{"id":49728,"date":"2021-06-13T12:31:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T19:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=49728"},"modified":"2021-06-13T12:31:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T19:31:47","slug":"it-wasnt-just-democrats-trump-also-spied-on-don-mcgahn-his-own-white-house-counsel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=49728","title":{"rendered":"It Wasn’t Just Democrats: Trump Also Spied on Don McGahn, His Own White House Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week it was disclosed that Donald Trump’s Department of Justice secretly seized phone data<\/a><\/strong> from Democratic opponents in what amounts to an authoritarian style inquisition. The targets of the probe included Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and impeachment manager Eric Swalwell. It was an unprecedented abuse of power triggered by Trump’s acute paranoia and dictatorial aspirations.<\/p>\n

\"Donald<\/p>\n

The reports revealing the DOJ’s pursuit of data from members of Congress followed similar reports of secret data seizures from the press, including the New York Times, the Washington Post and CNN. The accumulation of such discoveries prompted people to wonder what else was going on during the Trump years that was still unknown. And now we know at least a little more. According to CNN<\/a><\/strong>…<\/p>\n

“Former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn and his wife received disclosures from Apple last month that their account records were sought by the Justice Department in February 2018, while McGahn was still the top lawyer representing the presidency, according to a person familiar.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s right! Trump was actually spying on his own White House counsel and his family. It’s notable that the DOJ’s probe took place shortly after media reports that Trump had asked McGahn to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller. McGahn refused to do so, and even threatened to resign. This affair became even more bizarre when Trump went on TV and accused McGahn of perjury<\/a><\/strong>. McGahn was still his counsel at the time. Subsequently, Trump tried to pressure McGahn to cover up the request.<\/p>\n

It’s one sort of gross malfeasance for Trump to go after his political foes. It’s another thing entirely to go after his allies and current staffers. This revelation should make everyone who ever worked for Trump wonder if they were – or will be – victims of his snooping. In fact, they should assume so.<\/p>\n

Trump has no sense of boundaries whether it comes to loyalty, morality, or the law. His malignant narcissism compels him to regard only his own welfare as relevant. And his behavior as observed over decades – and especially in the White House – affirms that he will throw anyone and everyone under his fleet of vengeance seeking buses.<\/p>\n

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\nAvailable now at Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week it was disclosed that Donald Trump’s Department of Justice secretly seized phone data from Democratic opponents in what amounts to an authoritarian style inquisition. The targets of the probe included Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and impeachment manager Eric Swalwell. 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