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5. The Obama FBI and Justice Department intended to investigate Russian influence in the election. Toward that end, they applied for and got a FISA warrant.
"For instance, the [Obama] FBI and Justice Department received a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant in October to help further the Russia investigation. Officials stressed there were no intercepts of Trump’s phone or emails.
Separately, they used traditional investigative techniques to review a computer server tied to the the soon-to-be-president's businesses in Trump Towers in New York but located elsewhere. " FBI probe of Donald Trump and Russia during election yielded no evidence of crimes
".... review a computer server tied to the the soon-to-be-president's businesses in Trump Towers...."
No matter that it was subsequent to investigating Russians..... Trump was correct with respect to his being surveilled by the Obama administration.
"For instance, the [Obama] FBI and Justice Department received a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant in October to help further the Russia investigation. Officials stressed there were no intercepts of Trump’s phone or emails.
Separately, they used traditional investigative techniques to review a computer server tied to the the soon-to-be-president's businesses in Trump Towers in New York but located elsewhere. " FBI probe of Donald Trump and Russia during election yielded no evidence of crimes
".... review a computer server tied to the the soon-to-be-president's businesses in Trump Towers...."
No matter that it was subsequent to investigating Russians..... Trump was correct with respect to his being surveilled by the Obama administration.