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“Broadly, I need to be able to act at least in the capacity of my old CD [counterintelligence division] DAD [deputy assistant director] job – approve NSLs [national security letters], conduct [redacted] declassify information, [redacted] agent travel, requisitions, etc. Of those, the most problematic and one of the most essential is declassification authority,” Strzok wrote in an email to Bill Priestap, FBI counterintelligence chief, dated July 13, 2017."
Strzok's insistence on keeping the declassification authority raises concerns whether such authority gave the Mueller investigation special capabilities to target President Trump.
“It sure did,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton told Fox News. “Strzok wouldn't have asked for it if he didn't think it'd be useful in his new job.”
“He wanted the authority to issue national security letters, which essentially are secret requests for information that fall short of needing court approval,” Fitton continued. “He also wanted – and he said this was ‘essential,’ which is very unusual – he wanted the ability to declassify information. He wanted to keep that ability.”
The ability to de-classify things would come in handy when, let's say, you found things that were classified but not marked so going ahead and de-classifying them legally through his powers would protect that individual...or, let's say, when you find something classified that you want 'leaked' but can't because it is 'classified' - having the authority to de-classify it and then leak it would get the information out and protect 'you' from 'leaking classified'.
Strzok demanded declassification, other FBI powers before joining Mueller team, emails show
“[Trump's] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!” Page texted to Strzok in August 2016, months before Trump won the presidential election. “No. No he won't. We'll stop it,” Strzok responded."
This, according to snowflakes and even the US IG is NOT evidence that there was ever any bias, especially none that drove the FBI, who hat5ed the idea of Trump becoming President, to do anything even perceived to be 'biased' and / or illegal. No bias....just 'business as usual'...
Strzok's insistence on keeping the declassification authority raises concerns whether such authority gave the Mueller investigation special capabilities to target President Trump.
“It sure did,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton told Fox News. “Strzok wouldn't have asked for it if he didn't think it'd be useful in his new job.”
“He wanted the authority to issue national security letters, which essentially are secret requests for information that fall short of needing court approval,” Fitton continued. “He also wanted – and he said this was ‘essential,’ which is very unusual – he wanted the ability to declassify information. He wanted to keep that ability.”
The ability to de-classify things would come in handy when, let's say, you found things that were classified but not marked so going ahead and de-classifying them legally through his powers would protect that individual...or, let's say, when you find something classified that you want 'leaked' but can't because it is 'classified' - having the authority to de-classify it and then leak it would get the information out and protect 'you' from 'leaking classified'.
Strzok demanded declassification, other FBI powers before joining Mueller team, emails show
“[Trump's] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!” Page texted to Strzok in August 2016, months before Trump won the presidential election. “No. No he won't. We'll stop it,” Strzok responded."
This, according to snowflakes and even the US IG is NOT evidence that there was ever any bias, especially none that drove the FBI, who hat5ed the idea of Trump becoming President, to do anything even perceived to be 'biased' and / or illegal. No bias....just 'business as usual'...
