China is suspected of sharing stolen information with Russia concerning the secret identities of CIA assets subsequently arrested and executed, current and former U.S. officials told NBC News.
Federal authorities investigating Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA case officer arrested in New York City last week and charged with retaining classified information, determined that Chinese intelligence subverted the agency’s covert communications system and ascertained the identities of U.S. spies who “disappeared” soon after, NBC News reported Friday.
“A secret FBI–CIA task force investigating the case concluded that the Chinese government penetrated the CIA’s method clandestine communication with its spies, using that knowledge to arrest and execute at least 20 CIA informants,” NBC News reported, citing multiple current and former government officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
“American officials suspect China then shared that information with Russia, which employed it to expose, arrest and possibly kill American sources in that country,” the report said.
The New York Times reported previously that several CIA sources were killed in recent years, and that authorities investigating their deaths had set their sights on Mr. Lee, a 53-year-old former employee who left the agency in 2007 and had worked in Hong Kong prior to being arrested shortly upon arriving at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday. NBC’s report, however, marked the first time that U.S. officials connected the suspected turncoat to Russian intelligence, albeit anonymously. – READ MORE
[give_form id=”79809″] [divider][/divider]#ReleaseTheMemo was a trending Twitter topic on Thursday evening as public concern over alleged Obama-era abuse of government surveillance power mounted.
The hashtag quickly accumulated over 300,000 tweets, trending worldwide and in the United States.
Users took to social media to demand the release of a four-page memo currently circulating in Congress, allegedly revealing government surveillance abuses under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
Republican lawmakers have described the memo as “shocking” and “alarming.” Ohio Representative Jim Jordan said the American people “have to see this.”- READ MORE
[give_form id=”79809″] [divider][/divider]Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) announced just last week he had uncovered clear evidence showing the Obama administration’s abuse of the surveillance program, and recent reports from Washington have alluded to the existence of a memo that could lay bare the extent of that abuse.
Former Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino, who served in the White House from 2006-2011 under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, believes this could be the evidence that will change the public’s view of Obama:
Take it to the bank, the FBI/FISA docs are devastating for the Dems. The whole image of a benevolent Barack Obama they’ve disingenuously tried to portray is about to be destroyed. The real Obama, the vengeful narcissist, is going to be exposed for all to see.
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) January 18, 2018
My sincere apologies for the expletive but SHIT IS ABOUT TO HIT THE FAN.
The former Obama administration’s going to have a lot of explaining to do. #Obamagate— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) January 19, 2018
The American people MUST see what the Obama administration did in their names. #ReleasetheMemo and witness the unparalleled abuses of power and the police state tactics of the Obama administration. The hack media won’t be able to cover up the shitstorm that’s coming ashore.
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) January 19, 2018
Dear @Comey,
You better prepare another one of your snippy tweets because you’re about to be exposed for the fraud you are. #ReleasetheMemo #Obamagate— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) January 19, 2018
And Bongino, who has long said the FBI’s problems are at the top rather than the thousands of well-qualified and dedicated agents, couldn’t resist a shot at former FBI Director James Comey – READ MORE
[give_form id=”79809″] [divider][/divider]Members of the House on Thursday said they viewed a “shocking” classified memo allegedly detailing abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by senior Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigations officials in relation to the investigation of the Trump campaign and called for it to be declassified and available to the public immediately.
“It’s troubling. It is shocking,” Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) told Fox News. “Part of me wishes that I didn’t read it because I don’t want to believe that those kinds of things could be happening in this country that I call home and love so much.”
“The facts contained in this memo are jaw-dropping and demand full transparency. There is no higher priority than the release of this information to preserve our democracy,” saidRep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), a member of the Judiciary Committee, which oversees the DOJ and the FBI.
Another Judiciary Committee member, Rep. Steve King (R-IA), called what he saw in the memo “sickening” and said it was “worse than Watergate.”
I have read the memo. The sickening reality has set in. I no longer hold out hope there is an innocent explanation for the information the public has seen. I have long said it is worse than Watergate. It was #neverTrump & #alwaysHillary. #releasethememo
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) January 19, 2018
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), another Judiciary Committee member, called the memo “deeply troubling” and said it raises questions about the “Obama DOJ and Comey FBI.” – READ MORE
[divider][/divider]The classified report compiled by the House Intelligence Committee documenting alleged surveillance abuses was released to members of Congress Thursday, and several of those who’ve read the four-page memo — Republicans, anyway — are calling for it to be released to the public immediately.
By Thursday night, the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo was trending on Twitter, and Rep. Steve King added his name to the list of those wanting the document made public. Worse than Watergate?
Rep. Jim Jordan Video:
The entire Democrat Party will be rocked to its core. Everything they have conspired to frame is a lie and will be displayed for all to see. #ReleaseTheMemo pic.twitter.com/z8MCuYloq8
— Democrats for Trump (@YoungDems4Trump) January 19, 2018
Rep. Mark Meadows
I viewed the classified report from House Intel relating to the FBI, FISA abuses, the infamous Russian dossier, and so-called “Russian collusion.” What I saw is absolutely shocking.
This report needs to be released–now. Americans deserve the truth. #ReleaseTheMemo pic.twitter.com/oP2UNujKQL
— Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) January 19, 2018
Rep. Matt Gaetz, Sean Hannity, Sara Carter
Rep. Ron DeSantis Video
⚠️ Rep. Ron DeSantis confirms classified memo deals with Obama admin using Clinton-funded dossier to spy on Trump campaign, Rosenstein fought tooth & nail to keep it from Congress and:
THE “INSURANCE POLICY” IS THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION: SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY.#ReleaseTheMemo pic.twitter.com/SFUdWlaqGu
— TruthInGovernment (@TruthinGov2016) January 19, 2018
I have read the memo. The sickening reality has set in. I no longer hold out hope there is an innocent explanation for the information the public has seen. I have long said it is worse than Watergate. It was #neverTrump & #alwaysHillary. #releasethememo
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) January 19, 2018
Read the CLASSIFIED @HouseIntelComm memo on repeated FISA warrant abuses. The truth may not set the guilty free but it needs to come out. Release the #FISAMemo: https://t.co/7fkXI1pl0y
— Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) January 19, 2018
Comey rifling thru poem books right now … #ReleaseTheMemo
— Thomas Paine (@Thomas1774Paine) January 19, 2018
.@TGowdySC @Jim_Jordan Since you have a cold it's okay to release 'that memo' #releasethememo
— Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) January 19, 2018
[contentcards url=”https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/20/cia-mole-may-have-triggered-murders-assets-china-r/” target=”_blank”]Deal gets tossed by Judge if Mueller used illegal evidence. McCabe had Flynn interviewed based on illegal wiretap Intel. Absent the wiretap Intel, McCabe would have never known to interview him via Strzok & other FBI agent. Nullifies the 1001 charge. Poisonous tree. https://t.co/ed1KjRIzg7
— Thomas Paine (@Thomas1774Paine) January 19, 2018