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riversedge

(70,306 posts)
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 09:55 AM Feb 2018

Nunes: Fine, the FBI Didnt Lie, But Its Font Was Too Small

Source: nymag





The central, and most damaging, accusation in the memo published Friday by House Republicans is that the FBI failed to disclose the bias of one of its sources when it applied to wiretap Carter Page. “Neither the initial application in October 2016, nor any of the renewals, disclose or reference the role of the DNC, Clinton campaign, or any party/campaign in funding [British agent Christopher] Steele’s efforts, even though the political origins of the Steele dossier were then known to senior and FBI officials,” charged the memo. That was hardly explosive, or the kind of damning failure that would send people to prison or be worse than Watergate, as Trump defenders charged. But it was something. If true.

It’s not true. As the Ellen Nakashima reported, the application to wiretap Page did disclose that one of the sources of intelligence to generate suspicion that Page might be acting illegally came from a political source. It was mentioned in a footnote on the FISA application. Nunes was asked about this on Fox & Friends. He did not deny the point. Instead he insisted that it wasn’t good enough because the disclosure was merely a footnote. “A footnote saying something may be political is a far cry from letting the American people know that the Democrats and the Hillary campaign paid for dirt that the FBI then used to get a warrant on an American citizen to spy on another campaign,” the distinguished Republican explained.......................

Read more: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/nunes-fine-the-fbi-didnt-lie-but-its-font-was-too-small.html



Why is the idiot still in Congress??


Nunes Had Nothing. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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Nunes: Fine, the FBI Didnt Lie, But Its Font Was Too Small (Original Post) riversedge Feb 2018 OP
When will they boot this lying liar to the curb? UpInArms Feb 2018 #1
When will Ryan demote Nunes as Chair of Intel Committee?? riversedge Feb 2018 #3
He's still useful to cover up Ryan & McCONnell's complicity, so not yet. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #18
Isn't Rohrabacher (considered to be in the pocket of the Russians) luvtheGWN Feb 2018 #12
Oh No, no Rohrbacher is WAY down south innSan Diego County, whereas The_REAL_Ecumenist Feb 2018 #16
Rohrbacher is not WAY down south in San Diego County ... aggiesal Feb 2018 #23
Pardon me, Aggiesal, mea culpa! I was down in the Mira Mesa area of SanDiego The_REAL_Ecumenist Feb 2018 #28
Cal has many rural districts in Central Valley & has Republic of Orange County & some SDiego Navy.nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #19
I believe he was employed as lying liar because his district is very red ... Auggie Feb 2018 #17
'.......the distinguished Republican.......' TubbersUK Feb 2018 #2
LOL That jumped out at me too. Demit Feb 2018 #5
let's make it "extinguished" instead gopiscrap Feb 2018 #13
Because right-wingers don't read footnotes. Or the entire text, either. raging moderate Feb 2018 #4
Well they have Sean Hannity to tell them what it says FakeNoose Feb 2018 #7
Love the Mt Rushmore image! lagomorph777 Feb 2018 #9
Nunes is Trump's useful idiot. procon Feb 2018 #6
OMG, lock 'em up! We disagree with their MS Word settings! lagomorph777 Feb 2018 #8
Please don't denigrate this "great American hero" world wide wally Feb 2018 #10
Nunes belongs up there with some of the other great American heroes. justhanginon Feb 2018 #20
if, in the process of opposition research, evidence of criminal activity is uncovered, what exactly unblock Feb 2018 #11
why would the bias of the source matter? If a private detective was following an adulterer... yurbud Feb 2018 #14
Distinguished? WillParkinson Feb 2018 #15
because even bigger idiots keep voting for him. niyad Feb 2018 #21
The Steele Dossier was not create by the Clinton campaign ... aggiesal Feb 2018 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author GusBob Feb 2018 #24
Lets not forget about McCain Bradical79 Feb 2018 #25
Nunes on the Intel committee is... BlueJac Feb 2018 #26
Because even bigger idiots SoCalNative Feb 2018 #27

riversedge

(70,306 posts)
3. When will Ryan demote Nunes as Chair of Intel Committee??
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 10:01 AM
Feb 2018

Hoping California will boot out Nunes but I have no hope of Ryan doing the right thing.

luvtheGWN

(1,336 posts)
12. Isn't Rohrabacher (considered to be in the pocket of the Russians)
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 11:39 AM
Feb 2018

also from California? Maybe he's in Nunes' neighbouring district. Hard to believe that progressive Calif. still sends these regressive (or dare I say "traitors&quot to Washington.

