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Government Corruption

Obama's CIA Asked Foreign Intel Agencies To Spy on Trump Campaign

2024-03-01

[RCW] The revelation that the U.S. intelligence community, under the Obama administration, sought the assistance of the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance to surveil Donald Trump’s associates before the 2016 election is a chilling reminder of the lengths to which the Deep State will go to protect its interests and challenge its adversaries. (The Five Eyes countries are the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.) This bombshell, reported by a team of independent journalists, exposes a dark chapter in American political history, where foreign intelligence services were reportedly mobilized against a presidential candidate.
"Asked" ? That really isn't how it works.
The alleged operation against Trump and his associates, which predates the official start of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation, is a stark example of political weaponization of intelligence. The involvement of foreign allies in surveilling American citizens under the pretext of national security raises serious questions about the integrity of our democratic processes and the autonomy of our nation’s intelligence operations.

The narrative that has been pushed for years, that the investigation into Trump’s campaign began with an Australian tip about a boastful Trump aide, now appears to be a cover for a more extensive and coordinated effort to undermine Trump. If reports are accurate, British intelligence began targeting Trump on behalf of American intelligence agencies as early as 2015, long before the official narrative claims.

The implications of this are profound. It suggests an unprecedented level of collusion between U.S. intelligence agencies and their foreign counterparts to influence the outcome of an American presidential election. The use of foreign intelligence to circumvent American laws and surveillance limitations represents a grave threat to our nation’s sovereignty and the principles of democracy.

The fact that this operation was reportedly initiated at the behest of high-ranking officials within the Obama administration, including CIA Director John Brennan, only adds to the severity of the situation. Brennan’s alleged identification of Trump associates for surveillance by the Five Eyes alliance, and the directive to "bump" or make contact with them, illustrates a deliberate strategy to entangle the Trump campaign in a web of suspicion and intrigue.

Moreover, the reported involvement of foreign intelligence in crafting the Russia collusion narrative not only delegitimizes the subsequent investigation but also highlights the willingness of certain elements within the U.S. government to exploit international partnerships for domestic political gain. This revelation demands a thorough and transparent examination to ensure that such abuses of power are brought to light and severely punished to discourage them from being repeated.

As more details emerge, it is imperative that the American public demand accountability from those who orchestrated and executed this operation. The sanctity of our electoral process and the trust in our intelligence agencies are at stake. We must not allow the politicization of intelligence to go unchecked, nor can we tolerate the involvement of foreign powers in our democratic processes.

Posted by:DooDahMan

#16 investigation into Trump’s campaign began with an Australian tip about a boastful Trump aide

That shameful australian was ALEXANDER DOWNER the same man who as foreign minister got australia's version of the CIA, "ASIO" to stop investigating the jakarta embassy bombing and misuse its resources to spy on impoverished East Timor for the benefit of a Woodside Petroleum led consortium of energy companies. And why? They were too stingy to pipe East Timor's under-sea gas onshore to East Timor's southern coast for processing. East Timor desperately needed this processing to create infrastructure like roads.

So Asio spied on them to make sure Australia could cheat them at the negotiating table, because Alexander Downer and DFAT decided that Woodside's interests (majority owned by foreign pension funds) was the same as Australia's interests

That's who dirtied up Trump and started Russiagate.

Posted by: anon1 2024-03-01 22:12

#15 yes, all the five eyes ask their over-the-border brothers to spy on their citizens for them to circumvent the domestic laws that stop them.
these unaccountable security state agencies - many now with black budgets - have become a law unto themselves

they are running the show
they're not elected, not accountable to anyone not even congress
in australia not accountable either

we have to put the control of the country back into the hands of the civilian government

possibly these agencies need to be entirely shut down - they are a risk to us, more of a risk than any purported foreign enemy

Posted by: anon1 2024-03-01 22:08

#14 So was the low ticket turn-out for Madame Web, which nowadays is an admission of guilt.

Bringing today's count up to 6. A rocking start to Conspiracy Theorists' Month.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-03-01 16:37

#13 ^Bloomberg: Backlash Against Gemini a Right Wing Plot

Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-03-01 15:48

#12 Apparently March is 'Conspiracy Theorists History Month'.

That's what, five of them correct just today?

Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-03-01 15:42

#11 Disgraced FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, accused of lying about Biden $10m bribe, is now linked to intel connecting Donald Trump to Russian interference in 2016 election

Posted by: Skidmark 2024-03-01 15:25

#10 ^What about Omerta?

Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-03-01 15:17

#9 As the polling gets better and better for Trump, the cracks in the IC will increase as lesser players inside the "Green Door" see accountability and retribution coming and want to flip sides to save their ass. My guess is that the "Binder" being sought by so many has personal identifiers that put certain high profile persons in the criminal spotlight.

Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-03-01 15:15

#8 ^ we called her, Bill.

Posted by: Skidmark 2024-03-01 15:08

#7 /\ J6 was an illegal CIA op to kick him out the door and nail it shut.

Looks like a duck. Walks like a duck.....

Posted by: Besoeker 2024-03-01 12:00

#6 Basically, this is looking like the CIA had infiltrated Ukraine for the purposes of provoking Russia to start WWIII. Trump wasn’t down with that type of stuff so Vindman and Caramella, his own staff, were weaponized to take him down. J6 was an illegal CIA op to kick him out the door and nail it shut. Now most of DC is actively trying to hose more money into the original infiltration because the stupid button is fouled with Gorilla Glue.

Posted by: Super Hose 2024-03-01 09:41

#5 (The Five Eyes countries are the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.)

Also known as the WASP coalition [AngloSphere Alliance]. Special codeword designation.

Posted by: Skidmark 2024-03-01 08:01

#4

I can see the BB now.

Congress calls for a DOJ appointed Special Investigation and Prosecutor?

~~Obama~~ O'Biden has appointed Hillary Clinton & Adam Schiff to head it up.

Posted by: NN2N1 2024-03-01 07:13

#3 The conspiracy theories, when will they end ?

Posted by: Besoeker 2024-03-01 03:18

#2 The Real Clear group has a big readership — this will have gotten lots of eyeballs, 49 Pan.

Posted by: trailing wife 2024-03-01 01:31

#1 I hope this gets legs!!

Posted by: 49 Pan 2024-03-01 01:25

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