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Saturday, December 28, 2019

Two Possibilities in Trump Wiretapping, and Neither Is Good

The report of the I.G.'s findings on the use of FISA in the FBI Crossfire Hurricane investigation is an outrage. As a 22 year FBI Agent, I have personally conducted multiple investigations using both Title III "wiretaps" and FISA-authorized intercepts. From this perspective, I can only see two possible interpretations of the actions of the FBI and DOJ. Either scenario should anger and frighten every fair minded citizen who takes the time to read the report and understand its implications.

To comprehend the magnitude of the wrongdoing, consider the following:

First, an American citizen, Carter Page, was targeted by our government for electronic surveillance under FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act). Per the Act, his Fourth Amendment guarantee of privacy was judicially "suspended" to allow law enforcement to intercept and monitor his private communications. Ostensibly, the FISA court would allow this intrusion based on presented facts that indicated that Page was participating in an activity that was reasonably considered to be a threat to national security and was, in effect, the agent of a foreign power.

According to the I.G., the determination to surveil Page was based on second hand information provided by a member of a friendly foreign government and bolstered by reporting in the "Steele dossier". Accepting the subjective judgement that the investigation was adequately predicated does not mitigate the disaster that followed.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is the manner of intelligence operations in a communist government. The US government is under the control of the Deep State, which is the intelligence networks of CIA, Homeland, Mossad, and MI5

They work for the richest families in the world. These families are private owners / operators of the world’s Central Banks including the Fed.

Anonymous said...

This article proves what Trump supporters. Comey and others must be brought to justice for their crimes - if not for the American people but for the Intelligence integrity.

Anonymous said...

This is scary stuff America. For the most part I would say the FBI is credible, at least at the agent levels. However, it is painfully obvious the upper echelon went rogue in a big way and Comey is definitely at the center. His hipocricy knows no bounds when he declares on national/cable news the IG report vindicates him. He is IMO pathological and deserves what is coming to him.

Anonymous said...

Name names 727

Anonymous said...

I hope he "has" something coming to him, but I'm having doubts. Apparently nobody is willing to stir the pot except our great President

Anonymous said...

727 doesn't need to 930. Deep state just as real as the dark web.

Anonymous said...

And don't forget Santa Claus too

Anonymous said...

2 possibilities = Pelosi or Schiff !!!!