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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Leakers to NYT Confirm FBI Ran Spy Operation Against Trump Campaign
2018-05-17
[Breitbart] Leakers to the New York Times confirmed in a story published on Wednesday that the FBI had run a spy operation on the Trump campaign that involved government informants, secret subpoenas, and possible wiretaps.

The story comes ahead of the release of the pending Department of Justice inspector general report on the FBI’s actions during the 2016 election, and likely is an attempt by the leakers to paint the FBI’s efforts in the most flattering light possible.

But the story revealed that the FBI ‐ which is supposed to be an apolitical agency ‐ was spying on the Trump campaign through phone records and with "at least one" human asset.

"The F.B.I. obtained phone records and other documents using national security letters ‐ a secret type of subpoena ‐ officials said. And at least one government informant met several times with Mr. Page and Mr. Papadopoulos," the Times reported, citing "current and former officials."

The revelation of "at least one government informant" appears to confirm a Washington Post story last week in which leakers revealed that the FBI had a "top secret intelligence source" ‐ a U.S. citizen who likely lived overseas ‐ who had spied on members of the Trump campaign for the FBI.

NYT article found at this link.

Related at Gateway: Joe DiGenova on Today’s Deep State Admission of Spying on Trump: THIS IS MOST UNBELIEVABLE SCANDAL IN US HISTORY (Video)

Related: Washington Examiner - DOJ watchdog completes draft of report examining FBI's handling of Clinton email investigation

Related: The Federalist - 10 Key Takeaways From The New York Times’ Error-Ridden Defense Of FBI Spying On Trump Campaign
Posted by:Besoeker

#16  You are a dear, Omeger Gray6606. I shall, indeed, though I truly hate having to use it, and not just because the ribbons are so pretty.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-05-17 20:43  

#15  Nice compliment TW, but keep your legendary clue bat within reach (heh!).
Posted by: Omeger Gray6606   2018-05-17 17:50  

#14  Key take-aways from #12. You decide whom Halper was really working for:

Federal records show that Halper has been paid $928,800 since 2012 for work on four policy projects for the Pentagon.

And

Halper has links to the CIA stretching back decades. His late father-in-law was Ray Cline, a CIA legend who served as director of the agency’s bureau of intelligence and research. Halper also worked with a team of former CIA officers on George H.W. Bush’s unsuccessful 1980 presidential primary bid.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-05-17 15:40  

#13  Can the world stop using McCarthyism to refer to GIVERnment witch hunts due to political beliefs and switch to Comeyism?
Posted by: airandee   2018-05-17 15:24  

#12  From the Daily Caller: EXCLUSIVE: Cambridge Prof With CIA, MI6 Ties Met With Trump Adviser During Campaign, Beyond

Papadopoulos and Halper met several times during that stay, having dinner one night at the Travellers Club, an Old London gentleman’s club frequented by international diplomats. They were accompanied by Halper’s assistant, a Turkish woman named Azra Turk. Sources familiar with Papadopoulos’s claims about his trip say Turk flirted with him during their encounters and later on in email exchanges.
Posted by: Woodrow   2018-05-17 14:11  

#11  Come on Burgs, the New York Times Turds is maybe, actually bragging. It's their job, SHillary said so.

Snark off, kind off.
Posted by: Woodrow   2018-05-17 13:47  

#10  Joe DiGenova on Today’s Deep State Admission of Spying on Trump: THIS IS MOST UNBELIEVABLE SCANDAL IN US HISTORY (Video)

Spying on Trump? Yes. But, I've got a feeling that if it all comes out, spying will only be a part of the problem this country has been dealing with. There is widespread corruption and theft from govmints (such as our own and Haiti), human trafficking, money laundering through charities, election fraud and vote rigging, and possibly arranged murder (e.g. SR) as starters.
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-05-17 13:32  

#9  How convenient that the movie, "The Post" has reminded us of another scandal involving spying on the out-of-power party during an election...
Posted by: Ptah   2018-05-17 12:47  

#8  Besoeker, you are doing a bang-up job of following the various threads of these political scandals for us.

We've been pulling together hypothetical scenarios (some fairly accurate) from Open Source data here at the Burg for over a year. Just imagine what beltway insiders at DoJ, Justice, the Hill, and OGA must know with the knowlege, access, and connections they have.

Yes, evidence certainly points to the work of a Deep State cabal.

"I hate these poeple."
~ Greg Gutfeld
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-05-17 12:13  

#7  Besoeker, you are doing a bang-up job of following the various threads of these political scandals for us. Thank you.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-05-17 10:37  

#6  FBI spying on Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Double-Plus Un-Good.
FBI/CIA/NSA/?Others? Spying on Donald Trump -- Double-Plus Good.
Gotcha, how could I have been so confused, must report myself for Thought-Crime.
Posted by: magpie   2018-05-17 10:10  

#5  Brennan at CIA spied on Trump for Dems too
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-05-17 08:23  

#4  Molly Hemingway's 'Ten Takeaways' (above) is very well written.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-05-17 08:03  

#3  True justice unfortunately...
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-05-17 03:53  

#2  True justice would require a gutting of the Justice Department officials and FBI leadership, with criminal charges rendered.

Remove this cancer.
Posted by: Glolush Whusotch4899   2018-05-17 03:30  

#1  Deep State damage control. This is about to get very interesting.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-05-17 01:23  

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