The DOJ/FBI Spying on Political Opponents
Would the DOJ/FBI really spy on political opponents? That is a question I would have classified as ridiculous. Until, that is, the Biden-Harris administration.
And, what began as a doubt during the Obama-Biden presidency was confirmed during the Biden-Harris one.
According to the documents released earlier this year by President Donald Trump’s FBI Director Kash Patel, the Biden-Harris DOJ/FBI weaponized their power to target President Donald Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, and their allies through a program dubbed “Arctic Frost.”
Arctic Frost
Recently released documents indicate that in 2022 Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and FBI Director Christopher Wray, approved “Operation Arctic Frost” and Special Counsel Jack Smith participated in the implementation of a taxpayer-funded witch hunt that seized government-issued cell phones belonging to Trump and Pence while conducting a barrage of interviews across the country.
Operation Arctic Frost included subpoenas issued for the telephone records of 20% of the sitting Republican Senators.
A document on FBI letterhead lists subpoenas issued for the telephone records of eight Republican senators —-Lindsey Graham, Bill Hagerty, Josh Hawley, Dan Sullivan, Tommy Tuberville, Ron Johnson, Cynthia Lumis, and Marcia Blackburn, along with House Representative Mike Kelly.
A subpoena was issued for the telephone records of Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, but AT&T, a Texas company, refused to comply with the subpoena.
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Who approved Operation Arctic Frost?
The two names listed in the FBI document under the “Approved by” section have been redacted: why?
How did Operation Arctic Frost work?
DOJ/FBI employees must have applied for a search warrant from a FISA Court.
Q: What is a FISA Court?
A FISA court, or Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), is a U.S. federal court that reviews applications from the government for electronic surveillance, physical searches, and other actions, for foreign intelligence purposes. Established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 1978, it is a secretive, Article III under the U.S. Constitution court, where judges are appointed by the Chief Justice to issue warrants when probable cause exists that the target is a foreign power or agent of a foreign country.
Requirements for Obtaining a Search Warrant:
Probable cause: Law enforcement must present sufficient evidence to convince a judge there is a “fair probability” that a crime has been committed and that evidence of the crime will be found at the location to be searched. This evidence can come from their own observations, eyewitnesses, or reliable informants.
Who provided the “evidence?”
Affidavit: The evidence supporting probable cause is typically presented in a sworn written statement called an affidavit.
Who swore to the authenticity of the affidavits?
Neutral and detached magistrate: A judge or magistrate must review the affidavit and agree that probable cause has been established.
Which magistrate(s) signed this order?
Specificity: The warrant must clearly and specifically describe the place to be searched and the items or persons to be seized. A warrant that is overly broad or vague is invalid.
What place, items or persons were described?
These questions are relevant as a 2019 audit of the FISA showed that the FBI misled the courts in applying for warrants, omitted crucial facts, and downplayed information that would have undermined the reliability of their sources, particularly in the case of Carter Page.
The FBI’s handling of Carter Page also involved spying on a political opponent, as it was used as the leverage to spy on Donald Trump. Ultimately, Carter Page was never charged with anything.
Performance of Search Warrants
For telephone records, the search warrants had to be delivered to the “keeper of the records,” the telephone companies, which have the right to move to “quash” the subpoenas. AT&T did that when served with a subpoena under Arctic Frost for the telephone records of senator Ted Cruz (R, TX).
What companies, and who within those companies, chose not to file such a motion(s)?
Responsibility
The Trump FBI has announced that the Biden-Harris era is over, and they are investigating those involved in those activities.
The only way to prevent some rogue persons from repeating these, or similarly illegal acts, from attempting to interfere with our democracy is to send a message that there will be personal consequences.
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This Biden administration always reminds me of when Nixon was president and asked my lawyer dad to become head of the IRS with the stipulation that he use it to punish Nixon's enemies list. (My father turned it down.) I heard in later years from a friend whose own dad was close to Nixon — don't know if it's true — that Nixon said to him “They thought I was a crook? Wait'll they get a load of Clinton.” And he was right. The Democrats have made “Tricky” Dick look like an Eagle Scout.
I read this SPYING Article titled "The DOJ/FBI Spying on Political Opponents"
By Brent E. Zepke, Esq. I have a new title Closer to Home titled
"The DOJ/FBI/NSA/DIA/NCIS Spying on Santa Barbara"
As stated by Mr. Zepke, from the FBI Director Patel "Arctic Frost"
targeted Political Opponents by the Biden/Harris Administration.
This may taint many other FBI Public Corruption Investigations
that have solid evidence of Criminal Activity based on legal wiretaps
and additional methods of investigation. This is a tragedy because
many FBI agents in the field work days and nights to arrest criminals
that take years to bring their cases to the Court for Trial.
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." - Lord Acton.
Howard Walther, Member of a Military Family