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| FISA court judge demands info about FBI lawyer linked to Carter Page warrant | |
| 2019-12-21 | |
| Bolded part at bottom is highly interesting [Fox News] The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's presiding judge has sent another directive to the Justice Department, ordering officials to identify previous surveillance requests from an FBI lawyer linked to the 2016 warrant from former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. In an order unsealed Friday, Judge Rosemary Collyer asked the Justice Department to identify steps to ensure the accuracy of those filings and whether the unnamed DOJ lawyer was ever disciplined. DOJ inspector general Michael Horowitz recently identified in a scathing public report numerous mistakes and omissions in the warrant used against Page that launched the FBI investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The letter unsealed Friday was dated Dec. 5, which was four days before Horowitz's report was released. Collyer had earlier this week ordered DOJ to identify by January 10 what steps it was taking to correct problems with the FISA warrant process. The FBI had promised to work with DOJ to comply. Sources have said the unidentified FBI lawyer in question has since resigned his post, and the Horowitz report said he faces possible criminal prosecution. In a rare public order earlier this week, Collyer strongly criticized the FBI over its surveillance-application process, giving the bureau until Jan. 10 to come up with solutions, in the wake of findings from Horowitz. Horowitz said he did not find significant evidence that FBI agents were involved in a political conspiracy to undermine Trump's candidacy in 2016. However, the report did find numerous errors and inaccuracies used by FBI agents to obtain permission to monitor Page's phone calls and emails. While Collyer's order earlier this week did not specify exactly what reforms the FBI needed to implement to its policies for obtaining permission to wiretap people under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, the order did say that the FISA court will weigh in on whether the reforms are deemed sufficient. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court deals with some of the most sensitive matters of national security: terror threats and espionage. Its work, for the most part, cannot be examined by the American public, by order of Congress and the president. Its work is mostly secret, and its structure largely one-sided. It was also revealed Friday that Collyer, who is also a senior judge on the DC federal court, will resign her position as presiding judge on the FISA court at year’s end. Her current term was set to expire in March 2020. Chief Justice John Roberts will replace Collyer with James Boasberg, a colleague of Collyer on the FISA court and DC federal bench. He was named to the FISA court in 2014 and is one of 11 judges on the rotating FISA court. Sources say Collyer, 74, is leaving her presiding judge post because of health reasons. While Collyer is stepping down as presiding judge, she will remain on the FISC until her term expires in March 2020.
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| Posted by:Frank G |
| #9 This FISA court is just another dead skunk in the middle of the road, and everyone connected with this court smells like the aforesaid skunk. Deep state goes deep. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2019-12-21 22:14 |
| #8 Looks like the scapegoat has been identified. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2019-12-21 13:29 |
| #7 If Trump appoints one more Justice, I'd guess there will be a sit-down with Roberts. The court votes who is Chief Justice. Robert's isn't a lock to continue in that role. Unless he maybe explains himself and offers a thread to unravel... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-12-21 13:25 |
| #6 Fixed, Condor |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-12-21 11:13 |
| #5 First an apology. I have no idea why spellcheck put a 's' on the end of supervisor. 2nd: So... will Roberts order the sale of a Trump Tower near the water somewhere to a slimy real estate development firm? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-12-21 10:58 |
| #4 Roberts is the link hidden in plain sight to much of Obama's treachery. A kind of insurance policy. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2019-12-21 08:35 |
| #3 Chief Justice John Roberts will replace Collyer with James Boasberg, a colleague of Collyer on the FISA court and DC federal bench. He was named to the FISA court in 2014 and is one of 11 judges on the rotating FISA court. Why would Roberts appoint an Obama judge to replace Collyer? About this time everything Obama did is suspect. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-12-21 07:24 |
| #2 Oh, and I Don't Give a Damn is our former overseas pitcher whose corpse is buried under the Otaly-based pitcher's mound... |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-12-21 01:02 |
| #1 So... cue Bud & Lou: "Who's on First - that's the Senate trial that's not happening because the House Speaker who launched the process says the process won't be a fair process. "What's on Second - that's the Chief Justice who ought to preside over the Senate trial but likely can't because he's the boss of Why... "Why's on Third - that's the Judge who heads the not-secret-anymore secret FISA Court, who's quitting, but not before complaining about I Don't Know ... "I Don't Know (that's our shortstop) = the the Junior Copy Editor at FBI and the Mysterious Weaselblower Whom Everyone Knows ..." etc etc |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-12-21 00:57 |