Officials involved in Trump campaign surveillance barred from pursuing FISA wiretaps

Officials involved in Trump campaign surveillance barred from pursuing FISA wiretaps

by WorldTribune Staff, March 6, 2020 Officials from the Department of Justice and FBI who are under review for their role in obtaining wiretaps to spy on Trump campaign associate Carter Page have been banned from having any involvement in the pursuit of electronic monitoring through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, a judge ruled. In […]

‘Obama’: President Trump’s take on who authorized spying on his campaign

‘Obama’: President Trump’s take on who authorized spying on his campaign

by WorldTribune Staff, February 26, 2020 At a re-election campaign rally in Phoenix on Feb. 19, President Donald Trump referred to top brass at the FBI who engaged in spying on his 2016 campaign as “dirty cops” and “dishonest slimeballs.” Trump said if the spying happened to a Democratic campaign, the “scum” at the FBI […]

Report: FBI used media leaks against Manafort after repeated warnings about ‘black cash ledger’

Report: FBI used media leaks against Manafort after repeated warnings about ‘black cash ledger’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 23, 2019 The FBI relied on a document known as the “black cash ledger”, which in the summer of 2016 precipitated Paul Manafort’s resignation as then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign manager,  despite receiving multiple warnings that it was a fake, a June 19 report said. “In search warrant affidavits, the FBI portrayed […]