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The Velveteen Ocelot

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4. It's all part of the bigger picture, because if Trump's phones really were bugged

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2017, 01:16 PM

Mar 2017

it means the FISA court issued a warrant for the wiretap, which means the applying agency showed probable cause for the need for it. Meaning they thought conversations between someone at Trump Tower and some foreign agent raised national security/criminal concerns.

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Obfuscation. Look at this shiny wire tap over here. [View all] Lint Head Mar 2017 OP

EXACTLY!! Here's what we should be talking about: Sessions and the Russian purchase of the election. Squinch Mar 2017 #1

The wire taps are part of that . Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #6

Maybe Putin is wiretapping Trump to make sure he Lint Head Mar 2017 #2

and it's just about ALL they're talking about on cnn/msnbc Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #3

It's all part of the bigger picture, because if Trump's phones really were bugged The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #4

Or... Else You Are Mad Mar 2017 #5

My opinion. If the wiretapping is true, I don't think Obama Lint Head Mar 2017 #8

I think it's more about djg21 Mar 2017 #7