The leak is far worse than the resignation, obama's people really screwed up, jail may await them...

[Steve_McGarrett]

America's spies anonymously took down Michael Flynn. That is deeply worrying.

In such a situation — our situation — shouldn't we hope the deep state will rise up to act responsibly to take down a member of the administration who may have broken the law?

The answer is an unequivocal no.

In a liberal democracy, how things happen is often as important as what happens. Procedures matter. So do rules and public accountability. The chaotic, dysfunctional Trump White House is placing the entire system under enormous strain. That's bad. But the answer isn't to counter it with equally irregular acts of sabotage — or with a disinformation campaign waged by nameless civil servants toiling away in the surveillance state.

As Eli Lake of Bloomberg News put it in an important article following Flynn's resignation,

Normally intercepts of U.S. officials and citizens are some of the most tightly held government secrets. This is for good reason. Selectively disclosing details of private conversations monitored by the FBI or NSA gives the permanent state the power to destroy reputations from the cloak of anonymity. This is what police states do. [Bloomberg]

Those cheering the deep state torpedoing of Flynn are saying, in effect, that a police state is perfectly fine so long as it helps to bring down Trump.

It is the role of Congress to investigate the president and those who work for him. If Congress resists doing its duty, out of a mixture of self-interest and cowardice, the American people have no choice but to try and hold the government's feet to the fire, demanding action with phone calls, protests, and, ultimately, votes. That is a democratic response to the failure of democracy.

Sitting back and letting shadowy, unaccountable agents of espionage do the job for us simply isn't an acceptable alternative.

Down that path lies the end of democracy in America.​

The "swamp" that needs to be drained is the links between the Trump Administration and the Russian government. You're all aflutter because someone leaked that there are links between White House officials and the Russian government, and you're upset about the leaks. Talk about picking up the peanuts while being trampled by the elephants.

Your President and his staff are seriously compromised.

They were compromised due to Obama Loyalists.

They were compromised by THEIR OWN ACTIONS. Your orange faced ass-clown knew that Mattis broke the law and DID NOTHING, and his Administration was lying to cover it up. So people in the CIA leaked the information, which they obtained from a LEGAL wiretap on the Russian Ambassador.

You were all gleeful when illegal hacking of the DNC leaked information favourable to tRump, but now you're butt hurt when your guys do something illegal and get caught.

What law did Mattis break?

Sorry, I meant to say Flynn. Flynn discussed Obama's sanctions and expulsions with the Ambassador, telling him the Trump Administration would lift them, and that was illegal.

You seem to think that Russia is your close ally, instead of a country which hacked your elections, and wanted Trump to win. Your President is colluding with the enemy. That constitutes treason in my books.

You're a certified nutcase. If Russia hacked the election then why did Hillary get the popular vote?

 

[2aguy]

The idiots in obama's intelligence agencies leaked the Flynn information....and since they have to protect the identity of Americans when they are surveilling foreign assets........there are very few people who would have had access to the Flynn recordings......and they all belong to obama.....and now, they can go and get them ......

Catherine Herridge has high level sources......

We are talking jail time for the leakers when they are caught.......

Top House Republican wants FBI 'assessment' on Trump-related leaks

But the release of information from the Flynn phone calls also appears especially problematic, because when the intelligence community captures phone calls of an American inside the U.S., even if the discussion involves a foreign national (in this case an ambassador), steps must be taken to shield the American caller's identity.

"If [the conversation] was picked up inadvertently, then that would have had to been approved by someone in the last administration to actually unmask his name so that the FBI or intelligence officials knew who it was on the other end of the phone talking to the Russian ambassador," Nunes explained.

"If in fact the press reports are right, someone made the decision to deliberately listen to General Flynn's phone calls and that is, I think, unprecedented, unwarranted, and flat-out wrong."

Former NSA analyst and whistleblower Bill Binney confirmed to Fox News that surveillance programs that touch on leadership are highly restricted.

"I think it is compartmentalized, meaning a small circle, less than 100 [people would have access to the intelligence]," Binney said. "They are supposed to minimize the American side. ... All presumed U.S. citizens have rights under the Fourth Amendment."

