Right now, we’re in the midst of what might be the biggest scandal since the country collectively asked, “who ran the country during the Biden years?” The Obamagate saga is broiling and only set to rise in temperature.
That said: you wouldn’t know it from the mainstream media, which refuses to cover it. Which, of course, means there’s something there.
Here at The Ops Desk we recognize the gravity of it — so it’s the theme this week.
Chris starts us off with two related dispatches with stuff you’re not hearing much elsewhere: first, just HOW things like Obamagate actually get done in government. The president doesn’t have to actually say what he wants… the message will be received, nonetheless.
Second: Did you know the FBI recovered eight sensitive thumb-drives following the scandal involving Hillary’s unsecured computer server stashed in a bathroom in Denver? Yeah — neither did we. You wouldn’t believe what they did with them.
Next up is our podcast with former Assistant Director of the FBI, Chris Swecker. Again: more revelations you’re not hearing elsewhere. This one we felt had to go in front of the firewall — just too much important stuff there.
And more content you’re not hearing elsewhere: cops ambushed in Ohio by a perp with guns and bombs; a new theory of drug prosecution that we’ve actually called for for years; and another hero-of-the-left, a lunatic arsonist (allegedly!) inspiring rallies on campus…. (hat tip: Lieutenant Terry B!).
Here we go.
The Unspoken Language of Power
There is quite a bit of smoke surrounding former CIA director John Brennan. It seems likely that the block-headed spymaster (who voted for the Communist Party candidate for president in 1976 and was still hired by the CIA – and we wonder why that agency heavily compromised by the Soviets) engaged in what might be described as shenanigans after Donald Trump won his first presidential election.
Others might describe his alleged actions as a serious crime that struck at the heart of our Constitution rather than simply shenanigans, but that depends on how much you hate Donald Trump.
What Brennan apparently did was distort and subvert both the intelligence process and the actual information to make is seem like Trump was colluding with Vladimir Putin. We heard this story for years, and some still spout that tripe.
The CIA Director is a powerful figure – one that can certainly can, and often does, undermine a government. But that is usually in foreign countries where American “interests” require a different group of players in leadership roles -– sometimes regardless of the will of that country’s citizens or American law.
But to subvert the results of an American Presidential election is another matter. That would be too big a step for a CIA Director to take independently. It harkens back to the quote from the Vietnam War, where an unidentified American Major stated, "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it." Undermining the American democratic process would need the okay and protection from a higher source.
If the story shakes out the way it seems to be going, that higher source would have to be in the person of President Barak Obama. The whole thing is incredible to even contemplate. Did Obama order the Russian collusion intelligence assessment? Will we ever get the truth?
The answer is no on both counts. Obama never “ordered” a misleading assessment. He never told Brennan to manipulate intelligence to hurt Trump. That’s not how power works. It’s not necessary, wise, or legal to give such an order. Points are made in a more subtle way. Messages are sent with indirect signaling.
In our police careers we saw this in city government frequently. No one ever said, “The Mayor wants this done”, or “This is the Chief’s mandate” when it came to a sensitive or controversial subject. Messaging came with a nod and a wink. A meeting would conclude with everyone in agreement no matter how people felt. Step out of line and you would have a tough time at the next CompStat meeting, where you’d be forced to defend your crime numbers.
How does such a thing sound? An example could go like this: “The Mayor thinks that it’s unfortunate that working people can’t afford subway fare.” It would be politically unpopular to announce that the police will not be enforcing fare evasion, but if your fare evasion arrests are up, you might find yourself on the hot seat at the next robbery meeting, or getting knocked around about a small dip in traffic summonses. Perhaps your promotion didn’t come as expected. Get the message – get in line.
It would be a shame if there was negative intelligence about the incoming President – you know, “the one who is an existential threat to democracy.” Message received. Hey — new intel is just coming in now…!
Even if it is proven that Brennan committed a crime (and the US Government historically hasn’t exactly been getting to the bottom of these types of allegations), there is no way that Obama goes down. In a meeting with DOJ and the FBI, President Obama said to do the criminal investigation, “by the book.” That is literally the only quote we have memorialized from meetings on possible Russian collusion. Quite coincidentally, we’re sure, Susan Rice uses that phrase three times in an email to herself.
That is no accident, and that is also not proof. Power doesn’t need to get its hands dirty. It leaves that to people like John Brennan.
Wait — A Whole ROOM?
When Kash Patel went on the Joe Rogan show a few months ago and stated that he found a “room that Comey and others hid from the world… full of documents and computer hard drives,” I was skeptical. It seemed improbable that there were locked rooms of evidence that no one had access to in the Hoover Building.
Apparently, I was wrong. The Senate Judiciary Committee appeared to give validity to this statement this week. Sometime in 2016, the FBI was given eight thumb drives from a confidential source that contained data that was apparently hacked from the State Department – including information reportedly from Hillary Clinton’s infamous home-brew server.
That is an incredible revelation. Even as I type this it seems impossible that this happened.
