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Mueller and the Obama Accounting
WSJ ^ | 25 Mar 2019 | James Freeman

Posted on 03/25/2019 1:40:17 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

The former President now owes the country an explanation for the historic abuse of government surveillance powers.

The Mueller report confirms that the Obama administration, without evidence, turned the surveillance powers of the federal government against the presidential campaign of the party out of power. This historic abuse of executive authority was either approved by President Barack Obama or it was not. It’s time for Mr. Obama, who oddly receives few mentions in stories about his government’s spying on associates of the 2016 Trump campaign, to say what he knew and did not know about the targeting of his party’s opponents.

...Mr. Obama might have room to deny any knowledge of the details of the surveillance abuses, given the story his FBI director told Congress—if anybody could believe that story.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jamescomey; lisapage; muellerreportdone; obamagate; peterstrzok; robertmueller; scum; trumpobamagate; trumpvindicated
"Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis"
1 posted on 03/25/2019 1:40:17 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Does anyone seriously believe that a coup of this magnitude could have been attempted without Obama’s knowledge?


2 posted on 03/25/2019 1:44:25 PM PDT by vigilence (Vigilence)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“Uhhhh, this is the first I’ve heard of it. I was unaware of this situation until I read about it in the newspaper.”


3 posted on 03/25/2019 1:45:14 PM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Progressivism is socialism. Venezuela is how it ends.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Don’t talk about dealing with the problem, do something about it but I suspect things won’t go very far because the Democrats can play the victim card making bad election year appearances for the GOP with public opinion.


4 posted on 03/25/2019 1:47:57 PM PDT by Spiridon
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To: vigilence

True or false
Obama has to sign off on the FISA warrant?


5 posted on 03/25/2019 1:51:59 PM PDT by South Dakota
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To: vigilence

And just who was the leader of this mutiny of perverts?

0bama is such a smart guy, could not possibly a dupe.


6 posted on 03/25/2019 1:53:35 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!")
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To: vigilence

I truly believe that this whole thing was planned and orchestrated by Obama and Hillary. Start to finish.


7 posted on 03/25/2019 1:53:42 PM PDT by Texas resident (Democrats=Enemy of People of The United States of America)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“Today we settle all family business, so don’t lie to me Carlo. It insults my intelligence”: Michael Corleone


8 posted on 03/25/2019 1:56:07 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: DUMBGRUNT
There is a link in the piece to a WaPo columnist's take down of the MSM about this. I can't tell if it made the print edition or is online only.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/conclusion-of-mueller-probe-raises-anew-criticisms-of-coverage/2019/03/24/7b42972c-4e77-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html?mod=article_inline&utm_term=.caa3125bf16d

9 posted on 03/25/2019 2:01:43 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Texas resident

A comment from the WSJ site:

“If he didn’t find out about the wiretapping until after the fact, when exactly did he learn about it and how did he respond?”

It is impossible for Obama to NOT have known about every single aspect of the executive branch scrutiny of a president campaign and the candidate . The justification of such survillence was based on and approved because foreign agencies and assets were believed to be involved. End of question. Obama knew.

Now. Obama is a liar and we’ve always known this about his character. He is lying again and our values and political system mandate that his role in this reckless and shameful political episode be publicly known.

By golly, Obama was acting as OUR president and is accountable to all of us. I’m taking this quite personallly.


10 posted on 03/25/2019 2:11:46 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!")
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Another fun comment from the WSJ site:

Mr. Obama is just now learning from the papers (”like everyone else”) that Lynch, Comey, Brennan and Clapper worked in his administration. Film at 11.


11 posted on 03/25/2019 2:14:10 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!")
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“The Mueller report confirms that the Obama administration, without evidence.”

How can you confirm without evidence?


12 posted on 03/25/2019 2:47:19 PM PDT by Garvin (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: Garvin

The Obama administration did not have evidence to turned the surveillance powers of the federal government against the presidential campaign.

There was never any evidence of a crime against Trump.

Total fishing trip.


13 posted on 03/25/2019 2:52:16 PM PDT by missthethunder
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To: missthethunder
👍👍
14 posted on 03/25/2019 2:54:53 PM PDT by Garvin (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: South Dakota

I think that’s False. I believe, from memory of an article I read some months ago; I believe the AG and the FBI Director, or their Deputies, and the FBI agents and/or DoJ lawyers whom are presenting the FISA Warrant Application to the FISA Judge, are all required to sign off on it. The Presidents signature is not required for a FISA Warrant.


15 posted on 03/25/2019 3:14:53 PM PDT by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“...if anybody could believe that story.”

Well, there’s ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, NYT, PBS, WaPo...


16 posted on 03/25/2019 3:17:51 PM PDT by polymuser (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterton)
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To: vigilence

Of course obama knew it all. None of these cowards would have tried something like this unless the Pres they worked for told them to do it, and none of them still would have done it without explicite understanding with whom they believed would be the incoming President. Also, there is a Lisa Page text message to Strzok stating that the “White House wants to know everything about this”. And if memory serves, the Lisa Page under oath interview transcript was released a couple of weeks ago and she stated the same. There’s no question that obama knew, and people, that’s Treason by a sitting President. If that actually gets prosecuted and he gets convicted, and remember if and when treason trials happen they will be in front of military tribunals, not regular civilian federal court. There’s no telling how the progressive socialist dems and their paramilitary arms, BLM and AntiFa are going to react.


17 posted on 03/25/2019 3:28:47 PM PDT by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Now you know why O has a big wall around his house.


18 posted on 03/25/2019 3:29:07 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: fruser1

Obama has always been in the dark. Hillary Valjar and Huma did everything.Obama was never interested in policy or working. He just did as he was told.


19 posted on 03/25/2019 3:42:09 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: polymuser

The media outlets are all liberal. They simply do not like a Conservative in the White House. If their ratings fall to single numbers they will still fall on their swords.
They will fight for the right to remove conservatives because being liberal is the most important thing in their lives.


20 posted on 03/25/2019 4:14:47 PM PDT by FreedBird (Wh)
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