No surprise here. As I’ve said, I can’t be very interested. Yes, there have been some revelations, but really we knew all we needed to know long ago. If you insist, you can read more here: Durham Denied (Again) - Igor Danchenko Not Guilty On All Counts
John Durham's idea was that Igor Danchenko lied to the FBI in order to conceal the role that Charles Dolan played in the development of Christopher Steele's Dossier. Danchenko got some information from Dolan but told the FBI falsely that he had got the information instead from Sergei Millian.
Why would Danchenko want to divert the FBI's attention away from Dolan? Why would Danchenko do so even if Durham would indict Danchenko for doing so?
I suppose that Durham thinks that Dolan had given the information to Danchenko at the behest of Hillary Clinton. Even if Dolan indeed had done so at Clinton's behest. though, Danchenko would not necessarily know that part of the story.
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Let's suppose that Danchenko had told the FBI that he did get that information from Dolan (not from Millian). Would that really have changed the FBI's investigation of the situation?
What is Hillary now 10-0? Anything she has her hands in, whether at the beginning or the end, she skates. From cattle futures, Whitewater, WH travel office, the guy who "shot himself", Benghazi and all the Trump stuff.
The fact that the political and media establishments have paid Durham no mind whatsoever is proof enough for me that his “investigation” is irrelevant by design. If he were ever a true threat he’d have been attacked morning, noon, and night.
I want to go on record by saying, here, FWIW, that, as far as I'm concerned, the Danchenko Case is of undoubted importance. We can disagree about how to measure 'importance'...whether its measured by criminal convictions, jury nullification, political obstruction, historical validation, proof of relevant facts, changes in policy, frustration with the system, and more. The simple truth is that the FBI (and its undoubted co-conspirators) is being shown (by sworn testimony delivered under oath...again) to be hopelessly corrupt. It is all adding up. You can't put the genie back in the bottle.
We knew that long ago. The FISAs, the lack of predication for CH and thus also for Mueller, the BS of the dossier. All of this and more was known long ago.
Mark -- If by 'we' you mean you and me and a few other obsessives who were deep into the weeds, yes it was known long ago. If you mean by 'we' my sister, my son, 90% of my former law partners, the entire populations of DC, SF and Martha's Vineyard, my college and law schoolmates from decades ago, nearly every soccer mom in suburban America, the entire teaching corps in US schools, the entire Deep State, all of Hollywood...and millions of Americans too busy with their lives to watch the news let alone read...or write...a political blog...and that's not all...then, not so much...this takes time.
However, the problem I see with what Durham has done--or failed to do--is that all that group will respond: See, if there was any there, there, there would have been successful prosecutions. So just another conspiracy theory. That will be the narrative.
Yes, it will take time. A lot of it. The same obstacles that prevented all the folks you list, the non-obssessives, from learning the truth about this hoax earlier are still there. We obsessives are, again, pretty much alone in paying attention. I put myself in the shoes of friends and family who have not already grasped what happened:
1. They are barely aware that Durham is still in operation. How could it be otherwise after all the other outrages committed in the past 5+ years? The Russia Hoax and Mueller coverup seem like ancient history by now. And mainstream media collusion will make sure it stays that way.
2. Whatever has been revealed by Durham’s “efforts” in court merely presents a trail a breadcrumbs to the “non-obsessives.” We’re still talking about a very steep learning curve here. In our age of distraction, only the most shocking revelations gain the public’s attention. While I once hoped that Durham was building up to that, I don’t anymore.
Having said all that, I have faith the truth will out in the long run. In the meantime pehaps some future historian studying the Rise and Fall of the American Empire will produce a convincing case for his lay readers — assuming literacy is still a thing by then.
John Durham's idea was that Igor Danchenko lied to the FBI in order to conceal the role that Charles Dolan played in the development of Christopher Steele's Dossier. Danchenko got some information from Dolan but told the FBI falsely that he had got the information instead from Sergei Millian.
Why would Danchenko want to divert the FBI's attention away from Dolan? Why would Danchenko do so even if Durham would indict Danchenko for doing so?
I suppose that Durham thinks that Dolan had given the information to Danchenko at the behest of Hillary Clinton. Even if Dolan indeed had done so at Clinton's behest. though, Danchenko would not necessarily know that part of the story.
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Let's suppose that Danchenko had told the FBI that he did get that information from Dolan (not from Millian). Would that really have changed the FBI's investigation of the situation?
What is Hillary now 10-0? Anything she has her hands in, whether at the beginning or the end, she skates. From cattle futures, Whitewater, WH travel office, the guy who "shot himself", Benghazi and all the Trump stuff.
I like the idea of "a basket or reserve currencies". Now if they made them redeemable in gold . . .
The fact that the political and media establishments have paid Durham no mind whatsoever is proof enough for me that his “investigation” is irrelevant by design. If he were ever a true threat he’d have been attacked morning, noon, and night.
I want to go on record by saying, here, FWIW, that, as far as I'm concerned, the Danchenko Case is of undoubted importance. We can disagree about how to measure 'importance'...whether its measured by criminal convictions, jury nullification, political obstruction, historical validation, proof of relevant facts, changes in policy, frustration with the system, and more. The simple truth is that the FBI (and its undoubted co-conspirators) is being shown (by sworn testimony delivered under oath...again) to be hopelessly corrupt. It is all adding up. You can't put the genie back in the bottle.
We knew that long ago. The FISAs, the lack of predication for CH and thus also for Mueller, the BS of the dossier. All of this and more was known long ago.
Mark -- If by 'we' you mean you and me and a few other obsessives who were deep into the weeds, yes it was known long ago. If you mean by 'we' my sister, my son, 90% of my former law partners, the entire populations of DC, SF and Martha's Vineyard, my college and law schoolmates from decades ago, nearly every soccer mom in suburban America, the entire teaching corps in US schools, the entire Deep State, all of Hollywood...and millions of Americans too busy with their lives to watch the news let alone read...or write...a political blog...and that's not all...then, not so much...this takes time.
However, the problem I see with what Durham has done--or failed to do--is that all that group will respond: See, if there was any there, there, there would have been successful prosecutions. So just another conspiracy theory. That will be the narrative.
Yes, it will take time. A lot of it. The same obstacles that prevented all the folks you list, the non-obssessives, from learning the truth about this hoax earlier are still there. We obsessives are, again, pretty much alone in paying attention. I put myself in the shoes of friends and family who have not already grasped what happened:
1. They are barely aware that Durham is still in operation. How could it be otherwise after all the other outrages committed in the past 5+ years? The Russia Hoax and Mueller coverup seem like ancient history by now. And mainstream media collusion will make sure it stays that way.
2. Whatever has been revealed by Durham’s “efforts” in court merely presents a trail a breadcrumbs to the “non-obsessives.” We’re still talking about a very steep learning curve here. In our age of distraction, only the most shocking revelations gain the public’s attention. While I once hoped that Durham was building up to that, I don’t anymore.
Having said all that, I have faith the truth will out in the long run. In the meantime pehaps some future historian studying the Rise and Fall of the American Empire will produce a convincing case for his lay readers — assuming literacy is still a thing by then.
Very insightful!
The good news is a lot of solid information was revealed.