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Throughout its entirety, the Obama administration attempted to [[criminal]]ize political opposition,<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbasile/2014/01/31/obamas-weaponization-of-government/#41198a711b92 Obama's Weaponization of Government], Tom Basile, ''Forbes'', Jan 31, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273552/lefts-march-one-party-state-frontpagemagcom The Left's March to a One-Party State], April 24, 2019. Frontpagemag.com</ref> first by an illegal misuse of the [[IRS]] targeting conservative groups, and when they were caught began misusing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act database in 2012 to spy on American citizens.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ *DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref><ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/23/the-obama-use-of-fisa-702-as-a-domestic-political-surveillance-program/ The Obama Use of FISA-702 as a Domestic Political Surveillance Program], Posted on April 23, 2019 by sundance. theconsevativetreehouse.com</ref><ref>[https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/2016_Cert_FISC_Memo_Opin_Order_Apr_2017.pdf United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Memorandum Opinion and Order], April 26, 2017, p. 82.</ref>  

Throughout its entirety, the Obama administration attempted to [[criminal]]ize political opposition,<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbasile/2014/01/31/obamas-weaponization-of-government/#41198a711b92 Obama's Weaponization of Government], Tom Basile, ''Forbes'', Jan 31, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273552/lefts-march-one-party-state-frontpagemagcom The Left's March to a One-Party State], April 24, 2019. Frontpagemag.com</ref> first by an illegal misuse of the [[IRS]] targeting conservative groups, and when they were caught began misusing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act database in 2012 to spy on American citizens.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ *DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref><ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/23/the-obama-use-of-fisa-702-as-a-domestic-political-surveillance-program/ The Obama Use of FISA-702 as a Domestic Political Surveillance Program], Posted on April 23, 2019 by sundance. theconsevativetreehouse.com</ref><ref>[https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/2016_Cert_FISC_Memo_Opin_Order_Apr_2017.pdf United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Memorandum Opinion and Order], April 26, 2017, p. 82.</ref>  

By 2015 and 2016, the Obama administration interfered in American elections. It scuttled the investigation into [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[felon]]ious violations of the National Records Act and Espionage Act,<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/fbi-rewrites-federal-law-let-hillary-hook/ FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook], By Andrew C. McCarthy, ''[[National Review]]'', July 5, 2016.</ref> paving the way for her nomination as the [[Democratic Party]] presidential candidate, while conducting illegal spying on Republican presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]],<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/us/politics/fbi-government-investigator-trump.html F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016], By Adam Goldman, Michael S. Schmidt and Mark Mazzetti, ''The New York Times'', May 2, 2019</ref><ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/02/new-york-times-admits-multiple-spies-deployed-against-trump-campaign/ New York Times Admits Obama Admin Deployed Multiple Spies Against Trump Campaign In 2016], Mollie Hemingway, ''The Federalist'', May 2, 2019.</ref> falsely accusing him of colluding with [[Russia]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/01/barr-trump-russia-treason-agent/ Barr: Trump Was ‘Falsely Accused’ Of Being A Treasonous Russian Agent], Chuck Ross, ''Daily Caller, 05/01/2019.</ref> In doing so, the Obama administration colluded with foreign actors in an effort to [[subversion|subvert]] American [[democracy]].<ref>[https://spectator.org/confirmed-john-brennan-colluded-with-foreign-spies-to-defeat-trump/ Confirmed: John Brennan Colluded With Foreign Spies to Defeat Trump], George Neumayr, ''American Spectator'', April 19, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2019/05/07/how-us-and-foreign-intelligence-agencies-interfered-in-a-us-election/ How US and Foreign Intel Agencies Interfered in a US Election], By Larry C. Johnson, May 7, 2019. consortiumnews.com</ref>  

By 2015 and 2016, the Obama administration interfered in American elections. It scuttled the investigation into [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[felon]]ious violations of the National Records Act and Espionage Act,<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/fbi-rewrites-federal-law-let-hillary-hook/ FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook], By Andrew C. McCarthy, ''[[National Review]]'', July 5, 2016.</ref> paving the way for her nomination as the [[Democratic Party]] presidential candidate, while conducting illegal spying on Republican presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]],<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/us/politics/fbi-government-investigator-trump.html F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016], By Adam Goldman, Michael S. Schmidt and Mark Mazzetti, ''The New York Times'', May 2, 2019</ref><ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/02/new-york-times-admits-multiple-spies-deployed-against-trump-campaign/ New York Times Admits Obama Admin Deployed Multiple Spies Against Trump Campaign In 2016], [[Mollie Hemingway]], ''The Federalist'', May 2, 2019.</ref> falsely accusing him of colluding with [[Russia]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/01/barr-trump-russia-treason-agent/ Barr: Trump Was ‘Falsely Accused’ Of Being A Treasonous Russian Agent], Chuck Ross, ''Daily Caller, 05/01/2019.</ref> In doing so, the Obama administration colluded with foreign actors in an effort to [[subversion|subvert]] American [[democracy]].<ref>[https://spectator.org/confirmed-john-brennan-colluded-with-foreign-spies-to-defeat-trump/ Confirmed: John Brennan Colluded With Foreign Spies to Defeat Trump], George Neumayr, ''American Spectator'', April 19, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2019/05/07/how-us-and-foreign-intelligence-agencies-interfered-in-a-us-election/ How US and Foreign Intel Agencies Interfered in a US Election], By Larry C. Johnson, May 7, 2019. consortiumnews.com</ref>  

Amendments to the [[Patriot Act]] in 2008 loosened regulations governing domestic spying;<ref>[https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/surveillance-timeline Mass Surveillance in America: A Timeline of Loosening Laws and Practices], by Cora Currier, Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer, ''ProPublica'', June 7, 2013.</ref> Obama took rules intended for targeting [[al Qaeda]] to protect [[national security]] and applied them against political opponents and administration critics.<ref>[https://newrepublic.com/article/145474/chance-control-domestic-spying-trump-era-opportunity-reform-nsa-surveillance-program A Chance to Control Domestic Spying], By Elizabeth Goitein, ''New Republic'', October 26, 2017.</ref>  Under Barack Obama's leadership, an Inspector General appointed by Obama discovered, for the first time in history, that the top two personnel appointed by Obama to head the FBI had both violated the law.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/2019/09/indicting-a-sandwich/</ref>

Amendments to the [[Patriot Act]] in 2008 loosened regulations governing domestic spying;<ref>[https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/surveillance-timeline Mass Surveillance in America: A Timeline of Loosening Laws and Practices], by Cora Currier, Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer, ''ProPublica'', June 7, 2013.</ref> Obama took rules intended for targeting [[al Qaeda]] to protect [[national security]] and applied them against political opponents and administration critics.<ref>[https://newrepublic.com/article/145474/chance-control-domestic-spying-trump-era-opportunity-reform-nsa-surveillance-program A Chance to Control Domestic Spying], By Elizabeth Goitein, ''New Republic'', October 26, 2017.</ref>  Under Barack Obama's leadership, an Inspector General appointed by Obama discovered, for the first time in history, that the top two personnel appointed by Obama to head the FBI had both violated the law.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/2019/09/indicting-a-sandwich/</ref>