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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: Hawkmoon on June 01, 2017, 06:52:12 AM

Title: Which side are they on?
Post by: Hawkmoon on June 01, 2017, 06:52:12 AM
Does anyone know anything about a web site named "The Wrap"? They have an article about the FBI and the Best Buy Geek Squad computer technicians the FBI uses as informants.

http://www.thewrap.com/justice-department-sued-over-fbi-trained-geek-squad-spies/

What I find troubling is that the article states that the lawsuit was filed against "the Trump administration’s Justice Department." Although that's technically true, it's misleading, since all the activities discussed in the suit took place under the Obama administration. Is this another attempt to discredit the Trump administration?
Title: Re: Which side are they on?
Post by: TechMan on June 01, 2017, 07:08:39 AM
The founder/CEO use to work for the Washington Post and the New York Times.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Waxman (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Waxman)
Title: Re: Which side are they on?
Post by: MikeB on June 01, 2017, 07:11:37 AM
Yeah that was probably a purposeful dig against Trump. They could/should have just said the US Justice Department.

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“The FBI cannot bypass the Constitution’s warrant requirement by having its informants search people’s computers at its direction and command.”
unless the issue involves children, drugs, or guns. I'm sure that part is actually in the constitution. I've never been able to find it; but it must be since our courts, legislatures, etc. seem to keep making exceptions to the 4th amendment when it comes to those subjects.
Title: Re: Which side are they on?
Post by: MechAg94 on June 01, 2017, 10:42:19 PM
Everything bad in the federal govt will be blamed on the Trump Administration no matter when the actual stuff happened.
Title: Re: Which side are they on?
Post by: Hawkmoon on June 02, 2017, 06:48:46 AM
Quote from: MechAg94 on June 01, 2017, 10:42:19 PM
Everything bad in the federal govt will be blamed on the Trump Administration no matter when the actual stuff happened.

George Bush must be extremely happy that Trump got elected. No longer will everything be Bush's fault.
Title: Re: Which side are they on?
Post by: HankB on June 02, 2017, 10:09:24 AM
Quote from: Hawkmoon on June 02, 2017, 06:48:46 AM
George Bush must be extremely happy that Trump got elected. No longer will everything be Bush's fault.
Everything was going to be Bush's fault until another Republican got elected.

Then everything would automatically become the new guy's fault.

Even retroactively.

(Just waiting for someone to blame Trump for Obama's deficits and Obamacare failures.)