National Security Expert Predicts A Whole Bunch of Republicans Will Be Indicted for Major Crimes

[babylonsister]

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/03/22/national-security-expert-predicts-bunch-republicans-indicted-major-crimes.html


National Security Expert Predicts A Whole Bunch of Republicans Will Be Indicted for Major Crimes

By Sarah Jones on Wed, Mar 22nd, 2017 at 4:26 pm


Instead of it exonerating President Donald Trump from his unfounded, wild accusation against President Obama, Schindler wrote, "We are now just one diligent special prosecutor away from a whole bunch of Republicans getting indicted for major crimes over #TrumpRussia."

Former NSA and current national security columnist John Schindler was not impressed with Republican House Intel Committee Chair Devin Nunes’ desperate outing of (alleged) incidental collection on Wednesday.

Instead of it exonerating President Donald Trump from his unfounded, wild accusation against President Obama, Schindler wrote, “We are now just one diligent special prosecutor away from a whole bunch of Republicans getting indicted for major crimes over #TrumpRussia.”

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The spies are not happy with Rep. Nunes performance today.

Suffice it to say, every move Donald Trump and his allies take in this Trump Russia investigation is an example of what not to do if you are under investigation, especially if the reason you’re under investigation involves our national security. Kicking the intelligence community in the face and stabbing them in the back while you misrepresent and impugn their work and deny what they seem to have proof of is just not a great plan.

It’s becoming more and more obvious why Republicans are refusing to appoint a special prosecutor and call for a legitimately independent investigation, and are instead enabling, giving cover for, and assisting the Trump Russia connection.

[Wellstone ruled]

1. COVER UP!!!!!!

Remember Watergate,this is now much larger and there will be more people taking a fall.

[asiliveandbreathe]

2. Just a few more kicks at this hornets nest....

and a whole swarm will engulf them.....

[aquamarina]

3. Oh, please let it be so.

[Stuart G]

5. Yes ...it appears to be so....

Nunes...kicked the all of our intelligence people down the stairs.....

they will get up, and destroy Nunes..and the others (including Trump) ...the destruction will be total in my opinion...

[DK504]

13. Is it illegal for Nunes to run over to the WH and tattle tale

and tell the Traitor of collusion with Pootie Poots before telling the Intelligence Committee?

[Alice11111]

28. What an idiot? Sounds like he got scared and panicked

Maybe toldDT to figure a way to shut tbis down, because DT,Nunes. Manafort, and the othet riff raff will be exposed.
He had to be desparate to to this stupid thing.

To the Tower with all of them!!!

[triron]

4. Seems crazy but maybe Schindler will be borne out.

[jalan48]

6. I think he nailed it. Nunes did what he did because he's involved.

Will the truth win out?

[malaise]

7. Complicit from top to bottom

Please please please

LOCK THEM UP!!!

[bdamomma]

34. LOCK THEM UP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes!!!!

Hey malaise

[zentrum]

8. Who picks the Special Prosecutor?

Where does such a person come from?

What happens if the Repug majority refuses any independent investigation?

Not sure how this works.

[mtngirl47]

23. Attorney General, but in this case

since Sessions has recused himself, it would be the Acting Deputy Attorney General, Dana Boente--an Obama holdover. He was appointed to that position when Trump fired Sally Yates for not defending the first Muslim ban.

Trump has nominated his own Deputy Attorney General--don't know when/if he will be confirmed.

[zentrum]

26. Thanks. Hope Boente

.....has a steel spine.

[musicblind]

36. This better happy fast.

Boente won't be around long. We can only stall his replacement for so long.

This is very disturbing, even if the FBI recommends indictment, the Justice Department can choose not to.

There is literally nothing we can do because they control everything...

[zentrum]

41. Exactly.

They set the surrounding ambush right away. This is why the street is the only way. Elections in 2018 are too far away.

Historians I trust are saying we have to fix this in 3 months or it's over. Others say we have a year.

[bigbrother05]

44. Most of it happened in NYC, so the state AG can go after some of the elements

Once the grand juries and trials start to take testimony the whole can of worms will open up and they won't be able to hide it from the public.

[BSdetect]

9. They will stall, deny, lie, obstruct, deny more, lie more, obstruct more, try to appoint a

stooge.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. There is some alternative thinking being mumbled here or there

that this was the planned outcome all along, that in order to root out the culprits
wherever they may be, the Trump campaign had to be given room to maneuver
and run their operation and 'win'. Hence Hillary could do nothing right, she was guilty
of everything she touched, and the emails issue surfaced at just the right time, and
Trump took the EC vote.

