{"id":29214,"date":"2020-09-23T10:21:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T14:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=29214"},"modified":"2020-09-23T10:21:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T14:21:07","slug":"fbi-agent-ordered-to-wipe-weiners-laptop-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=29214","title":{"rendered":"FBI Agent Ordered to Wipe Weiner&#8217;s Laptop Emails"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>FBI Agent Who Discovered Hillary\u2019s Emails On Anthony Weiner\u2019s Laptop Claims He Was Told to Erase His Own Computer<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->BY RUSTY WEISS<br \/>\nThe Political Insider<\/p>\n<p>FBI agent John Robertson, the man who found Hillary Clinton\u2019s emails on the laptop of Anthony Weiner, claims he was advised by bosses to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/october-surprise-new-details-emerge-about-fbi-delay-on-weiner-laptop-in-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">erase<\/a>\u00a0his own computer.<\/p>\n<p>Former FBI Director James Comey, you may recall, announced days before the 2016 presidential election that he had \u201clearned of the existence\u201d of the emails on Weiner\u2019s laptop.<\/p>\n<p>Weiner is the disgraced husband of\u00a0Clinton aide Huma Abedin.<\/p>\n<p>Robertson alleges that the manner in which his higher-ups in the FBI handled the case was \u201cnot ethically or morally right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">His startling claims are made in a book titled, \u201cOctober Surprise: How the FBI Tried to Save Itself and Crashed an Election,\u201d an excerpt of which has been published by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/october-surprise-clinton-emails-fbi-\/2020\/09\/17\/518ef8a2-f2dc-11ea-b796-2dd09962649c_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content_btf_wrapper\" class=\"adunitwrapper content_btf_wrapper mv_no_margin\" 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aria-label=\"Video Player\">\n<div class=\"vjs-poster\" aria-disabled=\"false\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Told to Erase Laptop Containing Investigation of Anthony Weiner Laptop<\/h3>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">Robertson alleges that the FBI did nothing for a month after discovering Clinton\u2019s emails on the Anthony Weiner laptop.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">It was only after he spoke with the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office overseeing the case, he claims, that the agency took action.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\u201cHe had told his bosses about the Clinton emails weeks ago,\u201d the book contends. \u201cNothing had happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\u201cOr rather, the only thing that had happened was his boss had instructed Robertson to erase his computer work station.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This, according to the Post report, was to \u201censure there was no classified material on it,\u201d but also would eliminate any trail of his actions taken during the investigation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=rustyweiss74&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1307776539388452866&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fthepoliticalinsider.com%2Ffbi-agent-who-discovered-hillarys-emails-on-anthony-weiners-laptop-claims-he-was-told-to-erase-his-own-computer%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1307776539388452866\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"content_4_btf_wrapper\" class=\"adunitwrapper content_btf_wrapper mv_no_margin\" data-wrapper=\"content_4_btf\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>FBI Did Nothing About Hillary Clinton Emails For Months?<\/h3>\n<p>Robertson\u2019s assertions match up with a Wall Street Journal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/fbi-officials-delayed-telling-congress-of-clinton-emails-discovered-before-2016-election-1517450265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a>\u00a0from 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In that report, text messages between agent Peter Strzok and his girlfriend, lawyer Lisa Page, indicated the former had been called to discuss the newly discovered emails on September 28th.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">Those emails wouldn\u2019t be revealed until former Director James Comey notified Congress about them on October 28th.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content_5_btf_wrapper\" class=\"adunitwrapper content_btf_wrapper mv_no_margin\" data-wrapper=\"content_5_btf\">\n<div id=\"content_5_btf\" class=\"content_btf adunit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=rustyweiss74&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=958939217505157120&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fthepoliticalinsider.com%2Ffbi-agent-who-discovered-hillarys-emails-on-anthony-weiners-laptop-claims-he-was-told-to-erase-his-own-computer%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"958939217505157120\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A book written by James B. Stewart in 2019 asserts that FBI agents had referred to the discovery of Hillary Clinton\u2019s emails as an \u201coh s***\u201d moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One agent admitted there were \u201cten times\u201d as many emails as Comey admitted to publicly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=rustyweiss74&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1181722451836899328&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fthepoliticalinsider.com%2Ffbi-agent-who-discovered-hillarys-emails-on-anthony-weiners-laptop-claims-he-was-told-to-erase-his-own-computer%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1181722451836899328\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>These allegations make it difficult to say Comey did not lie to the public \u2013 if not Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Robertson\u2019s story is being revealed as U.S. Attorney John Durham is investigating the FBI\u2019s role in the origins of the Russia probe into President Trump\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Recently released documents from the DOJ show multiple FBI officials had \u201caccidentally wiped\u201d their phones after the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) requested them.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">Erasing evidence is a consistent theme for the Obama-era FBI.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">Meanwhile, the Senate Homeland Security Committee has voted to authorize over three dozen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/09\/16\/senate-panel-authorizes-subpoenas-in-republican-probe-targeting-obama-officials-415916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subpoenas<\/a>\u00a0and depositions of some of these officials, including Comey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=rustyweiss74&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1307683574770884612&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fthepoliticalinsider.com%2Ffbi-agent-who-discovered-hillarys-emails-on-anthony-weiners-laptop-claims-he-was-told-to-erase-his-own-computer%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1307683574770884612\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats seem skittish about what Durham is uncovering.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">Four House committee chairs last week\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/09\/18\/democrats-emergency-watchdog-review-john-durham-probe-417682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asked for<\/a> an \u201cemergency\u201d review of Attorney General William Barr\u2019s handling of Durham\u2019s probe.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">\u201cWe are concerned by indications that Attorney General Barr might depart from longstanding DOJ principles,\u201d a letter to the IG reads.<\/p>\n<p>They contend Barr may \u201ctake public action related to U.S. Attorney Durham\u2019s investigation that could impact the presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Top Democrats have also been threatening to impeach Barr over the investigation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=rustyweiss74&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1307828235460399104&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fthepoliticalinsider.com%2Ffbi-agent-who-discovered-hillarys-emails-on-anthony-weiners-laptop-claims-he-was-told-to-erase-his-own-computer%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1307828235460399104\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">Kevin Clinesmith, one of the FBI officials involved in gathering evidence in the Russia investigation,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ex-fbi-lawyer-kevin-clinesmith-pleads-guilty-durham-probe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pled guilty<\/a> last month to making a false statement.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-dynamic=\"true\">He was accused by the Inspector General of altering an email about former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump\u2019s Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, said in July that he expects further indictments and jail time to come out of Durham\u2019s probe.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, Comey, and others at the FBI might be a little nervous.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/fbi-agent-who-discovered-hillarys-emails-on-anthony-weiners-laptop-claims-he-was-told-to-erase-his-own-computer\/\">https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/fbi-agent-who-discovered-hillarys-emails-on-anthony-weiners-laptop-claims-he-was-told-to-erase-his-own-computer\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Agent Who Discovered Hillary\u2019s Emails On Anthony Weiner\u2019s Laptop Claims He Was Told to Erase His Own 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