Listen my children
And you shall hear
Of how the Coup d& #39;état started
That we all should fear...
In response to this NYT article:

The Barr-Durham investigation of CIA-NSA-FBI officials who sought to understand Russia& #39;s 2016 election interference appears to be hunting for a basis to accuse intel officials of hiding evidence or manipulating analysis. https://twitter.com/charlie_savage/status/1228058126114529281">https://twitter.com/charlie_s...
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How did they get so many Americans to fall for the #RussianCollusion hoax?

To answer the question as to why Barr-Durham would investigate the CIA/NSA/FBI officials?

Well, first...

We& #39;re going to need a Russian patsy, Comrades
How did they unleash these allegations?

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Let& #39;s have a Congressional Hearing!

Promoting Russia& #39;s Role in Election-Year Hacking
DNI James Clapper and the heads of the FBI, CIA, and the NSA try to frame Kaspersky Labs for "Russian Hacking"
Via @cspan
https://www.c-span.org/video/?421334-1/senior-intelligence-officials-testify-russia-hacking-activities">https://www.c-span.org/video/...
NSA Admiral Rogers then is later informed (he& #39;s got to have his own intel) about FISA warrants on US citizens. Went to the FISA court to file a complaint, then informed President Trump

FISA Court (FISC) Order still classified (C)
https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/icotr/51117/2016_Cert_FISC_Memo_Opin_Order_Apr_2017.pdf">https://www.dni.gov/files/doc...
And there you have it kids...

How to start a Coup d& #39;état while attempting to maintain a Cold War, destroy a campaign and remove a duly elected President of the United States of America
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