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Interesting nugget I found while digging into A common practice called parallel construction created a need for a secret group to assists. Whats this you say?! A secret hacking group exists inside the FBI? forbes.com/sites/thomasbr… @_VachelLindsay_ @drawandstrike @TheLastRefuge2

Parallel construction is a method for the IC to circumvent processes put in place to stop abusive and often illegal activities. Little processes like oversight and accountability. So enough of the boring stuff. CHECK out this article.

The COG in the machine
Forbes learned about the existence of the Collections Operations Group (insiders call it "the COG") from the results of a freedom of information act request filed with the FBI in 2017. Hmm I just had a feeling some usual suspects were making an appearance!

according to the FOIA response, the COG's mission "is to provide tools, expertise and solutions to effect lawfully-authorized electronic surveillance of data communications on today's evolving local area network and internet technologies. The COG is responsible for....

the procurement, development and deployment of network equipment to assist in ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE to various field offices and OGAs." WHAA?? A super secret FBI hacking group responsible for buying, installing, and configuring all the tech to spy on Americans?

Whatever the ethical quandaries at play, the nature of DITU and its sub-units' work is, on the face of it, entirely legal. "It's certainly true that pursuant to law, the bureau can collect a broad range of metadata. for use in both criminal cases and domestic intelligence work.

said Daniel Richman-
Daniel RIchman sounds familiar, where have I heard that name before?Oh yah Daniel Richman! the super secret FBI contractor/Comey confidant/lawyer/memo bagman. UNREAL!

Richman added: "And pursuant to warrants, it has engaged in network exploitations, what some call 'legal hacking'. Whether or not you call that collection SIGINT, the Bureau is the primary domestic intelligence agency." Is this not outrageous? law professor by day, Neo at night!

Here is why I was digging on parallel const. Stumbled on this Page/Strzok exchange a month or so ago. It keeps drawing me, get a feeling its big. Page says "Jon" needs to enter his guys in the system. A rather elegant system. A system that "Jon" doesn't want to ask about again

7/31 the FBI submitted the Trump counter-intel LHM/EC formalizing the operation. Strzok went to London on 8/2 presumably to lay the groundwork with the Foreign aspects of this inter-IC co-op. This text is where they are shoring up the informants name. not even sharing with DOJ!

part of the FOIA that uncovered the FBI COG division.

On 2/1/2017 11 days after the inauguration, the DITU submitted a purchase request to CDW for 1.3 million dollars in redacted hardware.
This gear was to be delivered to quantico.

The DEA has an instructor led course on how to handle classified evidence. In this 2 hour course we learn valuable tools like.
1. Articulate that the concept known as Parallel construction can shield information that otherwise could be discoverable. Wow! documentcloud.org/documents/1011…