Obstruction of justice? Mueller’s team WIPED over 30 cell phones before turning them over to inspector general

Source: RT
Published: Sep 11, 2020
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2020-09-11 07:16:37 by noone222
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Over a dozen members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russiagate-investigating team “accidentally” wiped their phones before they could be inspected and “lost” the phone of disgraced FBI lawyer Lisa Page with anti-Trump texts.

Mueller and his team were tasked with investigating accusations of President Donald Trump’s “collusion” with Russia during the 2016 election, but found no evidence of it. In their final report they tried to insinuate that Trump was guilty of obstruction of justice, but stopped short of outright saying so.

An 87-page document, released by the Justice Department on Thursday under the Freedom of Information Act, reveals that Mueller’s investigators “accidentally” or deliberately wiping their devices when the DOJ inspector-general asked for them.

Federal records show that Mueller deputy Andrew Weismann claims to have "accidentally" wiped, via wrong passwords at least 2 phones detailing his activity during the anti-Trump probe. James Quarles' phone "wiped itself." Greg Andre also made the same wrong password claim... — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) September 10, 2020

At least 12 officials, whose names are redacted, claimed to have accidentally erased all data from their phones. Five officials are mentioned by name: Andrew Weissman, James Quarles, Greg Andre, Kyle Freeny and Rush Atkinson. Their phones allegedly wiped themselves or reset after too many wrong password entries.

As many as 31 phones may have been affected, including the devices that had been “reassigned.”

Andrew Weismann wiped two of his three Special Counsel's Office phones.He wiped one by accident. He wiped the other by entering the wrong password too many times.Has anyone ever wiped their phone by accident? Asking for a friend. pic.twitter.com/MFsb4kInbB — Ivan Pentchoukov (@IvanPentchoukov) September 10, 2020

Weissman was Mueller’s principal deputy. He is generally considered to have actually been in charge of the ‘Russiagate’ probe, especially after the former FBI director couldn’t recall much of anything during his July 2019 testimony before Congress.

Another discovery in the document was that the phone belonging to FBI lawyer Lisa Page got “lost” by the Mueller team, and the name of the official who had custody of it: Christopher Greer. It was eventually retrieved, but the IG report found that it had been wiped two weeks after Page had left the special counsel team.

The DOJ IG found that Mueller's office lost Lisa Page's iPhone. IG later found the phone was wiped two weeks after Page left the Mueller teamNow we know who had it when Page left—Christopher Greer.IG: t.co/rZSj1ikk4hDOJ: https://t.co/DUjvvVd8Kepic.twitter.com/aSesRztOYQ — Ivan Pentchoukov (@IvanPentchoukov) September 10, 2020

Page was involved both in the early stages of the special counsel investigation and the original ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ probe of the Trump campaign – alongside Agent Peter Strzok, with whom she had an extramarital romantic relationship. Both were quietly removed from Mueller’s team after the discovery of text messages that disparaged Trump voters and even referred to “stopping” his election via an “insurance policy.”


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#1: noone222    To: All (#0)

Records Show Weissmann Special Counsel Team Erased 15 Phones After IG Requested Review…

Newly released records [SEE HERE] from a FOIA show the Weissmann/Mueller special counsel team “accidentally” wiped 15 iPhones of data early in 2018 after the phones were requested by the office of inspector general for review.

Mueller’s lead investigator Andrew Weissmann accidentally wiped two phones himself; through a lengthy process of entering the wrong passcode several times over a period of three hours; removing data to show his activity during the special counsel. Weissmann claimed to have entered the wrong password (takes ten attempts) and that erased all the data. Greg Andre, a former deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s criminal division, made the same claim.

Wiping your phone to hide damaging information only works if the other phone you are communicating with wipes the same data. Guess what happened? Yup, exactly that.

James Quarles III who worked with Mueller in private practice at the Washington office of Wilmer-Hale, claimed his iPhone magically erased itself.

Before joining the special counsel team Rush Atkinson worked under Andrew Weissmann in the DOJ’s criminal fraud section where he specialized in financial fraud. Atkinson claims he too entered the wrong password ten times and accidentally erased all the data.

At least twelve other people assigned to the special counsel investigation had similar “phone wiped/erased” issues which blocked the inspector general from his review.

One “accidental” method used repeatedly was to place the iPhone in airplane mode and then lock it without providing the password. Retrieval attempts then erased all data, and returned to factory settings after unsuccessful passcode entries.

Much more info at:

theconservativetreehouse....fter-ig-requested-review/

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#2: BTP Holdings    To: noone222 (#0)

Weissman was Mueller’s principal deputy. He is generally considered to have actually been in charge of the ‘Russiagate’ probe, especially after the former FBI director couldn’t recall much of anything during his July 2019 testimony before Congress.

It seems as though password amnesia was not their biggest problem. ;)

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#3: noone222    To: BTP Holdings (#2)

Most of those publishing this information are only claiming 15 phones were "wiped" ... the Breitbart article includes a youtube video that demonstrates how difficult it is to "wipe" the information from the iPhones. It shows that this is hardly likely to happen by accident to one person's phone let alone 15 or 30 of them.

noone222 posted on 2020-09-11 08:09:08   Reply   Private Reply


#4: BTP Holdings    To: noone222 (#3)

the Breitbart article includes a youtube video that demonstrates how difficult it is to "wipe" the information from the iPhones. It shows that this is hardly likely to happen by accident to one person's phone let alone 15 or 30 of them.

You are spot on Doug. Those phones being wiped was no accident.

