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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Thu Oct 4, 2018, 12:24 PM Oct 2018

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It was neither "probe" nor "investigation". It was a background-check, which are much narrower.

If this had been an official FBI probe or investigation of a crime, the FBI would have been free to talk to whomever they want.

However, what the FBI did here was a background-check.
Background-checks are a service the FBI conducts for the WH.
And as the client, the WH gets to set the rules for the background-check.

DO NOT LET ANYBODY CLAIM THAT THIS WAS AN FBI PROBE OR FBI INVESTIGATION IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM.

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It was neither "probe" nor "investigation". It was a background-check, which are much narrower. (Original Post) DetlefK Oct 2018 OP

This needs to be made clear pandr32 Oct 2018 #1

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pandr32

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1. This needs to be made clear

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 12:28 PM

Oct 2018

Every time this is written or spoken about we need to stress there was no investigation, and that is what everyone was calling for.

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