Nunes said the timing may be significant because the authorization to unmask Flynn was likely taken under the Obama administration, as the phone calls occurred in December.

The committee chairman said the issue goes beyond politics because it is also undermining the relationship between a president and world leaders.

"I think all foreign leaders now are going to be worried that this is going to somehow leak out. I think it has done tremendous damage to [America's] reputation around the world, and no one's talking about it -- and this is because someone in the national security apparatus decided to leak this out. It's very, very serious," he said.

Simply revealing the contents of the calls can have the effect of what the intelligence community calls "burning the source," because the parties involved know beyond a doubt the U.S. government has the ability to track the conversations.

The leaking of information about the investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. race points to the possible compromise of even more sensitive collection sources.

I said it from the beginning. This was a trap coordinated between Obama and the previous CIA leader and his underlings, as payback for losing the election, and Flynn, a career officer with decades of experience, stepped right into it. There should definitely be some heads rolling in the CIA now.

The last time I looked, there were no CIA agents selling out the American people to the Putin and the Russians. That would be members of the Trump Administration. It's THEIR heads which are starting to roll.

This doesn't end here. Congress is talking about appointing a Special Prosecutor for this one.

No...that was hilary as Secretary of State, laundering the 140 million dollars from putin through her charity foundation...and it wasn't just the Russians.....whoever leaked.......destroyed methods and sources to do it...they broke the law.....

 

[2aguy]

The only thing Flynn is guilty of was lying to Pence...nothing more.

And he may not have even done that.....he doesn't even remember what it was he said to the Russian........

The CIA has tapes which tells them EXACTLY what they talked about, no matter how faulty Flynn's memory is. Are you completely stupid and just in denial?

Complete karma - they guy who started the chant "Lock her up", over Hillary's emails, is potentially about to be locked up for treason. Karma's a bitch.

You better let President Jeb Bush know about this...oh....the predictions about that were wrong.......but you could just tell President Hilary.....oh....the Predictions on that were wrong too....you just keep being wrong......it is quite funny to watch...

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

America's spies anonymously took down Michael Flynn. That is deeply worrying.

In such a situation — our situation — shouldn't we hope the deep state will rise up to act responsibly to take down a member of the administration who may have broken the law?

The answer is an unequivocal no.

In a liberal democracy, how things happen is often as important as what happens. Procedures matter. So do rules and public accountability. The chaotic, dysfunctional Trump White House is placing the entire system under enormous strain. That's bad. But the answer isn't to counter it with equally irregular acts of sabotage — or with a disinformation campaign waged by nameless civil servants toiling away in the surveillance state.

As Eli Lake of Bloomberg News put it in an important article following Flynn's resignation,

Normally intercepts of U.S. officials and citizens are some of the most tightly held government secrets. This is for good reason. Selectively disclosing details of private conversations monitored by the FBI or NSA gives the permanent state the power to destroy reputations from the cloak of anonymity. This is what police states do. [Bloomberg]

Those cheering the deep state torpedoing of Flynn are saying, in effect, that a police state is perfectly fine so long as it helps to bring down Trump.

It is the role of Congress to investigate the president and those who work for him. If Congress resists doing its duty, out of a mixture of self-interest and cowardice, the American people have no choice but to try and hold the government's feet to the fire, demanding action with phone calls, protests, and, ultimately, votes. That is a democratic response to the failure of democracy.

Sitting back and letting shadowy, unaccountable agents of espionage do the job for us simply isn't an acceptable alternative.

Down that path lies the end of democracy in America.​

The "swamp" that needs to be drained is the links between the Trump Administration and the Russian government. You're all aflutter because someone leaked that there are links between White House officials and the Russian government, and you're upset about the leaks. Talk about picking up the peanuts while being trampled by the elephants.

Your President and his staff are seriously compromised.

They were compromised due to Obama Loyalists.

They were compromised by THEIR OWN ACTIONS. Your orange faced ass-clown knew that Mattis broke the law and DID NOTHING, and his Administration was lying to cover it up. So people in the CIA leaked the information, which they obtained from a LEGAL wiretap on the Russian Ambassador.