The FBI must have learned a lot from the eight drives, right? Perhaps information on who was spying on the highest levels of the US Government. Perhaps it divulged top-secret information that enemies of the United States had stolen. Maybe US operatives at State or in the Intelligence Community were in serious personal jeopardy as their covers had been blown through the hacks. Their lives could be in jeopardy.
Maybe it proved that Clinton had initiated the Russian Collusion story. Or that Clinton was aware that she had been compromised and failed to report her crime of not securing top-secret information, thereby allowing it to continue. There could be information detailing how foreign powers were able to gain access to confidential data vital to US interests.
That is something the FBI must have spent months combing through to glean any bit of intelligence to protect this country, right?
Nope.
They never looked at it.
Those thumb drives were left largely un-searched and completely secret. A few keyword searches were made — then the investigation was shut down do to concerns about “Executive and Congressional privilege.” How is that possible?
This seems like it could be as big a story as Obamagate (maybe it’s the SAME story?). There may be multiple people at the highest levels of our government hiding evidence of serious crimes — for political reasons.
Sounds like a story that The New York Times or The Washington Post should be all over.
They never even mentioned it.
There will be more to come on this caper… a lot more. Like Obamagate, if feels like we’re still in the first inning.
How Bad IS Obamagate? Answer: It’s Looking That Bad
If you’ve been following the news — including us here at The Ops Desk — you know about the developing story of Obamagate.
As per DNI Tulsi Gabbard, there is clear-and-convincing evidence that in 2015 and 2016, Obama, John Brennan, James Comey, and their underlings engaged in what may amount to a conspiracy to undermine a U.S. election.
And when the man they sought to undermine, Donald Trump, shocked everyone by winning… these conspirators were stuck. And so they just kept going with the same b.s. narrative.
So how bad was it?
Today’s podcast features Chris Swecker, former Assistant Director of the FBI. Director Swecker served as the head of all FBI criminal investigations, as well as operating as a supervisor in-country in Iraq. There are few people who can answers some of the lingering questions about Obamagate better than Chris can.
This is important stuff, people — and Chris has revelations you haven’t heard elsewhere: Who was the driving force inside the FBI against Trump? Who was really running the FBI under Comey? Was Lisa Page actually living in Andrew McCabe’s basement during all this?
This may well be the dominant story in the REAL media for 2025. So join us for Chris’s insights here. (Click below far a sample — and HERE for the full thing. No firewall this week — we felt this one was just too important).
So… Can ANYONE Be Prosecuted?
In the unfolding investigation into Obamagate, a critical legal detail is emerging that could have massive consequences for the cast of characters long believed to be untouchable. Barack Obama, James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Bruce Ohr, and John Brennan—once seen as architects or enablers of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation—may soon face a new legal challenge that many thought was off the table: criminal conspiracy.
While critics have long argued that the statute of limitations has run its course on any potential wrongdoing tied to the 2016 election, that argument rests on a flawed understanding of how conspiracy law works. Under 18 U.S.C. § 3282, the general statute of limitations for federal crimes is five years. However, in the case of a criminal conspiracy—particularly one under 18 U.S.C. § 371—the clock starts not at the beginning of the scheme, but from the date of the last overt act committed in furtherance of it.
And that distinction could be a game-changer.
If the conspiracy to falsely implicate Donald Trump in Russian collusion extended beyond Election Day 2016—through the leaking of classified information, the manipulation of FISA courts, or the orchestration of media narratives—then every one of those acts could reset the limitations period. In short: if members of the alleged conspiracy took steps to cover their tracks, discredit whistleblowers, or continue pushing false information into 2018 or later, the door to prosecution remains open five years from the last act.
There’s growing speculation that the DOJ has recently obtained documentation confirming such ongoing acts (including the potential 2023 perjury committed by John Brennan when testifying to Congress). If true, the statute of limitations could extend to at least 2028—and possibly beyond.
Let’s not forget that Andrew McCabe was fired in 2018 for "lack of candor" about leaks. Peter Strzok and Lisa Page exchanged politically motivated messages into December of 2016. Bruce Ohr maintained back-channel communications with dossier author Christopher Steele even after the FBI officially cut ties. John Brennan made numerous public and private statements continuing to advance the narrative of Trump-Russia collusion deep into the Trump presidency. Each act could arguably reset the clock.
And the role of Obama—especially in the January 5, 2017 Oval Office meeting where the Russia investigation was discussed—is increasingly coming under the microscope.
But here’s the twist: Barack Obama may now be legally untouchable, thanks to a case Donald Trump himself brought all the way to the Supreme Court. In Trump v. United States (2024), the Court affirmed that former presidents enjoy broad immunity from criminal prosecution for acts taken within the “outer perimeter” of their official duties. That precedent likely shields Obama from criminal liability—even if his fingerprints were on the machinery behind Crossfire Hurricane.
The others, however, may not be so lucky. Comey, McCabe, Strzok, Page, Ohr, and Brennan were not presidents. They were officials and agents who, if proven to have acted in furtherance of an unlawful conspiracy, could still be prosecuted—especially if overt acts occurred within the extended limitations window.
The legal threshold for conspiracy does not require the crime itself to be completed—only that there was an agreement to break the law and at least one overt act in furtherance of that agreement. In a complex case involving FISA abuse, misuse of classified information, and obstruction, each extension, lie, or planted story may qualify.
