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 ==References==
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 The DOJ-NSD was purposefully under no IG oversight. In the Summer of 2015 as the [[2016 presidential election]] heated up, the OIG requested oversight and it was [[Sally Yates]] who denied the request.<ref>https://www.ignet.gov/sites/default/files/files/OLC%20IG%20Act%20Opinion%20-%207-20-15%20.pdf</ref> All of the DOJ is subject to oversight, except the NSD.
-The Lawfare alliance <ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/09/13/mccabes-lawfare-alliance-working-with-media-allies-to-frame-defense/</ref> includes: [[James Comey]], former FBI legal counsel [[James Baker (DOJ)]],<ref>Multiple references:<br>*https://clintonfoundationtimeline.com/tags/james-baker/<br>*https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-fbi-lawyer-james-baker-cooperating-with-doj-inspector-generals-fisa-abuse-investigation<br>*https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-11/top-obama-fbi-lawyer-james-baker-nervous-about-doj-inspector-general</ref>  Comey’s [[leak]]ing buddie [[Daniel Richman]]; former DOJ-NSD lawyer [[David Laufman]] (who also represented [[Monica McLean]], [[Christine Blasey Ford]]’s FBI bestie and narrative engineer friend), Deputy AG Sally Yates, FBI lead agent Peter Strzok, FBI counsel [[Lisa Page]]; Obama administration lawyer [[Norm Eisen]];  criminal defense attorney Barry Berke; former SDNY U.S. Attorney Daniel Goldman; Mueller lead [[Andrew Weissmann]] and the [[Mueller team]] of lawyers, all of them - and more - are connected to the Lawfare group; and this network provides the sounding board for all of the weaponized approaches, including the various new legal theories outlined within the Weissmann-Mueller Report, and a host of current and former [[FBI]] and DOJ foot-soldiers.
+The Lawfare alliance <ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/09/13/mccabes-lawfare-alliance-working-with-media-allies-to-frame-defense/</ref> includes: [[James Comey]], former FBI legal counsel [[James Baker (DOJ)]],<ref>Multiple references:<br>*https://clintonfoundationtimeline.com/tags/james-baker/<br>*https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-fbi-lawyer-james-baker-cooperating-with-doj-inspector-generals-fisa-abuse-investigation<br>*https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-11/top-obama-fbi-lawyer-james-baker-nervous-about-doj-inspector-general</ref>  Comey’s [[leak]]ing buddie [[Daniel Richman]]; former DOJ-NSD lawyer [[David Laufman]] (who also represented [[Monica McLean]], [[Christine Blasey Ford]]’s FBI bestie and [[narrative]] engineer friend), Deputy AG Sally Yates, FBI lead agent Peter Strzok, FBI counsel [[Lisa Page]]; Obama administration lawyer [[Norm Eisen]];  criminal defense attorney Barry Berke; former SDNY U.S. Attorney Daniel Goldman; Mueller lead [[Andrew Weissmann]] and the [[Mueller team]] of lawyers, all of them - and more - are connected to the Lawfare group; and this network provides the sounding board for all of the weaponized approaches, including the various new legal theories outlined within the Weissmann-Mueller Report, and a host of current and former [[FBI]] and DOJ foot-soldiers.
 [[Fusion GPS]] is part of the Lawfare network as a distribution hub for research information needed by the journalists who are writing on behalf of the Lawfare need.  Ezra Klein’s “[[Journo-List]]”; the email group of 400+ reporters for multiple media outlets who collectively collaborated on stories.

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 :{{See also|Trump-Russia collusion hoax}}
-===Stzok insurance policy===
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 Benjamin Wittes was the first published reference to an "insurance policy" to subvert the Trump presidency, should he win. Wittes published it after Strzok first used the term to explain the reason for [[FISA abuse]] to [[Lisa Page]].<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com </ref>   Wittes wrote,
 [[File:Peter-strzok-and-lisa-page.jpeg|right|500px|thumb|Peter Strzok (left) and Lisa Page (right), ''The FBI Lovebirds.''<ref>https://youtu.be/tCutKd11kjg</ref>]]

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 ===Stzok insurance policy===
 Benjamin Wittes was the first published reference to an "insurance policy" to subvert the Trump presidency, should he win. Wittes published it after Strzok first used the term to explain the reason for [[FISA abuse]] to [[Lisa Page]].<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com </ref>   Wittes wrote,
-[[File:Peter-strzok-and-lisa-page.jpeg|right|500px|thumb|Peter Strzok (left) and Lisa Page (right).]]
+[[File:Peter-strzok-and-lisa-page.jpeg|right|500px|thumb|Peter Strzok (left) and Lisa Page (right), ''The FBI Lovebirds.''<ref>https://youtu.be/tCutKd11kjg</ref>]]
 {{quotebox-float|...our democracy needs a health insurance policy.  Indeed, it’s not enough to imagine how the Coalition of All Democratic Forces, which I posited last Monday, might respond to a Clinton victory, a subject which I discussed on Tuesday.

