My goodness. This is maybe my favorite Prevail piece. I felt insane going thru all of that right along with you. You, LB, Craig Unger along with other profoundly brave Journalists, Citizen Journalists and one profoundly brave "I'm just a housewife" person... Became a life line for me.. ... I am inadequate to the task of Thanking you properly..but I still feel so much gratitude. I know I was terrified of posting simple S"** on Ben Carson let alone the massive information you all found and subsequently posted. Just, thank you. Love you 🤟, Stacy O 💕
Thanks Greg. Interesting how leaving out a few key facts will allow the Fox News devotees to…eh-hem…interpret this whole mess in a way that reinforces their chosen reality
Two things. The "Durham Report," by its very existence, was started as yet another way to tear down one of the institutions of the US. Even when Hoover was in charge, the FBI was a pretty stainless organization, well, except for Hoover himself. Now, of course, with some bad apples (looking at you, New York field office, and James Comey), and the constant drumbeat by the Reich-wing of the malfeasance supposedly going on from top to bottom, the FBI itself is weakened, so mission accomplished, I guess, especially among Trump supporters who continue their quest to see who can be most un-American. An authoritarian has no need whatsoever for an FBI as it stands today. Not enough brownshirts.
Secondly, is it possible that Republicans are incapable of understanding the concept of people doing their jobs, despite whatever their own personal feelings may be? Performing insurance audits, people are never eager to talk to me, and sometimes, they can get actively hostile about the process. And I find these people tiresome to the nth degree. They also piss me off pretty regularly as the requirement of an annual audit is in their insurance policy. But, despite my feelings, I continue to do my job as it should be done. When it's over, I'm relieved that it's over, but the idea of "doing something" in retaliation for bad manners has never crossed my mind. The Republicans' attitude about Pete Strzok is so much bullshit to me. I watched him testify before Congress, and I've seen him on the Five-8, so I have a feeling about him, and NOTHING says to me that he would compromise an investigation or do anything differently because he "didn't care for" the target of his investigation. But Republicans regularly cite this as something that needs to be considered -- that if people have certain "feelings" or attitudes about someone else, they will do everything they can to "get" that person. All it tells me is the obvious, that Republicans project their modus operandi onto others because their wheelhouse is filled with shit like that. We've seen it over and over. It's part of who they are.
Excellent recap and analysis as always but any references to what happened in the 2016 campaign literally make me ill. I was loving the Hulu documentary about Hillary until it started rehashing Bernie's treachery. I stopped watching and never went back. I am also skipping the election episode in Succession. I did not realize how many grievances I've nurtured until I read about Succession episode and now your recap (and I'm not blaming you!) That's what I get for being raised Irish Catholic and having Scorpio as my rising sign.
Excellent piece Greg! You have a very smart readership as I often enjoy the comment section just as much as your writing. Idk how I found you, LB and Uncle Blazer who kept telling everyone to read the senate intelligence report volume 5, but I sure am glad I did! All of your work as been A plus! 🙏🙏
Al Capone’s vault, perfect. Sadly, this is typical of the crap put out by the trolls I run across. Baffle them with bull Schitt. More sadly, impresses the hell out of the MAGAt population. Durham, Barr, and their ilk know exactly what they are doing. Saddest of all, MAGAts vote with fervor.
'And did they ever investigate! My goodness! Durham boasts about his hard work in the introduction. Six and a half million dollars spent! Six million pages of documents! Almost 500 interviews! Almost 200 subpoenas! Seven search warrants! Five orders for communications records under 18 U.S.C. § 2703(d)! One request to a foreign government under a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty! And a partridge in a pear tree! '(Greg Olear, article)
In that paragraph, he mentions one meeting, not two, and fails to take into account that one of the diplomats at the second meeting was Alexander Downer, who’d been Australia’s foreign minister for over a decade—it would be like an advisor from another country having drinks with Madeleine Albright or John Kerry. (Greg Olear, article)
What a perfect headline. I had to comment before I even finished reading. (As Barr squirms) Hahaha, Hohoho. Bravo, Greg!
