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===Stzok insurance policy===

===Stzok insurance policy===

Benjamin Wittes was the first published reference to an "insurance policy" to subvert the Trump presidency, should he win. Wittes published it after Strzok first used the term to explain the reason for [[FISA abuse]] to Lisa Page.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com </ref>  Wittes wrote, {{quotebox|...our democracy needs a health insurance policy.  Indeed, it’s not enough to imagine how the Coalition of All Democratic Forces, which I posited last Monday, might respond to a Clinton victory, a subject which I discussed discussed on Tuesday.

Benjamin Wittes was the first published reference to an "insurance policy" to subvert the Trump presidency, should he win. Wittes published it after Strzok first used the term to explain the reason for [[FISA abuse]] to [[Lisa Page]].<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com </ref>  Wittes wrote, {{quotebox|...our democracy needs a health insurance policy.  Indeed, it’s not enough to imagine how the Coalition of All Democratic Forces, which I posited last Monday, might respond to a Clinton victory, a subject which I discussed on Tuesday.

We need to imagine as well how such a coalition should respond to the unthinkable: What if Trump wins?

We need to imagine as well how such a coalition should respond to the unthinkable: What if Trump wins?

Peter Strzok and Lisa Page were regular readers of the Lawfareblog. On July 28, 2016 Strzok and Lisa Page had this exchange:<ref>https://www.archive.org/stream/StrzokPageTexts/FBI-texts_djvu.txt</ref>

Peter Strzok and Lisa Page were regular readers of the Lawfareblog. On July 28, 2016 Strzok and Lisa Page had this exchange:<ref>https://www.archive.org/stream/StrzokPageTexts/FBI-texts_djvu.txt</ref>

{{quotebox|Lisa Page: Ha. First line made me smile. ''What [https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-does-us-government-know-about-russia-and-dnc-hack Does the US Government Know About Russia and the DNC Hack?]''}}

{{quotebox|Lisa Page: Ha. First line made me smile. ''What [https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-does-us-government-know-about-russia-and-dnc-hack Does the US Government Know About Russia and the DNC Hack?]''}}

The first line of the Lawfareblog article reads, "Potentially unpleasant news for Jim Comey: We need you to intervene in the 2016 election again," three weeks after Comey mishandled the [[Clinton email investigation]]<ref>https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-inspector-general-comey-20180614-story.html</ref> and three days before Strzok officially opened a [[counterintelligence]] investigation into the Trump campaign,  

The first line of the Lawfareblog article reads, "Potentially unpleasant news for [[Jim Comey]]: We need you to intervene in the 2016 election again," three weeks after Comey mishandled the [[Clinton email investigation]]<ref>https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-inspector-general-comey-20180614-story.html</ref> and three days before Strzok officially opened a [[counterintelligence]] investigation into the Trump campaign,  

{{quotebox|Strzok: Interesting. Good comments about Comey, too. ''Trump and the Powers of the American Presidency, Part III''.<ref>https://www.lawfareblog.com/trump-and-powers-american-presidency-part-iii</ref>}}

{{quotebox|Strzok: Interesting. Good comments about Comey, too. ''Trump and the Powers of the American Presidency, Part III''.<ref>https://www.lawfareblog.com/trump-and-powers-american-presidency-part-iii</ref>}}

{{quotebox|"A cavalcade of Obama-era [[national security]] leaders have committed to testify on behalf of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe should he face trial over allegations that he misled officials about leaks to the media.

{{quotebox|"A cavalcade of Obama-era [[national security]] leaders have committed to testify on behalf of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe should he face trial over allegations that he misled officials about leaks to the media.

...If McCabe ultimately does face charges, he’ll have some big names lined up as character witnesses. The high-ranking ex-officials who have committed to defending him include former Attorney General Eric Holder, former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former national security adviser Susan Rice.

...If McCabe ultimately does face charges, he’ll have some big names lined up as character witnesses. The high-ranking ex-officials who have committed to defending him include former Attorney General Eric Holder, former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence [[James Clapper]] and former national security adviser Susan Rice.

[[Mary McCord (DOJ)]], a career DOJ attorney who oversaw the government’s Russia probe as acting head of the DOJ’s National Security Division, and David Cohen, the No. 2 at the [[CIA]] from 2015 to 2017, are also lined up to speak on McCabe’s behalf.<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/16/obamas-team-defends-andrew-mccabe-trial-1498129</ref>}}

[[Mary McCord (DOJ)]], a career DOJ attorney who oversaw the government’s Russia probe as acting head of the DOJ’s National Security Division, and David Cohen, the No. 2 at the [[CIA]] from 2015 to 2017, are also lined up to speak on McCabe’s behalf.<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/16/obamas-team-defends-andrew-mccabe-trial-1498129</ref>}}