Hours before he was officially announced as President Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence, Rep. John Ratcliffe publicly accused members of the Obama administration of breaking the law.
Democrats “accused Donald Trump of a crime, and then they try and reverse engineer a process to justify that accusation,” he told Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo on Sunday.
Obama Admin Crimes?
Ratcliffe discussed his particularly scathing questioning of former special counsel Robert Mueller, claiming the Democrats have long denied President Trump a presumption of innocence.
He promptly accused the administration under Barack Obama of having committed crimes, though, unlike the Democrats, declined to harpoon the presumption of innocence by citing specifics.
“I’m not going to accuse any specific person of any specific crime, I just want there to be a fair process to get there,” Ratcliffe stated. “What I do know, as a former federal prosecutor, is that it does appear that there were crimes committed during the Obama administration.”
Shortly thereafter, President Trump announced Ratcliffe as his nomination to replace Dan Coats as the Director of National Intelligence.
….be leaving office on August 15th. I would like to thank Dan for his great service to our Country. The Acting Director will be named shortly.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2019
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If nominated and confirmed by the Senate, Ratcliffe would become the sixth person to serve as Director of National Intelligence.
Where to Look
Ratcliffe discussed areas of the Russia investigation that Mueller claimed were not within his boundaries to look into. Despite seeking to identify collusion between Russia and an American campaign, the special counsel did not feel it relevant to analyze items such as the Steele dossier and the Hillary Clinton campaign’s role, James Comey’s leaks, Fusion GPS, or Bruce and Nellie Ohr.
The Trump nominee would like to see the Justice Department investigate.
“Now the things that Bob Mueller said he didn’t know about and his team clearly didn’t look at, those are things that would be fair for Bill Barr and the Department of Justice to look at,” Ratcliffe explained.
“We know that things happened in the Obama administration that haven’t been answered. There’s been no accountability for that yet.”
Ratcliffe also mentioned leaking of classified phone transcripts involving Michael Flynn.
“You talked earlier about Michael Flynn. His phone call with the Russian ambassador was a highly classified NSA intercept. Someone in the Obama administration leaked that call to the Washington Post. That’s a felony,” he said.
Ratcliffe Has Been Sounding the Alarm
Ratcliffe has, in the past, accused the Obama administration of giving the Justice Department stand down orders when it came to investigating Hillary.
Lisa Page confirmed to me under oath that the FBI was ordered by the Obama DOJ not to consider charging Hillary Clinton for gross negligence in the handling of classified information. pic.twitter.com/KPQKINBtrB
— John Ratcliffe (@RepRatcliffe) March 13, 2019
He has also referenced the Obama administration’s use of FISA court warrants in their efforts to spy on members of the Trump campaign in 2016.
With this string of accusations, Ratcliffe has joined President Trump in saying it’s time to open up an “investigation of the investigators.”
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The main crime by Barack was living in our white house when he was never and can never be eligible for the office of our president. He cannot be a “natural born citizen of the USA.. Because his father was never a citizen of the USA.. This is a crime against “The Law of Nations.. and Congress has the power to prosecute such crimes
Doesn’t much matter any longer. America – at least as seen from the DC Elites view..has been for sale for a long time. They have sold us out time and again, taking our liberties saway and promising they were doing something good. Since Truman or before, the Demos have issued one liberty-limiting process after another, robbing the SSecturity funding, etc for their own political gain.
Now they refuse to close the border as we ask and are doing everything they can to make it look like OUR problem.
Yamamoto knew better than this. We could become organized and very very AMERICA FIRST thinking very quicly.
The dumb stupid government of Mexico should be brought before the Hague and charger with murdering our Border Patrol !
It’s a shame that Ratcliffe withdrew his nomination, he would surely be an asset to AG Barr
Ratcliffe, there were signs of crimes committed… ya think?
Blah, blah, blah. This American is tired of hearing the talk……..I’m ready for some WALK. Don’t start putting some of these crooks in jail, and I’ll consider you righties as evil as the lefties. I already know that a whole lot of you “establishment” people are hiding behind “R” badges. As crude and un-presidential as Trump can be with his verbal attacks…….he’s mostly right. The main thing he’s right about is………Washington is a SEWER, and it’s full of VERMIN.
It doesn’t surprise the ones that were frustrated seeing the totalitarian government that laid ahead of us if Hillary would have won. That was the plan but Americans spoiled it. Russia didn’t like it and neither does George Soros.
Politicians believe all of us common people are stupid. They also know they are above the laws of our nation. If any of us on this site did half of what they do, we would all be in jail.
They make rules like they didn’t intend to break the laws so they won’t be in jail. Just let you and me use that for an excuse and then take pictures of ourselves in jail. I heard one just last week they didn’t know the law. I was always taught ignorance of the law is no excuse. I guess that is right unless you are a politician. We know what is going on, but we have allowed the politicians to get the power to be above the laws of our nation. While we still have the right to vote, we should get rid of all incumbents and start over.
Good luck getting confirmed after threatening these liberals. They’ll be fighting tooth and nail to not confirm anyone who might investigate them.
Obama committed crime every day, cause he was illegal and all of his records were made up
How much is left in their slush fund paid for by taxpayer money for their bad deeds?
