Newsmax –\u00a0Sunday, 19 Mar 2017 01:04 PM<\/p>\n
Nunes\u00a0Must\u00a0Ask\u00a0FBI’s\u00a0Comey\u00a0About\u00a0Montgomery Mass\u00a0Surveillance\u00a0Case<\/p>\n
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The\u00a0old\u00a0expression\u00a0about\u00a0Washington,\u00a0D.C.,\u00a0is\u00a0that\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0want\u00a0a\u00a0friend,\u00a0get\u00a0a dog!\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0case\u00a0of\u00a0President\u00a0Donald\u00a0Trump,\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0lesson\u00a0he\u00a0has undoubtedly\u00a0learned\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0thus\u00a0far\u00a0short\u00a0tenure\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0commander\u00a0in\u00a0chief. Nowhere\u00a0is\u00a0this\u00a0seen\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0current\u00a0controversy\u00a0concerning\u00a0the president\u2019s\u00a0claims\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0wiretapped,\u00a0that\u00a0is,\u00a0illegally\u00a0spied\u00a0upon,\u00a0by\u00a0his predecessor\u2019s\u00a0administration,\u00a0former\u00a0President\u00a0Barack\u00a0Obama.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0written\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0Newsmax\u00a0blog\u00a0and\u00a0elsewhere\u00a0particularly\u00a0of\u00a0late,\u00a0my client,\u00a0former\u00a0NSA\u00a0and\u00a0CIA\u00a0contractor\u00a0Dennis\u00a0Montgomery,\u00a0holds\u00a0the\u00a0keys\u00a0to disproving\u00a0the\u00a0false\u00a0claims\u00a0of\u00a0those\u00a0representatives\u00a0and\u00a0senators\u00a0on\u00a0the House\u00a0and\u00a0Senate\u00a0intelligence\u00a0committees,\u00a0reportedly\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0as\u00a0FBI Director\u00a0James\u00a0Comey,\u00a0that\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0evidence\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0president\u00a0and\u00a0his men\u00a0were\u00a0wiretapped.<\/p>\n
Montgomery\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0NSA\u00a0and\u00a0CIA\u00a0with\u00a047\u00a0hard\u00a0drives\u00a0and\u00a0over\u00a0600\u00a0million pages\u00a0of\u00a0information,\u00a0much\u00a0of\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0classified,\u00a0and\u00a0sought\u00a0to\u00a0come forward\u00a0legally\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0whistleblower\u00a0to\u00a0appropriate\u00a0government\u00a0entities, including\u00a0congressional\u00a0intelligence\u00a0committees,\u00a0to\u00a0expose\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0spy agencies\u00a0were\u00a0engaged\u00a0for\u00a0years\u00a0in\u00a0systematic\u00a0illegal\u00a0surveillance\u00a0on prominent\u00a0Americans,\u00a0including\u00a0the\u00a0chief\u00a0justice\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court,\u00a0other justices,\u00a0156\u00a0judges,\u00a0prominent\u00a0businessmen\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0Donald\u00a0Trump,\u00a0and even\u00a0yours\u00a0truly.\u00a0Working\u00a0side\u00a0by\u00a0side\u00a0with\u00a0Obama’s\u00a0former\u00a0Director\u00a0of National\u00a0Intelligence\u00a0(DIA),\u00a0James\u00a0Clapper,\u00a0and\u00a0Obama’s\u00a0former\u00a0Director\u00a0of the\u00a0CIA,\u00a0John\u00a0Brennan,\u00a0Montgomery\u00a0witnessed\u00a0\u201cup\u00a0close\u00a0and\u00a0personal\u201d\u00a0this \u201cOrwellian\u00a0Big\u00a0Brother\u201d\u00a0intrusion\u00a0on\u00a0privacy,\u00a0likely\u00a0for\u00a0potential\u00a0coercion, blackmail\u00a0or\u00a0other\u00a0nefarious\u00a0purposes.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0when\u00a0Montgomery\u00a0came\u00a0forward\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0whistleblower\u00a0to\u00a0congressional intelligence\u00a0committees\u00a0and\u00a0various\u00a0other\u00a0congressmen\u00a0and\u00a0senators, including\u00a0Senator\u00a0Charles\u00a0Grassley,\u00a0Chairman\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Senate\u00a0Judiciary Committee,\u00a0who,\u00a0like\u00a0Comey,\u00a0once\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0reputation\u00a0for\u00a0integrity,\u00a0he\u00a0was \u201cblown\u00a0off?