Epstein Secrets

inees" sought to "assure lawmakers that the Justice Department would remain politically independent on his watch." The New York Times (2/22, Benner, Savage, 20.6M) reports Garland "vowed to uphold the independence of a Justice Department that had suffered deep politicization under the Trump administrat

ng pressed by Republican senators to assess Comey's job performance." Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC, "after pressing Garland on his thoughts related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, asked whether he believed Comey was a good FBI director. 'Senator, I really don't want to get into analyzing any of the previous directors,' Garla

ots this case. ... No further proceedings are necessary or appropriate, as the court must immediately dismiss the case." The New York Times (11/30, Savage, 18.61M) says DOD's filing "was accompanied by the text of the pardon itself, which had not previously been released." The Times says the pardon "w

nd increase Federal Trade Commission enforcement activity." Additionally, the "legal issues involved include U.S. surveillance under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act" and other directives. The next administration "opens the door to potential reconsideration of, or modifications to," some of these, "which could p

inion piece. Back to Top COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FBI Violations of Rules for Searching Surveillance Data Drop, Audit Finds The New York Times (05/11, Savage) reported that recent data from the auditing office of the FBI indicates that changes implemented by the agency have significantly improved complian

cates that changes implemented by the agency have significantly improved compliance with rules governing access to communications intercepted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Prior to the changes, about 18 percent of database searches lacked sufficient justification or were improperly defined, but in a nine-month

laims by defense attorneys that restrictions on the ex-president's speech amount to an unconstitutional muzzling. The New York Times (12/08, Feuer, Savage) explained that in its ruling, a three-judge panel sought to strike a cautious balance between what it called "two foundational constitutional value

vocates have criticized the law, but Congress renewed the legislation twice with broad bipartisan support. The article detailed that Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is among the most powerful tools wielded by U.S. spy agencies. According to the article, information collected by it contributes to more than half o

Washington Examiner (02/15, Knox), also reported on the story. White House Clashed With DOJ Over Special Counsel Report The New York Times (02/15, Savage) reported that the White House clashed with the DOJ in the run-up to the release of a special counsel report last week about President Biden's handl

Tool After GOP Mutiny Threats Fox News (02/15, Elkind) reported that Speaker Mike Johnson had to postpone a House vote on renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) after a group of GOP lawmakers, led by members of the House Intelligence Committee, threatened to derail the legislation over concerns with a

Official Pushed to Rewrite Intelligence So It Could Not Be 'Used Against' Trump EFTA01655937 Reuters (05/20, Banco) and the New York Times (05/20, Savage, Barnes, Haberman) reported that Joe Kent, chief of staff to the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, ordered analysts to rewrite an int

) reported that Director Patel has scrapped the FBI's office of internal auditing, a unit set up to monitor compliance with surveillance rules under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The office was established in 2020 by William Barr to uncover misuses of FISA's section 702, which allows for the electronic tracking of fo

ots this case. ... No further proceedings are necessary or appropriate, as the court must immediately dismiss the case." The New York Times (11/30, Savage, 18.61M) says DOJ's filing "was accompanied by the text of the pardon itself, which had not previously been released." The Times says the pardon "w

nd increase Federal Trade Commission enforcement activity." Additionally, the "legal issues involved include U.S. surveillance under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act" and other directives. The next administration "opens the door to potential reconsideration of, or modifications to," some of these, "which could p