You were all gleeful when illegal hacking of the DNC leaked information favourable to tRump, but now you're butt hurt when your guys do something illegal and get caught.

What law did Mattis break?

Sorry, I meant to say Flynn. Flynn discussed Obama's sanctions and expulsions with the Ambassador, telling him the Trump Administration would lift them, and that was illegal.

You seem to think that Russia is your close ally, instead of a country which hacked your elections, and wanted Trump to win. Your President is colluding with the enemy. That constitutes treason in my books.

Flynn was a civilian at the time. Who gave the order to monitor him?

 

[2aguy]

Flynn lied and he'll have to go for that. I don't particularly see anything "wrong" with if they happened to mention sanctions, our peeps said he didn't do anything untoward like promising they'd be lifted or anything like that, so it's just basically people yacking on the phone about current reality. As I understand it Flynn wasn't even in an official position at the time so whatever on the "discussion" had. But as I said, he lied to Pence so he's gonna have to go.

I do find it... concerning that our government, presumably democrats and possibly even RINO's, are leaking shit to the public. Not even this bit in particular, but everything in general. There are serious intelligence holes that really need to be plugged no matter who's side you're on. That place needs to be combed over and the ratty trash needs to be ousted, possibly even jailed.

And obama minions were actually talking to Iran and Hamas during the 2008 election..........and the democrat party press didn't say word one about it...

 

[JimBowie1958]

The only thing Flynn is guilty of was lying to Pence...nothing more.

And he may not have even done that.....he doesn't even remember what it was he said to the Russian........

It is amazing how so many journalists expect people to remember EXACTLY what they said in one of many phone calls weeks and weeks ago.

Makes me wonder if these journalists record all their conversations without warning.

 

[2aguy]

The idiots in obama's intelligence agencies leaked the Flynn information....and since they have to protect the identity of Americans when they are surveilling foreign assets........there are very few people who would have had access to the Flynn recordings......and they all belong to obama.....and now, they can go and get them ......

Catherine Herridge has high level sources......

We are talking jail time for the leakers when they are caught.......

Top House Republican wants FBI 'assessment' on Trump-related leaks

But the release of information from the Flynn phone calls also appears especially problematic, because when the intelligence community captures phone calls of an American inside the U.S., even if the discussion involves a foreign national (in this case an ambassador), steps must be taken to shield the American caller's identity.

"If [the conversation] was picked up inadvertently, then that would have had to been approved by someone in the last administration to actually unmask his name so that the FBI or intelligence officials knew who it was on the other end of the phone talking to the Russian ambassador," Nunes explained.

"If in fact the press reports are right, someone made the decision to deliberately listen to General Flynn's phone calls and that is, I think, unprecedented, unwarranted, and flat-out wrong."

Former NSA analyst and whistleblower Bill Binney confirmed to Fox News that surveillance programs that touch on leadership are highly restricted.

"I think it is compartmentalized, meaning a small circle, less than 100 [people would have access to the intelligence]," Binney said. "They are supposed to minimize the American side. ... All presumed U.S. citizens have rights under the Fourth Amendment."

Nunes said the timing may be significant because the authorization to unmask Flynn was likely taken under the Obama administration, as the phone calls occurred in December.

The committee chairman said the issue goes beyond politics because it is also undermining the relationship between a president and world leaders.

"I think all foreign leaders now are going to be worried that this is going to somehow leak out. I think it has done tremendous damage to [America's] reputation around the world, and no one's talking about it -- and this is because someone in the national security apparatus decided to leak this out. It's very, very serious," he said.

Simply revealing the contents of the calls can have the effect of what the intelligence community calls "burning the source," because the parties involved know beyond a doubt the U.S. government has the ability to track the conversations.

The leaking of information about the investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. race points to the possible compromise of even more sensitive collection sources.

Funny chit coming from the party that outed a CIA agent for political revenge.

That's a debunked lie you stupid fuck.

No, it is the truth. dick Cheney outed Valerie Plame because her husband was sent to investigate a yellow cake story where Bush had lied.

Plame had been a covert agent. By outing her, Cheney put every current covert agent that ever worked with Plame at rtsk.
No lie.

