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Donald Trump and His Ilk are Possibly the Most Surveilled Individuals in History (Original Post) Beetwasher. Sep 2022 OP
Good God, I should hope so peppertree Sep 2022 #1
He is, Since Before He Was Elected Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #2
It's beyond belief that such a clear and present danger was allowed within a mile of the White House peppertree Sep 2022 #4
I've Come to Believe the IC is Much less omnipresent and thorough than I formerly believed Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #7
no kidding, FoxNewsSucks Sep 2022 #8
I suspect they focus too much on gathering FOREIGN intelligence, to the detriment of the domestic peppertree Sep 2022 #9
Not to mention all their selfies. nt TigressDem Sep 2022 #3
He is a traitor. His phones should be tapped. dalton99a Sep 2022 #5
FISA Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #6
This Trump reality show feels like it is in the 4th season...1st POTUS...2nd Impeachment.... walkingman Sep 2022 #10
Indeed! I Hear You! Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #11
If one of then farts and Agent has take off his headphones dclarston13 Sep 2022 #12

peppertree

(21,624 posts)
1. Good God, I should hope so
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 11:19 PM
Sep 2022

The Trump administration - and his activities since then - have proved to be the worst intelligence calamity since 9/11.

So for all our sake, I hope so.

Beetwasher.

(2,970 posts)
2. He is, Since Before He Was Elected
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 11:24 PM
Sep 2022

That’s one reason he’s so interested in all the FISA intelligence. My hope is that Obama (and his VP) on their way out had an inkling, which they should have, and perhaps compartmentalized some things, certain operations, salted documents, etc, and some of that is coming to fruition now.

peppertree

(21,624 posts)
4. It's beyond belief that such a clear and present danger was allowed within a mile of the White House
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 11:31 PM
Sep 2022

A real-world experiment, perhaps?

If so, I'm sure he confirmed their worst expectations.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,429 posts)
8. no kidding,
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 12:16 AM
Sep 2022

he had russian spies in the Oval Office four months after his inauguration.

What more evidence should they have needed to be watching him, his spawn and the Kushners???

peppertree

(21,624 posts)
9. I suspect they focus too much on gathering FOREIGN intelligence, to the detriment of the domestic
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 12:25 AM
Sep 2022

Yes - some of that is absolutely essential (terrorist plots cooked up overseas, brewing wars that might affect regional stability, etc.).

But a lot of it is squandered on monitoring - and, allegedly, manipulating - petty politics in foreign countries.

And even there, they often come to the wrong conclusions - mostly because they tend to rely on "sources" with one-sided agendas (mainly right-wing).

In any case, they end up squandering untold thousands of man-hours - and millions of dollars - on what generally amount to cat fights and food fights among foreign politicians we'll never really understand anyway.

While domestic fifth-columns and anti-democratic threats (many of them richly-funded) fly under the radar.

walkingman

(7,597 posts)
10. This Trump reality show feels like it is in the 4th season...1st POTUS...2nd Impeachment....
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 12:39 AM
Sep 2022

3rd Jan. 6....4th Classified Docs....The first couple were disappointing but I'm now ready to turn off this shit, it's getting old and move on to something else.

dclarston13

(410 posts)
12. If one of then farts and Agent has take off his headphones
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 09:38 AM
Sep 2022

They took lindells phone at a Hardees drive thru. They had to be on him all day, to grab it there. I think they are following lots of these guys.

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