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CNN: House Intel chairman: Trump's personal communications may have been collected
CNN Online ^ | 3/22/2017 | Tom LoBianco

Posted on 03/22/2017 10:40:25 AM PDT by 1Old Pro

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To: 1Old Pro

They kind of, sort of collected his communications.

I would have to wonder what agency was kind of, sort of, collecting his stuff. I am not sure there are any that are supposed to work in the US aside from the FBI.

(I know they do. My Dad was in the Counter Intelligence Corps during the mid 1950s. He would tell me a story and I would say, “but that’s not legal.” He would look back at me like I was an idiot. Which at the time, I was.)_


21 posted on 03/22/2017 10:47:21 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Brace. Brace. Brace. Heads down. Do not look up.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Yeah waiting for apologies from those who called him an idiot and a liar..guess he was right he WAS wiretapped!!Can't wait for Scott Pelley to stop reporting Trump's claim as "Trump's false claim" - but won't hold my breath.
22 posted on 03/22/2017 10:47:42 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: treetopsandroofs

They’re going to go to the mattresses on this. It was necessary to monitor Trump and his staff because - THE RUSSIANS!


23 posted on 03/22/2017 10:47:57 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: 1Old Pro; b4its2late

More on this “accidental monitoring aka
Bombshell: Nunes Says There Was “Incidental Surveillance” Of Trump During Obama Administration

Bombshell: Nunes Says There Was “Incidental Surveillance” Of Trump During Obama Administration
ZeroHedge.com ^ | Mar 22, 2017 1:35 PM | by Tyler Durden
Posted on 3/22/2017, 10:43:35 AM by b4its2late

It appears Trump may have been right, again

Two days after FBI director Comey shot down Trump’s allegation that Trump was being wiretapped by president Obama before the election, it appears that president Trump may have been on to something because moments ago Politico reported that according to the House Intelligence Chairman, Devin Nunes, “members of the Donald Trump transition team, possibly including Trump himself, were under surveillance during the Obama administration following November’s election”, he told reporters on Wednesday.

As AP confirms, Nunes said that President Donald Trump’s communications may have been “monitored” during the transition period as part of an “incidental collection.”

Nunes told a news conference Wednesday that the communications appear to be picked up through “incidental collection” and do not appear to be related to the ongoing FBI investigation into Trump associates’ contacts with Russia. He says he believes the intelligence collections were done legally, although in light of the dramatic change in the plotline it may be prudent to reserve judgment on how “incidental” it was.

BREAKING!!! Rep Devin Nunes (Intel Cmte Chmn): There was “Incidental collection” of @realDonaldTrump thru IC surveillance <- BOMBSHELL

— Eric Bolling (@ericbolling) March 22, 2017

Nunes says the communications of Trump associates were also picked up, but he did not name those associates. He says the monitoring mostly occurred in November, December and January. He added that he learned of the collection through “sources” but did not specify those source

Politico adds that Nunes is going to the White House later Wednesday to brief the Trump administration on what he has learned, which he said came from “sources.”

Nunes says he is “bothered” by this. Won’t say whether or not intel community spied on Trump et. al. But says he is “concerned.”

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) March 22, 2017

While there are no further details, we look forward to how the media narrative will change as a result of today’s latest dramatic development.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3537065/posts


24 posted on 03/22/2017 10:49:36 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Remember during Trump Tower Spydgate, there were No American fingerprints; just Obama's...!!!!:))
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To: frnewsjunkie

Comey might come out and hold a short media alert... and change what he said Monday. I knew he was lying then... but the questions were toooo easy and toooo pro dems. He hid behind the truth. Don’t tell me he didn’t know this when he stated the opposite at the hearing. He is a snake in the weeds!!!


25 posted on 03/22/2017 10:50:28 AM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: 1Old Pro

Invoking plausible deniability clause.


26 posted on 03/22/2017 10:50:31 AM PDT by Fhios (Right now it looks like the condemned dragging their feet on the way to the gallows.)
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To: TXSearcher

Incidental 24/7 collection.
Paging Mr Nixon...


27 posted on 03/22/2017 10:50:35 AM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Navy Patriot

“May have been collected”. They are really stretching the definitions of terminologies to make it fit the narrative.


28 posted on 03/22/2017 10:50:59 AM PDT by bushsupporter30
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To: 1Old Pro

Can you say modified limited hangout, boys and girls!

I knew you could!


