First time I've ever seen that clip.

On July 27, 2016, Harry Reid advocated for the idea that the CIA provide Trump with fake briefings.

"This guy, he's part of a foreign power. We knew he liked Putin before this, but this is quite ridiculous."https://t.co/2AJwy5JiQa https://t.co/IctofA0i4Z pic.twitter.com/FnUmG2KA00

— The_War_Economy (@The_War_Economy) July 24, 2025

I don't know Mattis well. I briefed him a couple of times when I was a Major and he was CG I MEF and again when he was Commander JFCOM and NATO but he would not know me. The last time I saw him was in 2010 when I invited him to give a keynote address at a conference.

James Mattis is a very entertaining speaker because he frequently goes off-script. At that conference in 2010, he paused briefly to ask if there was press in the room before telling an anecdote to illustrate a point. Everyone nodded signaled that there was and then he said, "Well, I'm going to say it anyway." He then explained that a week before the Russians invaded Georgia in 2008, they sent the "Chechen brigade" into Georgia to quite literally rape, pillage, and plunder. After the Chechen thugs had terrorized the Georgian populace, the Russian Army invaded to "liberate" Georgia and the Chechens departed as the Russians arrived. The reporters in the audience were leaving the room as soon as he finished speaking try and be the first to report that new information that had not been publicly revealed.

He knows a thing or two about all this. So maybe 1/2 a grain of salt that he knows what is actually going on.

Devin Nunes thinks the raid on Mar-a-Lago is an important key to tying the grand conspiracy together, saying he believes they were trying to find Russia collusion hoax evidence.

And the statute of limitations has NOT run out on that 😎 pic.twitter.com/EEZ68bS4pi

— Patri0tsareinContr0l (@Patri0tContr0l) July 25, 2025

Viva Frei and Barnes were talking about the Mar a Lago raid being a futile to recover Crossfire Hurricane conspiracy evidence.

Barnes' rant has also convinced me that John Ratcliffe is incompetent at best and a black hat at worst. He could have released what Tulsi has released when he was DNI but he didn't. He could have moved to declassified the documents that Trump directed him to release before Trump left office but h didn't. The Mar a Lago raid would never have happened if Ratliffe was really trying to obey his boss' orders and show the public the truth. I don't know his motivations but Ratliffe is not a good guy.

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Viva Frei and Barnes were talking about the Mar a Lago raid being a futile to recover Crossfire Hurricane conspiracy evidence.

Barnes' rant has also convinced me that John Ratcliffe is incompetent at best and a black hat at worst. He could have released what Tulsi has released when he was DNI but he didn't. He could have moved to declassified the documents that Trump directed him to release before Trump left office but h didn't. The Mar a Lago raid would never have happened if Ratliffe was really trying to obey his boss' orders and show the public the truth. I don't know his motivations but Ratliffe is not a good guy.

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Problem with the narrative of Ratcliffe could have released what Tulsi had is BS. If you listen to what Kash Patel said on the Rogan podcast you know they found the files Tulsi released stored in an archive in a separate FBI building. And you have to remember who was heading the CIA back then. Gina Haspel was implicated in the whole thing from day one. Her and Pompeo are both deep state criminals. Viva Frei and company are talking out their asses. The files were found by some of Elon's DOGE nerds in the WFO and brought them to the ODNI's attention. And if you remember the WFO was the office, they got Strzok and Paige and all the cronies out of that we're all working Crossfire Hurricane to start with. When Comey and McCabe put the team together to kick this thing off, every one of them were recruited out of the Washington field office. Every bit of what I'm telling you about the WFO and it's direct links to Crossfire Hurricane is documented in this thread extensively

If that's not enough for you here's the official documentation of the corruption in the WFO


https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-116shrg43069/html/CHRG-116shrg43069.htm


According to GROK

Based on recent statements and interviews by Kash Patel and others, it appears that files related to the Russia investigation (Russiagate) were reportedly discovered by DOGE in a previously unknown location described as an "evidence room," "vault," or "lockbox" within the FBI storage archive in the Washington Field Office.

This discovery by DOGE was highlighted by Patel, who currently serves as FBI Director, in interviews, including one with Joe Rogan. He claimed the files were intentionally withheld and hidden by former FBI leadership in places "where people weren't supposed to look". Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino indicated that these documents contain new information on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation and potentially expose misuse of the FISA process by officials like James Comey, Andrew McCabe, and Peter Strzok. They promised that these files, along with others related to the January 6th Capitol breach, would be released to the public in the near future, bringing a "wave of transparency" and accountability.

