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Home Front: Politix

There WAS wiretapping at Trump Tower: FBI eavesdropped on Russian money-laundering ring that operated out of iconic skyscraper for two years

2017-03-22

[DailyMail] - FBI had a court-approved warrant to monitor a Russian money-laundering ring operating out of unit 63A in Trump Tower between 2011-2013

- Suspected mastermind of the $50million crime syndicate was notorious Russian mob boss Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov

- Tokhtakhunov, 68, is best known for allegedly trying to fix 2002 Winter Olympics in favor of Russian figure skating teams
FBI's operation resulted in multiple arrests and convictions, but Tokhtakhunov managed to slip away

- He resurfaced months later in VIP section at Miss Universe in Moscow, not far from Donald Trump

When President Donald Trump angrily tweeted earlier this month that there was wiretapping going on in Trump Tower, he was not mistaken, as it turns out.

Between 2011 and 2013, the FBI had a court-approved warrant to monitor a Russian money-laundering ring that was operating out of unit 63A in Trump Tower, just three floors below the real estate mogul's gilded penthouse, reported ABC News.

The federal investigation led to an indictment of 30 suspects, many who whom were captured during a raid on their swanky Manhattan hideout, but the alleged mastermind of the criminal organization, notorious Russian mafia boss Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov, was able to slip away.
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Posted by:Blossom Unains5562

#4 Nunes said the surveillance appears to have been legal, incidental collection and that it does not appear to have been related to concerns over collusion with Russia.

Did Nunes really say this or is this just Politico injecting their biases?

Posted by: JohnQC 2017-03-22 14:03

#3 Nunes: Trump transition members were under surveillance during Obama administration

Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-03-22 13:42

#2 Aha! So Trump and his Russian mafia allies were co-located! /s

Posted by: Glenmore 2017-03-22 10:55

#1 Comey did confirm in the course of the bruising hearing, however, that the FBI has been investigating since the summer whether Trump's associates coordinated with Russian officials in an effort to sway the 2016 presidential election.

Investigation? Does that involve wiretapping or electronic surveillance?

Comey also said in the hearing that a POTUS cannot unilaterally order a wiretap. However, in looking at another story posted at the Burg today re denaturalization of citizenship for Iyman Faris, I came across a wiki entry that contradicted Comey's assertion. It stated: Faris' new lawyer David B. Smith announced that he was looking into a lawsuit against George W. Bush, who personally authorized the wiretaps. So, WTF?

Posted by: JohnQC 2017-03-22 10:21

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