Trump’s Justice Department just debunked one of his favorite conspiracy theories

[GMDino]

Not that it matters to people with Trump Delusional syndrome.

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-justice-department-debunks-popular-right-wing-conspiracy-theory-4b3c418a2807/

Quote:The right-wing Daily Caller published an “exclusive” report last September, alleging that Imran Awan, a former IT aide for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) — then the chairperson of the Democratic National Committee — had been banned from the House of Representatives for using a secret server.


The report claimed Awan had “allegedly routed data from numerous House Democrats to a secret server” and that police had grown suspicious after receiving a copy of the server with an “elaborate falsified image designed to hide the massive violations.”

Since then, conservative media has been obsessed with the conspiracy theory. The Daily Caller has published dozens of pieces about him, and speculation about Awan’s role has also reached Fox News, Fox Business, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, and other popular right-wing websites.

President Trump himself tweeted about Awan multiple times, sometimes referring to him as “the Pakistani mystery man.”

On Tuesday, however, the Department of Justice (DOJ) blew a hole in that conspiracy theory. Announcing that the aide, who was indicted in August on multiple charges, including bank fraud, had reached a plea deal with investigators, the DOJ said it found no evidence of wrongdoing in his handling of House computer systems.
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DOJ just blew up the Daily Caller's reporting on Imran Awan. https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/press-release/file/1077546/download …
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“The Government has uncovered no evidence that your client violated federal law with respect to the House computer systems,” they stated. “Particularly, the Government has found no evidence that your client illegally removed House data from the House network or from House Members’ offices, stole the House Democratic Caucus Server, stole or destroyed House information technology equipment, or improperly accessed or transferred government information, including classified or sensitive information.”


In July 2017, Awan was arrested at Dulles International Airport as he was attempting to board a flight to Lahore, Pakistan. Awan and four other congressional staffers had been under investigation on allegations of a procurement scam since earlier in the year.

According to Politico, Awan and his wife, Hina Alvi, “allegedly obtained $285,000 in home equity loans from the Congressional Federal Credit Union on two residential properties in Virginia” and then “transferred nearly all of those funds — $283,000 — to individuals in Faisalabad, Pakistan…. They repaid one loan, but failed to repay $165,000 from another loan.”

While he was being investigated, Awan and the four other staffers were barred from using the House computer networks, prompting the Daily Caller to publish its “exclusive” report, which claimed the ban was instead due to Awan’s alleged private server use.

Prior to the DOJ’s statements Tuesday, several prominent conservatives were busy spinning the news that Awan had reached a plea deal as a sign that Democrats would be hurt by the development. Others, like Project Veritas’ Laura Loomer, claimed the mainstream media was working with Democrats to purposely cover up the news.

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The MSM must be sleeping...with the Democrats.

No coverage about this at all today.

What a snooze fest.
Laura Loomer@LauraLoomer

Do you all remember Imran Awan?

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Pakistani former IT aide who was arrested at the airport as he tried to flee the country after smashing hard drives & making unauthorized access to DNC data?

He struck a plea deal. His hearing is today, July 3!

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JUST IN: Imran Awan pleads guilty to Federal Bank Fraud in deal to cooperate with prosecutors as Democrats brace for impact
11:20 AM - Jul 3, 2018

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Once the plea deal was made public, however, many of those same voices fell silent.

On Tuesday, David Damron, Wasserman Schultz’s spokesperson, referenced the right-wing conspiracy theory and conservative media spin while discussing Awan’s guilty plea. “We rely on our justice system to produce a fair result, after a considered, objective review,” Damron said. “That role is even more important at a time when Donald Trump and his allies spread dangerous distortions with the intent of falsely smearing his political opponents.”

Awan’s attorney, Christopher Gowen, went further, saying the “repugnant behavior went straight to the top.”

“This was all made up, for purposes of clickbait, Fox News stories, and political opportunism,” he said. “And yes, this repugnant behavior went straight to the top. Just weeks ago, the president of the United States tweeted again alleging that Imran was responsible for a missing Democratic Party server. Like so many irresponsible, misleading or simply untrue tweets from the President, this allegation displayed a complete lack of respect for law enforcement.”

Awan will be sentenced on August 21 and faces up to six months in prison.

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(07-06-2018, 10:39 AM)GMDino Wrote: Not that it matters to people with Trump Delusional syndrome.

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-justice-department-debunks-popular-right-wing-conspiracy-theory-4b3c418a2807/

Sure it does. One of them even felt compelled to start a thread about it. 

[fredtoast]

(07-06-2018, 11:01 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Sure it does. One of them even felt compelled to start a thread about it. 

(07-05-2018, 11:05 PM)bfine32 Wrote:  Ease off of the hate; you'll be happier in life. 

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(07-06-2018, 11:07 AM)fredtoast Wrote:

No hate, I absolutely love it. 

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(07-06-2018, 11:24 AM)bfine32 Wrote: No hate, I absolutely love it. 

So calling people delusional is not hate?

Kind of like denying a certain group equal protection under the law is based on "love"?

[GMDino]

(07-06-2018, 11:01 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Sure it does. One of them even felt compelled to start a thread about it. 

No, no.  You are confusing the fake "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (thrown at people who post real things that the POTUS has done and said and discuss them) with the very real "Trump Delusional Syndrome" which affects so many who say they didn't vote for him, claim to have criticized him, and yet never ever fail to jump up to defend him in every situation no matter how awful the situation is in reality...or even if Trump wasn't even blamed.


And we don't hate people with Trump Delusional Syndrome...we feel sorry for them and hope they will recover.  

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(07-06-2018, 11:42 AM)GMDino Wrote: No, no.  You are confusing the fake "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (thrown at people who post real things that the POTUS has done and said and discuss them) with the very real "Trump Delusional Syndrome" which affects so many who say they didn't vote for him, claim to have criticized him, and yet never ever fail to jump up to defend him in every situation no matter how awful the situation is in reality...or even if Trump wasn't even blamed.


And we don't hate people with Trump Delusional Syndrome...we feel sorry for them and hope they will recover.  

All one has to do is hit the back arrow and look at the threads. 

[GMDino]

(07-06-2018, 11:49 AM)bfine32 Wrote: All one has to do is hit the back arrow and look at the threads. 

I know!  But we send our thoughts and prayers to the TRUE TDS sufferers!  Reality and facts seems to trigger the symptoms.

[jj22]

This conspiracy theory was always a stretch.