2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumGuiliani admits he got intel from FBI: That means FBI broke law. Guiliani has no privilege.
Last edited Fri Nov 4, 2016, 04:36 PM - Edit history (2)
Update:
Ds in Congress now calling for probe based on Guiliani's comments. Beautiful. How's it feel, glass house dweller?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fbi-leak-hillary-clinton-donald-trump_us_581cece3e4b0e80b02ca024d
Original Post:
Looks like Guiliani admitted today that the FBI ("sources" probably retired) told him in advance of their activities v HRC. That is Guiliani telling the world that an agent or agents of the FBI broke the law.
The term "sources" is for reporters. A reporter gets to say "source" and that's generally understood to mean that they don't have to reveal names. But Rudy is not a reporter. He also doesn't seem to have other obvious ways to prevent disclosure of his "source." He isn't likely married to the agent. He doesn't have a lawyer/client relationship with the agent. That means he could be legally compelled to reveal who leaked it.
By the way, if you think the FBI leaking isn't a big deal--it is. Federal crime. Very bad. Even fox knows this.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2016/11/03/alan-dershowitz-fbi-breaking-law-with-leaks.amp.html?client=safari
Unless Rudy pleads the Fifth, he has to reveal his source. And honestly I don't see how a judge would allow him to invoke the Fifth. Hearing leaked info ain't illegal, and therefore there is no real possibility that testifying against the leaker would tend to incriminate him.
Rudy just did a (pretty) stupid thing.
bushisanidiot
(8,064 posts)based on info he supposedly got from the FBI.
http://truthinmedia.com/house-leader-fbi-ready-to-indict-clinton/
The FBI needs to clean house. They are clearly misusing power for political gain.
uponit7771
(92,138 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)Until DOJ comes knocking, asking who leaked. Then he won't be so happy
vadermike
(1,421 posts)Let's get this out there MSM has to cover this now
Response to Fahrenthold451 (Original post)
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Fahrenthold451
(436 posts)Still means he would have to reveal retired FBI source, and that source undoubtedly is operating under the same security regulations. Just makes the ladder longer. But now I'll have to amend my comment to "What Rudy did was pretty stupid"
MineralMan
(148,216 posts)I think he has slipped a gear or something. The teeth are worn out and no longer mesh well.
canetoad
(18,413 posts)dalton99
(781 posts)it's a two-way pipeline
anamandujano
(7,004 posts)something that would hog the news.
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)Fahrenthold451
(436 posts)And in his zeal he lost track of himself a bit.
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)triron
(22,240 posts)last nite it's because the FBI story was promulgated by Breitbart and the Trump campaign. So of course he knew.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)By NIKKI SCHWAB, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 09:33 EDT, 24 October 2016 | UPDATED: 19:38 EDT, 24 October 2016
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3866934/We-ve-got-stuff-sleeve-Donald-Trump-s-daughter-law-hints-Republican-nominee-October-surprise-drop-Hillary-Clinton.html
They obviously knew Comey was going rogue ahead of time by the 24th of Oct at least according to this article.
MaeScott
(902 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)patsimp
(915 posts)world wide wally
(21,835 posts)Lock them up!
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,165 posts)bucolic_frolic
(48,011 posts)Giuliani is just a portion of the overall strategy
bigbadR
(49 posts)If Hillary is elected, I for one will insist that she clean up the FBI, first by firing Comey and any agent or other employee who leaked to that fool Rudy.
malthaussen
(17,820 posts)Clean up the FBI? Aye, a fine idea. Enforcing the damned law would be favorite, too.
-- Mal
Fahrenthold451
(436 posts)Ending the day hearing calls from Congress for an investigation with you as a target is never a good thing.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Him, and whoever leaked to him.
dawnie51
(959 posts)Ghouliani wanted so desperately to crow about helping to bury Hillary, he totally lost his mind, and as a former prosecutor, he admitted to a criminal leak. His need for approval and recognition overpowered his sense of self-preservation. That's how deep the hate goes with these people.