From TP Muckraker: List of good ?? re purgegate

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From an anonymous poster in the comments section on TP Muckraker:

NARUS STA 6400: Comey apparently said that there was some illegal stuff going on. Wow, all this US Attorney prosecutor "inside information" suddenly shows up inside the GOP offices.

A. How many NSA contractors were providing domestic surveillance information through AT&T/Verizon/NARUS and providing this directly or indirectly through intermediaries to the GOP; what were the conditions of the contract and agreed to "immunity" despite Comey's assertions taht the activity was not lawful?

B. How did the GOP/WH leadership "know" about something that was supposedly classified inside the US Attorneys office; how many of the WH acdtions against US Attorneys are related to NSA contractors illegally providing through intermediaries this GOP-interest-data, in violation of FISA?

C. Is there some explanation how the WH staff -- which supposedly only reads things in the newspapers -- can get access to classified DOJ/FBI investigations related to GOP?

D. How many contractors have been assigned to conduct domestic surveillance; and have been threatened with NSLs/gag orders to keep quiet about the domestic monitoring that GOP relies on to get access to US Attorney confidential information?

E. Which contractors have been threatened with NSLs and gag orders if they dare discuss the terms of the contracts which allow a free flow of information -- illegally -- from the NSA contractors, to the GOP?

F. Which intermediaries are involved in transferring data from NSA contractors, to other third parties, then to the White House, GOP, and DOJ Staff leadership in violation of FISA?

G. DoJ OPR was shut down. What did AG Gonzalez hope to block DOJ OPR from reviewing as it relates to the contract terms of NSA contractors providing data in violation of FISA to the GOP and AT&T-affiliated contractors for purposes of doing media messaging analysis?

H. Does the Verizon General Counsel have any explanation why one of its counsel fatally asserted that the NSA "may" have been given access; but then the Verizon story changed to "can neither confirm nor deny"?

I. What does Berenson with Sidley Austin -- providing legal counsel for AT&T, Sampson and Ralston -- have to say about the apparent inconsistencies between what Comey said was illegal NSA-FISA violations which DOJ was talking about; but Berenson's assertion that the NSA activity was secret and could not be disscussed?

J. As with the US Attorney firings, GOP was releasing public statements to couch the discussion. Various GOP-affiliated legal counsel associated with AT&T/Baker have made public comments suggesting that the President has privilege. Yet, Comey argues the opposite: that the activity was not lawful. How does Berenson reconcile the inconsistency between legal counsel duty to comply with the law; illegal use of data to support prisoner abuse and kidnapping; US Attorney/DOJ Staff e-mails showing GOP lawyers were issuing misleading editorial; and COmey's testimony which says the NSA activity was illegal; and Berenson's out of court assertions that the activity was lawful?

K. What possible explanation can Berenson provide to justify confidence that Comey's statements on the illegal surveillance are or are not truthful; yet the public and courts can rely on AT&T or Berenson's statements outside court in re the classification of this illegal activity?

L. What is Berenson's explanation how the data that was illegal captured and used to support prisoner abuse, rendition, domestic surveillance, unlawful-warrantless searches, and interrogations of American citizens without legal counsel?

M. Does Berenson have any explanation how this activity could occur while he was in the WH counsel's office; yet he would have us believe that he has no clue about it?

N. Why should anyone believe Berenson's statements or his assertions that he's fully complying with the laws on all legal issues?

O. How many e-mails did Berenson get while he was in the WH Counsel's office through the RNC private e-mail systems?

P. Why is Berenson asserting that the surveillance program was "classified," yet he knows or should know that ORCON prohibits classification of illegal activity?

Q. What is Berenson's explanation in light of Reynolds when the substantial portion of that surveillance has less to do with national security, but more to do with hiding evidence of illegal activity: Domestic surveillance of lawful opposition to illegal warfare; FISA violations; known illegal use of NSLs; and or use of domestic surveillance to target/intimidate/identify people attempting to disclose evidence of war crimes?

R. How can Comey talk about "illegal activity" yet Berenson argues that the issue "cannot be discussed"; does Berenson not know that illegal activity cannot be lawfully classified udner ORCON; or is there some other hidden rule that "permits" former WH counsel to make an out of court, inconsistent statement with Comey on whether something is or is not lawful?

S. How much data was transferred using the NARUS STA 6400 to support rendition, scheduling of Boeing aircraft, illegal surveillance, unlawful kidnapping, transport of prisoners in violation of Geneva to Eastern Europe?

T. How many Americans were illegally interrogated using DHS warrantless surveillance procedures which Berenson, Gonzalez, and Yoo knew or should have known were in contravention ot the Bill of Rights giving witnesses-defendants a chance to have counsel present?

U. Is it not odd that Berenson is asserting "rights" for his clients; but other Americans were secretly deprived their rights to counsel, privacy, and the chance to invoke the 5th?

V. How many times did the "request to invoke the 5th" on issues of privacy did WH Counsel Berenson and others use as a basis under NSL assignments to target someone for increased surveillance, monitoring, harassment, intrusion, interviews; why the double standard on where Americans can or cannot enjoy their Constitutional rights?

V. How many subpoenas has Sidley Austin issued to harass, intimdiate, or keep silent American citizens who dare to attempt to discuss the alleged relationship between Berenson; FISA-Geneva vioations; and allegations that Staff counsel have not fully complied with the Geneva Conventions?

W. How many NSLs has DOJ-FBI issued to silence public discussion/gag them on alleged complciity of DOJ Staff counsel, WH Counsel, and outside counsel on issues of war crimes, prisoner abuse, illegal warfare, FISA violations, and other breaches of the Supreme Law; where are the records kept inside DOJ to monitor and review whether the NSL issued is or is not related more to national security, not a private concern by formerly assigned WH counsel that the issues are getting to close to issues of war crimes?

X. How many RNC e-mails does Berenson have under his control that he acquired while WH Counsel?

Y. How does Berenson "know" that his client Ralston has these e-mails unless he's reviewed them; when did Berenson review the e-mails; how many e-mails did Ralston get that Bereson was CC:copied on while he was WH counsel?

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