The New York Times' story, headlined "Code Name Crossfire Hurricane: The Secret Origins of the Trump Investigation," is a dry and gentle account of the FBI's launch of extensive surveillance of affiliates of the Trump campaign.
The story says the FBI was worried that if it came out they were spying on Trump campaign it would "Only reinforce his claims that the election was being rigged against him." It is easy to understand how learning that the FBI was spying on one's presidential campaign might reinforce claims of election-rigging.
Of note is the story's claim that very few people even knew about the spying on the Trump campaign in 2016, which means the leakers for this story come from a relatively small pool of people.
Four Trump Affiliates Spied On. Thanks to the work of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Judiciary Committee, Americans already learned that the FBI had secured a wiretap on Carter Page, a former Trump campaign official.
That has become a politically contentious point, with Mr. Trump's allies questioning whether the F.B.I. was spying on the Trump campaign or trying to entrap campaign officials.
The New York Times falsely reported that "Mr. Comey met with Mr. Trump privately, revealing the Steele reports and warning that journalists had obtained them." Comey has told multiple journalists that he specifically did not brief Trump on the Steele reports.
The story could not be friendlier to the FBI sources who are admitting what they did against the Trump campaign.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/17/10-key-takeaways-from-new-york-times-error-ridden-defense-of-fbi-spying-on-trump-campaign/
The story says the FBI was worried that if it came out they were spying on Trump campaign it would "Only reinforce his claims that the election was being rigged against him." It is easy to understand how learning that the FBI was spying on one's presidential campaign might reinforce claims of election-rigging.
Of note is the story's claim that very few people even knew about the spying on the Trump campaign in 2016, which means the leakers for this story come from a relatively small pool of people.
Four Trump Affiliates Spied On. Thanks to the work of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Judiciary Committee, Americans already learned that the FBI had secured a wiretap on Carter Page, a former Trump campaign official.
That has become a politically contentious point, with Mr. Trump's allies questioning whether the F.B.I. was spying on the Trump campaign or trying to entrap campaign officials.
The New York Times falsely reported that "Mr. Comey met with Mr. Trump privately, revealing the Steele reports and warning that journalists had obtained them." Comey has told multiple journalists that he specifically did not brief Trump on the Steele reports.
The story could not be friendlier to the FBI sources who are admitting what they did against the Trump campaign.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/17/10-key-takeaways-from-new-york-times-error-ridden-defense-of-fbi-spying-on-trump-campaign/
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