The_REAL_Ecumenist

(729 posts)
16. Oh No, no Rohrbacher is WAY down south innSan Diego County, whereas
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 11:58 AM
Feb 2018

nunes is from Fresno county, some 300 miles & some change to the north-northeast...it makes PERFECT sense that these areas are {{electing}} these troglodytes.

aggiesal

(8,924 posts)
23. Rohrbacher is not WAY down south in San Diego County ...
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 01:57 PM
Feb 2018

Rohrabacher 48th district is in Orange County
Stretching along the Pacific coastline from Seal Beach to Laguna Beach
This district includes Seal Beach, Sunset Beach, Surfside, Corona del Mar,
Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Aliso Viejo, Newport Coast,
Newport Beach, Laguna Niguel, Fountain Valley
as well as portions of Midway City, Westminster, Santa Ana and Garden Grove.

It is at least 4 Hrs. drive to Fresno, so it is some distance from Numbnuts.

The_REAL_Ecumenist

(729 posts)
28. Pardon me, Aggiesal, mea culpa! I was down in the Mira Mesa area of SanDiego
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 01:20 AM
Feb 2018

for 2 months last Summer & thought that he "represented that area because the local news was CONSTANTLY talking about him & showing people protesting @ his office. When it comes to the drive to Fresno, it's MUCH further than 4 hours drive from Orange to Fresno. IF there was no issue with traffic, you MIGHT make it in that period of time if you can get away with driving at least 80 mph.

I'm originally from LA but I've lived up north since 1977 first in Merced county & now, since 1982 in the Capital. WE drove down to San Diego from the Sacramento Valley & that drive took at least 9 hours, (it's 500 miles & some change), & we made MOST of that drive during night & early morning.

BUT, Rohrbacher is DEFINITELY nowhere near Fresno County..

Auggie

(31,191 posts)
17. I believe he was employed as lying liar because his district is very red ...
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 12:03 PM
Feb 2018

even with all these shenanigans, Nunes is favored to win re-election. It's CA-22 BTW.

raging moderate

(4,309 posts)
4. Because right-wingers don't read footnotes. Or the entire text, either.
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 10:01 AM
Feb 2018

They start with a pre-conceived notion (which, to their chagrin, is rightly called a prejudice by the rest of us). Then they skim the text of any book or document, looking for words or short phrases that might support that pre-conceived notion. Then they shout those words and short phrases over and over and over and over and over and over....

FakeNoose

(32,767 posts)
7. Well they have Sean Hannity to tell them what it says
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 10:52 AM
Feb 2018

...so they don't actually have to read anything. It's so boring and so much work, why bother?



procon

(15,805 posts)
6. Nunes is Trump's useful idiot.
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 10:39 AM
Feb 2018

As long as he is willing to sell his withered soul to Trump and serve as his lackey, his fellow Republicans will back him because it's better him, than them.

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)
20. Nunes belongs up there with some of the other great American heroes.
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 12:18 PM
Feb 2018

Benedict Arnold, Robert Hanssen, Aldrich Ames all come to mind. Nunes travels in not so good company I would think.

unblock

(52,328 posts)
11. if, in the process of opposition research, evidence of criminal activity is uncovered, what exactly
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 11:17 AM
Feb 2018

should the sponsors of that opposition research do?

there's no 4th amendment protection against opposition research.
you don't have to throw out evidence just because a political opponent happened to find it.



as if republicans weren't the kings of political witch hunts....

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
14. why would the bias of the source matter? If a private detective was following an adulterer...
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 11:45 AM
Feb 2018

and saw him commit a murder, would any judge say, "Sorry, I can't give you that warrant because the source worked for his wife, so he's biased against the suspect?"

aggiesal

(8,924 posts)
22. The Steele Dossier was not create by the Clinton campaign ...
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 01:52 PM
Feb 2018

This dossier was asked for and paid by the republican candidates
running against Herr Gropenfuhrer, during the primary.

After Cheetolini won the primary, the Clinton campaign found out
about it and paid Steele for a copy of the dossier.

When is this ever going to be mentioned in any of these news articles?

Response to aggiesal (Reply #22)

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
25. Lets not forget about McCain
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 04:15 PM
Feb 2018

He's the one who gave the dossier to Comey in the first place. So we've got a dossier started by Republicans, handed off by a Republican senator to a Republican FBI director, then to apolitical Mueller (though a registered Republican). And Mueller was hired by Trump's own appointed man. Republicans are responsible for most of this.

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