8 signs pointing to a counterintelligence operation deployed against Trump's campaignThe 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 nameThe operation reportedly had at least one code name that was leaked to the New York Times: “Crossfire Hurricane.â€
Wiretap feverSecret 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 lettersAnother 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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