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April 10, 2019

Jake Tapper, The Guy Who Pushed a Russia Conspiracy Theory With No Evidence Apart from Lies from Partisan Government Officials for Two Years Now Says That Barr Says That "Spying" Occurred -- and Adds, "Provides No Evidence" for This Claim

You can see why the NeverTrumpers all got honeydicked by this guy.

"Provides no evidence." Give me a break, Fake Tapper -- Where's the evidence for the Fake News Conspiracy Theories you've been peddling for two years?

AG Barr drops ‘spying’ bombshell in hearing, provides no evidence @SaraMurray reports @TheLeadCNN https://t.co/mmFBaFqVuf pic.twitter.com/kUU5Yh6txs
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 10, 2019

No evidence other than the publicly known use of covert overseas intelligence assets, domestic intelligence assets, FISA warrants, and national security letters. You might want to stick to parroting intel chief leaks and whining in DMs. https://t.co/Jtu1sKq9Yt
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 10, 2019

A lot of people are going to be exposed on this issue -- and I just don't mean Clapper, Brennan, Comey, and McCabe. I mean the people posing as informed in the media and on twitter who have obviously never read any of documents or noticed that the FBI's shifting stories about when and why this probe supposedly started do not make sense.

It won't just be an exposure of actual wrongdoing, though it will be that -- it will be an exposure of the media's laughable ignorance, laziness, and absolute refusal to do any kind of reading and thinking that takes longer than a Twitter #HotTake.

A lot of NeverTrumpers will be exposed on this too. They're an ignorant, lazy, and yet perpetually smug lot.

The Twitter Smart-Set is about to be depantsed as vacuous, lazy, twitter-addicted, micro-thinking dumb-bunny posers.

Oh by the way: Have you noticed that after two years of hair-on-fire shrieking from the NeverTrumpers that the American people must know if their government can be trusted and so Mueller must be permitted to Finish His Job, some of them, like Jen Rubin, are now demanding that Barr be impeached rather than permit him to investigate how the Russia hoax was created?

Boy, that whole Americans-have-a-right-to-know thing sure got turned around in a hurry, huh?

Oh, and remember how it was dangerous and "corrosive of the pillars of American democracy" to accuse a law enforcement/intelligence official, like Barr, of having corrupt motives?

You won't be shocked to hear that's now out the window too. Everyone's favorite "conservative" Jen Rubin is openly calling him "corrupted" by Trump.

Not going to be any fundraising on the idea that Barr must be permitted to finish the job, huh, Kap'n Bill? Huh, Rick Wilson?

Update: I personally haven't seen this (he's PROVIDED NO EVIDENCE), but Charlie Brown's Dildo tells me that leftist chatter about Barr possibly being a RUSSIAN AGENT has already begun.

Update:

Today is the day the shoe moved to the other foot. This is a big deal. For two years, the media breathlessly covered, and acquiesced to, allegations against Trump, no matter how absurd. Now the allegations are against the Obama Admin. Why do I think the coverage wil be different? https://t.co/rL037rzDUK
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) April 10, 2019

Meanwhile, semi-related: Transcripts of the 2018 testimony of top FBI lawyer James Baker were revealed. Sean Davis wen through the transcript, pointing out interesting bits:

Mueller's Democrat hack "pit bull" Andrew Weissman had been widely disliked at the FBI and harmed morale:

Former FBI general counsel and Comey confidant James Baker testified to Congress in late 2018 that his predecessor, Mueller deputy Andrew Weissmann, was widely disliked at the FBI and destroyed morale in the general counsel's office. https://t.co/yQx0gpCQ6c pic.twitter.com/wkPbEEV62c
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019

Baker testifies he got the dossier "evidence" from Mother Jones conspiracy theorist David Corn. When asked if he then leaked that to other reporters, his lawyer intercedes and says he cannot answer that question.

When FBI general counsel James Baker was asked to detail his conversations about the Steele dossier w/ his "long-time friend" @DavidCornDC, Baker's attorney said Baker couldn't discuss the matter because he was being investigated by federal prosecutors for criminal leaking. pic.twitter.com/t5QNkzM2LE
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019

Baker then proceeded to discuss his interactions w/ Corn regarding the dossier. According to Baker, Corn--who claims to be a journalist--was very "anxious" to provide the debunked Steele dossier to the FBI. Baker provided a 302 of his conversations with Corn, a la Ohr/Steele. pic.twitter.com/fB1Wbok4jH
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019

Baker specifically testified that he treated the Steele dossier he received from @DavidCornDC as "evidence." Baker also said he did the same thing with dossier information he received from attorney Michael Sussman of Perkins Coie, which hired Fusion GPS on Hillary's behalf. pic.twitter.com/uC17XkHuG5
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019

Baker, the FBI's top lawyer, the man charged with doing the due diligence to make sure that FISA warrants weren't being sought for impermissible purposes or upon flimsy grounds, didn't even bother to read the underlying evidence for the Page FISA warrant.

