A Bombshell House Intelligence report exposing extensive FISA abuse could lead to the removal of senior government officials

House committee document could mean trouble for anti-Trump “deep statists”  . . . "The clear upshot of bombshell information about wrongdoing by pro-Clinton forces in the FBI would be the removal of these officials and, perhaps, their criminal prosecution. Another upshot might be some weakening of support for Mueller and his investigation and weakening of support for impeaching Trump based on Mueller’s findings (if things come to that). But termination of Mueller investigation may be a bridge too far." . . .

Sara Carter

The government official said that after reading the document “some of these people should no longer be in the government.”

"A review of a classified document outlining what is described as extensive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse was made available to all House members Thursday and the revelations could lead to the removal of senior officials in the FBI and Department of Justice, several sources with knowledge of the document stated. These sources say the report is “explosive,” stating they would not be surprised if it leads to the end of Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel investigation into President Trump and his associates.

"The House Intelligence Committee passed the motion along party lines Thursday to make the classified report alleging extensive ‘FISA Abuse’ related to the controversial dossier available to all House members. The report contains information regarding the dossier that alleges President Trump and members of his team colluded with the Russians in the 2016 presidential election. Some members of the House viewed the document in a secure room Thursday.

"Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., offered the motion on Thursday to make the Republican majority-authored report available to the members.

“ 'The document shows a troubling course of conduct and we need to make the document available, so the public can see it,” said a senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the document. “Once the public sees it, we can hold the people involved accountable in a number of ways.” . . .

Secret (for now) memo may blow the lid off FISA warrant and Mueller investigation  . . . "[Dan] Bongino’s Twitter feed contains quite a few further tweets about the possibilities he sees for karma coming due.

"I must caution that the roll out of this will take time, and actually firing Mueller

Bongino

would be highly problematic for President Trump, even if it is established that the origins of the Mueller investigation were corrupt. Paul Mirengoff of Powerline:

Evidence that the Mueller investigation stems from serious wrongdoing by the FBI might cause Trump to pull the plug. He might think it gives him the cover he needs to do what, I assume, he has long wanted to do.

But will it truly give him that cover? Mueller and his backers already seem to be shifting their focus, at least with regard to Trump, to alleged obstruction of justice. It will be easy for Mueller and his backers in the Democratic Party and the media to argue that this aspect of the investigation ought not be shut down, regardless of how the “collusion” investigation arose. . .

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INTEL EXPERTS: "Heads Will Roll" When FISA Intel Memo Released Rosenstein and Ohr Will Be Fired

Hillary Derangement Syndrome. Something like the Tunnel Dweller's ODS obviously

Robert Arvay

The very Constitution itself would have become a swirl of words that would mean anything the radical left deemed.  Our history would be taught only in terms of condemnation. . . . I would no longer view my political opponents as merely mistaken, but as evil, just as they now regard us.

"I have a confession to make.  I have HDS – Hillary Derangement Syndrome.   It is dormant, but only because Hillary Clinton did not become president of the United States.  Had she, I would now be every bit as deranged as are those who exhibit Trump Derangement Syndrome.

"It would have started on election night.  I watched on television as Hillary-supporters wept in disappointment, even anguish, as it became clear to them that their expected victory celebration had suddenly turned into the lamentation of their crushing defeat.  In a bizarre way, I felt sorry for them – not because I wished they had won, but because I had pessimistically expected to be in their state of mind.  I had expected to be disgusted by the sight of a fiendishly grinning Hillary Clinton coming on stage to don the crown she so fervently believes is her birthright.  The depth of my sorrow for America would have been more painful than the grief experienced by the 'Clintonistas.'

"After that brief moment of empathy, I felt overjoyed.  The Trump victory had rescued the nation from a fate worse than we knew at the time.  Given the revelations of corruption that have surfaced since then, the suppuration of bureaucracy is even more sinister than we had imagined.

"Expecting a Hillary victory, I dreaded what I knew was coming.  The Second Amendment would soon be dead, killed by a million regulations and proscriptions put in place by executive orders upheld by a Merrick Garland liberal Supreme Court." . . .

Pelosi Aghast: Trump Has “All But Destroyed President Obama’s Phenomenal Legacy”…

Weasel Zippers

Pictured: Obama with San Fran Nan

"Via DCCC email:"

Not only has President Trump disrespected President Obama by calling him “the most ignorant president in our history,” he’s all but destroyed President Obama’s phenomenal legacy.

