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Let's see if this grows legs at some point. 

Clinton-Lynch Tarmac Meeting was Recorded by NSA, 2107  (Bill Still)

https://youtu.be/Hr7EmDY5_8o

Video in article.

Joe Biden took his son Hunter on official trip to China – ten days before communist regime's bank signed deal with private equity firm Biden jnr runs with John Kerry's son, book reveals

By GEOFF EARLE, DEPUTY U.S. POLITICAL EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

• Joe Biden's son Hunter opened a private equity firm with the step-son of Sen. John Kerry
• Kerry and Biden were colleagues in the Senate for deaces
• Hunter flew to China with his father aboard Air Force Two when the deal got made
• The state-owned Bank of China made a deal with the younger Biden's Rosemont Seneca Partners LLC
• Kerry and Chris Heinz run the $2.4 billion private equity firm 
• The deal is explored in a new book by the author of 'Clinton Cash' 
• The deal was finalized within days of the visit 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5507429/Bidens-son-Hunter-deal-Bank-China-fathers-trip.html

Lionel can be a bit wordy but explains particulars well.

The Absolute Best Analysis of How and Why #AndrewMcCabe Was Fired and What You Need to Know

https://youtu.be/loKaBsC2DQ4

Ex-FBI Asst. Director Says Upcoming Inspector General Report Is "Pure TNT"

Source: ZeroHedge

".....The Inspector General's report is thought to include evidence of outgoing Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe ordering agents to alter "302" forms - the paperwork an agent files after interviewing someone.

Horowitz is also reportedly homing in on McCabe's handling of the Anthony Weiner laptop after reports emerged that he wanted to avoid taking action on the FBI's findings until after the 2016 election. 

The inspector general, Michael E. Horowitz,  has been asking witnesses why FBI leadership seemed unwilling to move forward on the examination of emails found on the laptop of former congressman Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.)until late October — about three weeks after first being alerted to the issue, according to these people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter.  A key question of the internal investigation is whether McCabe or anyone else at the FBI wanted to avoid taking action on the laptop findings until after the Nov. 8 election, these people said. It is unclear whether the inspector general has reached any conclusions on that point. -WaPo

In January, Fox's Sean Hannity sat down with journalist Sara Carter - who shed light on the McCabe situation, saying that FBI Director Christopher Wray was "shocked to his core" after reading the GOP-authored "FISA" memo describing FBI malfeasance surrounding the 2016 U.S. election: ...."

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-16/ex-fbi-asst-director-says-upcoming-inspector-general-report-pure-tnt

Quick concise read. Quote below in case the news left those facts out.

SESSIONS SACKS ANDREW MCCABE

"...As to the firing, it was recommended by the FBI office that handles discipline. The recommendation was based on findings by the DOJ’s inspector general investigation. The IG found that McCabe authorized the disclosure of sensitive information to the media about a Clinton-related case and then misled investigators about having done so. ...."

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/03/sessions-sacks-andrew-mccabe.php

Obligatory trigger warning. For the rest of us some really funnies this week. Enjoy. 

THE WEEK IN PICTURES: THE GATHERING STORMY DANIELS EDITION

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/03/the-week-in-pictures-the-gathering-stormy-daniels-edition.php

Medium length. Recommended read if you have time.

FROM STRZOK TO CONTRERAS

"......We have just learned, however, courtesy of previously undisclosed text messages between the FBI’s infamous lovers that Judge Contreras is a friend of former senior FBI counterintelligence officer Peter Strzok. Strzok handled both the fake Clinton email investigation and the investigation of the Trump team. Indeed, Strzok was one of the FBI officers who conducted the interview with Flynn leading to the charge brought against Him......"

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/03/from-strzok-to-contreras.php

Obama DOJ Ordered 500,000 Fugitives Deleted From Background Check Database

The Obama administration ordered the removal of over 500,000 fugitives with outstanding arrest warrants from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in late 2016, according to testimony from Acting FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich.

Bowdich confirmed a November report from the  Washington Post  which set the figure at "tens of thousands," after Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) asked him if more than 500,000 names were dropped from the database. 

The FBI purged the names from the database  after the Justice Department changed its legal interpretation of “fugitive from justice”  to say it pertains only to wanted people who have crossed state lines.

What that means is that those fugitives who were previously prohibited under federal law from purchasing firearms can now buy them, unless barred for other reasons. -WaPo

“That was a decision that was made under the previous administration,” Bowdich testified.

“It was the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel that reviewed the law and believed that it needed to be interpreted so that if someone was a fugitive in a state, there had to be indications that they had crossed state lines,” said Bowdich. “Otherwise they were not known to be a fugitive under the law in the way it was interpreted.”

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-15/obama-doj-ordered-500000-fugitives-deleted-background-check-database

Amazon Japan Raided For Antitrust Violations, "Cooperation Payments"

"There was a time when the phrase "cooperation payments" evoked images of burly, muscle-bound goons, walking around town, sometimes armed with a baseball bat but usually relying only on their reputation of being able to extract cold hard cash from local merchants in exchange for "protection". This morning in Japan, it appears nothing has changed.

According to Japanese press this morning, Amazon Japan is being investigated by the country's antitrust regulator on  allegations of asking vendors for a percentage of their sales revenue.

As the  Nikkei reports, the Japanese arm of the U.S. e-commerce giant whose name had already appeared increasingly in discussions of market monopolies and anti-trust violations,  began requesting its vendors contribute "cooperation payments" from around 2017,  claiming that the contributions would be used for system upgrades and other improvements.  The requested payments ranged from a few percent to well over 10% of sales prices.  The company is also alleged to have requested vendors help absorb the costs of discounting goods. ...."

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-15/amazon-japan-raided-antitrust-violations-cooperation-payments

Reset Button (AF Branco)

https://comicallyincorrect.com/north-korea-talks/

Language warning.  Good dialog, she's totally out of touch.

Hillary Clinton Insults a Quarter of the Country Again

https://youtu.be/4y5RPz48gQY

Trump Fires Rex Tillerson Over Iran Disagreement; Replaces Him With CIA Chief Mike Pompeo

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-13/trump-fires-rex-tillerson-replaces-him-cia-chief-mike-pompeo

Language warning. Logical dialog with sound comparisons of how successfully Pres Trump handles diplomacy versus Obama's numerous failures.

A Microcosm of Why Obama Failed in Asia and Trump is Succeeding

https://youtu.be/5W6YLCOrDXM

 

CALIFORNIA’S SUICIDE, THE CARTOON VERSION

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/03/californias-suicide-the-cartoon-version.php