| − | On 14 October 14, 2019 is was reported ''Judicial Watch Reveals Surveillance Targets Requested by U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch and State Department – But Bigger Question is Missing.''<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/10/14/judicial-watch-reveals-surveillance-targets-requested-by-u-s-ambassador-yovanovitch-and-state-department-but-bigger-question-is-missing/#more-173680</ref> | + | On October 14, 2019 is was reported ''Judicial Watch Reveals Surveillance Targets Requested by U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch and State Department – But Bigger Question is Missing.''<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/10/14/judicial-watch-reveals-surveillance-targets-requested-by-u-s-ambassador-yovanovitch-and-state-department-but-bigger-question-is-missing/#more-173680</ref> |
| − | *former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, [[Marie Yovanovitch]], initiated a request for State Dept. officials to conduct surveillance on: [[Jack Posobiec]], [[Donald Trump Jr.]], [[Laura Ingraham]], [[Sean Hannity]], [[Michael McFaul]] (Obama’s ambassador to Russia), [[Dan Bongino]], [[Ryan Saavedra]], [[Rudy Giuliani]], [[Sebastian Gorka]], [[John Solomon]], [[Lou Dobbs]], [[Pamella Geller]] and [[Sara Carter]]. | + | *former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, initiated a request for State Dept. officials to conduct surveillance on: [[Jack Posobiec]], [[Donald Trump Jr.]], [[Laura Ingraham]], [[Sean Hannity]], [[Michael McFaul]] (Obama’s ambassador to Russia), [[Dan Bongino]], [[Ryan Saavedra]], [[Rudy Giuliani]], [[Sebastian Gorka]], [[John Solomon]], [[Lou Dobbs]], [[Pamella Geller]] and [[Sara Carter]]. |
| | *Yovanovitch reportedly ordered monitoring keyed to the following search terms: Biden, Giuliani, [[Soros]] and Yovanovitch. [[Judicial Watch]] (JW) has filed a [[Freedom of Information Act]] (FOIA) request with the [[State Department]] and will continue gathering facts from government sources. | | *Yovanovitch reportedly ordered monitoring keyed to the following search terms: Biden, Giuliani, [[Soros]] and Yovanovitch. [[Judicial Watch]] (JW) has filed a [[Freedom of Information Act]] (FOIA) request with the [[State Department]] and will continue gathering facts from government sources. |
| | *Prior to being recalled as ambassador to Ukraine in the spring Yovanovitch reportedly created a list of individuals who were to be monitored via [[social media]] and other means. Ukraine embassy staff made the request to the [[Washington D.C.]] headquarters office of the department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Yovanovitch’s staff was informed that the request was [[illegal]] and the monitoring either ceased or was concealed via the State Department Global Engagement Center, which has looser restrictions on collecting information. JW reports: | | *Prior to being recalled as ambassador to Ukraine in the spring Yovanovitch reportedly created a list of individuals who were to be monitored via [[social media]] and other means. Ukraine embassy staff made the request to the [[Washington D.C.]] headquarters office of the department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Yovanovitch’s staff was informed that the request was [[illegal]] and the monitoring either ceased or was concealed via the State Department Global Engagement Center, which has looser restrictions on collecting information. JW reports: |