I watched as Trump reversed President Obama’s commitment to the Paris climate agreement, insulting our global partners and endangering our environment. He slashed the individual mandate, intentionally destabilizing President Obama’s signature health law.

He’s destroyed President Obama’s policies on DREAMers, offshore oil drilling, and even his Iran nuclear deal.

My Democratic colleagues and I are fighting back relentlessly, but without a majority in either House of Congress, we have nearly no power to stop him.

Vowing to 'rip' Trump 'a new one,' Obama's ex-presidency devolves into third-world coup plotting 

It's tinhorn dictator stuff and it needs to be called out.

"Far from content living his golden years on the $400,000 speech and lecture circuit of other former presidents, President Obama has been busy with clawing back for his old power. He's actually covertly plotting to oust his democratically elected successor, President Trump, vowing to his associates to "rip him a new one," in the 2018 midterm elections. Seems he's not all that interested in watching his youngest daughter grow up.

"That's the word from DCWhispers, which reports that Obama's Kalorama mansion, in the heart of the capital's most tony district, is the center of significant comings and goings among the Obamatons, who, led by his consigliere, Valerie Jarrett, are busily raising funds for the project, as Obama eggs them on." . . .

This blog* said many times over the previous administration that America had become a third-world country led by a third-world president. TD

*I, me.

Recall Governor Jerry Brown. Updated quite bigly.

Good luck with this.

Change.org

"Gov. Signs Law Dooming California To A Quick Death:

"Jerry Brown created and signed a new law regarding online merchants and state tax collection. It was obviously targeted at Amazon and only serves Jerry Brown's personal interests and not the states.

"So now local small businesses will be able to sell much less and most likely wont be able to sell at all and many will go out of business. The ones that go out of business will fire their employees increasing unemployment and decreases revenue and income taxes for the state along with increasing welfare payments by the state. It also eliminates the brick and mortar sales tax income for the state.

"Along with a myriad of other consequences that increases all of California financial and social problems far more than the nonexistent tax revenue it will generate now that Amazon cut everyone off and refuses to pay California in the future or for past sales. Oh and did I mention this law is going to drive EBay and Paypal out of California further adding to our problems. This and much more are the reasons we need to impeach Jerry Brown now.

"So how is this good Jerry Brown? I never thought I would actually wish we could go back to a Governor like Gray Davis. Please help California become a better state and rescue us from the maniacal, self-serving man we refer to as Jerry Brown." . . .

Updated: Liberal California Now Leads All Other States In Poverty

"Liberal California now has the distinction of being the state which leads the nation in poverty. All of their big government and big spending policies haven’t helped at all.

PJ Media reports:  What’s the Matter with California?  "This just in from what was once the best state in the Union:" . . .

. . . It's a perfect racket, and one that will continue unless and until the California Republicans get their act together and begin vigorously contesting what has become a one-party state designed to enrich those at the top, beggar the middle class, and keep those on the bottom in permanent penury. . .

Victor Davis Hanson writes: 21st Century California Reverts Back to the Wild West  . . . "California is hyper-lawful and lawless, completely free and without freedom, a condition entirely predicated on one’s sense of income and dutifulness. If one picks and chooses legal compliance, claims grievance, and earns ideological sympathy on the basis of race and class, then the law is negotiable; otherwise, he is a ripe target for bureaucracies and agencies to monitor every aspect of his life—on the principle that because millions now do not pay traffic fines and income taxes, file proper and legal names, and obey bureaucratic summonses, a few thousands must to the nth degree."

What counts, character, sex, or race?

Gino Gambino‎atMoretti Underground

If it can be said, I personally judged Obama by his character and not his race. Unfortunately I found his character to be that of a petulant, vindictive juvenile. Examples can be happily listed on demand.  The Tunnel Dweller

CNN Wins Big Time In Trump’s Fake News Awards

Daily Caller  . . . "The awards to CNN included falsely reporting “that candidate Donald Trump and his son Donald J. Trump, Jr. had access to hacked documents from WikiLeaks,” along with editing “a video to make it appear President Trump defiantly overfed fish during a visit with the Japanese prime minister. Japanese prime minister actually led the way with the feeding.”

