Today, for the first time, the broader American public met the face of the four-year investigation into the origin of the Trump-Russia hoax. Special Counsel John Durham testified before the House Judiciary Committee.
What a larger audience is now recognizing is what people on these pages have been discussing for quite some time. John Durham was/is the institutional preservation officer hired by Bill Barr to carefully navigate the corruption of the DOJ and FBI without actually holding anyone accountable for the corruption within the DOJ and FBI. Put succinctly, Bill Barr was the Bondo application and John Durham was the spray paint.
The rotting and corrupt carcass of our justice system is what remains hidden underneath the efforts of Mr. Barr and Mr. Durham. This is their legacy. Congressman Tom McClintock asks high-brow questions of John Durham, WATCH:
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I hope and pray the American people see the truth. Much was exposed today, hopefully the lies and deception show through.
Democrats did their usual smearing of Durham, Trump, MAGA voters and anyone else who’s not drinking their toxic kool-aid.
Its good to see/hear that the FBI did issue an appropriately harsh memo.
Those corrupt FBI agents must be greatly diminished by such administrative remedies.
I never expected Durham to actually convict anyone, he was lucky to finish his report.
No Justice in the Justice department, or the legal profession from top to bottom
Even when you get it, justice is always a consolation prize.
No justice in America at all.
Wasn’t McClintock on of the 20 Rs that voted against calling out Schiff over is anti-Trump lies and bs?
Yes…but his objection was that the House had no constitutional authority to levy of fine as part of any censure action.
His “objection” was an excuse, imo. As was Massie’s. They should have fined the SOB and let the courts figure out our.
You’re exactly right, it was an excuse.
Article 1, section 5, clause 2 gives Congress the authority to discipline it members. The Senate and the House are free to do so any way they see fit, including the levy of fines.
You can argue the wisdom of fines, but you cannot argue their constitutionality.
Schiff should be expelled.
I listened to attorney Robert Barnes on this issue and he thought the idea of fining was awful for a lot of reasons. I’ll take his opinion.
Give me a break
Nancy has already used fines. Makes me think Robert barns is just another lawyer being presented as a good guy who will at some point be revealed as just another uniparty POS.
Whuch reminds me the “wonderful” reporters who got the J6 video…they ever get around to releasing anything other than not helpful bullshit?
the vote was another performance vote like all the letters that get written. The GOP leadership have no desire to hold anyone accountable. The questioning here is also theater.
McClintock will DO NOTHING! But he will fundraise of the clip for his foundations that he makes money on and pays his family with.
The 20 weasels who voted to protect Schiff lie when they say they didn’t want to fine him – there was no fine.
H.Res.437 Introduced 05/23/2023 – had fine – Referred to the House Committee on Ethics 05/23/2023
H.Res.489 Introduced 06/09/2023 – no fine – Voted down 6/14/2023
Pelosi fined members for not wearing a mask.
Yeah but everyone is just ignoring that so they can pretend their principles were offended rather than the truth which is they protect the democrats.
… and he voted to censure tonight, FWIW….
Yes, A wimpy CA who keeps getting elected in a safe district. A loser. Forms no allances and reently voted with the Dems for a reprieve for Schiff. He lost any election that called for a statewde vote. Pathetic little man.
Tom McClintock has always been one of only a handful of actual conservatives in the entire state of CA.
I don’t think it’s at all fair to say he voted for a “reprieve” for Schiff.
Can you see the zaniness that would ensue if the that part of Luna’s bill passed? The House members who got the most money from donors, even from secret donors, would be the ones who could pay a million dollar fine.
As things stand now, Dems take in a hell of a lot more money than GOP reps. The Dems would fine the GOP out of existence in the House.
In my opinion McClintock is UniParty and that means his questions are kabuki theater.
Look everyone, the Republicons are grilling the Democrat side of the UniParty!
CalCon, totally agree with you. I am totally done voting for Rs for House or Senate. Never again. My wife agrees with me. The Rs grilling anyone is a joke.
Wow…he is shakin’ in his shoes…doesn’t want to get suicided…
McClintock is impressive, quiet but quick and fine good questions.