In the coming months, the public may finally learn whether this was political theater or something far more serious. Either way, the statute of limitations argument is no longer the get-out-of-jail-free card many believed it to be.
The clock hasn't stopped — it may still be ticking. And for some, it may be ticking down.
Um, This Isn’t A Story?
So three cops were ambushed in Lorain, Ohio last week while responding to a radio run. A 35-year-old officer, former Marine Phillip Wagner, was killed. Two other cops were injured, one critically.
In the exchange of gunfire, the perpetrator, Michael Parker, was also killed.
The story got very little media traction. But even worse: : Have you heard anything about the killer?
Michael Parker reportedly had “an arsenal” in his car, which he had parked at the end of the block to lay-in-wait for the two officers. Not only did he have numerous firearms, including high-powered rifles; he also had improvised explosive devices.
This reeks of someone potentially radicalized online or through real-world contacts. But are we hearing anything about who Parker might have been associated with? What groups he might have belonged to? Why he targeted cops?
Assault weapons, bombs, an attack on the government, a fatality and two wounded. Something tells me if he’d been wearing a MAGA hat, we’d know his whole story by now.
Stay tuned — we will attempt to get further ourselves here at The Ops Desk.
But it shouldn’t be just us asking these questions.
Dummy Of The Week
Cops in Westlake, Ohio are having a pretty easy time making arrests this month. The run of good fortune started when an intoxicated man drove to the police parking lot and attempted to enter the stationhouse using the employee entrance. He was stopped by one of the officers and was questioned as to his presence in the restricted area.
The man wanted to ask the police about a phone that he had lost during a night of gambling with an unknown group of men. It turns out that the night of gambling was enhanced with a night of heavy drinking. The man was arrested for DWI by the cops just outside the stationhouse doors. They let him use the employee entrance after all! A search of his person turned up a sheathed knife in his pants and another in his underwear, of all places.
Driving heavily intoxicated with a knife in your underwear. What could go wrong?
For their next easy pinch, the Westlake PD had to leave the parking lot. A man was found passed out in his car in the middle of the street. He luckily kept his foot on the brake and was gently awoken by the Westlake PD drone. While rubbing the sandman from his eyes, he stepped out of the car, but not before tossing a loaded firearm secreted in his waistband into the back seat. The drone camera caught the move, and the man was placed under arrest. He was charged with possession of a loaded gun and DWI.
(It was a nice gun too – I think that is a Smith and Wesson M&P9 with laser sight and flashlight – an expensive piece of hardware).
But here’s the thing: According to the reporting, the drone essentially made the key move in the arrest, by providing the visual on the perpetrator tossing the gun into the back seat.
Can Robocop be far behind?
Kansas City Football Murder Case
Remember that mysterious case from the 2024 Super Bowl, when three friends were found dead in the snow in a backyard? The case is now moving forward in an unusual way. The three men accused of supplying the drugs are being prosecuted not just on narco charges — but murder charges, as the cocaine supplied was laced with fentanyl.
We (and many others) have long argued for this approach. The truth of the matter is that those who die from fentanyl generally don’t die from an overdose — they die from poisoning. Which is to say: they buy a quantity of one drug, unaware that dealers have cut that drug with fentanyl in an attempt to increase its potency.
With the insanely virulent power of even a few grains of fentanyl, the practice of using it as a cutting agent with other drugs merits, seems to us, a charge of Negligent Homicide, at the very least.
Among the reasons many pundits have pointed to as to why Donald Trump swept the 2024 election was the fentanyl issue. It’s been flooding over our borders thanks to the Chinese and Mexican cartels, and the Dems have not even tried to do something about it (a recent study shows that more than one-in-eight Americans have had their lives disrupted in some way by fentanyl) (that’s 33 million people!). No wonder the Dem party is notching its lowest polls ever.
This case bears watching; it is, in our experience, among the first such prosecutions.
Let’s hope it becomes a model for other jurisdictions. Why we’ve tolerated foreign nations surreptitiously flooding our homeland this long is a mystery.
The Trump administration continues to tie the fentanyl issue their efforts at the border. This is smart politics — and the right thing to do for the country.
And where the Dems were on this for four years is anybody’s guess.
Support Your Local Arsonist!
So the man who firebombed 10 NYPD patrol cars, Brooklyn “activist” Jakhi McCray, was apprehended and formerly charged last week. Mr. McCray is well-known to the NYPD, from numerous priors at protests and demonstrations.
McCray was supported at his arraignment on federal arson charges by his mother and two dozen keffiyeh-wearing supporters (the keffiyeh is that checkered scarf that signals support for the Palestinian cause). McCray reportedly did $800,000 in damage — which of course he will never be able to pay restitution for. Meaning the taxpayers will pay for it.
McCray has (thankfully) been charged federally by the Trump administration, and so should not get the light treatment likely in the local Brooklyn courts.
But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have his supporters….
If anything, Trump’s been too soft on Columbia.
Too bad Jakhi won’t be able to vote for Mamdani from federal prison.
And finally…
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They ALL should HANG!!!!