29 posted on 03/22/2017 10:51:15 AM PDT by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: 1Old Pro

More on this “accidental monitoring aka
Bombshell: Nunes Says There Was “Incidental Surveillance” Of Trump During Obama Administration

Bombshell: Nunes Says There Was “Incidental Surveillance” Of Trump During Obama Administration
ZeroHedge.com ^ | Mar 22, 2017 1:35 PM | by Tyler Durden
Posted on 3/22/2017, 10:43:35 AM by b4its2late

It appears Trump may have been right, again

Two days after FBI director Comey shot down Trump’s allegation that Trump was being wiretapped by president Obama before the election, it appears that president Trump may have been on to something because moments ago Politico reported that according to the House Intelligence Chairman, Devin Nunes, “members of the Donald Trump transition team, possibly including Trump himself, were under surveillance during the Obama administration following November’s election”, he told reporters on Wednesday.

As AP confirms, Nunes said that President Donald Trump’s communications may have been “monitored” during the transition period as part of an “incidental collection.”

Nunes told a news conference Wednesday that the communications appear to be picked up through “incidental collection” and do not appear to be related to the ongoing FBI investigation into Trump associates’ contacts with Russia. He says he believes the intelligence collections were done legally, although in light of the dramatic change in the plotline it may be prudent to reserve judgment on how “incidental” it was.

BREAKING!!! Rep Devin Nunes (Intel Cmte Chmn): There was “Incidental collection” of @realDonaldTrump thru IC surveillance <- BOMBSHELL

— Eric Bolling (@ericbolling) March 22, 2017

Nunes says the communications of Trump associates were also picked up, but he did not name those associates. He says the monitoring mostly occurred in November, December and January. He added that he learned of the collection through “sources” but did not specify those source

Politico adds that Nunes is going to the White House later Wednesday to brief the Trump administration on what he has learned, which he said came from “sources.”

Nunes says he is “bothered” by this. Won’t say whether or not intel community spied on Trump et. al. But says he is “concerned.”

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) March 22, 2017

While there are no further details, we look forward to how the media narrative will change as a result of today’s latest dramatic development.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3537065/posts


30 posted on 03/22/2017 10:51:18 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Remember during Trump Tower Spydgate, there were No American fingerprints; just Obama's...!!!!:))
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To: 1Old Pro

Remember last week when President Trump told Tucker Carlson that “In the next two weeks new info would be coming out” and of course the media that never lies said that Trump was an idiot and a total liar and should “Apologize” to Barack Obama..well guess what..TRUMP WAS RIGHT LIKE ALWAYS


31 posted on 03/22/2017 10:51:38 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: 1Old Pro

The Obama administration gathered information on Trump with the intent to use it in a “Clinton administration” to destroy Mr. Trump, his businesses, family, and associates. The fatal flaw was that Hillary was a terrible candidate and lost bigly.

Remember, Obama used the power of government to prohibit conservative organizations from forming tax-exempt organizations in an election year, tapped phones on 20 AP reporters, James Rosen from FOX News including his parents, and other abuses of power.

Someone needs to go to prison.


32 posted on 03/22/2017 10:51:59 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Grampa Dave

Pay very close attention to ITEMS #4 and #5:

Found by Mark Levin at Mark Levin PROVES Trump Wiretapping Claims: ‘The Evidence Is Overwhelming’ #ObamaGate
(They went to the FISA, that's the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Court not once ... BUT TWICE ! ) :
33 posted on 03/22/2017 10:52:15 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: 1Old Pro

So, the January 21, 2017 front page article in the New York Times was right. Maybe Trump should apologize to the New York Times because they were correct for once. Make it a limited apology and rub their noses in it at the same time.


34 posted on 03/22/2017 10:52:23 AM PDT by forgotten man
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To: frnewsjunkie

President Trump told Tucker Carlson some new info would come out in the next two weeks I told ya all Trump was telling the truth!


35 posted on 03/22/2017 10:53:07 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: frnewsjunkie

Sounds like Comey perjured himself.


36 posted on 03/22/2017 10:53:50 AM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Well gee the media has been saying that Obama did NOT wiretap Trump yet here ya go, they were just collecting his personal communications for what purposemonitoring using high tech surveilance conversations Trump had with his people.
37 posted on 03/22/2017 10:53:52 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Remember during Trump Tower Spydgate, there were No American fingerprints; just Obama's...!!!!:))
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To: mewzilla

Obama makes Nixon look like a piker...


38 posted on 03/22/2017 10:54:54 AM PDT by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: 1Old Pro

Trump said last week news was coming. If true another example of Trump playing Sheldon Cooper 3D chess with the rest of Washington playing Checkers missing half the game pieces.


39 posted on 03/22/2017 10:55:07 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: 1Old Pro

DAMMIT TRUMP START FIRING PEOPLE!! AND ARREST AND PROSECUTE THEM IF WARRANTED!


40 posted on 03/22/2017 10:56:09 AM PDT by TTFlyer
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