"The other two awards to CNN were for retracting a story about Anthony Scaramucci and reporting that “former FBI Director James Comey would dispute President Trump’s claim that he was told he is not under investigation." . . .

Trump’s ‘Fake News’ award winners are …  "The eagerly awaited “Trumpies” awards are in, with the New York Times heading the list.

"First place in President Trump’s touted awards went to the Times’ Paul Krugman, who “claimed on the day of President Trump’s historic, landslide victory that the economy would never recover,” according to the list of awards posted on the Republican National Committee website.

"ABC News placed second for Brian Ross’ error that caused a brief stock market crash, and CNN placed third, sixth, seventh and ninth.

"Trump announced in a tweet Wednesday night that the winners had been chosen.

“ 'And the FAKE NEWS winners are…,” Trump tweeted, along with a link to the results.

"But that link — promptly swamped by web traffic — connected users to the Republican National Committee website, which apparently had taken over award duties from the president." . . .

UPDATED! rump is healthy! Oh no! This can't be!

Media Meltdown After Hearing Trump Is Healthy  . . . "The flurry of questions reporters asked about President Trump’s physical examination results reveal so much about their agenda.

"They also create moments of absolute hilarity. 

"Enjoy!" . . ,..

Tony Branco

‘Loathsome Little Demagogue’: Tucker Rips Apart Sanctuary City Supporter [VIDEO]

Daily Caller

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson took on Democratic Chicago alderman George Cardenas Wednesday over sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants.

"The Daily Caller co-founder asked Cardenas, “Do you think, here’s the question, now let’s see if you can answer it, do you think that you have an obligation to represent American citizens first, above people who are here illegally?”

"Cardenas answered, “I represent my citizens very well, thank you, Tucker, every one that comes through that door…”

"Carlson burst into laughter and said, “Okay, so you weren’t willing to answer that question.”

"Cardenas shot back, “You want me somehow to equate that with–you want me somehow to guess, you want me to just guess, what, cause they have to be blue eyed and blonde, to be able to say, ‘okay you’re American?'”

"Carlson said, “It’s ridiculous that you would even say something like that,” as the two went back and forth.

"Tucker then dropped a bomb on Cardenas.

“ 'You know what,” Carlson said, “what a loathsome little demagogue you are to say something like that.”

“ 'What a loathsome little demagogue you are, Mr. Cardenas,” he repeated."

"Cory Booker slammed for 'mansplaining,' insulting DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen"'

Fox News

"Republicans are slamming Democratic Sen. Cory Booker for “mansplaining” to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in a sharp and one-sided exchange Wednesday before a Senate committee.

"The New Jersey lawmaker blasted Nielsen's "silence and amnesia" after failing to get the response he sought on her recollection of statements President Trump made in a meeting last week. Booker's hostile tone prompted Republican National Committee Rapid Response Director Michael Ahrens to invoke the millennial term for males talking down to women.

“ 'Picture it," Ahrens said in a news release. "A male Republican senator spends his entire 10 minutes ‘mansplaining’ the female DHS secretary about immigration policy, throws around the term ‘conscientious stupidity,’ yells at her the only time she tries to speak, and concludes his diatribe without even asking her to respond.”

"During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Nielsen said she did not recall the president describing some African and Latin American nations as “s***hole” countries.

"Booker was not satisfied." . . .

I didn't like Booker's playacting either, but please stop with the sexism angle. Judge the incident by what it was: a Democrat showing off for his constituents, hoping to create good TV. Aren't people sick yet from the use of race and sex to divide our nation? TD

Again with the Hitler stuff?

 

Thomas Lifson: Are Trump-haters giving up on Hitler comparisons?

. . . "After Republican Flake opened the door to murderous dictator comparisons, Paul Begala, the CNN commentator and former top aide and propagandist for Bill Clinton (and a veteran impeachment-fighter) jumped in, not only seconding the Stalin comparison, but adding more dictators, none of whom were named Hitler, or even Schicklgruber.

"Alex Griswold reports in the Free Beacon:

"When you compare our president, my president, to Joseph Stalin, to Rodrigo Duterte, the dictator in the Philippines, to Bashar Assad, the dictator in Syria, that's extraordinary," Begala said.

"Do you think that's a fair comparison?" host Brianna Keilar asked. 

. . .

