REP. LIEU ON NEED FOR SPECIAL PROSECUTOR IN WAKE OF FISA WARRANT ON CARTER PAGE

[HAB911]

Washington – Today, Rep. Ted Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) released the following statement regarding the revelation that the FBI obtained a secret court order to surveil Trump campaign advisor Carter Page due to fears he was acting as an asset of the Russian government.

“The revelation that Trump Campaign Team Member Carter Page's communications were monitored by the FBI – via a secret court order – is stunning and explosive. This means an independent FISA court judge authorized FBI surveillance of Page due to probable cause that he was acting as an agent of the Russian government at the height of the 2016 U.S. Election.”

“There is nothing more important than the American people’s right to know the whole truth about any possible collusion between Russia and the Trump Campaign. That’s why a special prosecutor must be appointed by the Department of Justice to investigate this urgent matter. That is exactly what Reps. Kathleen Rice, Stacey Plaskett and I called for last week in a letter to acting Deputy Attorney General Dana Boente.”

“The new revelations about Page, along with Michael Flynn's pending request for immunity, add urgency to our request for a special prosecutor. At stake is the legitimacy of the Presidency and the integrity of our democracy. The acting Deputy Attorney General must appoint a Special Prosecutor now.”


https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-lieu-statement-need-special-prosecutor-wake-fisa-warrant-carter-page

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I could not be more proud of my Representative, Ted Lieu.

He is intelligent and his remarks are timely.

Too bad he can't run for the Presidency--he was born in Taiwan.

[spanone]

2. K&R...👍🏼👍🏼

[flamingdem]

3. Ted Lieu is not distracted by Whitehouse BS

[nycbos]

4. I heard of Ted Lieu before the Russia stuff began. But I knew almost nothing about him.

He is quite impressive.

[2naSalit]

5. K&R

[csziggy]

6. WP: Heres what we know so far about Team Trumps ties to Russian interests

Here’s what we know so far about Team Trump’s ties to Russian interests
By Bonnie Berkowitz, Denise Lu and Julie Vitkovskaya
Published March 31, 2017.
Updated April 11, 2017

Latest development

April 11, 2017 | The Post reports that the FBI obtained a secret court order last year to monitor the communications of former Trump adviser Carter Page. A FISA court judge had probable cause to believe Page was acting as a foreign agent. Officials said the warrant has been renewed more than once by the court. Page has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. Page is the only American known to have had his communications directly targeted with a FISA warrant in 2016 as part of the Russia probe.
Read full story - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-obtained-fisa-warrant-to-monitor-former-trump-adviser-carter-page/2017/04/11/620192ea-1e0e-11e7-ad74-3a742a6e93a7_story.html

More - with details on LOTS of Trump people: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/trump-russia/

[triron]

7. Can't stress how important this new revelation is.

[lark]

8. A hole has been torn in the covering.

I long for the whole story to slip out and for the consequences for colluding with a foreign power to steal the race for drumpf to start happening. I want indictments, firings and impeachment. This includes Eddie Munster, McTurtle, Pence, Flynn, drumpfs kids et al as they all took part in stealing our election.

[L. Coyote]

9. We need more voices saying the same thing, with very broad powers too.