Vast and conspiratorial: more Durham fallout; plus Hunter Biden
I keep “circling back” (as Psaki would say) to the Durham investigation and its fallout and possible future fallout.
On the one hand, I expected nothing from it. Oh, perhaps at the very beginning – it seems so long ago, doesn’t it? – I thought “maybe.” But for the last year or so I expected zero from Durham, and had mostly forgotten about him and whatever it was that he was supposedly still doing.
So my initial response to the Sussman indictment was basically to shrug. Nothing would come of it; nothing ever seems to when a Democrat wrongdoer is involved. But as time has gone on and people have done more analysis on it, I have come to realize that, even if no one is ever punished, the revelations (in the sense of things being revealed) are still edifying in terms of how the left works in Washington DC.
There really does seem to be a vast left wing conspiracy that operates with boldness and the confidence that it is impervious to any negative consequences. And the conspirators may be right about the latter – after all, they haven’t faced any consequences yet. So what does it matter to them that a bunch of people on the right are now reading about their machinations to destroy Donald Trump? First of all, their machinations have been successful so far. And secondly, the conspirators are the ones who control the levers of power, and they may now be confident that they control the all-important voting apparatus as well.
In the above paragraph I wrote “a bunch of people on the right” because I doubt that most of my Democrat-voting friends have even heard of the Sussman indictment, and if they have heard of it they probably have only learned the leftist spin on it and will pay the whole kerfluffle no mind. So I doubt there will be major consequences with that voting bloc.
I suppose if anything happens to Sussman of any consequence as a result of this indictment, it might make the other people who were involved nervous. Maybe they’re even a bit nervous now. But more likely, in my opinion, they’re used to fixing things through the media and social media, and their friends in high places (especially the judiciary), and therefore trust that all this smoke will produce no real fire.
Nevertheless, for your reading pleasure:
(1) More on how the Russiagate hoax was concocted and disseminated, from the Durham charging document against Sussman, can be found here.
(2) Here’s Jonathan Turley on the role of “journalist” Franklin Foer, who may be “Reporter 2” in the Sussman indictment.
(3) Biden’s White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is supposedly implicated in Russiagate as well.
(4) And for extra credit, we have Glenn Greenwald on how the conspiracy to suppress the Hunter and Joe Biden story worked. In addition, here’s some information on a scheme Hunter (and Joe?) cooked up to get money from frozen Libyan assets.
It’s a lot to read and digest, I know.
Two years ago I wrote a post entitled “Is Russiagate worse than Watergate?” It began this way: “Yes, it is. And not just worse; much worse.” I suppose I could now add another “much” or two – or three or four – to that second sentence. At the time I wrote that post, most of what we knew had to do with the co-opting of government agencies into the Russiagate hoax. Now we’re learning more about individuals such as lawyers and “journalists” and their roles, and of course Hillary Clinton and her aides, and how the whole thing fit into the seamless whole of a hugely influential and corrupt power structure.
Russiagate was certainly far more egregious an example of political criminality than Watergate, not least because it made “journalistic heroes” out of the truly insufferable Bernstein and Woodward, the former even more unhinged than the latter, although Woodward has recently been defending the indefensible Milley as a “true patriot” who had every reason to be concerned that the evil orange dictator was on course to destroy the entire planet. The corruption of our entire ruling elite should be the stuff of which Pulitzers are made for young journalists, but most of the miserable members of the MSM are content to be puerile and pusillanimous purveyors of progressive propaganda.
“…probably have only learned the leftist spin on it…”
Oh, you must be referring the good-old “Evil, hypocritical, anti-American, anti-Constitutional, anti-intellectual REPUBLICANS POUNCE” formula, reflecting the Left’s extraordinary powers of profound, in-depth analysis and inciteful, fastidious commentary.
The funny thing is that I ALWAYS fall for it. I can’t help it. It’s all so incredibly convincing. Hits ALL the right buttons. Brings up all the right (frothing, uncontrollable, hideous) emotions.
Yep, the sublime argument of—and for—the intellectual’s intellectual! (Well, um, Orwell’s “intellectual” that is…)
It is possible this will cause serious problems for the Democrats and hopefully the deep state.
The Clintons are losing power since they now longer can give people much. The Obama clique is the current power but the figure head is an man who was always second rate and an idiot who now seems to be losing what mental ability he ever had. The fraying of the old power base with the new power base unable to hide their authoritarian tendencies may finally allow something of a move back toward classical American values.
}}} who control the levels of power
Pretty sure you mean “levers” here…
😉
}}} The corruption of our entire ruling elite should be the stuff of which Pulitzers are made for young journalists, but most of the miserable members of the MSM are content to be puerile and pusillanimous purveyors of progressive propaganda.
Even if they were not, the ones who decide what gets a Pulitzer certainly are.
:-S
OBloody Proofreader:
Thanks – typo fixed.
“To understand is to forgive”…so they say, at least…
Alas, to truly understand just what’s going on here just a wee bit better one has to get down and dirty (if only metaphorically):
1. They LOVE fake news. Its aroma, its texture, its feel its malleability, its elasticity, its sheer usefulness.
That’s right; “Biden” and the “they-ban-horses-don’t-they?” Democratic Party just LOVE Fake News(TM). Simply love it (it can be soooooo exquisitely useful/utilitarian/equitable/manipulatible…and THEN, quicker ‘n you can say “Joe Biden” you can turn around and accuse your opponents of manufacturing it!!: e.g., the topic of the current post…or rather, just the “Vast and conspiratorial” part.)
https://twitter.com/loganclarkhall/status/1441094164054040581
2. Never too late for a bit a’ schoolin’ regarding the Democratic Party’s favorite pastime (“fantasy footsie”) and how it’s the key to practically EVERYHING!…
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/09/what_will_democrats_do_about_the_maricopa_county_2020_election_audit.html
Substantial credible evidence that Hunter paid part of his income to Joe. Did Joe report this income? Or was it a gift? Were gift tax returns filed?
