A very interesting development – explosive in a way –
President Donald Trump has accused the Obama administration of placing a ‘wire-tap’
on the offices of candidate Donald Trump – weeks before the election.
In response, Barrack Obama has quickly and formally denied involvement in
any such efforts – which could potentially be considered illegal.
But, don’t be too quick to dismiss this as a Trump fantasy.
It is conceivable that the Obama administration perceived or
imagined Trump’s suspected involvement with the Russians was to undermine the
election. They (the Obama
administration) directed a government agency to present their suspicions, via
affidavit, to the FISA Court. This is
usually done by the FBI or the NSA – but could have been presented by the United States
Attorney. Permission could then have
been granted by the court; and monitoring begun.
Furthermore, the wire-tap process would require the Court to
advise, in writing, the ‘target’ ninety days after the program had been
terminated. The timing seems to
fit. This information could have been
just now dropped in Trump’s lap.
If true, and we don’t know at this point, someone will almost certainly be 'thrown under the bus.' Will it be FBI
Director Comey or perhaps former Attorney General Loretta Lynch?
Obama will simply deny any knowledge and will have undoubtedly prepared a contingency plan.
FISA Court: a U S court composed of a
rotating panel of federal judges that sits in secrecy to review prosecutors'
requests to wiretap telephones of suspected spies and terrorists and to conduct
searches.
True Nelson
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