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Schiff’s Snooping Standard: He says he can gather and release private metadata because only ‘the far right’ objects.
Wall Street Journal ^ | December 8, 2019

Posted on 12/08/2019 3:41:27 PM PST by karpov

Kudos to Margaret Brennan of CBS for asking Adam Schiff on Sunday about his release of phone logs of his political opponents. Mr. Schiff dismissed any criticism, and his reason is revealing about the balance of power in Washington.

“The blowback has only come from the far right,” Mr. Schiff said. “But look, every investigator seeks phone records to corroborate, sometimes to contradict, a witness’s testimony.”

Yes, but executive-branch investigators who want to get data from private telecom companies typically must obtain some kind of judicial order. Mr. Schiff did it himself. Prosecutors are also supposed to limit the release of data on innocent bystanders like journalists for privacy reasons. The intelligence term of art is “minimization.” Mr. Schiff released the phone logs of journalist John Solomon and Rep. Devin Nunes —information irrelevant to his impeachment case against President Trump. The narrative of his report suggests he did it gratuitously to imply that Mr. Nunes is part of the Ukraine conspiracy, though the Republican has a right to call anyone he wants.

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The "Face the Nation" transcript of Brennan interviewing Schiff is here.
1 posted on 12/08/2019 3:41:27 PM PST by karpov
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To: karpov

we’re this close to a full on Peoples Republic.


2 posted on 12/08/2019 3:43:16 PM PST by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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To: karpov

So what he’s saying is only the right wing press is doing its job


3 posted on 12/08/2019 3:45:11 PM PST by SPRINK (G)
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To: karpov

I like the movie called “Shooter”, with Mark Wahlberg, because of what happens at the end.


4 posted on 12/08/2019 3:45:28 PM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: karpov

Schiff-4-brains has micturated on the Constitution
and Law.

Will the DOJ arrest him. No.
He is special, and above all others -
even able to take down an ELECTED PRESIDENT
to coverup his murders.


5 posted on 12/08/2019 3:45:32 PM PST by Diogenesis ( WWG1WGA)
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To: Kozak

The Commie left LOVES Russia..everything they are doing are Soviet style tactics and the commie media has zero issue with it because it gives them the end result that they want..they dont hate Donald Trump, they hate who donald Trump represents, the PEOPLE..and what commies want more than anything is to CONTROL PEOPLE


6 posted on 12/08/2019 3:46:39 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: karpov

Digging his grave deeper and deeper!


7 posted on 12/08/2019 3:47:05 PM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: Diogenesis

Schiff has connections to Ed Buck and Dr Bruce Hensel, his scandals are endless, but NO ONE investigates him


8 posted on 12/08/2019 3:47:10 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: karpov

Only jews have a problem with the camps.


9 posted on 12/08/2019 3:47:24 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: karpov

So according to Shiff, your rights only extend to what the liberals allow. If a few dozen, hundred, or million people get their rights trampled on, so what?


10 posted on 12/08/2019 3:49:08 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Everyone who favors socialism plans on the government taking other people's money, not theirs.)
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To: karpov
Kimberly Strassel on "The Journal Editorial Report" said that the phone companies could have gone to court to resist Schiff's demand but did not. This sets a bad precedent. The executive branch can't get this kind of data on suspected terrorists without going to court but Adam Schiff can get information on fellow Congressmen without any court review.

Someone suggested that possibly the Southern District of New York supplied the data to Schiff. They are anti-Trump, but would they have access to the data?

11 posted on 12/08/2019 3:49:42 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Schiff is above the law!!


12 posted on 12/08/2019 3:51:23 PM PST by CMailBag
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To: karpov

Only the right wing objects, and the gutless republitards aint got the balls to do a damn thing about felonies committed by demonrats. I am fed the hell up with the chickenshit bastards.


13 posted on 12/08/2019 3:51:40 PM PST by WP Lonestar (No matter where you go, there you are)
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To: Kozak

Wow. All of my fears are being confirmed about the government. Just a few years ago a person would have been called crazy for suggesting that our politicians would do such a thing.


14 posted on 12/08/2019 3:54:02 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: karpov

They think they above the law that they impose on us.

Full on demagogues, the whole lot of them.


15 posted on 12/08/2019 3:54:27 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: karpov
Achtung America
16 posted on 12/08/2019 3:56:49 PM PST by bray (Pray for Prresident Trump)
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To: karpov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybXuiTrpRYM


17 posted on 12/08/2019 4:00:20 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: karpov

Sounds like a good time for President trump to release all the Phone records of Schiff, nadler, pelosi and The FAKE NEWS Press, only the Crazy Left will complain.


18 posted on 12/08/2019 4:00:44 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: dhs12345

“””””Wow. All of my fears are being confirmed about the government.”””””””””””

I believe we all predicted this when the Patriot Act was passed.


19 posted on 12/08/2019 4:02:00 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: Kozak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5eAjYpcYeg


20 posted on 12/08/2019 4:02:34 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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