You are a stupid fuck it was Richard Armitage not acting on anyones orders, Plame outted herself, her CIA status was an open secret on the beltway so educate yourself before you flap your fucktarded gums.

Cheney did it too.

Your buddy Cheney put CIA agents at risk. What a low life POS you are to defend that action.

You can keep saying it but the more you say it it doesn't become true.......the prosecutor said it was Armitage and not Cheney, ding bat.....and he knew that the first day of the investigation, making the persecution of Scooter Libby a crime...

 

[RealDave]

The idiots in obama's intelligence agencies leaked the Flynn information....and since they have to protect the identity of Americans when they are surveilling foreign assets........there are very few people who would have had access to the Flynn recordings......and they all belong to obama.....and now, they can go and get them ......

Catherine Herridge has high level sources......

We are talking jail time for the leakers when they are caught.......

Top House Republican wants FBI 'assessment' on Trump-related leaks

But the release of information from the Flynn phone calls also appears especially problematic, because when the intelligence community captures phone calls of an American inside the U.S., even if the discussion involves a foreign national (in this case an ambassador), steps must be taken to shield the American caller's identity.

"If [the conversation] was picked up inadvertently, then that would have had to been approved by someone in the last administration to actually unmask his name so that the FBI or intelligence officials knew who it was on the other end of the phone talking to the Russian ambassador," Nunes explained.

"If in fact the press reports are right, someone made the decision to deliberately listen to General Flynn's phone calls and that is, I think, unprecedented, unwarranted, and flat-out wrong."

Former NSA analyst and whistleblower Bill Binney confirmed to Fox News that surveillance programs that touch on leadership are highly restricted.

"I think it is compartmentalized, meaning a small circle, less than 100 [people would have access to the intelligence]," Binney said. "They are supposed to minimize the American side. ... All presumed U.S. citizens have rights under the Fourth Amendment."

Nunes said the timing may be significant because the authorization to unmask Flynn was likely taken under the Obama administration, as the phone calls occurred in December.

The committee chairman said the issue goes beyond politics because it is also undermining the relationship between a president and world leaders.

"I think all foreign leaders now are going to be worried that this is going to somehow leak out. I think it has done tremendous damage to [America's] reputation around the world, and no one's talking about it -- and this is because someone in the national security apparatus decided to leak this out. It's very, very serious," he said.

Simply revealing the contents of the calls can have the effect of what the intelligence community calls "burning the source," because the parties involved know beyond a doubt the U.S. government has the ability to track the conversations.

The leaking of information about the investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. race points to the possible compromise of even more sensitive collection sources.

I said it from the beginning. This was a trap coordinated between Obama and the previous CIA leader and his underlings, as payback for losing the election, and Flynn, a career officer with decades of experience, stepped right into it. There should definitely be some heads rolling in the CIA now.

Flynn is a dick that was punished for passing out confidential information. He was fired from a previous position. The Russians were hacking our elections & Flynn was talking to them. Flynn was a bad choice by Trump who has proven that he made lots of bad choices.

 

[2aguy]

The idiots in obama's intelligence agencies leaked the Flynn information....and since they have to protect the identity of Americans when they are surveilling foreign assets........there are very few people who would have had access to the Flynn recordings......and they all belong to obama.....and now, they can go and get them ......

Catherine Herridge has high level sources......

We are talking jail time for the leakers when they are caught.......

Top House Republican wants FBI 'assessment' on Trump-related leaks

But the release of information from the Flynn phone calls also appears especially problematic, because when the intelligence community captures phone calls of an American inside the U.S., even if the discussion involves a foreign national (in this case an ambassador), steps must be taken to shield the American caller's identity.

"If [the conversation] was picked up inadvertently, then that would have had to been approved by someone in the last administration to actually unmask his name so that the FBI or intelligence officials knew who it was on the other end of the phone talking to the Russian ambassador," Nunes explained.

"If in fact the press reports are right, someone made the decision to deliberately listen to General Flynn's phone calls and that is, I think, unprecedented, unwarranted, and flat-out wrong."

