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CNN Admits Trump Campaign Was Wiretapped: Breitbart News and Mark Levin Right, MSM Wrong
Breitbart.com ^ | 18 Sep 2017 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 09/19/2017 5:27:46 AM PDT by Rockitz

CNN reported Monday evening that the U.S. government, under President Barack Obama, had wiretapped Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort — both during after the 2016 presidential campaign.

The report vindicates earlier reporting by conservative talk radio host Mark Levin, and by Breitbart News, which the entire mainstream media attempted to dismiss at the time as a “conspiracy theory” to mock Trump and to protect Obama.

The media pounced after President Trump tweeted on March 4: “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!”

Leading the “conspiracy theory” charge was none other than CNN itself. Brian Stelter, host of Reliable Sources, wrote at the time that the wiretapping story was an “incendiary idea” floated by Levin, Breitbart News, and others before reaching Trump’s attention.

CNN’s Jeff Zeleny specifically reported that the Breitbart News story about the wiretapping had been widely read in the West Wing of the White House. “Was Breitbart the main source for Trump’s tweet?” Stelter wondered.

He had little interest in the underlying story, which had stitched together facts from mainstream media reports in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and other sources. Instead, Stelter and others at CNN poured scorn on the idea.

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And so it has. Literally the entire mainstream media were wrong, and Mark Levin and Breitbart News — and Trump himself — were right.

And we were right because the facts were sitting in front of our noses, in bold print at the top of the front page of the New York Times.

But for the mainstream media, it was more important to protect Obama, to demonize Trump, and to smear conservative media outlets.

Call it a fake news conspiracy to cover up the truth.

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


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KEYWORDS: bhodoj; illegalsurveillance; manafort; trump2016; trumprussia; trumpwiretaps
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To: Rockitz

Think about that. Given what you said as fact, and I don’t doubt it, add that to 24-7 free campaigning from the media.
And all the voter fraud that’s to be had it’s unbelievable the amount a Republican presidential has to overcome to actually achieve a win. And yet President Trump did it.

Amazing. Now imagine the results from the same two candidates running without a dishonest media, a corrupt administration digging for dirt, and all the likely fraud.


41 posted on 09/19/2017 6:45:03 AM PDT by bluescape (Mainstream Media-The guard dog that holds you down while the attacker has his way.)
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To: Licensed-To-Carry

That’s what I think too.


42 posted on 09/19/2017 6:48:05 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: 21st Century Crusader

I agree.

At this point, I think it should be #1 on his agenda. It’s more important that building the wall, deporting the illegals, and even more important that dealing with NK. Because if the government is filled with traitors, none of those other things will ever get done.

Traitors include most, if not all, of the following:
Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
John Podesta
Harry Reid
Barack Obama
George Soros
James Comey
Lois Lerner
Jeh Johnson
Eric Holder
Mueller
John Kerry
Loretta Lynch
Mitch McConnell
Paul Ryan
John Roberts
Lindsey Graham
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
Johnathan Gruber
Joe Scarborough
James Clapper
Lois Lerner, IRS Commissioner
John Koskinen, IRS Commissioner
Keith Ellison
Louis Farrakhan
Al Sharpton
Al Gore
Elizabeth Warren
Sotomayor
Kagan
Rahm Emmanuel
Doug Band
Tim Kaine
Terry McAulliffe
Cass Sunstein
Todd Stern
John Holdren
Mark Lloyd
David Ogden
Elena Kagan
Dawn Johnson
Arne Duncan
Kevin Jennings
Susan Rice
Harold Koh
Samantha Power
Rosa Brooks
David Axelrod
Carol Browner
Preeta Bansal
Cecilia Munoz
Melody Barnes
Maxine Waters
Anthony Weiner
Huma Abedin
William Ayers
George Stephanopoulos
a large percentage of both houses of Congress
many in the media
many in the FBI, CIA, DHS, NSA, etc.
people in PP, CAIR, SPLC, ACLU, and many other anti-American organizations


43 posted on 09/19/2017 6:50:08 AM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: Licensed-To-Carry

Recused and abused. What a dissapointment Sessions has been.

I hope he redeems himself, but that hope grows fainter every day.


44 posted on 09/19/2017 6:50:28 AM PDT by M1911A1 (President Trump. Ahhhhhhhh.....)
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To: precisionshootist

Why can’t sessions unrecuse himself? Is it because he is traitorous d-bag coward? Channeling my inner Beck.... I’m just asking questions. Okay that feels slimy. Sessions needs to resign he is loser.


