Obama Judge Hands Trump a Victory But mysteries remain from the case of Democrats’ IT man Imran Awan. by Lloyd Billingsley
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Fourteen states, all led by Democrats, sought to stop Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing data systems at seven federal agencies. On Tuesday, a federal judge found that the Democrats had not carried their burden “and therefore plaintiffs’ motion is DENIED.”
The federal judge was Tanya Chutkan, a donor to Obama’s presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012, and appointed by the composite character president in 2014. Assigned to the cases of January 6, 2021, Chutkan handed out prison sentences even longer than the government requested. Before that, Chutkan handled a case with significance for national security that after seven years remains unresolved.
Of all the IT people in all the IT firms in all the world, House Democrats thought Imran Awan was best man for the job. Sometimes working from his native Pakistan, Awan and his family team accessed the computers of some 40 Democrats on the intelligence and foreign affairs committees. Without their consent, Awan and his team stashed the Democrats’ data on a server controlled by Xavier Becerra, then chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
Capitol Police wanted a copy of the server but the one Awan produced turned out a fake. In February, 2017, Awan got booted off the House computer network but Becerra had already fled to California where Gov. Jerry Brown made him attorney general. Becerra had nothing to say about Awan’s IT intrigue, and Chutkan provided additional protection. The Obama judge repeatedly delayed Awan’s trial on bank-fraud charges, and the case did not become a factor in the 2018 election that kept Becerra in the AG slot.
In August of 2018, Chutkan sentenced Awan to time served, his single day in detention and 11 months of GPS monitoring and three months’ supervision. “There have been numerous allegations lobbed at him from the highest branches of the government,” the judge said, “all of which have been proved to be without foundation by the FBI and the Department of Justice.” In reality, Awan had never been formally charged with unauthorized possession of government material or anything of the sort. Judge Chutkan, a vocal opponent of President Trump’s travel ban, conveniently left out the context and background.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz charged that Awan was “put under scrutiny because of his religious faith and that “the right-wing media circus fringe” was jumping to conclusions. Awan’s attorney Chris Gowen, a former aide to Bill and Hillary Clinton, said Awan’s arrest for bank fraud was “clearly a right-wing media-driven prosecution by a United States Attorney’s Office that wants to prosecute people for working while Muslim.”
In December of 2020, Congress paid $850,000 to “Muslim aides targeted in inquiry stoked by Trump,” as the New York Times contended. Awan and his family “lost their jobs and endured harassment in part because of their Muslim faith and South Asian origins.” No word about all the material Awan lifted from Democrats on the foreign affairs and intelligence committees, and nothing from Xavier Becerra, Joe Biden’s pick to head HHS. In that role Becerra said nothing about the case, and the Biden DOJ wouldn’t go near it.
Awan’s whereabouts are currently unknown and MEChA veteran Becerra has been keeping a low profile. Judge Chutkan, who played a role in both cases, has now ruled that Elon Musk’s DOGE can access key records at federal agencies. That leaves plenty of work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Tasked to handle counterintelligence, the FBI dropped the ball on Awan – if they ever picked it up in the first place.
The FBI failed to prevent the first attack on the World Trade Center and the massive attack of September 11, 2001. The bureau also failed to prevent the terrorist attacks at Fort Hood (2009), the Boston Marathon (2013), San Bernardino (2015) and Orlando (2016) all with massive loss of life. The FBI played no role in the takedown of the terrorists, capably handled by local police.
After the first assassination attempt on Trump last July, FBI boss Christopher Wray claimed it was uncertain whether a bullet or “shrapnel” wounded the candidate. At this writing, the FBI is also withholding evidence in the mysterious deaths of DHS whistleblower Philip Haney and DNC official Seth Rich. So no surprise that the Democrats who oppose DOGE are also arrayed in force against Trump FBI pick Kash Patel.
Already confirmed is John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick to head the CIA, tasked with foreign intelligence. Ratcliffe should find out what the Democrats’ IT man did with all that intel. That leaves all those former CIA bosses and agents who signed the letter charging that the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation, which they all knew was false. Trump attorney general pick Pam Bondi, already confirmed, also has a role to play.
Under the Biden Junta, the FBI raided the Florida residence of Donald Trump. It was supposedly about classified documents but agents took pains to ransack Melania’s garments. Former attorney general William Barr backed the FBI raid, and proclaimed that he was willing to testify against Trump.
Those cases were all bogus but Barr, who began his career with the CIA, has been rather quiet of late. Pam Bondi should find out what Barr knew and when he knew it. As Trump likes to say, we’ll have to see what happens.
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