The best and brightest. YOLO.

James Baker, the top lawyer at the FBI who provides final sign-off on FISA applications before the FBI director okays them, testified that he never even bothered to read the underlying evidence for the Page FISA (the so-called Woods file) before affirming its veracity. pic.twitter.com/lrHm2smIZc
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019

Baker didn't inquire about the motives behind the dossier -- or disclose to others who had written it.

Baker testified that prior to entering Clinton/DNC opposition research from the Clinton/DNC attorney into FBI evidence, he never asked or disclosed the source (or his motivation) of the so-called evidence. You have to wonder how much of this stovepiped nonsense was used in FISAs. pic.twitter.com/RBEs9rSBTY
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019

He claims he while he was aware of Peter Strzok's anti-Trump texts, he claims he had no idea that anyone in the FBI wanted to stop Trump with an insurance policy.

After testifying that he was aware of Peter Strzok's texts, Baker claimed that he wasn't aware of any efforts by FBI staff to "stop" Trump's election. Peter Strzok texted his mistress Lisa Page that "We'll stop it" when she asked if Trump would become president. pic.twitter.com/67i4shm1lY
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019

On Rod Rosenstein's allegedly "sarcastic" offer to wear a wire to record the president: Baker says this wasn't "sarcastic" at all, but seriously offered.

Baker also testified it was common knowledge that there was a high-level conversation about Rod Rosenstein wearing a wire against the president of the United States. Roseinstein has refused to testify before Congress since that wire conversation was revealed. pic.twitter.com/qucIi28Wd0
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019

According to Baker, Rosenstein also floated the idea of using the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office, in addition to wearing a wire against him. Baker claimed Rosenstein had identified two cabinet members who wanted to help him take down the president. pic.twitter.com/njyu8REdm1
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019

Baker rejected the notion that Rosenstein was joking about wearing a wire and using the 25th to remove the president from office.

It is unconscionable, given his role in firing Comey, trying to take out the president, and CYA hiring Mueller, that Roseinstein still has a job. pic.twitter.com/TUAslcyf1z
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019

