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berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:21 PM Jul 2018

Rachel's story on Foley and Heathfield Russian Spies is FASCINATING

FBI watched these guys for years and they never knew. These trained Russian spies were watched for a decade without them knowing the FBI knew *everything*.

Gives me hope that Mueller has Trump dead to rights.

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Rachel's story on Foley and Heathfield Russian Spies is FASCINATING (Original Post) berni_mccoy Jul 2018 OP
Wow...Peter Strzok. roamer65 Jul 2018 #1
He lead these investigations. riversedge Jul 2018 #3
No wonder dotard wants so badly to destroy him Thekaspervote Jul 2018 #40
I love the way she weaves a story together.. mitch96 Jul 2018 #57
And it turns out that the much-maligned Peter Strzok was the head of the whole operation The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #2
GOP is going to try to paste him as corrupt tomorrow. Just watch. fallout87 Jul 2018 #4
of course he had to be removed because he dissed Trump and trumps ego cried. riversedge Jul 2018 #8
Could Trump have been tipped off about Strzok by Putin JI7 Jul 2018 #13
Trump is Putin's puppet. nt AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2018 #21
the attack on strzok was led by limbaugh, like a lot of that shit certainot Jul 2018 #33
Limpblob? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2018 #43
I wonder what Strzok knows about Trump. madaboutharry Jul 2018 #5
A whole helluva lot, I'd guess. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #7
Yep malaise Jul 2018 #6
10 am. ET prob. TURN ON YOUR TV'S. REPUBS WILL BE GRILLING HIM!! riversedge Jul 2018 #9
Definitely! ancianita Jul 2018 #31
Dems will get to question him as well. Juicy. triron Jul 2018 #32
fucking wow! Horse with no Name Jul 2018 #10
I expect a lot of squealing. lagomorph777 Jul 2018 #12
Will he hold up as well as Hilllary did??? a kennedy Jul 2018 #11
You don't get a position like he had by not being able to hold up. My guess is he shraby Jul 2018 #14
Yeehaaaaa, was hoping that would come up...... a kennedy Jul 2018 #15
He's pissed off, too. That will count for a lot. nt babylonsister Jul 2018 #22
That's funny, SpankMe45 tweeted this less than 3 hours ago! Leghorn21 Jul 2018 #16
Trump is worse than a school-yard BULLY. riversedge Jul 2018 #24
There he goes with this "witch hunt" again FakeNoose Jul 2018 #27
And did you notice, Noose, that he recently segued into "Rigged" Witch Hunt, which apparently is Leghorn21 Jul 2018 #28
By August it will further tranmogrify into... rlegro Jul 2018 #44
more brooms!!!! certainot Jul 2018 #34
Strzok's only crime is despising .45 superpatriotman Jul 2018 #17
The reason he didn't want Trump to be president wasn't political. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #19
I like that narrative superpatriotman Jul 2018 #20
I am leaning in your direction on this. Blue_true Jul 2018 #35
Yes. Not grounds to crucify the man. When babylonsister Jul 2018 #23
He didn't just have an opinion superpatriotman Jul 2018 #25
Trump has had lots of those...he should identify with Strzok, right? Frustratedlady Jul 2018 #30
+1 uponit7771 Jul 2018 #52
I didn't know what to think about Strzok until now. Ilsa Jul 2018 #18
#1 riversedge Jul 2018 #37
Whole new love for Loverboy now! PoorMonger Jul 2018 #26
+1 uponit7771 Jul 2018 #48
I can't watch the show for another hour and a half, but just read an in depth article about Foley/ Leghorn21 Jul 2018 #29
What can Strzok really say MontanaMama Jul 2018 #36
Don't know if it is legal, but... Behind the Aegis Jul 2018 #39
Right away Alexander Butterfield came to mind DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #54
+1, that's what I thought .. maybe he can go Rogue & f*** their s*** up uponit7771 Jul 2018 #46
What could they do to him if he did? MontanaMama Jul 2018 #50
Thanks for the heads up! She's being repeated right now Rhiannon12866 Jul 2018 #38
I'll check it out, but what's confusing to me: ecstatic Jul 2018 #41
IKR ?!?! Red Don seems like he's straight out of Putins wanted list uponit7771 Jul 2018 #47
Repukes are fighting above their weight class NoMoreRepugs Jul 2018 #42
K&R, now we know why the Russian National Committee hates him uponit7771 Jul 2018 #45
I Burst Out Laughing Leith Jul 2018 #49
+1, "how much of their election finances were approved by Putin personally" uponit7771 Jul 2018 #51
Yes, it was... Mike Nelson Jul 2018 #53
What amazed me was just how surrepticious the FBI was DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #55
The other thing to consider is how much Intel there actually is on Trump's relationship with Russia. OnDoutside Jul 2018 #56
That was an interesting piece and it sounds like the GOP circus might have a surprise performer Vinca Jul 2018 #58