J. Marsolo: Flake out-McCains McCain by comparing President Trump to Stalin  "I thought California was bad by electing Moonbeam, Feinstein, Pelosi, and Boxer, and by giving Hillary a five-million-plus-vote margin so she could babble that she won the popular vote.  But whereas California gave us quantity, Arizona has given us "quality" in Jeff Flake, who has outdone even John McCain.

"McCain never misses an opportunity to stick a fellow Republican, starting with Ronald Reagan and now President Trump.  McCain voted against the George W. Bush tax cuts and famously gave a thumbs-down to Trump's efforts to repeal Obamacare. 

"McCain is a tough act to follow, but Jeff Flake is a worthy successor.

"Flake attacked President Trump by comparing him to Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Evil Empire, because President Trump has criticized the press in language not approved by Flake.

"Flake must believe that President Trump is the first American politician, or first American, to criticize the press . . ."

ICE plans major sweep through Northern California

Rich Terrell, a Californian, by the way.

For perspective, first see this update: California Neck Stabber Was Illegal Immigrant Deported 7 Times


Legal Insurrection  "Legal Insurrection readers may recall that in October, Governor Jerry Brown signed the “Sanctuary State” rules into law.

"The state policy is designed to prevent local police from helping the Trump administration crack down on illegal immigration. The move was celebrated as a strong #Resistance message and heralded as a successful attack in California’s #WarOnTrump.

"After the measure was signed into law, the feds promised to raid more workplaces and neighborhoods in California.

"File this story, then, under Promises Kept:" . . .

"According to the reports, the raids will target specific types of illegal immigrants:

The operation would go after people who have been identified as targets for deportation, including those who have been served with final deportation orders and those with criminal histories, the source said. The number could tick up if officers come across other undocumented immigrants in the course of their actions and make what are known as collateral arrests.

The sweep would represent the first large-scale effort to target the region since Gov. Jerry Brown in October signed legislation enacting a statewide sanctuary law. Supporters say the law allows undocumented immigrants to cooperate with local police and seek education, health care and other public services without worrying they will expose themselves to possible deportation.

"The response from California’s progressives is as calm and rational as you would expect:" . . .

Warning: Don't count on Brown's bullet train to flee the cops.

The Left’s Dirty Little Secret – Cleaned By Rosa!

"We don't owe immigrants anything. They aren't black Americans. We didn't do anything to the Mexicans streaming across our border. Or, for that matter, to the Haitians, Ecuadorians, Pakistanis and so on. No slavery, no Jim Crow laws, no redlining. . . We certainly don't owe them more than we owe our own fellow citizens, especially our black fellow citizens, who could use our help." 

Cartoon added by TD

Ann Coulter  "One thing no liberal will ever turn down is the opportunity to get a standing ovation for accusing someone else of racism. 

"Democrats have placed their opening bid in the immigration talks on Trump's 10-yard line -- a hilariously unbalanced "compromise" that is worse than their original proposal. Now, they are battering him with accusations of racism to force him into an amnesty deal that he was specifically elected to prevent. 

"Forced to choose, soccer moms are going with MSNBC -- and, hey, if that means we'll still have Rosa to clean the house, well, that's OK, too! 

"Liberals have gotten a free ride for too long on using phony claims of "racism" to promote policies that hurt black people but help themselves. It's like spoiling a kid; by the time he's 15, it's impossible to get him to clean his room. 

"The virtue signalers have been out in force lately, putting in museum-quality performances ever since receiving an unsubstantiated report about Trump's alleged "s---hole countries" comment in a private meeting. 

"At least all the raging sanctimony is based on a solid source: the claims of one guy with a track record of making up things said in private meetings. 

"Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is the only person accusing Trump of referring to Haiti and African nations as "s---hole countries." Four people at the meeting deny it. 

"Headline on Politico: "Durbin Confirms Trump's "S---hole Remarks During Meeting" 

"Wow, so he not only leaked the remarks -- he confirmed them! 

"Just a few years ago, both the Obama White House and Republican House leaders denied Durbin's claim that a Republican congressman had said to President Obama, "I cannot even stand to look at you." 

"The four people who deny that Trump used the word "s---hole" are Trump himself, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.). They have been required to retract nothing about the meeting. None of them have a history of being contradicted by both Republicans and Democrats over claims they made about a private conversation." . . .