It is important to note that Kash Patel has been a vocal critic of the Russia investigation, often alleging it was a politically motivated hoax and pushing claims that have been challenged or contradicted by other reports, such as those from the Inspector General and Special Counsel Robert Mueller. For example, he has been accused of falsely conflating the investigation with the discredited Steele dossier and misrepresenting the scope and origins of the probe.

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They should also be referred to DOJ for invesetigation.

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Schiff was pardoned as a member of the bogus Jan 6th Committee.

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IANAL
If it was up to me I would still prosecute that SOB. When found guilty, then the judge says you have been found guilty and now you may use the pardon President Biden gave you. May God have mercy on your soul you POS.

DEVELOPING: The 46-page HPSCI report shredding Brennan's dossier-backed ICA ordered by Obama was so devastating, so damning, that the CIA aggressively obstructed committee investigators, even sabotaging their computers and possibly spying on staffers. HPSCI is weighing referrals.

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) July 25, 2025

The Hill is out with my column on the rise and fall of John Brennan, who is now being accused of false testimony before Congress on the origins of the debunked Russian collusion conspiracy... https://t.co/C4dyKv3vST

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) July 26, 2025

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The Hill: The Rise and Fall of John Brennan

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Thanks for posting. Great read ... for both newbies and the well-informed.

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The Hill is out with my column on the rise and fall of John Brennan, who is now being accused of false testimony before Congress on the origins of the debunked Russian collusion conspiracy... https://t.co/C4dyKv3vST

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) July 26, 2025

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Brutal article. Not sure how this made it into The Hill.

Written by Jonathan Turley - Well done, sir!

Burn them all down. We cannot tolerate this kind of corruption.

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The Hill is out with my column on the rise and fall of John Brennan, who is now being accused of false testimony before Congress on the origins of the debunked Russian collusion conspiracy... https://t.co/C4dyKv3vST

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) July 26, 2025

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Brutal article. Not sure how this made it into The Hill.

Written by Jonathan Turley - Well done, sir!

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I know they'll never get Sotero, but it would be very satisfying to see Brennand and Comey do some prison time.

2/2 it created huge risk of everything being exposed. Remember: CIA refused to allow HPSCI which wrote the report to keep it!

— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) July 27, 2025

Norm said he impeached Trump the first time in part to pre-bunk Joe Biden’s Ukraine corruption before the 2020 election, aka election interference which is what Norm said Trump did in 2016 which turned into Norm’s Bragg case. https://t.co/dWQ4MfMjbG

— The Researcher (@listen_2learn) July 27, 2025

That Eisen made these claims on TV means there are records/writings that can also be uncovered to support his claims (which support the Russiagate conspiracy as tied to MaL raid and impeachments/Obama-Biden corruption/Ukraine etc).

This thread has all of this well documented. Where are the indictments, Bondi?

CIA Director John Ratcliffe will be declassifying the classified annex of the Durham Report in the next few weeks.

He also verified that the statute of limitations will not apply to John Brennan, James Clapper, Hillary Clinton and others because in a conspiracy case, it’s 5… pic.twitter.com/948AKXW4uL

— TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) July 27, 2025

Yea, you don't get to actively keep covering it up until the SoL runs out.

And for anyone not eligible for a real trial, you hold a mock trial and convict them.

Clearly you are correct. Interesting to see Ship spell this out, to this point;

Barack Obama has a combo of absolute and presumptive immunity for his official acts while President.

That is immunity from prosecution - that does not mean he would not be a co-conspirator. It only means he could not be prosecuted as a co-conspirator for matters taking place…

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) July 27, 2025

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Barack Obama has a combo of absolute and presumptive immunity for his official acts while President.

That is immunity from prosecution - that does not mean he would not be a co-conspirator. It only means he could not be prosecuted as a co-conspirator for matters taking place prior to Noon on Jan. 20, 2017.

If a conspiracy continued AFTER that time/date, and private citizen Obama did not withdraw from that conspiracy, he's legally responsible for the crimes of others within the scope of the conspiracy if those crimes were foreseeable.
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Coming up in a Substack MAYBE tonight, but probably tomorrow. Some Fischer v. US and Trump v. US will be mixed in.
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I still contend Obama can have his immunity stripped, but only via the impeachment process.

