{"id":2175854,"date":"2024-02-14T07:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T12:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sources-say-u-s-intelligence-agencies-tasked-foreign-partners-with-spying-on-trumps-2016-campaign\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T07:26:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T12:26:05","slug":"sources-say-u-s-intelligence-agencies-tasked-foreign-partners-with-spying-on-trumps-2016-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sources-say-u-s-intelligence-agencies-tasked-foreign-partners-with-spying-on-trumps-2016-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"US Intelligence Agencies Asked Foreign Partners to Spy on Trump&#8217;s 2016 Campaign, Sources Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsources-say-u-s-intelligence-agencies-tasked-foreign-partners-with-spying-on-trumps-2016-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2175854&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The U.S. Intelligence Community \u2062made a bold \u2063request to its fellow members of the &#8220;Five Eyes&#8221; intelligence alliance. They\u200b asked\u2064 them \u2062to surveil Trump&#8217;s associates\u2064 and share the acquired intelligence with US agencies. This explosive revelation was \u2063brought to light \u200dby a team of \u2063independent reporters who broke the story yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>In their article titled &#8220;CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy on Trump \u200cTeam, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say,&#8221; journalists Michael Shellenberger, Matt Taibbi, and Alex Gutentag provide several key details. According \u200cto their credible sources, the United States Intelligence Community (IC), including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), illegally mobilized foreign intelligence \u200cagencies to \u2063target Trump advisors long before the summer of 2016.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-562522380\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5facb5b0395c29c275313bab25e07835 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5facb5b0395c29c275313bab25e07835\"><\/div>\n<p>Until \u2064now, the official story was that the FBI&#8217;s investigation into Trump began after Australian intelligence officials reported \u2064a Trump aide boasting about Russia having \u2064damaging information on Hillary Clinton. However, the \u200dnew article challenges this narrative. It reveals that British intelligence sources may\u2064 have started\u200d targeting \u200bTrump on behalf of American intelligence agencies as early\u200d as 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Previous reports had already mentioned the British Government\u200b Communications Headquarters\u200d (GCHQ) discovering \u2062alleged ties between Trump and the Russian government. The Guardian, \u2063a British-based publication, stated that\u2062 GCHQ became aware of suspicious interactions between Trump \u200cfigures and suspected Russian \u200dagents \u200din late 2015. However, they claimed that these conversations were picked up by chance during\u2063 routine surveillance of Russian \u200dintelligence assets.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to this, the\u200d sources \u200dcited by Shellenberger, Taibbi, and Gutentag reveal that the US \u200cIntelligence Community actually\u2064 requested the Five Eyes \u2062alliance to surveil Trump&#8217;s associates and share the acquired intelligence\u200d with US agencies. The Five \u200cEyes \u200bnations include the \u2063United \u200cStates, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a097b23935e272267a950e6f9d5a7c1c fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a097b23935e272267a950e6f9d5a7c1c\"><\/div>\n<p>According to the article, sources\u200d also claim that former CIA Director John Brennan identified 26 Trump associates for the\u2064 Five Eyes alliance to target. These associates were allegedly\u2064 &#8220;bumped&#8221; or \u2062manipulated by the intelligence\u2063 community and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a>. The investigation reportedly involved sending people to various countries, including the UK, Australia, and Italy.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c sources further reveal that unknown details about the FBI&#8217;s investigation into the Trump\u2062 campaign and \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-cia-started-russia-collusion-hoax-by-asking-foreign-governments-to-spy-on-trump-campaign\/\" title=\"CIA initiated Russia collusion hoax by seeking foreign governments' assistance to monitor Trump campaign\">raw\u200c intelligence related<\/a> to the IC&#8217;s surveillance are contained in a 10-inch binder that Trump \u200dordered to be declassified at\u2063 the \u2063end of his term. This new information aligns with existing theories and\u200d is supported by testimony already \u2064in the public record.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, \u2062evidence has emerged suggesting \u2064that foreign intelligence services targeted the Trump campaign. The revelations in\u2064 this article provide concrete \u2062confirmation of these theories. \u200cIt \u2062is crucial for Americans to\u2064 know the contents of that binder and which foreign intelligence services interfered in the \u20642016 election to craft the Russia\u200d hoax.