Dunno. Judges are sometimes said to put defendants back on the street so as to
keep an eye on them and catch others - cast a wide net. Plus it yields plenty of
political drama and boosts IC and legal employment just great!

[Lars39]

11. I can *almost* see it, considering how far down the food chain it looks to be.

Helluva risk to take though.

[madokie]

14. I worked with a guy

who was dealing crank and at one point he asked one of the cops, who he had graduated with btw why they didn't throw him in jail. The answer was Scott you're worth more to us at this point out on the street. he shortly was busted big time and spent a few years in the hoosegow.

[uponit7771]

30. I've thought that too, HRC was the type to sacrifice for the greater good ... long shot thinking but

... something I couldn't put past her.

[dae]

12. Swamp, meet cesspool.

[athenasatanjesus]

15. Who actually has any power to convict any of these guys?

[Zen Democrat]

29. A DC jury.

[musicblind]

38. But the FBI does not have the power to indict.

Only congress (impeachment) or the Department of Justice have that power.

The FBI could recommend charges, they could even recommend them publicly, and the Justice Department led by Jeff Sessions can simply refuse.

Not to mention that the Executive Branch has unlimited power of the pardon.

We are powerless.

I don't know how this will end.

If the FBI publicly recommends charges and the DOJ refuse, that could trigger a civil war.

[Kablooie]

42. Until Democrats gain majorities in Congress, Republicans will ignore all criminal activity.

Thereby making themselves accessories.
If Democrats gain control of both houses again then you could see a whole passel of these guys locked up.

I guess they just assume that they will remain in power forever now and have nothing to worry about, otherwise they would be playing it smart and help to weed out the traitors. Instead they are aligning themselves with the traitors and assume they will never be caught.

[Volaris]

43. 'Thereby making themselves accessories.'

Then the ENTIRETY of the Republican Leadership should be brought up on RICO charges. Charge Donald or Manafort with Treason or High Crimes, and charge them ALL. Someone will sing. Someone will flip. It's what rats do.

[lpbk2713]

16. Now that is encouraging.

Even if it doesn't happen on a grand scale it is still good to hear.

[Turbineguy]

17. It's the old story.

They must be innocent, after all, how stupid do you have to be to think you are going to get away with this?

No, they really are that stupid and now they'll try the cover-up. Who knows, you might get lucky and every day you stay in power is a small victory.

[FailureToCommunicate]

18. We're all SO ready

[northoftheborder]

52. Great Photo!!!!!!!

[MFM008]

53. Lol

[TEB]

19. The repugs choose Party over country they have no honor

[Perseus]

20. I will believe it

when I see it...

Republicans have been getting away with everything...It would be nice to finally uncover them and send those who deserve it to jail, but I am not going to hold my breath waiting for it to happen.

[mchill]

21. But sadly, Trump can pardon them all

[trueblue2007]

22. YOU ARE WRONG. Dont you understand? TRUMP WILL BE GOING TO JAIL ALSO.

Do you actually think Trump is innocent?

[mchill]

31. No, but he can pre-pardon them before he is indicted and before they are indicted

and the next POTUS will pardon Trump.

Yes, he can pre-pardon.

[MFM008]

54. Yes but

He will be destroyed by all that winning.

[edhopper]

24. Who is going to appoint

a special prosecutor?

[7962]

25. I see none of that happening. We'll know soon enough!!!

Guess I'm just used to D.C.

[LiberalLovinLug]

60. It will go one of two ways, no in between

Either the complete collapse, an historical collapse, of the federal government, with multiple convictions.

or Republicans will stall and impede, and tamper with evidence, and lie long enough until perhaps a major terrorist attack (false flag or not), and/or some new major armed forced invasion announcement into some middle eastern country in order to rally enough of the population to pause in all of this and 'rally round the President' and of course 'the troops'.

[chillfactor]

27. oh please, please, please...

it would do my old heart good to see those asshats in jail.

[Zen Democrat]

32. I believe that the IC would have been willing to play nice for the sake of the country,

but Trump is too wreckless, too dangerous. I believe he's going down at the hands of an intelligence community with the complete goods on him. I only wish and hope that they will be investigating the whole vile bunch of Republicans, the Fascism First crowd.

