WHAT THE HELL FBI

[ESF]

pitta12 posted this in another thread, but it didn't get the attention it deserved. 

www.vox.com/2016/11/1/13489510/fbi-clinton-foundation

I'll give you the TL;DR. The FBI records vault is where the FBI posts things that have been released in response to FOIA requests.  They post a bunch of stuff all the time, but have a lot of discretion to delay responding to FOIA requests and the like. Well, TODAY they just decided to post a whole bunch of shit relating to a 15 year old investigation of the Clinton foundation and the Bill Clinton's pardon of Mark Rich.

As if that's not weird enough, they also decided on October 30, 2016 to start using their Twitter account, which was last used over a year ago, in September 2015.  The first thing they tweeted after a year haitus?

They tweeted out a few other random announcements of new things being added to the vault that day, including these:

Then they tweeted out announcements of more things being added to the vault - two relating to the 2015 Baltimore protests and a bunch relating to FBI policy and procedure.  Then nothing, until five hours ago, when they tweeted this.

[iamali]

Are we certain that this is a real account?

[TR]

Literally what the fuck?

[ESF]

This article has more info and is better than the Vox one.

www.newsweek.com/fbi-releasing-documents-clinton-marc-rich-515921

[pixy0stix]

Nov 1, 2016 16:32:49 GMT -5 iamali said:

Are we certain that this is a real account?

It's been twitter verified.

Either Trump paid off people OR the FBI really really really doesn't want Clinton in charge.

ETA: I wonder if the rumors that HRC has always been especially shitty to her SS detail have something to do with this.

[ESF]

Nov 1, 2016 16:32:49 GMT -5 iamali said:

Are we certain that this is a real account?

Yes. In addition to it being verified, if you look through its history, it has to be real. I can't see why someone would have set this up years and years ago to execute this plan.

I thought about the possibility of it being hacked, but the problem isn't just the announcements on twitter, it's the timing of the release of the FBI's documents on the FBI site.   

[OscarQ]

I think my head just exploded. Who TF is in charge over there and WTF are they doing?

[elleblue]

This is insane. Completely fucking bonkers.

[iamali]

I'm glad my Xanax Rx is up to date.

[ufcasey]

Fred Trump the PHILANTHROPIST?!?!Um, no. How about Fred Trump, racially discriminatory land lord and KKK supporter?

[pitta12]

Thanks, ESF, for bumping this and linking the Newsweek article. I swear I feel like this whole election is a long nightmare of crazy. I don't even know what to think.

[ESF]

Why is the FBI tweeting things at 1 in the morning on a Sunday night?

Also this:

[pixy0stix]

Everyone knows no federal employee is up at 1 am working. Seriously, what the hell is going on?

[heyjude]

It's as if Shonda Rhimes scripted this election.

[silva]

this is.............

[jlt19]

Nonpartisan my ass.

[sfy]

I'm on complete Nick Young status right now. Wtf???

[saz]

Seriously WTF is going on right now??

[earlgreyhot]

Nov 1, 2016 16:46:55 GMT -5 iamali said:

I'm glad my Xanax Rx is up to date.

I just re-upped my klonapin today.

Gonna need it to get through the next 7 days.

[andreay82]

Like...WTAF is this? Unbelievable.

[saz]

I just read a bunch of tweets from Kurt Eichenwald and seriously, all signs point to FBI doesn't want Clinton to win. Why??

[elleblue]

Something is really screwy. Is it the Russian hackers? Anonymous? Wtf is going on?

[killercupcake]

Just realized I was clenching my jaw and my fist while reading this.

What the actual fuck, FBI?

[heyjude]

What's really disturbing about all this is we not only have a foreign govt trying to disturb an election, we now have a govt agency trying to do the same.

I'm floored. I just don't know what to say.

History has its eyes on us.










(I don't want to hear it; if ever there was a time for a cheeky rap musical about the founding of the US NOW IS THAT TIME!)

[elleblue]

Nov 1, 2016 16:58:06 GMT -5 saz said:

I just read a bunch of tweets from Kurt Eichenwald and seriously, all signs point to FBI doesn't want Clinton to win. Why??

I read earlier that the FBI is split into pro/against Clinton camps. So maybe this is the anti-Clinton people going rogue? 

[JLV]

What the fuck is going on.

[winecat]

Something seems rigged but it's not against Dumpster fire.

[penguingrrl]

Someone high up within the FBI has gone rogue. Possibly atthe very top. This is a clear violation of the Hatch act. And terrifies me about our safety.

[emisi]

Sounds like someone over at FBI is getting a nice visit from Hatch Act violations people soon. This is OBVIOUSLY trying to sway the election.

[JLV]

This seriously makes me so uncomfortable and I'm ready to put my tin foil hat on.