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===July 2019===

===July 2019===

*'''1 July.''' Ratcliffe: “Horowitz Investigative Work is Complete”.

*'''1 July.''' Ratcliffe: “Horowitz Investigative Work is Complete”.

*[[CIA]] Seems Highly Concerned – [[Washington Post]] Reports on Sketchy [[Joseph Mifsud]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/07/01/cia-seems-highly-concerned-washington-post-reports-on-sketchy-joseph-mifsud/</ref>

:*[[CIA]] Seems Highly Concerned – [[Washington Post]] Reports on Sketchy [[Joseph Mifsud]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/07/01/cia-seems-highly-concerned-washington-post-reports-on-sketchy-joseph-mifsud/</ref>

:*The conversation between Mifsud and [[Papadopoulos]], eventually relayed by Australian diplomat [[Alexander Downer]] to U.S. government officials, was cited by special counsel [[Robert S. Mueller III]] as the event that set in motion the FBI probe into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

::*The conversation between Mifsud and [[Papadopoulos]], eventually relayed by Australian diplomat [[Alexander Downer]] to U.S. government officials, was cited by special counsel [[Robert S. Mueller III]] as the event that set in motion the FBI probe into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

:*Mifsud worked with and trained FBI officials.

::*Mifsud worked with and trained FBI officials.

:*Mifsud is a Western intelligence asset.<ref>https://disobedientmedia.com/2018/04/all-russiagate-roads-lead-to-london-as-evidence-emerges-of-joseph-mifsuds-links-to-uk-intelligence/</ref>

::*Mifsud is a Western intelligence asset.<ref>https://disobedientmedia.com/2018/04/all-russiagate-roads-lead-to-london-as-evidence-emerges-of-joseph-mifsuds-links-to-uk-intelligence/</ref>

*Margot Cleveland: Here's What Republicans Should Ask Robert Mueller When He Testifies/<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/01/heres-republicans-ask-robert-mueller-testifies/</ref>

:*Margot Cleveland: Here's What Republicans Should Ask Robert Mueller When He Testifies/<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/01/heres-republicans-ask-robert-mueller-testifies/</ref>

:*there was no underlying crime to obstruct;  

::*there was no underlying crime to obstruct;  

:*Trump knew there was no underlying crime, yet the press, with the aid of leakers, pushed the collusion story, affecting Trump’s governance;  

::*Trump knew there was no underlying crime, yet the press, with the aid of leakers, pushed the collusion story, affecting Trump’s governance;  

:*the theories of obstruction are easily refuted;  

::*the theories of obstruction are easily refuted;  

:*Mueller failed to follow the special counsel regulations that required him to make a charging or declination decision; :*the special counsel’s theory of criminal liability is debatable;  

::*Mueller failed to follow the special counsel regulations that required him to make a charging or declination decision; :*the special counsel’s theory of criminal liability is debatable;  

:*Mueller inverted the standard governing prosecutorial decisions from a [[presumption of innocence]] to a presumption of guilty.  

::*Mueller inverted the standard governing prosecutorial decisions from a [[presumption of innocence]] to a presumption of guilty.  

::*Are you familiar with the regulations governing the special counsel? And 28 C.F.R. CFR § 600.8(c), expressly provides “at the conclusion of the Special Counsel’s work, he or she shall provide the Attorney General with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions reached by the Special Counsel,” doesn’t it? And when the word “shall” is used in a statute or regulation, it is a command, isn’t it? It means “must?”

:::*Are you familiar with the regulations governing the special counsel? And 28 C.F.R. CFR § 600.8(c), expressly provides “at the conclusion of the Special Counsel’s work, he or she shall provide the Attorney General with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions reached by the Special Counsel,” doesn’t it? And when the word “shall” is used in a statute or regulation, it is a command, isn’t it? It means “must?”

::*Yet, in Part 2 of the special counsel report, you did not make a “prosecution” decision, did you? And you did not make a “declination decision” did you? Would you agree, that the very prosecutorial function, and the power to convene grand juries, serves only one purpose, to determine, yes or no, whether the alleged conduct was criminal or non-criminal? Would you agree that a prosecutor’s function is not to collect information and throw it out to the public?

