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G-man Taught a ‘Golden Rule’ He Failed to Follow

G-man Taught a ‘Golden Rule’ He Failed to Follow
The FBI logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, DC on July 5, 2016. Yuri Gripas/AFP/Getty Images
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A top FBI intelligence analyst under investigation for failing to properly vet the Steele dossier before it was used to obtain invalid warrants to spy on a former Trump campaign aide appears to have violated his own “Golden Rule” for government spying.

A member of the International Intelligence Ethics Association, Brian Auten has lectured since 2010 on “Intelligence and Statecraft” at Patrick Henry College in Virginia, where until recently he was listed as an adjunct professor.

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