\u201d\u00a0no\u00a0one\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0even\u00a0hear\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0say.\u00a0The\u00a0reason,\u00a0I suspect,\u00a0is\u00a0that\u00a0Montgomery\u2019s\u00a0allegations\u00a0were\u00a0either\u00a0too\u00a0hot\u00a0to\u00a0handle,\u00a0or the\u00a0congressional\u00a0intelligence\u00a0and\u00a0judiciary\u00a0committees\u00a0already\u00a0knew\u00a0that this\u00a0unconstitutional\u00a0surveillance\u00a0was\u00a0being\u00a0undertaken.\u00a0Moreover,\u00a0given\u00a0the power\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0NSA,\u00a0CIA,\u00a0and\u00a0DNI,\u00a0for\u00a0congressional\u00a0committee\u00a0heads\u00a0to\u00a0take action\u00a0to\u00a0legitimately\u00a0and\u00a0seriously\u00a0investigate\u00a0and\u00a0if\u00a0necessary\u00a0recommend prosecution\u00a0of\u00a0officials\u00a0like\u00a0Clapper\u00a0and\u00a0Brennan\u00a0could,\u00a0given\u00a0the\u00a0way Washington\u00a0works,\u00a0result\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0spy\u00a0agencies\u00a0disclosing\u00a0and\u00a0leaking\u00a0(as occurred\u00a0recently\u00a0with\u00a0General\u00a0Michael\u00a0Flynn),\u00a0the\u00a0details\u00a0of\u00a0their\u00a0mass surveillance,\u00a0ruining\u00a0the\u00a0careers\u00a0if\u00a0not\u00a0personal\u00a0lives\u00a0of\u00a0any\u00a0politician\u00a0who would\u00a0take\u00a0them\u00a0on.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0Montgomery\u00a0was\u00a0turned\u00a0away\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0whistleblower,\u00a0he\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0at Freedom\u00a0Watch.\u00a0With\u00a0the\u00a0aid\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Honorable\u00a0Royce\u00a0C.\u00a0Lamberth\u00a0of\u00a0the U.S.\u00a0District\u00a0Court\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0District\u00a0of\u00a0Columbia,\u00a0who\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0respect and\u00a0trust\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0years\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0public\u00a0interest\u00a0advocacy,\u00a0we\u00a0brought Montgomery\u00a0forward\u00a0to\u00a0FBI\u00a0Director\u00a0James\u00a0Comey,\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0General Counsel\u00a0James\u00a0Baker.\u00a0Under\u00a0grants\u00a0of\u00a0immunity,\u00a0which\u00a0I\u00a0obtained\u00a0through Assistant\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Attorney\u00a0Deborah\u00a0Curtis,\u00a0Montgomery\u00a0produced\u00a0the\u00a0hard drives\u00a0and\u00a0later\u00a0was\u00a0interviewed\u00a0under\u00a0oath\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0secure\u00a0room\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0FBI\u00a0Field Office\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0District\u00a0of\u00a0Columbia.\u00a0There\u00a0he\u00a0laid\u00a0out\u00a0how\u00a0persons\u00a0like\u00a0then\u00ad businessman\u00a0Donald\u00a0Trump\u00a0were\u00a0illegally\u00a0spied\u00a0upon\u00a0by\u00a0Clapper,\u00a0Brennan, and\u00a0the\u00a0spy\u00a0agencies\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Obama\u00a0administration.\u00a0He\u00a0even\u00a0claimed\u00a0that these\u00a0spy\u00a0agencies\u00a0had\u00a0manipulated\u00a0voting\u00a0in\u00a0Florida\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a02008 presidential\u00a0election,\u00a0which\u00a0illegal\u00a0tampering\u00a0resulted\u00a0in\u00a0helping\u00a0Obama\u00a0to win\u00a0the\u00a0White\u00a0House.<\/p>\n
