Surveillance court demands answers from FBI for errors, omissions in Trump campaign investigation

[former9thward]

Source: Washington Post

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ordered the government Tuesday to explain what the FBI will do to ensure the bureau does not mislead judges again when applying for surveillance orders like those used in the 2016 investigation of the Trump campaign.

The four-page order from Judge Rosemary M. Collyer, the presiding judge of the FISC, takes the FBI to task for 17 omissions and errors contained in applications to the court to secretly monitor the electronic communications of Carter Page, a former Trump adviser.

In a report released last week, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz found serious failures in the FBI procedures for ensuring that its applications to the court are complete and accurate.

“When FBI personnel misled (the Justice Department) in the ways described above, they equally misled the FISC,” Collyer wrote. “The FBI’s handling of the Carter Page applications, as portrayed in the (inspector general) report, was antithetical to the heightened duty of candor” expected of FISC filings.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/surveillance-court-demands-answers-from-fbi-for-errors-omissions-in-trump-campaign-investigation/2019/12/17/84c72754-210d-11ea-a153-dce4b94e4249_story.html?wpisrc=al_news__alert-politics--alert-national&wpmk=1

[Sonny Mirviss]

1. Oh for god's sake

Rosemary M. Collyer sounds just like that Sean Hannity mope.

All she's missing is the "Secret server, bleachbit and hammering devices" bullshit.

[FBaggins]

2. Not really

A Hannity mope(?) would have started holding Comey/McCabe/etc. in contempt

The IG report reportedly doesn't demonstrate political bias on the part of a "deep state", but it's clear that serious mistakes were made (as Comey himself now agrees). It's entirely appropriate for the FISC to insist on knowing what DOJ will do to keep it from happening again and approving those changes.

If anything - this should shut Hannity up.

Of course... the emphasis there is on "should". He'll probably go even farther around the bend.

[MissMillie]

5. I'm with you on this

I think that those who committed errors should be held accountable.

Those who expect accountability of others need to demonstrate it in themselves.


I don't think it will shut Hannity up. He's going to spend the next 10 days howling about it.

[LiberalFighter]

3. What has the court done to keep the surveillance orders legit?

How do we know that they are not partly to blame?

[PSPS]

4. Indeed. They rubber stamp everything that's presented to them.

[duforsure]

6. How long before it's exposed

Trump pressured them to make this statement.

[Farmer-Rick]

7. So, are they going to do anything about the FBI director doing pro GOP October surprise letters?

Just wondering if Comey's anti-Hillary letter before the election is considered A OK for the new director to emulate? I think it will be.