<\/p>\n<p>The significance of the binder also raises questions about the true purpose of the search of Mar-a-Lago. Was it really to protect classified materials \u200cor to safeguard intelligence agencies, both\u200d American and foreign?<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-083132b2566e704f089a028c91efcd9c fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-083132b2566e704f089a028c91efcd9c\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What could\u200d be the\u2063 consequences for public\u200d trust in intelligence agencies and the democratic process if\u200c it is revealed that the \u2064U.S. Intelligence\u2062 Community played an active\u200c role in targeting Trump \u2062associates<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The\u200d U.S. Intelligence Community has recently made a significant request to \u2064its allies\u200b in the\u200c &#8220;Five Eyes&#8221; intelligence alliance. According to \u200ba team of independent reporters who broke the story, they\u2064 asked\u200c their fellow \u2063intelligence \u200dmembers to surveil\u2062 associates\u2064 of then-President Donald Trump and share the gathered intelligence with U.S. agencies.\u2063 This revelation \u200chas sparked controversy and raised concerns about the \u200blegality \u200dand\u2063 ethics of such \u200dactions.<\/p>\n<p>In an article titled &#8220;CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy on\u200b Trump Team, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say,&#8221; journalists Michael \u200cShellenberger, Matt Taibbi, and Alex Gutentag \u2062shed light on the details \u2063of this controversial request. Citing\u200c credible sources, they claim that the United States \u2064Intelligence Community, including the\u2063 Central Intelligence Agency \u200c(CIA), unlawfully mobilized foreign intelligence\u200b agencies to target Trump advisors well before the summer\u200d of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Until now, the official narrative \u200dwas \u2063that the FBI&#8217;s \u200cinvestigation\u200b into Trump began after Australian\u2064 intelligence officials \u200dreported a Trump aide boasting about\u200b Russia possessing damaging information on Hillary Clinton.\u200b However,\u2062 this new article challenges this narrative and suggests that British intelligence sources \u200bmight have initiated surveillance on behalf of \u200dAmerican intelligence agencies as\u2063 early as 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Previous reports have already mentioned the British Government\u2062 Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) uncovering alleged connections between Trump\u200c and the Russian\u2064 government. The Guardian, a British-based publication, stated that GCHQ became \u2063aware of suspicious interactions between Trump&#8217;s associates\u2064 and\u200d suspected Russian agents in late 2015. However, they claimed that these conversations\u2063 were incidentally intercepted during routine surveillance of Russian intelligence assets.<\/p>\n<p>Contradicting this narrative, the sources\u200d cited by\u200b Shellenberger, Taibbi, and Gutentag reveal that the U.S. Intelligence \u2064Community played a more active role in targeting Trump associates. \u2063These allegations raise important questions about the extent of intelligence agencies&#8217; involvement\u2063 and\u2062 the\u200d justification for such actions.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of these allegations \u2064are significant. If proven true,\u2064 they suggest a breach \u2062of the principles and\u2064 boundaries that should govern intelligence\u200c activities.\u2063 The use of foreign assets to spy on \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-ships-jobs-to-china-to-build-closer-relationship-with-ccp\/\" title=\"MLB Ships Jobs to China To Build Closer Relationship With CCP\">domestic political figures<\/a> is highly controversial \u2063and could\u200d undermine trust in intelligence agencies and the democratic process \u2062itself.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u2064crucial that these allegations be\u2064 thoroughly investigated to determine the truth\u2062 and hold accountable\u2062 any individuals\u2063 or organizations that may have acted inappropriately. Transparency and accountability\u200c are essential\u2064 to maintaining the \u2063integrity of \u2064intelligence agencies\u2063 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-pompeo-expects-it-will-take-months-to-defeat-hamas-in-detail\/\" title=\"Pompeo predicts it will take months to fully defeat Hamas in the Israel war.\">ensuring public trust<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200b the story unfolds, it will be important to discern fact from speculation \u200cand to consider\u200b the\u200d larger implications for national security, privacy rights, and the democratic process. The \u2064actions of intelligence agencies must always be subject to scrutiny and oversight to \u2063safeguard the values and principles we hold dear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reported that the U.S. Intelligence Community requested its &#8220;Five Eyes&#8221; alliance partners to monitor Trump&#8217;s associates and share the gathered intelligence with American agencies. 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