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 Peter Strzok and Lisa Page were regular readers of the Lawfareblog. On July 28, 2016 Strzok and Lisa Page had this exchange:<ref>https://www.archive.org/stream/StrzokPageTexts/FBI-texts_djvu.txt</ref>
-{{quotebox|Lisa Page: Ha. First line made me smile. ''What [https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-does-us-government-know-about-russia-and-dnc-hack Does the US Government Know About Russia and the DNC Hack?]''}}
+{{quotebox-float|Lisa Page: Ha. First line made me smile. ''What [https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-does-us-government-know-about-russia-and-dnc-hack Does the US Government Know About Russia and the DNC Hack?]''}}
 The first line of the Lawfareblog article reads, "Potentially unpleasant news for [[Jim Comey]]: We need you to intervene in the 2016 election again," three weeks after Comey mishandled the [[Clinton email investigation]]<ref>https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-inspector-general-comey-20180614-story.html</ref> and three days before Strzok officially opened a [[counterintelligence]] investigation into the Trump campaign,
-{{quotebox|Strzok: Interesting. Good comments about Comey, too. ''Trump and the Powers of the American Presidency, Part III''.<ref>https://www.lawfareblog.com/trump-and-powers-american-presidency-part-iii</ref>}}
+{{quotebox-float|Strzok: Interesting. Good comments about Comey, too. ''Trump and the Powers of the American Presidency, Part III''.<ref>https://www.lawfareblog.com/trump-and-powers-american-presidency-part-iii</ref>}}
 ===McCabe defense===

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 A leak from McCabe’s legal team to a Lawfare ally at ''[[Politico]]'', Natasha Bertrand, ended with a spectacular fail.  Andrew McCabe’s legal team told Bertrand that Obama officials were lined up to speak as character witnesses in his defense.  To support their claim team McCabe leaked an email written to the [[DOJ]]:
-[[File:31D66D0A-82A4-40E7-A1C2-EBA55EEB357D.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|(left to right) Comey, Brennan and Clapper. At the far end is the lone hero of the group, Adm. [[Mike Rogers]], who exposed [[FISA abuse]] to President Trump.<ref>https://www.themarketswork.com/2018/01/10/an-american-hero-the-death-of-a-fisa-narrative/</ref>]]
+[[File:31D66D0A-82A4-40E7-A1C2-EBA55EEB357D.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|(left to right) Comey, Brennan and Clapper. At the far end is the lone hero of the group, Adm. [[Mike Rogers]], who exposed [[FISA abuse]] to President Trump.<ref>https://www.themarketswork.com/2018/01/10/an-american-hero-the-death-of-a-fisa-narrative/</ref>]]
 {{quotebox-float|"A cavalcade of Obama-era [[national security]] leaders have committed to testify on behalf of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe should he face trial over allegations that he misled officials about leaks to the media.

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 ====''Politico'' leak====
 A leak from McCabe’s legal team to a Lawfare ally at ''[[Politico]]'', Natasha Bertrand, ended with a spectacular fail.  Andrew McCabe’s legal team told Bertrand that Obama officials were lined up to speak as character witnesses in his defense.  To support their claim team McCabe leaked an email written to the [[DOJ]]:
-{{quotebox|"A cavalcade of Obama-era [[national security]] leaders have committed to testify on behalf of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe should he face trial over allegations that he misled officials about leaks to the media.
+[[File:31D66D0A-82A4-40E7-A1C2-EBA55EEB357D.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|(left to right) Comey, Brennan and Clapper. At the far end is the lone hero of the group, Adm. [[Mike Rogers]], who exposed [[FISA abuse]] to President Trump.<ref>https://www.themarketswork.com/2018/01/10/an-american-hero-the-death-of-a-fisa-narrative/</ref>]]
 ...If McCabe ultimately does face charges, he’ll have some big names lined up as character witnesses. The high-ranking ex-officials who have committed to defending him include former Attorney General Eric Holder, former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence [[James Clapper]] and former national security adviser Susan Rice.

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 McCabe, who is being accused of lying under oath, lied about the production of character witnesses who the defense claimed were going to speak about McCabe’s integrity.  In essence, he lied about the character witnesses.
-[[File:Ford-friend-fbi-mclean-748x420.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''From left to right:'' Debra Katz, Monica McLean, Christine Blasey Ford and Michael Bromwich. David Laufman (lower left) is Monica McLean's attorney. Laufman, along with Peter Strzok, interviewed Hillary Clinton on July 2, 2016 in [[Hillary Clinton email scandal|email cover-up]]. Bromwich also represents former FBI Deputy and Acting director Andrew McCabe.<br>''Courtesy theconservativetreehouse.com'']]
+[[File:Ford-friend-fbi-mclean-748x420.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''From left to right:'' Debra Katz, Monica McLean, Christine Blasey Ford and Michael Bromwich. David Laufman (lower left) is Monica McLean's attorney. Laufman, along with Peter Strzok, interviewed Hillary Clinton on July 2, 2016 in the Hillary Clinton email scandal cover-up. Bromwich also represents former FBI Deputy and Acting director Andrew McCabe.<br>''Courtesy theconservativetreehouse.com'']]
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