J.T. Alexander
@JTAlexander_
Hi there. Former Intel guy who is also a former law enforcement guy here.
If Gabbard is on scene, it means that the FBI has found a foreign/counterintelligence nexus to the investigation into the 2020 election in Georgia; otherwise they'd be reporting to Bondi and DOJ.
Gabbard was very likely able to discern the relevant gist from the documents recovered because she already knew what they contained before she ever arrived.
Let me explain a bit further.
To get a search warrant, a Federal Magistrate—one with no ties to Trump, and in fact a resume filled with Legal Aid and Public Defense—found probable cause that evidence of a crime existed in the narrow scope of what was being requested via search warrant. Considering how not-narrow of scope that warrant actually turned out to be, and Gabbard's involvement, we can deduce several things.
First, that there is already a substantial case that some serious crime occurred and that this is not anywhere near the first evidence they've collected. Getting such a warrant from such a Magistrate would be essentially impossible otherwise; we can't even get a similarly situated Magistrate to provide the pro forma signature on a Complaint related to Don Lemon committing several felonies on public video, with numerous admissions and confessions. Let's not pretend here.
Second, that the foreign nexus has probably already been getting plugged away at with the foreign-oriented intelligence apparatus for some time. It is probable, I'd hazard a guess, that a FISA warrant or two have been employed.
Gabbard already knew exactly what they were looking for and she wanted to be on scene for its recovery.
TL;DR — Somebody, somewhere, someday soon is completely f*cked.
Sorry if I was a bit terse. But dang, this has been happening a lot here lately, and I've seen several other commenters asking for the same courtesy... especially when the OP is a board mod.
take it for what is worth
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J.T. Alexander @JTAlexander_ Hi there. Former Intel guy who is also a former law enforcement guy here.
If Gabbard is on scene, it means that the FBI has found a foreign/counterintelligence nexus to the investigation into the 2020 election in Georgia; otherwise they'd be reporting to Bondi and DOJ.
Gabbard was very likely able to discern the relevant gist from the documents recovered because she already knew what they contained before she ever arrived.
Let me explain a bit further.
To get a search warrant, a Federal Magistrate—one with no ties to Trump, and in fact a resume filled with Legal Aid and Public Defense—found probable cause that evidence of a crime existed in the narrow scope of what was being requested via search warrant. Considering how not-narrow of scope that warrant actually turned out to be, and Gabbard's involvement, we can deduce several things.
First, that there is already a substantial case that some serious crime occurred and that this is not anywhere near the first evidence they've collected. Getting such a warrant from such a Magistrate would be essentially impossible otherwise; we can't even get a similarly situated Magistrate to provide the pro forma signature on a Complaint related to Don Lemon committing several felonies on public video, with numerous admissions and confessions. Let's not pretend here.
Second, that the foreign nexus has probably already been getting plugged away at with the foreign-oriented intelligence apparatus for some time. It is probable, I'd hazard a guess, that a FISA warrant or two have been employed.
Gabbard already knew exactly what they were looking for and she wanted to be on scene for its recovery.
TL;DR — Somebody, somewhere, someday soon is completely f*cked.
I'll save conjecture for a follow-on post
Thank you, fren!
PeopleFrensI do agree with the sentiment though.
Sorry if I was a bit terse. But dang, this has been happening a lot here lately, and I've seen several other commenters asking for the same courtesy... especially when the OP is a board mod.
Very very Inter resting..
Well at least we know she wasn’t there for the surf.
https://www.surf-forecast.com/regions/Georgia
Thought that was a bit odd as well for Gabbard to be there onsite to execute that warrant.
Sounds hopeful!
this fmr. agent’s nexus thought seems interesting
“Georgia on My Mind” - Ray Charles