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Old 03-06-2017, 07:49 AM
 
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Yeah... Team Obama are involved in these leaks.

Earnest was served a nice softball to hit - but he never denied the claim - at least not here.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ6cgtksBwU
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Old 03-06-2017, 07:57 AM
 
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Paul Ryan dodging the question as well... from 3:30 - 5:15 of the video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kehBUCLpPIs

Reporter brings up two Obama FISA requests to do surveillance on Trump. One in June - that was rejected. One in October - that was accepted. Details here...

Disingenuous Denials on FISA Surveillance of Trump

To summarize, reporting indicates that, prior to June 2016, the Obama Justice Department and FBI considered a criminal investigation of Trump associates, and perhaps Trump himself, based on concerns about connections to Russian financial institutions. Preliminary poking around indicated that there was nothing criminal involved. Rather than shut the case down, though, the Obama Justice Department converted it into a national-security investigation under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)

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In June, the Obama Justice Department submitted an application that apparently named Trump in addition to some of his associates.

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In any event, the FISA court reportedly turned down the Obama Justice Department's request, which is notable: The FISA court is notoriously solicitous of government requests to conduct national-security surveillance (although, as I've noted over the years, the claim by many that it is a rubber-stamp is overblown).Not taking no for an answer, the Obama Justice Department evidently returned to the FISA court in October 2016, the critical final weeks of the presidential campaign. This time, the Justice Department submitted a narrowly tailored application that did not mention Trump.



So it looks like Trump is correct in blaming Obama for the leaks.

It is also interesting that we have the media buzz about Trump colluding with Russia to cheat the election... and in the meantime, Team Obama is wiretapping his opponent in the last days of the campaign.

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Old 03-06-2017, 08:03 AM
 
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Yeah... Team Obama are involved in these leaks.

Earnest was served a nice softball to hit - but he never denied the claim - at least not here.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ6cgtksBwU




Wonder how many hard drives will go missing this time.
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Old 03-06-2017, 08:06 AM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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Yeah... Team Obama are involved in these leaks.

Earnest was served a nice softball to hit - but he never denied the claim - at least not here.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ6cgtksBwU
His answer is as if like they did it and they need a support not condemnation. Where is the full interview? Did she ask him again to say yer or no?
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Old 03-06-2017, 08:08 AM
 
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Obama is screwed like a $2 hooker.
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Old 03-06-2017, 08:10 AM
 
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Obama is screwed like a $2 hooker.
I suspect that Obama will be "protected". But more than one will be thrown under the bus in order to make that happen.
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Old 03-06-2017, 08:12 AM
 
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This question is not about wire tapping. It is about leaks.
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Old 03-06-2017, 08:13 AM
 
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Gingrich on wiretapping...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwqKuu3d3EM

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Former Bush AG Mukasey: Trump ‘Right’ That There Was Surveillance


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfA2ROMzhJU

Seems that they are parsing terms... Obama Admin CAN'T order wiretaps. They can only REQUEST wiretaps.
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Old 03-06-2017, 08:13 AM
 
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Like Reagan and his direct involvement covered up in Iran-Contra......

Only with this, Obama isn't in office to pardon anyone.
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Old 03-06-2017, 08:22 AM
 
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Full interview for Earnest...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-MqJe6nFP4

Note how Martha asked the question at 2:09... she asked about seeking and obtaining a FISA order... that is the key. Obama didn't order it, but he requested it... twice. The full clip has more dodging by Earnest.

The question in the OP occurs around 5:50 of the video.

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