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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: bighairymike   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Maintaining focus this election cycle
Date: 06/21/24 11:40 AM
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The relevant investigations were not about 'finding excuses to surveil people.' The subjects were not just any people. They were people correctly suspected of commiting crimes. - sano

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Damn straight, just from a cursory look at Carter Page, it was clear he was an ingenious and well-placed KGB asset who had infiltrated Trump's campaign. The issue was so dangerous that the FBI could not risk even telling Trump there was a possible breech of security in his organization. Since Trump himself was a Putin operative, the FBI had reasonable cause to obscure the true scope of their investigation, even from the FISA court.
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