Sessions said he was going after leakers.

drcrinum said:

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Sessions said he was going after leakers.

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Tell me more.

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...The seizure disclosed in a letter to the reporter, Ali Watkins -- suggested that prosecutors under the Trump administration will continue the aggressive tactics employed under President Barack Obama....

A prosecutor notified Ms. Watkins on Feb. 13 that the Justice Department had years of customer records and subscriber information from telecommunications companies, including Google and Verizon, for two email accounts and a phone number of hers. Investigators did not obtain the content of the messages themselves. The Times learned on Thursday of the letter, which came from the national security division of the United States attorney's office in Washington.

The records covered years' worth of Ms. Watkins's communications before she joined The Times in late 2017 to cover federal law enforcement. During a seven-month period last year for which prosecutors sought additional phone records, she worked for Buzzfeed News and then Politico reporting on national security.

Shortly before she began working at The Times, F.B.I. agents approached Ms. Watkins seeking information about a previous three-year romantic relationship with James A. Wolfe, the Senate Intelligence Committee's former director of security, saying they were investigating unauthorized leaks.

She did not answer their questions. Mr. Wolfe stopped performing committee work in December and retired in May.

Mr. Wolfe was not a source of information for Ms. Watkins during their relationship, she said, adding that she told editors at Buzzfeed News and Politico about it and continued to cover national security, including the committee's work. Ben Smith, the editor of Buzzfeed News, declined to comment. Politico did not immediately respond to a request for comment....

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Wasn't there speculation a week or so ago that some major media outlets had been raided? I wonder of there are more tweets, like this one, coming out!

Careful. You might be next, Jake...

Oooh!




ETA: I have long advocated for the reporters receiving and publishing the leaks be hauled in. Refuse to answer? Sit in jail and think about it.

Fresh off the presses


https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1004881307871031296.html?refreshed=yes

The left has their talking points together and it's spreading across twitter already. "When Obama did it, the right lost their minds."

So my question is, how exactly is this different from when the Obama admin went after journalist for their sources?

RoscoePColtrane said:

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TruckGuy said:

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The left has their talking points together and it's spreading across twitter already. "When Obama did it, the right lost their minds."

So my question is, how exactly is this different from when the Obama admin went after journalist for their sources?

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Going after James Rosen for researching Barry corruption is a lot different than the DOJ investigation a reporter leaking classified information from pillow talk from her bed

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Thank you. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. I mean if your romantic partner is under investigation for leaking, and you're a "journalist" reporting on DC, seems kinda automatic that they are going to look into you.

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Thank you. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. I mean if your romantic partner is under investigation for leaking, and you're a "journalist" reporting on DC, seems kinda automatic that they are going to look into you.

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Probably started with his communications on government issued device(s) and then led to her.

James Wolfe indicted

James Wolfe indicted.

* Sorry if this doesn't work.

Well played Cow Hop. Staff feel free to delete my post.

NY Times quick to make sure every one knows this happened before they hired her


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/us/politics/times-reporter-phone-records-seized.html

Wolfe indictment is up, 11 pages, if someone wants all the pages post say so

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/press-release/file/1069836/download

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RoscoePColtrane said:

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Fresh off the presses


https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1004881307871031296.html?refreshed=yes

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Everyone needs to read this thread. You aren't going to believe it.

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It cannot be said too many times. Read this thread on the web of people.

D.C. Is shady as F.

It's not surprising that many of the same names pop up over time on the campaigns. But this thread just reinforces the concept of the uniparty.

The most surprising thing is the contacts of George Papadopoulos.

I think some of the authors inferences are a bit of stretch despite the shady web of people. Such a web is just the nature of D.C. Everyone is connected to everyone somehow.


The quote below is from CNN... is this cover for a more sinister plot or was George P really just an outsider inflating his closeness and pull with the campaign at the time?

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Washington (CNN) One of the Russians who was in touch with Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos throughout 2016 told CNN he was willing to open doors for the campaign, and broker meetings with Russian officials, only to see the "unprofessional" young aide disappear from his radar.

The comments from Russian foreign policy analyst Ivan Timofeev, shed new light on how Papadopoulos repeatedly tried but failed to arrange a Russia trip for himself or other aides working for President Donald Trump's campaign.

"We did not close the door to the guy, but we did not take it seriously," Timofeev told CNN earlier this year in his Moscow office. "He was very enthusiastic. He was very interested in Russia and improving relations, but he seemed to be so unprofessional and so unprepared for a serious conversation."

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Hmm. Marked "SEALED"???

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Hmm. Marked "SEALED"???

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Ole Henry Gibson hasn't been asleep after all

Another in Judge Jackson's court

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She's only a badass if she nails the Awans and gets upstream. DWS would look great in an orange jumpsuit. (Okay, she'll never look great but orange is in her color wheel.)

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God bless ya for thinking so. The closest orange that MAY fit her is Burnt. Pretty close to her style.

That woman would make a stick horse buck!

A mini thread on this Watkins Wolfe business


https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1004909599722491904.html

This was a great read indeed... the interesting thing about Ed Cox is that he's the son-in-law of Richard Nixon.

Nixon claimed his political career began by answering an ad in the LA Times by a group led by Prescott Bush looking for a candidate they could support for Congress and groom for President.

http://www.theglobalmovement.info/wp/nixon-prescott-bush-kennedy

Ed Cox is an extension of the Bush global power cabal using Wall Street and Big Oil to fund the 5th Column working against traditional American values.

Just my .02

Sounds like he and DWS were a match made in heaven. She had sister wives.

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Fresh off the presses


https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1004881307871031296.html?refreshed=yes

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I wonder if Netflix has begun casting for the DNC hack/Hillary email server/Russia collusion/Spygate drama series?

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RoscoePColtrane said:

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Fresh off the presses


https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1004881307871031296.html?refreshed=yes

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I wonder if Netflix has begun casting for the DNC hack/Hillary email server/Russia collusion/Spygate drama series?

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They just paid Barrack 50 million for some shows. I'm guessing that would be a no.

Guess he talks in his sleep.

Won't surprise me to find out that unethical cowards like Sen. Warner used this guy to leak for them, too. I'm sure he's glad for this guy to fade some heat.