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Related: About this forumDNC headquarters were bugged????
Listening to Joy...in reference to a David Corn article on Mother Jones.
WTF ........
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/11/dnc-told-fbi-it-may-have-been-bugged
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DNC headquarters were bugged???? (Original Post)
JHan
Nov 2016
OP
Me, too. And WHY is NOBODY asking - "gee... why is it ONLY the Democratic party that's getting
calimary
Nov 2016
#1
Considering Clinton-hating FBI agents, is that so hard to fathom? DNC has found evidence it's been
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2016
#3
Please note that the article specifically points out "No device was recovered" - as in they didn't
PoliticAverse
Nov 2016
#4
calimary
(81,383 posts)1. Me, too. And WHY is NOBODY asking - "gee... why is it ONLY the Democratic party that's getting
bugged?
Isn't it odd that nobody's bugging the GOP? Doesn't that sound FISHY???
And WHY is nobody in the press, not even Joy Reid, asking that?
Turbineguy
(37,359 posts)2. Well, yeah, but
this is different than Watergate.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)3. Considering Clinton-hating FBI agents, is that so hard to fathom? DNC has found evidence it's been
bugged.
Mother Jones:
In an episode reminiscent of Watergate, the Democratic Party recently informed the FBI that it had collected evidence suggesting its Washington headquarters had been bugged, according to two Democratic National Committee officials who asked not to be named.
In September, according to these sources, the DNC hired a firm to conduct an electronic sweep of its offices. After Russian hackers had penetrated its email system and those of other Democratic targets, DNC officials believed it was prudent to scrutinize their offices. This examination found nothing unusual.
In late October, after conservative activist James O'Keefe released a new set of hidden-camera videos targeting Democrats, interim party chairwoman Donna Brazile ordered up another sweep. There was a concern that Republican foes might have infiltrated the DNC offices, where volunteers were reporting to work on phone banks and other election activities. (For some of their actions, O'Keefe and his crew have used people posing as volunteers to gain access to Democratic outfits.)
The second sweep, according to the Democratic officials, found a radio signal near the chairman's office that indicated there might be a listening device outside the office. "We were told that this was something that could pick up calls from cellphones," a DNC official says. "The guys who did the sweep said it was a strong indication." No device was recovered. No possible culprits were identified.
In an episode reminiscent of Watergate, the Democratic Party recently informed the FBI that it had collected evidence suggesting its Washington headquarters had been bugged, according to two Democratic National Committee officials who asked not to be named.
In September, according to these sources, the DNC hired a firm to conduct an electronic sweep of its offices. After Russian hackers had penetrated its email system and those of other Democratic targets, DNC officials believed it was prudent to scrutinize their offices. This examination found nothing unusual.
In late October, after conservative activist James O'Keefe released a new set of hidden-camera videos targeting Democrats, interim party chairwoman Donna Brazile ordered up another sweep. There was a concern that Republican foes might have infiltrated the DNC offices, where volunteers were reporting to work on phone banks and other election activities. (For some of their actions, O'Keefe and his crew have used people posing as volunteers to gain access to Democratic outfits.)
The second sweep, according to the Democratic officials, found a radio signal near the chairman's office that indicated there might be a listening device outside the office. "We were told that this was something that could pick up calls from cellphones," a DNC official says. "The guys who did the sweep said it was a strong indication." No device was recovered. No possible culprits were identified.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)4. Please note that the article specifically points out "No device was recovered" - as in they didn't
actually find a bug.
Foggyhill
(1,060 posts)5. Tell me how Trump is not running a criminal organisation
Cause you know it is linked to him somehow (at least to Roger Stone...)
C_U_L8R
(45,012 posts)6. Republicans can't win fair and square
They only win when the cheat and lie.
I have no idea how the live with themselves.
Such losers