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EXCLUSIVE: The Treasury Department Spied on Flynn, Manafort, and the Trump Family, Says Whistleblower
The Ohio Star ^ | 18 May 2020 | Neil W. McCabe

Posted on 05/18/2020 2:55:46 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi

President Barack Obama’s Treasury Department regularly surveilled retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn’s financial records and transactions beginning in December 2015 and well into 2017, before, during and after when he served at the White House as President Donald Trump’s National Security Director, a former senior Treasury Department official, and veteran of the intelligence community, told the Star Newspapers.

“I started seeing things that were not correct, so I did my own little investigation, because I wanted to make sure what I was seeing was correct” she said. “You never want to draw attention to something if there is not anything there.”

The whistleblower said she only saw metadata, that is names and dates when the general’s financial records were accessed. “I never saw what they saw.”

By March 2016, the whistleblower said she and a colleague, who was detailed to Treasury from the intelligence community, became convinced that the surveillance of Flynn was not tied to legitimate criminal or national security concerns, but was straight-up political surveillance among other illegal activity occurring at Treasury.

“When I showed it to her, what she said, ‘Oh, sh%t!’ and I knew right then and there that I was right – this was some shady stuff,” the whistleblower said.

“It wasn’t just him,” the whistleblower said. “They were targeting other U.S. citizens, as well.”

Only two names are listed in the whistleblower’s official paperwork, so the others must remain sealed, she said. The second name is Paul J. Manafort Jr., the one-time chairman of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

The other names include: Members of Congress, the most senior staffers on the 2016 Trump campaign and members of Trump’s family, she said.

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To: Erik Latranyi

bttt


141 posted on 05/18/2020 8:06:44 AM PDT by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: digger48
They’ve already seen every line of every tax return he’s ever filed

No doubt, which is why bama gave the orders to demand their release. Certainly among the millions of entries there's one or two that can be used against Trump.

142 posted on 05/18/2020 8:08:54 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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To: SkyPilot

Correct. Sessions/Whitaker/Barr gave them all a pass.


143 posted on 05/18/2020 8:14:37 AM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: Sirius Lee

?? start over ??

No just close these rogue agencies....


144 posted on 05/18/2020 8:15:43 AM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: rx

This is how they keep us in the dark. This is how they shut us up. One of many methods, IMO.

Think about all the people who had evidence, but were less persistent.

Think about all the people who had evidence, but who were easily intimidated.

Think about all the people who had evidence, but doubted what they saw/knew.

Think about all the people who had evidence, but didn’t recognize what they had.

Think about all the people who had evidence, but only had a tiny piece of the puzzle, not enough to put 2 and 2 together or see a pattern or the big picture.

Think about all the people who had evidence, but who had DS bosses who were able to explain it away.


145 posted on 05/18/2020 8:16:15 AM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: A Navy Vet

I was in the Navy 1969 to 1972. I was a Wave. Attended DINFOS and was a journalist attached to the then 1st Naval District in NYC.


146 posted on 05/18/2020 8:17:23 AM PDT by Avalon Memories (Fight the Left - the communists - not our own.)
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To: yesthatjallen; GOPJ; Jane Long; MinuteGal; jsanders2001; V K Lee; HarleyLady27; ...
Obama’s Treasury Dept (where Obma placed his COS Rham Emanuel in charge) regularly surveilled
retired Gen Flynn’s financial records and transactions beginning in Dec 2015 and well into 2017

YTA POSTED:
<><>Why was Flynn targeted in 2015?
<><> What had he done to incur scrutiny?
<><> Did this begin with one person with a grudge against Flynn
<><> or was there more to it?
<><> Who started targeting Flynn in 2015 ?
<><> What did the Obama admin have on Flynn back then?

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147 posted on 05/18/2020 8:18:33 AM PDT by Liz
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To: jazminerose

It’s not my timetable or even Durham’s. It’s the election with a good sprinkling of common sense.


148 posted on 05/18/2020 8:20:30 AM PDT by Avalon Memories (Fight the Left - the communists - not our own.)
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To: marktwain

Have we been blindsided? The IGs appear to be just as corrupt as any ELECTED official.

The great flood of NOAH is needed in order to sweep Washington DC of all its sinners.


149 posted on 05/18/2020 8:21:23 AM PDT by V K Lee ("VICTORY FOR THE RIGHTEOUS IS JUDGMENT FOR THE WICKED")
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To: bert

I neither overlook President Trump or imply he’s stupid. If he loses the election, the investigation becomes moot.


150 posted on 05/18/2020 8:22:45 AM PDT by Avalon Memories (Fight the Left - the communists - not our own.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Why was Flynn targeted in 2015? What had he done to incur scrutiny? Did this begin with one person with a grudge against Flynn or was there more to it? Who started targeting Flynn in 2015 and why?


