A few days ago, thanks to a reader of The Conservative Treehouse I discovered a new Twitter account, that of Jeff Vogel, a retired senior Special Agent for the Department of Justice.
He has fascinating insights, shared below.
First, a bit about Jeff Vogel, on the cusp of his sixth decade, a New Yorker who worked for the Office of Personal Responsibility and the Office of the Inspector General:
He says that Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report will be released on Monday, May 28, 2018. Interesting that it would be released on Memorial Day, but we shall see:
Vogel has interesting takes on various White House goings on.
He has noted that General John Kelly isn’t around much:
Yesterday, it emerged that Kelly will convene a meeting of various parties to review previously requested classified information:
Vogel has also observed that Rudolph Giuliani, once thought to be a possible AG candidate during the 2016 transition, made fewer television appearances earlier this year:
Then, all became clear:
Yes, Giuliani has joined the president’s personal legal team and is once again giving television interviews.
Vogel has advice for President Trump:
He has a lot to say about Jeff Sessions, and I mention this specifically in reply to Dr Gregory Jackson, a longtime supporter of my blog, who said that my Friday post about Sessions being removed or resigning was (emphasis in the original):
either misdirection or misinformed.
Well, I am glad he liked the post, anyway. I very much appreciate his continued support.
I’m not here to misdirect or misinform anyone.
Fox’s Judge Jeanine Pirro said on Saturday, May 19, that, right now, Jeff Sessions is the ‘most dangerous man in America’. I believe he is.
Vogel also had much to say about Sessions.
A month ago, he was a bit more positive:
Yes, well, every now and then Sleepy wakes to deliver a soundbite then resumes his typical torpor.
By mid-May, Vogel was finished giving the AG the benefit of the doubt.
He commented on the fact that the DOJ was not co-operating with congressmen Devin Nunes and Trey Gowdy in their requests for information on the 2016 surveillance of the Trump campaign:
The last sentence of the first tweet below spells out the beginning of the end for Sessions:
How can people defend Sessions when he seemingly refuses to look into Swamp creatures — and even his own department? There’s so much to investigate and so little time.
The graphic below has a typo. It should be ‘Robby Mook’ (Hillary’s campaign manager) not ‘Robby Moot’. That said, the point still stands — and it’s a powerful one:
I couldn’t agree more.
This poll is tantalising; it’s still open as I write:
Someone responding asked if he could vote for both options. Ideally, both should happen.
In closing, the next few tweets are what got me reading Jeff Vogel’s account. These are addressed to President Trump:
Hmm. Look at the addresses he included in the tweet: family and the White House communications team.
If true, it seems as if Jeff Vogel already knows who the person is. Hmm.
Trump ‘trusts this person the most’, so it must be someone very close to him.
I rather wish the president would call Jeff Vogel for an interview and, if successful, hire him.
These tweets are absolutely fascinating, especially as Vogel lives in New York. He must know a lot.
I did as much of a search on him as I could gratis. The search description I found gave more information than clicking on his name at the link did. That scant information appears to lend support to his work experience.
For now, it seems Mr Vogel is legit. I shall check his tweets now and again with interest.
14 comments
May 24, 2018 at 6:02 pm
georgiafl
After VP Pence mentioned regime change and upset KJU which led to the canceling of the summit in Singapore, this article and Agent Vogel’s tweets came to mind.
Is it Pence? Did Pence also get Flynn fired?
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May 24, 2018 at 10:03 pm
churchmouse
We will find out eventually.
We might find out sooner if Agent Vogel were allowed in. ::praying hands::
Oh, my, what disappointing news about KJU. It appears the commenter on CTH from Southeast Asia was right in relaying the news from that region over the past couple of days.
Although I trust the commenter, I didn’t believe the news relayed, but now I do. ** I hope that’s understood: messenger trustworthy, news possibly suspect. **
As PDJT would say, ‘SAD!’
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May 26, 2018 at 11:51 pm
georgiafl
Things are looking up. Staff and journalists are on their way to Singapore.
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May 26, 2018 at 11:52 pm
churchmouse
Great news, isn’t it? 🙂
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May 26, 2018 at 11:54 pm
georgiafl
Have been grinning (most of the time) since the election. Such a relief…after 8 years of horror.
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May 27, 2018 at 12:12 am
churchmouse
Oh, yes.
Still, for me, this started during Bill Clinton’s era: 1993 — 25 years ago, one generation in old money. Think of the damage to ethics, families, education and children during that time.
Bush II didn’t interrupt the corruption and erosion of freedom much, especially with the all-encompassing Patriot Act. (When is that ever going to be repealed??)
Going back to the Clintons, what vengeful people they were. Billary set the standard for the new Dems (‘O’) and the GOPe (Ryan, et al.). What a nasty lot.
On to happier subjects now. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend!
I do enjoy our exchanges here. Many thanks! 🙂
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May 27, 2018 at 12:13 am
georgiafl
Remember the Anglican Curmudgeon’s ‘Debasing the Currency of Truth’ referring to the era of ‘spin’ and ‘truthiness’ that was the legacy of the Clinton years? I love that article and the Curmudgeon’s work on dating the Birth of Christ.
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May 27, 2018 at 1:02 am
churchmouse
Indeed.
There is so much richness to Christianity. Agnostics and atheists greatly debase the Truth.
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May 27, 2018 at 12:15 am
georgiafl
You are so right about the perfidy of both the GOPe and Dems. Oh man!
Have a good weekend. I’ll come back tomorrow to read the lectionary.
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May 27, 2018 at 1:03 am
churchmouse
Okay, cool!
Thanks for your good wishes. After a prediction of heat and sunshine, it will rain most of the day here tomorrow. Typical for a long weekend. 🙂
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May 26, 2018 at 11:53 pm
georgiafl
PDJT learned to play poker with professionals ….he owned casinos….then there are the real estate deals and skyscrapers in NYC. Heh. Mere world leaders are no match.
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May 27, 2018 at 12:00 am
churchmouse
Aren’t we blessed to have a leader who is in the world but now no longer of it?
(Prayers of thanksgiving to the Almighty who, as He so often does, makes the impossible possible in so many ways!)
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May 27, 2018 at 12:09 am
georgiafl
Often God calls those we consider unworthy… but aren’t we all? Trump has always had a tender heart and compassion. Hasn’t lost his humanity despite all that wealth.
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May 27, 2018 at 12:49 am
churchmouse
Exactly.
That reminds me of today’s reading from Isaiah (6:1-8) for Trinity Sunday excerpted as follows:
‘6:5 And I said: “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!”
‘6:6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs.
‘6:7 The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.”
6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!”’
America — and the world — has the best president in our times.
May the Lord continue to bless not only him and his long suffering family but us, too, wherever we live.
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