In today's blog post I am going to be a conspiracy theorist. I am not talking vague references to the Illuminati or the Elders of Zion type stuff. I am talking nothing more than looking at current events and past tidbits, lumping in a healthy does of cynicism, and conjecturing a way to connect the dots that assumes something approaching the worst. Honestly, when you consider the incomprehensible amount of money and power floating around assuming the worst might be a healthy habit. I don't trust "them" and I don't care what letter they have after their names.
So, to lay the ground work for this theory, which is really all it is, let me make a brief list of things which have happened or probably happened which really make no sense. I am talking about actions which were or would be potentially very damaging to those who took those actions.
Comey, by his own admission, leaked government information which would obviously be considered classified or at least confidential to the media for the stated purpose of initiating the Mueller probe. Why would the top law enforcement officer in the land engage in such behavior? He would have you believe his reasons were altruistic.
According to the Nunes memo, the FBI presented unverified material to the FISA court, purposely hiding any information as to its origin. The memo says this was their primary evidence. Some dispute that. However, no other evidence sufficient to show probable cause has been made known. No one is disputing this happened. Regardless of any other evidence which might have been produced, this is still misleading the court which could lead to contempt or perjury charges if not worse. Why would people who are part of the premier law enforcement agency in the world committed to a man to the principles of truth, justice, and the American way do this?
There are more instances but this is sufficient to make the point. Now I will lay out a time line of events to substantiate the inference, the theory, which I will present shortly there after.
June 2016: The first warrant to allow surveillance of members of the Trump campaign was submitted to the FISA court and rejected.
September 2016: Hillary Clinton collapses on a mild day at the 9/11 memorial. The Clinton team proceeds to obfuscate the reasons behind this collapse for several weeks until finally stating Hillary had had pneumonia.
September - October 2016: According to subsequent interviews and her tell all book, Donna Brazile, former interim head of the DNC, considers replacing Hillary Clinton with Joe Biden.
October 2016: The second FISA warrant request, purportedly using the Steele dossier, is approved.
October - November 2016: The Steele dossier or portions thereof are made available to the media just prior to the election. Apparently few chose to use it. The only known article is one from Yahoo news, which reportedly was used as evidence to the FISA court.
November 2016: Hillary Clinton loses the election.
November - December 2016: The Hillary campaign team purportedly brain storms for some period of time to come up with the strategy of blaming Russian collusion and interference for her loss.
May 2016: Mueller is named head of the probe into Russian collusion and interference after months of wrangling and hearings.
One thing is obvious. Hillary's 9/11 collapse resulted in panic among the DNC and Hillary supporters. That would no doubt include Hillary supporters and anti Trumpers in the FBI, the DOJ, and in Congress. The timing of the second FISA request is interesting when viewed in this context. The inclusion of the Steele dossier is the only known difference between the request submitted in June, which was denied, and the October request. It is reasonable to infer the Steele dossier represented the key evidence which resulted in FISA approval.
The timing of the attempted leak or release of the Steele dossier is telling. It was, after all, timed to happen just prior to the election when it would create maximum damage with no time for rebuttal. That tactic has certainly worked quite well many times over. This was not a desperation move. A leak is a leak. As we have seen over and over, leaks can be quite untraceable. There is little to no doubt it happened. That has been fairly well documented. This is probably the very purpose the Steele dossier was created for. I conjecture it was never meant to be used as evidence before a FISA court.
The incredible thing to me is the Steele dossier failed in its original intended purpose. This probably came as quite a surprise to the players behind the Steele memo. Considering the absolutely awful reporting the media has engaged in and frequently had to retract since the election, their not using at least some of the Steele dossier is hard to believe. It is almost inconceivable. The fact is the dossier's contents were not believable and would be obviously irresponsible to make public even in the context of unsubstantiated leaks. Does this not make you wonder if the people holding an using the dossier were not aware it was that bad? I think they were. Using it in a FISA request could be one of two things in my opinion. Supreme arrogance or desperation and panic. Either explanation works.
Unfortunately, Hillary did lose. At that point all the unethical, perhaps illegal, and potentially damaging actions I have listed had already happened.
So what does this have to do with the Mueller probe? Nothing, except that the fact of the Mueller probe existence provides a legal means of denying access to pertinent information and allows the players to legally refuse to answer questions, even in the face of constitutional Congressional oversight and FOIA requests. Meaning, assuming illegal and unethical behavior, the Mueller probe provides cover. Perfectly legal and perfectly reasonable cover.
Understand, despite her 9/11 collapse, Hillary actually losing the election to Donald Trump of all people was still the shock of the century. Had Hillary won we would not be discussing any of this. It would have been business as usual. There would have been no Mueller probe. There would have been no Nunes memo. Everything that occurred afterwards hinges upon the simple fact Hillary lost. In the end, that is perhaps all you need to consider.
I have a sad and sorry suspicion everything I have detailed above is in actuality nothing more than business as usual.
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