the DS plan is starting to take shape.

Selective leaks to the Post and NY Times (naturally) blaming ignorant low level staffers for 'clerical errors'. The Usual Suspect (Tapper, Cillizza, etc) are already running with the 'no big deal' meme.

2) This, on its face, is absurd.

IF the IG report was so innocuous, Durham wouldn't be diddy bopping all over the world with a fistful of indictments in tow.

3) An official in the UK government said this after he and Barr left two weeks ago:

'They seem intent on taking a MEAT CLEAVER to their intelligence service'.

That seems ominous, don't you think?

4) The game of managing expectations is fun to play but when it is a zero sum affair someone is going to be wrong.

The report comes out the 9th. Or so they SAY it will.

5) Would the resist crowd be saying this if the report is as damning as POTUS, who should know, says it is? Not unless they have something up their sleeve.

They do.

This is why the release dates were made so declarative.

They have a series of FF events to take attention away from the report. This will be everything from the usual shootings and such.

Having some of their elders 'conveniently pass away' is a definite part.

6) They cannot refute the facts and they know what they have done. Therefore all they can do is attempt to fool the people once again.

But what if the report is NOT released on the 9th?

The first Art of War:

'War is deception'.

The white hats have this handled...

@POTUS @LisaMei62