8 signs pointing to a counterintelligence operation deployed against Trump's campaign

[Right_in_Virginia]

8 signs pointing to a counterintelligence operation deployed against Trump's campaign
The Hill, May 23, 2018, Sharyl Attkisson

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Here are eight signs pointing to a counterintelligence operation deployed against Trump for political reasons.

Code name
The operation reportedly had at least one code name that was leaked to the New York Times: “Crossfire Hurricane.”

Wiretap fever
Secret surveillance was conducted on no fewer than seven Trump associates: chief strategist Steve Bannon; lawyer Michael Cohen; national security adviser Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn; adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner; campaign manager Paul Manafort; and campaign foreign-policy advisers Carter Page and George Papadopoulos.

The FBI reportedly applied for a secret warrant in June 2016 to monitor Manafort, Page, Papadopoulos and Flynn. If true, it means the FBI targeted Flynn six months before his much-debated conversation with Russia’s ambassador, Sergei Kislyak. 

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National security letters
Another controversial tool reportedly used by the FBI to obtain phone records and other documents in the investigation were national security letters, which bypass judicial approval.

Improper use of such letters has been an ongoing theme at the FBI. Reviews by the Department of Justice’s Inspector General found widespread misuse under Special Counsel Mueller — who was then FBI director — and said officials failed to report instances of abuses as required.


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[Right_in_Virginia]

The other signs are:

*  Unmasking
*  Changing the Rules
*  Media Strategy
*  Leaks
*  Friends, informants and snoops

[edpc]

The FBI reportedly applied for a secret warrant in June 2016 to monitor Manafort, Page, Papadopoulos and Flynn. If true, it means the FBI targeted Flynn six months before his much-debated conversation with Russia’s ambassador, Sergei Kislyak.

Attkisson is a good investigator, ignoring the fact Manafort and Page has previous known Russian contacts, prior to Trump declaring candidacy.  She’s also omitting Flynn was lobbying on behalf of Russian interests to build reactors across the Middle East in summer 2015 and seated next to Putin at the RT anniversary banquet in December 2015.  RT is known to be Russia’s propaganda arm and paid Flynn $45K to speak at the event.  Two months later, he was an advisor for the Trump campaign.

[TomSea]

I know Flynn worked for Turkey, he had to declare himself an agent... however that works, it seems it was even talked about spiriting that Gulen fellow back to Turkey.