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If Obama didn't know about the wiretapping at Trump Tower...why the EO?
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:26 pm
Why would he use an executive order in an attempt to change who would conduct future investigations into the wire tapping? Why is it so important to ensure that a Holder crony is in charge of any investigation involving the Obama administration spying on a political enemy?
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Amid Thursday’s over-hyped brouhaha about Jeff Sessions meeting with the Russian ambassador, a curious detail emerged. In Sessions's recusal memo, it was explained who at the Justice Department would be handling any investigations into the Trump campaign's alleged ties to Russia. "Consistent with the succession order for the Department of Justice, Acting Deputy Attorney General and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Dana Boente shall act as and perform the functions of the Attorney General with respect to any matters from which I have recused myself to the extent they exist," reads Sessions's official statement on the matter.
Except that if the Obama administration had its way, Dana Boente wasn't supposed be the U.S. attorney to handle these matters in the event that Sessions recused himself. On February 10, USA Today reported the following:
Seven days before he left office, President Obama changed the order of succession without explanation to remove Boente from the list. Obama's order had listed U.S. attorneys in the District of Columbia, the Northern District of Illinois and the Central District of California.
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Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:26 pm to member12
Kenya believe how Trumpy has completely changed the narrative?
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:28 pm to SirWinston
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Kenya believe how Trumpy has completely changed the narrative?
Impressive. The media can't help but latch onto his tweets and criticize them. Except in doing so they drew attention to the wire taps existence, which of course begs the question as to why the frick they were there.....and so on....and so on....
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:30 pm to member12
Why the other EO that made it easier to spread classified info from the NSA?
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:30 pm to member12
That's an excellent question. Also one likely never to be asked by our intrepid media.
This post was edited on 3/4/17 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:30 pm to member12
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If Obama didn't know about the wiretapping at Trump Tower...why the EO?
Anyone want to speculate?
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:31 pm to golfntiger32
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Why the other EO that made it easier to spread classified info from the NSA?
That one too. Just interesting that these came out while the Obama administration was tapping phones over at Trump tower.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:31 pm to member12
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This post was edited on 1/10/21 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:31 pm to member12
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Anyone want to speculate?
The answer is obvious, but don't expect CNN to send out any crack investigators to get to the bottom of it.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:34 pm to The Baker
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The Spin Machine takes a sec to warm up.
True....but how the frick can they spin this? We know the wire taps existed and that the Obama administration tried to influence any future investigation into the wiretaps.
Are we not supposed to wonder if the wiretaps were misused?
This post was edited on 3/4/17 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:34 pm to member12
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If Obama didn't know about the wiretapping at Trump Tower...why the EO?
I'm sure there's a logical explanation.
Perhaps one of our usual suspects can give it. I'll hang up and listen.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:35 pm to member12
Watergate doesnt bother me, does your conscience bother you Mr. Obama?
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:35 pm to member12
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This post was edited on 1/10/21 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:37 pm to The Baker
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The legality argument, most likely.
Except that the criminal investigation that justified the wire taps turned up nothing ....
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Obviously, we haven’t seen the FBI affidavits (assuming they actually exist), and we do not know lots of other relevant facts. What we have, however, suggests that someone at the FBI initially had concerns that banking laws were being violated, but when the Bureau looked into it, investigators found no crimes were being committed. Rather than drop the matter for lack of evidence of criminal offenses, the Justice Department and FBI pursued it as a national-security investigation.
...but the wire taps continued.
This post was edited on 3/4/17 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:38 pm to member12
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We know the wire taps existed and that the Obama administration tried to influence any future investigation into the wiretaps.
Pretty clumsy attempt, actually. He had to have known this EO would be reversed.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:38 pm to member12
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Are we not supposed to wonder if the wiretaps were misused?
Thats not important...don't even wonder about it. The real question is ..how much trouble is Sessions in?
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:39 pm to Godfather1
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He had to have known this EO would be reversed.
It was reversed quietly, but perhaps they thought that in the chaos of the first 60 days in office, the Trump White House would not have noticed.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:42 pm to member12
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It was reversed quietly, but perhaps they thought that in the chaos of the first 60 days in office, the Trump White House would not have noticed.
That's the only thing I've got. Obama was hoping to slip it by. On the surface, it would've seemed innocuous enough...something nobody would pay any mind to.
I'd like to see him explain it now.
This post was edited on 3/4/17 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:43 pm to The Baker
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I'd like to see him explain it now.
Someone should.
This post was edited on 3/4/17 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 3/4/17 at 3:49 pm to SirWinston
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Kenya believe how Trumpy has completely changed the narrative?
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