Not a stretch to say: the FBI criminally investigating Trump on the basis of the "national security threat" he allegedly poses, with the "threat" being his perceived policy preferences re: Russia, could constitute literal criminalization of deviation from foreign policy consensus
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Throughout this ordeal, the ramifications of the FBI's conduct have been critically examined almost exclusively by right-wing outlets, who conflate it with all kinds of partisan wish-fulfillment and buffoonish Trump loyalism. But the implications extend well beyond Trump.
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For clarification: the post-Comey investigation is described as "counter-intelligence" in nature, but there's no reason to believe that's meaningfully distinct from "criminal." If the FBI uncovers criminality, it will pursue prosecution. That's its core organizational mandate.
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It’s amazing Trump just continues to be over run by these departments.
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And of course the most likely presidents to be "soft" on Russia and propose defunding NATO, and the military, would be progressives. The FBI (and CIA) subverted democracy, period. There must be consequences.
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The FBI is now in the public eye a 100% political favouring Democrats (everyone one team Clinton gets amnesty everyone team trump gets jail time) no future actions of fbi could be described as non political
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The FBI also took it upon themselves to start this unprecedented investigation without the blessings of the Justice Dept. They just bypassed Justice altogether : (
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Out of serious curiosity, if it is not within the FBI’s purview to determine a ‘national security threat’, is there a law enforcement agency that does have that remit?
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Don’t forget that the FBI spent nearly half a century deciding what speech was permitted and which voices (like MLK’s) were instead to be “neutralized.”https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/01/remember-dr-king-and-what-he-endured …
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Except that such subjective determinations are "precisely within" the President's purview. He was elected to make exactly such subjective decisions. If you constrain a President over that...then don't even bother having one.
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The FBI has ZERO legal authority to make any determinations regarding U.S. foreign policy, much less any legal right to initiate spying and surveillance on a US president over its opinion of foreign policy. It’s called sedition, and treason if acted upon.
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