<><> the alleged Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election,
<><>the hacking of DNC computers,
<><>the suspected communications between Russia and Trump campaign/transition officials, and,
<><> the unmasking of the identities of any U.S. citizens associated with the Trump presidential campaign or transition team who were innocently ID'ed via Obama's intelligence collection activities.
(CITE: Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice and National Security Administration (No. 1:17-cv-01002).
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ANDREW MCCARTHY: Now, you can believe that the Obama administrations motives were political, that the TrumpRussia collusion narrative was mainly a Democratic-party concoction to rationalize Hillary Clintons defeat and cripple Trumps fledgling administration.
Or you can believe that Obama officials, (in their fetid minds) were altruistically motivated to protect national security, convinced that Trump was in cahoots with the Kremlin, and they were desperately trying to prove it.
Either way, though, the challenge for Obamas team was to keep the investigation going even after Trump took office.
All was going well for the conspirators until Trump fired Comey while Comey was on the left coast .....enabling the Trump team to assist in his departure by "cleaning out" Comey's office for him.
All was going well for the conspirators until Trump fired Comey while Comey was on the left coast .....enabling the Trump team to assist in his departure by “cleaning out” Comey’s office for him.
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That was an awesome move!