The DOJ Spied on Congressional Investigators Doing Oversight on the DOJ

[Independentthinker]

At this point, we should just assume the DOJ and it's intelligence agencies will lie, cheat, steal and spy on behalf of the Democrats in every possible situation.

I already assumed that, long ago.

 

[SeaMajor7]

You'd think in a sane country that this thread would get more attention.

 

[Lesh]

You'd think in a sane country that this thread would get more attention.

Maybe it’s the fact that the DOJ you fuckers are whining about was TRUMP’S DOJ

The thread is a total fail

 

[Dragonlady]

Totally legit! If you’re a Banana Republic.
Time to dismantle the DOJ and rebuild it from the ground floor.


Several current and former congressional oversight staff have been recently informed that the U.S. Justice Department seized their phone and email records back in 2017 as part of leak investigations,belated revelations that have touched off an inquiry by DOJ's internal watchdog and raised serious concerns about the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.

Over the last week, several current and former Senate and House staff from both political parties have alerted Congress that they received belated notifications from Apple, Google or other Big Tech firms that their email or phone records were obtained from their personal devices via a grand jury subpoena.

Officials said the seizures were related, in part, to leak investigations stemming from the FBI's now-discredited Crossfire Hurricane investigation into Russia collusion.

The targeted staffers include people who worked for the Senate Judiciary and House Intelligence committees who have direct oversight responsibility for the FBI and Justice Department, raising concerns that the legislative branch overseers were being monitored by those they oversee in the executive branch.

"The Justice Department's secret targeting of congressional investigators is a new low in the agency's sordid history of abusing its authority to evade accountability," Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, told Just the News on Monday evening.

At least one of Grassley's former investigators when the senator chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and helped uncover FBI wrongdoing in the Russia case, Jason Foster, recently received a notification of a subpoena dating to fall 2017.

"Ever since the botched Crossfire Hurricane investigation came to light, the FBI and Justice Department have gone to great lengths to cover up and distract from their own malfeasance. Their actions only serve to underscore the importance of Congress' constitutional oversight responsibility. This attack on congressional investigators will not deter us from that duty, and the department must answer for this abuse," Grassley also said.

The newly notified congressional investigators join former House Intelligence Committee chief investigative counsel Kash Patel and one other aide who served on that same panel who got notifications last year. Patel recently sued the government for violations of his civil liberties.

The notifications suggest the grand jury probe began in the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington, D.C., under the Trump DOJ, involved leaks of sensitive information that had been shared with Congress in 2017 and targeted Republicans and Democrats, including former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff. Those notified have expressed shock as well as outrage.

Federal prosecutors spied on Congress in search for leaks, now DOJ is being investigated for it

Numerous House, Senate investigators belatedly alerted their phone records subpoenaed dating to 2017, DOJ inspector general opens inquiry.

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Just the New.com. Why do you keep linking to conspiracy theory websites, you traitorous, lying piece of shit?????

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[Dragonlady]

You'd think in a sane country that this thread would get more attention.

Why???? It's not based on facts or investigative reporting. It's a right wing hit piece from a questionable source.

• Overall, we rate Just the News Questionable and Right Biased based on story selection that mostly favors a conservative perspective. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to numerous failed fact checks and the promotion of conspiracy theories and right-wing propaganda.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Maybe it’s the fact that the DOJ you fuckers are whining about was TRUMP’S DOJ

The thread is a total fail

Good to know President DeSantas can turn the government loose on his political enemies and he has your blessing.

 

[Lesh]

Good to know President DeSantas can turn the government loose on his political enemies and he has your blessing.

Good luck with that. You’ll need it

 

[Weatherman2020]

Good luck with that. You’ll need it

And a well armed IRS too.

 

[SeaMajor7]

Maybe it’s the fact that the DOJ you fuckers are whining about was TRUMP’S DOJ

The thread is a total fail

The DOJ and FBI have gone ROGUE.
It doesn't matter who "picked" them!
You use of that EXCUSE is very telling......

 

[SeaMajor7]

Why???? It's not based on facts or investigative reporting. It's a right wing hit piece from a questionable source.

• Overall, we rate Just the News Questionable and Right Biased based on story selection that mostly favors a conservative perspective. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to numerous failed fact checks and the promotion of conspiracy theories and right-wing propaganda.

