Posted on 08/27/2018 9:20:58 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
An FBI special agent told Congress earlier in August that the bureau has used leaked news stories as justifications to obtain surveillance warrants against American citizens, a source familiar with the testimony tells The Daily Caller News Foundation.
During a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary and House Oversight Committees on Friday, Special Agent Jonathan Moffa told congressional investigators that the FBI and Justice Department have leaked stories to the press and then used them to obtain warrants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
He more or less admitted that the FBI/DOJ have previously leaked info to the press and then used stories from the press as justifications for FISA warrants, a source who took part in Moffas interview told TheDCNF.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
The Obama FBI and DOJ have probably been using this trick, and many others, to spy on Americans (especially congress and other leaders) and blackmail them further Obama’s agenda.
release the names of all the “journos” in the IG Horowitz report.
investigate FakeNewsMSM collusion with the Cinton campaign, as revealed in the Podesta emails.
And this is news? Who in their right mind thought the government was honest?
People who do stuff like this make the Mob look like pikers.
And their co-conspirators. Out them all.
Yup. Which is why Matt Bracken likens them to “Gangster Government.” The Swamp enfavors you...often illegally...once you bite as a public official or journalist, you’re on their hook...forever
bookmarks
all intel has been corrupted at the top, disband al, and reform under strict oversight, smaller cells, more secret
I think you've got a bumper sticker:
Your FBI. Like Crime, but Organized!
...as well as the W. Bush FBI and DOJ, the Clinton FBI and DOJ, the H.W. Bush FBI and DOJ, and so forth and so on.
the system is a farce!
I like it.
Thats not only a problem with the FBI, it also points out that the FISA judge(es) too easily hand out warrants.
Please explain exactly what you think the president should do, that is within his power?
Using the twitter is, IMO, genius. He is bypassing the dishonest media and going direct!y to the people. The swamp is revealing itself daily as a result.
next, on CNN.
David Corn and Mother Jones were cited as corroborating evidence to obtain FISA warrants. Big deal, we’ve known that for 2 years now. When do the frog marches begin?
I agree.
This garden we call America is in need of a good weeding and it is way past due. However, the corruption runs so deep that, well read my tag, it says it all
:: People who do stuff like this make the Mob look like pikers. ::
Al Capone didn’t have the media fellating him everyday, that’s why.
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