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| Lindsey Graham: Obama Officials Worried About Being 'Exposed' by Declassification |
| 2019-05-28 |
| [Daily Caller] Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham asserted Sunday that the former government officials opposing declassification of Russia probe documents "are worried about being exposed." In an interview on "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, Graham also argued Democrats are unconcerned with whether the FBI misled the federal surveillance court in order to obtain Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants against Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. "I want all the documents around the FISA warrant application released. I want to find out exactly how the counterintelligence operation began," Graham said. "I think transparency is good for the American people. Not one Democrat seems to care." "I wish some Democrat would come forward to find out if the FISA court was defrauded by the FBI and the Department of Justice." On Thursday, President Trump granted Attorney General William Barr the authority to declassify documents from the Russia probe. He also instructed the heads of several federal agencies, including the CIA and FBI, to provide documents to Barr as part of his review of the origins of the investigation. (RELATED: Ex-CIA Officials Fume About Declassification Order, Ignoring Previous Leaks Of Secret Sources And Methods) Barr is looking into the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation, as well as the surveillance activities carried out by the FBI and CIA against Trump associates. Republicans have sought declassification of documents related to the FBI’s handling of the Steele dossier. The bureau relied on the document, which was unverified and funded by the Clinton campaign and DNC, in applications for the Carter Page FISA warrants. Trump’s order has prompted a backlash from numerous Obama administration officials, including former CIA Director John Brennan. Related: EX-CIA OFFICIALS FUME ABOUT DECLASSIFICATION ORDER, IGNORING PREVIOUS LEAKS OF SECRET SOURCES AND METHODS |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 I think we need to wait until the 2020 election is a little closer. You know, the media and voters have short memories and attention spans. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-05-28 11:37 |
| #2 Backlash? I'm not entirely certain they fully understand the concept, yet, anyway. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2019-05-28 08:51 |
| #1 Worried about exposure? Tough shit. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-05-28 08:42 |