Tag: FISA
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Meet the New Boss, Mike Johnson, Same as the Old Boss
by Jeff Crouere, Ringside Politics, ©2024 (Apr. 21, 2024) — It has happened again: a once-promising Republican House Speaker has turned into a “Deep State” operative. Yes, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), has followed in the footsteps of former Republican House Speakers John Boehner, Paul Ryan, and Kevin McCarthy. All these former House speakers were…
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Nunes Confirms Russian “Subsource” was U.S.-Based
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION UNDER SCRUTINY by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 26, 2020) — On today’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes (R-CA22) told host Maria Bartiromo that the source of many of the allegations contained in Christopher Steele’s now-infamous “dossier” used to obtain surveillance warrants on 2016 Trump-campaign adviser Carter Page…
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Attorney Sidney Powell: Flynn “Not Guilty”
“THE MOST CONCOCTED CASE I HAVE EVER SEEN” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 18, 2020) — On Thursday, Dallas-based attorney for Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn (Ret) Sidney Powell told radio host Larry O’Connor that Judge Emmet Sullivan agreed to a 30-day extension in her client’s sentencing hearing for allegedly lying to the FBI, two days…
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Papadopoulos: His and Flynn’s “Fates Intertwined”
WILL HIS “GUILTY” PLEA ALSO BE WITHDRAWN? by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 15, 2020) — In a tweet at approximately 5:30 AM EST, former 2016 Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos commented that Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn’s (Ret) withdrawal Tuesday of his “guilty” plea for lying to the FBI is connected to his own “fate.” “General…
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Papadopoulos Focuses on FBI Attorney Cited by DOJ Inspector General
“THE DEEP STATE’S CLEARLY ON DEFENSE RIGHT NOW” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 4, 2020) — In the third episode of his podcast titled, “Punching Back with George Papadopoulos,” former 2016 Trump campaign foreign-policy adviser George Papadopoulos said that the FBI attorney who the Justice Department inspector general cited in a recent report for altering an…
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Meadows: “We Will Finally Have Justice”
CONGRESSMAN CLAIMS “COORDINATED EFFORT” TO “TAKE DOWN” TRUMP by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 28, 2019) — On Saturday night’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine,” Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC11) said that the upcoming Justice Department inspector general’s report on “FISA abuse” will not only hold people “accountable” from the Trump-Russia “collusion” narrative, but also, “we’ll start to see…
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Sara A. Carter: “Gang of Eight” Documents “Changed Everybody’s Mind” on FISA Applications, Russia Probe
“EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 27, 2019) — On Thursday night’s “Hannity,” investigative journalist Sara A. Carter told host Sean Hannity that classified documents provided to the so-called “Gang of Eight” in Congress “changed everybody’s mind” regarding the purpose and methods behind surveillance warrant applications submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) by…
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Where was the FBI’s “Probable Cause” on Carter Page?
