It was a great abuse of the FBI that gave fuel to democrats and the media but was any of it illegal? Was anyone accused of any crime in connection to it?
Why aren't Republicans doing more to highlight all that happened? If it was reversed the media and Democrats would have used it in all of their campaigns.
To me it looks likes the Democrats with the help of the media and the FBI pulled off an incredible abuse of power without any consequence.
Knowingly fabricating and peddling false evidence in order to conduct a massive spying campaign on a United States citizen and everyone who has ever shaken hands with him?
Of course it's illegal. It was, barring Aaron Burr himself, one of the greatest crimes ever committed on our soil.
Leftists don't care. They are comfortable with their hypocrisy. That's precisely what makes them leftists, because they are evil.
Was it illegal to spy, they can claim incompetence, they had a "leak" of sorts?
Of course it's illegal to conduct surveillance on someone on false pretenses. We have a whole Amendment for that.
You can make the argument that they did not have probable cause for the spying but that in itself would just lead to incompetence and not malice. Without having some smoking gun to show that there was a conspiracy then they get away with it.
This is why I would at least want Republicans to run on how Democrats have politicized the FBI and were helped by the media. Legally they will most likely get away with it but it should not be without any consequence.
There were several smoking guns related to the Carter Paige FISA warrants signed by Christopher Wray and James Comey.
Republicans completely support politicizing the FBI. They would use it against any potential radical candidate (not that Trump is even close to being radical).
The Fourth Amendment does not talk about malice.