Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), on Wednesday, announced the dump of a bunch of internal FBI emails, and the content of those emails is, to put it mildly, troubling. This is one of those events that should shake the very bones of the federal government, and should result in not just investigations, but trials.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released internal Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) emails revealing the FBI suppressed intelligence of alleged Chinese interference in the 2020 election to insulate then-FBI Director Christopher Wray from criticism, after Wray provided inaccurate and contradictory testimony to Congress.
The FBI declassified and provided the requested records to Grassley, along with an accompanying cover letter, after Grassley initially received some information from whistleblower disclosures. The FBI emails offer an inside look at the Bureau’s decision to recall and suppress an Intelligence Information Report (IIR) from the FBI’s Albany Field Office on September 25, 2020. The IIR contained information from an FBI Confidential Human Source (CHS) alleging the Chinese government was producing “tens of thousands” of fraudulent drivers’ licenses to manufacture mail-in votes for then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
The 2020 election, of course, is still the subject of controversy. China's motivation in this seems obvious; they would, as an antagonist, find the befuddled Joe Biden and his incompetent administration far easier to deal with than President Trump. But why did Christopher Wray's FBI stonewall the investigation?
According to the FBI, these allegations, despite showing initial signs of credibility, were allegedly never fully investigated due to the FBI’s sudden and “abnormal” decision to halt the investigation and bury the IIR’s existence, preventing any additional FBI field offices, as well as other Intelligence Community elements, from accessing or studying the document. The FBI’s stated reason for doing so was because “the reporting will contradict Director Wray’s testimony.”
“These records smack of political decision-making and prove the Wray-led FBI to be a deeply broken institution. Ahead of a high-stakes election happening amid an unprecedented global pandemic, the FBI turned its back on its national security mission,” Grassley said. “One way or the other, intelligence must be fully investigated to determine whether it’s true, or if it’s just smoke and mirrors. Chris Wray’s FBI wasn’t looking out for the American people – it was looking to save its own image. Now’s the time to rebuild the FBI’s trust. Director Patel’s willingness to work with me to establish renewed transparency and accountability is a critical part of that process, and I applaud him for his efforts.”
Let's put this very plainly. The FBI, under Christopher Wray, did this to protect the Biden-era FBI and Director Wray's tukhus.
My friend and colleague Jennifer Oliver O'Connell recently informed us of the Chinese election interference portion of this story; you can read her report at this link:
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Fortunately, it's a new day at the FBI. That institution has a long way to go to regain the esteem in which the public once held it, but (we hope) that corner has been turned. But what, if any, consequences will Christopher Wray face? Or, for that matter, any of the personnel involved in what we can only describe as a cover-up?
The more information that comes to light, the more this looks like an operation undertaken, not for reasons of national security, not for reasons of election integrity, but purely for political purposes. The 2020 election was and is subject to a tremendous amount of controversy, and this would have been another indication that not all was legitimate.
Not to mention that this is another indication that China has its sights set firmly on the United States.
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More will no doubt come from this FBI data dump. Will any charges be filed? Color me skeptical. But this is a developing story, and we'll be bringing you updates as events warrant.
Editor's Note: The Deep State is working overtime to subvert President Trump's agenda and the will of the people.
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