Surprising they were caught and this incident made public<\/a>; not so surprising this happened:<\/p>\n

Rep. Jane Harman, the California Democrat with a longtime involvement in intelligence issues, was overheard on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the Justice Department to reduce espionage-related charges against two officials of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, the most powerful pro-Israel organization in Washington.<\/p>\n

Harman was recorded saying she would \u201cwaddle into\u201d the AIPAC case \u201cif you think it\u2019ll make a difference,\u201d according to two former senior national security officials familiar with the NSA transcript.<\/p>\n

In exchange for Harman\u2019s help, the sources said, the suspected Israeli agent pledged to help lobby Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., then-House minority leader, to appoint Harman chair of the Intelligence Committee after the 2006 elections, which the Democrats were heavily favored to win.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See Also:<\/strong> Who Listened To Harman? NSA Or FBI?<\/a>, Caught In The AIPAC<\/a>, Jane\u2019s sedition?<\/a>, This River Runs Deep<\/a>, Unpacking The AIPAC Story<\/a>, Jane Harman denies CQ report she was heard on NSA wiretap lobbying for AIPAC officials<\/a>, Sources: Wiretap Recorded Harman Promising to Intervene for AIPAC<\/a>, Rep. Harmon Recorded Making Deal With Israeli Agents<\/a>, Harman caught on wiretap bargaining for intervention in espionage case<\/a>, and Surveillance and Political Corruption<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Surprising they were caught and this incident made public; not so surprising this happened: Rep. Jane Harman, the California Democrat with a longtime involvement in intelligence issues, was overheard on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the Justice Department to reduce espionage-related charges against two officials of the American […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[259],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n