That creepy, Muslim sympathizer Obama should have (along with Hillary) been tried and locked up a long,long time ago. Prosecute to the fullest extent of the law! Don’t let these trash bags get away with ALL the crimes they’ve committed!
The things that Bob Mueller said he didn’t know about and his team clearly didn’t look into is an obvious case of selective blindness.
I don;t see why Bath house Barry is considered a Black person when his supposed father is Indonesian. At best he is NOT & never has been a REAL AMERICAN Citizen. Having a Social Security number of a person that’s been dead for quite some time & from a North eastern State as well. He’s a FRAUD from the very outset & Was NEVER a legitimate President. We (the American People) have been hoodwinked & LIED to. He & his MANWIFE should be in Prison!
Barry Hussein Soetoro will never be prosecuted, in fear of starting Race Riots..
AND
the smug @$$hole knows it..
Ratcliffe was perfect for intelligence director but the media forced him out , i’m really disgusted about that fact .
Pathetic
We just want our country back!
It appears to me this Investigation Into the Investigators Is going to take a while unfortunately for us, (Indictments forthcoming) possibly even after the 2020 elections.
Its too early to claim he has said that Obama can be directly tied to any of the illegal leaks. The Obama’s and Clinton’s had cut outs always have. They would claim the same can be said of President Trump but the investigation contradicts such accusations no wonder the DNC was so disappointed with Mueller. A hundred years ago he would have went into a room poured himself a stiff one and ate a bullet. Now they just lie,
None will be brought to justice. This nation is no longer a nation of good and moral people, the nation cannot stand.
Obama is thumbing his nose at America and Americans again.. LOL
Any evidence of illegal actions on the part of a black President or his administration, even if proven to be true, would of course be racist. Remember, even facts can be racist, especially when the facts indict a black President.
Hang the no good SOB
Hang the no good SOB
OFF COURSE OBUMER COMMITTED GRIMES, AND THE DUMMOCRATS COVERED IT ALL UP!!!!
Obama and his whole administration along with the elected democrat congress and senators were socialist crime wave of enemies of the people. They violated not only the law but also the constitution. Muller’s purpose was to keep the focus on Trump and keep the deep stat liberals free to continue their crime spree.
Obama and his whole administration along with the elected democrat congress and senators were socialist crime wave of enemies of the people. They violated not only the law but also the constitution. Muller’s purpose was to keep the focus on Trump and keep the deep stat liberals free to continue their crime spree.
Biden thought Obama was squeeky clean. Biden was heard saying that Obama was both articulate and clean for an African American. And Trump’s detractors call him a racist!!
LOL! Someone thought Obama was squeeky clean? Are sanity tests for commentators mandatory yet?
LOL! Someone thought Obama was squeeky clean? Are sanity tests for commentators mandatory yet?
My actual reply is above the first post. I got too excited and carried away.:>)
That might be a good time for right leaning dems to change parties
That might be a good time for right leaning dems to change parties
It is more likely digging up the body of Mother Theresa and throwing it in prison than Imam Obama going to the slammer. The laws of America simply don’t apply to him. Can you imagine the gnashing to teeth and indignity of the media? America would shut down.
No wonder the 4th Estate and the Dems were so anxious to torpedo his nomination.
No wonder the 4th Estate and the Dems were so anxious to torpedo his nomination.
Oh he probably claimed he was an Indian like fauxahantis & was ushered in on a red carpet.
Obama has never made a penny that wasnt off the taxpayers backs. Now he has book sales and speaking engagements. Speaches are still funded with taxpayer dollars.
Obama has never made a penny that wasnt off the taxpayers backs. Now he has book sales and speaking engagements. Speaches are still funded with taxpayer dollars.
I’d like to know how Obama was able to pay the tuition costs for Columbia and Harvard. Do ya think maybe he marked on his application that he was a foreign student? Whether born in Hawaii or not he would have committed FRAUD!
My comment is: I know that Trump knows what he is doing and why. I do not even question him any more because everything (at least 99%) he does is for a good reason and seems to always proven right. Sometimes I wonder about things he say and does but in the end he is always right.
My comment is: I know that Trump knows what he is doing and why. I do not even question him any more because everything (at least 99%) he does is for a good reason and seems to always proven right. Sometimes I wonder about things he say and does but in the end he is always right.
Yes and Lavoy Finnicum was the big loser.. sattelite imagery has shown the whole Malhuer valley in Oregon to be rich in uranium.. The Obama administration tried to remove all ranchers from that area.
I think the whole Uranium 1 deal was her idea and the Clinton foundation was the big winner!
I think the whole Uranium 1 deal was her idea and the Clinton foundation was the big winner!
All crimes committed were “suggested” by their commander in chief.
I just want to know, “who is going to have the BALLS to indict and arrest Hillary and Bill?”
I just want to know, “who is going to have the BALLS to indict and arrest Hillary and Bill?”
POTUS is getting all the proper pieces together for the big 2020 surprise for the Clinton’s, Obama’s, and Dems in general.
POTUS is getting all the proper pieces together for the big 2020 surprise for the Clinton’s, Obama’s, and Dems in general.