Corruption runs deep and the Fake News doesn’t care.
As long as exposure represents a threat, evil will always portray itself as of the good for only through deceit can it prevail.
“By their ‘fruits’ shall ye know them”
I feel a tiny inkling of hope that this may mushroom and the Democrats will experience a very long sojourn in political siberia.
And Durham has surprised. Perhaps he is very smart and very adept at nailing very bad people.
When things are going south…and the lies and coverups of the lies and coverups of the lies and coverups (ad infinitum) are wearing thin…
…now’s the time to reach into one’s “bag of tricks” and pull out the ultimate distraction…
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/white-house-tells-agencies-begin-preparing-potential-government-shutdown
j e @ 4:34pm,
I suppose one could say the MSM are nattering nabobs of negativism.
Jeanne,
When has Durham surprised? I must have slept through that part.
I’d still like to know why Durham’s case is so late. Did it really take this long to dot i’s and cross t’s?
“…in political siberia…”
Well, they’re already, spiritually, in Moscow Oblast; so they’re definitely headed in the right direction….
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As for the “ultimate distraction”, I wonder whether shutting down the government is less a distraction and more a ploy to derail Durham’s investigation and allow all those foul miscreants to buy time and give them a chance to get—or stay—out of the limelight. (Pure conjecture since I don’t know how these things work; but if the government shuts down, then I imagine so does Durham’s investigation…for as long as the shutdown continues, at least…though forever would certainly be convenient…)
“…dot i’s and cross t’s…”
Maybe, above all else, he enjoys the thrill of the chase.
Or maybe he enjoys letting certain less than savory but otherwise bright, caring, intelligent, clever, loving and all-around wonderful people believe (with a long sigh of relief) that they’re off the hook…before he reels them in? (IOW a person with an “interesting” sense of humor….)
Or maybe he’s that most exasperatingly difficult of all personalities: A perfectionist…
Who knows? Who cares? as long as he’s able to untangle the knots and peel away the layers of criminal conspiracy and subversion that—somehow(!)—has permeated, and saturated, totally corrupted and perverted, the Democratic Party.
Who knows? Who cares?
Barry Meislin:
If it’s just prima donna perfectionism, a serious indictment in 2020 could have made the difference in the 2020 election and so much else that has happened since.
Or if Durham has calculated this to look good, but too late.
Or if Durham was a coward and only recently got his courage up.
I care about those.
huxley asks “I’d still like to know why Durham’s case is so late. Did it really take this long to dot i’s and cross t’s?”
Three or four reasons: Trump DS has been a complete cockblock against serious prosecutions. Second. enemy occupied terrritory of DC had to be worked around. Even DC had more support for aggregate minor party vote than Trump-R. Finally, there’s the pandemic that’s been slow and uncertain to play out, not to mention the Xi-Den fiasco. These wild cards appear to be playing out favorably well. For the Good Guys.
Martin’s telegraphic spec may have legs.
Barnes Law has been busy wrapping up a federal court case this week.
Nonetheless, comes the Sunday weekend – we may get some insightful opioneering.
huxley on September 23, 2021 at 8:44 pm said:
Good points. I agree. A partial answer, and I’m not sure where I saw it, except that it was here or linked here at Neo’s blog, but Durham needed to prove who Sussman was representing when he was feeding info. to the FBI. That representation proof, billing records I think, was held at Perkins Coie and they did not want to give it up. So Durham had to pry it out, which takes time.
I can’t believe that it would take that long for that one thing. I’d guess that there were a number of other steps and delays before Durham even knew he had to pry those records out of Perkins.
But this is still not much of an answer. It leaves most of the above questions in place. My notion is that various Dem operatives have an array of delaying tactics laid out ahead of time. But that’s just my bias.
Sussman will likely suicide before the other major conspiritors are officially implicated.
Huh! Rufus, you beat me to it. Nice work JE. You may have a future in creative writing!
“…could have made the difference in the 2020 election…”
Um, no. (Not to worry; I realize full well “you gotta believe”—I was a Mets fan once, Horatio—and that you’re far from the only one with such unrealistic/false post-hoc hopes/assertions/certainties.)
But NOTHING would have made the difference in the 2020 except electoral integrity. (And electoral integrity turns out to be RACIST. Gosh, who knew?….)
I’ll repeat: NOTHING. NOT John Durham. NOT publicizing (i.e., being able to publicize) Hunter Biden’s hyper-altruistic public service record. NOT a non-partisan media/info-tech sector. Etc.
IOW, the Democratic Party RACE HUSTLERS cum DEFENDERS of ELECTIONS and DEMOCRACY for all (and then some) would MERELY have had to manufacture a few more ballots—or a bit more than a few….
No problem, Jose. Easy peasy.
Not sure intentional, but Durham seems to have weighed in at a moment when Biden’s polls are way down and our country is careening stupidly for all the world to see. Independents are turning away from Biden.
This may be the best moment he will get to strike.
Jeanne,
I hope you are right, just as I hoped Barr or Durham were playing 4-D Chess dozens of times prior. But just as it seems that justice will be served Lucy pulls that football away.
Um, no. (Not to worry; I realize full well “you gotta believe”—I was a Mets fan once, Horatio—and that you’re far from the only one with such unrealistic/false post-hoc hopes/assertions/certainties.)
Barry Meislin:
Then we’ll have to disagree. You don’t have a crystal ball anymore than I do.
Also, I find ridicule the opposite of persuasive.