President Trump has been provided the evidence
of a paper trail leading to a FISA court that substantiates his assertions that
Obama, obtained authorization to eavesdrop on the Trump campaign under the
pretense of a national security investigation
There
is a large storm brewing over Washington, DC right now – a storm that could
dwarf anything ever seen in recent times. It is growing stronger by the hour as
new information is being disclosed that strongly suggests that it is possible,
even likely, that Obama and his Department of Justice maliciously and
criminally misused the FISA process to collect intelligence on Presidential
candidate Donald J. Trump. Additionally, Obama personally relaxed the
limitations on how such information collected could be disseminated in the
weeks before leaving office.
The
political ramifications from this, if proved correct, could be unprecedented in
scope. Once fully exposed, it would explain the curious actions of Obama as he
prepared to vacate the White House. It would also explain, in context, the
actions and statements of not only Barack Hussein Obama, but others in key
positions of power including Loretta Lynch, Sally Yates, John Brennan, and
others within the media.
At
issue is Obama’s insistence to secure a federal wiretap warrant of Donald J.
Trump, the candidate, using the federal court system as the mechanism to do so.
The ostensible probable cause was alleged ties between Donald J. Trump and/or
his associates with Russia.
The first warrant application was made
in June 2016, according to reports published by The New York Times and
elsewhere, but was rejected due to the lack of probable cause of criminal
activity.
When the request was denied in regular
federal court, Obama and his Justice Department attempted an “end around” by
citing the existence of a “foreign actor” and made a similar surveillance
warrant application through the more specialized Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act (FISA) court in October of 2016. According to published reports, that warrant
application was rejected as well, a rare occurrence in the FISA venue, which
strengthens claims that no evidence of any foreign involvement ever existed. It
has been reported that the initial warrant application to the FISA court
specifically named Donald J. Trump.
It
is also relevant to note here that this is the type of activity that led to the
creation of the infamous “Wall” that was referenced after the 9/11 attacks. Its
relevance to this specific instance is explained well by former federal
prosecutor Andrew McCarthy in this January 11, 2017 column.
Apparently undeterred, the Obama
Justice Department submitted yet another application to the FISA court, this
time omitting the name of Donald J. Trump and submitting it as a FISA specific
case. The FISA court reportedly approved the application under the new and more
narrow scope. Specifically, ties to two Russian banks: Russia’s SV bank and
Alfa Bank. The alleged target was a computer server reportedly situated inside
the Trump Tower.
Based on the lack of action
consequential to that warrant and wiretap, it has been stated (and can be
reasonably determined) that no actionable evidence was found.
Shortly
before leaving office, Obama expanded the power of the National Security Agency
(NSA) as detailed in the unclassified document titled Procedures for the Availability or Dissemination of Raw
Signals Intelligence Information by the National Security
Agency (NSA). As detailed in that document, limitations were changed on what
the NSA could do with the information they collected through their surveillance
operations. These changes effectively relaxed the restrictions on the dissemination
of information collected on private citizens by broadening the access to such
information.
It is also notable that on January 3, 2017,
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch signed off on rule changes for phone taps.
It
appears that President Trump has been provided the evidence of a paper trail
leading to a FISA court that substantiates his assertions that Barack Hussein
Obama, working in concert with others including those wielding the full might
and power of various federal agencies, improperly obtained authorization to
eavesdrop on the Trump campaign under the pretense of a national security
investigation, and continued such monitoring beyond its tenuous scope even when
no evidence of wrongdoing was found.
This
is as serious as it gets.
