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:''For a detailed presentation, see [[Obamagate timeline]], [[Barack Hussein Obama]], [[Barack Obama Controversies#Wiretapping the 2016 election]] and [[List of names in the Obamagate scandal]]''.
:''For a detailed presentation, see [[Obamagate timeline]], [[Barack Hussein Obama]], [[Barack Obama Controversies#Wiretapping the 2016 election]] and [[List of names in the Obamagate scandal]]''.
[[File:Susan Rice, BHO, Hillary.JPG|right|250px|thumb]]
[[File:Obama wiretapping poster.jpg|right|150px]]
The '''Obamagate''' controversy refers to several scandals during [[President Barack Obama]] tenure, notably the misuse of government agencies, media manipulation, illegal wiretaping, and domestic spying on American citizens to harass political opponents and critics. By the election year of 2016, Obama officials vastly expanded the use of the foreign intelligence gathering apparatus as a weapon against domestic political opponents. In 2013, there were 9,600 FISA search queries involving 195 Americans. But in 2016, there are 30,355 searches of 5,288 Americans.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/2018/05/20/collusion-against-trump-timeline/ </ref><ref>http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/05/intelligence-reports-raise-questions-about-obama-administration-surveillance.php </ref>
The '''Obamagate''' controversy refers to several scandals during [[President Barack Obama]] tenure, notably the misuse of government agencies, media manipulation, illegal wiretaping, and domestic spying on American citizens to harass political opponents and critics. By the election year of 2016, Obama officials vastly expanded the use of the foreign intelligence gathering apparatus as a weapon against domestic political opponents. In 2013, there were 9,600 FISA search queries involving 195 Americans. But in 2016, there are 30,355 searches of 5,288 Americans.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/2018/05/20/collusion-against-trump-timeline/ </ref><ref>http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/05/intelligence-reports-raise-questions-about-obama-administration-surveillance.php </ref>
===Weaponizing foreign intelligence agencies against domestic opponents===
===Weaponizing foreign intelligence agencies against domestic opponents===
[[File:Obama wiretapping poster.jpg|right|200px]]
[[File:Susan Rice, BHO, Hillary.JPG|right|250px|thumb]]
When the National Security Act of 1947 created the [[CIA]], it's authors feared creating a [[Gestapo]]/[[KGB]]-like organization that could be used against enemies, both foreign and domestic. Thus a "wall of separation" was created between the FBI and CIA. The CIA was created to deal with foreign intelligence operations, and the FBI continued its domestic counterintelligence operations.
When the National Security Act of 1947 created the [[CIA]], it's authors feared creating a [[Gestapo]]/[[KGB]]-like organization that could be used against enemies, both foreign and domestic. Thus a "wall of separation" was created between the FBI and CIA. The CIA was created to deal with foreign intelligence operations, and the FBI continued its domestic counterintelligence operations.