I knew him 30 years ago when he was a state rep in CA. He was a real firebrand conservative. Don’t know what happened to him. Have the sads…
Calif. voted for Arnold instead of Tom….what can I say. 🙁
How I remember my anger at Tom for splitting the vote for Arnold and possibly getting Angelyne elected! I later regretted my love of ScrewYourFreedoms Arnold. Tom would have been better.
Now I question him after the lame excuse he gave for supporting Schiff. They all sell out eventually.
We each need to call and write the critters what 10k buys in re national purpose…cause the looting must pay well, and the critters need needling at best, all day, every day.
At least until we see Ghenghis coming over the hill.
I think McClintock is probably bargain UniParty. I put him under $5k.
You are being generous.
Tom has a number of statements/videos online regarding his decisions. I felt somewhat comforted.
His wife was found dead in December, supposedly from an herbal supplement. I can’t imagine what a shock that was!
Makes you wonder if it was a “message”. He always had a spine of steel.
Wow, I didn’t know that.
not a photoshop
‘ Screw your freedom’
—Arnold Schwarzenegger
A pair of attention whores.
Never understood this man’s appeal to anyone.
Look two little girls riding bikes.
You mean that ass that said in my best Austrian accent, Screw yourrr FReedom, when he spoke about the jabs!!!
We need to stop all immigration for ten years and throw a bunch of these foreigners out. He’s not America material.
Spending too much time in the Swamp.
I was going to try and email him (Cong McClintock) with some info but his office website only wants mail from constituents. I will phone the DC office in the morning. He did great! Durham looked like he’d wet himself — or worse — during the hearing. Having only seen those old photos of him looking fierce and hearing about his other “wins” I thought he’d be more impressive.
You can always get by that. Just find an address in his district and use it.
Use Zillow to find a rental house address in his district!
Do you live in CA where he has been a big zero? Are you related to him?
So, the highest officials in the FBI and DOJ knew that the Russian Collusion Dossier was a hoax because the guy who wrote it told them still they attempted to frame President Trump for a crime that never even happened isn’t a crime worth prosecuting according to John Durham because a lot of the fake and false documents are classified?
Okay, I get that!
Obama, Biden and many others did too…and they let it go on and even encourage it. Someone needs to hold them accountable also, and not by just an election.
Don’t worry. It was all done by the book. Susan Rice said so.
Actually, they didn’t try to frame President Trump for a crime.
Yes, they manufactured evidence of his “working for Putin”, but he was never charged with that, they obviously never intended to charge him with that.
Hence, “ALL” they did was slander him, at least intitially.
Which is a,civil, not criminal matter.
Then, they tried like heck to be so annoying that they would get the President, who’s “signatuure line” was “Your fired!” to FIRE the Special Council.
Thats also not illegal. And its NOT “illegal” OR “UnConstitutional” for the POTUS to fire a SC.
BUT, in “the Court of Public Opinion” they figured it WOULD be enough to Imprach him, since Impeachment is a POLITICAL (i.e. Court of Public Opinion) case, not a legal one.
A scheme ‘cooked up’ by Lawyer/Buerocrats, trying to “work the system”, and when PDJT failed to fall for it, they have been screwed ever since, as they continue to try to cover up what is impossible to cover up.
And now they are aiming to frame him for criminal crimes where none exist. Enter Bragg and Jack Smith.
Yep, they attempted a Nixonian “Saturday Night Massacre” redux on the VSG.
This is the same Tom McClintock who voted AGAINST holding Adam Schiff accountable.
He’s a Pence Republican.
Get over it. Schiff is running for US Senate. California Repubs need to identify the perfect Repub to go after him and spend some $$ getting the guy/gal elected! That’s what political parties are supposed to do. Get a clue from others in the party who elected party officials; if it’s Ronna McDaniel, replace her and find someone better. Tell the big corporate donors to beat it.
“Get over it”?
“Get a clue”?
Seriously?
And, the rest of your response is completely incoherent and not pertinent to my point.
Take your a-hole trolling someplace else.
He is now.
This native California Republican agrees. A Pence Republican. Perfect.
There’s a rumor some guy actually unzipped and let fly right on 30Pence’s pantleg recently.
My new hero! 🤣
It has not been a good day.. I am feeling really cynical….
You and me both.
So the only solution I see is to fire everyone in the 4th branch and start over from scratch. Frankly, the other ‘Constitutional’ 3 branches could use a serious housecleaning as well. If we can find more than 25% of them worth keeping I would be surprised.
