Prosecutors subpoenaed Apple in February 2018 for data on 73 phone numbers and 36 email address as part of the Trump Justice Department’s investigation into leaks of classified information, according to multiple reports.
This should end any “bipartisan” efforts. They enabled this and let it happen.
What evidence was underwriting the GJ’s subpoena?
The company said it was only later that it learned the information it had handed over belonged to at least two Democratic lawmakers, staffers and their families, including a minor.
Not credible. They’re your customers, and you undoubtedly moved to contest the subpoenas in some matter. Either that, or you’re a bunch of goddamn morons.
Not both?
I really want to know who in the DOJ persuaded a grand jury to authorize subpoenas against members of Congress who were known political opponents of Trump. There’s a lot here in the background that needs to be made public. DOJ’s inherent tendency is for secrecy.
There is too much unknown in this story, and my nose tells me there is a lot that is extremely fetid by far too many parties. Disclose the details!
Apple is just the tip of the iceberg. Revelations from Microsoft are next. Then Google. And others.
But this was no “leak probe”; it was a political fishing expedition. Barr was after dirt on Trump’s political enemies, and wanted whatever he could get: private gossip, compromising texts, questionable photographs, financial transactions, how much they knew of Nunes’ treachery, even re-electoral strategy and pending legislative maneuvering…
Make no mistake – this was pure political ratf*ckery under the cover story of a leak probe.
The revelations yet to come will shock even those among us who believe their capacity to be shocked has been exhausted.
Lock 'em up.
…and their little dog Matt Whittaker also too.
Hell, the whole damn T**** Crime Kennel!
(Apologies to honest canines everywhere)
I thought Apple was all about not disclosing data to the government and fighting these things in court? Or does that not apply when Republicans are asking?
It started with the Keebler Elf, and Barr just kept on after Li’l Jeffie went back to the magic tree to live.
No disagreement about it being a fishing expedition, but this was 2018 so it was Sessions as AG until November of that year. Barr picked up the ball and ran with it, but it started with Sessions.
This fuckery as @irasdad mentions will blossom as more is revealed from other tech companies. Further yet, how many Republicans will be targets of the probe? I will venture a guess and say zero.
Matt Whitaker was one of the most arrogant pricks in the so-called Trump administration, and he had a lot of competition. One wanted to punch him right in the face.
In a related story, Russia has every bit of data that was ever sent or received by Trump’s iPhone, because it’s their iPhone.
What was the fucking probably cause to get a subpoena for member of Congress on Intelligence committee? Garland needs to release everything Barr et al did to the public. Then bring Barr up on charges.
Perhaps a few Never Trumpers.