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As I get out of my hottub, thinking what it would be like to be educated, I stroll to my pearl inlayed rosewood dresser to retrieve a Cuban cigar from its humidor. There are not many things in this world that are smoother and more slippery than the lacquer finish on that dresser. I don’t bother to enhance the flavor of this cigar the way Bill Clinton might do his with Monica’s “help.” I recline in my plush executive chair in front of my Mohagany executive desk, light the cigar, and blow a perfect ring while contemplating the effect of correct spelling, grammer, sentence structure, and proof-reading are having on the value of my posts.
I also wonder if, at an early age, I was “educated” at Columbia University, Berkley, or Chicago, if would have become a misguided Liberal.
I guess, for now anyway, will take what I got and press on.
Care to join me?
I also wonder if, at an early age, I was “educated” at Columbia University, Berkley, or Chicago, if would have become a misguided Liberal.
I guess, for now anyway, will take what I got and press on.
Care to join me?
whether any of that is true or not, you set the scene nicely. Reminded me of a tom clancy novel but it flowed a bit better.
I was right there with you in the office ready to see you turn the humidor around and offer one to me as you elegantly tossed me a perfectly balanced cigar cutter.
I was right there with you in the office ready to see you turn the humidor around and offer one to me as you elegantly tossed me a perfectly balanced cigar cutter.
National Security
FBI director, under pressure to make changes, is replacing Comey aides
Sari Horwitz and Matt Zapotosky January 23 at 5:57 PM
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, who has been under political pressure to remove top officials at the bureau, is filling two senior positions previously held by people who served under former director James B. Comey.
Dana Boente, the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia who is acting head of the Justice Department’s national security division, has been selected to be the FBI’s next general counsel, according to three people familiar with the matter. He replaces James Baker, who was reassigned late last year.
Boente is a veteran federal prosecutor who has led multiple U.S. attorneys’ offices around the country and has risen to prominence in a variety of acting roles in the Trump administration. When President Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates over her refusal to defend his travel ban, Boente took over and said he would defend the measure.
When Jeff Sessions was sworn in to the job, Boente became the deputy attorney general, and after that, the head of the national security division.
Boente’s move to the FBI is notable because some might view him as a Trump loyalist who has shown himself willing to go along with the president’s controversial agenda, and he now might be able to advocate the president’s position inside an institution that is supposed to enjoy independence. Because he is a political appointee, he will have to clear some hurdles before taking a career position. Boente, though, is a respected law enforcement figure who has not been overtly political. He was appointed as a U.S. attorney under President Barack Obama.
1:15
Sessions to Wray: ‘In the days to come, Chris, there’ll be many controversies’
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Sept. 28 told FBI Director Christopher A. Wray that “there’ll be many controversies” during his tenure. (The Washington Post)
It wasn’t immediately clear how Boente came to Wray’s attention, though the two would have worked together in recent months with Boente serving in a leadership post at the Justice Department.
A spokesman for Boente declined to comment.
[Tensions swell between Sessions, FBI over senior personnel from Comey era]
Wray also will replace his chief of staff, Jim Rybicki, with Zachary J. Harmon, a colleague from the law firm where Wray was a partner before joining the bureau. Harmon is a former federal prosecutor who heads the anti-corruption practice at King & Spalding.
Before he came to the FBI, Rybicki served in various Justice Department offices since 2001. His last position was as deputy chief of staff for the Justice Department’s national security division.
“Jim Rybicki notified me last month that he will be leaving the FBI to accept an opportunity in the corporate sector,” Wray said in a statement. “ . . . Jim will be dearly missed by the FBI family — and by me personally. His many years of dedication to the Bureau and (Justice Department), his level-headed judgment and earnest professionalism, and his steady good cheer have been an asset to us all and have contributed greatly to the safety and security of our nation.”
Wray said he worked closely with Harmon at King & Spalding. When he was at the Justice Department in the deputy attorney general’s office, Harmon worked on counterterrorism and played a role helping the agency rebound from the Robert Hanssen espionage scandal. Hanssen, an FBI agent, was accused of leaking secrets to Russia over 22 years until his arrest in 2001. A Justice Department commission called the scandal “possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history.”
As a white-collar lawyer, Harmon has defended clients in government investigations and regulatory enforcement proceedings, according to his bio on the firm’s website. He is expected to leave King & Spalding and join the FBI in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.