:::*Yet, in Part 2 of the special counsel report, you did not make a “prosecution” decision, did you? And you did not make a “declination decision” did you? Would you agree, that the very prosecutorial function, and the power to convene grand juries, serves only one purpose, to determine, yes or no, whether the alleged conduct was criminal or non-criminal? Would you agree that a prosecutor’s function is not to collect information and throw it out to the public?

::*when did you first realize it was unlikely that you would find evidence of collusion? When did you concluded there was no evidence of collusion? How long did you continue to investigation possible obstruction after you concluded there was insufficient evidence of collusion to recommend charges? When did you decide you would not make a prosecution or declination decision on obstruction?

:::*when did you first realize it was unlikely that you would find evidence of collusion? When did you concluded there was no evidence of collusion? How long did you continue to investigation possible obstruction after you concluded there was insufficient evidence of collusion to recommend charges? When did you decide you would not make a prosecution or declination decision on obstruction?

:*Yet, after you decide not to render a decision on obstruction, you continued to the special counsel investigation, correct?  

::*Yet, after you decide not to render a decision on obstruction, you continued to the special counsel investigation, correct?  

::*Would you agree that a prosecutor’s function is not to collect information and throw it out to the public?

:::*Would you agree that a prosecutor’s function is not to collect information and throw it out to the public?

:*Mueller Failed to Investigate Whether Russia Fed Steele Info to Affect the Election

::*Mueller Failed to Investigate Whether Russia Fed Steele Info to Affect the Election

:*you discussed Russia’s efforts to interfere in the election via social media in the report but you did not mention even once the possibility that Russia interfered in our election by peddling false intel to Steele, did you?

::*you discussed Russia’s efforts to interfere in the election via social media in the report but you did not mention even once the possibility that Russia interfered in our election by peddling false intel to Steele, did you?

:*Mueller Omitted or Misrepresented Information in the Special Counsel Report

::*Mueller Omitted or Misrepresented Information in the Special Counsel Report

::*“Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Kilimnik, who worked for Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, is tied to Russian intelligence. But hundreds of pages of government documents—which special counsel Robert Mueller possessed since 2018—describe Kilimnik as a ‘sensitive’ intelligence source for the U.S. State Department who informed on Ukrainian and Russian matters.”

:::*“Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Kilimnik, who worked for Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, is tied to Russian intelligence. But hundreds of pages of government documents—which special counsel Robert Mueller possessed since 2018—describe Kilimnik as a ‘sensitive’ intelligence source for the U.S. State Department who informed on Ukrainian and Russian matters.”

::*“In discussing Page’s background,” Weingarten wrote, “the Mueller report notes his contacts with Russian agents, who supposedly tried to recruit him as an asset, beginning in 2013. The report notes that those agents were charged by U.S. authorities in 2015. What the Mueller report omits is that Page effectively served as an FBI asset in helping the bureau make the case against at least one of the agents.”

:::*“In discussing Page’s background,” Weingarten wrote, “the Mueller report notes his contacts with Russian agents, who supposedly tried to recruit him as an asset, beginning in 2013. The report notes that those agents were charged by U.S. authorities in 2015. What the Mueller report omits is that Page effectively served as an FBI asset in helping the bureau make the case against at least one of the agents.”

::*you highlight various individuals’ connections to Russia. Did your report also indicate whether any of those individuals had previously served as intelligence sources or informants for America or her allies? To your knowledge, did any of the individuals identified in your report as being connected to Russia also serve as intelligence sources, asset or informants for the United States?

:::*you highlight various individuals’ connections to Russia. Did your report also indicate whether any of those individuals had previously served as intelligence sources or informants for America or her allies? To your knowledge, did any of the individuals identified in your report as being connected to Russia also serve as intelligence sources, asset or informants for the United States?

::*If an individual connected to Russia had also served as an intelligence source, assets, or informant for our country, wouldn’t that negate the sinister implication their connections to Russia might otherwise suggest? Yet those facts were not included in your report, were they?

:::*If an individual connected to Russia had also served as an intelligence source, assets, or informant for our country, wouldn’t that negate the sinister implication their connections to Russia might otherwise suggest? Yet those facts were not included in your report, were they?

