The Illustrated Spygate Scandal - Part XIV
The first political coup in American history
See Part I to start at the beginning.
October 27, 2016
The confrontation in FBI Director Jim Comey's staff meeting was explosive. The NYPD and veteran agents were demanding answers about why Andy McCabe and Pete Strzok were sitting on the Huma Abedin/Clinton email disclosure that could change the election.
"Why haven't we disclosed the Weiner laptop?" a senior agent demanded during the heated meeting.
McCabe shifted uncomfortably. "We're still processing—"
"Bullshit," the agent cut him off. "You've had this for a month. There are 650,000 emails and you've looked at none of them."
Strzok tried to intervene. "The emails require careful review—"
"The emails require immediate disclosure," another agent fired back. "NYPD said they are going to release the details if we don’t.”
The room erupted in voices. Career agents were finally confronting their corrupt leadership directly. The internal rebellion had reached the breaking point.
Comey realized his control was slipping. The laptop disclosure was inevitable. The only question was whether the FBI would reveal it voluntarily or have it forced out by whistleblowers.
October 28, 2016
Comey's announcement that he was reopening the Clinton investigation sent shockwaves through the political establishment. But the announcement wasn't about justice—it was about damage control. They had to get ahead of the story before it destroyed them completely.
Comey stood at his office window, looking out at the J. Edgar Hoover Building's concrete facade. The announcement had bought them time, nothing more. They still controlled the investigation, still controlled the evidence, still controlled the outcome.
"This gives us cover to examine the laptop on our terms," he told his senior staff. "We review what we want to review."
But the veteran agents weren't buying it. They knew a sham investigation when they saw one, and this had all the hallmarks of another Clinton protection racket.
October 28, 2016 (Same Day)
Sally Moyer's severe limitations on investigators' ability to search the Weiner laptop was the smoking gun that proved the reopened investigation was another coverup. The FBI lawyer was ensuring that evidence remained hidden while creating the appearance of thorough investigation.
"You want us to search 650,000 emails but you're only authorizing us to look at email headers?" the lead investigator asked Moyer, incredulity evident in his voice.
"Legal guidelines require limited scope," Moyer replied, her bureaucratic language disguising obstruction of justice.
"Legal guidelines require actual investigation," the investigator shot back. "And this ain’t it."
Moyer's restrictions ensured that the most damaging evidence would never be discovered, while investigators could claim they had examined the laptop thoroughly. It was criminal conspiracy disguised as legal oversight.
October 29, 2016
Attorney Joe DiGenova's revelation that the FBI had never destroyed Clinton advisers Cheryl Mills' and Heather Samuelson's computers despite agreements to do so exposed another layer of the plot.
DiGenova's revelation showed that at least some FBI agents were holding out against the cover up. The evidence regarding the Clinton Foundation’s activities remained in an FBI evidence locker, waiting to be discovered.
October 30, 2016
Judge Kevin Fox's grant of a search and seizure warrant for Clinton emails on Abedin's laptop was the legal authorization the FBI should have sought weeks earlier. But the warrant came with restrictions that ensured minimal impact.
The judge reviewed the warrant application in his chambers, unaware that the FBI had been sitting on the laptop for a month. The application made it seem like a recent discovery requiring immediate judicial attention.
"This appears to be time-sensitive," Judge Fox noted as he signed the warrant.
What he didn't know was that the FBI had deliberately delayed seeking the warrant to minimize its impact on the election. The timing was political, not investigative.
The warrant provided legal cover for an investigation designed to find nothing important while appearing thorough.
October 30, 2016 (Same Day)
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's letter to Comey demanding release of "explosive" information about Russian collusion was perfectly timed political theater. Reid was publicly pressuring the FBI to release information he had already received in classified briefings.
Reid sat in his Senate office, crafting the letter that would create public pressure for information he knew was fabricated. The Russian collusion narrative needed public momentum to justify the surveillance operations.
"This letter gives Comey the political cover he needs to release all of the evidence of Trump-Russia collusion," Reid told his staff.
The letter wasn't oversight—it was coordination.
October 31, 2016
FBI General Counsel James Baker's leak of dossier information to David Corn of Mother Jones represented the systematic coordination between federal government and media organizations. The FBI's top lawyer was laundering manufactured intelligence through supposedly independent journalists.
Baker met Corn in a downtown Washington restaurant, the kind of place where information was traded like currency. The dossier information would give Mother Jones the exclusive that would drive news cycles in the crucial final week.
"This intelligence is extremely concerning," Baker told Corn as he slid the documents across the table, “It confirms Trump’s entanglement with Putin.”
"Should I verify these claims?" Corn asked.
"You can't," Baker replied. "But you can report that senior FBI officials are highly, highly concerned."
October 31, 2016 (Same Day)
Clinton campaign's statement about a server in Trump Tower secretly communicating with Russia was the culmination of the manufactured intelligence operation. The campaign was promoting allegations they had created through foreign intelligence operatives and coordinated media plants.
