Breaking: October Surprise via AG Barr going after big name Dems.

[mysteryowl]

John Durham, investigator, has been enlisted by AG Barr in 2019 to look into origins of the government investigating Russian interference in our elections and the link to Trump. Trump all along has said it was illegal.

Washington Post investigative reporter, speaking on NPR today, said several big names will be brought up to the public by AG Barr.
The Washington Post article will be released in a couple days, it is currently with the editors.

(This is my paraphrase of what I just heard on the radio) I don't know exactly what Barr is going to do.

EDIT UPDATE: There are several articles from conservative media sources talking about John Durham and his investigative team working on Spygate crap.

[Claustrum]

1. Let me guess, Obama, Biden, Hillary are definitely in there

And it definitely has nothing to do with politics /s

[mysteryowl]

2. Let's hope he is not filing indictments!

[onetexan]

20. you can't file indictments on manufactured crimes. They are simply trying to suggest wrongdoing by

Dems to influence people's votes. Fat chance.

[mysteryowl]

24. Okay, sounds right. This is trump's and the GOP's MO.

Just by suggesting apparently makes it so, in this day and age of conspiracy theories being believed by so many.

[GopherGal]

34. I assume it's a "Comey 2016" Redux

Toss around a bunch of not proven, but too-hazy to be refutable accusations.

[onetexan]

40. exactly, the Con has done this time & again. Recently he's been accusing Biden of using drugs

saying "Many people said...". It's the same crap that gullible people fall for.

[2naSalit]

44. Just remember...

That "many people" are all the voices in his head.

[onetexan]

45. good one! I'll keep that in mind going forward!

[Talitha]

72. That's a keeper!

[CanonRay]

51. Why can't you file an indictment on a manufactured crime?

Most prosecutors can get a Grand Jury to indict anyone. They could drop the charges after November 3rd.

[Mr.Bill]

52. And if they just start arresting people

who is going to stop them?

[blm]

35. Kerry.

Fits with the horse shut talk radio pushes reBiden and Ukraine,

[malaise]

3. AG Barr is going to prison

That's my surprise

[Dem2]

43. Only correct answer.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Explain to me how Democrats contracted with the Russians to interfere with the 2016

Elections to let Trump win. How the Democrats wanted Russians to give the e-mails to James Comey to let Trump win. How the Democrats wanted the Russians to do the 2016 October Surprise with Huma Abedin's laptop not only to let Trump win but to essentially destroy Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, and her ex-husband, Anthony Weiner.

[mysteryowl]

6. I don't think that is the issue

I think it is about blaming Dems for investigating Trump/Russia connection. I will see if I can clear that up.

I edited my original wording for clarity. I hope it is better now.

[radius777]

65. Strzok's book clearly outlines there was cause

to investigate Trump/Russia connection and this was bipartisan. The recently released Senate report was bipartisan. Comey, Mueller, Rosenstein, Strzok are all Republicans. A jury did convict Roger Stone.

If anything the FBI/Comey screwed Hillary by not saying they were investigating Trump, while being public about her email investigation.

[0rganism]

9. oh they will, and it will make no sense whatsoever, and 40% of Americans will believe it completely

we're in the deep trouble now

i used to believe that Americans could find solutions to our large-scale problems
now our government busies itself with burying truth and polishing turds on behalf of a truly ridiculous egomaniac
we can no longer solve our problems internally
the 40-year project to make us too stupid to survive has succeeded

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Benghazi !! - Boogaloo.

I think this will backfire incredibly. The American people have figured out the Republican game-plan. Project onto Democrats their own crimes.

[Me.]

7. Good That The Article Will Be Released

Scoop Barr's own 'scoop'. The October surprise won't be. Let the pushback and innoculation begin.

[mysteryowl]

12. It will help to know ahead of time, but

the deplorable base will see this information coming from the top cop of the land and believe it.

[BannonsLiver]

18. Why do we care what they think or believe?

[Mr.Bill]

53. Because Barr has the authority

to arrest, charge and indict people whether or not he proves anyone guilty in court.

[ProfessorGAC]

66. He Can Indict?

I thought that's what grand juries are for.
In questioning, you're sure that the will find a majority to vote to indict when there is public evidence the investigation was started for cause?
Barr can't indict. He can only ask a grand jury to indict.
They don't get to pre-stack the jury, and Barr is not a terribly persuasive speaker.
I think you overestimate his powers.

