Wiretaps Donald Trump "just found out" about have been reported for weeks [View all]

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2/ @LouiseMensch broke the news for @heatstreet that a FISA warrant was granted to explore Donald's Russia Ties https://heatst.com/world/exclusive-fbi-granted-fisa-warrant-covering-trump-camps-ties-to-russia/ twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/838011444566294528




3/ The @guardian's @julianborger reported on the FISA warrant again when the Steele dossier news broke in January https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/10/fbi-chief-given-dossier-by-john-mccain-alleging-secret-trump-russia-contacts …
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4/ @NRO's @AndrewCMcCarthy- a former terrorism prosecutor- considered the implications of using FISA to tap Trump http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443768/obama-fisa-trump-wiretap …
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4/ Republicans who have defended surveillance powers are now critical of it especially following Flynn's resignation https://theintercept.com/2017/02/15/after-michael-flynns-resignation-surveillance-defenders-suddenly-care-about-wiretap-abuse/ …
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5/ And just this week Donald's administration announced it had no intention of curtailing FISA http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fisa-idUSKBN16855P …
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6/ When @LouiseMensch reported on the FISA (warrant), she included details that implicated Putin's own daughters, Carter Page and Paul Manafort.
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7/ This week @SenCoonsOffice suggested the transcripts that the FBI has may prove collusion with Russia. https://t.co/QIAustEs5C
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8/ Coons has been one of the staunchest critics of surveillance powers, having introduced bills to reign in FISA
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9/ Back to Donald. Wiretapping him was not illegal, full stop. And it suggests the court had reason to permit it.
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11/ We can now conclude that our govt has significant intelligence on Donald and his associates. We need to see it.
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