Obama administration
Declassified Documents Detail Scope of Illegal Spying Under Obama’s NSA
Under the Obama administration, the NSA and FBI illegally searched and disseminated raw intelligence on American citizens and failed to delete unauthorized intercepts, according to newly declassified documents obtained by the ACLU. The memos were released to the public on July 11 via Freedom of Information Act litigation spearheaded by the ACLU and shed light…
Read MoreRich White House Staffers Paid Handsome Salaries
Nearly half of the Trump administration’s White House staff will earn in excess of $100,000 per year, according to new salary details released last Friday. While some staff work pro bono, such as “First Daughter” Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, 22 of Trump’s aides, including some with a net worth in the tens of…
Read MoreNew Revelations Shed Light on Extent of NSA Spying Under Obama
In the waning years of the Obama administration, the National Security Agency (NSA) swept up and reviewed the communications of Americans to an extent previously unknown, in direct violation of the Constitution and its own revised guidelines, recently unsealed documents reveal. The NSA is authorized to collect intelligence on foreigners under section 702 of the…
Read MoreSusan Rice Ordered “Detailed Spreadsheets Of Intercepted Phone Calls” With Trump Team
After it was revealed over the weekend by Mike Cernovich that Susan Rice was the mysterious Obama official behind the “unmasking” of Trump associates, the details behind the extreme measures taken by the Obama administration, including what seems to be personal legal liability for Susan Rice and potentially others, continue to grow more and more…
Read MoreThe “Most Transparent Administration in History” Spent $36 Million to Avoid Being Transparent in 2016
Remember former President Barack Obama’s repeated promise that his administration would be transparent? Well, it turns out the “most transparent administration in history” spent a heck of a lot of money to avoid being transparent. According to a new analysis by the Associated Press, the Obama administration spent a record $36.2 million on legal costs…
Read MoreJoe Biden and Valerie Jarrett Recognize White House Petition to Ban AR-15 Ownership
By the way, since when is an AR-15 an assault weapon? The clip of the email above was sent out to millions of Americans on the official White House email account. It seems that if a particular petition on the White House “We the People” petition site happens to fit a specific government agenda (say,…
Read MoreDOJ Overrules FBI: “No-Fly” List Can and Should Be Used to Stop People from Buying a Gun
Today AG Loretta Lynch overruled FBI Director James Comey, stating that people on the no-fly list can and should be barred from being able to legally purchase a gun in this country. Via WA Times: Attorney General Loretta Lynch overruled FBI Director James B. Comey on Thursday, saying the Obama administration does support a ban on…
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