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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Papadopoulos Suspects Other 2016 Campaigns Were Spied On
[Daily Caller] WASHINGTON, D.C.‐Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos told Tucker Carlson on Tuesday that he suspects the Obama administration spied on other 2016 presidential primary campaigns.

Papadopoulos, whose meeting with Australian diplomat Alexander Downer was used to open the FBI’s July 31, 2016 counterintelligence probe, says he believes he was being monitored long before he joined the Trump campaign.

"In November of 2015, upon the same month that I was going to the Ben Carson campaign‐because people forget that I was on Carson’s campaign before I joined Trump’s campaign‐I was living in London and I had been approached by high-level State Department officials and even the CIA in London," Papadopoulos said. (RELATED: Stefan Halper’s ’Assistant’ In Papadopoulos Spy Operation Has Been Outed)

He continued, "They invited me to the U.S. embassy to meet with me and to basically probe me and to get to know why I’m joining the Ben Carson campaign and what the Ben Carson campaign was really all about. And the man who invited me was David Kovatch, who still works at the U.S. embassy in London. I think he’s directing the Energy Department over there. So clearly, by November 2015, I don’t think that Trump’s campaign was the only one that was under surveillance, quite frankly."
Posted by: Besoeker || 05/08/2019 01:06 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Will Abid, Imran, or Jamal Awan please come to the white courtesy phone please. Paging Adid, Imran, or Jamal Awan.

BREAKING (from Feb 2017): Democrat Awan Brothers (NOT RUSSIANS) Allegedly Hacked Congress
Posted by: Besoeker || 05/08/2019 1:24 Comments || Top||

#2  The CIA blames the FBI. The FBI blames the CIA. This is gonna be good.
Posted by: Deacon Blues || 05/08/2019 20:13 Comments || Top||

#3  The CIA blames the FBI. The FBI blames the CIA. This is gonna be good.

But wait. You're both right!
Posted by: Besoeker || 05/08/2019 23:40 Comments || Top||


omg': How Huma Abedin reacted to hacking attempt on Hillary's email server – and the Clintons' IT guru told the FBI their 'secure' rooms and the SAFES inside them were left open
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • 277 pages of newly released FBI files related to Hillary Clinton hit the Internet on Tuesday, although the Bureau hasn't placed the file on its FOIA page yet

  • The IT expert who set up Clinton's private email server told the FBI that supposedly 'secure' rooms in the Clintons' homes were sometimes left open

  • He said the same was true about safes inside the facilities, which are intended to be hardened against unwanted visitors and electronic signals

  • The files reveal that Clinton's aides at one point 'lost most of' the emails related to her private server as she transitioned out of the State Department

  • Server contained hundreds of classified documents and was a regular target for foreign hackers; Huma Abedin emailed an 'omg' at news of one of them in 2011

  • Files also reveal that the FBI lost its notes of a 2015 meeting with the Intelligence Community Inspector General on an unspecified Clinton-linked topic
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/08/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  FBI lost its notes
And I unfortunately lost all my firearms...
Posted by: Glenmore || 05/08/2019 2:18 Comments || Top||

#2  Same tragic boating accident as mine I believe...
Posted by: Warthog || 05/08/2019 6:48 Comments || Top||

#3  Files also reveal that the FBI lost its notes of a 2015 meeting...
"At what point did you actively decide to subvert the FOIA Act? Or is your defense that you are too incompetent to have ever worked in the government?"
Posted by: magpie || 05/08/2019 10:15 Comments || Top||


-Short Attention Span Theater-
The dirty truth about jet-set Sadiq Khan's green credentials: London Mayor and his team take enough flights to reach the moon
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/08/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I get the sense you see articles like this one offering comparatively mild criticisms before a much worse one drops.
Posted by: Raj || 05/08/2019 0:52 Comments || Top||


-Land of the Free
NJ Attorney General Finally Responds to Supreme Court Conceal Carry Case
[NJ2AS] The Attorney General of New Jersey responded to the United States Supreme Court's demand to provide a response justifying New Jersey's draconian "justifiable need" requirement. NJ responded to the Supreme Court on the last day of the deadline about why they should not strike down New Jersey's may-issue laws. So far it is a hoot. Apparently NJ doesn’t completely ban carry because police officers and military members are allowed to carry WHILE ON DUTY.

