Posted on 03/19/2017 7:19:19 AM PDT by MNDude
Trump recently stated on an interview on Fox news that he would be submitting some interesting evidence that he was spied on.
What do you predict he is going to release, and how strong will this evidence be?
Andrew Napolitano: Did Obama spy on Trump?
All I gotta say is “Yikes”!
“Thus, in 2016, when Trump says the surveillance of him took place, Obama needed only to ask the NSA for a transcript of Trump’s telephone conversations to be prepared from the digital versions that the NSA already possessed. Because the NSA has the digital version of every telephone call made to, from and within the U.S. since 2005, if President Obama last year wanted transcripts of Trump’s calls made at any time, the NSA would have been duty-bound to provide them, just as it would be required to provide transcripts of Obama’s calls today if President Trump wanted them. “
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/03/16/andrew-napolitano-did-obama-spy-on-trump.html
There have been a number of comments here to what the Judge said but can you clarify what you are referring to as a ‘chilling article’?
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Three words: universal surveillance state. That apparently knows no bounds. Chilling in that the Deep State has the means and the power to target anyone they want. The Obama administration clearly did.
Agreed but that is a separate issue that was already well understood from Snowden and WikiLeaks.
” The parsing of words tactics by his detractors tells the story”
Observation of the day!
It’s been like that for a long time. My brother, who served in the White House as a security aid during Nixon’s reign, told my mother that he had heard a tape of me made by the CIA.
“It anyone needed to be spied on in regards to the Russians, it was the Soros-supported democrats. They were the ones who were so “flexible” with KGB Putin on such critically important things as missile defense and nukes, including the Iran nuke deal that Putin loves so much.”
Obama and the Russian President at this time below, didn’t realize that their microphone was still on.
Obama apologizes to the Russian president for not doing more for the Russians. That he would do more after his second election.
Let your ears tell you that Obama was a Russian tool! Watch and listen to the video linked below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFR8DbSRQE
Shep's mascara will again run. And that will be the funniest part of all. Putting that crybaby in his place is long overdue.
On RT, Larry C. Johnson Alleged That Obama “Collu[ded] Overseas With Britain’s Own GCHQ” To Spy On Trump. Appearing on a March 6 broadcast on state-sponsored Russian news network RT, Larry C. Johnson, credited as a “former CIA analyst and State Department official,” alleged that “there was some collusion overseas” between U.S. intelligence and “Britain’s own GHCQ (sic)” “to derail the candidacy of Donald Trump.”
Citing “very good friends,” Johnson alleged that GCHQ “actually passed” information “to John Brennan, and it was disseminated within the U.S. government.” Johnson closed the RT interview by claiming former Obama administration officials involved in the collusion could face “criminal charges,” specifically sedition.
From the March 6 interview:
NEIL HARVEY (HOST): Let’s bring in former CIA analyst and State Department official Larry Johnson, joins me live over the line. Very good afternoon to you, Larry. We’ve heard it said that these are really serious accusations by some guests we’ve had on so far. What’s your assessment of what Donald Trump’s had to said — how big a deal is this?
LARRY JOHNSON: I think it’s a huge deal. The problem is Trump probably shouldn’t have done this via Twitter, because to call it that it was a wiretap is technically inaccurate. And the denials by the Obama people are like Bill Clinton asking what the meaning of “is” is with respect to was oral sex a sexual act.
In this case, I understand from very good friends that what happened was both Jim Clapper and John Brennan at CIA were intimately involved in trying to derail the candidacy of Donald Trump. That there was some collusion overseas with Britain’s own GHCQ (sic).
That information that was gathered from GHCQ (sic) was actually passed to John Brennan, and it was disseminated within the U.S. government. This dissemination was illegal. Donald Trump is in essence correct that the intelligence agencies and some in the law enforcement community on the side of the FBI were in fact illegally trying to access, monitor his communications with his aides, and with other people.
All of this with an end to try to destroy and discredit his presidency. I don’t think there will be any doubt of that. [RT, 3/6/17 via YouTube]
Just finished watching Fox New Sunday. Chrissy Wallace kept referring to this as a “distraction” to the Administration.
Frankly, I believe that President Trump can walk and chew gum simultaneously.
Seems to me that it is the media that is distracted here. :)
Immediately after the election the head of the NSA (Kelly) meet with Trump and Clapper tried to get Kelly fired. Clapper is gone, Kelly is still on the job.
I think Trump has the goods and it was given to him by Kelly. Trump is playing the media and the Dems like a master. He will strike soon.
Agreed but that is a separate issue that was already well understood from Snowden and WikiLeaks.
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Yes, they showed the extent of surveillance, but what is even more concerning is that once a government is on the slippery slope of unlawful or illicit activities against its own citizens, the potential for further abuses becomes troubling. It’s like petty theft leading to burglary, and then on to even more serious crimes.
The point is, unchecked surveillance activities can easily escalate into more serious activities, which is why we need effective oversight in government.
There is a lot of money and power involved in DC politics. People who climb to power generally want to stay in power, and they want more of it. Just ask the Democrats. We cannot allow anyone to use the power of federal agencies to intimidate others or to advance their own agendas through extra legal means.
As Napolitano said, the lesson here is terribly serious.
Meanwhile, the Trump-Pence admin pledged to significantly strengthen our military. This is not something KGB Putin wants, particularly at this time, when they are in the early stages of basically restoring their evil empire.
>>Obama and the Russian President at this time below, didn’t realize that their microphone was still on.
>>Obama apologizes to the Russian president for not doing more for the Russians. That he would do more after his second election.
Yes, I have lots more on that on my FR home page.
What’s even scarier is the North Korea threats. What does O know that we don’t? Good timing for trip to Tahiti?
There too, Russia and the ChiComs are major players as defenders of NK. Russia also continues to arm and support hostile leftist regimes throughtout Latin America.
Ioan Grillo
May 9, 2014
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Russia's push into Ukraine has put many on edge. But less known is that Russia is also strengthening its military links south of the Rio Grande and re-establishing itself as a power in the region.
Vladimir Putin has been strengthening military links here, and Russia is now the largest arms dealer to governments in Latin America, surpassing the United States.
Russia has even floated the possibility of building new military bases in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, and putting its warships permanently in the Caribbean.
In the midst of the Ukraine crisis, Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov recently visited Cuba, Peru, Chile, and Nicaragua, where he announced that Russia would also pour money into the new Central American canal project. ..."
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/140508/russian-arms-military-trade-latin-america
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Russia Boosts Arms, Training for Leftist Latin Militaries
Moscow defense minister inks deals with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua for joint exercises
BY: Bill Gertz
February 20, 2015
Russia agreed to provide military training for three leftist regimes in Latin America and increase military visits and exercises following a visit last week to the region by Moscow's Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu, Pentagon officials said.
Shoygu met with defense and military leaders in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua and signed several agreements on warship visits and military training during the visit, which ran from Feb. 11 to 14. It is not clear whether any new arms deals were completed during the visit. Defense officials said the Russian leader is seeking bases in the region for strategic bomber flights that Shoygu recently promised would include flights over the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-boosts-arms-training-for-leftist-latin-militaries/
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