In Clinton's campaign headquarters, staffers monitored multiple screens showing the coordination of intelligence leaks, media reports, and campaign responses. The operation had reached perfect synchronization.
"The server story is breaking exactly as planned," campaign manager Robby Mook told his team. "Intelligence, investigation, and political messaging all coordinated."
November 1, 2016
The FBI's termination of its formal relationship with Christopher Steele while maintaining contact through Bruce Ohr revealed the systematic deception designed to hide ongoing coordination. The Bureau was officially distancing itself while privately maintaining the intelligence pipeline.
"Steele's media leaks are creating problems," an FBI official told his supervisor.
"So we cut him loose publicly but keep him operational through our DOJ contacts," came the reply.
The termination was public relations disguised as operational security. The FBI needed deniability while maintaining access to manufactured intelligence that justified political surveillance. Ohr’s wife Nellie was routing manufactured information from her husband to Fusion GPS, completing the circle of deception.
Steele's "termination" was just another layer in an operation built on lies.
November 1, 2016 (Same Day)
Andrew McCabe's belated recusal from the Clinton email probe was damage control disguised as ethical behavior. After months of overseeing investigations while his wife took Clinton money, McCabe finally stepped aside when his corruption became public.
McCabe sat in his office, reviewing the recusal paperwork that should have been filed the moment his wife's campaign received Terry McAuliffe's money. The delay had been intentional—he needed to ensure Clinton's protection before removing himself.
"This recusal is retroactive to when?" his ethics attorney asked.
"Today," McCabe replied, his answer revealing that he had overseen Clinton investigations for months while compromised by financial conflicts.
The recusal was confession disguised as compliance, proof that McCabe had violated ethics rules while claiming to uphold them.
November 1, 2016 (Evening)
Anonymous law enforcement officials' admission to the New York Times that they had no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion was the truth accidentally leaking through the deception operation. Honest investigators were finally speaking to media.
The Times reporter couldn't believe what he was hearing. After months of intelligence leaks suggesting Trump-Russia coordination, senior officials were admitting they had found nothing.
"So there's no evidence of collusion?" the reporter asked for the third time.
"Zip," the official confirmed. "Bupkis. Nada."
The admission revealed that the entire collusion narrative was manufactured, with intelligence agencies coordinating surveillance operations they knew lacked evidentiary foundation.
November 3, 2016
Peter Strzok's creation of a fake timeline for Weiner email recovery ensured that Comey's inner circle all had matching stories for congressional testimony. The timeline was perjury conspiracy disguised as coordination.
Strzok worked late into the night, crafting a narrative that would hide the month-long delay in processing the laptop. The timeline had to explain away systematic obstruction while creating the appearance of diligent investigation.
"Everyone needs to memorize these dates," Strzok told his team as he distributed the timelines.
"What if someone has different records?" an agent asked.
"Then their records are wrong," Strzok replied.
November 4, 2016
The Daily Beast's four-part series alleging Trump's "love affair" with Putin represented the final push of coordinated media warfare in the election's closing days. The articles weren't journalism—they were intelligence operations disguised as reporting.
The Daily Beast newsroom buzzed with activity as editors coordinated the release schedule for maximum political impact. The series was timed to dominate news cycles while early voting was still occurring.
"This series will frame the final debate about Trump and Russia," the editor told his team.
The articles were based on the same manufactured intelligence that had been laundered through multiple media organizations, creating the appearance of independent confirmation.
November 6, 2016
Comey's second exoneration of Clinton after the Weiner documents were "reviewed around the clock" was the final act of the protection racket. The FBI claimed to have processed 650,000 emails in days while having spent months avoiding examination.
"How exactly did you review 650,000 emails in 48 hours?" a congressional staffer would later ask FBI officials.
"Advanced technology," came the evasive reply that fooled no one.
The speed of the review revealed its superficial nature. The FBI hadn’t examined any of the email messages while claiming a comprehensive review, ensuring that no damaging evidence would be discovered.
Comey's announcement was timed for maximum political benefit, clearing Clinton just before election day.
November 6, 2016 (Same Day)
The final polling numbers came in heavy. Seventeen points was the margin. Siena said Hillary Clinton would win walking away. No contest. No doubt. Inevitable.
The atmosphere in Washington changed. No more whispering. Just confident planning.
On the seventh floor, men and women in suits sat around polished wood tables. They talked about the new order. The hierarchy. Names were spoken in low voices, certain tones.
Attorney General James Comey
FBI Director Andrew McCabe
FBI Deputy Director Peter Strzok
FBI General Counsel Lisa Page
Each one slotted into place.
The room stilled. Nods. Quiet agreements. Preparation for the inevitable Clinton victory.
The feeling in the air was joyful anticipation. The future was already written.
A dramatization of real events. Based upon The Timeline of Treason. Part I below.