DOJ launching grand jury investigation into Russiagate conspiracy allegations: source
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Via: vic-eldred • last year • 11 commentsBy: Story by Ashley Oliver, David Spunt, Jake Gibson
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EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi directed her staff Monday to act on the criminal referral from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard related to the alleged conspiracy to tie President Donald Trump to Russia, and the Department of Justice is now opening a grand jury investigation into the matter, Fox News Digital has learned.
Bondi ordered an unnamed federal prosecutor to initiate legal proceedings, and the prosecutor is expected to present department evidence to a grand jury to secure a potential indictment, according to a letter from Bondi reviewed by Fox News Digital and a source familiar with the investigation.
A DOJ spokesperson declined to comment on the report of an investigation but said Bondi is taking the referrals from Gabbard "very seriously." The spokesperson said Bondi believed there is "clear cause for deep concern" and a need for the next steps.
The DOJ confirmed two weeks ago it received a criminal referral from Gabbard . The referral included a memorandum titled "Intelligence Community suppression of intelligence showing ‘Russian and criminal actors did not impact’ the 2016 presidential election via cyber-attacks on infrastructure" and asked that the DOJ open an investigation.
No charges have been brought at this stage against any defendants. A grand jury investigation is needed to secure an indictment against any potential suspects.
The revelation that the DOJ is moving forward with a grand jury probe comes after Gabbard declassified intelligence in July that shed new light on the Obama administration’s determination that Russia sought to help Trump in the 2016 election.
Former President Barack Obama and his intelligence officials promoted a "contrived narrative that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help President Trump win, selling it to the American people as though it were true. It wasn't," Gabbard said during a press briefing of the intelligence.
Among the declassified material was a meeting record revealing how Obama requested his deputies prepare an intelligence assessment in December 2016, after Trump had won the election, that detailed the "tools Moscow used and actions it took to influence the 2016 election." That intelligence assessment stressed that Russia's actions did not affect the outcome of the election but rather were intended to sow distrust in the democratic process.
It is unclear who is under investigation and what charges could be in play given statutes of limitations for much of the activity from nearly a decade ago have lapsed.
Former Obama intelligence officials, including John Brennan, James Clapper and James Comey have drawn scrutiny from Trump officials for their involvement in developing intelligence that undermined Trump's 2016 victory.
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They keep fucking around with this, and it gives plenty of time for "the dog chewed my homework" type bullshit to hide "things....................AGAIN.
Win or lose, Brennan, Clapper & Comey are going to have legal expenses.
And if that isn't enough threaten their children, it worked on Gen. Flynn
Maybe they can get to the bottom of why so many Republicans visited Russia on the 4th of July in 2018 or why some of Trump's first photo ops in his first term were high level Russians meeting him in the oval office. Why no translator or transcript on his visit with Putin his first term? Why did Rubio and others in his first term confirm Russian interference in the election? Why are they changing the story after their own confirmation?
They're going to have a hard time ignoring the Russian meeting at Trump Tower. But I'm sure Trump's DOJ will find some way of ignoring it.
If anything 'undermined' Trump's 2016 victory, it was the 2018 midterms, the same may happen in 2026.
I think they skipped on past 'may' two months ago, it is a solid 'will' at this point. I'm not sure they'll last that long with the way they're going, just non-stop incompetence, flailing DOGE having to reverse nearly 100% of their firings, unethical behavior, lies, insane fiscal policy, another $5 trillion added to the deficit, poor jobs numbers, uncertainty, volatility, widening partisan divide driven by a convicted felon bent on revenge and retaliation, this is what the lowest common denominators in our nation think it will make us "Great" again. What these morons don't seem to get is that we're already great and would be even greater if we can just shed these vestiges of archaic rightwing religious conservatives who want to turn us into some rightwing white Christian version of Iran with Trump as their 'Asshole Ayatollah'.
Any court proceedings will include a total destruction of what little reputations Bondi, Gabbard, etc have left. I'd include Trump on that list but he hasnt had a decent reputation since ........... hmm.........ever.
Bondi has shown herself to be the bootlicking lackey everyone predicted she would be.
Like Holder?
No, Bondi.