Harmon could not be reached for comment.
[Facing Republican attacks, FBI’s deputy director plans to retire]
The moves come as Wray, who became the FBI director in August, has faced pressure from Sessions to make personnel changes. Wray has resisted calls to replace the FBI’s deputy director, Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of Trump’s.
As The Washington Post reported last month, McCabe plans to retire in March, when he becomes eligible for his full pension benefits.
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Sessions and other members of the Trump administration have been saying for weeks that Wray should demote or reassign senior officials and aides to Comey, whom Trump fired in May. Comey’s firing led to the appointment of a special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, who is examining possible ties between Trump campaign officials and the Russians, and whether the president or others at the White House have obstructed justice.
At the White House on Tuesday, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked whether Trump sees a need for staff changes at the FBI. “If anybody will make that decision, it’s the director,” she responded. “We’ll leave that in his hands.”
This story was updated to include comments from White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sander
FBI director, under pressure to make changes, is replacing Comey aides
Sari Horwitz and Matt Zapotosky January 23 at 5:57 PM
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, who has been under political pressure to remove top officials at the bureau, is filling two senior positions previously held by people who served under former director James B. Comey.
Dana Boente, the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia who is acting head of the Justice Department’s national security division, has been selected to be the FBI’s next general counsel, according to three people familiar with the matter. He replaces James Baker, who was reassigned late last year.
Boente is a veteran federal prosecutor who has led multiple U.S. attorneys’ offices around the country and has risen to prominence in a variety of acting roles in the Trump administration. When President Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates over her refusal to defend his travel ban, Boente took over and said he would defend the measure.
When Jeff Sessions was sworn in to the job, Boente became the deputy attorney general, and after that, the head of the national security division.
Boente’s move to the FBI is notable because some might view him as a Trump loyalist who has shown himself willing to go along with the president’s controversial agenda, and he now might be able to advocate the president’s position inside an institution that is supposed to enjoy independence. Because he is a political appointee, he will have to clear some hurdles before taking a career position. Boente, though, is a respected law enforcement figure who has not been overtly political. He was appointed as a U.S. attorney under President Barack Obama.
1:15
Sessions to Wray: ‘In the days to come, Chris, there’ll be many controversies’
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Sept. 28 told FBI Director Christopher A. Wray that “there’ll be many controversies” during his tenure. (The Washington Post)
It wasn’t immediately clear how Boente came to Wray’s attention, though the two would have worked together in recent months with Boente serving in a leadership post at the Justice Department.
A spokesman for Boente declined to comment.
[Tensions swell between Sessions, FBI over senior personnel from Comey era]
Wray also will replace his chief of staff, Jim Rybicki, with Zachary J. Harmon, a colleague from the law firm where Wray was a partner before joining the bureau. Harmon is a former federal prosecutor who heads the anti-corruption practice at King & Spalding.
Before he came to the FBI, Rybicki served in various Justice Department offices since 2001. His last position was as deputy chief of staff for the Justice Department’s national security division.
“Jim Rybicki notified me last month that he will be leaving the FBI to accept an opportunity in the corporate sector,” Wray said in a statement. “ . . . Jim will be dearly missed by the FBI family — and by me personally. His many years of dedication to the Bureau and (Justice Department), his level-headed judgment and earnest professionalism, and his steady good cheer have been an asset to us all and have contributed greatly to the safety and security of our nation.”
Wray said he worked closely with Harmon at King & Spalding. When he was at the Justice Department in the deputy attorney general’s office, Harmon worked on counterterrorism and played a role helping the agency rebound from the Robert Hanssen espionage scandal. Hanssen, an FBI agent, was accused of leaking secrets to Russia over 22 years until his arrest in 2001. A Justice Department commission called the scandal “possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history.”
As a white-collar lawyer, Harmon has defended clients in government investigations and regulatory enforcement proceedings, according to his bio on the firm’s website. He is expected to leave King & Spalding and join the FBI in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.
Harmon could not be reached for comment.
[Facing Republican attacks, FBI’s deputy director plans to retire]
The moves come as Wray, who became the FBI director in August, has faced pressure from Sessions to make personnel changes. Wray has resisted calls to replace the FBI’s deputy director, Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of Trump’s.