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"Provides no evidence." Give me a break, Fake Tapper -- Where's the evidence for the Fake News Conspiracy Theories you've been peddling for two years? AG Barr drops ‘spying’ bombshell in hearing, provides no evidence @SaraMurray reports @TheLeadCNN https://t.co/mmFBaFqVuf pic.twitter.com/kUU5Yh6txs — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 10, 2019 No evidence other than the publicly known use of covert overseas intelligence assets, domestic intelligence assets, FISA warrants, and national security letters. You might want to stick to parroting intel chief leaks and whining in DMs. https://t.co/Jtu1sKq9Yt — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 10, 2019 A lot of people are going to be exposed on this issue -- and I just don't mean Clapper, Brennan, Comey, and McCabe. I mean the people posing as informed in the media and on twitter who have obviously never read any of documents or noticed that the FBI's shifting stories about when and why this probe supposedly started do not make sense. It won't just be an exposure of actual wrongdoing, though it will be that -- it will be an exposure of the media's laughable ignorance, laziness, and absolute refusal to do any kind of reading and thinking that takes longer than a Twitter #HotTake. A lot of NeverTrumpers will be exposed on this too. They're an ignorant, lazy, and yet perpetually smug lot. The Twitter Smart-Set is about to be depantsed as vacuous, lazy, twitter-addicted, micro-thinking dumb-bunny posers. Oh by the way: Have you noticed that after two years of hair-on-fire shrieking from the NeverTrumpers that the American people must know if their government can be trusted and so Mueller must be permitted to Finish His Job, some of them, like Jen Rubin, are now demanding that Barr be impeached rather than permit him to investigate how the Russia hoax was created? Boy, that whole Americans-have-a-right-to-know thing sure got turned around in a hurry, huh? Oh, and remember how it was dangerous and "corrosive of the pillars of American democracy" to accuse a law enforcement/intelligence official, like Barr, of having corrupt motives? You won't be shocked to hear that's now out the window too. Everyone's favorite "conservative" Jen Rubin is openly calling him "corrupted" by Trump. Not going to be any fundraising on the idea that Barr must be permitted to finish the job, huh, Kap'n Bill? Huh, Rick Wilson? Update: I personally haven't seen this (he's PROVIDED NO EVIDENCE), but Charlie Brown's Dildo tells me that leftist chatter about Barr possibly being a RUSSIAN AGENT has already begun. Update: Today is the day the shoe moved to the other foot. This is a big deal. For two years, the media breathlessly covered, and acquiesced to, allegations against Trump, no matter how absurd. Now the allegations are against the Obama Admin. Why do I think the coverage wil be different? https://t.co/rL037rzDUK — Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) April 10, 2019 Meanwhile, semi-related: Transcripts of the 2018 testimony of top FBI lawyer James Baker were revealed. Sean Davis wen through the transcript, pointing out interesting bits: Mueller's Democrat hack "pit bull" Andrew Weissman had been widely disliked at the FBI and harmed morale: Former FBI general counsel and Comey confidant James Baker testified to Congress in late 2018 that his predecessor, Mueller deputy Andrew Weissmann, was widely disliked at the FBI and destroyed morale in the general counsel's office. https://t.co/yQx0gpCQ6c pic.twitter.com/wkPbEEV62c — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019 Baker testifies he got the dossier "evidence" from Mother Jones conspiracy theorist David Corn. When asked if he then leaked that to other reporters, his lawyer intercedes and says he cannot answer that question. When FBI general counsel James Baker was asked to detail his conversations about the Steele dossier w/ his "long-time friend" @DavidCornDC, Baker's attorney said Baker couldn't discuss the matter because he was being investigated by federal prosecutors for criminal leaking. pic.twitter.com/t5QNkzM2LE — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019 Baker then proceeded to discuss his interactions w/ Corn regarding the dossier. According to Baker, Corn--who claims to be a journalist--was very "anxious" to provide the debunked Steele dossier to the FBI. Baker provided a 302 of his conversations with Corn, a la Ohr/Steele. pic.twitter.com/fB1Wbok4jH — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019 Baker specifically testified that he treated the Steele dossier he received from @DavidCornDC as "evidence." Baker also said he did the same thing with dossier information he received from attorney Michael Sussman of Perkins Coie, which hired Fusion GPS on Hillary's behalf. pic.twitter.com/uC17XkHuG5 — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019 Baker, the FBI's top lawyer, the man charged with doing the due diligence to make sure that FISA warrants weren't being sought for impermissible purposes or upon flimsy grounds, didn't even bother to read the underlying evidence for the Page FISA warrant. The best and brightest. YOLO. James Baker, the top lawyer at the FBI who provides final sign-off on FISA applications before the FBI director okays them, testified that he never even bothered to read the underlying evidence for the Page FISA (the so-called Woods file) before affirming its veracity. pic.twitter.com/lrHm2smIZc — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019 Baker didn't inquire about the motives behind the dossier -- or disclose to others who had written it. Baker testified that prior to entering Clinton/DNC opposition research from the Clinton/DNC attorney into FBI evidence, he never asked or disclosed the source (or his motivation) of the so-called evidence. You have to wonder how much of this stovepiped nonsense was used in FISAs. pic.twitter.com/RBEs9rSBTY — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019 He claims he while he was aware of Peter Strzok's anti-Trump texts, he claims he had no idea that anyone in the FBI wanted to stop Trump with an insurance policy. After testifying that he was aware of Peter Strzok's texts, Baker claimed that he wasn't aware of any efforts by FBI staff to "stop" Trump's election. Peter Strzok texted his mistress Lisa Page that "We'll stop it" when she asked if Trump would become president. pic.twitter.com/67i4shm1lY — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019 On Rod Rosenstein's allegedly "sarcastic" offer to wear a wire to record the president: Baker says this wasn't "sarcastic" at all, but seriously offered. Baker also testified it was common knowledge that there was a high-level conversation about Rod Rosenstein wearing a wire against the president of the United States. Roseinstein has refused to testify before Congress since that wire conversation was revealed. pic.twitter.com/qucIi28Wd0 — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019 According to Baker, Rosenstein also floated the idea of using the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office, in addition to wearing a wire against him. Baker claimed Rosenstein had identified two cabinet members who wanted to help him take down the president. pic.twitter.com/njyu8REdm1 — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 9, 2019 Baker rejected the notion that Rosenstein was joking about wearing a wire and using the 25th to remove the president from office. 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