Take off, hoser.

 

[AMart]

Totally legit! If you’re a Banana Republic.
Time to dismantle the DOJ and rebuild it from the ground floor.


Several current and former congressional oversight staff have been recently informed that the U.S. Justice Department seized their phone and email records back in 2017 as part of leak investigations,belated revelations that have touched off an inquiry by DOJ's internal watchdog and raised serious concerns about the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.

Over the last week, several current and former Senate and House staff from both political parties have alerted Congress that they received belated notifications from Apple, Google or other Big Tech firms that their email or phone records were obtained from their personal devices via a grand jury subpoena.

Officials said the seizures were related, in part, to leak investigations stemming from the FBI's now-discredited Crossfire Hurricane investigation into Russia collusion.

The targeted staffers include people who worked for the Senate Judiciary and House Intelligence committees who have direct oversight responsibility for the FBI and Justice Department, raising concerns that the legislative branch overseers were being monitored by those they oversee in the executive branch.

"The Justice Department's secret targeting of congressional investigators is a new low in the agency's sordid history of abusing its authority to evade accountability," Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, told Just the News on Monday evening.

At least one of Grassley's former investigators when the senator chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and helped uncover FBI wrongdoing in the Russia case, Jason Foster, recently received a notification of a subpoena dating to fall 2017.

"Ever since the botched Crossfire Hurricane investigation came to light, the FBI and Justice Department have gone to great lengths to cover up and distract from their own malfeasance. Their actions only serve to underscore the importance of Congress' constitutional oversight responsibility. This attack on congressional investigators will not deter us from that duty, and the department must answer for this abuse," Grassley also said.

The newly notified congressional investigators join former House Intelligence Committee chief investigative counsel Kash Patel and one other aide who served on that same panel who got notifications last year. Patel recently sued the government for violations of his civil liberties.

The notifications suggest the grand jury probe began in the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington, D.C., under the Trump DOJ, involved leaks of sensitive information that had been shared with Congress in 2017 and targeted Republicans and Democrats, including former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff. Those notified have expressed shock as well as outrage.

Federal prosecutors spied on Congress in search for leaks, now DOJ is being investigated for it

Numerous House, Senate investigators belatedly alerted their phone records subpoenaed dating to 2017, DOJ inspector general opens inquiry.

justthenews.com

 

[Weatherman2020]

Maybe it’s the fact that the DOJ you fuckers are whining about was TRUMP’S DOJ

The thread is a total fail

And President DeSantas will select at least two SCOTUS Justices.

 

[Lesh]

And President DeSantas will select at least two SCOTUS Justices.

All the more reason to vote Dem in Senate races AND Presidential elections.

The SCOTUS is already heavily right leaning (Dobbs/abortion)

Thanks for that reminder

 

[Lesh]

Isn’t D’Souza a convicted election fraudster?

Yeah he is

 

[Lesh]

The DOJ and FBI have gone ROGUE.
It doesn't matter who "picked" them!
You use of that EXCUSE is very telling......

So Trump installed fucked up people on the DOJ?

Yea… elect that guy again huh?

 

[Weatherman2020]

Just the New.com. Why do you keep linking to conspiracy theory websites, you traitorous, lying piece of shit?????

• Overall, we rate Just the News Questionable and Right Biased based on story selection that mostly favors a conservative perspective. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to numerous failed fact checks and the promotion of conspiracy theories and right-wing propaganda.

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Have a 5 year old show you how a search engine works. Now pull your head out of Biden’s ass, there’s a world out there.

 

[AMart]

Isn’t D’Souza a convicted election fraudster?

Yeah he is

You just proved his point. He did a critical doc on Obama and they found the crime and put him in jail for about a year, for a crime that nobody else going to jail for. What a retard take.

 

[Weatherman2020]

All the more reason to vote Dem in Senate races AND Presidential elections.

The SCOTUS is already heavily right leaning (Dobbs/abortion)

Thanks for that reminder

President DeSantas will have charges filed against all Democrats. Might take years of trials.

 

[Lesh]

President DeSantas will have charges filed against all Democrats. Might take years of trials.

Great reason to vote for THAT guy huh?

 

[SeaMajor7]

So Trump installed fucked up people on the DOJ?

Yea… elect that guy again huh?

Yep.