On 8/17/23 10:26 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 4:39:07 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 8/17/23 4:20 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 11:07:45 AM UTC-7, mINE109
wrote:
On 8/17/23 12:51 PM, ScottW wrote:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-s-justice-department-is-burying-its-big-fbi-corruption-scandal/ar-AA1foclp?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=1f16acc799434d0ab15fa00b6a740135&ei=15
It sure looks like the fix is in.
That's not a lede one would expect of a credible report.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/retired-fbi-executive-charged-concealing-225000-cash-received-outside-source
Arrested.
https://apnews.com/article/mcgonigal-russian-oligarch-plea-fbi-c853b2963d8cf98471001c3d9e3f24c9
Pleads guilty to laundering payment from Oleg Deripaska.
Yes, that Deripaska. It's always bad news for Biden when
Trump's campaign manager's handler's Russian boss is involved.
As if Manafort crimes even compare. He was not selling his high
level position in gov't for cash. GMAFB.
No, Manafort traded his position as Trump's campaign manager for
loan forgiveness. IIRC, $10 million. Let me look... even worse: "he
owed Deripaska close to $20 million, according to legal complaints
Deripaska's lawyers filed..."
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/muellers-case-against-paul-manafort-explained
"All the charges were unrelated to Manafort's work for the Trump
campaign."
Being guilty of tax crimes doesn't erase his Russian ties,
summarized here:
https://apnews.com/article/122ae0b5848345faa88108a03de40c5a
Working off his debt was directly related to the campaign, so you're
beside the point: he wasn't charged for delivering polling data to
Russian operatives or for getting the Republican platform Ukraine
portion changed in Russia's favor.
And I'll bet the G-man doesn't ever see a courtroom. They'll be
a plea deal as this whole pile of stinking trash casts a very bad
smell over the entire DoJ.
He "still faces separate federal charges out of Washington"
according to the NYT.
So the Feds are going to back out of their immunity agreement as they
can't take the political heat. What I say about these schmucks
always ready to flip when their own ass is on the line? I
know...damned if they do and damned if they don't....and they will
have earned their damnation no matter what.
That's incoherent. On your part, just to be clear. The other charges
were mentioned in the initial reports, not an after-the-fact justification.
Bad as it is, free-lancing in Albania and hiding the fees doesn't
implicate the DoJ. Indeed, the FBI prosecuting an FBI agent shows
integrity.
Oh yes...he got a good firm slap on the wrist that left a mark.
Most people would prefer to not be guilty of a felony and face up to
five years in jail.
WSJ: "McGonigal faces separate charges in Washington, D.C., where a
federal grand jury has indicted him for concealing his relationship with
a former employee of an Albanian intelligence agency.
Prosecutors there say McGonigal received more than $225,000 from the
former Albanian official and hid aspects of their relationship, which
created a conflict of interest with his duties as an FBI official. A
lawyer for McGonigal on Tuesday said McGonigal was still working to
reach a possible deal on those charges."
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