Flynn disagreed with the Obama administration on a whole host of national security issues. That was a cardinal sin in the Obama years. The final straw was when he testified “under oath” before congress and contradicted the Obama narrative that Al Qaeda was on the run and a shell of their former self when they had largely moved to Africa and other nations under pressure and they were growing.

There are a lot of news stories out there if you use Google. Apparently, having a different opinion in the administration was an unforgivable sin. They really did not like him.

Consider exhibit A to corroborate this - Obama warned Trump about two people - the dictator of North Korea and General Flynn.

It was not just the Obama White House either. Flynn wanted to streamline the intel agencies (i.e. - cut hundreds of not thousands of jobs), downsize the National Security Council office, and *gasps* conduct a full audit that would likely reveal that there were billions (with a B) of dollars that could not be accounted for in “black programs”.

Flynn disagreed vehemently with the Iran deal, the “crown jewel” of Obama foreign policy if you don’t count the nurturing of the Arab Spring and the chaos that created.

It is pretty obvious why Flynn had to be removed.


151 posted on 05/18/2020 8:25:45 AM PDT by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: Erik Latranyi; bitt; Liz; ransomnote; generally; bagster
more deep diving

https://theohiostar.com/2020/05/18/exclusive-the-treasury-department-spied-on-flynn-manafort-and-the-trump-family-says-whistleblower/

the banking link

https://www.citigroup.com/citi/about/leaders/s-leslie-ireland-bio.html

Who supervised S. Leslie Ireland at the CIA?

Quite a career jump from the CIA to Treasury to a bank director.

152 posted on 05/18/2020 8:26:09 AM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: JWNM

If Durham doesn’t act before the end of June, he will not act until after the election, if ever. I do not trust him because we have been sold a bill of rotten goods too many times these last 3+ years. My faith in our so-called justice system is at rock bottom.


153 posted on 05/18/2020 8:27:21 AM PDT by Avalon Memories (Fight the Left - the communists - not our own.)
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To: JWNM

paging charles bronson ..please pick up the vigilante phone line 1...


154 posted on 05/18/2020 8:28:02 AM PDT by rolling_stone (tshf)
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To: Liz

*** Why was Flynn targeted in 2015? ***

Thank you...I’ve been trying to nail down that connection that far back, by reading all the schiff transcripts and going goo-goo eyed doing it. I actually think Flynn was traced when Obama adiosed him in August of 2014.

I thought I had it via Nellie Ohr as she worked for Glenn Simpson 10/2015-09/2016, but I couldn’t connect her with what her husband was doing at that time.


155 posted on 05/18/2020 8:28:10 AM PDT by stylin19a ( 2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: A Navy Vet; Ann Archy; generally
Thank you.

I forgot to mention a few other things that are probably relevant: 1) as several here know, Butter's family was seriously threatened and attacked. 2) I've had contact with two of the participants in the hoax. One hurled an epithet and the other said, "You'd better have a good lawyer."

Why would a couple of researchers have need of a good lawyer? Oh, yeah, criminals often feel they have an inherent right not to have their crimes exposed. He's passed away now, and probably shouldn't look forward to his day in court.

YouTube has limited access to our video presentations. Shadow banning is just part of it. They have also eliminated certain comments. View counts have been reset lower. Trolls have, IMHO, strongly berated the works in ugly terms while other commenters have been uniformly positive and respectful.

By the way, in The Fuddy Hoax, the USCG, US Navy and their classified gear were corruptly abused. I would hope sailors would be properly incensed about the President and the Director of the CIA using military personnel and hardware against the citizenry to further election fraud.

I have a USN Commander acquaintance/friend, whose associates and higher-ups at PACFLT would have at least been aware of this particular corrupt event. I saw in the Commander's response--already five years ago--severe concern for my well being if I should pursue our exposure of that event. Shortly after my discussion with him (and I trust he compared notes with his buds), he cut off all discussion with me, so I lost that budding friendship, at least for the time being.

156 posted on 05/18/2020 8:30:45 AM PDT by rx (Truth will out!)
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To: rx

Is your book, The Fuddy Hoax, about the lady Ms. Fuddy who KNEW about Obama’s BIRTH, and was the only one to die in that plane crash???


157 posted on 05/18/2020 8:31:24 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: ifinnegan
shhhh
158 posted on 05/18/2020 8:38:08 AM PDT by timestax
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To: stylin19a

Thanks for the realtime input.


159 posted on 05/18/2020 8:38:33 AM PDT by Liz
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To: ptsal
Who supervised S. Leslie Ireland at the CIA?.....Quite a career jump from the CIA to Treasury to a bank director.

N-i-c-e catch.

160 posted on 05/18/2020 8:40:50 AM PDT by Liz
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