The New York Times’ report about the FBI spying on Trump campaign aides in the run-up to the 2016 election has to be at least secretly making certain Democrats nervous, but Laurence Tribe has come to their defense with his own “Trump pounces” approach:
Watch Trump’s propaganda machine turn this entirely reasonable FBI counterintelligence precaution using Azra Turk into an a smoking gun in the fake Spygate sagahttps://t.co/wFszlPNlvh
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) May 3, 2019
Wait, what?
“Counterintelligence precaution”????
— Missy Stammer (@Navywife1984) May 3, 2019
Wow, Tribe really took the long way around to avoid a certain word:
It wasn't spying. It was a 'counterintelligence precaution.'https://t.co/SSfsFqafdA
— Byron York (@ByronYork) May 3, 2019
"counterintelligence precaution"
Okay, Mister Pretzel. Good job finding a new way to avoid the word "spying".
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) May 3, 2019
But "FBI counterintelligence precaution" is, in fact, "spying." https://t.co/sNgOqG3I92
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 3, 2019
Whatever precautions must be taken to protect the crumbling narrative.
New rule, everybody: using an assumed identity to surveil someone without their knowledge is not spying. https://t.co/GbaCf6Ze9F
— Vince Coglianese (@TheDCVince) May 3, 2019
At least until it’s done to a Democrat.
Then: Obama did NOT spy on Trump
Now: and if he did it was justified https://t.co/g8WDkgKlAi
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) May 3, 2019
They must be in excellent physical condition after all this goalpost moving.
The desire to include Pounce & Seize in this sentence must have been IMMENSE! #restraint https://t.co/jC0ycXBwKu
— Alain41 (@CestAlain) May 3, 2019
No doubt!
The suddenly incurious Mr. Laurence Tribe.
— Luke Gofannon (@LukeGofannon) May 3, 2019
Keep holding on Larry pic.twitter.com/prPAyl8msJ
— Kyle Gannon (@Kgannon17) May 3, 2019
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