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er both men's 2020 reelection fights. It also illustrates how hollow so much of the rhetoric from McConnell, Trump and other Republicans was during Barack Obama's presidency. Discretionary spending is growing at a faster clip under Trump EFTA00047226 than Obama. The budget deficit and the national

men's 2020 reelection fights. It also illustrates how hollow so much of the rhetoric from McConnell, Trump and other Republicans was during Barack Obama's presidency. Discretionary spending is growing at a faster clip under Trump EFTA00047226 than Obama. The budget deficit and the national debt ar

an, revealed BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: A toxic. of U.S. government policies, under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, directly contributed to Afghanistan's descent into one of the world's most corrupt countries. U.S. leaders said publicly that they had no toleran

ul person in the country. ... He later counseled President Obama on his response to the 2008 financial crisis and

more children have died in custody since then: Rep. Devin Nunes accused this man of stalking him without pointing out that he is a reporter for The Intercept who asked him about his calls to Giuliani associate Lev Parnas: Page 17777 EFTA00047288 A Vanity Fair reporter weighed in on the powerful nativi

an, revealed BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: A toxic of U.S. government policies, under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, directly contributed to Afghanistan's descent into one of the world's most corrupt countries. U.S. leaders said publicly that they had no toleranc

on. A U.N.-backed panel investigated and determined Karzai had received about 1 million illegal votes, a quarter of all those cast. The outcome put Obama administration officials in a box. They had said corruption was intolerable but also had promised to respect Afghan sovereignty and not interfere w

ful person in the country. ... He later counseled President Obama on his response to the 2008 financial crisis and

under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, directly contributed to Afghanistan's des

ore children have died in custody since then: Rep. Devin Nunes accused this man of stalking him without pointing out that he is a reporter for The Intercept who asked him about his calls to Giuliani associate Lev Parnas: A Vanity Fair reporter weighed in on the powerful nativity scene outside a Californ

lly given the “authority” at the NSA to intercept President Obama’s private communications, which, according to an

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019604 The Great Divide | 117 Barack Obama’s presidency, there were six government emp

rance, even to the extent of meretriciously claiming in the video that he had been personally given the “authority” at the NSA to intercept President Obama’s private communications, which, according to an NSA spokeswoman, was not true. No NSA employee, and certainly no civilian contract worker, was given

e almost always prosecuted. During | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_r1.z.indd 116 @ 9/29/16 5:51PM | | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019604 The Great Divide | 117 Barack Obama’s presidency, there were six government employees who, as a matter of personal conscience, shared classified informa- tion they obtained from the FBI,

loit selected fruits of its espionage activities Greenwald and Poitras also released belated documents. On July 15, 2015, their web publication, The Intercept, released a Snowden document that cited an NSA intercept of an Israeli mili- tary communication concerning an Israeli raid in Syria on August 1, | |

nd other Snowden supporters, described the NSA activities exposed by Snowden as part of a vast criminal conspiracy involving, among others, President Obama, James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence and both Democrat and Republican members of the Congressional oversight committees. It further

e president. “By ordering illegal eavesdropping, the president had committed crimes and should be held accountable for them,” Greenwald wrote. | When Barack Obama became President in 2009, Greenwald also attacked him for breaking the law by “ordering illegal eavesdropping.” Because of his opposition to Presiden

vast criminal conspiracy involving, among others, President Obama, James Clapper, the Director of National Intellig

ld accountable for them,” Greenwald wrote. | When Barack Obama became President in 2009, Greenwald also at

FISA court by passing the USA Patriot Act (an acronym which stands for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism”). Part of the Act, Section 215, euphemistically referred to as the "library records" provision, permitted the FISA court to i

should operate the way terrorists operate." -- The Trump administration's immigration jails are packed, but deportation numbers are lower than in Barack Obama's presidency. Abigail Hauslohner reports: "According to the latest snapshot of ICE's prisoner population, from early November, nearly 70 Page 16642

ade cracking down on immigration a centerpiece of his first term, his administration lags far behind President Barack Obama's pace of deportations. Obama — who immigrant advocates at one point called the `deporter in chief — removed 409,849 people in 2012 alone. Trump, who has vowed to deport `millio

acked, but deportation numbers are lower than in Barack Obama's presidency. Abigail Hauslohner reports:

