Trump selects his biggest sycophant for the most important job to protect OUR COUNTRY!
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Trump Intel Pick John Ratcliffe Started Theory of FBI Anti-Trump ‘Secret Society’
The congressman debuted the mysterious text messages on Fox News. It became a mini-scandal before the full context became known.
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One of Ratcliffe’s biggest contributions to the Republican pushback on the investigation came in January 2018, when he claimed he had seen text messages between Page and Strzok that suggested the existence of a “secret society” working against Trump. But Ratcliffe’s claims, which were subsequently amplified by pro-Trump media outlets, fell apart when the fuller text exchanges became public.
Ratcliffe’s congressional office didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Ratcliffe was also accused Tuesday of embellishing his record in an anti-terrorism case. ABC News reports that he has repeatedly misrepresented his role in the high-profile case, claiming he had been appointed as a “special prosecutor” in 2008 to help secure convictions for funneling money to Hamas, which is a designated terrorist organization.
The congressman, who did serve as a terrorism prosecutor and U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Texas, has used the Holy Land Foundation conviction to boost his anti-terror credentials, but court records and lawyers involved in the case suggest he had no direct role in the prosecution.
A spokesperson for Ratcliffe told ABC News that his involvement in the case was actually in conducting an investigation outside of the court proceedings, but said she could provide no further details “because the investigation did not result in any charges.”
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http://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-intel-pick-john-ratcliffe-started-theory-of-fbi-anti-trump-secret-society?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning
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