::*Mueller failed to “mention that Veselnitskaya (i) worked with Fusion GPS on behalf of Russian clients, and (ii) met with Simpson the morning of the Trump Tower meeting, as well as the night before and after it . . . Also unclear, and undisclosed, is why the Justice Department granted Veselnitskaya special entry to the United States multiple times in 2015 and 2016.”

:::*Mueller failed to “mention that Veselnitskaya (i) worked with Fusion GPS on behalf of Russian clients, and (ii) met with Simpson the morning of the Trump Tower meeting, as well as the night before and after it . . . Also unclear, and undisclosed, is why the Justice Department granted Veselnitskaya special entry to the United States multiple times in 2015 and 2016.”

::*the special counsel references to contacts between Roger Stone and Trump campaign advisor Michael Caputo “with a Russian citizen named Henry Oknyansky. Oknyansky and an associate supposedly came to Stone by way of Caputo seeking to sell ‘derogatory information’ on Hillary Clinton. Stone rebuffed them. Left unstated: Oknyansky, according to federal court filings and 14 visa waivers, has been an FBI informant for nearly two decades.”

:::*the special counsel references to contacts between Roger Stone and Trump campaign advisor Michael Caputo “with a Russian citizen named Henry Oknyansky. Oknyansky and an associate supposedly came to Stone by way of Caputo seeking to sell ‘derogatory information’ on Hillary Clinton. Stone rebuffed them. Left unstated: Oknyansky, according to federal court filings and 14 visa waivers, has been an FBI informant for nearly two decades.”

::*There is no mention of dossier-author Steele, or Stefan Halper, the spy who made contact with both Page and campaign volunteer George Papadopoulos.

:::*There is no mention of dossier-author Steele, or Stefan Halper, the spy who made contact with both Page and campaign volunteer George Papadopoulos.

::*according to Mueller, Mifsud “falsely claimed he did not meet with Papadopoulos after his initial introductory meeting” with a woman posing as Putin’s niece. Although the Mueller report noted that “emails, text messages and other documentation showed Mifsud and Papadopoulos did meet at least two other times, as Papadopoulos claimed,” the special counsel did not charge Mifsud for lying to agents

:::*according to Mueller, Mifsud “falsely claimed he did not meet with Papadopoulos after his initial introductory meeting” with a woman posing as Putin’s niece. Although the Mueller report noted that “emails, text messages and other documentation showed Mifsud and Papadopoulos did meet at least two other times, as Papadopoulos claimed,” the special counsel did not charge Mifsud for lying to agents

::*“the Mueller report notes that ‘on May 6, 2016, 10 days after that meeting with Mifsud, Papadopoulos suggested to a representative of a foreign government that the Trump Campaign had received indications from the Russian government that it could assist the Campaign through the anonymous release of information that would be damaging to Hillary Clinton.’” But “publicly available information has always shown that Papadopoulos met with Downer on May 10th—and both Downer and the Australian government appear to stand by this date.”

:::*“the Mueller report notes that ‘on May 6, 2016, 10 days after that meeting with Mifsud, Papadopoulos suggested to a representative of a foreign government that the Trump Campaign had received indications from the Russian government that it could assist the Campaign through the anonymous release of information that would be damaging to Hillary Clinton.’” But “publicly available information has always shown that Papadopoulos met with Downer on May 10th—and both Downer and the Australian government appear to stand by this date.”

::*Mueller’s reliance on “the testimony of George Nader, who is mentioned more than 100 times in the Mueller report.” Nader’s role involved arranging “a meeting between Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian national who heads Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, and Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, during the transition period following the 2016 presidential election.”  While the FBI succeeded in arresting Nader when he returned to the states, the failure to charge him earlier could have instead allowed a child predator to go free.

:::*Mueller’s reliance on “the testimony of George Nader, who is mentioned more than 100 times in the Mueller report.” Nader’s role involved arranging “a meeting between Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian national who heads Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, and Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, during the transition period following the 2016 presidential election.”  While the FBI succeeded in arresting Nader when he returned to the states, the failure to charge him earlier could have instead allowed a child predator to go free.

