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Compare that to what’s being done to attorneys like Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Jeff Clark — who are being disbarred or financially destroyed for daring to question the 2020 election results. Even Ed Martin’s nomination for U.S. Attorney was shut down by a senator simply for defending January 6 defendants.
The selective targeting is unmistakable. When evidence is fabricated to justify spying — especially through secret FISA courts where citizens have no voice and no transcripts exist — it becomes an unaccountable threat to every American’s Fourth Amendment rights.
Under the “Two-Hop Rule” of FISA, surveillance doesn’t just stop at the named individual. It stretches to anyone that individual interacts with — and anyone they interact with. This loophole raised serious concerns that the FBI could have ended up spying on Donald Trump himself.
And now, years later, we’re seeing signs the spying didn’t end with Crossfire Hurricane.
Scavino’s account was targeted by the FBI without his knowledge. Google, under legal obligation, eventually notified him only after the gag order lifted. But the fact that the tech giant seemingly handed over his data without a fight has many furious.
Adding to the fire, Kash Patel — a central figure in exposing the FBI’s misconduct in the Crossfire Hurricane probe — revealed he too was targeted.
“I got one of those too…” Patel responded to Scavino’s post.
That’s not just ironic — it’s chilling. Patel, who worked as a senior aide to Rep. Devin Nunes on the House Intelligence Committee, led the congressional investigation into FBI surveillance abuses. If the FBI was digging into him while he was probing them, it raises serious conflict-of-interest questions. Government rules prohibit both actual conflicts and the appearance of conflicts. This would check both boxes.
During his time in the Trump administration, Patel held major roles including Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the NSC, Deputy DNI, and Chief of Staff to the Acting Secretary of Defense. His access and insight made him a powerful figure — and clearly, a threat to the entrenched intelligence apparatus.
Google claims it reviews government requests for data to ensure legal compliance and to narrow their scope. But former Trump NSC intelligence chief Ezra Cohen-Watnick isn’t buying it.
“Why didn’t Google fight these unlawful subpoenas that targeted many Trump officials? They enthusiastically complied. Should they face consequences?” he asked.
That’s the question now echoing throughout conservative circles: Why did Big Tech roll over so easily?
Freedom of Information Act requests are already in motion to uncover what exactly was demanded from Google, and on what grounds. Until then, Americans are left to wonder just how deep this rabbit hole goes — and how many more Trump allies were quietly targeted without their knowledge.
This is no longer just about 2016. It’s about whether the rule of law still exists — or if it’s been replaced by political warfare dressed up as national security.