Like cancer, one cannot ‘reform’ a criminal organization by definition.
The military (outward-focused) and States (inward-focused) can cover any ‘real’ security needs of We the People until we figure all this out.
I’m done with DOJ ‘investigations’ that target patriots while denying basic constitutional requirements, and then simultaneously cover for traitors selling us out to the highest bidder.
When one has wood rot the only solution is to cut it out and splice in new wood. Simply painting it doesn’t work.
Massive massive downsizing permanently
How about every member of the Crossfire Hurricane conspiracy, every elected Democrat, every donor, and all their media stenographers lose a mandatory 10lbs. That would be productive downsizing.
I give POTUS Trump credit for bringing attention to the cancers in our nation. Someday, when we make it through, I’ll look back at this period as the chemo phase. God willing, we make it to remission.
If you believe in end times then God cannot pass judgment ‘without’ a ‘clear’ free will choice made by those still living upon this Earth.
While many look at PDJT as a savior I look at him as a harbinger of this choice.
Namely, one that forces a ‘choice’ on all mankind.
To this day I don’t understand how anyone can hate this good man. Is he perfect? No. But, no man is. But is he good? A very resounding yes. He chose self-sacrifice for We the People over the overindulgence only a billionaire can know. Those in opposition to him are clearly choosing the other path.
Though I would prefer the first (redemption) over the last (judgment), I fear the last.
The simple fact is that we are coming up on the 2,000-year mark of Jesus rising into Heaven.
2 days were given to the Gentiles, and 1000 years is but a day for God.
But in the end, God’s will be done.
Amen.
and amen.
While any covered by the blood of Christ will suffer persecution, repentant sinners; these same are not appointed to God’s wrath.
Persecution is one thing, on the unrepentant is eternal lake of fire wrath.
I’m pulling from several versus: 2 Timothy 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:9 and Revelation 20.
I wonder if it’s even possible to identify everyone in the 4th branch. We already know there is much funding for black ops that is off the books that is need to know, that congress and even the president dont know about with no oversite.
They most definatley used some of that money to hire an undetectable unaccountable army that is now within our borders.
This is bad enough, but to think that this is what we were allowed to see in regards to how bad it is.
Chaffetz questioning McCullough deputy IG of ODNI (2 minutes)
Even if they used only a couple billion of their black op funding in 2011 to invest in bitcoin. They cashed out in dollars in 2014 and made trillions. And used that money to create an unaccountable undetectable army.
I hope we still have some Patriots in the traditional military because we now have a better funded hostile
army with no names already within our country.
Well, someone thought the Beltway could be widened without the need for extra lanes to the sides in certain places, so now, when there are accidents in those places, everyone is stuck for miles.
Truckers, cars, everyone.
Been there, done that.
It’s everywhere nowadays.
^^^^ this
“…they issued an appropriately harsh memo…,” do you have a problem with that?
“…they issued an appropriately harsh memo…,”
Funniest line of the hearing 🙂
The spectator sitting behind Durham cracked up at how absurd the answers were.
may God have mercy on their souls
Does anyone know what was so amusing several folks behind Durham were openly laughing?
I am typing directly above the big box DeSantis ad. Anyone take the poll? I did not since there was not a box to check for…”lying dishonorable governors”.
Why should He? Have they repented?
…because I won’t
Durhams voice shaky when pressed what role Clinton campaign had. Worth watching. He’s definitely more comfortable laying broad blame on unknown/unnamed Deep State participants.
He could hear that Arkancide wagon coming down the street if he kept saying anything more. It was very evident the shakiness in his voice of “oh god don’t make me say HER name”
“harsh memo” is an upgrade from “strongly worded letter”
Sort of like the English going from “a bit miffed” to “extremely cross.”
If it was Trump they would have killed him by firing squad already. Do not expect anything to change in DC until the FBI and CIA are completely destroyed never to come back again.
Agree, but what are the chances of that ever happening. Most here know what needs to be done to right the ship. Every alphabet agency needs to be brought down, but knowing it and doing it are universes apart.
They’ve likely tried. Over and over, but in the dark.
The applecarts keep getting tipped over and more and more can see what most is now can’t unsee
They are saying;this is what we’ve done,, you can’t do anything about it;na,na,na,na,nah…na,,,big deal,piss on y’all, justice is truly Dead
’bout enough to piss off a preacher,, wouldn’t you say?
