James Clapper: ‘I Can Deny’ Wiretap of Trump Tower

[RV ME]

I have heard several times that Clapper stated that there was no FISA warrant.  Keep in mind, and notice it is not mentioned in the article, this is the same man who lied under oath to Congress when he claimed he didn’t lie, he just ”chose the least untruthful answer”. 

The problem with the reporting I have heard is that Clapper said no such thing.  His final answer renders everything he said previously to gibberish.  Note that his final answer is “Not to my knowledge.”  In the early 70’s, this was called a non-denial denial, and in 2017 it is no different (could not get the video to post, but if you watch until the end of the video on the link you will see what I mean).  So remember, if you hear that Clapper said there was no FISA warrant, he said no such thing.

He concludes by stating there is no evidence that Trump colluded with the Russians, but by God he still believes they did.  The coup continues.  RV ME

 

Former DNI James Clapper: ‘I Can Deny’ Wiretap of Trump Tower

by Kailani Koenig

WASHINGTON — Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Sunday denied any suggestion that Trump Tower communications were wiretapped before the election.

For the part of the national security apparatus that he oversaw, "there was no such wiretap activity mounted against the president, the president-elect at the time, or as a candidate, or against his campaign," Clapper told Chuck Todd in an exclusive interview on Sunday's "Meet The Press."

When Todd asked him whether he could confirm or deny if a FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Act) order for this existed, Clapper declared, "I can deny it."

Asked again whether there was a FISA Court order to monitor Trump Tower, Clapper said, "Not to my knowledge."

Clapper said that if any wiretap like that occurred, he would "certainly hope" that he would be aware of it.

"I can't speak for other authorized entities in the government or a state or local entity," he added.

Clapper was responding to questions surrounding President Trump's accusation — without evidence — that former President Barack Obama personally ordered wiretap surveillance of Trump Tower before the November election. After tweeting the allegations in the early morning Saturday, Trump and his administration continued to offer no evidence to support the accusation. On Sunday, the Trump administration sought to spin Trump's unsubstantiated claim as a call for Congress to investigate if Obama "abused" his presidential powers.

Former President Obama's spokesman Kevin Lewis released a statement saying, "Neither President Obama nor any White House official ever ordered surveillance on any U.S. citizen. Any suggestion otherwise is simply false."

Clapper was also asked on "Meet the Press" if he had any evidence that the Trump campaign was colluding with the Russian government while the Kremlin was working to influence the election.

"Not to my knowledge," Clapper said, based on the information he had before his time in the position ended.

"We did not include anything in our report … that had any reflect of collusion between members of the Trump campaign and the Russians. There was no evidence of that included in our report," he said. "We had no evidence of such collusion."

When asked whether he still believes that Russians interfered in the U.S. election to help Donald Trump, Clapper said, "Yes, I do."

Clapper is a career intelligence officer and served as Director of National Intelligence under President Obama for more than 6 years. He spearheaded the January report put out by the NSA, the FBI, the CIA and his office that concluded that the Kremlin hacked Democratic National Committee emails and attempted to disrupt the election.

On Sunday, he added that "it would be very healthy to completely clear the air on this subject" and noted that the current inquiry by the Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence into the matter will be able to look at the issues from a broader context than they would.

"I do have confidence" in the Senate effort, he said, calling it "truly bipartisan."

Clapper said it was important to get to the bottom of these issues "because it's such a distraction."

"Certainly the Russians have to be chortling about the success of their efforts to sow dissension in this country," Clapper added.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/former-dni-james-clapper-i-can-deny-wiretap-trump-tower-n729261

[Shabibilicious]

Donald plays the victim quite effectively.  

GO RV, then BV

[MyLadiesDaddy]

4 minutes ago, Shabibilicious said:

Donald plays the victim quite effectively.  

GO RV, then BV

Yep almost as good as you play Devil's Advocate

[Shabibilicious]

5 minutes ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said:

Yep almost as good as you play Devil's Advocate

Who's the Devil.....what's his political affiliation?  

GO RV, then BV

[SnowGlobe7]

[Karsten]

But wait....so who is being truthful here.....Democrat dirty hairy reed or the I already lied to congress and got away with it clapper?

http://thirdestatenewsgroup.com/in-october-harry-reid-admitted-that-obama-wiretapped-trump-campaign/

Just sayin.....one democrap against another democrap so the way democraps think they are both telling the truth or so it is supposed to seem to the uneducated masses.

Karsten