[BannonsLiver]

73. They weren't talking about Barr

They specifically said his “deplorable base” would believe it. Barr is an employee-co conspirator.

[nolabear]

16. Agree. Get in front and knock the wind out of it.

Accuse them of politicizing the judicial system, as they have already done. Counter with facts and strong pushback. And push their illegal and immoral acts.

[mysteryowl]

21. That was the topic of the 1-hour radio show!

AG Barr politicizing the justice department! Thanks, I forgot that part.

[Me.]

62. ...

[PTWB]

8. If they start persecuting innocent Democratic leaders we must all arm ourselves

At least those of us who have not already done so.

[Spazito]

10. .......

[PTWB]

11. You don't think arresting HRC, Obama, etc would provoke a civil war?

It better.

[Spazito]

15. LOL

Hyperbole much.

[mysteryowl]

17. I wonder will happen when Trump and Barr and all the rest are arrested?

Hopefully, the Dems will hold this administration accountable for the multiple crimes.

[Yavin4]

22. No, but it should provoke a general strike.

If the blue state workers stay home, that would shut the entire country down.

[TheRealNorth]

36. How is that gonna work?

A lot of people struggle to put food on the table and pay rent. You expect people to starve as we do a general strike?

It's not like there there is a geopolitical counterweight like there was back in the 1960's that would prevent Trump from brutalizing his opponents. Trump isn't interested in showing the world that we are the "good guys".

The point is, I don't know if the playbook from the 1960's is still applicable.

[Yavin4]

37. If everyone with a job just sat at home for one day....

the economy would shut down.

[TheRealNorth]

41. But that isn't going to happen

a large percentage are on-board with Trump. We would be very lucky to get half the country to participate.

Furthermore, we will then be blamed for the economic pain, so its not like this will win us more supporters.

[NBachers]

48. I'm 71 years old. I gotta job & a city apartment. I ain't losing it in a general strike. Sorry

[Yavin4]

59. And that's why things do not change. n/t

[NBachers]

67. You go first, dude

[Yavin4]

70. Gladly.

If I see Obama in handcuffs, I'm not going to work.

[GoCubsGo]

13. With made-up evidence, no doubt.

[StarfishSaver]

14. That will be interesting

This isn't 2016 and Barr isn't James Comey.

If he tries this, it could very well blow up in his face.

[GoCubsGo]

19. Yep, they're not fooling anyone.

Other than their brain-dead flying monkey cult followers. They think we're all stupid.

[C_U_L8R]

23. The blowback is bound to be hilarious

These idiots always overplay their hand.

[Cracklin Charlie]

25. The media fails us every day.

President traitor, drugs flying out his nose on camera, putting asylum seekers into long term caging at the border separated from their families, tax breaks for the wealthy, letting a deadly disease spread unchecked through vulnerable populations, breaks every law he contacts, and we get crickets.

AG Barr commissions a fictional account of someone’s fake transgressions that will get prime coverage up to the election.

Failure every day. Feature, not a bug.

[bullwinkle428]

29. They'll fall for this hook, line and sinker, like Barr's "Mueller Report Summary".

[JHB]

26. WAG: a lot of noise and fanfare, possibly some real charges over minor infractions...

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...with hints of "more to come," and basically blowing smoke in people's faces until the election.

And by smoke I mean the great fog bank of steam that rises off the Himalayas of Horseshit they put out.

And for those wondering, WAG = Wild Ass Guess.

[kentuck]

27. I hear that the House may impeach Bill Barr in October?

Looks like he's trying to beat them to the punch?

[mysteryowl]

28. That would be fantastic!!!!

[Baitball Blogger]

32. Do you get the impression that he has a terminal problem

and he's throwing caution to the wind? Knowing that Trump will pardon him, whatever happens?

[kentuck]

33. He definitely has a problem!

I think it's mostly assholeitis.

[Iliyah]

30. WOW, they are really desperate . .

Don't think the Democrats are not ready for this crapola, they are. Conservative media is the fake news.

treason barr, stone, Pompeo, mcturtle, graham, Johnson, et al all must face the music.

