Late yesterday we saw the release of 266 pages of previously classified materials regarding leak investigations into James Comey and Adam Schiff, as well as FBI documents concerning investigations of various leaks that occurred during the first Trump Administration, including those directed at Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.
There’s a lot here – and as you will be able to tell for yourself, the Government can’t pin down a leaker. Access to burner phones and encrypted messaging apps make the electronic trail invisible, and old-fashioned methods such as in-person discussions leave the FBI clueless.
And while no convictions came from these investigations, there’s enough here to at least point the finger at a couple suspects: James Comey and Adam Schiff. For a public that has been kept in the dark for far too long, that’s a good start. Let’s get to it.
The General Flynn Leaks – “Echos Fate”
In May 2017, the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office received a referral from FBI headquarters to open a media leak investigation into a January 13, 2017 Washington Post article by David Ignatius, which contained highly classified information concerning calls placed between Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and Russian Ambassador:
According to a senior U.S. government official, Flynn phoned Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak several times on Dec. 29, the day the Obama administration announced the expulsion of 35 Russian officials and other measures in retaliation for the hacking. What did Flynn say, and did it undercut the U.S. sanctions?
The Logan Act (though never enforced) bars U.S. citizens from correspondence intending to influence a foreign government about “disputes” with the United States. Was its spirit violated? The Trump campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Baltimore Field Office would conduct a full investigation – named Echos Fate – into the leak beginning May 10, 2017, assisted by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, the DOJ National Security Division, and the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Misouri.
It also investigated the leak of information, again to the Washington Post, in an article written by Greg Miller, Adam Entous, and Ellen Nakashima published on February 9, 2017 and entitled “Officials Say Flynn Discussed Sanctions.” That article was particularly destructive, as the leaks concerning the Flynn/Kislyak calls were alleged to be “contrary to public assertions by Trump officials”, putting Flynn on the ropes and the Trump Administration on the defensive.
Various other articles were part of Echos Fate, including:
Part of the problem with determining the identity of those who leaked the Flynn/Kislyak information was that, beginning in late December 2016, the outgoing Obama Administration made those calls a matter of routine discussion – starting with January 2017 meetings in the White House.
As documented in Peter Strzok’s notes from a January 4, 2017 meeting at the Obama White House, FBI Director James Comey brought those calls to the attention of President Obama (and VP Biden, Sally Yates, and others).
As explained by the FBI, their investigative pool was “comprised of over 167 individuals” – not including all those persons “exposed to the ECHOS FATE material through verbal briefings and discussions.” The FBI’s investigative pool was essentially unknown.
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Author: Techno Fog
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