As The Washington Post reported last month, McCabe plans to retire in March, when he becomes eligible for his full pension benefits.
Checkpoint newsletter
Military, defense and security at home and abroad.
Sessions and other members of the Trump administration have been saying for weeks that Wray should demote or reassign senior officials and aides to Comey, whom Trump fired in May. Comey’s firing led to the appointment of a special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, who is examining possible ties between Trump campaign officials and the Russians, and whether the president or others at the White House have obstructed justice.
At the White House on Tuesday, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked whether Trump sees a need for staff changes at the FBI. “If anybody will make that decision, it’s the director,” she responded. “We’ll leave that in his hands.”
This story was updated to include comments from White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sander
As the saying goes in the corporate world and elsewhere:
"Sometimes the best way to change people, is to change people."
It's funny though. Just a couple hours ago, Usual Tard rejected my suggestion that any changes were occurring at the FBI even though I listed many people and now Mr. OptionsProof reveals a couple more.
Most of the ones leaving will face a grand jury or congress soon.
"Sometimes the best way to change people, is to change people."
It's funny though. Just a couple hours ago, Usual Tard rejected my suggestion that any changes were occurring at the FBI even though I listed many people and now Mr. OptionsProof reveals a couple more.
Most of the ones leaving will face a grand jury or congress soon.
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Hannity: DOJ has started recovering missing FBI texts, DOJ sources say
Fox News
Hannity Breaking News DOJ Looking at Strzok Texts
Hannity Breaking News: DOJ Looking at Strzok Texts
Fox News’ Sean Hannity said Wednesday night on “Hannity” that the Justice Department has started recovering some of the missing texts between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, citing DOJ sources.
Federal law enforcement officials had notified congressional committees that a technical glitch affected thousands of FBI cellphones between Dec. 14, 2016 and May 17, 2017. This meant that 5 months’ worth of texts would be missing from Strzok and Page, both of whom are under scrutiny after it was revealed that the former members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team exchanged anti-Trump texts during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Hannity said sources at the DOJ told him they have begun to recover some of the texts from that time period. Specific content from those texts has not been released.
The missing messages have caused problems for the Justice Department inspector general's office.
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have sent a letter to Inspector General Michael Horowitz noting that the IG's office said on Dec. 13 that it had all the messages between Strzok and Page between Nov. 30, 2016, and July 28, 2017.
Lawmakers later learned of the five-month gap.
The lawmakers said they wanted the IG's office to "reconcile" those two points.
The five-month stretch of missing messages covers a period of time that includes President Donald Trump's inauguration, the firings of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director James Comey and the standing-up of former FBI Director Mueller as special counsel to investigate alleged Trump campaign collusion with Russian officials during the 2016 election.
Fox News' Jake Gibson contributed to this report.
Fox News
Hannity Breaking News DOJ Looking at Strzok Texts
Hannity Breaking News: DOJ Looking at Strzok Texts
Fox News’ Sean Hannity said Wednesday night on “Hannity” that the Justice Department has started recovering some of the missing texts between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, citing DOJ sources.
Federal law enforcement officials had notified congressional committees that a technical glitch affected thousands of FBI cellphones between Dec. 14, 2016 and May 17, 2017. This meant that 5 months’ worth of texts would be missing from Strzok and Page, both of whom are under scrutiny after it was revealed that the former members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team exchanged anti-Trump texts during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Hannity said sources at the DOJ told him they have begun to recover some of the texts from that time period. Specific content from those texts has not been released.
The missing messages have caused problems for the Justice Department inspector general's office.
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have sent a letter to Inspector General Michael Horowitz noting that the IG's office said on Dec. 13 that it had all the messages between Strzok and Page between Nov. 30, 2016, and July 28, 2017.
Lawmakers later learned of the five-month gap.
The lawmakers said they wanted the IG's office to "reconcile" those two points.
The five-month stretch of missing messages covers a period of time that includes President Donald Trump's inauguration, the firings of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director James Comey and the standing-up of former FBI Director Mueller as special counsel to investigate alleged Trump campaign collusion with Russian officials during the 2016 election.
Fox News' Jake Gibson contributed to this report.
Now That’s a spicy meatball!
Now lets see if there is anything in those texts that might give someone a reason for “losing” them.
Now lets see if there is anything in those texts that might give someone a reason for “losing” them.