Out of 50,000 texts between anti-Trump FBI investigators Peter Strzok and Lisa Page - not including an unknown number of recently found texts, the DOJ has submitted a mere 7,000 to Congressional investigators - just 14%, reports the Washington Examiner's Byron York.
Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein
The majority of the withheld messages were deemed "pesonal" or withheld for other reasons, according to York.
Also notable, according to York, is that the 50,000 Strzok-Page texts only include messages sent and received on FBI-issued Samsung phones - despite several text messages which make clear that the two agents also discussed their politically tainted investigations over their personal iPhones using iMessage.
For investigators, those are particularly intriguing texts – what was so sensitive that they couldn't discuss on their work phones? – but the number of those texts is unknown. And of course, they have not been turned over to Congress. -Washington Examiner
In a January 19 letter from Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd to Congressional investigators, the DOJ said that they would not be providing "purely personal" text messages.
Of the 50k, DOJ has turned over less than 15% to Congress. That's all Congress is gonna get from the 50k. Majority deemed personal, or withheld for other reasons. 2/3 https://t.co/7El2KZIePT
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 27, 2018
"The department is not providing text messages that were purely personal in nature," Boyd wrote. "Furthermore, the department has redacted from some work-related text messages portions that were purely personal. The department's aim in withholding purely personal text messages and redacting personal portions of work-related text messages was primarily to facilitate the committee's access to potentially relevant text messages without having to cull through large quantities of material unrelated to either the investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email server or the investigation into Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election."
Lastly, York notes that Boyd says special counsel Robert Mueller made redactions to the texts "in a few instances," which were "related to the structure, operation, and substance" of the Special Counsel's investigation because it is ongoing. The DOJ told Congress that they would "work with" them to further describe or even reveal redacted information in a "closed setting."
Special Counsel Robert Mueller III
As for the formerly missing text messages spanning December 14, 2016 through May 17, 2017, there are several unanswered questions. As The Examiner notes:
The time period involved, Dec. 14, 2016 to May 17, 2017, covered some of the key moments in the FBI's investigation of the Trump-Russia affair: conversations between Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak; the completion and publication of the intelligence community assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 election; the briefing in which FBI director James Comey told President-elect Donald Trump about the Trump dossier; the president's inauguration; the nomination and confirmation of new Justice Department leadership; Flynn's interview with the FBI (conducted by Strzok); Comey's assurances to Trump that he, Trump, was not under investigation; a variety of revelations, mostly in the Washington Post and New York Times, about various Trump figures under investigation; Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recusal from the Russia probe; the firing of top Obama Justice Department holdover Sally Yates; Trump's tweet alleging he was wiretapped; Trump's firing of Comey; and, finally, the appointment of Mueller.
Alas, it appears that the vast majority of text messages between the anti-Trump FBI investigators will remain in the dark for "personal" or "other reasons," despite the fact that they may shed further light on the agents' personalities, motivations, and the extent of their extreme political bias which clearly played a significant role in their investigations.
Comments
Jeff Sessions IS the swamp.
BullSheet ... Another Deep State CoverUp ~
In reply to Jeff Sessions IS the swamp. by incharge1976
I think we have seen that these people are not to be trusted. Anyone who withholds ANYTHING requested by congress should be jailed for contempt of congress.
In reply to b by BaBaBouy
Yes, and why aren't they?
It's an outrage.
In reply to I think we have seen that… by tmosley
Hang the old man 👴
In reply to Yes, and why aren't they?… by Bigly
Mercy for the adulterous Strzok and Page to protect their spouses and children we suppose?
The same treasonous cocksuckers would withhold nothing if it were Trump's emails.
This is an existential matter for Trump's presidency. There should be no bars to disclosure of 100%.
In reply to Hang the old man 👴 by remain calm
No withholds here. Call BS. Fuck them. They gave up the right to privacy when they committed this crime.
In reply to These same cocksuckers would… by ???ö?
Whyyyyy, there oughta be a law!
In reply to I think we have seen that… by tmosley
It's purely personal ..
Almost choked on my sammich !
In reply to b by BaBaBouy
RELEASE THE FBI ASSASSINATION TEXTS.
In reply to It's purely personal … by Giant Meteor
Who the fuck is in charge here? The un-elected DOJ decides what Congress can see? Let Congress read them all and let them decide which ones are personal
In reply to Jeff Sessions IS the swamp. by incharge1976
"OK, we will show (some of) them to you!"
10,000 texts!?!? what the hell else did these people get accomplished?
In reply to Who the fuck is in charge… by Mr Pink
Find out why...
www.fleshlight.com/LisaPage
In reply to "OK, we will show (some of)… by JRobby
they wrote email
In reply to "OK, we will show (some of)… by JRobby
The entire thing is embarrassing and ridiculous.
In reply to Who the fuck is in charge… by Mr Pink
What I love is all of the hope porn theater that is going on in the interwebs alongside the stark reality that nothing is going to happen. Qanon etc.
In reply to The entire thing is… by chunga
RELEASE THE FBI ASSASSINATION TEXTS.
In reply to What I love is all of the… by LetThemEatRand
redactulous
In reply to The entire thing is… by chunga
Super duper redactulous ..
Dueling Memo's ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsC4kf6x_Q0
In reply to redactulous by unrulian
A page right out of hillary "what are you gonna do about it" book.
