AMID FALLOUT FROM “COLLUSION” PROBE by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 10, 2019) — On Wednesday night’s “Hannity,” host Sean Hannity posited, as he did on Tuesday night, that “accountability” will soon arrive for those in the U.S. intelligence community who perpetrated the Trump-Russia “collusion” narrative and probe into the campaign. In response to Hannity’s question about […]
“IF IT’S NOT JUSTIFIED, THE COURT DOESN’T APPROVE IT” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 5, 2019) — Beginning on page 135 of a June 2018 closed-door interview with members of the House Judiciary Committee, then-FBI Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Edward William (Bill) Priestap deflected responsibility for granting surveillance warrants from the FBI to the Foreign Intelligence […]
COMEY PRESSER “DESIGNED TO INSULATE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 19, 2019) — Beginning on page 143 of the first transcript of former FBI Counsel Lisa Page’s private testimony to the House Judiciary Committee last July, a questioner for the minority, at that time the Democrats, asked Page about a text message sent […]
TO MULTIPLE PARTIES by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 18, 2019) — On page 125 of the first section of the transcript from July 13, 2018 closed-door testimony former FBI Counsel Lisa Page provided to the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH4) questioned Page about the FBI’s acquisition of the now-infamous Trump-Russia “dossier” which was used […]
SAYS FORMER SECRETARY “CRITICAL PLAYER” IN PROBE, BUT NOT “TARGET” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 17, 2019) — Under questioning on June 27, 2018 by then-House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, former FBI Deputy Assistant Director of counterintelligence Peter Strzok said that the private, unauthorized server Hillary Clinton used while serving as Secretary […]
“THE DAY YOU SIGNED THE DOCUMENT…” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 17, 2019) — On page 104 of the transcript memorializing the private testimony of former FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Peter Strzok last June, then-House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy pointedly asked Strzok, “Who drafted the electronic communication?” referring to the […]
IF SO, WHY? IF NOT, WHERE DID THE QUESTION COME FROM? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 16, 2019) — On page 83 of a 312-page transcript of closed-door testimony to the House Judiciary Committee by former FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Peter Strzok on June 27, 2018, Strzok was asked whether or not he told […]
WHY NOT? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 14, 2019) — In Part 1 of two transcripts released earlier this week by House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins (R-GA9), the ranking member of the House Oversight & Reform Committee, Jim Jordan (R-OH4) asked former FBI Counsel Lisa Page if she had ever traveled outside of the […]
“I WAS REALLY, REALLY BOTHERED BY IT” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 13, 2019) — On page 84 of the first of two transcripts from former FBI Counsel Lisa Page’s closed-door interviews with two congressional committees last summer, Page admits to having become “incredibly upset” after then-presidential candidate Trump responded to Atty. Khzir Khan, who was […]
“IT WAS JUST AN OMISSION” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 12, 2019) — As with DOJ official Bruce Ohr’s transcript last week, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee Doug Collins (R-GA) on Tuesday released two transcripts from testimony by former FBI counsel Lisa Page, who was involved in the Hillary Clinton private server investigation as […]
PREDICTS “GARBAGE REPORT” FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL’S OFFICE by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 2, 2019) — On Wednesday evening’s “Hannity,” President Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, told host Sean Hannity that 19,000 text messages generated by former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page and exchanged between December 2016 and May 2017 were destroyed by Special Counsel Robert […]
WILL HE “RECALL” THIS TIME? by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 17, 2018) — 10:15 a.m. EST – Former FBI Director James Comey arrived on Capitol Hill, Fox News reported on Monday AT 10:02 A.M., to testify to the House Judiciary and Oversight & Government Reform Committees further to his December 7 session in which he said […]
WERE FORMER FBI OFFICIALS “COLLUDING?” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 21, 2018) — Investigative journalist Sara A. Carter reported Thursday that FBI emails she has reviewed show a difference of opinion with the CIA’s finding in January 2017 of Russian “meddling” in the 2016 U.S. election with the purpose of securing a Trump victory over Hillary […]
“WITHOUT REDACTION” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 17, 2018) — The White House on Monday designated certain long-awaited documents associated with FISA warrants obtained on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page declassified by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and Justice Department. A number of commentators and journalists have reported over the last […]
SARA CARTER: “I BELIEVE NEXT WEEK WE’LL HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 13, 2018) — On Thursday’s “Hannity,” host Sean Hannity said that new text messages revealed from the Justice Department show that two former high-ranking FBI employees exchanged communications over unsecured devices while working for the bureau. Former FBI counterintelligence deputy […]
CONGRESSMAN SAYS THEY “RAISE EVEN MORE CONCERNS” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 12, 2018) — Just before 8:30 p.m. EDT, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC11), who has been outspoken about what he believes is wrongdoing on the part of former FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, tweeted that more of their text messages will be released […]
TO HARM TRUMP PRESIDENCY by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 10, 2018) — Before his opening monologue on Monday, Sean Hannity said that new text messages exchanged between former FBI counterintelligence deputy Peter Strzok and former FBI counsel Lisa Page show a coordinated effort to leak negative information to the media, and thereby the public, about the […]
“STRZOK CREATED A FALSE DOCUMENT” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 13, 2018) — On Monday night’s “Hannity,” Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani told Sean Hannity that now-fired FBI counterintelligence deputy chief Peter Strzok “ran” the investigation into whether or not anyone in the Trump campaign “colluded” with Kremlin operatives. The former New York City mayor also […]
IS THERE ANY “THERE” THERE? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 13, 2018) — At approximately 12:05 PM EDT on Monday, President Donald Trump tweeted a response to the breaking news that former FBI Counterintelligence Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok has been terminated. Strzok testified to members of Congress both privately and in public as to his […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2018, President, NARLO (Aug. 5, 2018) — To our frequent readers: Sometimes a different literary form does a better job of getting the message across. Let’s see if you agree. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – The names […]