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Capitol Police examines backgrounds, social media feeds of some who meet with lawmakers
Politico ^ | 1-24-2022 | BETSY WOODRUFF SWAN and DANIEL LIPPMAN

Posted on 01/27/2022 6:22:24 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables

Capitol Police examines backgrounds, social media feeds of some who meet with lawmakers The little-known new practice by the department’s intelligence analysts, instituted since the Jan. 6 attack, is highly controversial given the civil liberties concerns it raises.

After the Jan. 6 insurrection, the Capitol Police’s intelligence unit quietly started scrutinizing the backgrounds of people who meet with lawmakers, according to three people familiar with the matter.... ..... Major changes in the Capitol Police intelligence unit started in fall of 2020, when the department brought on former Department of Homeland Security official Julie Farnam to help run its intelligence unit... .... she directed analysts to look closely at the people meeting privately and publicly with members....

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: capitolpolice; democratstasi; kgb; policestate; privacy; spying; surveillance
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables
Hate to say it, but 1/6 is proving Edward Snowden correct.

What should happen is that most of the people who've gone in, they've should be charged for trespassing. Misdemeanor. Maybe couple hours of community service, if that.

But nope. 1/6 protestors are the enemies of the state because they dared to protest against the ruling party which is the Democratic Party.

21 posted on 01/30/2022 9:04:00 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Liz

omg!!! the capitol police are out of control STASI!!


22 posted on 01/30/2022 9:14:25 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Liz
intel analysts were also directed to probe ownership of bldngs where members held meetings...

Democrats are bullies. Their first choice is to intimidate private citizens - it's just who they are...

23 posted on 01/30/2022 10:05:05 AM PST by GOPJ (Democrats want to 'protect' Ukraine's borders, but NOT OURS because they're evil lowlife thugs.)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

Another J.Edgar Hoover....


24 posted on 01/30/2022 11:25:50 AM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: thefactor

Damned covers it


25 posted on 01/30/2022 11:27:46 AM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: Liz

Gestapo.

Worse than Gestapo because of the possible tools they can utilize.

Totally Unconstitutional Fed Gov.

Circumventing the forbidding of a Federal Police Force.


26 posted on 01/31/2022 6:20:48 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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