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Can The FBI Flat Out Refuse To Show Congress How It Got A Warrant To Spy On The Trump Campaign?
« on: December 12, 2017, 02:27:04 pm »
Can The FBI Flat Out Refuse To Show Congress How It Got A Warrant To Spy On The Trump Campaign?

Jack Crowe
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4:02 PM 12/11/2017

FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers Thursday he could not “lawfully” give them access to a confidential warrant application for permission to surveil members of the Trump campaign, but President Donald Trump could lawfully order him to do just that through his subordinates at the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ).

The FBI’s Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court warrant application would reveal whether the bureau relied upon the Steele dossier – unverified opposition research on President Donald Trump financed by the Clinton campaign – to obtain a warrant allowing them to surveil Trump campaign officials.

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Re: Can The FBI Flat Out Refuse To Show Congress How It Got A Warrant To Spy On The Trump Campaign?
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2017, 02:39:42 pm »
So now the FBI has been exposed as a rogue agency.
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Re: Can The FBI Flat Out Refuse To Show Congress How It Got A Warrant To Spy On The Trump Campaign?
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2017, 02:41:58 pm »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on December 12, 2017, 02:39:42 pm
So now the FBI has been exposed as a rogue agency.

The Gestapo of the Deep State.
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Re: Can The FBI Flat Out Refuse To Show Congress How It Got A Warrant To Spy On The Trump Campaign?
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2017, 03:17:16 pm »
It would seem that the Intel and Judiciary committees would have oversight. As long as the members have clearance, they should be able to view the warrant.  Besides, the president, his national security advisor, CIA director, and CoS would have access to it.   By now, he’s aware of its contents and can declassify, if he chooses.  I’m not sure why we’re going through this political fan dance.
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Re: Can The FBI Flat Out Refuse To Show Congress How It Got A Warrant To Spy On The Trump Campaign?
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2017, 03:57:06 pm »
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Can The FBI Flat Out Refuse To Show Congress How It Got A Warrant To Spy On The Trump Campaign?

NO!  They absolutely cannot lawfully do so!
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Re: Can The FBI Flat Out Refuse To Show Congress How It Got A Warrant To Spy On The Trump Campaign?
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2017, 03:58:17 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on December 12, 2017, 03:57:06 pm
NO!  They absolutely cannot lawfully do so!

LOL. Someone should have told J Edgar that.
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Re: Can The FBI Flat Out Refuse To Show Congress How It Got A Warrant To Spy On The Trump Campaign?
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2017, 04:02:27 pm »
They can't legally do it but they can make it extremely difficult if not impossible.   Of course the AG Sessions could just instruct them to cooperate.  Funny how he isn't doing that.
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