Is there not ONE Federal Bureau of interpretation agent, or DOJ officer with nut sack enough to fucking spill the beans?
In reply to Who the fuck is in charge… by Mr Pink
These assholes can't be trusted....
There should be NO FREAKING SECRETS any longer.
It is my opinion that the secrets are more detrimental to We The People than so called National Security at this point.
In reply to A page right out of hillary … by Theta_Burn
Sessions IS alligator shit at the bottom of the swamp! What a total POS.....
From day one I have had the feeling that Sessions was told to slow walk any investigation until Deep State is able to remove Trump from office. Sessions looks compromised.
In reply to Sessions IS alligator shit… by USA USA
RELEASE THE FBI ASSASSINATION TEXTS.
In reply to From day one I have had the… by Secret Weapon
"Sessions IS alligator shit at the bottom of the swamp!"
Unquestionably true, and yet the Trump true believers for some reason continue to give Trump a pass on selecting him. It's as if Sessions just dropped from the sky and that Trump could not have picked someone else.
In reply to Sessions IS alligator shit… by USA USA
"no soup for you"
No SCOOP for you !!
FIFY... 😅
In reply to "no soup for you" by Flubber
We just redacted the fucky-sucky parts...honest.
I believe the full quote is "Sucky fucky, 5 bucks". I do hope there was no quid pro quo to any sucky or fucky, or heavens to Betsy, no compromising information that could be used for purposes of pressure or threats to blackmail etc.
Good job the DOJ using the case to make sure everything is above board and even-handed.
In reply to We just redacted the fucky… by shovelhead
Wow, just wow. The Queen of Darkness and the FBI have now set a new precedent for criminal investigative proceedings and the handling of evidence. Uncle Bob is allowed to filter and tamper with evidence that may incriminate him and his associates.
Judicial warrants are needed to seize all text messages and commence criminal proceedings against these corrupt FBI/DOJ officials and their leaders.
If that doesn't work through normal channels, I would humbly suggest a FISA warrant be granted on the grounds of a clear and present danger to National Security, i.e., attempted subversion and overthrow of a legally elected government, and perhaps even attempted assassination. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
The fun and games are over folks. People are going down.
In reply to We just redacted the fucky… by shovelhead
Yoga class and party planning........
Given the Bundy case also, does the DoJ have any credibility left?
Yes that story came and went although it came up on Hannity today.
In reply to Given the Bundy case also,… by CRM114
Well, Sumpthin' sure shrunk him!
lol
Yoga, wedding plans, grandkids, etc. If they were texting on their business phones, their personal becomes public.
The FBI especially removed any references to the "Stupid FBI leadership" and "DOJ nitwits".
What are the 'other' reasons?
So the FBI is censoring that which could damage the FBI... typical.
Paging Wikileaks!
I can't wait for the State of the Union address this week to see what Trump unleashes. There will be a lot of bragging but hopefully there will be an equal amount of info. to scare the shit out of the Deep State and open the blind sheep's eyes to what is going on in the FBI and DOJ among other agencies. We can only hope.
Can somebody tell me what the U.S. Marshals office is for, again please...?
A test for Trump: Trump supposedly has the authority to demand the DoJ to turn over the texts to Congress or himself. If the texts are given to him, he has the legal authority (legal under what power?) to unmask anyone he wants and give the texts to anyone he wants.
What will he do?
My belief is that in VERY large scheme of things nothing related to this matters at all. The only important dialectic is between the physical world and spiritual world (or whatever you want to call where are consciousnesses lie). Good and evil are both manifestations of the physical world. So, whatever is done here to promote good or evil is still done in the physical world, which is Satan's domain.
Time for Trump to begin firing people from the DOJ. Maybe 86% so they get the message.
String Jeff Sessions up and let him swing from the neck and then ask if anyone else objects.
I will bet anyone a steak dinner that the withheld texts talk about taking Trump out, namely, assassinating him as Insurance Policy No. 2 if Insurance Policy No. 1, the Russia-Russia-Russia Collusion Farce, fails.
These dirt bag treasonous Marxists who have insinuated themselves into the bowels of government are deeply tied to CNN and MSNBC. We need to get into those connections and indict some of those news people. Many have to be on the Clinton Foundation payroll.
Either Sessions is asleep at the wheel OR he is going to bring down the hammer ...
... tick, tock, tick, tock
If something does not roll in the next 2 weeks - for me - that will be proof of being compromised.
If I had billions and was as guilty as sin, I would not stick around for cuffs. They need to MOVE NOW.
In reply to Either Sessions is asleep at… by Maladroit Cynic
Quit stonewalling Jeff
Inmates have been running this asylum for so long it's hard to know what is crazy anymore.
(This IS crazy, right?)
>>>Is the world crazy?
>>>Am I crazy?
I wish it were the latter...really! But we know it is the former.
In reply to Inmates have been running… by one ping only
The problem with Trump firing Sessions is there is no one else Congress would quickly approve, or approve at all, to replace him who would be worth a shit and Trump'd be left with another Rod Rosenstein as acting AG, if not him. Don't forget that Obama absolutely packed that office at the upper echelon with like-minded Marxists willing to do the Deep State's bidding. Trump would be hard pressed to find anyone in upper management in agreement with his nation-state agenda.
Trump has uncovered just how bias and corrupt the FBI can be! Let the firing begin! Firing brigade that is!
Pagination