General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLouise Mensch does it again: 3 days before the NYTimes, she reported that Michael Ellis
was likely the source of Nunes's intelligence info.
She's British, a former conservative MP, is connected with Fox and is a never-Trumper.
She was also the first person to report, in October, on the existence of the FISA warrant on communications between two banks and unnamed "US persons." Her report was confirmed by the BBC and the Guardian before the first US outlet did so (McClatchy.)
And she has been saying for months that James Comey was investigating the DT campaign and the Russians.
The NYTimes:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/us/politics/devin-nunes-intelligence-reports.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
That does not appear to be the case. Several current American officials identified the White House officials as Ezra Cohen-Watnick, the senior director for intelligence at the National Security Council, and Michael Ellis, a lawyer who works on national security issues at the White House Counsels Office and was previously counsel to Mr. Nuness committee. Though neither has been accused of breaking any laws, they do appear to have sought to use intelligence to advance the political goals of the Trump administration.
LOUISE MENSCH:
https://patribotics.blog/2017/03/27/did-nunes-leak-fisa-warrant-info-via-white-house-lawyer-michael-ellis/
Following our exclusive report that Devin Nunes leaked information about transition team member, White House staffer and named subject of a failed FISA court application, Boris Epshteyn, I can exclusively report that sources with links to Congress state that staffers working on the Russia investigations believe that lawyers connected to the White House are illegally sharing information with Nunes and illegally pressing him to leak it.
While sources are not yet definite as to which lawyer or lawyers they suspect of repeatedly breaking the law on leaks and obstruction of justice, several have named Michael Ellis, of the White House General Counsels office for National Security, as one they suspect.
Mr. Ellis previous job was the General Counsel for the House Intelligence Committee, working for Mr. Nunes directly. Sources indicate that Nunes recommended Ellis for the White House national security post.
Yesterday it was reported that Nunes friend Mr. Ellis, described as his close aide, only started working for the White House this month, when leaks started.
Leghorn21
(13,523 posts)Qutzupalotl
(14,289 posts)I'm not sure either way, but Louise has been on the money lately, so...
Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)I thought that was decided here on DU a while back. So much going on just hard to keep up.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)This person works for one of his Rags.
One thing for sure is,she sure has a contact that is iron clad. Forgot something,if you want to know what is going on inside any Government Office or Company,you ask the Janitorial Staff or the People in the Mail Room.
pnwmom
(108,959 posts)the Snowden episode.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)and they seem to cut through the B.S. and report the truth.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)[img][/img]
The voter rolls are said to fit into this because of "microtargeting". Using email, Facebook and Twitter, political advertising can be tailored very precisely: individual messaging for individual voters.
"You are stealing the stuff and pushing it back into the US body politic," said the former official, "you know where to target that stuff when you're pushing it back."
This would take co-operation with the Trump campaign, it is claimed.
https://twitter.com/louisemensch
roamer65
(36,744 posts)TrollBuster9090
(5,953 posts)No point in having these stupid Dog and Pony show hearings. Just ask her what happened.