dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

Fire Builds Under Obama – Leads to Hard Questions
Posted Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | By Robert B. Charles | 173 Comments
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Three odd things happened last week. For those who believe in government accountability, they matter. They raise an important – disturbing – question. What was the Obama team up to?

First, the acting Director of National Intelligence, Ambassador Richard Grenell, declassified names of 39 high-ranking Obama Administration officials who urgently sought between November 8, 2016 (two days after the e******n) and January 12, 2016 (eight days before inauguration) to “unmask” private calls between incoming Trump National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn and foreign leaders, including Russian Ambassador Kislyak.

Unmasking requests are rare, as they involve invasion of an American’s 4th Amendment rights against “unreasonable search and seizure.” This list is odd. It involves a machine-gun style set of requests aimed at the incoming Administration, fits a story the Obama team kept pushing that would delegitimize the e******n, and includes eye-popping names.

To be specific, the list includes seven unmasking requests from UN Representative and former Obama White House official Samantha Power; three from Obama Director of National Intelligence James Clapper (impugned for lying to Congress in March 2013, caught in unauthorized press disclosures); two by CIA Director and former Obama White House official John Brennan (who admits once v****g c*******t; see www.cnn.com/2016/09/15/politics/john-brennan-cia-c*******t-v**e/index.html); two by Obama’s Secretary of the Treasury and former White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew (who served President Clinton); one by Sarah Raskin, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury – married to Trump critic Jamie Raskin (D-MD); one from FBI Director James Comey (enough said); one from Obama’s Chief of Staff Denis McDonough;; two from aides to Clapper, 29 from others, including five redacted names, and one – on January 12, 2017 – from Vice President Joe Biden.

Since unmasking is a non-political process, why did eight Obama White House members invade the privacy of incoming Trump officials? What was the motive? Did no warning signs go off in their heads – saying this is utterly wrong? Ask yourself: What was their aim?

Second odd event: Documents continue to vindicate General Flynn, indicating he was entrapped by Obama’s FBI appointees – beginning in November 2016. Handwritten notes confirm an effort by then-FBI Director Comey and Deputy Andrew McCabe “to get him to lie so we can prosecute him or get him fired.” See www.foxnews.com/politics/michael-flynn-fbi-handwritten-notes-get-him-lie-fired. Ominously, the “302” recording a later interview with Flynn appears to be gone. See: www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/stolen-or-destroyed-trump-seeks-missing-fbi-document-on-flynn-interview.

The obvious question: Why – in November 2016 – did high-ranking Obama appointees want to undermine Flynn? Why the scramble before January 20? The biggest bombshell of the past week is that President Obama knew his closest allies – including Vice President Biden – were going after Trump’s national security advisor – and there was no criminal basis. Obama knew that on January 5, 2017. That was 15 days before the inauguration.

According to documents filed by Justice seeking to dismiss the case, Obama knew intimate details of the Flynn intercepts, and knew there was no criminal basis. His knowledge surprised his Deputy Attorney General, Sally Yates. She was “flabbergasted” and “dumbfounded” when she later learned Flynn was being interviewed by FBI without DOJ authorization. See: www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-knew-details-of-wiretapped-flynn-phone-calls-surprising-top-doj-official-new-docs-show

All this raises profound issues. Why would an outgoing president be intimately familiar with wiretaps of his former rival’s team? Knowing no criminal basis, why not stop the process – before the January 20 inauguration?

Knowing his Vice President had sought unmasking of their rival’s team on January 12, that a Washington Post ran the next day, why not stop this narrative? Classified leaks are illegal. Was Obama part of the narrative, bystander or director? The nagging question – what was their objective?

Third odd event: As documents continue to be declassified and released, the fire under Obama Administration officials – and Obama himself – is getting hotter. One sign is that the former President spoke out last week – throwing a punch from the sidelines.

Old boxer Jack Dempsey quipped, “The best defense is a good offense.” In that context, Obama’s remarks may make sense. With nothing particular to say, he hears footsteps.

Said Obama, perhaps redirecting: “More than anything, this p******c has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing.”

That is rich from a president who capitulated to Putin on an open mike, gave hundreds of millions and nuclear deterrence to Iran, allowed China to dominate global trade and the South China Sea, raised national debt 74 percent, and presided over a near-stagnant economy for eight years. It is particularly rich from a president who knew about and did not stop abuse of our intelligence and law enforcement authorities in pursuit of his political opponents.

In a swipe at President Trump’s unwillingness to federalize c****av***s response, which would violate the 10th Amendment, Obama added: “A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge.” For good measure, he tagged Trump for “being selfish, being tribal, being divided, and seeing others as an enemy.” Remarkable words from a president under fire for political abuse, who advised Democrats that if Republicans “bring a knife” they should “bring a gun.” See: www.snopes.com/fact-check/bringing-a-gun-to-a-knife-fight/

Bottom line: Americans are s**k of political intrigue, abuse of power, and lack of accountability – including by senior Obama officials. A moment of t***h is approaching. These events suggest a closing circle. They also raise a seminal question: Why was the Obama White House so urgently seeking to delegitimize the 2016 e******n?

