Something of the magnitude of spying on an incoming administration isn’t done without at least the knowledge of higher-ups. How high still remains to be seen but Congresswoman Waters at least appears to have confirmed in 2013 that a “powerful” data-gathering infrastructure of some kind was being created for future use and it was going to be so all-encompassing that will ensnare “every individual”, including those who may “go down” with information acquired.

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And think about it: a database created in the name of a sitting president is created with the intention of transferring that data to a private political entity for future use. This sounds highly illegal.