This\u00a0interview,\u00a0conducted\u00a0and\u00a0videoed\u00a0by\u00a0Special\u00a0FBI\u00a0Agents\u00a0Walter Giardina\u00a0and\u00a0William\u00a0Barnett,\u00a0occurred\u00a0almost\u00a0two\u00a0years\u00a0ago,\u00a0and\u00a0nothing that\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0of\u00a0has\u00a0happened\u00a0since.\u00a0It\u00a0would\u00a0appear\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0FBI\u2019s investigation\u00a0was\u00a0buried\u00a0by\u00a0Comey,\u00a0perhaps\u00a0because\u00a0the\u00a0FBI\u00a0itself collaborates\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0spy\u00a0agencies\u00a0to\u00a0conduct\u00a0illegal\u00a0surveillance.\u00a0In landmark\u00a0court\u00a0cases\u00a0which\u00a0I\u00a0filed\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0revelations\u00a0of\u00a0Edward\u00a0Snowden, the\u00a0Honorable\u00a0Richard\u00a0Leon,\u00a0a\u00a0colleague\u00a0of\u00a0Judge\u00a0Lamberth,\u00a0had\u00a0ruled\u00a0that this\u00a0type\u00a0of\u00a0surveillance\u00a0constituted\u00a0a\u00a0gross\u00a0violation\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Fourth Amendment\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Constitution.\u00a0(See\u00a0www.freedomwatchusa.org\u00a0for\u00a0more information.)<\/p>\n
A\u00a0few\u00a0months\u00a0ago,\u00a0given\u00a0FBI\u2019s\u00a0seeming\u00a0inaction\u00a0in\u00a0conducting\u00a0a\u00a0bona\u00a0fide timely\u00a0investigation\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0treasure\u00a0trove\u00a0of\u00a0information\u00a0Montgomery\u00a0had produced\u00a0and\u00a0testified\u00a0to,\u00a0I\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0Chairman\u00a0Bob\u00a0Goodlatte\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0House Judiciary\u00a0Committee,\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0done\u00a0earlier\u00a0with\u00a0Senator\u00a0Grassley,\u00a0since Montgomery\u00a0had\u00a0revealed\u00a0that\u00a0judges\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0spied\u00a0upon,\u00a0and\u00a0asked\u00a0his staff\u00a0to\u00a0inquire\u00a0of\u00a0Director\u00a0Comey\u00a0the\u00a0status\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0investigation.\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0heard nothing\u00a0back\u00a0from\u00a0Goodlatte\u00a0or\u00a0his\u00a0staff\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0have\u00a0not\u00a0responded\u00a0to recent\u00a0calls\u00a0and\u00a0emails.<\/p>\n
So\u00a0last\u00a0Thursday,\u00a0I\u00a0traveled\u00a0to\u00a0Capital\u00a0Hill\u00a0to\u00a0personally\u00a0meet\u00a0with\u00a0Chairman Devin\u00a0Nunes\u00a0(R\u00adCa.)\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0House\u00a0Intelligence\u00a0Committee\u00a0and,\u00a0when\u00a0his scheduler\u00a0claimed\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0\u201cunavailable,\u201d\u00a0forcefully\u00a0pushed\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0meeting with\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0committee\u00a0lawyers,\u00a0Allen\u00a0R.\u00a0Souza,\u00a0and\u00a0fully\u00a0briefed\u00a0him about\u00a0Montgomery\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0FBI\u2019s\u00a0apparent\u00a0cover\u00adup.\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0this\u00a0staff\u00a0intel lawyer\u00a0to\u00a0inform\u00a0Chairman\u00a0Nunes\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0facts\u00a0behind\u00a0this\u00a0apparent\u00a0cover\u00adup before\u00a0the\u00a0committee\u00a0holds\u00a0its\u00a0hearing\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0alleged\u00a0Trump\u00a0wiretaps\u00a0and questions\u00a0Comey\u00a0this\u00a0Monday,\u00a0March\u00a020,\u00a0in\u00a0open\u00a0session.\u00a0My\u00a0expressed purpose:\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0Chairman\u00a0Nunes\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0\u00a0House\u00a0Intelligence\u00a0Committee\u00a0ask Comey,\u00a0under\u00a0oath,\u00a0why\u00a0he\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0FBI\u00a0have\u00a0seemingly\u00a0not\u00a0moved\u00a0forward with\u00a0the\u00a0Montgomery\u00a0investigation.<\/p>\n