mitch96

(13,872 posts)
57. I love the way she weaves a story together..
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 08:02 AM
Jul 2018

I did not know where she was going with the spy story. Then BOOM!!! linking a fantastic FBI case Strzok. I thought it interesting that Strzok complained about ALL the candidates, not just tRump. The right wing only looks at the attack on the prez though... Selective truth I guess.
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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,614 posts)
2. And it turns out that the much-maligned Peter Strzok was the head of the whole operation
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:24 PM
Jul 2018

and he won a medal for it.

JI7

(89,241 posts)
13. Could Trump have been tipped off about Strzok by Putin
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:32 PM
Jul 2018

And that's why Trump goes after him as much as he does

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
33. the attack on strzok was led by limbaugh, like a lot of that shit
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 11:27 PM
Jul 2018

in order to help discredit the "deep state"

and, if putin really wanted to fuck us up he’d figure out how to influence RW talk radio — by far the best messaging machine in the world — totally ignored by those it attacks and effects negatively

so how long has limbaugh been working for putin?

since turning russian hacked emails into “climategate” in 2009?

or before that, forcing manafort-managed mccain to choose palin or he wouldn’t support him — on the eve of the GOP convention in 2008?

or spending over 6 weeks to get the US to default in 2011?

and of course, limbaugh endorsed russian control of crimea today, while trashing NATO and loving trump…..

shraby

(21,946 posts)
14. You don't get a position like he had by not being able to hold up. My guess is he
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:32 PM
Jul 2018

will turn the tables on those turncoats.

Leghorn21

(13,523 posts)
16. That's funny, SpankMe45 tweeted this less than 3 hours ago!
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:36 PM
Jul 2018
How can the Rigged Witch Hunt proceed when it
was started, influenced and worked on, for an
extended period of time, by former FBI Agent/Lover
Peter Strzok? Read his hate filled and totally biased
Emails and the answer is clear!
5:47 PM - Jul 11, 2018





hmmmmmm

FakeNoose

(32,599 posts)
27. There he goes with this "witch hunt" again
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 10:32 PM
Jul 2018

He's like a broken record. Somebody should just explain that Mr. Mueller is doing his job.



Leghorn21

(13,523 posts)
28. And did you notice, Noose, that he recently segued into "Rigged" Witch Hunt, which apparently is
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 10:37 PM
Jul 2018

somehow different or better or more menacing than just a regular “Witch Hunt”, I’m not quite
sure...

numbskull

rlegro

(338 posts)
44. By August it will further tranmogrify into...
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 12:42 AM
Jul 2018

"Extreme rigged chipotle witch hunt with cheese. Get every bit you deserve!"

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,614 posts)
19. The reason he didn't want Trump to be president wasn't political.
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:41 PM
Jul 2018

It was because of what he discovered during the investigation into Russian meddling with the election.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
35. I am leaning in your direction on this.
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 11:33 PM
Jul 2018

He had hard evidence that Trump was dirty and didn't want his and our country exposed to that scum.

babylonsister

(171,036 posts)
23. Yes. Not grounds to crucify the man. When
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 10:06 PM
Jul 2018

was it deemed legal to punish someone for their political opinions?

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
30. Trump has had lots of those...he should identify with Strzok, right?
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 11:00 PM
Jul 2018

There must be a bunch of info that could come out tomorrow, if he's allowed to be open about what he knows.

Of all days, I'm going to be busy. Dang!

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
18. I didn't know what to think about Strzok until now.
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:37 PM
Jul 2018

He must have seen damning evidence on trump, his grown kids, manafort, Page, the rest of them, maybe even Malignia. I'd be trying to stop him too.

