*'''July.''' Justice Dept. designates US Attorneys’ offices as “force multipliers” in further stepped-up cyber efforts in the name of national security.
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*Hackers remotely “refresh” ongoing surveillance of Attkisson’s CBS News laptop.
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*'''Summer.''' FBI 'incidentally' stumbles across emails revealing CIA Dir. [[David Petraeus]]’ affair with his biographer Broadwell. FBI Dir. [[Robert Mueller]] is notified of the affair on a date the government will not disclose. The FBI later says it interviewed Petraeus and Broadwell, and concluded national security hasn’t been breached. The FBI keeps all of this information secret.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/obama-era-surveillance-timeline/</ref>
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*In late summer, on a date the government won’t reveal, the FBI notifies Attn. Gen. Holder of the Petraeus affair.