The Government Spying on You

For John, BLUF:  Not you specifically, but fellow citizens who should be protected by the law from such things.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Declassified memos show FBI illegally shared spy data on Americans with private parties

by John Solomon and Sara Carter Here is the sum of it:

The FBI has illegally shared raw intelligence about Americans with unauthorized third parties and violated other constitutional privacy protections, according to newly declassified government documents that undercut the bureau’s public assurances about how carefully it handles warrantless spy data to avoid abuses or leaks.

The Link goes to this document:

United States
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Washington DC
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Filed 26 April 2017
LeeAnn Flynn Hall, Clerk of Court

At the link is also this document:

A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Activities Under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act of 2008, Sept 2012

There are important Fourth Amendment issues here, but also, at a lower level of interest, there is the question of if during the Obama Administration, the Trump Campaign was being hacked by parties within the US Government.  Not the Russians, but the Democrats and the larger Foreign Policy Blob.

And why hasn't Mr Carter Page been called to testify before the House Intelligence Committee?  What are the Democrats on the Committee afraid of?  Representative Adam Schiff (D-California), a name that could go down in infamy.

Regards  —  Cliff