Strassel Lists the Many Questions the Mainstream Media Won't Ask Comey
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As James Comey makes the media rounds to promote his new book, there are some questions that the mainstream media ask the former FBI director, according to Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel.
On Monday and Tuesday, Strassel tweeted out 24 questions Comey should be asked in his interviews. She joined Laura Ingraham Tuesday night to run down some of the most pressing questions.
She said one of the top questions Comey needs to answer is: Did the FBI do any due diligence on Fusion GPS, the firm that hired former British counterintelligence agent Christoper Steele to compile the infamous anti-Trump dossier?
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16 Apr
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2)You repeatedly note the "source" of the dossier (Steele) was "credible." Does the FBI routinely view as "credible" sources hired by political operatives? You say Steele had a "track record" but did fact he was now working for politicals--in an election year--not concern you?
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3)Did you know Mr. Steele had been hired by Fusion GPS? Did FBI do any due diligence on Fusion, and discover its long record of being hired to dirty the reputations of its clients' political foes? If not, why not?
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"This is an organization that exists to smear the reputations of political opponents," Strassel said. "Did you not care that it was the Clinton campaign and the DNC that had paid for what is essentially opposition research?"
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16 Apr
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3)Did you know Mr. Steele had been hired by Fusion GPS? Did FBI do any due diligence on Fusion, and discover its long record of being hired to dirty the reputations of its clients' political foes? If not, why not?
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4)You say you knew dossier was funded by a "Democrat-aligned" group but you never knew which one. Why on earth not? Did FBI truly not care where info came from? Who was paying for it? Doesn't this go direct to source credibility?
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She said she would also like to see Comey pressed on why he didn't inform President Trump that the dossier was funded by his political opponents.
Strassel said Comey should also answer questions about Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, the FBI officials caught sending anti-Trump text messages during the 2016 presidential election.
"Is this the kind of behavior that the FBI thinks is appropriate? Is it common behavior to have people sending messages like this? Does it concern you about the political bias?" she asked.
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@KimStrassel
17 Apr
1)Yet a few more questions Comey should be asked:
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2) You've surely now read the Strzok-Page texts. Is this appropriate FBI behavior? Is this common FBI behavior? Can or how should the American public have confidence in a bureau that employs senior players with that behave in such a way?
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She added that the Strzok-Page texts raise questions about the integrity of the Hillary Clinton email investigation and the Russia probe.
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3) What was the "insurance policy" to which Strzok and Page referred? Anonymous sources claim it meant simply the need to aggressively probe Russia, but it could also be read as a plan to harm Candidate Trump. Was it?
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4)Given the duo's senior roles, and given clear text evidence that politics played a role in decisions (ie, how much manpower to use on Clinton investigation, given she might be "next president"
how do reassure public of the integrity of either the Clinton or Trump probes?
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Finally, she said Comey should be asked if former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe should be prosecuted for leaking to the press information related to the Clinton probe and then lying about it.
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@KimStrassel
17 Apr
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6) The texts suggest early coordination between FBI and political operatives in the Obama Administration. Who all knew about the dossier? Did you hear about it not just from Steele, but internally? Was the president informed of your ongoing work? What role did Brennan play?
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7)You have strong views on lying. The IG has now said McCabe lied, at least three times under oath. Should he be prosecuted? If not, how do you explain the double standard of FBI's treatment of average citizens, and treatment of its own?
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As James Comey makes the media rounds to promote his new book, there are some questions that the mainstream media ask the former FBI director, according to Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel.
On Monday and Tuesday, Strassel tweeted out 24 questions Comey should be asked in his interviews. She joined Laura Ingraham Tuesday night to run down some of the most pressing questions.
She said one of the top questions Comey needs to answer is: Did the FBI do any due diligence on Fusion GPS, the firm that hired former British counterintelligence agent Christoper Steele to compile the infamous anti-Trump dossier?
Kimberley Strassel
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@KimStrassel
16 Apr
Replying to @KimStrassel
2)You repeatedly note the "source" of the dossier (Steele) was "credible." Does the FBI routinely view as "credible" sources hired by political operatives? You say Steele had a "track record" but did fact he was now working for politicals--in an election year--not concern you?
Kimberley Strassel
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@KimStrassel
3)Did you know Mr. Steele had been hired by Fusion GPS? Did FBI do any due diligence on Fusion, and discover its long record of being hired to dirty the reputations of its clients' political foes? If not, why not?
2:17 PM - Apr 16, 2018
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"This is an organization that exists to smear the reputations of political opponents," Strassel said. "Did you not care that it was the Clinton campaign and the DNC that had paid for what is essentially opposition research?"
Kimberley Strassel
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@KimStrassel
16 Apr
Replying to @KimStrassel
3)Did you know Mr. Steele had been hired by Fusion GPS? Did FBI do any due diligence on Fusion, and discover its long record of being hired to dirty the reputations of its clients' political foes? If not, why not?
Kimberley Strassel
✔
@KimStrassel
4)You say you knew dossier was funded by a "Democrat-aligned" group but you never knew which one. Why on earth not? Did FBI truly not care where info came from? Who was paying for it? Doesn't this go direct to source credibility?
2:17 PM - Apr 16, 2018
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She said she would also like to see Comey pressed on why he didn't inform President Trump that the dossier was funded by his political opponents.
Strassel said Comey should also answer questions about Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, the FBI officials caught sending anti-Trump text messages during the 2016 presidential election.
"Is this the kind of behavior that the FBI thinks is appropriate? Is it common behavior to have people sending messages like this? Does it concern you about the political bias?" she asked.
Kimberley Strassel
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@KimStrassel
17 Apr
1)Yet a few more questions Comey should be asked:
Kimberley Strassel
✔
@KimStrassel
2) You've surely now read the Strzok-Page texts. Is this appropriate FBI behavior? Is this common FBI behavior? Can or how should the American public have confidence in a bureau that employs senior players with that behave in such a way?
1:25 PM - Apr 17, 2018
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She added that the Strzok-Page texts raise questions about the integrity of the Hillary Clinton email investigation and the Russia probe.
Kimberley Strassel
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@KimStrassel
17 Apr
Replying to @KimStrassel
3) What was the "insurance policy" to which Strzok and Page referred? Anonymous sources claim it meant simply the need to aggressively probe Russia, but it could also be read as a plan to harm Candidate Trump. Was it?
Kimberley Strassel
✔
@KimStrassel
4)Given the duo's senior roles, and given clear text evidence that politics played a role in decisions (ie, how much manpower to use on Clinton investigation, given she might be "next president"
how do reassure public of the integrity of either the Clinton or Trump probes? 1:25 PM - Apr 17, 2018
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Finally, she said Comey should be asked if former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe should be prosecuted for leaking to the press information related to the Clinton probe and then lying about it.
Kimberley Strassel
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@KimStrassel
17 Apr
Replying to @KimStrassel
6) The texts suggest early coordination between FBI and political operatives in the Obama Administration. Who all knew about the dossier? Did you hear about it not just from Steele, but internally? Was the president informed of your ongoing work? What role did Brennan play?
Kimberley Strassel
✔
@KimStrassel
7)You have strong views on lying. The IG has now said McCabe lied, at least three times under oath. Should he be prosecuted? If not, how do you explain the double standard of FBI's treatment of average citizens, and treatment of its own?
1:25 PM - Apr 17, 2018
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