age wiretapping process — and by botched, of course, it's meant politicized and weaponized — have been banned from pursuing spy permissions through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. And thank goodness for that. That's a common-sense move. If criminal charges aren't forthcoming against these rogue FBI agents, at the least, at th

y Committee." The Times adds, "Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz last year concluded the FBI made multiple errors when it asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to approve a secret order EFTA00135716 to monitor Mr. Page in 2016 and 2017. The mistakes included multiple inaccuracies and omission of exculpat

ty plea in U.S. Attorney John Durham's inquiry into the Russia investigation." FBI Acting General Counsel Dawn Browning submitted a "declaration to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that was made public Monday." The filing "said that updated FISA request forms, specifically related to requests for business records and the use o

y Committee." The Times adds, "Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz last year concluded the FBI made multiple errors when it asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to approve a secret order to monitor Mr. Page in 2016 and 2017. The mistakes included multiple inaccuracies and omission of exculpatory evidence. T

democracy. It's clear the FBI can't be left to police itself." The article noted that the violations were detailed in a secret court order issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, highlighting the need for congressional oversight and reforms to prevent such abuses. Additionally, senior FBI officials, speaking Friday on condit

Security number of a state judge who alleged civil rights violations by a municipal chief of police, according to the opinion of the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The article noted that news of the latest violations comes as the Biden administration faces a difficult battle in persuading Congress to renew Sec

FBI misused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 2022, prompting lawmakers to demand revisions to the law. According to the article, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruled that an FBI analyst inappropriately searched the names of a U.S. senator and a state senator. The FBI stated that these violations were uninte

Correct. Correct. JOHN CORNYN: And then if -- if, for example, you want to investigate that American citizen, isn't it true that you have to go to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and demonstrate probable cause to conduct a further investigation of that American citizen as a target? CHRISTOPHER WRAY: Yes. At that point, the

ustice Department." EFTA00160986 The Washington Examiner (9114, Chaitin, 448K) reports Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham "warned the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that it needs to 'take corrective action' after being 'misled' by the Justice Department and FBI through their use of British ex-spy Christopher Ste

inor FBI Errors In FISA Applications. The Hilt (8/4, Johnson, 2.98M) reports, "An internal audit of 29 warrant applications submitted by the FBI to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court found only minor clerical errors in a process that has come under heavy political scrutiny in recent years." According to The Hill, "The findings w

n indiscriminate generality of focus, such as this order demonstrates to be the rule in the Obama administration, "there's no need now to call this the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Let's just call it the surveillance court. It's no longer about foreign intelligence." And what of your phone calls, reader? And what of mine? In

y Committee." The Times adds, "Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz last year concluded the FBI made multiple errors when it asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to approve a secret order to monitor Mr. Page in 2016 and 2017. The mistakes included multiple inaccuracies and omission of exculpatory evidence. T

mp campaign officials to monitor their conversations, while the FBI played dirty with its surveillance warrant against Carter Page, failing to tell the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that its supporting information came from the Hillary Clinton campaign. Now we find it may have also been rolling out human intelligence, John Le Ca