According to a whistleblower from his first term, however, Trump has turned the “ intelligence apparatus into an instrument of personal revenge and political spying.” Warrantless emergency tracking requires an imminent threat to life, and ‘we did not believe that anyone’s life was in immediate danger.’ Agents tracked Comey’s movements as he and his wife drove to visit their son’s grave, with Trump allegedly following the progress from Air Force One. “Trump has publicly accused people like me, John Brennan, James Clapper, Adam Schif, and even Barack Obama and Joe Biden, of treason. Comey’s surveillance surfaced only because his prosecution forced these documents into open court.