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Obama's little-noticed gift to the USA on his way out the door, in January 2017. [View all] pnwmom Jan 2019 OP

Oops! malaise Jan 2019 #1

Thank you President Obama LiberalBrooke Jan 2019 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author PunkinPi Jan 2019 #3

Thank you, Mr. President! GoCubsGo Jan 2019 #4

Still mystified why about by citizenry not being informed before Election Day. delisen Jan 2019 #5

McConnell is complicit Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #6

Because anyone who came forward would have been breaking the law, pnwmom Jan 2019 #7

An address to the nation would not have been breaking the law though. delisen Jan 2019 #9

Who could have divulged classified information in an address to the nation pnwmom Jan 2019 #11

I am referring to prior to the election. delisen Jan 2019 #16

That wouldn't have done anything but make the American people feel more helpless pnwmom Jan 2019 #42

maybe it was to be kept a secret.. samnsara Jan 2019 #37

Obama said that he thought Hillary would easily win so his decisions were BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #66

It seems that Putin was greatly underestimated. delisen Jan 2019 #68

Comey was the nail in the coffin. BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #69

I think that President Obama thought that Hillary would win More_Cowbell Jan 2019 #57

nice finish on that thread Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #8

Wow! Yes, excellent finish, Hermit.. Cha Jan 2019 #64

Remember that briefing with Comey, Grassley and Pelosi blaze Jan 2019 #10

That sounds very plausible. nt pnwmom Jan 2019 #12

+1 Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #15

I do remember that, volstork Jan 2019 #24

A gift to us by our last real president... N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2019 #13

I appreciate the position President Obama was in debsy Jan 2019 #14

They're hands not magic wands. Prez Obama did wonderfully Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #17

I am worried about the mess caused by the secretaries of departments scarytomcat Jan 2019 #34

So true. MLAA Jan 2019 #36

Maybe I wasn't clear enough in my original post. debsy Jan 2019 #41

I believe you I'm just fricken flabbergasted. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #44

where were the God fearin' repubs? luvallpeeps Jan 2019 #65

Aka Leningrad lettuce... Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #67

Well put debsy Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #19

I think you are right- Consider Giuliani's cell of Hillary-hating FBI'ers feeding him damaging info. NBachers Jan 2019 #51

I know! I agree. Even after we reverse all the Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #33

I think maybe today they are waking up to a new reality that thier little Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #45

Recommended. panader0 Jan 2019 #18

We have had 5 eyes for quite a while now. watoos Jan 2019 #20

Right. We have had 5 eyes. The difference now is that the raw data automatically pnwmom Jan 2019 #43

K&R... spanone Jan 2019 #21

What a a refreshing thread! ginnyinWI Jan 2019 #22

Thank you President Obama. nt blaze Jan 2019 #23

Thank you, President Obama. Zoonart Jan 2019 #25

As I recall hearing too BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #26

I remember that clearly: Biden told us flat-out that no one could walk into a single department... Hekate Jan 2019 #48

+1 BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #50

Of course, now the Trump administration has access to this expanded surveillance. sl8 Jan 2019 #27

Do you think they're intelligent enough to use it? paleotn Jan 2019 #29

Interesting. Didn't know he eavesdropped on guests. Nt Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #35

Ironic, really... paleotn Jan 2019 #28

The irony does not escape me, as my husband and I are rooting for the survival of the FBI... Hekate Jan 2019 #49

No, that's not what it says. They are tapping into foreign data streams for counter-intelligence pnwmom Jan 2019 #53

I stand corrected. paleotn Jan 2019 #60

tRUMP strategy to debase, diminish and call into question EVERY law enforcement SayItLoud Jan 2019 #30

If this is true, why didn't Trump simply revoke that EO, like he did others? Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #31

Who would have told him to do so? Someone in his Cabinet full of generals? Other than the generals, pnwmom Jan 2019 #47

Whoever told him about the other EOs? Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #61

I think some of those generals were people sent in with the approval of the GOP to keep pnwmom Jan 2019 #62

It was probably the White House counsel advising him on Obama's EOs. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #63

So, let me get this straight, if I may. JayhawkSD Jan 2019 #32

One of the most impossible things to imagine, is to walk in the shoes of the Excutive, the Ninga Jan 2019 #38

No, that is not what happened.. Just as before, the FBI can ONLY use the data, pnwmom Jan 2019 #40

Really good stuff thank you for posting coeur_de_lion Jan 2019 #39

No drama Obama, just doing the right thing Hekate Jan 2019 #46

The thing about Obama CaptYossarian Jan 2019 #52

I bet Trump will be taking a bottle of Immodium a day! n/t Apollyonus Jan 2019 #54

K&R Scurrilous Jan 2019 #55

You're likely to get some self righteous posts about invasion of privacy. Blue_true Jan 2019 #56

Remember that at the last minute, Pres. Obama moved Dana Boente lower in the DOJ order of succession More_Cowbell Jan 2019 #58

I think your scenario makes sense. n/t pnwmom Jan 2019 #59