::*Then came Nader’s June 3, 2019 arrest on child pornography charges. As details emerged, it appeared that the FBI knew Nader had child pornography on his cell phones at the time he was cooperating with the special counsel team. Yet he was not indicted until after he had already left the country.  While the FBI succeeded in arresting Nader when he returned to the states, the failure to charge him earlier could have instead allowed a child predator to go free.  

:::*Then came Nader’s June 3, 2019 arrest on child pornography charges. As details emerged, it appeared that the FBI knew Nader had child pornography on his cell phones at the time he was cooperating with the special counsel team. Yet he was not indicted until after he had already left the country.  While the FBI succeeded in arresting Nader when he returned to the states, the failure to charge him earlier could have instead allowed a child predator to go free.  

::*Which members of your team were involved in making the determination of whether to include the information in the report? And what standard did they use?

:::*Which members of your team were involved in making the determination of whether to include the information in the report? And what standard did they use?

:*Bias Colored Mueller’s Report and Raises Concerns About Conduct

::*Bias Colored Mueller’s Report and Raises Concerns About Conduct

::*Were you aware when you selected Weissmann to lead your team that he had sent an email to former acting attorney general Sally Yates praising her insubordination to the president?  

:::*Were you aware when you selected Weissmann to lead your team that he had sent an email to former acting attorney general Sally Yates praising her insubordination to the president?  

::*And did Weissmann select the other team members? Did he have a role in selecting Peter Strzok and Lisa Page?

:::*And did Weissmann select the other team members? Did he have a role in selecting Peter Strzok and Lisa Page?

::*Mueller sent the attorney general a “snitty” letter—likely written by a staffer—asking Barr to release the executive summary from the special counsel report. Barr refused. Soon after, the press began reporting on claims that members of the special counsel team disagreed with Barr’s synopsis of the report and claimed it was misleading. Barr later released Mueller’s letter, which acknowledged that Barr had accurately summarized the report, but that the press’ reporting was misleading.

:::*Mueller sent the attorney general a “snitty” letter—likely written by a staffer—asking Barr to release the executive summary from the special counsel report. Barr refused. Soon after, the press began reporting on claims that members of the special counsel team disagreed with Barr’s synopsis of the report and claimed it was misleading. Barr later released Mueller’s letter, which acknowledged that Barr had accurately summarized the report, but that the press’ reporting was misleading.

::*isn’t it true that Barr asked the special counsel’s office multiple times to identify grand jury material in the final report? Isn’t it true Barr made that request at least a month before you submitted the final report? Whom did you charge to identify grand jury materials? Did that individual inform you that he or she would not identify the grand jury materials, as Barr had directed?

:::*isn’t it true that Barr asked the special counsel’s office multiple times to identify grand jury material in the final report? Isn’t it true Barr made that request at least a month before you submitted the final report? Whom did you charge to identify grand jury materials? Did that individual inform you that he or she would not identify the grand jury materials, as Barr had directed?

::*you wrote a letter to Barr complaining that Barr’s summary was being misrepresented, correct? Yet you agree, don’t you, that Barr’s letter was accurate? Was that letter your idea? Why didn’t you just call Barr? Did you leak to the press information about your disagreement with Barr? Do you know who leaked that information to the press? How many members of your team knew about the letter to Barr and your request to release the executive summaries? Who were those individuals?

:::*you wrote a letter to Barr complaining that Barr’s summary was being misrepresented, correct? Yet you agree, don’t you, that Barr’s letter was accurate? Was that letter your idea? Why didn’t you just call Barr? Did you leak to the press information about your disagreement with Barr? Do you know who leaked that information to the press? How many members of your team knew about the letter to Barr and your request to release the executive summaries? Who were those individuals?

::*Would it be illegal for you to provide that grand jury information to Congress? So the president and attorney general cannot release an unredacted copy of your report to Congress without breaking the law, correct?

:::*Would it be illegal for you to provide that grand jury information to Congress? So the president and attorney general cannot release an unredacted copy of your report to Congress without breaking the law, correct?