Former NSA analyst and whistleblower Bill Binney confirmed to Fox News that surveillance programs that touch on leadership are highly restricted.

"I think it is compartmentalized, meaning a small circle, less than 100 [people would have access to the intelligence]," Binney said. "They are supposed to minimize the American side. ... All presumed U.S. citizens have rights under the Fourth Amendment."

Nunes said the timing may be significant because the authorization to unmask Flynn was likely taken under the Obama administration, as the phone calls occurred in December.

The committee chairman said the issue goes beyond politics because it is also undermining the relationship between a president and world leaders.

"I think all foreign leaders now are going to be worried that this is going to somehow leak out. I think it has done tremendous damage to [America's] reputation around the world, and no one's talking about it -- and this is because someone in the national security apparatus decided to leak this out. It's very, very serious," he said.

Simply revealing the contents of the calls can have the effect of what the intelligence community calls "burning the source," because the parties involved know beyond a doubt the U.S. government has the ability to track the conversations.

The leaking of information about the investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. race points to the possible compromise of even more sensitive collection sources.

I said it from the beginning. This was a trap coordinated between Obama and the previous CIA leader and his underlings, as payback for losing the election, and Flynn, a career officer with decades of experience, stepped right into it. There should definitely be some heads rolling in the CIA now.

Flynn is a dick that was punished for passing out confidential information. He was fired from a previous position. The Russians were hacking our elections & Flynn was talking to them. Flynn was a bad choice by Trump who has proven that he made lots of bad choices.

I am curious....are you this stupid in real life....or do you just pretend to be this stupid when you post online?

 

[RealDave]

The only thing Flynn is guilty of was lying to Pence...nothing more.

And he may not have even done that.....he doesn't even remember what it was he said to the Russian........

It is amazing how so many journalists expect people to remember EXACTLY what they said in one of many phone calls weeks and weeks ago.

Makes me wonder if these journalists record all their conversations without warning.

Actually, asshole, the conversation about sanction would have been after Obama placed new sanctions & before Putin said he would not retaliate.

'Flynn lied when asked, Pence lied when he claimed he did not know, and Agent Orange directed the entire thing. Fl;ynn has been lying for weeks.

Watergate II the Sequel - coming to living rooms everywhere!

 

[jillian]

The idiots in obama's intelligence agencies leaked the Flynn information....and since they have to protect the identity of Americans when they are surveilling foreign assets........there are very few people who would have had access to the Flynn recordings......and they all belong to obama.....and now, they can go and get them ......

Catherine Herridge has high level sources......

We are talking jail time for the leakers when they are caught.......

Top House Republican wants FBI 'assessment' on Trump-related leaks

But the release of information from the Flynn phone calls also appears especially problematic, because when the intelligence community captures phone calls of an American inside the U.S., even if the discussion involves a foreign national (in this case an ambassador), steps must be taken to shield the American caller's identity.

"If [the conversation] was picked up inadvertently, then that would have had to been approved by someone in the last administration to actually unmask his name so that the FBI or intelligence officials knew who it was on the other end of the phone talking to the Russian ambassador," Nunes explained.

"If in fact the press reports are right, someone made the decision to deliberately listen to General Flynn's phone calls and that is, I think, unprecedented, unwarranted, and flat-out wrong."

Former NSA analyst and whistleblower Bill Binney confirmed to Fox News that surveillance programs that touch on leadership are highly restricted.

"I think it is compartmentalized, meaning a small circle, less than 100 [people would have access to the intelligence]," Binney said. "They are supposed to minimize the American side. ... All presumed U.S. citizens have rights under the Fourth Amendment."

Nunes said the timing may be significant because the authorization to unmask Flynn was likely taken under the Obama administration, as the phone calls occurred in December.

The committee chairman said the issue goes beyond politics because it is also undermining the relationship between a president and world leaders.

"I think all foreign leaders now are going to be worried that this is going to somehow leak out. I think it has done tremendous damage to [America's] reputation around the world, and no one's talking about it -- and this is because someone in the national security apparatus decided to leak this out. It's very, very serious," he said.

Simply revealing the contents of the calls can have the effect of what the intelligence community calls "burning the source," because the parties involved know beyond a doubt the U.S. government has the ability to track the conversations.

