Today's hagiography by the NYT on the Alfa Bank hoaxsters, pushing back against the characterization offered in the Sussmann indictment, seems like a "get-out-in-front-of-the-tsunami" exercise, offering a more benign interpretation of their actions while still trying to simultaneously resuscitate the dead horse of Alfa Bank double secret communications.
It is as if they know Durham is going to drop a bombshell on Friday, and want to get their spin out before it happens.
LOL. I suspect they told a different story to the grand jury.
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NYT Durham article summary: a merry band of techies stumbled across server traffic anomalies pointing to Trump/Russia connection, and they really really truly believed it at the time. Pinky swear.
Good article. His thought is Durham asked Horowitz to delay till now, due to ongoing investigations. Which his hypothesis are over leading to more fireworks soon.
Another of his post mentions that Theranos hired Fusion GPS. Theranos was very connected… What a small world!
Agree. I’m suspicious of the slow pace. I’m glad something is coming out. I hope some big fish are charged, but I have little faith in this happening.
Most guess is this poisonous mess will be throughly publicly documented, based on what Durham just did with a 27 page indictment, but nobody major will be charged. Kinda like what Horowitz has done.
Not necessarily. PC actually does have considerable incentive to cooperate with Durham in an effort pin the blame on Sussmann and Elias. Of course, it's a balancing act, but once a judge approved the original subpoenas (I assume PC resisted to the extent of attempting to assert A/C privilege) they had no choice.
Today's hagiography by the NYT on the Alfa Bank hoaxsters, pushing back against the characterization offered in the Sussmann indictment, seems like a "get-out-in-front-of-the-tsunami" exercise, offering a more benign interpretation of their actions while still trying to simultaneously resuscitate the dead horse of Alfa Bank double secret communications.
It is as if they know Durham is going to drop a bombshell on Friday, and want to get their spin out before it happens.
Charlie and Goldman are just covering their butt.
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LOL. I suspect they told a different story to the grand jury.
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NYT Durham article summary: a merry band of techies stumbled across server traffic anomalies pointing to Trump/Russia connection, and they really really truly believed it at the time. Pinky swear.
This Horowitz FBI FISA slam just popped this afternoon: https://technofog.substack.com/p/ig-horowitz-discovers-more-fbi-abuses
Really good opinion piece on this from Brian Cates: https://briancates.substack.com/p/why-hello-there-inspector-horowitz?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyNDQ5Nzc5NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NDIwMjU1MDQsIl8iOiJCQ1dnaSIsImlhdCI6MTYzMzA0MDEzNiwiZXhwIjoxNjMzMDQzNzM2LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNDY1NDE0Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.tExTl2ebUhWgRM20-AjBetUCe_s_ct4ZH519zL7BHx8
Good article. His thought is Durham asked Horowitz to delay till now, due to ongoing investigations. Which his hypothesis are over leading to more fireworks soon.
Another of his post mentions that Theranos hired Fusion GPS. Theranos was very connected… What a small world!
His speculation on the timing of Horowitz's release of this report seems to make sense.
I'd gather that, if Garland doesn't approve new funding, Durham will raise hell about it, and some MSM outfits (e.g. Fox) will cover it.
If Fox or Durham let Garland get away with that, it'll be huge proof, that what's left of Const. governance is dead.
Durham won't say much if at all.
Even if his $$ are cut to pennies?
Why would he do so, unless Manchin types have warned him of hell-to-pay if he didn't?
That's what I'm guessing.
TD if you saw his expenses recently he can't have more than 2 or 3 others working with him. It was under $1M for the Special Council office.
Agree. I’m suspicious of the slow pace. I’m glad something is coming out. I hope some big fish are charged, but I have little faith in this happening.
Most guess is this poisonous mess will be throughly publicly documented, based on what Durham just did with a 27 page indictment, but nobody major will be charged. Kinda like what Horowitz has done.
Likewise. Cautiously, but as you say, the public nature of it is a help.
The public nature of it could be a very big help, esp. if Manchin types still have major power in many key places.
Any public evidence *tending* to vindicate DJT could help put wind into the sails, of all who distrust Wokeism.
The numbers of such folks are likely already growing.
It seems likely that Durham wasn't completely satisfied with the firm's claims that they weren't complicit with Sussmann and Elias.
Not necessarily. PC actually does have considerable incentive to cooperate with Durham in an effort pin the blame on Sussmann and Elias. Of course, it's a balancing act, but once a judge approved the original subpoenas (I assume PC resisted to the extent of attempting to assert A/C privilege) they had no choice.