A partial transcript appears at TGP, which I’ve linked above. The video above contains a few important items not mentioned in the partial transcript: This information was provided by a “whistleblower”--which, as we all know, is a legal designation and status that is defined by statute; the information was imparted to Jim Jordan as well as to Matt Gaetz; Gaetz and Jordan have written a letter to Chris Wray demanding an explanation.
I have no idea what this could be about, but in terms of avoiding appearances of FBI political, having this unusual relationship with a Dem law firm and specifically with a top Dem electoral lawyer seems beyond reckless. The time frame we’re dealing with is: “going back to 2012.” That means this special relationship with the “secure work space” was initiated under Obama when Robert “Bob” Mueller was FBI Director.
The partial transcript:
Rep. Matt Gaetz: “The Democrat Party’s law firm, the law firm that received $42 million from the Democratic Party has this co-located workspace that they operate in concert with the FBI. Why in the world would that be the case? Why would Christopher Wray allow this to continue? Then you would also have to ask yourself why in the last 12 months was the person on behalf of Perkins Coie operating that worksite, Michael Sussmann himself?… What reason would there be for that and what leverage would the Perkins law firm have over the FBI given this work they are doing together?…”
It's not over till it's over, but I'm inclined to think that yes, it's over, and it's been over all along. The only lesson to be drawn here is that in the unlikely event the Republicans ever hold the White House again, the first, and most urgent order of business will be to purge the three letter agencies of every trace of the political opposition. Otherwise, they will simply be subverted and undermined as Trump was.
The Durham investigation will end up making, at most, a valuable contribution to the historical record, and it may serve as a warning for future would be reformers as to exactly what they will be up against. But I think any effort to prosecute the perpetrators of the Russia hoax is futile, at least for the foreseeable future.
Do you think the FBI agents get paid extra to be criminals? Or do they do it for free out of loyalty to the DNC?