The Department of Justice (DOJ) is aggressively pursuing options to hold accountable any federal officials for their actions in the Russian collusion hoax, aka Russiagate. This is welcome news to those who have become cynical about our two-tiered justice system, in which Republicans are fair game for prosecution for often made-up crimes and Democrats are insulated and spared for real crimes.
There is now an authorization of a federal grand jury to investigate and hold accountable any federal officials and non-governmental accomplices for conspiring against Donald Trump both before the 2016 election and afterwards.
All of this closely follows the declassification and public release of records from late 2016 and 2017 that show how top intelligence and law enforcement officials — including former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper — conspired to fabricate a narrative that Russia meddled in the 2016 election in order to elect Trump. In spite of a sequence of Intelligence Community Assessments and top intelligence experts objecting to the narrative, even telling Brennan that he was misrepresenting facts and ignoring counter evidence, the cabal went forward for the purpose of crippling the Trump transition and subverting his presidency through an extended coup.
When laws are not enforced and there are no penalties for violations, we get more law-breaking. When lawbreakers are given a pass, or multiple successive passes, not only are the lawless protected, but would-be lawbreakers are empowered and encouraged to do the same or worse. Additionally, when laws are not enforced, they cease to have meaning. And that is when a nation enters a slippery slope of arbitrary and subjective rule and cronyism, which ends in ruin — such as no borders, the hollowing out of citizen rights, and politicization of government.
Failing to prosecute, convict, and penalize those breaking security protocol and laws while serving in government during the Obama administration served to foster and encourage more serious crime, which the DOJ now seeks to prosecute.
Law-Breaking During Obama’s Presidency
To understand how we got to where we are, it is helpful to look at President Barack Obama’s first term.
In 2009, Obama Attorney General Eric Holder oversaw the ill-fated “Fast and Furious” gun-distribution-tracking program targeting Mexican cartels, which resulted in the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. When asked to testify before Congress, Holder refused to comply with a congressional subpoena for certain documents, leading to his being held in contempt of Congress in June 2012 — a first for a sitting attorney general in U.S. history.
Lois Lerner, IRS director of the Exempt Organizations Division, blocked the approval of tax exemptions to some 250 conservative nonprofit groups with “Tea Party” or “Patriot” in their filing names prior to elections in 2010 and 2012. That prompted a May 2013 House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, at which Lerner pleaded the “Fifth” — invoking her right against self-incrimination.
On Sept. 11, 2012, the anniversary of 9/11, while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, Islamic militants attacked the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya. The U.S. effectively stood down on resolute defense measures, leading to four Americans — including the U.S. ambassador — being killed. It was immediately followed by a massive cover-up orchestrated by Obama U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice.
During her whole term as secretary, Clinton refused to comply with State Department protocol requiring all communication to be conducted on secure government communication networks. She insisted on using her own private computer and server located in her residence, putting America’s national security information at risk.
An FBI investigation found Clinton had used an insecure private email server; destroyed evidence under subpoena that included 31,000 emails by “BleachBitting” her hard drive storage devices; and destroyed or hidden 13 cell phones and communication devices. Federal law, specifically 18 U.S.C. § 1519, prohibits the destruction or falsification of records with the intent to obstruct justice, with penalties up to 20 years in prison and substantial fines. Comey gave Clinton a pass, incredulously suggesting that the evidence did not meet the legal threshold for prosecution.
In 2016, Obama completed the “nuclear deal,” secretly transferring a total of $1.7 billion in cash to Iran, much of it stacked on wooden pallets and loaded onto unmarked planes.
Brennan and Clapper
It is important to connect the dots and not forget other key players in Obama’s national security team.
In 2014, under Brennan’s leadership, the CIA hacked into the computers of Senate Intelligence Committee staffers. When brought before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Brennan initially denied the wrongdoing. Later, he was forced to backtrack and admit false testimony when the CIA inspector general produced definitive evidence confirming unauthorized access.
In March 2013, when Clapper was providing testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, he was directly asked about whether the NSA collected data on the American people. Clapper told a boldfaced lie that the NSA did not conduct surveillance or collect and store any type of data on hundreds of millions of Americans, when in fact the contrary was common knowledge.
In October 2020, only three weeks prior to the presidential election, Brennan and Clapper were among 51 former intelligence officials to sign a public letter to be placed in the media nationwide, suggesting the New York Post’s damning report on Hunter Biden’s laptop had all the hallmarks of Russian disinformation. That has been proven false.
One of the critical dates in the DOJ’s case is Jan. 5, 2017, when Obama convened a White House meeting to discuss and plot tactics and strategy to undermine and disempower the duly elected President Trump. Starting with Obama, those at that meeting turned out to be a familiar cast of characters, including Comey, Brennan, and Clapper, along with Vice President Joe Biden, former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates.
Stay the Course
Let us hope that Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi, has the courage to stay the course and prosecute lawbreakers to the full extent of the law wherever in the deep state ruling class they are found. The restoration of clear, consistent, and uniform standards of justice could be the greatest accomplishment of the Trump administration, creating a legacy in the league of the Founding Fathers, and notably James Madison, who wrote in Federalist, No. 51, that “Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It has ever been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.”
Achieving rapid progress in the restoration of equal justice under the law will help restore America’s moral capital and open the way for national spiritual revival. Such might be cause for a true celebration of the 250th anniversary of America in 2026.
