The Obama administration prosecuted more leakers and journalists than any other Presidential administration in history, and so it does not come as a bombshell that the FBI has been spying on journalists with the blessing of top-level officials. And perhaps that is the essence of the problem. Americans have become the frog in the proverbial pot, blissfully swimming in the delightfully warm water, never realizing that the government is slowly turning up the heat – and has been for some time.
Former President Barack Obama found himself in some hot water back in 2013, when his Justice Department got caught secretly spying on James Rosen, a reporter for Fox News. The DOJ had not only pulled Rosen’s phone records (and those of reporters at the Associated Press as well) but put the journalist under physical surveillance. Rosen’s so-called crimes included exposing the State Department for deleting press briefing footage confirming the Obama Administration lied about ongoing dealings with Iran. In other words, Rosen caught the government in a lie, and did his job as a journalist – he reported it to the American public. And in return, the feds turned the all-seeing eye of Sauron in his direction.
