Russiagate on Post Super Wednesday

So did anything exciting happen yesterday? What, Super Tuesday? I hear it was a very good day for Slow Joe, an alright day for the Bern, and a terrible day for gun, salt and big sodas grabbing Michael Bloomberg. Let Stacy fill you in with Sanders Wins California, Biden Wins Texas, Brokered Convention Looms. That's fun, I've never really seen a brokered convention. 1952 doesn't count, I was one year old.

And now back to the regularly scheduled Russiagate. A pariah on both sides, Tristan Justice at Da Fed reports that James Comey Endorses Joe Biden, Who Rejects It. Allah Pundit at Hot Air, Biden Spokesman: We Don’t Want James Comey’s Vote For Joe. Heh indeed. Sundance at CTH follows up with Joe Biden Gains Endorsements from Corrupt James Comey and Corrupt John Brennan…, "Which begs the question. If Joe Biden were ever to win the office of the presidency, who exactly would be running it?"

From Stephanie Hamill at Da Caller, Carter Page Calls For Reparations For Trump Allies Swept Up In Russia Investigation. Yes, they should have all their legal costs restored, and reparations for lost work. And it should come out of James Comey, Andy McCabe, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page's pockets. Poor Lisa, Lisa Page Slams Trump's Obsession With Her. She had an obsession with Trump. And acted on it.

BREAKING: While wiretapping Carter Page in 2016-2017, the FBI collected on journalists who had contacts with Page by email, text, phone or DMs, allowing "incidental" collection of any communications those journalists,in turn, had w other Trump campaign or administration officials

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) March 3, 2020

Which is a natural segue to sundance's Why We Need Immediate Changes to FISA Laws – A Video Encapsulation….



and Jim Jordan Discusses FISA Reauthorization and The Need for John Ratcliffe as DNI…

Just got back from the White House. @realDonaldTrump made it abundantly clear that he will NOT accept a clean reauthorization of the Patriot Act without significant FISA reform! I agree with him!

— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 4, 2020

Insty, From the comments: “For his next trick, Trump will make the Democrats defend the Patriot Act.”

Margot Cleveland at Da Fed reports that Judge Tosses Defamation Suit In Svetlana Lokhova Spygate Case, and boy, is she pissed.

Unfortunately for Lokhova, because the press has perfected the art of propaganda, the false portrayal of her as a Russian spy and paramour of Flynn came slowly, with hints and hyperlinks. By the time Lokhova had filed suit, many of the articles that laid the groundwork for the story were more than a year old and thus barred by the one-year statute of limitations governing defamation suits.

Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.03.20 Legal Insurrection discusses how Judge Demands Hillary Deposition On Emails, Private Server

The Court granted deposition of Hillary only when it comes to her “private server and her understanding of State’s records management obligations.” It denied a deposition on other matters requested by Judicial Watch except when it comes to the Benghazi attack records:

The Court holds that Secretary Clinton and Ms. [Cheryl] Mills cannot be questioned about the underlying actions taken after the Benghazi attack, but they may be questioned about their knowledge of the existence of any emails, documents, or text messages related to the Benghazi attack. Such inquiries would go to the adequacy of the search without expanding the parameters of discovery to include the substance of the government’s response to the attack.

Greg Jarrett thinks Hillary Clinton will feign amnesia if forced to testify about her secret email server. She might not need to feign it. She has some cognitive issues from her age and concussion injury.

Jerry Dunleavy at WaEx  reports on 'Hit piece': Devin Nunes sues Washington Post for $250M over Russia intelligence briefing story. Nunes files a lot of suits I'd like to see him win, but never does.

Brian Stelter at CNN butt hurt as John Bolton's book has been delayed until May due to White House review

And bringing it all back around to Slow Joe Biden, Just the News has Ukrainian court throws wrench into Joe Biden’s 2020 election plans "Judge orders legal probe of former VP forcing ouster of prosecutor investigating gas firm employing his son Hunter Biden"

Ukrainian court has ordered an investigation into whether Joe Biden violated any laws when he forced the March 2016 firing of the country’s chief prosecutor.

The ruling could revive scrutiny of Hunter Biden’s lucrative relationship with an energy firm in that corruption-plagued country just as the former vice president’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is surging after a lackluster start.

Former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin, who has long alleged he was fired because he would not stop investigating the Burisma Holdings firm that employed Hunter Biden, secured the ruling last month. Ukrainian officials confirmed the State Bureau of Investigation has since complied and initiated the probe.

The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv ruled last month that Shokin’s lawyers had provided sufficient evidence to warrant a probe and “obliged the authorized officials of the State Bureau of Investigation" to accept the ex-prosecutor's complaint and "start pre-trial investigation of the reported data," according to an official English translation of the ruling provided by Shokin's attorney.