The Dan Bongino Show - The Bongino Brief - Dec 05, 2020

Episode Date: December 5, 2020

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Alexa device. Every morning we post what's called the Bongino Brief, a quick highlight of one of the biggest stories we talk about here on the podcast designed for your alexa's flash briefing skill right now you're going to hear today's bongino brief and after that we're going to tell you how to get the brief on your device dan bongino welcome to the bongino brief i'm dan bongino just quick uh spy gate update you know i'm not confident in the doj you know that people ask me who's going to wind up in handcuffs and nobody's going to jail i don't know i wish i knew i am not an insider in the swamp i am an outsider doing the best i can to pressure everyone to do the right thing but i can tell you yesterday on a sliver of good news i'm not suggesting this is like everyone should

celebrate pop the voove start drinking the champagne and wine. I'm not saying that. I'm just saying in a bit of good news, John Durham, special counsel assigned to investigate Spygate, again, in the giving hits file, has zero hits to give and is trying to drop the hammer on at least one of the people involved in the targeting. Check out this piece in the Washington Examiner. This is a piece of good news. No celebrations. It should have been a piece of good news. Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, up in the show notes again today, this piece in the Washington Examiner. This is a piece of good news. No celebrations. It should have been a piece of good news. Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner. Up in the show notes again today, this piece, if you want to read it.

John Durham, an ex-FBI lawyer, duel over prison sentence for FISA email deception. I'm going to give you this summary in a nutshell first, and I'll walk through what happened. So remember in the Spygate case, there was an FBI lawyer. That FBI lawyer was asked to look into Carter Page. Carter Page was a foreign policy advisor on the Trump team. Carter Page had had some contact with Russians. It's a very simple story. That contact with Russians, ladies and gentlemen, was at the request of our intelligence community who was using Carter Page as a source. Everybody dig? who was using Carter Page as his source. Everybody dig?

In other words, Carter Page was doing his patriotic duty as an American to nail some Russian spies. Wouldn't it be kind of crappy, Joe? Wouldn't you think if you were working for the U.S. government intel community trying to nail Russian spies and then another government agency is trying to prosecute you for chatting with Russian spies? I'm just throwing that out there. Sounds kind of like a terrible thing to do, no? Well, that's exactly what happened in this case. An FBI lawyer was tasked by another FBI agent to check to see if Carter Page's contact

with these Russians was legitimate on behalf of our government or was some shady activity. And when the Central Intelligence Agency got back to the FBI lawyer and said, no, this guy's a source for us. That's why he's talking to these Russians. The FBI lawyer altered the email to write, he was not a source, kind of a bad thing to do. So what's the development? Why are we talking about this now? Because this FBI lawyer is trying to snake his way out of prison. Oh my gosh, my reputation is ruined. Spare us the crocodile tears, brother. Michael Flynn, patriot, hero, red-blooded American patriot, had not only his life, but his financial life, his family's life, his wife's life, his brother's life, and anyone who touched him, their lives ruined. And I didn't see anybody in the media crying

crocodile tears for him. So hard pass. It's one thing to be merciful. It's another thing to be stupid. More in a minute, but first. If you're looking for a firearm, I wholeheartedly recommend Henry Repeating Arms. They make 200 models of rifles, shotguns, and revolvers in a minute, but first... their line at home. Plus, you'll get two free decals, a list of dealers in your area, and a great newsletter. Just go to henryusa.com and click on the free catalog button in the top right corner. Henry Repeating Arms uses old world craftsmanship combined with cutting edge technology to deliver reliability and accuracy you can trust. They're easy to use and maintain, making them an excellent choice for personal and property defense, hunting, and the shooting sports and beginners. And they're made in America where they won't be made at all. Remember to order their free catalog and decals at henryusa.com. That's henryusa.com and click on the free catalog button in the top right corner. You're going to love this company. Durham in the hits file is giving exactly zero hits. What do I

mean? Let's go to screenshot number one. So, Clinesith the fbi lawyer who doctored the email is trying to get out of jail time special counsel john durham saying no no no thanks here this is in the uh the paperwork they filed yesterday this is from durham to the judge the government respectfully submits that a sentence of incarceration that is at least between the middle and upper end of the sentencing guidelines is appropriate and warranted, Dorham said. This case is outside the heartland of typical cases

under false statements charges, and such a sentence would reflect the seriousness of the offense. Again, am I patting John Dorham on the back? Am I celebrating? Are we cracking the bottle of 1942? No, I'm just telling you folks, when there's good news,

there's good news, and we shouldn't ignore it. This is a good thing. Durham is saying, not only is this guy going to go to jail if it's up to us. George, you catch it? He said, not only go to jail,

but we want the sentencing at the upper end of jail time. Good. Good. Thank you. Clinesmith, of course, who doctored the email. Clinesmith's still trying to weasel his way out of this. Here's their response. This is from Clinesmith's lawyer, the FBI lawyer. The FBI lawyer's lawyer. He says, significantly, however, Kevin Clinesmith

did not knowingly lie about the relationship between Individual One and the other government agency, the CIA. When Kevin informed the agent that Individual One, the other government agency, the CIA. When Kevin informed the agent that Individual One, Carter Page, was not a source, he genuinely believed he was conveying accurate information. Clinesmith's lawyer also contended. Really? Folks, I'm not going to go into all the inner wonkery of the case, but I'll leave you, if you believe this, I've got a bridge in Palm City near my house to sell you. Super cheap. One more. Durham. So we get a, this is like ping pong.

Durham, Clinesmith, back to Durham. Durham's still not having any of this. We're not cracking a champagne, but this is going to, Durham's like, nah, we don't care. No thanks. Check this out. Good for Durham, by the way. Laying the hammer. Bull Durham here. Durham said, quote, to the extent that Clinesmith argues that he's already been punished due to loss of employment and is possible disbarment due to this felony conviction, these circumstances should not mitigate his sentence because these collateral consequences are entirely the result of his own wrongdoing. Hey, Kenny Bell time. Love you, Kenny Bell. There you go. You got to stop. You always have to stop the Kenny Bell. But good for you. Durham's like, I don't really care. And ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry. I

believe in forgiveness, but forgiveness requires some form of repentance and repentance requires some form of punishment in a just legal season. Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, render unto God what is God's. And although we're not living under Caesar, thank the Lord, we are living in a constitutional republic where Kevin Clinesmith broke the law. And I'm sorry, but I care very little about Kevin Clinesmith ruining his own reputation and potentially being disbarred as a lawyer because he was too foolish to do the right thing and he did the easy thing. Good for John Durham. We'll see what else he gets. The Dan Bongino Show. If you'd like to hear more, subscribe to The Dan Bongino Show wherever you get your podcasts. Okay, that was today's Bongino Brief. Here's how to get it and listen to it on your Alexa device. On your phone or tablet, open your Alexa app.

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