Whistleblower lawyer claims client knew of Trump surveillance of Democratic officials

Daniel P. Meyer, a 25-year veteran of national security law, released a memo sent to members of the U.S. Senate, claiming that his client is aware of a program by Donald Trump to surveil Democratic officials in Congress.

Florida reporter Grant Stern posted the memo on his Substack. Among the details, it says Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) were all being watched by an effort that continued from 2022 into this year.

"The private surveillance program was run by former or retired employees of the United States Intelligence Community. The third party in contact with our client indicated former President Donald Trump was knowledgeable of the private surveillance program," the letter says.

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"Our client heard or saw evidence of a third party working with the above individuals to conduct an unlawful, private surveillance program using facial recognition to identify and leverage senior Democratic Party members," the letter continues.

It also alleges that the same "client is a direct witness to events indicating Rudolph William Louis Giuliani, Stephen Kevin Bannon, Roger Jason Stone — in concert with others — used manipulated data regarding Hunter Biden's laptop to affect public affairs."

Bannon is currently behind bars after refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena. Giuliani faces financial ruin after an election-based defamation case resulted in a multi-million dollar judgment against him.

"Former President Donald Trump was knowledgeable of the private surveillance program," the letter also says.

The program's goal was to find "security breaches and compromises of voting systems" in the 2022 election "using local officials." It aimed to continue into 2024. The effort would use "current and former foreign intelligence officers" to ensure the group had the "technical expertise" to run the program.

Read the full memo here.