"After all, if the ultimate goal was always to charge Jim Comey as part of some 20-person conspiracy indictment claiming a bunch of people arranged to have Donald Trump investigated as a ploy to undercut his first term and damage his 2024 election chances (yeah, seriously, that is the theory!), then the statute of limitations expiration was always a mere speed bump."
"Understand, two things that had no business being in the Comey indictment are absolutely critical to the Grand Conspiracy theory. The Grand Conspiracy would start at least by August 9, 2016, when Peter Strzok responded to Lisa Page's question, "He's not ever going to become president, right? Right?!" by saying, "No. No he's not. We'll stop it." From there, Kash Patel's conspiracy theory about the "Clinton Plan" CIOL would take over."
"The Grand Conspiracy conspiracy theory is that the "Clinton Plan" was real, and that it should have given the FBI notice that Hillary had a plan to frame Donald Trump. [I should emphasize, not only don't I endorse this theory, much of it is false and even more of it is batshit insane, but it nevertheless is being pursued by a Senate confirmed US Attorney in SDFL, Jason Reding Qui]"
The dismissal of the Comey indictment by Judge Cameron Currie could materially alter prosecutorial strategy for a potential 20-person "Grand Conspiracy" case in Florida. Dismissal without prejudice leaves unresolved allegations about alleged weaponization of the Department of Justice and specific evidentiary matters the loaner AUSAs may have sought to adjudicate. Two contested elements not suited to Comey charges—Peter Strzok's August 9, 2016 "We'll stop it" exchange and Kash Patel's "Clinton Plan" theory—are central to the Grand Conspiracy narrative. The conspiracy theory claims that the Clinton Plan was real and that it would have provided the FBI notice of a plan to frame Donald Trump.
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