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2. They were probably videotaping Trump from a microwave.

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Tue Jan 9, 2018, 05:39 PM

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Pierce: It's Probably Bad That the FBI Had a Mole in Your Campaign [View all] babylonsister Jan 2018 OP

But the FBI felt compelled to say that Hillary was under investigation right before the election. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #1

They probably didn't have an asset to protect in the Clinton camp... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #5

I understand why they did not tip their hand on Trump, but why make a public statement Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #6

Sorry if I sounded like I was defending how they handled the Clinton situation... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #8

Oh I know you weren't. I am just asking rhetorical questions. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #12

Giuliani and Clinton-hating FBI goons in NYC were pressuring & threatening Comey. nt tblue37 Jan 2018 #15

I know, but to me, the story seemed to have some missing pieces. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #16

The NYC cadre had possession of Weiner's laptop, as I understand it. Their threat tblue37 Jan 2018 #26

Why was he so afraid of the GOP congress if that was a major pressure point for him? Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #30

He truly believed Clinton would win. Maybe, since he is a Republican, no doubt fairly conservative, tblue37 Jan 2018 #32

Interesting. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #33

He had told congress he would keep them apprised of anything that came up. shraby Jan 2018 #39

Just surprising that a Washington insider would be so threatened by congress. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #41

Yeah, it's all on Comey. He got suckered when he should've fired their asses. brush Jan 2018 #31

Not the only rotten branch of the FBI. Mopar151 Jan 2018 #40

Because they are repug, partisan hacks in the tank for the repug to win, even though... brush Jan 2018 #17

I know, but why did Comey fold like a lawn chair? Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #18

My question too, and from my understanding making statements that can effect an election... brush Jan 2018 #19

Yes Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #23

"If subordinates start threatening their boss, they need to be fired." True, but it is not that easy tblue37 Jan 2018 #48

Yes but certainly they can be moved, demoted or totally ignored. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #53

Yes, that is what Wray did recently to a top FBI lawyer, Jim Baker. He moved him to tblue37 Jan 2018 #55

Right down here with the March Hare, Dormouse and the Mad Hatter, the rogue NY FBI chapter MadLinguist Jan 2018 #24

Good analogies, but you've got to give us the reason why on the raven. brush Jan 2018 #29

well, I was riffing on Lewis Carroll given Pierce's refernce to a rabbit hole, BUT! MadLinguist Jan 2018 #35

I think you may have filled in the missing "why" Comey didn't rein in the NY field office... brush Jan 2018 #36

deleting, Ii meant to reply to Brush, post 36 MadLinguist Jan 2018 #37

I'm trying to understand it for the same reasons. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #43

Again, though, he really assumed Clinton would win anyway, and probably he thought tblue37 Jan 2018 #49

I don't think he was that naive to believe that letter wouldn't be leaked and swing the election brush Jan 2018 #51

I agree with you that Comey let the FBI and the country down with his October surprise letter MadLinguist Jan 2018 #54

Yes but why protect your reputation by doing something more damaging? Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #44

Yes, closer. I think MadLinquist's posts filled in some gaps, as did Feinstein's release yesterday. brush Jan 2018 #46

Yes, exactly. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #47

+1, very unethical and now every office holder who can bring charges to a candidate will take Comeys uponit7771 Jan 2018 #62

Yes, we now know the FBI can be bribed/threatened into taking action against a candidate's opponents Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #66

Damn, jus messed up !!! uponit7771 Jan 2018 #68

Unfortunately, we may never fully know why. paleotn Jan 2018 #20

Right, the "New York meanies made me do it" falls a bit short of the whole picture. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #25

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2018 #10

They were probably videotaping Trump from a microwave. Poiuyt Jan 2018 #2

On that model isn't the video camera behind the "Popcorn" button? WheelWalker Jan 2018 #3

Randy Rainbow w/ "Microwaves" smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #14

His ice cream was bugged LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2018 #52

better a mole than a wart DBoon Jan 2018 #4

I see an artery in Trump's forehead throbbing so hard it's looking to burst BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #7

Frankly, I'd hate for him to have an embolism before we can take him down... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #9

No, whats bad is the FBI may have told Fusion they had a source in the trump campaign. 4139 Jan 2018 #11

Correction, the "walk-in whistleblower" was the Australian diplomat. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author triron Jan 2018 #34

But Papadopoulos was NOT a voluntary witness- he lied to the FBI so this cant be about him being bettyellen Jan 2018 #57

Papa is the person who drunkenly spilled the goods to the Australian diplomat in London. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #61

I think that speculation is incorrect- they said they had a volunteer who had been w Trump campaign bettyellen Jan 2018 #63

Check out this thread: L. Coyote Jan 2018 #64

Thanks! Well, thats interesting. This is going to be some story when all is told! bettyellen Jan 2018 #65

The FBI has "moles" everywhere. That is their job McCamy Taylor Jan 2018 #21

I wonder if they are embedded in every presidential campaign? Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #27

Fair Assumption Kristofer Bry Jan 2018 #22

I'm guessing Priebus elfin Jan 2018 #28

Is this Pierce idiot even a reporter? They didn't say "in the campaign" snooper2 Jan 2018 #38

Didn't specify? Gee, are you sure that's what it said? kcr Jan 2018 #67

would be a surprise if there were only one whistleblower. nt wiggs Jan 2018 #42

Yup - that's the big story from the Fusion GPS transcript. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #45

The mole was Papadopoulos, and the walk-in informant was the Australian guy he blabbed to. nt tblue37 Jan 2018 #50

But Papadopoulos wasnt a volunteer informant -he was flipped. bettyellen Jan 2018 #56

I think the testimony is fuzzy around the edges. If Papadopoulos was flipped early and then tblue37 Jan 2018 #58

Isnt there a timeline for Papadopoulos? Im hoping there are others- like the lawyer bettyellen Jan 2018 #59

If Corallo did not go to the FBI when he quit over the obstruction of justice taint, tblue37 Jan 2018 #60