The leaking of information about the investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. race points to the possible compromise of even more sensitive collection sources.

The leaks aren't the problem.
What a hack you are

 

[RealDave]

The idiots in obama's intelligence agencies leaked the Flynn information....and since they have to protect the identity of Americans when they are surveilling foreign assets........there are very few people who would have had access to the Flynn recordings......and they all belong to obama.....and now, they can go and get them ......

Catherine Herridge has high level sources......

We are talking jail time for the leakers when they are caught.......

Top House Republican wants FBI 'assessment' on Trump-related leaks

But the release of information from the Flynn phone calls also appears especially problematic, because when the intelligence community captures phone calls of an American inside the U.S., even if the discussion involves a foreign national (in this case an ambassador), steps must be taken to shield the American caller's identity.

"If [the conversation] was picked up inadvertently, then that would have had to been approved by someone in the last administration to actually unmask his name so that the FBI or intelligence officials knew who it was on the other end of the phone talking to the Russian ambassador," Nunes explained.

"If in fact the press reports are right, someone made the decision to deliberately listen to General Flynn's phone calls and that is, I think, unprecedented, unwarranted, and flat-out wrong."

Former NSA analyst and whistleblower Bill Binney confirmed to Fox News that surveillance programs that touch on leadership are highly restricted.

"I think it is compartmentalized, meaning a small circle, less than 100 [people would have access to the intelligence]," Binney said. "They are supposed to minimize the American side. ... All presumed U.S. citizens have rights under the Fourth Amendment."

Nunes said the timing may be significant because the authorization to unmask Flynn was likely taken under the Obama administration, as the phone calls occurred in December.

The committee chairman said the issue goes beyond politics because it is also undermining the relationship between a president and world leaders.

"I think all foreign leaders now are going to be worried that this is going to somehow leak out. I think it has done tremendous damage to [America's] reputation around the world, and no one's talking about it -- and this is because someone in the national security apparatus decided to leak this out. It's very, very serious," he said.

Simply revealing the contents of the calls can have the effect of what the intelligence community calls "burning the source," because the parties involved know beyond a doubt the U.S. government has the ability to track the conversations.

The leaking of information about the investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. race points to the possible compromise of even more sensitive collection sources.

I said it from the beginning. This was a trap coordinated between Obama and the previous CIA leader and his underlings, as payback for losing the election, and Flynn, a career officer with decades of experience, stepped right into it. There should definitely be some heads rolling in the CIA now.

Flynn is a dick that was punished for passing out confidential information. He was fired from a previous position. The Russians were hacking our elections & Flynn was talking to them. Flynn was a bad choice by Trump who has proven that he made lots of bad choices.

I am curious....are you this stupid in real life....or do you just pretend to be this stupid when you post online?

Whic h is not true?

1) Flynn was disciplined for passing out confidential information?
2) Flynn was fired from his previous job?

Answer: Both are true.

 

[jillian]

Funny chit coming from the party that outed a CIA agent for political revenge

More Fake News from the libtards

Rightwingnuts are unable to distinguish real from delusional rightwingnuttery

 

[RetiredGySgt]

The idiots in obama's intelligence agencies leaked the Flynn information....and since they have to protect the identity of Americans when they are surveilling foreign assets........there are very few people who would have had access to the Flynn recordings......and they all belong to obama.....and now, they can go and get them ......

Catherine Herridge has high level sources......

We are talking jail time for the leakers when they are caught.......

Top House Republican wants FBI 'assessment' on Trump-related leaks

But the release of information from the Flynn phone calls also appears especially problematic, because when the intelligence community captures phone calls of an American inside the U.S., even if the discussion involves a foreign national (in this case an ambassador), steps must be taken to shield the American caller's identity.

"If [the conversation] was picked up inadvertently, then that would have had to been approved by someone in the last administration to actually unmask his name so that the FBI or intelligence officials knew who it was on the other end of the phone talking to the Russian ambassador," Nunes explained.

"If in fact the press reports are right, someone made the decision to deliberately listen to General Flynn's phone calls and that is, I think, unprecedented, unwarranted, and flat-out wrong."