45 posted on 09/19/2017 6:50:37 AM PDT by datricker (The wall will protect the border and be a symbol the voters do have a say in their government.)
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To: Steely Tom

“I’m sure it will be just fine if Trump does the same to his opponent in 2020.”

Why wait, start with Mueller and his chronies, Mad Maxine, Pelosi, Schumer and every congressit involved with ITGate.


46 posted on 09/19/2017 6:56:58 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Did voting for Trump for President, make 62+ million of us into Deplorable Racists/Nazis? NO! NADA!)
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To: PraiseTheLord

What is there to know? A violation of the Federal Wiretap Act has occurred. We know Susan Rice and Powell accessed these records. We know the DOJ and FBI were involved and Comey lied about it before congress. Start with arresting these three named persons.All the others will fall into place. All the people who lied to Congress(Brennan, Clapper, etc...) All the people involved in withholding the evidence in the FBI and DOJ. Get them all. Don’t give them a few years to think about it. These acts are Criminal. Obama spied on political opponets using the US resources and personnel.


47 posted on 09/19/2017 6:57:51 AM PDT by DrDude (Hillary Clinton waddles into the swamp on a daily basis for bathing purposes only!)
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To: datricker

One hopes there is a back game solidifying, one that will pull a large net and catch a great number of these swamp vermin.

But, for me, it’s getting more and more difficult to sense it.


48 posted on 09/19/2017 7:02:58 AM PDT by polymuser (Enough is enough.)
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To: Licensed-To-Carry; All

SUNDANCE has a very informative article today on the time line involved in this whole Russian dossier-James Comey attempt to destroy candidate Donald Trump and any others standing in the way of candidate Clinton. The Trump campaign also became aware of their being wire tapped by the FBI on the authority of FISA. Jeb Bush and No Trumpers were involved early on. Fascinating how this whole operation was facilitated by govt agencies and never Trumpers to pollute and rig our justice system.


49 posted on 09/19/2017 7:03:30 AM PDT by mountainfolk
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To: Rockitz

I’d be shocked if the Republican leadership does anything about this.


50 posted on 09/19/2017 7:03:46 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Rockitz

The NTY ran with this then had to back it up fairly quickly after they realized this wasn't the narrative they were supposed to running with along with all their other #fakenews #fakeamericans.



51 posted on 09/19/2017 7:11:00 AM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: Rockitz

One more from NYT before the narrative was changed.



52 posted on 09/19/2017 7:18:36 AM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: generally
Declare that the issue is “old news” and we need to forget about it and “move on”.

Absolutely spot on!

53 posted on 09/19/2017 7:20:22 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it.)
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To: Rockitz

I was shocked to see CNN reporting the spying on the Trump campaign yesterday. After their feigned disbelief over Trump’s claims of spying,


54 posted on 09/19/2017 7:42:13 AM PDT by HangThemHigh (Entropy is not what it used to be.)
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To: datricker

IMO, it’s clear Sessions is not going to prosecute anyone that has worked for the swamp. In other words he is in effect protecting the criminals of the past administration which in my mind makes him just as bad. He has said the justice dept is not going to seek charges against Lois Lerner because they don’t have a strong enough case. That is absolutely absurd. Even judge Napolitano on Fox stated the evidence against Lerner is overwhelming. Jeff Sessions is outright protecting the obama criminals. He needs to resign or be investigated himself as to why he is not doing his sworn duty.


55 posted on 09/19/2017 7:46:35 AM PDT by precisionshootist
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To: Puppage

“Declare that the issue is “old news” and we need to forget about it and “move on”.

“Absolutely spot on!”

But Hillary’s umbrage over having the election stolen from her because of Trump’s collusion with Russia will still be banner news on CNN and the NYT.

Forty years after Nixon and these news buffoons still don’t appreciate how angry the American public is over their shameless special pleading.

Our ancestors took their rifles and muskets off the wall over a tax on tea.


56 posted on 09/19/2017 8:50:48 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Rockitz

You mean to tell me the magic negro was breaking our nation’s laws Say it not so!


57 posted on 09/19/2017 11:48:25 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: Rockitz

You mean to tell me the magic negro was breaking our nation’s laws Say it not so!


58 posted on 09/19/2017 11:48:34 AM PDT by okie 54
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