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*[[Russia collusion hoax]].

*[[Russia collusion hoax]].

''Circa'' reported "As his presidency drew to a close, Barack Obama’s top aides routinely reviewed intelligence reports gleaned from the National Security Agency’s incidental intercepts of Americans abroad, taking advantage of rules their boss relaxed starting in 2011 to help the government better fight terrorism, espionage by foreign enemies and hacking threats. ...Among those cleared to request and consume unmasked NSA-based intelligence reports about U.S. citizens were Obama’s national security adviser [[Susan Rice]], his CIA Director [[John Brennan]] and then-Attorney General [[Loretta Lynch]]."<ref>http://circa.com/politics/barack-obama-changed-how-nsa-intercepts-of-americans-like-donald-trump-could-be-shared</ref> In 2013 ''[[The Guardian]]'' quoted [[Edward Snowden]] saying,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/nsa-secret-surveillance-lawmakers-live</ref>

''Circa'' reported "As his presidency drew to a close, Barack Obama's top aides routinely reviewed intelligence reports gleaned from the National Security Agency’s incidental intercepts of Americans abroad, taking advantage of rules their boss relaxed starting in 2011 to help the government better fight terrorism, espionage by foreign enemies and hacking threats. ...Among those cleared to request and consume unmasked NSA-based intelligence reports about U.S. citizens were Obama’s national security adviser [[Susan Rice]], his CIA Director [[John Brennan]] and then-Attorney General [[Loretta Lynch]]."<ref>Solomon, John and Carter, Sara (March 29, 2017). [https://web.archive.org/web/20170329111420/http://circa.com/politics/barack-obama-changed-how-nsa-intercepts-of-americans-like-donald-trump-could-be-shared "Obama's rule changes opened door for NSA intercepts of Americans to reach political hands"]. ''Circa'' website.  Archived at Internet Archive.</ref> In 2013 ''[[The Guardian]]'' quoted [[Edward Snowden]] saying,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/nsa-secret-surveillance-lawmakers-live</ref>

{{Quotebox|“'''I, sitting at my desk, certainly had the authorities to wiretap anyone''', from you or your accountant, to a federal judge, to '''even the president''' if I had a personal e-mail.<br><br>

{{Quotebox|“'''I, sitting at my desk, certainly had the authorities to wiretap anyone''', from you or your accountant, to a federal judge, to '''even the president''' if I had a personal e-mail.<br><br>