Consensus reached after multiple days and meetings among officials. We reviewed Department Policies and concluded Assistant Director pre steps exercise of description in opening the investigation was in compliance with those policies. We also reviewed, as we detail in the report, the emails, Text Messages and other documents of those involved in that decision, particularly mr. Pre steps. We didnt find documentary or Testimonial Evidence that indicated political bias or improper motivation influencing his decision to open the investigation. While the information in the fbis possession at the time was limited, in light of the Throw Threshold established by department and fbi predication policy which, by the way, is not a legal requirement but a prudential one in the fbi and Department Policies, we found that Crossfire Hurricane was opened for an authorized
investigative purpose and with sufficient factual predication. This decision to open Crossfire Hurricane which involved the activitie
consensus reached after multiple days and meetings among officials. we reviewed department policies and concluded assistant director pre step s exercise of description in opening the investigation was in compliance with those policies. we also reviewed, as we detail in the report, the emails, text messages and other documents of those involved in that decision, particularly mr. pre steps. we didn t find documentary or testimonial evidence that indicated political bias or improper motivation influencing his decision to open the investigation. while the information in the fbi s possession at the time was limited, in light of the throw threshold established by department and fbi predication policy which, by the way, is not a legal requirement but a prudential one in the fbi and department policies, we found that crossfire hurricane was opened for an authorized
showdown, north korea takes on the world. from brunswick maine, hilltry analyst colonel david hunt, author of the new novel without mercy. how worried should we be, take us inside the mentality of kim jong un. within about four years north korea will be able to make its longest range launchers. they have three miss thals can hit the lower 48, they can t put a nuke on them. they can put a nuke on the intermediate missile. that can hit japan. chemical weapons, we talk about chemical weapons in syria, since the mid 1990s north korea has been helping syria on chemical weapons. eric: that s the capability, talk about the mentality of actually pressing the button. kim jong un has basically a throw threshold of risk. since the end of january since the end of january there is been instances of instability, there s been the assassination of his elder half-brother but also the demotion of the minister of state security, one of the most important officials.