Former NSA analyst and whistleblower Bill Binney confirmed to Fox News that surveillance programs that touch on leadership are highly restricted.

"I think it is compartmentalized, meaning a small circle, less than 100 [people would have access to the intelligence]," Binney said. "They are supposed to minimize the American side. ... All presumed U.S. citizens have rights under the Fourth Amendment."

Nunes said the timing may be significant because the authorization to unmask Flynn was likely taken under the Obama administration, as the phone calls occurred in December.

The committee chairman said the issue goes beyond politics because it is also undermining the relationship between a president and world leaders.

"I think all foreign leaders now are going to be worried that this is going to somehow leak out. I think it has done tremendous damage to [America's] reputation around the world, and no one's talking about it -- and this is because someone in the national security apparatus decided to leak this out. It's very, very serious," he said.

Simply revealing the contents of the calls can have the effect of what the intelligence community calls "burning the source," because the parties involved know beyond a doubt the U.S. government has the ability to track the conversations.

The leaking of information about the investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. race points to the possible compromise of even more sensitive collection sources.

Funny chit coming from the party that outed a CIA agent for political revenge.

That's a debunked lie you stupid fuck.

No, it is the truth. dick Cheney outed Valerie Plame because her husband was sent to investigate a yellow cake story where Bush had lied.

Plame had been a covert agent. By outing her, Cheney put every current covert agent that ever worked with Plame at rtsk.
No lie.

Been proven wrong repeatedly. Armatige accidentally "outed" her and was given a pass by the investigation and the prosecutor in the case. Learn some facts instead of idiotic talking points proven wrong years ago.

 

[Dragonlady]

You're a certified nutcase. If Russia hacked the election then why did Hillary get the popular vote?

They didn't hack the voting machines, the leaked selected emails from one side, but failed to reveal the infighting among Republicans over Trump's candidacy. You think the RNC, which tried to change the convention rules to a brokered convention to stop Trump, doesn't have a lot of compromising emails out there?

They also kept pumping out false news reports that Hillary was dying, had Parkinsons, and other fake news. You don't just steal elections at the ballot box. You steal it by convincing people there is no good or honest candidate.

 

[RealDave]

The idiots in obama's intelligence agencies leaked the Flynn information....and since they have to protect the identity of Americans when they are surveilling foreign assets........there are very few people who would have had access to the Flynn recordings......and they all belong to obama.....and now, they can go and get them ......

Catherine Herridge has high level sources......

We are talking jail time for the leakers when they are caught.......

Top House Republican wants FBI 'assessment' on Trump-related leaks

But the release of information from the Flynn phone calls also appears especially problematic, because when the intelligence community captures phone calls of an American inside the U.S., even if the discussion involves a foreign national (in this case an ambassador), steps must be taken to shield the American caller's identity.

"If [the conversation] was picked up inadvertently, then that would have had to been approved by someone in the last administration to actually unmask his name so that the FBI or intelligence officials knew who it was on the other end of the phone talking to the Russian ambassador," Nunes explained.

"If in fact the press reports are right, someone made the decision to deliberately listen to General Flynn's phone calls and that is, I think, unprecedented, unwarranted, and flat-out wrong."

Former NSA analyst and whistleblower Bill Binney confirmed to Fox News that surveillance programs that touch on leadership are highly restricted.

"I think it is compartmentalized, meaning a small circle, less than 100 [people would have access to the intelligence]," Binney said. "They are supposed to minimize the American side. ... All presumed U.S. citizens have rights under the Fourth Amendment."

Nunes said the timing may be significant because the authorization to unmask Flynn was likely taken under the Obama administration, as the phone calls occurred in December.

The committee chairman said the issue goes beyond politics because it is also undermining the relationship between a president and world leaders.

"I think all foreign leaders now are going to be worried that this is going to somehow leak out. I think it has done tremendous damage to [America's] reputation around the world, and no one's talking about it -- and this is because someone in the national security apparatus decided to leak this out. It's very, very serious," he said.

