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Brian4Liberty
01-23-2017, 09:25 PM
US investigating Flynn calls with Russian diplomat (http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/flynn-russia-calls-investigation/)
By Evan Perez and Jim Sciutto, CNN - Mon January 23, 2017


(CNN)US investigators are scrutinizing late December calls between Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, and Russia's ambassador to the US as part of a broader counterintelligence investigation of Russian activities in the US, law enforcement and intelligence officials told CNN.

The calls were captured by routine US eavesdropping targeting the Russian diplomats, according to the intelligence and law enforcement officials. But the officials said some of the content of the conversation raised enough potential concerns that investigators are still looking into the discussions, amid a broader concern about Russian intelligence-gathering activities in the United States.

The officials all stressed that so far there has been no determination of any wrongdoing.

FBI and intelligence officials briefed members of the Obama White House team before President Barack Obama left office about the Flynn calls to the Russian ambassador, sources said.
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More: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/flynn-russia-calls-investigation/

Brian4Liberty
01-23-2017, 09:26 PM
So government is spying on (or hacking) US politicians, and revealing that information to political opponents and media propagandists. Seems legit.

Brian4Liberty
01-23-2017, 09:32 PM
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TheTexan
01-23-2017, 09:47 PM
amid a broader concern about Russian intelligence-gathering activities in the United States.

Damn Russia, always trying to spy on our phone calls

TheTexan
01-23-2017, 09:49 PM
Its just a routine eavesdropping, nothing to get panties in twist about.

Its perfectly normal