Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "Trey Gowdy breaks down McCabe probe" video.
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Remember that there is no double jeopardy if the prosecutor declines to prosecute. That means they can change their minds at any point in the future. And when I look at the charges they declined to pursue against Comey and McCabe, they look like cases that would be much easier to prove and get stiff sentences for AFTER facing charges for more serious crimes.
If Durham proves that (the) entire investigation(s) was(were) not predicated and that top FBI, DOJ and Intel officials perjured themselves or otherwise abused FISA, then the charges they "dropped" against Comey and McCabe (and others) are a slam dunk, and there's no stopping the DOJ from taking up those cases, again, because it's impossible to claim that you were just a patriot doing your duty in an extraordinary situation. If Durham proves that the lot of them MANUFACTURED the situation, then the leaking and lying looks FAR more sinister, is far easier to get a conviction on, and will lead to longer sentences.
I don't know if any of this be the case, but if there IS real meat to these FISA-abuse cases, these petty "lying and leaking" charges will be the icing on the cake, and much easier for prosecutors to prove ill intent and get convictions on what I believe to be spin-off crimes. Viewed in isolation, maybe they're in slap-the-wrist territory. But against a backdrop of a systematic smear-impeach-and-remove campaign, those cases are no longer in isolation, but part of a pattern of systemic bias and corruption. I think the average person who follows this news from BOTH sides of the political divide (i.e., not average at all) can clearly see the pattern of bias and double standard.
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