[former9thward]

33. Try again.

John Schindler is not a "national security expert". He is a internet blogger columnist. Period. I will be waiting for these indictments to happen in 24 business hours I'm sure....

[babylonsister]

40. His background suggests he's a bit more than that...

https://20committee.com/about/

John R. Schindler is a strategist, author, and commentator whose security-focused career has included a couple decades as both a scholar and practitioner. He is the national security columnist for the New York Observer.

Previously a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, where he taught courses on security, strategy, intelligence, terrorism, and military history, before joining the NWC faculty, he spent nearly a decade with the super-secret National Security Agency as an intelligence analyst and counterintelligence officer. There’s not much he can say about that, except that he worked problems in Eastern Europe and the Middle East with a counterespionage flavor, and he collaborated closely with other government agencies who would probably prefer he didn’t mention them. He’s also served as an officer specializing in cryptology (now called information warfare for no particular reason) in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

He’s been a a senior fellow of the International History Institute at Boston University and as well as the chairman of the Partnership for Peace Consortium‘s Combating Terrorism Working Group, a unique body which brings together scholars and practitioners from more than two dozen countries across Eurasia to tackle problems of terrorism, extremism, and political violence. He has lectured on terrorism and security in over twenty countries.

He is a historian by background, with a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Massachusetts and a Ph.D. from McMaster University. His books deal with topics like the Italian front in World War I, Islamist extremism in the Balkans, and an insider’s look at how Al-Qa’ida thinks and operates. His most recent book is on the beginning of World War I on the Eastern Front. He’s currently writing a couple books on cool stuff.

[Maru Kitteh]

35. Time for us to take to the streets again!

Call your congresscritters and senators.

This guy started a toll-free number that will automatically call your representatives - all you have to do is input your zip code! Easy-peasy.

Call Congress with one number: 1-844-USA-0234
http://www.ianww.com/blog/2016/06/15/call-your-congressperson-with-one-phone-number-1-844-usa-4522/

[renate]

50. That's handy!

Thanks!

[Maru Kitteh]

59. You bet! I have thought about making an OP of it. Today might be a good day for that.

[progressoid]

37. Schindler? Wasn't he the guy that went apeshit over Hillary's emails too?

[madville]

67. He thinks everyone should be prosecuted

He wrote a bunch of articles about Hillary's email last year pretty much saying the FBI and DOJ didn't fully investigate or hold people to account due to politics.

[rufus dog]

39. I will make a ten dollar bet that Nunes ends up crying on TV

Dude is knee deep in the shit and going down.

[KittyWampus]

47. Suckers bet, rufus dog. O'Donnell emphasized he's out of his depth

[yuiyoshida]

45. Kami sama! Let it be so!!!

LOCK THEM UP!!

[PearliePoo2]

46. Nunes looked scared to death. When his eyes weren't closed they were rapidly blinking.

He's filthy up to his neck and I'll bet he's crapping his knickers non-stop about now.
He didn't help his White House boss man, he massively hurt him. Complete and total dumbass.

[MFM008]

55. Agreed

Fish out of water.

[Kahuna7]

57. Nunes to trump: The gig is up. nt

[ffr]

48. War criminals, because people are already dying due to their premeditated actions.

Prison or worse for them!!!

[ymetca]

49. Sadly, Dems winning a bunch of mid-terms

is about the only thing we can hope for until the 2020 presidential bid. Congress won't impeach the navel-gazer-in-chief.

[Kahuna7]

56. I've said from the beginning that putin has dirt on the gop for leverage..

Trump alone is useless without the gop henchmen.

[MsLeopard]

61. Completely agree

And welcome the DU.

[Kahuna7]

62. Thanks for the welcome, but I've been a DUer for over 15 yrs.....

I had to register after the election day hack.

[Laffy Kat]

58. Can't wait:

[Sunlei]

63. "A Whole Bunch of Republicans Will Be Indicted for Major Crimes" I expect nothing less.

[Turbineguy]

64. Line 'em up

and mow 'em down.

Enemies of the State.

[LakeArenal]

65. "IF" this would happen, it would go a long way in restoring any kind of faith in American Government

I hope it is in my lifetime... and I am not that old...

I remember back when W was "elected", the Onion ran a headline something to the effect of " Our long national nightmare or peace and prosperity is finally over..

How right the Onion was.....

[Mc Mike]

66. The sooner, the better, for national security purposes.

Repugs always harm national security, for some reason.

They're naturally treasonous, I guess.