NY Times: Trump's chief counsel Don McGahn trying to get FISA court order

[steve2470]

The New York Times, citing a senior White House official, reported that Trump's chief counsel Don McGahn was working Saturday to secure access to what he believed to be an order issued by the FISA Court authorizing some form of surveillance linked to Trump and those close to him.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/322379-gop-senator-demands-trump-give-more-information-behind


looking for NYT link now

eta: NY Times link

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/us/politics/trump-obama-tap-phones.html

But a senior White House official said that Donald F. McGahn II, the president’s chief counsel, was working on Saturday to secure access to what Mr. McGahn believed was an order issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court authorizing some form of surveillance related to Mr. Trump and his associates.

The official offered no evidence to support the notion that such an order exists. If one does, it would be highly unusual for a White House to order the Justice Department to turn over such an investigative document, given the traditional independence of law enforcement matters.

[rzemanfl]

1. The names on the filing(s) will be Russian. This is a feeble attempt at damage control. n/t

[C_U_L8R]

2. This sounds very unusual

Aren't they digging a deeper hole for themselves?

[Leghorn21]

4. I am the (self-appointed) Malcolm Nance network feed, and he said:

Malcolm Nance
@MalcolmNance

What the hell. Didn't I just warn earlier today that any attempt by WH to discover FISA would confirm they want to stop it? Stand by.

twitter.com/ericgeller/sta…
2:51 PM - 4 Mar 2017

...though what that means, I do not know!!

[AgadorSparticus]

7. So much, so quickly....

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Need some for everybody!

And some of this to wash it down -

[AgadorSparticus]

10. I'll drink to that with you.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. 😊

[iluvtennis]

17. LOL

[flamingdem]

12. Lol Malcolm is on it

Rump should really be following Malcolm on twitter

[Leghorn21]

16. Ha ha, and I'M on Malcolm! Poor guy - all I've done today is post Malcolm tweets, but I don't

care!! This last one says to "stand by", and I am dutifully doing so!

[flamingdem]

19. haha I'm almost as Malcolm addicted

from this morning:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028744528

* He really is batting it out of the park, but I keep in mind that he's a writer and there might be a teensy bit of drama thrown in - though he knows the necessary limits of such

[Leghorn21]

22. HA, I posted a few of his tweets a couple hours after you did this morning! Okay, I have to go

check his latest, cause he said to "stand by" - I do as he orders, by cracky!

[Hekate]

23. I really appreciate that, as I like MN but don't tweet

[Leghorn21]

26. Well Hekate, I don't twit either, but I sure can read them tweets (well...kinda...most of the time)

Here's Chief Nance's twitter acct - click and enjoy if you've a mind to!

https://mobile.twitter.com/MalcolmNance

[Cha]

27. Thanks Leghorn!

[Leghorn21]

28. Anytime! n/t

[TubbersUK]

3. Interfering with an investigation?

Must be a lot at stake

Link to tweet

[asiliveandbreathe]

5. I know it's here someplace...McGahn ll -look for it...I said my

wires were tapped..back me up will ya' - find it!

"I just found out" I have to retain info re Russia...NO one tells me what to do...Senate Intelligence - no one - FISA - pish-tah -

[boston bean]

6. I think Monday will bring all sorts of new hell to this thin skinned narcissist.

[unc70]

8. McGahn having dinner tonight with Trump

Schedule for today was updated to include McGahn, Bannon, Kelly, Sessions and a couple of others with Trump tonight in Florida. There is a thread about that here on DU.

[sarah FAILIN]

11. We now know Trump doesn't read here

We have talked about the FISA warrant many times. How are they just now getting wind of this?

[fun n serious]

13. Two things..

1. He is super paranoid.

2. He wants to do some shady criminal things without getting caught.

[jmg257]

14. I thought these warrants were a given?

They've been reported on for months, from various sources.

[roamer65]

18. They are looking for who has the intercepts.

NSA or GCHQ. Remember we are part of the UKUSA "five eyes" SIGINT program.

It's to form the game plan for a cover up.

[flamingdem]

20. And who Rump is going to fire!

This will be nasty..

[roamer65]

24. I expect the folks at "the Doughnut" have most, if not all of it.

The Brits are far better at SIGINT than us and they watch the Russians like a hawk.

[dchill]

29. The name is Bond.

James Bond.

[Leghorn21]

32. Dammit roamer, I never know what the hell you're talkin' about, but my faith in you is

100# pure!! So please, what's going on at this moment??

Are we waiting for confirmation that YES INDEED, the WH was nosing around today for FISA info? And then that would be interference? And then that would be so very fabulous?

Is that what we're doing? Or is that just what I'M doing, due to my massive ignorance, waiting for confirmation??

Ps I can't breathe right now, halp!

[dixiegrrrrl]

36. go here:

http://www.palmerreport.com/news/donald-trumps-white-house-counsel-don-mcgahn-caught-meddling-trump-russia-investigation/1784/

I like him cause he is easy to follow, which I appreciate this late in the day.

Essentially, and rather predictably, Trump is gonna end up with repeated constitutional violations.

[Leghorn21]

37. Many thanks, dixie! n/t

[Leghorn21]

38. Ah, now here's a lovely phrase: "actively meddling" - mmmm, GOOD! - it's right up there with my

other favorite phrase from this week, he "LIED UNDER OATH"

Been one helluva week! Thanks again, grrrrl!

[TomCADem]

21. Isn't That Interference with a Pending FBI Investigation? Again?

In other words, Trump should have just kept his mouth shut.

[Hekate]

25. Kick

[ffr]

30. They have to know what they're dealing with at the southern WH tonight

Thus why Priebus and Bannon have been summoned down there by tRump to spin this out of the news cycle.

[spanone]

31. K&R...

[maxrandb]

33. Do we even know if the McGahn guy even exists?

Couldn't this just be another Trump disguise? Who was that "Trump Spokesperson" who used to call into Entertainment Tonight and say stuff like; "Trump could have easily nailed Princess Diana, bigly"? Wasn't it some guy named Miller?

[steve2470]

35. info

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_McGahn


http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-donald-trump-names-mcfarland-1480101559-htmlstory.html

[maxrandb]

34. Is this the same guy that was looking

for President Obama's Kenyan Birth Certificate?