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10 Key Takeaways From The New York Times’ Error-Ridden Defense Of FBI Spying On Trump Campaign
http://thefederalist.com/ ^ | May 17, 2018 | By Mollie Hemingway

Posted on 05/17/2018 9:03:43 AM PDT by Para-Ord.45

It's reasonable to assume that much of the new information in the New York Times report relates to leakers' fears about information that will be coming out in the inspector general report.

1. FBI Officials Admit They Spied On Trump Campaign This is a stunning admission for those Americans worried that federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies might use their powers to surveil, leak against, and target Americans simply for their political views or affiliations. As Sean Davis wrote, “The most amazing aspect about this article is how blasé it is about the fact that the Obama admin was actively spying on four affiliates of a rival political campaign weeks before an election.”

2. Terrified About Looming Inspector General Report Likewise, the admissions in this New York Times story are coming out now, years after selective leaks to compliant reporters, just before an inspector general report detailing some of these actions is slated to be released this month..By working with friendly reporters, these leaking FBI officials can ensure the first story about their unprecedented spying on political opponents will downplay that spying and even attempt to justify it.

(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: crossfirehurricane; dojigreport; mediawingofthednc; molliehemingway; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; smearmachine

1 posted on 05/17/2018 9:03:43 AM PDT by Para-Ord.45
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To: Para-Ord.45

Under John Brennan, the CIA operated as an opposition research outfit for the Hillary Clinton campaign. It appears from leaked news stories in the British press that Brennan’s oafish spying on Trump began around April 2016, right after Trump’s biggest primary victories. As it became urgently clear to Brennan that Trump was going to face off against Hillary, Brennan turned to “intelligence partners” in Europe for dirt on Trump. But they didn’t have any, save some pretty skimpy material on “contacts” between Trump campaign officials and Russians…

FBI Officials Admit They Spied On Trump Campaign:

http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/17/10-key-takeaways-from-new-york-times-error-ridden-defense-of-fbi-spying-on-trump-campaign/


2 posted on 05/17/2018 9:08:31 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Democrats are having trouble with their MAMA campaign, (Make America Mexico Again), versus MAGA!)
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To: Para-Ord.45

Justice and FBI get to edit the report so what good will it be? Since they get to edit it I predict it will come out just before the next election and there will nothing but old news in it.


3 posted on 05/17/2018 9:11:53 AM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; azishot; ...

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4 posted on 05/17/2018 9:40:56 AM PDT by bitt (t)
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To: itsahoot

they get to suggest chanes-any changes can be made or ignored by OIG


5 posted on 05/17/2018 9:54:31 AM PDT by rolling_stone
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To: Para-Ord.45

Watergate was jaywalking comared to the crimes and corruption here.


6 posted on 05/17/2018 10:02:47 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Stop the Mueller Gestapo. Free the Donald!)
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To: Para-Ord.45

Bttt.

5.56mm


7 posted on 05/17/2018 10:04:19 AM PDT by M Kehoe (THIS SPACE FOR RENT)
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To: rolling_stone
any changes can be made or ignored by OIG

They can redact anything the want under the guise of National Security. Ask Nunes, Gowdy, Grassley.

8 posted on 05/17/2018 11:12:14 AM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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To: Para-Ord.45

Bump


9 posted on 05/17/2018 11:19:37 AM PDT by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: Para-Ord.45

bump


10 posted on 05/17/2018 1:14:02 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Para-Ord.45

0. We are in a post-Constitutional America; they make i up as they go to protect the Swamp.


11 posted on 05/17/2018 4:53:49 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: Grampa Dave

I can’t wait until this piece of shit Brennan meets a rope.


12 posted on 05/17/2018 5:14:38 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (MAGAMarchOnWashington.com)
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