During\u00a0my\u00a0meeting\u00a0with\u00a0House\u00a0Intelligence\u00a0Committee\u00a0counsel\u00a0Allen\u00a0R. Sousa\u00a0I\u00a0politely\u00a0warned\u00a0him\u00a0that\u00a0if\u00a0Chairman\u00a0Nunes,\u00a0who\u00a0himself\u00a0had\u00a0that same\u00a0day\u00a0undercut\u00a0President\u00a0Trump\u00a0by\u00a0also\u00a0claiming\u00a0that\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0no evidence\u00a0of\u00a0surveillance\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Obama\u00a0administration,\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0go\u00a0public\u00a0with what\u00a0would\u00a0appear\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0House\u00a0Intelligence\u00a0Committee\u2019s\u00a0complicity\u00a0in keeping\u00a0the\u00a0truth\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0American\u00a0people\u00a0and\u00a0allowing\u00a0the\u00a0FBI\u00a0to\u00a0continue its\u00a0apparent\u00a0cover\u00adup\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Montgomery\u00a0\u201cinvestigation.\u201d<\/p>\n
And,\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0where\u00a0it\u00a0stands\u00a0today.\u00a0The\u00a0big\u00a0question:\u00a0will\u00a0House\u00a0Intelligence Committee\u00a0Chairman\u00a0Nunes\u00a0do\u00a0his\u00a0job\u00a0and\u00a0hold\u00a0FBI\u00a0Director\u00a0Comey\u2019s\u00a0feet\u00a0to the\u00a0fire\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0Montgomery\u00a0investigation?<\/p>\n
Please\u00a0watch\u00a0the\u00a0House\u00a0Intelligence\u00a0Committee\u00a0hearing\u00a0closely\u00a0this\u00a0Monday.<\/p>\n
Larry\u00a0Klayman,\u00a0founder\u00a0of\u00a0Judicial\u00a0Watch\u00a0and\u00a0Freedom\u00a0Watch,\u00a0is known\u00a0for\u00a0his\u00a0strong\u00a0public\u00a0interest\u00a0advocacy\u00a0in\u00a0furtherance\u00a0of\u00a0ethics in\u00a0government\u00a0and\u00a0individual\u00a0freedoms\u00a0and\u00a0liberties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Newsmax –\u00a0Sunday, 19 Mar 2017 01:04 PM Nunes\u00a0Must\u00a0Ask\u00a0FBI’s\u00a0Comey\u00a0About\u00a0Montgomery Mass\u00a0Surveillance\u00a0Case By:\u00a0Larry\u00a0Klayman The\u00a0old\u00a0expression\u00a0about\u00a0Washington,\u00a0D.C.,\u00a0is\u00a0that\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0want\u00a0a\u00a0friend,\u00a0get\u00a0a dog!\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0case\u00a0of\u00a0President\u00a0Donald\u00a0Trump,\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0lesson\u00a0he\u00a0has undoubtedly\u00a0learned\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0thus\u00a0far\u00a0short\u00a0tenure\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0commander\u00a0in\u00a0chief. Nowhere\u00a0is\u00a0this\u00a0seen\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0current\u00a0controversy\u00a0concerning\u00a0the president\u2019s\u00a0claims\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0wiretapped,\u00a0that\u00a0is,\u00a0illegally\u00a0spied\u00a0upon,\u00a0by\u00a0his predecessor\u2019s\u00a0administration,\u00a0former\u00a0President\u00a0Barack\u00a0Obama. As\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0written\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0Newsmax\u00a0blog\u00a0and\u00a0elsewhere\u00a0particularly\u00a0of\u00a0late,\u00a0my client,\u00a0former\u00a0NSA\u00a0and\u00a0CIA\u00a0contractor\u00a0Dennis\u00a0Montgomery,\u00a0holds\u00a0the\u00a0keys\u00a0to disproving\u00a0the\u00a0false\u00a0claims\u00a0of\u00a0those\u00a0representatives\u00a0and\u00a0senators\u00a0on\u00a0the House\u00a0and\u00a0Senate\u00a0intelligence\u00a0committees,\u00a0reportedly\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0as\u00a0FBI Director\u00a0James\u00a0Comey,\u00a0that\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0evidence\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0president\u00a0and\u00a0his men\u00a0were\u00a0wiretapped. 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