Just like Hillary deleting all those emails was no accident. ;)

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#5: noone222    To: BTP Holdings (#4)

It seems to me obvious that Barr is not having these criminals arrested in a timely fashion or maybe not at all. Where is the law enforcement arm of Trump's Admin. ?

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#6: BTP Holdings    To: noone222 (#5)

Where is the law enforcement arm of Trump's Admin. ?

The Attorney General IS THE ARM OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. If Barr is siting on his hands that is just plain no good. ;)

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#7: Horse    To: noone222, BTP Holdings (#5)

The DOJ has a rule. No politically sensitive indictments less than 60 days before an election.

Horse posted on 2020-09-11 09:27:37   Reply   Private Reply


#8: Cynicom    To: noone222 (#5)

It seems to me obvious that Barr is not having these criminals arrested in a timely fashion or maybe not at all. Where is the law enforcement arm of Trump's Admin. ?

Good question.

Barr will get the FBI janitor suspended for 90 days and call it justice.

In the past the dems took out Agnew first, then they took out Nixon without breaking a sweat.

Trump and pubs cannot do anything.

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#9: BTP Holdings    To: Horse (#7)

The DOJ has a rule. No politically sensitive indictments less than 60 days before an election.

I suppose they do not want to open the flood gates just before the (s)elections. ;)

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#10: BTP Holdings    To: Cynicom (#8)

Barr will get the FBI janitor suspended for 90 days and call it justice.

In the past the dems took out Agnew first, then they took out Nixon without breaking a sweat.

I doubt the janitor is a Union guy so it might be easier just to get him fired for not using the toilet bowl cleaner properly.

Agnew they caught cold and he pleaded no contest to income tax evasion.

Nixon was a different story with the Plumbers and the Watergate break in of the DNC HQ that had a suite there. Nixon resigned rather than be impeached and removed from office. Then there was his infamous "enemies list".

When I helped my committeeman in Chicago move his headquarters he gave me a picture of Nixon with a quote from his inaugural address. But that was in a dresser drawer when my furniture disappeared in Golden City. :-/

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#11: Cynicom    To: BTP Holdings (#10)

I doubt the janitor is a Union guy so it might be easier just to get him fired for not using the toilet bowl cleaner properly.

Refresh your memory further.

Agnew was taken out. Then Nixon walked the plank, two for two.

Enter Ford and two attempts on his life. Had either succeeded we would have had our FIRST NON ELECTED PRESIDENT. Namely Nelson Rockefeller.

All happenstance?????

Then Nixon-Eisenhowers SUPPORTED OBAMA???? REALLY???

In politics there are no virgins, none.

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#12: BTP Holdings    To: Cynicom (#11)

Enter Ford and two attempts on his life. Had either succeeded we would have had our FIRST NON ELECTED PRESIDENT. Namely Nelson Rockefeller.

All happenstance?????

Of course not.

I knew a Bird Colonel in the Pentagon. He was vying to be the world's leading arms merchant.

After the 2nd attempt on Ford's life, Ford told him, "It is getting to be that the President can no longer walk among the people."

The Colonel, Donn de Grand Pre, retired to his farm in Virginia and began looking into what was going on in this country.

His first book on the subject was titled, Barbarians Inside the Gates. It is currently out of print but can still be found online.

When I was driving the big truck I had the chance to stop by his farm to visit with him and his wife.

I called his wife several years back and she told me he had passed away less than a year before. He was in WW II and started out as a radioman in Burma.

He must have been recommended for OCS.

His wife told me she remembered a young man stopping in to visit who was driving a truck.

She sent me a box full of his books for the cost of postage. I have not had the chance to call her again and have no idea if she is still alive.

He was a grand old man and cut from a tough cloth. I have those books here with me now. ;)

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#13: noone222    To: Cynicom (#8)

Trump and pubs cannot do anything.

The conditions we as Americans face are growing more treacherous daily as those with the ability to shut down events that are dismantling the cities, selling out the country to foreigners, and incarcerating the people under the guise of viral threat, should be looked upon as enemies of peace and prosperity no matter what their title might be or their claimed cause.

Trump and the pubs, as you put it, better get off of their asses and commit the necessary resources to correct all of the offenders with expedience. The legitimate authority to do so is his and his administration's. His failure to timely operate his authority is tantamount to forfeiture of that power. That forfeiture should and will ultimately give rise to the people themselves taking it upon themselves to take the necessary measures to insure their own safety and liberty.

The conditions of which I speak are similar in every Caucasian nation on the planet and in most cases the conditions are worse but we'll soon catch up if we, like Trump, forfeit our right to safety and liberty by allowing the activities of those intent upon the destruction of our people and our country to go unhindered as it has thus far.

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#14: Cynicom    To: noone222 (#13)

His failure to timely operate his authority is tantamount to forfeiture of that power.

Indeed, truly indeed.

Several weeks ago, I posted here that Trump did not have the balls to move into Portland and stop the insurrection.

Consider, IF HE DID NOT STOP THE BURNING AND LOOTING IN A HAND FULL OF CITIES, WHAT WILL HE DO NEXT YEAR WHEN THE ANARCHISTS BURN DOWN MANY LARGE CITIES????

This is for survival of the country, playing nice is bullshit.

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#15: noone222    To: Cynicom (#14)

This is for survival of the country, playing nice is bullshit.

Agreed 100% ...

noone222 posted on 2020-09-12 10:36:38   Reply   Private Reply


#16: BTP Holdings    To: Cynicom (#14)

This is for survival of the country, playing nice is bullshit.

The following article I posted here. It shows EXACTLY who these Antifa people are. One of them, a female, lost her iPhone and her mother bought her a new one right away. ;)

See white, privileged Antifa-BLM rioters arrested by NYPD

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