The Intercept obtains secret FBI docs (1 Viewer)

The Intercept obtains secret FBI docs 
On Tuesday morning The Intercept will publish “The FBI’s Secret Rules,” an investigative series about how the government’s law enforcement agency interprets the legal limits on its own powers, sometimes in ways that might shock you. Glenn Greenwald and Betsy Reed write: "The FBI has quietly transformed the system of rules and restraints put in place after the scandals of the ’70s, opening the door for a new wave of civil liberties violations."

The main headline: "Secret Docs Reveal: President Trump Has Inherited An FBI With Vast Hidden Powers."

There will be many other headlines — nine stories in all — and more than a thousand pages of documents for readers to view for themselves. Editors at The Intercept have been working on this for months, and FBI officials have been trying to tap the brakes for months. But the agency ultimately provided on-the-record responses. I'm told the project will be published around 7 a.m. ET.

 -- Jeremy Scahill's tease on Twitter: "We will publish a major story at @theintercept that the government does not want out. Stay tuned..."

I hope it holds secrets about Biggie and Tupac

First rule of FBI is.....

Well, I guess this is as good an Intercept thread as any other.  To the political board?  

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