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Politics : A Real American President: Donald Trump -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FJB who wrote (180232)	1/12/2020 6:59:54 AM
From: FJB	2 Recommendations Recommended By Honey_Bee Thehammer Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 457726

Journalist alleging Obama administration spied on her seeks to reopen case thehill.com Media figure Sharyl Attkisson is seeking to reopen her case against Obama administration Justice Department officials over claims they illegally spied on her. A previous lawsuit Attkisson filed in 2015 alleging civil liberties and other violations was ultimately dismissed. Since then, she claims, new information about the identity of those involved in surveilling her computers and phones from 2011 to 2014 has come to light that warrant new litigation. “The plaintiffs first acquired the details regarding key individuals involved in the surveillance in August 2019 from a person involved in the wrongdoing who has come forward to provide information,” Attkisson said in a complaint filed on behalf of herself and her family on Friday in federal court in Maryland. Attkisson also filed similar litigation in federal court in Virginia, where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit last year affirmed her lawsuit’s dismissal upon appeal. Attkisson, who worked as a journalist at CBS News during the relevant period, now hosts a Sinclair television show. She also contributes opinion columns to The Hill. While at CBS, Attkisson garnered acclaim for investigative reporting on Operation Fast and Furious, an Obama-era program meant to crack down on illegal arms trafficking but which went awry. cont...

To: FJB who wrote (180232)	1/12/2020 8:46:59 AM
From: Mrjns	3 Recommendations Recommended By AJ Muckenfus FJB Honey_Bee Respond to of 457726

The lefties whiffed with the fake news narrative that this was an impulsive decision. Iran was his top priority from day one. Took him awhile to get all his ducks in a row. Even his willingness to meet with Kim Jong Un helped set up his cred for Peacemaking. A fair MSM would have covered his Iran move as finally running out of Patience.