Posted on 10/15/2019 7:33:34 AM PDT by bitt
The prominent conservative figures — journalists and persons with ties to President Donald Trump — allegedly unlawfully monitored by the State Department in Ukraine at the request of ousted U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch include:
Jack Posobiec
Donald Trump Jr.
Laura Ingraham
Sean Hannity
Michael McFaul (Obama’s ambassador to Russia)
Dan Bongino
Ryan Saavedra
Rudy Giuliani
Sebastian Gorka
John Solomon
Lou Dobbs
Pamella Geller
Sara Carter
Judicial Watch continues its investigation of these matters and will update its reporting as the situation unfolds.
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Judicial Watch is investigating if prominent conservative figures, journalists and persons with ties to President Donald Trump were unlawfully monitored by the State Department in Ukraine at the request of ousted U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, an Obama appointee. Yovanovitch testified “in secret” to the House impeachment inquiry against Trump on Friday, October 11, 2019. Her “secret” testimony was leaked to the New York Times during the hearing.
Judicial Watch has obtained information indicating Yovanovitch may have violated laws and government regulations by ordering subordinates to target certain U.S. persons using State Department resources. Yovanovitch reportedly ordered monitoring keyed to the following search terms: Biden, Giuliani, Soros and Yovanovitch. Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the State Department and will continue gathering facts from government sources.
Prior to being recalled as ambassador to Ukraine in the spring Yovanovitch reportedly created a list of individuals who were to be monitored via social media and other means. Ukraine embassy staff made the request to the Washington D.C. headquarters office of the department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. After several days, Yovanovitch’s staff was informed that the request was illegal and the monitoring either ceased or was concealed via the State Department Global Engagement Center, which has looser restrictions on collecting information.
“This is not an obscure rule, everyone in public diplomacy or public affairs knows they can’t make lists and monitor U.S. citizens unless there is a major national security reason,” according to a senior State Department official. If the illicit operation occurred, it seems to indicate a clear political bias against the president and his supporters. Yovanovitch, a career diplomat who has also led American embassies in Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, was appointed ambassador to Ukraine by Obama in 2016. She was recalled by the State Department in May and remains a State Department employee in Washington D.C.
In the public records request to the State Department Judicial Watch asks for any and all records regarding, concerning, or related to the monitoring of any U.S.-based journalist, reporter, or media commentator by any employee or office of the Department of State between January 1, 2019 and the present. That includes all records pertaining to the scope of the monitoring to be conducted and individuals subject to it as well as records documenting the information collected pursuant to the monitoring. The FOIA request also asks for all records of communication between any official, employee or representative of the State Department and any other individual or entity.
She gots some ‘splainin’ to do!..............
No wonder the Dems won’t let the Republicans question her...............
She gots some ‘splainin’ to do!..............
She has no worries since the GOP Senate isn’t interest in supporting POTUS.
The Bolshevik Bitch gets unmasked
What’s “American” about this leftist gangster?
Yet another example of not clearing the decks on taking office - she should never have been left in place after 20 January 17
Her HOUSE testimony is in secret and NO REPUBLICANS ARE ALLOWED IN THE ROOM..................
The first question should be...What authority does an Ambassador have to think they can order such a thing?
When that question cannot be answered, bring charges against her for violating her office and anything else that can be thought of.
It is now apparent that “Ukraine” is at the center of everything that has happened since 2015, and probably earlier.
Trump may be brought down by the simple fact that there are at least 20 GOP Senators whose corruption can’t stand exposure.
Well,it’s not as if anyone important was monitored....
Why is JW doing this and not the DOJ? What is wrong with this picture?
Her HOUSE testimony is in secret and NO REPUBLICANS ARE ALLOWED IN THE ROOM..................
Which is exactly why she should be testifying in the GOP CONTROLLED US Senate. This week.
Instead, Do-Nothing McConnell is green lighting the faux impeachment kangaroo court in the House. I can only assume that is because that McConnell wants POTUS damaged by leaks and impeached, too.
What? No Rush Limbaugh?
That's one of a few proverbial 800 lb gorillas in the room. For this one, consider the private sector analog: is Human Resources in a corporation (most,imho, especially publicly traded) there to serve the best interests of its employees, or management? I think it's the latter, and is how the DOJ functions now
The FBI, CIA and the State Department are completely corrupt. This is why Donald Trump has been targeted since the day he announced for the presidency. He isn’t a “good ol boy” of the government. He’s the outsider they all feared would gum up the works of their Swamp Operation. We all know a true, honest and thorough investigation would bring down the entire government. A very rocky road lies ahead for this country!
If people like this continue to go unpunished we as a country are finished, especially once the next liberal president is elected.
Donald Trump Jr.
To quote Slow Joe “this is a big ******* deal.”
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bingo
I’m old enough to remember when the left thought govt spying on citizens and journalists was an awful and illegal thing
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