If not just after Flynn, whom they knew committed no crime; if not just opening the door to future investigations, after they were gone – what were they up to? Were they aiming, with judicial intervention based on these urgent wiretaps, to stop the inauguration?

That question is solemn, sobering, and arresting. But it deserves asking, as the theory of the case points to something bigger than Fynn – something urgently sought between November 8 and late January. If not that, what? Odd events happened last week. More may lie ahead.

Auntie Dee

GREAT ARTICLE...Keep 'em coming!

Ricktloml

Obama was the most unqualified, corrupt, power hungry politician ever to hold the office of president. He is a disgrace. I seriously doubt he will ever be held accountable for his s*******s corruption and abuse of power, but it is necessary that at the very least Obama's (as well as his operatives and appointees,) malfeasance be exposed

ImLogicallyRight

the left kept demanding more and more from the Mueller investigation. They are still at it, digging and digging. Well, it appears that it is now the right's turn to dig. Well, I say, keep digging and digging. Would I like obama arrested. Hell yes. I don't think it will happen. But getting him exposed for every dirty deed and finally forcing an unmasking of pre e******n obama would show him up for what he is and was and the shame of it all would be his legacy. That would put a smile on my face.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

The sad part about all this is that even with all these revelations about the Obama administration, many liberals and most l*****ts still hold him up as their favorite president. Either they choose not to see the t***h or they are dumb useful i***ts of the worldwide left.

bggamers Loc: georgia

Thanks for the great post

PeterS

You better hurry up and build that fire because due to how Trump handled the c****av***s his popularity is heading for all-time lows. Not what you want to hear with the e******n only 5 months away...

RCP Average 5/1 - 5/19 -- 45.6 approve, 52.3 disapprove, -6.7 underwater! Whinny fat ass is almost gone...

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

In 2016 Trump was under water almost till the end.........until he WON!!Besides 6% is nothing!!!..So I wouldn't celebrate if I were you,especially with Biden being your chosen one!!!

PeterS

T***p w*n within the margin of error. Trump's biggest enemy is himself. He literally comes off as a moron causing you people to come up with an endless carousel of excuses making YOU look like morons. Trump's an absolute embarrassment. Joe will misspeak but more often than not Trump means what he says and that's what's so scary about him.

Trump should be UP by 6 points not down simply because it is traditional for the nation to rally around the leader in a crisis. But Trump spent weeks downplaying the v***s which allowed it to spread throughout the country. The result is over a third of the cases and resulting deaths are in this country. You people are blind to that but the rest of the nation isn't.

And the worst of it is that this is just the first wave and Trump is doing ZERO to prepare the country for another outbreak of the v***s. Pretending that it doesn't exist won't work. You can say what you want about Joe at least he takes the v***s seriously and for that reason will make sure this nation is ready for round two!

Rose42

Because democrat corruption is just fine with you isn’t it Pete. Y’all are the same as the alt righties.

Radiance3

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I have no doubt that Barack Obama has been the proponent of the Deep State and the ObamaGate. These crimes against the American people using the federal government against them started since Obama became president in 2009.

Until now, even when his term has been over, his weapons to destroy are strong and alive.

This is unprecedented attempt to destroy our country. Tear it apart to change for more Muslims under Obama's socialist-c*******t style for complete power control. And to steal the taxes of the American people .

Big Kahuna

Has bathhouse boy unmasked Slo Joe yet? He probably won't because if Joe Bribem took off his mask it would probably show that Bathhouse boy was the one actually underneath that mask and Biden was already checked into an insane asylum.

Big Kahuna

Yes, I'm a moron, a despicable, hold to my guns and Bible and I'm still winning for at least another 5 years. Suck it up buttercup!!

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

The circle is closing, it shouldn't be much longer. Obama dispised Flynn who disagreed with him several times. He despised Trump who together with Flynn might uncover his plot to destroy America. Both had to be brought down because Hillary lost, and they were all at risk. Trump will checkmate him. I'd bet my life on it. Trump seems to know all their plans ahead of time and always has his counter moves mapped out. Sun Tzu would be proud and so would Bobby Fischer. Both the Mercy and Comfort have left port and set sail. I'm hearing that a lot of people who commit certain crimes, will never be seen again. Burial at sea seems just to me, I just wonder if a millstone was hung around their necks first? There are many high profile people I haven't seen or heard from, in a very long time. Probably, just wishful thinking on my part.

Big Kahuna

You are right. Where's rapist Billy Bob Clinton?