PoorMonger

(844 posts)
26. Whole new love for Loverboy now!
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 10:23 PM
Jul 2018

My guy is a badass patriot, no wonder Dump hates his guts. I really hope someone reads that text where he trashed the Russians and said how glad he is to be on team USA! Read that into the record of this dog and pony show tomorrow

Leghorn21

(13,523 posts)
29. I can't watch the show for another hour and a half, but just read an in depth article about Foley/
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 10:47 PM
Jul 2018

Heathfield and their children...the FBI investigation is barely mentioned, but just the story of the family alone is unbelievable -

But I wanted to chime in and note that Andrew McCabe statement after his firing began with

“I have been an FBI Special Agent for over 21 years. I spent half of that time investigating Russian Organized Crime as a street agent and Supervisor in New York City.”

That puts him in NYC aka “Trumptown” from approximately 1997-2007...so oh hell yeah, Andrew knows some shit, and LOSER45 KNOWS he knows.

Fkn mobster fucks

MontanaMama

(23,296 posts)
36. What can Strzok really say
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 11:46 PM
Jul 2018

in a public forum? Nothing classified I wouldn’t think. Does he get to have an attorney with him?

Behind the Aegis

(53,921 posts)
39. Don't know if it is legal, but...
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 12:12 AM
Jul 2018

...I said to my husband, "Wouldn't it be neat if the Congress badgered him so to a point where he asked them for permission (don't know the legality of it) to give them exactly what they want, and then he spills his guts?!" If they demand he give them classified info, then berate him for not doing it, I wonder if there is an out for him to actually give them the info (hopefully without compromising the safety of others) in a public forum!

DeminPennswoods

(15,265 posts)
54. Right away Alexander Butterfield came to mind
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 04:45 AM
Jul 2018

when during his testimony to the Watergate Committee he answered a question and revealed the existence of Nixon's Oval Office taping system. This was previously unknown to the committee members and staff.

ecstatic

(32,653 posts)
41. I'll check it out, but what's confusing to me:
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 12:15 AM
Jul 2018

If the FBI suspected someone was killing & chopping up women but didn't have all the evidence yet, would they allow him to kill more and more people for months while they got their shit together? If he's guilty of even a 1/10th of what many people suspect, he should NOT be in office!

Leith

(7,808 posts)
49. I Burst Out Laughing
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 12:58 AM
Jul 2018

Knowing now what Strozk (sp?) can do, has done, and what he knows, rethug Congress critters want to interview him on live TV.

Say whaaaat?

Sure! Let's hear it! Maybe he can give them an estimate of how many of their staff are actively sending the russkies info right now. Maybe he can tell them down to the penny how much of their election finances were approved by Putin personally. Maybe he can dramatically point out which congressman or senator asking questions is an active and unknowing dupe.

Tomorrow is must-see TV.



Mike Nelson

(9,944 posts)
53. Yes, it was...
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 04:14 AM
Jul 2018

… that was one of her best "connect the dots" telecasts. I hope it's repeated instead of those dumb "Dateline" things over the weekend! In fact, MSNBC should do an entire weekend on this story!

DeminPennswoods

(15,265 posts)
55. What amazed me was just how surrepticious the FBI was
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 04:56 AM
Jul 2018

This couple were trained spies yet they had no idea the FBI had seen the contents of their safe deposit box (twice), bugged their house, entered their house, took photos of their notes and had them under surveillance for years.

This info alone should scare everyone who conspired with Trump and Russia. The FBI counterintelligance division is more than capable of finding out everything the conspirators are trying to hide and probably has.

While I was listening to the opening segment, I really thought Maddow was using it to tie Carter Page into the plot, not Strzok.

OnDoutside

(19,948 posts)
56. The other thing to consider is how much Intel there actually is on Trump's relationship with Russia.
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 07:05 AM
Jul 2018

Trump wasn't even hiding it, unlike those two spies, yet they had everything on them.

Vinca

(50,237 posts)
58. That was an interesting piece and it sounds like the GOP circus might have a surprise performer
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 08:11 AM
Jul 2018

in Peter Strzok. It sounds like he's got lots of beans to spill. Wonder if he's seen the pee tape.

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