While current FBI Director Chris Wray has insisted the bureau did not engage in spying on the Trump campaign, Halper’s taskings include many of the tradecraft tactics of espionage, including the creation of a fake cover story (he wanted a job at the Trump campaign), secret recordings, providing background on targets, suggested questions to ask and even contact information for potential targets.
But the memos’ most explosive revelations are the sheer breadth of the FBI’s insufficiently predicated dragnet targeting the Trump campaign, and the agents’ clearly stated purpose of thwarting any Trump campaign effort to get dirt from Russia that could hurt his Democratic rival.
Joe Biden held a press conference on Thursday celebrating the 50 millionth COVID vaccine shot in the United States — Thanks to Donald J. Trump!
Biden held the event in DC and it was broadcast on the White House YouTube page.
Only 669 people were watching!
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