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So the investigation originated because some one hacked and impersonated her?

> This does not access the content of conversations. Rather, it’s a surveillance tool that records metadata, such as the numbers called and the times of the calls.

I was under the impression that this is happening to all Americans, revealed in the Snowden leaks.

This metadata is provided by your phone carrier to the federal government, now probably integrated into some Palantir database.

Breaking news, FBI investigated.

Good, that's what I pay them for. People who don't go out of their way to look like Russian assets don't tend to find themselves subjected to counterintelligence probes.

It's worth keeping in mind that this stemmed from an investigation into a case where a former government employee stole large numbers of classified documents and kept them in his home. Wiles was a close associate of the suspect.

The only reason there's any controversy is because that suspect was and is again the President of the United States.