He added, “There are times when we can see data exfiltrated, and we can say conclusively. But in this case, it appears that it (sic) was set up to be exfiltrated, but we just don’t have the evidence that says it actually left.” (Emphasis added.)
Got that? With no evidence that the emails were actually hacked, CrowdStrike nevertheless concluded that the Russians hacked the emails.
Despite the spin, the whole DNC hack story had just flatlined.
But there was one more issue to be addressed: exactly what evidence was shared with the FBI?
I will spare you the tedious details of the interrogation. The questioners kept asking Henry what information CrowdStrike provided to the FBI, and he repeatedly said that they got whatever they asked for.
But the problem with this line of questioning is that it failed to consider the fact that CrowdStrike was working for Perkins Coie. Consequently, the questions should have focused on what information Perkins Coie allowed to be transmitted to the FBI.
The closest anyone came to getting at this issue was when Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) asked, “Did the DNC restrict anything that you shared with the FBI or that the FBI asked for? Did they tell you ‘no’ at any point?”
Henry replied, “No, I have no recollection. Again, I know that there are redacted reports and there was some restriction on the reports. That’s the only thing that I can recall.”
Wait. What? Redacted? Restriction? Does this mean that the DNC withheld some of CrowdStrike’s findings and work product from the FBI?
The answer to that question can be found lurking in the pre-trial pleadings in the case of United States v. Roger Stone. In an effort to debunk the DNC hack story, Stone’s lawyers requested that the Department of Justice produce the full, unredacted CrowdStrike investigative report.
And that’s when the cowpie hit the fan. It turned out that, in addition to not examining the DNC server, neither the FBI nor the DOJ actually saw the full, final CrowdStrike report.
The following is lifted directly from the prosecution’s response to Stone’s discovery request:
Got that? With no evidence that the emails were actually hacked, CrowdStrike nevertheless concluded that the Russians hacked the emails.
Despite the spin, the whole DNC hack story had just flatlined.
But there was one more issue to be addressed: exactly what evidence was shared with the FBI?
I will spare you the tedious details of the interrogation. The questioners kept asking Henry what information CrowdStrike provided to the FBI, and he repeatedly said that they got whatever they asked for.
But the problem with this line of questioning is that it failed to consider the fact that CrowdStrike was working for Perkins Coie. Consequently, the questions should have focused on what information Perkins Coie allowed to be transmitted to the FBI.
The closest anyone came to getting at this issue was when Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) asked, “Did the DNC restrict anything that you shared with the FBI or that the FBI asked for? Did they tell you ‘no’ at any point?”
Henry replied, “No, I have no recollection. Again, I know that there are redacted reports and there was some restriction on the reports. That’s the only thing that I can recall.”
Wait. What? Redacted? Restriction? Does this mean that the DNC withheld some of CrowdStrike’s findings and work product from the FBI?
The answer to that question can be found lurking in the pre-trial pleadings in the case of United States v. Roger Stone. In an effort to debunk the DNC hack story, Stone’s lawyers requested that the Department of Justice produce the full, unredacted CrowdStrike investigative report.
And that’s when the cowpie hit the fan. It turned out that, in addition to not examining the DNC server, neither the FBI nor the DOJ actually saw the full, final CrowdStrike report.
The following is lifted directly from the prosecution’s response to Stone’s discovery request:
Ponder that carefully. The referenced “counsel for the DNC and DCCC” is Perkins Coie. The reports provided were marked “draft” and had redactions. But the FBI and DOJ had the assurances of Perkins Coie that the drafts were, in fact, the last version of the report and “no redacted information concerned the attribution of the attack to Russian actors.”
But thanks to the release of Shawn Henry’s testimony before the HPSCI, what we now know is that CrowdStrike never found any “direct,” “concrete,” or other evidence that proves the DNC emails “actually left” the DNC server.
Or, as we used to say in the old Justice Department: turn out the lights, the party’s over.
Or, as we used to say in the old Justice Department: turn out the lights, the party’s over.
"They never thought she would lose".
All of this would have been hidden but used to convict Trump and jail him if Clinton won.
All of this would have been hidden but used to convict Trump and jail him if Clinton won.
They didn’t previously announce it, but Buttigieg’s office told West Wing Playbook that the secretary has actually been on paid leave since mid-August to spend time with his husband, Chasten, and their two newborn babies.
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Melania Trump wasn't seen for 6 days and it was a week long news cycle on CNN.
Transportation Secretary takes two months off in the middle of port and supply chain crisis and not a single journalist somehow knew about it.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1448830006247911425?s=19
Transportation Secretary takes two months off in the middle of port and supply chain crisis and not a single journalist somehow knew about it.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1448830006247911425?s=19
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Stephen L. Miller
Melania Trump wasn't seen for 6 days and it was a week long news cycle on CNN. Transportation Secretary takes two months off in the middle of port and supply chain crisis and not a single journalist somehow knew about it. twitter.com/KaminskiMK/sta…
A cabinet member has been on leave for two months and nobody noticed. That is incredible. https://t.co/lSNKrFkDxT
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Phil Kerpen
A cabinet member has been on leave for two months **and nobody noticed**. That is incredible.
NEW: Oklahoma Attorney General tells private employers to disregard Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. https://t.co/baqrcPKPXH
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Election Wizard
NEW: Oklahoma Attorney General tells private employers to disregard Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate.
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Oklahoma Attorney General tells businesses to ignore Biden's vaccine mandate.
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Oklahoma-governor-attorney-general-blast-vaccine-16533450.php
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The Pennsylvania School Boards Association votes to leave the National School Boards Association, partly due to letter to Biden Admin invoking antiterrorism laws against protesting parents.
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Joan M Cullen 🇺🇲❤
PSBA governing board voted to LEAVE the NSBA, citing the letter to Biden as the last straw.
I bet he had a unitary track infection. I've seen how that turns into sepsis in old folks.
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BREAKING 🚨 Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized with sepsis in Irvine, California
Another conspiracy comes true. New UK law will mandate electric car chargers be connected to the internet so they can be shut off or monitored remotely. http://theculturechronicles.com/index.php/2021/10/14/another-conspiracy-comes-true-new-uk-law-will-mandate-electric-car-chargers-be-connected-to-the-internet-so-they-can-be-shut-off-or-monitored-remotely/
Steele is trying to get out ahead of Durham. This is a PR move motivated by fear. 👇
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Guess who's about to be indicted?
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https://news.yahoo.com/michael-steele-comes-shadows-stephanopoulos-161100382.html
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Biden: I will only tax the extremely wealthy.
Also Biden: I am hiring 87,000 new IRS agents and I want to track every single paypal, venmo, crypto, and bank account holding more than $600.
Also Also Biden: Except my crack-smoking son and his Chinese, Russian, and Ukrainian bank accounts. Not those.
@KanekoaTheGreat
Also Biden: I am hiring 87,000 new IRS agents and I want to track every single paypal, venmo, crypto, and bank account holding more than $600.
Also Also Biden: Except my crack-smoking son and his Chinese, Russian, and Ukrainian bank accounts. Not those.
@KanekoaTheGreat
This is why we are *here*. Thank you, @durov - history will remember you as the man who saved Free Speech. 👇