According to Attorney General Grewal the "justifiable need" standard does not violate the Constitution because government agents are allowed to carry firearms while on duty and it is hypothetically possible for someone to get a carry permit so it is ok. New Jersey has a population of 9,000,000 and issued approximately 1,200 permits in 2017. Our undercover investigations exposed that every single police department we visited turned us down when we attempted to apply for a conceal carry permit because it is only available to armed guards, judges, politicians, and their friends. Do not believe us? Watch our video series below:

Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 05/08/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  The entire intent of the 2nd amendment is for people to be armed so they can fight the government if they get out of control. This reads like only the government can carry while on duty. This is the polar opposite of the intent of the second amendment....
Posted by: 49 Pan || 05/08/2019 10:09 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Cory Booker Announces Sweeping Gun Bans, Gun-Control Measures
[Free Beacon] New Jersey senator Cory Booker (D.) announced a slate of new gun bans and gun-control measures on Monday in his race to win the Democratic presidential nomination for 2020.

In what amounts to a collection of the strictest gun-control policies instituted in deep blue states over the past several decades, Booker's proposals span from outright bans on certain guns to requiring the implementation of theoretical technology. He wants to require federal licensing of all gun owners, limit how many firearms Americans can buy, and direct the IRS to investigate the National Rifle Association.

"Cory's plan is the most sweeping gun violence prevention proposal ever advanced by a presidential candidate. To make justice a reality for all, we have to end the epidemic of gun violence and invest in communities that have been shattered by the trauma left in its wake. To do that, we need to adopt a plan that introduces aggressive gun safety measures ‐ the most forward-leaning this country has ever seen," a release from Booker's campaign said. "Cory's plan would: Keep guns out of the wrong hands. Hold gun manufacturers accountable. Bring the fight to the NRA."
Posted by: Besoeker || 05/08/2019 00:56 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Campaigning to take Americans rights away. Hooray for the Democrats.
Posted by: Herb McCoy || 05/08/2019 3:59 Comments || Top||

#2  Upon hearing this, Eric "Smallballs" Swalwell (D.- Kaliphornia) retorted, "Hey..that's my thingy!!"
Posted by: Warthog || 05/08/2019 6:45 Comments || Top||

#3  ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
Posted by: DarthVader || 05/08/2019 8:46 Comments || Top||

#4  We've had the Black Jesus, now we get the Black Adolph.

Somehow I don't think this will turn out well for Spartacus.
Posted by: AlanC || 05/08/2019 9:00 Comments || Top||

#5  Cory's plan would: Keep guns out of the wrong hands.

I'd be interested in how he plans to do that. Just for laughs.
Posted by: Bobby || 05/08/2019 10:05 Comments || Top||

#6  Most of these candidates are using the campaign finance laws to draw exorbitant salaries for themselves and their cronies.that's all this is about.
Posted by: Regular joe || 05/08/2019 10:42 Comments || Top||

#7  Just a step to taking the icky 1st away
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 05/08/2019 12:03 Comments || Top||

#8  Latest school shooting narrative goes off the rails...
Posted by: M. Murcek || 05/08/2019 13:12 Comments || Top||

#9  Sure thing snortacus.

Yeah, usually everyone and the food channel weigh in after a shooting at a school, wondered why I didn't hear anything about it until late last night, and then at the water hole and not from the tv.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 05/08/2019 16:52 Comments || Top||

#10  I hate these silly headlines. It makes it sound like he has already banned guns and introduced gun control measures. Nope. He has announced that he intends to once (if, very much if) he becomes president. Headlines do matter. A lot of people only scan the articles at best, then move on.
Posted by: Vernal Hatrack2366 || 05/08/2019 19:29 Comments || Top||



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