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Obama’s Shadow: Trump Says “They’ll Be Caught”
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Obama’s Shadow: Trump Says “They’ll Be Caught”

New FBI files suggest surveillance on Republican lawmakers ran deep into the Biden years — and Trump’s calling it the smoking gun.

This morning, Donald Trump didn’t just make headlines — he detonated one.

In a fiery Fox News interview, the President accused Barack Obama of using the FBI to spy on his 2016 campaign — a claim the establishment media rushed to dismiss. But now, newly released Senate files suggest those surveillance programs didn’t end when Biden took office.

In this five-minute intel drop, we cut through the spin:

what the documents actually say, how the media’s framing it, and why the “protect democracy” slogan might be collapsing under its own hypocrisy.

In today’s briefing:

  • 🔍 FBI file bombshell — Senate Judiciary confirms surveillance on GOP lawmakers.

  • 🕵️ Narrative control — media calls it “conspiracy,” ignoring their own paper trail.

  • ⚖️ The real meaning — why this could redefine “threats to democracy.”

  • 🔮 Forecast Window preview — who moves next, and what signs to watch for.

Mentioned in this episode:

  • Chuck Grassley Senate Judiciary memo (Sept 27, 2023)

  • Matt Taibbi reporting on TSA “Quiet Skies” program

  • Fox News interview with President Trump (Maria Bartiromo)

Run time: 5 minutes

Host: Scott (The Daily Briefing)

Date: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025

Power’s shifting — back to voters, back to sunlight, and back to a President who isn’t afraid to say the quiet part out loud.

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