My goodness. This is maybe my favorite Prevail piece. I felt insane going thru all of that right along with you. You, LB, Craig Unger along with other profoundly brave Journalists, Citizen Journalists and one profoundly brave "I'm just a housewife" person... Became a life line for me.. ... I am inadequate to the task of Thanking you properly..but I still feel so much gratitude. I know I was terrified of posting simple S"** on Ben Carson let alone the massive information you all found and subsequently posted. Just, thank you. Love you 🤟, Stacy O 💕
Thanks Greg. Interesting how leaving out a few key facts will allow the Fox News devotees to…eh-hem…interpret this whole mess in a way that reinforces their chosen reality
Trump has been groomed as Russia’s asset since the 1980s. 😎#UsefulIdiot
I still wonder if Third Lady Melania is a Russian ‘honeypot’
Comey, a name that will live in infamy.
Two things. The "Durham Report," by its very existence, was started as yet another way to tear down one of the institutions of the US. Even when Hoover was in charge, the FBI was a pretty stainless organization, well, except for Hoover himself. Now, of course, with some bad apples (looking at you, New York field office, and James Comey), and the constant drumbeat by the Reich-wing of the malfeasance supposedly going on from top to bottom, the FBI itself is weakened, so mission accomplished, I guess, especially among Trump supporters who continue their quest to see who can be most un-American. An authoritarian has no need whatsoever for an FBI as it stands today. Not enough brownshirts.
Secondly, is it possible that Republicans are incapable of understanding the concept of people doing their jobs, despite whatever their own personal feelings may be? Performing insurance audits, people are never eager to talk to me, and sometimes, they can get actively hostile about the process. And I find these people tiresome to the nth degree. They also piss me off pretty regularly as the requirement of an annual audit is in their insurance policy. But, despite my feelings, I continue to do my job as it should be done. When it's over, I'm relieved that it's over, but the idea of "doing something" in retaliation for bad manners has never crossed my mind. The Republicans' attitude about Pete Strzok is so much bullshit to me. I watched him testify before Congress, and I've seen him on the Five-8, so I have a feeling about him, and NOTHING says to me that he would compromise an investigation or do anything differently because he "didn't care for" the target of his investigation. But Republicans regularly cite this as something that needs to be considered -- that if people have certain "feelings" or attitudes about someone else, they will do everything they can to "get" that person. All it tells me is the obvious, that Republicans project their modus operandi onto others because their wheelhouse is filled with shit like that. We've seen it over and over. It's part of who they are.
Excellent recap and analysis as always but any references to what happened in the 2016 campaign literally make me ill. I was loving the Hulu documentary about Hillary until it started rehashing Bernie's treachery. I stopped watching and never went back. I am also skipping the election episode in Succession. I did not realize how many grievances I've nurtured until I read about Succession episode and now your recap (and I'm not blaming you!) That's what I get for being raised Irish Catholic and having Scorpio as my rising sign.
If you ever find a wormhole to that alternate universe where Hillary was president, let us know!
Excellent piece Greg! You have a very smart readership as I often enjoy the comment section just as much as your writing. Idk how I found you, LB and Uncle Blazer who kept telling everyone to read the senate intelligence report volume 5, but I sure am glad I did! All of your work as been A plus! 🙏🙏
Al Capone’s vault, perfect. Sadly, this is typical of the crap put out by the trolls I run across. Baffle them with bull Schitt. More sadly, impresses the hell out of the MAGAt population. Durham, Barr, and their ilk know exactly what they are doing. Saddest of all, MAGAts vote with fervor.
'And did they ever investigate! My goodness! Durham boasts about his hard work in the introduction. Six and a half million dollars spent! Six million pages of documents! Almost 500 interviews! Almost 200 subpoenas! Seven search warrants! Five orders for communications records under 18 U.S.C. § 2703(d)! One request to a foreign government under a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty! And a partridge in a pear tree! '(Greg Olear, article)
In that paragraph, he mentions one meeting, not two, and fails to take into account that one of the diplomats at the second meeting was Alexander Downer, who’d been Australia’s foreign minister for over a decade—it would be like an advisor from another country having drinks with Madeleine Albright or John Kerry. (Greg Olear, article)