What Ship spells out may allow justice to occur without impeachment as you still won't get to 60 votes to convict.

McConnell, Murkowski and Collins probably Cornyn too would be no for the sake of democracy & decorum.

Rand will be a know unless impeach includes spending cuts.

And libs stick together no matter the sins.

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He also verified that the statute of limitations will not apply to John Brennan, James Clapper, Hillary Clinton and others because in a conspiracy case, it's 5 years from the last act of the conspiracy. He added, "the people behind this are STILL furthering the conspiracy."

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This^ And one overt act resets the clock for all conspirators. The 5 yr 'hook' is likely their testimony to Durham and Congress in late 2020. Maybe also their recent public statements. Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice, etc. If they can just find a way to avoid the DC courts.

BREAKING: Sources close to CIA chief John Ratcliffe tell me he's declassified *all* CIA "equities" in Special Counsel John Durham's report--inclg interview transcripts,appendices,investigative notes--and DOJ is poised to release while organized-crime Strikeforce vets for evidence

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) July 27, 2025

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BREAKING: Sources close to CIA chief John Ratcliffe tell me he's declassified *all* CIA "equities" in Special Counsel John Durham's report--inclg interview transcripts,appendices,investigative notes--and DOJ is poised to release while organized-crime Strikeforce vets for evidence

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) July 27, 2025

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What does this mean? Did that report not show / find much to start with ? Or did the report find stuff that was squashed?

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BREAKING: Sources close to CIA chief John Ratcliffe tell me he's declassified *all* CIA "equities" in Special Counsel John Durham's report--inclg interview transcripts,appendices,investigative notes--and DOJ is poised to release while organized-crime Strikeforce vets for evidence

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) July 27, 2025

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What does this mean? Did that report not show / find much to start with ? Or did the report find stuff that was squashed?

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The original report was released with pages of appendices completely redacted, and I'm pretty sure it was Wray that flagged them for classification redactions.

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The original report was released with pages of appendices completely redacted, and I'm pretty sure it was Wray that flagged them for classification redactions.

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Half-joking but no one held those pages up to a bright light?

Wray seems to me to be the ignored figure here. Screaming about Comey, McCabe and Rosenstein but it was Wray that was the cover-up guy.

I don't know about you folks but I would laugh my butt off were Wray to take the 5th amendment in an open hearing. FBI Director? Takes the 5th?

I could be completely wrong, but I've always assumed our Biden AG either refused to allow specific docs to be released to Durham, or Durham willingly refused access.

My bet is on our AG being what he is and was, a crook and criminal.

Obama’s Wingman says he’s concerned about the politicization of Trump's DOJ:

“This administration has used the power of the Justice Department to target political opponents." pic.twitter.com/7ZyOoBIYxX

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 27, 2025

If ongoing past Jan 2017, Obama won't have immunity for the foreseeable acts of the conspiracy, unless he withdrew from it.

DC US District Judge Jeb Boasberg went on to sentence FBI Attorney Kevin Clinesmith to 12 months probation and 400 hours community service for falsely altering a CIA email causing the Carter Page FISA to be approved to spy on him and the Trump campaign, which led to 3 continuing…

— John Reese - Person of Interest (@Rickisback_ON_X) July 27, 2025

There's a lot of liabilities to be exposed, and it's all entirely fair game, imho.

All this time I've thought Garland was the guy, but as stated above, it could certainly be Wray.

I just don't know how the power structure works if it's Wray. I can see Wray wanting to do it, but Garland had the power. I guess it's certainly possible Wray told Garland to stop the release of docs, but candidly, I'm not sure Garland needed a push from Wray.

I know this won't happen, but I'd LOVE to see Rosenstein get caught up in this. Nearly everyone else in the Russiagate fiasco is still pushing the conspiracy, but Rosenstein shut up about that a long time ago. Well, I'm not familiar with any of Rosenstein's testimony to congress, but that's damned sure over five years ago.

BTW, according to the docs released by Gabbard, the CIA guys specifically told Brennan NOT to include their names on the new ICA. I'm sure that happened, but is their a law for putting analysts names on docs that specifically said "NO", don't put mine on there?

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Johathan Turley said:

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The Hill: The Rise and Fall of John Brennan

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Brennan was a literal Communist Longhorn. Explains much.