*[[Heather Samuelson]] gave the FBI and a court ordered deposition different stories of when she learned Hillary Clinton used a private email system.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WfKymKSpUg</ref>

:*[[Heather Samuelson]] gave the FBI and a court ordered deposition different stories of when she learned Hillary Clinton used a private email system.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WfKymKSpUg</ref>

:*Samuelson destroyed evidence, deleted 33,000 emails, obstructed justice, and received immunity from the DOJ.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFiNMNI7qd0</ref>

::*Samuelson destroyed evidence, deleted 33,000 emails, obstructed justice, and received immunity from the DOJ.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFiNMNI7qd0</ref>

[[File:Adam-waldman-1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Ranking Democrat Sen. Mark Warner of the Senate Intelligence Committee scuttles Oleg Deripaska's willingness to testify. Deripaska was contacted by the FBI in September 2016 and asked to participate in the FBI's Trump-Russia collusion hoax.]]

[[File:Adam-waldman-1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Ranking Democrat Sen. Mark Warner of the Senate Intelligence Committee scuttles Oleg Deripaska's willingness to testify. Deripaska was contacted by the FBI in September 2016 and asked to participate in the FBI's Trump-Russia collusion hoax.]]

*'''2 July.''' [[Oleg Deripaska]] Confirms He Was Employing Chris Steele in 2016, While Dossier Was Being Assembled.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/07/02/oleg-deripaska-confirms-he-was-employing-chris-steele-in-2016-while-dossier-was-being-assembled-sk/</ref>

*'''2 July.''' [[Oleg Deripaska]] Confirms He Was Employing Chris Steele in 2016, While Dossier Was Being Assembled.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/07/02/oleg-deripaska-confirms-he-was-employing-chris-steele-in-2016-while-dossier-was-being-assembled-sk/</ref>

*'''16 July.''' Tracy Beanz: New information from Ed Butowski.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88HoWDr7-Bk</ref><ref>https://uncoverdc.com/2019/07/16/new-developments-in-the-seth-rich-case/</ref>

*'''16 July.''' Tracy Beanz: New information from Ed Butowski.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88HoWDr7-Bk</ref><ref>https://uncoverdc.com/2019/07/16/new-developments-in-the-seth-rich-case/</ref>

*''Daily Caller:'' House Republicans Request Documents From Investigation Into Embattled Washington D.C. Democrat Jack Evans.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/16/house-republicans-request-documents-investigation-jack-evans/</ref>

:*''Daily Caller:'' House Republicans Request Documents From Investigation Into Embattled Washington D.C. Democrat Jack Evans.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/16/house-republicans-request-documents-investigation-jack-evans/</ref>

*'''17 July.''' Peru Ex-President Arrested in U.S. Bizarre Clinton Foundation Connection.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ye7THyRIaA</ref>

*'''17 July.''' Peru Ex-President Arrested in U.S. Bizarre Clinton Foundation Connection.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ye7THyRIaA</ref>

*''True Pundit'': FBI Rocked By Public Suicide of TOP FBI Agent Who Investigated Clinton Foundation;<ref>https://truepundit.com/fbi-rocked-by-public-suicide-of-top-fbi-agent-who-investigated-clinton-foundation/</ref> ''New York Post:'' FBI agent brother to cop accused of murder-for-hire plot, dead by suicide: sources.<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/07/24/fbi-agent-brother-to-cop-accused-of-murder-for-hire-plot-dead-by-suicide-sources/</ref>

:*''True Pundit'': FBI Rocked By Public Suicide of TOP FBI Agent Who Investigated Clinton Foundation;<ref>https://truepundit.com/fbi-rocked-by-public-suicide-of-top-fbi-agent-who-investigated-clinton-foundation/</ref> ''New York Post:'' FBI agent brother to cop accused of murder-for-hire plot, dead by suicide: sources.<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/07/24/fbi-agent-brother-to-cop-accused-of-murder-for-hire-plot-dead-by-suicide-sources/</ref>

*'''18 July.''' Margot Cleveland: Here’s Your Guide To The Latest Wild Developments With Michael Flynn.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/18/heres-guide-latest-wild-developments-michael-flynn/</ref>

*'''18 July.''' Margot Cleveland: Here’s Your Guide To The Latest Wild Developments With Michael Flynn.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/18/heres-guide-latest-wild-developments-michael-flynn/</ref>