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The Go8 oversight process was largely the result of the [[Church Committee]] in the post-[[Watergate]] reform era.  It was put in place after the 47-year career of FBI director [[J. Edgar Hoover]] who routinely spied on and blackmailed Washington politicians.  Hoover was largely considered untouchable even by the seven presidents he served under.

The Go8 oversight process was largely the result of the [[Church Committee]] in the post-[[Watergate]] reform era.  It was put in place after the 47-year career of FBI director [[J. Edgar Hoover]] who routinely spied on and blackmailed Washington politicians.  Hoover was largely considered untouchable even by the seven presidents he served under.

After the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission report, [[Executive branch]] procedures in the 21st century for briefing congressional leaders were somewhat modified.  However, the [[Obama administration]] dispensed with the constitutional; requirement for legislative oversight and converted the electronic surveillance capabilities of the intelligence community used against terrorist organizations, foreign intelligence agencies, and drug cartels, into a domestic spying apparatus on American citizens, political opponents, [[conservative]] figures and organizations, and Republicans up to the level of  presidential nominee.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/04/preview-the-fourth-branch-of-government/</ref>

After the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission report, [[Executive branch]] procedures in the 21st century for briefing congressional leaders were somewhat modified.  However, the [[Obama administration]] dispensed with the constitutional; requirement for legislative oversight and converted the electronic surveillance capabilities used against terrorist organizations, foreign intelligence agencies, and drug cartels, into a domestic spying apparatus on American citizens, political opponents, [[conservative]] figures and organizations, and Republicans up to the level of  presidential nominee.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/04/preview-the-fourth-branch-of-government/</ref>

The Go8 formerly were briefed on every covert operation that our various intelligence agencies carry out. They were directly responsible for oversight of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA), the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) and the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] (ODNI).

The Go8 formerly were briefed on every covert operation that our various intelligence agencies carry out. They were directly responsible for oversight of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA), the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) and the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] (ODNI).

The Go8 were responsible for overseeing all executive office policy as it relates to intelligence gathering and corresponding activity. Everything the White House, CIA, NSA, and U.S State Department does formerly was approved by these eight members who are accountable to the U.S. electorate.  These eight representatives were the intelligence oversight “check” within the constitutionally established check and balance inside our federal government. In short these eight elected representativesin charge of all oversight of all U.S. intelligence operations, open and covert.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/12/day-four-the-fourth-branch-of-government-the-intelligence-branch/</ref>

The Go8 were responsible for overseeing all executive office policy as it relates to intelligence gathering and corresponding activity. Everything the White House, CIA, NSA, and U.S State Department does formerly was approved by these eight members who are accountable to the U.S. electorate.  These eight representatives were the intelligence oversight “check” within the constitutionally established check and balance inside our federal government. In short these eight elected representatives in charge of all oversight of all U.S. intelligence operations, open and covert.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/07/12/day-four-the-fourth-branch-of-government-the-intelligence-branch/</ref>

==Crossfire Hurricane==

==Crossfire Hurricane==