[Baitball Blogger]

31. At some point we need to make adjustments to public figures being fair game,

and allow defamation lawsuits against the AG for politically targeting people.

[Karadeniz]

47. I've been hoping lately that Obama would sue Barr and Trump immediately since many

Investigations have shown the truth. Just not fair.

[LiberalBrooke]

38. Only the diehards will believe him.

The rest of the thinking adults will roll their eyes.

[Bettie]

39. No thinking person will believe any of it

but we've got a lot of non-thinkers out there and the media will be all over it with 'Well, did it happen? Could have, you never, know, both sides, etc.'

I do think that Barr is off the rails enough to try to make arrests.

[lindysalsagal]

42. Swing voters won't buy it.

Nuff said.

[Karadeniz]

46. Very unprofessional of the Post to publish a hit job on Obama, Biden, whomever the Barr

Brigade of shady investigations is probing...unless they refute the lies in the same article.

[Pepsidog]

49. You are right, why even cover this crap.

[Spazito]

50. We don't know if the Post is....

We don't even know who the person was on NPR or even what they said, we only have some rather vague paraphrasing of what they thought they heard.

Until there is an actual published article we really don't know anything concretely, imo.

[SoonerPride]

54. Maybe he'll arrest Obama or more likely Hillary.

I wouldn't put it past them.

Watch.

[Mr.Bill]

55. Or Biden and Harris.

If you don't think they would do this, you haven't been paying attention.

These are the people who are dismantling the USPS right out in the open.

[SoonerPride]

56. I could see that too.

But somehow I think his base would be more fired up to see Obama in chains.

Racists are like that.

[Botany]

57. Fine then who or whomever is the target of this crap and just subpoena the Muller Report,

the FISA court's ruling that allowed the investigations, and lots of other stuff.

Good God in Butter when are we gonna get rid of these shits?

BTW a good lawyer should be able to tie up Barr and company with a prosecutorial
misconduct filing(s).

Oh Chairman Schiff do you want to come and testify?

[hurple]

58. Maybe, just maybe

Getting word out that this is coming ahead of it coming will kill ot dead in its tracks.

I mean if you're planning to rob a bank, and somebody posts the plans to a billboard near the bank... do you still rob the bank?

[BlueWavePsych]

60. After November, he'll be #2 on the sh1t list

[bluestarone]

61. Doesn't surprise me in the least. Shouldn't surprise anyone here! After all that's the way

RUSSIA does it!!

[triron]

64. And the way Nazi Germany did it.

[Justice]

63. It will be smoke and mirrors, nothing firm but lots of drama

Enough to fill airways. It will die away after election, no matter who wins.

[Initech]

68. It's not really an "October Surprise" if they announce their plans ahead of time.

[mysteryowl]

71. Who is "they"? Who is "their"?

AG Barr is not writing an article.

[radius777]

69. Top prosecutor on Durham team resigned few days ago (likely in protest).

CNN:Nora Dannehy, top prosecutor on John Durham team, resigns
Trump hopes that Durham will discredit the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation into his 2016 campaign, and allies, including Barr, have questioned whether the Russians showed a preference for Trump in 2016. But the US intelligence assessment released last month threatens to undercut those goals, making clear the Russians are doubling down on their pro-Trump efforts to undermine Democratic nominee Joe Biden's 2020 campaign.
...
More likely, some officials believe, is a harshly critical report on the conduct and decisions of top intelligence and law enforcement officials who oversaw the investigation of the Trump campaign's ties to Russians.
...
Shapiro added that the interview occurred at CIA headquarters and Durham had told Brennan he is a witness and isn't a target of the probe, meaning they are not pursuing charges alleging wrongdoing by Brennan. Brennan told Durham that Barr has politicized Durham's investigation, and the former CIA chief asked why the agency's intelligence work on Russian election interference in 2016 is being scrutinized when it's been validated by the Senate Intelligence Committee and former special counsel Robert Mueller.

Barr/Trump are grasping at straws as 'spygate' only resonates with their crazed base, not anyone in the reality based community.

[BSdetect]

74. Ignore him and his crap attacks. He'll be gone soon. Refuse to cooperate with anything he tries.

[Blue Owl]

75. Fuck that corrupt sack of shit