United States invasion as critical to its survival and national security. ... The roughly 700 pages of leaked reports were sent anonymously to The Intercept, which translated them from Persian to English and shared them with The Times. ... The Intercept communicated over encrypted channels with the sou

S. should operate the way terrorists operate." — The Trump administration's immigration jails are packed, but deportation numbers are lower than in Barack Obama's presidency. Abigail Hauslohner reports: EFTA00046182 "According to the latest snapshot of ICE's prisoner population, from early November, nearly

ture if deported. Though [Trump] has made cracking down on immigration a centerpiece of his first term, his administration lags far behind President Barack Obama's pace of deportations. Obama — who immigrant advocates at one point called the 'deporter in chief' — removed 409,849 people in 2012 alone. T

deported. Though [Trump] has made cracking down on immigration a centerpiece of his first term, his administration lags far behind President Barack Obama's pace of deportations. Obama — who immigrant advocates at one point called the 'deporter in chief' — removed 409,849 people in 2012 alone. Trump, w

United States invasion as critical to its survival and national security. ... The roughly 700 pages of leaked reports were sent anonymously to The Intercept, which translated them from Persian to English and shared them with The Times. ... The Intercept communicated over encrypted channels with the sour

E_OVERSIGHT_019789 302 | HOW AMERICA LOST ITS SECRETS even though they had been isolated from any network. This innova- tion had provided President Obama and his national security team an edge of which our adversaries were unaware from 2008 to 2013. However, Snowden deliberately nullified this advantag

from any network. This innova- tion had provided President Obama and his national security team an edge of which o

yrian Gen- eral at Dinner Party,” Jerusalem Post, July 16, 2015. 182 Specifically, it disclosed: Cora Currier and Henrik Moltke, “Spies in the Sky,” Intercept, Jan. 28, 2016. | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_r1.z.indd 321 @ 9/30/16 11:09 AM | | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019809 322 | Notes to pages 185-199 182 Putin

ommendations should be reexamined. In 2009, then president Obama “directed a broad-based interagency reform of the

ate 2.0.” Kleptocracy Initiative. April 10, 2017. http://kleptocracyinitiative.org/2017/04/avoiding-chinagate -2-0. 26 Lee, Fang. “Gary Locke, While Obama’s Ambassador to China, Got a Chinese Tycoon to Buy His House.” Intercept, August 3, 2016. https://theintercept.com/2016/08/03/gary-locke-ambassador-t

tion inherently creates the potential for exploitation, particularly given the intrinsic difficulties of monitoring and enforcement. For example, the Intercept has reported that American Pacific International Capital (APIC), an American subsidiary of a corporation owned by a Chinese citizen, contributed $1.3

solely on issues of war-making and security. As for the Democrats, an unpopular administration, facing constant attack by those who loath President Obama, has kept its footing in part by allying with and fusing with the national security state. A president who came into office rejecting torture and pr

w reports regularly surface about the further activities of parts of that state. For instance, we learned from Jeremy Scahill and Josh Begley of the Intercept that the CIA has spent years trying to break the encryption on Apple iPhones and iPads; it has, that is, been aggressively seeking to attack an all

committee to decide whether to pursue a criminal referral for contempt of Congress," said Barbara McQuade, who served as a U.S. attorney during the Obama administration. Opinion: The One Obvious Statute the DOJ Could Use to Prosecute Trump for Jan. 6 Slate (11/24, Purcell Jr.) reported that numerous

ttackers do not contain critical details such as dates and which torture techniques were used. The article noted that meanwhile, journalists for The Intercept and other publications, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union, have received fuller access to the cables by requesting them directly from th