely on the DOJ to bring any charges: he could do so himself. He did not find evidence for what you believe to be true.

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

As Bill Barr once said, trying to prosecute democrat allies in DC is a waste of resources. He incurred Trump's wrath for sticking to that belief.

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SGman's avatar

Which is a fancy way of saying "I don't have any evidence to prosecute, so I'll make it out that there's no point due to X/Y/Z..."

Durham neither brought additional prosecutions, nor alleged any other crimes occurring in his report.

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Lawrence Penner's avatar

That is not what he meant, he was on the evening news tonight. He knows better than most that the swamp has the final word. Durham's report does not need prosecutions, he calls it as it is and he is ashamed to be associated with the type. FBI, DOJ and the intelligence agencies, they all must be built from the ground up.

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SGman's avatar

How about you go read the report ? Or are you happy to just keep deluding yourself, like with Tucker?

You're also moving the goalposts: y'all thought this would lead to prosecution, and it doesn't - it's just another item to lie about for the rubes.

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Lawrence Penner's avatar

I am sure that I am not the only one recognising the futility of being on the Right of today's political reality in America. Of course there will be no prosecutions stemming from the misdeeds of the swamp. I think most have seen the futility of this. The people that investigate and prosecute are in the bag as has been evidenced by so many sources that it does not seen worthwhile to go after them. The only solution will be to completely clean house the next time that we have a right minded President and start from scratch. I remember when George W did that to all the attorneys in the DOJ decades ago. It will have to happen again and this time deeper and more far reaching. Somehow we got past J Edgar and now we need to do it again just much broader.

The only question remaining is will we ever be able to have a fair election that the swamp is not distorting for their own gains. I hold out hope but it will not be easy but it will require the right minded to stand up and make some noise.

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SGman's avatar

Durham had full prosecutorial power for any crimes he discovered in the course of his investigation. He brought three cases to court, resulting in two acquittals and one guilty plea resulting in probation.

The things you *want* to be true do not have evidence to prove them so.

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

Not so. There was direct testimony and evidence in the Sussman and Dachenko cases.

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SGman's avatar

Which resulted in...

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

DC judges and jurors doing what is required of them. Zero accountability for democrats. The testimony and evidence were incriminating but the liars were not held accountable. A change in venue for accused political figures is badly needed. I have no faith in the DC Circuit.

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SGman's avatar

What you mean is that a jury - selected by both prosecution and defense -weighed the evidence provided and decided to acquit.

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

I'm sure the prosecution did it's best to assure a balanced jury. Of course, in DC, there is no such thing. I've heard that silly argument too many times to be swayed. If you read enough you will find that at least one motion by prosecution to strike a juror was refused. More than 90% of DC voters vote democrat. There is no balance.

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Lawrence Penner's avatar

Still waiting to see if you are going to let the world know what "horse paste" is.

I did think there were going to be prosecutions but now that we have established through multiple sources that the FBI, DOJ and the Intelligence Community are corrupted and part of the swamp and not interested in pursuing Justice, just holding on to power in any manner possible, I don't expect prosecutions any longer. I really thought I had made that clear in past posts.

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

Sussman told the FBI that he represented no particular party. Clearly untrue as shown by evidence and testimony.

Danchenko provided false information to the FBI that was part of the basis for surveillance warrants on Page.

Both of those conspirators were acquitted in the DC court. Democrat allies get that type of special treatment as documented by Durham. A change of venue is needed for Federal prosecutions. The playing field is not level.

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