Ghenghis is a comin’
“What a larger audience is now recognizing is what people on these pages have been discussing for quite some time.”
-Sundance
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You told us so.
And since you won’t ever say it, I will. Gratefully, sir. To any and all who will listen.
Justice has not been served
Broken beyond repair.
biden comey obama et al all knew about it in may 2016?
By January 2017….yes as did THE GANG OF EIGHT. The top elected intel of the US. And they did nothing to stop investigations, or the Mueller farce.
The republicans should be outed for their complicity.
“The republicans should be outed for their complicity.”
“complicity”,…? WHO do you think came up with the idea for “the Insurance policy”?
Comey? Brennan? McCabe?
No, they are incompetent boobs, with no imagination or intellect.
McConnell, this plan has his machievellian fingerprints all over it.
Aug 3
Criminal corruption.
They planned it.
Why do the scowlers, pretending to be principled and pertinacious in virtue, always have the wormiest voices? Brennan and now this lame brain. Pence probably pulls the whole act off best, but sadly he’s low IQ, so the content of his speech ruins his delivery.
I suppose the worminess of the voices is because the self-deception can only be carried so far, and deep down the instinctual Cro-Magnon part of their brain fears ever being called on their bluff, because they really are weaklings – “yes yes my face looks tough and confrontational, but have mercy, my voice is meek and humble!”
Pence couldn’t even pull a fly off his head…but I do know what you mean.
Oh – a “harsh memo” – I can’t believe he actually said that.
plus harshmallows.
“They (the FISA court) issued an appropriately harsh memo”
Sums it all up, right there. The two-tiers of Justice … played out in REAL TIME … by what should be … the most a-political, MORAL, Court short of The Supreme Court. None of our courts are … not even the Trump-majority SCOTUS.
It should be noted that Tom McClintock is a Rep. from CALIFORNIA! Most of CA is deep RED outside the Coast. You can bet McClintock will be attacked by $ M’s in Dem. PAC money next election.
EVERY STATE is “deep red” and the few large metro areas, are so ‘deep blue’ that in many States they totally cancel the votes of the entire rest if the State.
No, thats the false illusion.
Its the lage cities, where they can HIDE the cheating, that would be obvious in less populous rural areas.
Voter Rolls
need a plan B if its stole again.
You have described WA state to a T.
wow that is all I can say! more blah blah blah how much was Durham paid?
If Durham gets paid anything like Barr, he’s living a lavish lifestyle.
Obama was briefed and informed about this travesty, before it unfolded.
Former president’s can be indicted; perhaps some legal matters will begin to fester in the background?
I chuckled.
he said aug 3 2016.
at that point if they were not targeting candidate DJT they would have told him about it.
and therefore, they knew from inception.
isikof/maddow/Corn knew too.
I took 6 pages of notes and probably missed an hour and a half of the struggle session.
McCklintock was one of my faves too.
A HARSH MEMO!! Woo-hoo! Please…this is just so ridiculous…
Just watched this and little dinner came up. Dinner was actually very good. Shrimp and grits.
had to chuckle at Durham’s response when Rep. McClintock asked if the FISA court held anyone in contempt for lying to them and Durham said “they issued an appropriately harsh memo” –
hearing that I immediately thought it was a hat tip from Durham to all the commenters here at the Treehouse who continue to make fun of Congress’ sternly worded letters routine 🙂
p.s. the more I reflect on today’s hearing, am getting the impression that Durham yes – paint to Barr’s bondo but also Durham not wanting to get Arkancided may be at the base of some of the written report’s, and his testimony today, conclusions and responses.
Paraphrashed
Q: Was Hillary Clinton behind this Steele Dossier?
Durham: No.
Q: Who gave the 80% info in the dossier? Danchenko?
Durham: Yes. And it was funded by the Clinton Campaign.
My question is why did Durham stop investigating and not go farther down that road?
Read Bessie2003 post directly above yours…
He didn’t want to end up in the back corner of Fort Marcy Park.
Lolol….as a highly empathetic person my butt kinda hurts for Durham…in theory.
But as a person interested in the preservation of our republic and the expulsion of activities and persons dangerous to the continuing functioning of said republic….
