Posted on 04/19/2017 11:50:10 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The FBI case into former Donald Trump campaign advisor Carter Page just took another legal twist. CNN is reporting that the FBI used that infamous Trump dossier as part of “the justification” to convince a FISA court to issue a warrant allowing them to secretly monitor Page. The investigation is reportedly probing possible ties between the one-time Trump advisor and Russia.
But, what is particularly interesting from a legal stand point is Page’s reaction to this latest development. Apparently, he’s now planning on taking the Obama officials to court. He said in a statement:
“I look forward to the Privacy Act of 1974 lawsuit that I plan to file in response to the civil rights violations by Obama administration appointees last year…The discovery process will be of great value to the United States, as our nation hears testimony from them under oath, and we receive disclosure of the documents which show what exactly was done in 2016.”
So what the heck is he referring to? The Privacy Act of 1974 was supposed to provide guidelines to the regulations, collection, maintenance and dissemination of personal information. It is meant to prevent the government from releasing a person’s personal information without prior authorization. However, even the DOJ refers to the law as “somewhat outdated” which has “rendered it a difficult statute to decipher and apply.”
“It’s possible [Page] is talking about unauthorized disclosures of information contained in a Privacy Act system of record. That would only apply to the current leaks of information to the press about the details of what was detailed in DOJ’s affidavit to the FISC (secret FISA court),” Bradley Moss, a national security law expert told LawNewz.com. Moss added that that law is largely a “paper tiger statute” that was gutted by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2012.
However, people have sued under the law before. For example, according to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Linda Tripp (of Monica Lewinsky fame) received a half million dollar settlement after alleging the Department of Defense released “embarrassing personal information” in retaliation for her role in the impeachment of Bill Clinton.
Again, based on the statement from Page, it is not clear what “civil rights” violation he’s specifically referring to. During an interview with ABC last week, Page accused federal officials of relying on false information to get the FISA warrant.
“You know I don’t talk about ongoing investigations. I will say that in terms of probable cause there has been a ton of false evidence that’s been out there primarily in the public realm. We shall see,” Page said.
I hope Carter Page does this. But he should also sue Louise Mensch for libel and slander all over her social media, too.
GOOD! Discovery will be interesting!
Didn't know this one... the 'deep state's' been around a while...
Why is Trump suddenly so quiet about this?
Please tell me he is not letting this go.
Righteous!
They will hide behind “National Security” but when the curtain comes down they will be totally naked in this blatantly political, goat sex show! Let’s see if we get a judge with the gumption to take them on!
“However, even the DOJ refers to the law as “somewhat outdated” which has “rendered it a difficult statute to decipher and apply”
Almost as confusing as the word “is”.
Great news!! If he wins big, America wins big.
I just googled “susan rice” and clicked news. This is what came up:
The Susan Rice ‘Scandal’ Is Based on ‘Absolutely Nothing’: Report
New York Magazine-4 hours ago
And yet, Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice asked to unmask the name of at least one member of the Trump team — and personally ...
Devin Nunes worked with Trump administration to create a fake ...
Salon-6 hours ago
New Yorker: White House sought to justify Trump tweet
The Hill-19 hours ago
Report: The Whole Devin Nunes Saga Was A White House Scheme ...
UPROXX-19 hours ago
Devin Nunes Reportedly Felt Pressure from White House to ...
Mediaite-20 hours ago
The Continuing Fallout from Trump and Nunes’s Fake Scandal
Highly Cited-The New Yorker-22 hours ago
What the hell?! Why is Trump letting the MSM get away with this false narrative?
Nothing will change until people lose their jobs, lose their government retirement, go to jail, or are sued in courts.
Discovery phase will be fun!..................
How do you know he is? Just because everyone doesn’t know what he is doing, like bami, have faith in the man we elected...
“Why is Trump so quiet about this?”
He has an enormous task on his hands, if he is right, and a former President spied on his campaign and let 17 different intelligence agencies have all the information that was gathered in the week he left office, which Obama did. Obama did this in order to obfuscate WHO is responsible for WHAT.
Sorting this out will take months, if not years, and that’s assuming some top-notch legal talent is on hand. Hope he is up for it!
Ha! “Even the DOJ” refers to the Privacy Act as difficult to apply...
You bet your bippy they do.
I actually have a couple of other ideas of which laws to use, though, and I am not even currently practicing. If he has a good lawyer, he or she is NOT going to let Carter Page tip off CNN as to the exact legal theory!!!
My guess (part guess and part hope) is that he IS working on this, and it's too dangerous to tip his hand until the time is right. The swamp is big and dangerous... going after the FBI, the CIA, Congress, and much of the "establishment" is no easy task and fraught with dangers.
Where is the rest of the GOP on this issue? It should be a turkey shoot.
Best not to let the enemy know what you are up to. Trump has repeated this many times.
My guess is both the president and republicans are aware that there are still active subversives working in FBI CIA etc. Until the pieces of the puzzles start falling into place it is a good practice to keep a low profile.
Once the swamp starts to clear its time for people to go to proper authorities not while there are unseen allegators and snakes under every leaf
There should be a massive class action lawsuit against Obama and his minions...especially the Obama’s should have to forfeit all of that book money they are getting.
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