WAS “RIGOR” APPLIED TO THE PROCESS, OR SOMETHING ELSE? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 10, 2019) — The transcript of a closed-door interview with former FBI Deputy General Counsel Trisha Anderson last summer indicates that the witness reviewed documentation associated with Russia “dossier” compiler Christopher Steele’s “credibility” but that a surveillance warrant applied for in October…
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Former Congressman: Intelligence Community “Did a Lot of This Overseas”
“SPYING DID OCCUR” by Sharon Rondeau (May 15, 2019) — On Wednesday’s “Hannity,” former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, now a Fox News contributor, rhetorically asked why directors of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) involved in circulating the unverified Trump-Russia “dossier” in 2016 used the intelligence apparatus of foreign countries purportedly to carry out surveillance activity on…
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Report: U.S. Attorney’s Probe Provides “New Tool” for Russia Hoax Investigation
WILL WE LEARN WHO “COLLUDED” WITH WHOM? by Sharon Rondeau (May 14, 2019) — Fox News and “The Hill’s” John Solomon reported Tuesday evening on “Hannity” that Attorney General William Barr’s appointment of U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham to investigate the origins of the probe which falsely claimed that members of…
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Graham: “Somebody Was Planted in the Trump Campaign”
“IF THAT’S NOT SPYING, I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS” by Sharon Rondeau (May 12, 2019) — On the May 12 edition of “Sunday Morning Futures” hosted by Maria Bartiromo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham recounted what he characterized as a “bombshell” report published by John Solomon of The Hill last week revealing stating that…
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Sara Carter: “Members of the Obama Administration” Went “Far Beyond the Trump Campaign”
JUST HOW FAR? by Sharon Rondeau (May 10, 2019) — On Friday night’s “Hannity,” investigative reporter Sara A. Carter said that “members of the Obama administration” are implicated not only in “surveillance” and “unmasking” of Trump campaign aides but also engaged in activity which went “far beyond the Trump campaign.” In the absence of Sean…
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Meadows, Jordan Meet with DOJ Inspector General
CONGRESSMAN: MORE CRIMINAL REFERRALS “HIGHLY LIKELY” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 14, 2019) — During the second half of today’s “Sunday Morning Futures, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC11) said he and House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jim Jordan (R-OH4) recently met with the Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, about issues stemming from the eight criminal referrals…
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Former FBI General Counsel Confirms Trump Probe had Multiple “Targets”
“I HARDLY READ ANY FISAs WHEN I WAS THERE” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 13, 2019) — The first of two transcripts of closed-door interviews between members of Congress and former FBI General Counsel James Baker reveals that the FBI’s counterintelligence probe into the 2016 Trump campaign had multiple subjects of interest (p. 118). After a…
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Congressman: Papadopoulos’s Alleged “Collusion” Launched FBI Trump-Campaign Probe
FORMER ADVISER DENIES CONTACTS WITH RUSSIANS by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 26, 2019) — On page 96 of the transcript of former Trump campaign foreign-policy adviser George Papadopoulos’s closed-door testimony to members of two House committees last fall, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC11) is noted to have said that Papadopoulos’s alleged 2016 communication with Russians while he…
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We Are Living in A Game of Jenga
“ONE BAD MOVE…” by Fredy Lowe, ©2018, from CFP (Dec. 31, 2018) — The holidays are a time for family gatherings and, in keeping with that tradition, one evening our family gathered around for a fun, but rather challenging building-block game called Jenga. The game becomes more and more exciting for both the players and…
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Papadopoulos Predicts FISA Docs will be Declassified
HOW MANY 2016 SURVEILLANCE WARRANTS WERE OBTAINED BY THE FBI…FRAUDULENTLY? by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 24, 2018) — On Monday night, former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos tweeted a “prediction” that early next year, President Trump will declassify “FISA” documents which prompted the surveillance of at least one, but perhaps as many as four, Trump campaign…
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Second Comey Transcript Suggests Flynn Under Investigation Prior to Interview
“I CAN’T ANSWER THAT QUESTION” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 18, 2018) — Portions of the transcript of former FBI Director James Comey’s questioning by members of the House Oversight & Government Reform and Judiciary Committees on Monday suggest that Trump’s first national security adviser, Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn (Ret), was under FBI investigation as…
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Report: “Lots of Sealed Indictments” on Clinton Foundation, Uranium One, FISA Abuse
WHO ARE THE REAL CRIMINALS? by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 11, 2018) — On Tuesday night’s “Hannity,” investigative journalist Sara A. Carter, also a Fox News contributor, punctuated her appearance in the latter part of the program with, “Lots of sealed indictments” following host Sean Hannity’s mention of a Clinton Foundation investigation and other government-related corruption.…
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How Many “FISAs” Were There?
FORMER TRUMP CAMPAIGN ADVISER CLAIMS FOUR AMERICANS TARGETED BY FBI, AGREEING WITH FORMER DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 9, 2018) — On Sunday, former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, as he did prior to serving a 12-day prison sentence which ended Friday, tweeted that four people associated with the Trump campaign were targeted…