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3. The current Trump/Barr effort to delve into classified info to ferret out any anti-Russia agents

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2019, 02:47 PM

Jun 2019

Seems to me that Trump is using Barr to delve into origins of Russia probe because he wants to make sure there aren't any agents he hasn't purged who might have knowledge of his connections to Russian organized crime and money laundering, so they can be targeted and purged if necessary.

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REMINDER: Trump purged FBI of Russia counterintelligence experts. [View all] Kid Berwyn Jun 2019 OP

Nance has mentioned this some time back. Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #1

That guy may've worked for us. Kid Berwyn Jun 2019 #4

Ah yes this was the story. Thanks again. Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #11

Important post! Been looking for this. THIS is what House intel committee needs to focus on. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #2

What that James Baker wrote: Kid Berwyn Jun 2019 #6

Good find. The reason Barr through Trump is meddling with bureau's decades long counterterrorism emmaverybo Jun 2019 #9

The current Trump/Barr effort to delve into classified info to ferret out any anti-Russia agents wishstar Jun 2019 #3

That would help him get away Scott free. Kid Berwyn Jun 2019 #12

Rachel tried to warn people. triron Jun 2019 #5

Btb, the NYT no longer allows its journalists on Rachel Hortensis Jun 2019 #7

Thank you for the report! Kid Berwyn Jun 2019 #16

I've searched for that report to no avail... Kid Berwyn Jun 2019 #13

He wants our intelligence to be blind to Russia pdsimdars Jun 2019 #8

Thank Bokono for Jonathan Chait... Kid Berwyn Jun 2019 #14

He's scoring brownie points with Putin world wide wally Jun 2019 #10

Bigly Brownnose I'd never seen Trump so 'on' Kid Berwyn Jun 2019 #15