Discussion: Odd Timing: FBI Releases Closed Case Files On Bill Clinton Pardon Of Marc Rich

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Whole lotta rats in the ranks of the FBI. I can smell 'em.

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This is not good.

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Putin: We are following US laws to ensure that Trump is The Chosen One.

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The FBI will blame the dormant Twitter account reactivation on “a rogue intern.”

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I flipped through all of these docs. But I don’t know what was out there before. Anything new here?

The Marc Rich pardon stank out loud didn’t it?

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Looking for post election work with Trump.

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Nope, there are no violations of the Hatch Act happening here. Move along, citizen. Nothing to see here.

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WTF?

Do Federal agencies really need a twitter account? Do they have MSQRD and Snapchat accounts too?

What fun!

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It’s starting to look like there really is a civil war within the FBI between the rabid Clinton haters and the sane employees. And the crazies just came out of the shadows and took control of some valuable social media territory.

This is incredibly problematic on so many levels. Of great concern is that these employees don’t feel the need to hide their prejudice or seem to fear any kind of reprisal. Are Comey’s actions due to fear of this faction? And what other political issues are viewed through the same kind of lens as the Clintons? Black Lives Matter, for a start?

This smells like something really big.

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That was my thought.

I don’t think Comey is an angel, has shown some serious bad judgement, but this is the kind of insanity that comes from a true believer.

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What’s the date on that particular FOIA request?

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Someone in the FBI wants to stop Hillary. Just the mention of the Rich pardon will cost votes as negative spinners have something to spin and mainstream networks will cover a dead story just because they…have to? Meanwhile, Trump’s conflicts of interest are EVERYWHERE and do not make it to the mainstream. The FBI is trying to fix this election at the last possible moment.

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I didn’t read it that way. Only that he’s reporting.

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Obviously the Hatch Act was repealed in a secret session of Congress.

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Right. The FBI is trying to choose our President?

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Oh yeah…Comey…integrity. Uh huh.

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NBC News: The release of WJC FBI files was sent by the FOIA office under normal guidelines. A proper requested was made -Pete Williams rpts.

no mention WHO made the FOI request…

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Depends whether we have a real Fourth Estate which can perform journalism and perspective, as opposed to stenographic enabling of Violations of the Hatch Act.

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to save our country, By the way, over at Nate Silver’s site, Hillary is leaking enough support such that if one were to plot a slope of her probability of winning on a graph, Trump would be ahead by midnight 7 November.

Meantime, everywhere else poll-wise, Hill’s support is far more stable. In my opinion, what Silver is doing amounts to voter suppression. Over at HuffPo they are mentioning Comey-Gate and PAIRING it with “Democratic falling-off” of turnout.

ALL of this bullshit amounts to voter suppression of handwringers who take setbacks with curling up in fetal positions (not voting).

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