I say….circle back HARD Matt….hit them so hard it would make a tiger shark wince…
Deep state will.not.quit….they must be removed.
Durham stuttered something about people protecting this nation…that is not what they are doing with the past and present Obama Admin persecution of President Trump….
They couldn’t give two $+!$ about the security of this nation.
“A harsh memo” WTF!
People with their eyes open have known there is no justice in this country!
I’m old enough to have seen this before. Hearings and the hypocrisy that followed, well the hypocrisy is in your face and there is no in between times before the hypocrisy takes place. The crackhead punk gets a talking to, while the poor kids get life altering prison time and I mean their whole lives are altering.
They can take these hearing and shove them!!!
Durham said…”A Clinton foreign policy advisor”…why didn’t Durham say Jake Sullivan! Durham knew it was Sullivan but protected him as usual.
Does anyone know who the guy in the back row over Durham’s right shoulder that laughs at times, and shakes his head yes and no at times? He looks very familiar.
I noticed that also… Don’t know the fellow…
His reactions to the questions and answers showed him to be a conservative fan!
I just found out who this fellow is, Jason Goodman (Crowdsource the Truth). I used to watch George Webb years ago, and he was with Webb for a while.
BestBets, below on page 2 posted who he was.
June 21, 2023 11:43 pm
So the FISA court pointed their finger at …?… and said “bad boy, don’t do it again.”
FISA court needs to be disbanded. Patriot Act needs to be nullified. Americans should never, under any circumstance be wiretapped (and all similar high tech methods including video) by the federal government, its police or military. State and local police should be able to wiretap with proper warrants.
Disband the FBI. There should be no federal police force. Federal Marshals can handle the bit that’s necessary.
Hear hear!
Wow, the FISA court writes harsh letters, just like Congress. I am so impressed (not).
” They issued a harsh memo”. Oh no not a harsh memo. That some real punishment there.
I hope they all have nightmares and wake up in sweat-soaked sheets with their heart pounding to the point they feel fear.
I know it’s wrong to wish bad things on people, I am getting impatient and don’t want to wait for GOD’s judgment. I want KARMA to kick their asses now.
God forgive me.
They issued a memo…..LOL!
At about the 2:30 mark, Durham says that there was intel that there was a “purported plan designed by one of Mrs. Clinton’s foreign policy advisors”….
I believe the name of that person was redacted…. I’m guessing that, in the classified testimony in the SCIF yesterday, Durham said the name: Jake Sullivan….
They all knew and lied, and lied, and lied to all of us. Over and over again. The American people must get behind President Trump with an overwhelming victory so he can fire them all and sue the sh*t out of all of them!
McClintock’s questioning was superb. He quietly asked all the right questions.
Durham admitted it was all a hoax contrived by the Hillary/Obama regime along with the disgusting scumbags in the I.C.
Once again, they are spitting in our faces.
#FJB #FJD #FHRC #FBHO
“Durham admitted it was all a hoax contrived by the Hillary/Obama regime along with the disgusting scumbags in the I.C.”
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I’ll take “What we all here have known since 2016” for $300 trillion, Alex!
McClintock is a RINO. He didn’t used to be but he sold his soul and should be ousted from office out asap. Everyone that goes to DC is corrupted….
Does any one think that Durham realized how ridiculous his entire investigation is? Where are the calls to defund and dismantle the FBI? Surely there is enough evidence of malfeasance to put it in the incinerator? There is NO justification to have that agency..
At around the 2:30 mark of the McC questioning, Durham explains that there was a plan to tie DJT to Russia and that it was devised by one of Hillary’s advisors. Furthermore, Obama was aware of this. How does this reconcile with his”by the book” comment? If Obama knew, how was the investigation by the book?
This is the most important part. They all knew from the beginning. How is that not election interference? How are they allowed to waste so much of our money on their fake bs? Nixon is bad but this is ok?
None dare call it treason.
Man and I thought Gaetz lit him up! Dayyyyyum. Hope it opened some eyes.
This makes as much sense as Hilary sense.
This clip would make a really great extended campaign ad for Trump. Play it non stop on CNN, MSNBC, etc.
this is like one BIG GIANT LAUGH! Is this guy Durham for real? Not a very TOUGH GUY. As he was described that’s fer sure. Dear Lord. What a freaking sad state of affairs running our Government.