Simply revealing the contents of the calls can have the effect of what the intelligence community calls "burning the source," because the parties involved know beyond a doubt the U.S. government has the ability to track the conversations.

The leaking of information about the investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. race points to the possible compromise of even more sensitive collection sources.

Funny chit coming from the party that outed a CIA agent for political revenge.

That's a debunked lie you stupid fuck.

No, it is the truth. dick Cheney outed Valerie Plame because her husband was sent to investigate a yellow cake story where Bush had lied.

Plame had been a covert agent. By outing her, Cheney put every current covert agent that ever worked with Plame at rtsk.
No lie.

Been proven wrong repeatedly. Armatige accidentally "outed" her and was given a pass by the investigation and the prosecutor in the case. Learn some facts instead of idiotic talking points proven wrong years ago.

And then Cheney did too. You act like when Armitage said it that everyone on the planet knew. Cheney put CIA agents at risk. For what?

 

[RealDave]

The "swamp" that needs to be drained is the links between the Trump Administration and the Russian government. You're all aflutter because someone leaked that there are links between White House officials and the Russian government, and you're upset about the leaks. Talk about picking up the peanuts while being trampled by the elephants.

Your President and his staff are seriously compromised.

They were compromised due to Obama Loyalists.

They were compromised by THEIR OWN ACTIONS. Your orange faced ass-clown knew that Mattis broke the law and DID NOTHING, and his Administration was lying to cover it up. So people in the CIA leaked the information, which they obtained from a LEGAL wiretap on the Russian Ambassador.

You were all gleeful when illegal hacking of the DNC leaked information favourable to tRump, but now you're butt hurt when your guys do something illegal and get caught.

What law did Mattis break?

Sorry, I meant to say Flynn. Flynn discussed Obama's sanctions and expulsions with the Ambassador, telling him the Trump Administration would lift them, and that was illegal.

You seem to think that Russia is your close ally, instead of a country which hacked your elections, and wanted Trump to win. Your President is colluding with the enemy. That constitutes treason in my books.

Flynn was a civilian at the time. Who gave the order to monitor him?

He was talking to the Russians you stupid shit. We were monitoring the Russians.
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[Dragonlady]

No...that was hilary as Secretary of State, laundering the 140 million dollars from putin through her charity foundation...and it wasn't just the Russians.....whoever leaked.......destroyed methods and sources to do it...they broke the law.....

Gee where are the money laundering charges? Oops - there aren't any. Guess that money, which was donated to a 4 star charity, really wasn't "laundered", since the Clintons spent it on AIDS DRUGS.

You keep repeated provable lies as if they were facts. You're too stupid to be one person.

 

[HenryBHough]

Gee where are the money laundering charges? Oops - there aren't any. Guess that money, which was donated to a 4 star charity, really wasn't "laundered", since the Clintons spent it on AIDS DRUGS.

You keep repeated provable lies as if they were facts. You're too stupid to be one person.

Well with his fun and games in The Oval Office and the flitting off to Lolita Island, yeah, it makes sense that Slick Willie might have needed those millions to have an adequate supply. See, the AIDS DRUGS spending is entirely justified!

Mean while, where is the special prosecutor who will look into the illegal wiretaps as closely as was Watergate investigated?

 

[Dragonlady]

Gee where are the money laundering charges? Oops - there aren't any. Guess that money, which was donated to a 4 star charity, really wasn't "laundered", since the Clintons spent it on AIDS DRUGS.

You keep repeated provable lies as if they were facts. You're too stupid to be one person.

Well with his fun and games in The Oval Office and the flitting off to Lolita Island, yeah, it makes sense that Slick Willie might have needed those millions to have an adequate supply. See, the AIDS DRUGS spending is entirely justified!

Mean while, where is the special prosecutor who will look into the illegal wiretaps as closely as was Watergate investigated?

Raising the issue of the Clintons is a reminder that the Clintons have released all of their taxes, so you KNOW they weren't stealing from their charity, unlike The Trump Foundation which has been shut down for illegal fundraising, and using funds raised to buy sports memorabilia and a portrait of their Fearless Leader.

It was Woodward and Bernstein who looked into Watergate. You would have called it "Fake News" at the time.