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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SET OF FACTS REGARDING THE HILLARY INVESTIGATION [View all]Gothmog
(145,321 posts)126. CIA: Trey Gowdy Altered Documents To Frame Hillary Clinton
It is so sad that this rather sad and false claim is based on documents altered by Howdy Gowdy that some were silly enough to believe. Your reliance on altered documents from Howdy Gowdy amuses me http://samuel-warde.com/2015/10/cia-trey-gowdy-altered-documents-to-frame-hillary-clinton/
In the letter, Gowdy referred extensively to Sidney Blumenthal, a long-time confidante and adviser to the Clintons, who served as assistant and senior adviser to Bill Clinton from August 1997 until January 2001.
However, as Newsweek reported on Sunday, the CIA informed the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Saturday that Gowdys claims were false:
On Sunday, Cummings sent a letter to Gowdy to correct the public record in light of the fact that the CIA had debunked Chairman Gowdys accusations.
Cummings began, writing that: On October 7, 2015, you sent me a 13-page letter making a grave new accusation against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Specifically, you accused her of compromising national security and endangering lives, adding that, The problem with your accusationas with so many others during this investigationis that you failed to check your facts before you made it, and the CIA has now informed the Select Committee that you were wrong. I believe your accusations were irresponsible, and I believe you owe the Secretary an immediate apology.
In addition to Sidney Blumenthals business interests, Secretary Clinton also apparently received classified information from Blumenthal- information she should have known was classified at the time she received it. In one email, Blumenthal writes Tyler spoke to a colleague currently at CIA, who told him the agency had been dependent for intelligence from [redacted due to sources and methods].1 This information, the name of a human source, is some of the most protected information in our intelligence community, the release of which could jeopardize not only national security but also human lives. Armed with that information, Secretary Clinton forwarded the email to a colleaguedebunking her claim that she never sent any classified information from her private email address.1 There may be other instances as well where Secretary Clinton passed on classified information she received from Sidney Blumenthal. [emphasis added]
However, as Newsweek reported on Sunday, the CIA informed the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Saturday that Gowdys claims were false:
Indeed, according to committee correspondence reviewed by Newsweek, the CIA did tell the panel on Saturday that it had reviewed 127 emails between Clinton and her close friend and outside adviser, Sidney Blumenthal, and none of it was deemed classified.
The CIA reviewed the material in question and informed State that it required no redactions, the agency informed Susan Sachsman Grooms, staff director and general counsel for the panels Democrats, on October 17.
On Sunday, Cummings sent a letter to Gowdy to correct the public record in light of the fact that the CIA had debunked Chairman Gowdys accusations.
Cummings began, writing that: On October 7, 2015, you sent me a 13-page letter making a grave new accusation against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Specifically, you accused her of compromising national security and endangering lives, adding that, The problem with your accusationas with so many others during this investigationis that you failed to check your facts before you made it, and the CIA has now informed the Select Committee that you were wrong. I believe your accusations were irresponsible, and I believe you owe the Secretary an immediate apology.
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THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SET OF FACTS REGARDING THE HILLARY INVESTIGATION [View all]
FourScore
Apr 2016
OP
paulthompson...I REALLY look forward to your emails timeline!! PLEASE let us know when it's done.
FourScore
Apr 2016
#23
QUESTION: How come President Obama is not one of the big ones? Didn't she communicate with him
thereismore
Apr 2016
#9
Unless This Guy is An Experienced Litigator I Wouldn't Waste much Time on His Conclusions
Stallion
Apr 2016
#7
A credible journalist* would never pat himself on the back like this.
greatauntoftriplets
Apr 2016
#40
He's not pretending to be a journalist or a lawyer. He just compiled the facts in one place. n/t
FourScore
Apr 2016
#43
There are lawyers and lawyers. The lefties have very differenr political views from the right-
Cal33
Apr 2016
#85
The author of the article cited in the OP is not a lawyer but a trump supporter
Gothmog
Apr 2016
#108
This 22-year-old young man is taking a double-major in college, and still finds time to
Cal33
Apr 2016
#88
Most of his post is made up of data that he has collected, and which he has backed up
Cal33
Apr 2016
#90
the IC IG did not make a criminal referral- it was a security referral - Intelligence Community IG &
Bill USA
Apr 2016
#12
Give it time...Before this primary is over I expect to see Rush Limbaugh and Hannity cited fawningly
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2016
#25
I see all the BNR, The Daily Beast and DailyNewsBin articles cited here as well.
revbones
Apr 2016
#54
At least those are left leaning publications that are sympathetic to Democrats , am I right?
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2016
#65
Was my condemnation of them the juncture at which you began our tête-à-tête or was it not?
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2016
#76
This ignorant article from a trump supporter from a Right Wing nut job site was fun to laugh at
Gothmog
Apr 2016
#92
Thank you!! I was just noticing how he is posting the same false smears over and over. n/t
FourScore
Apr 2016
#50
Written by a guy who couldn't pass the exam to get into law school. Priceless!
leftofcool
Apr 2016
#34
Because he's taking all of that "reams of data", which is spread all over the place and
FourScore
Apr 2016
#60
NBC News Rebuts Right-Wing Media Claim That Clinton Emails Reveal Names Of Undercover Operatives
Gothmog
Apr 2016
#105