Someone wanted this REALLY BAD. They may have even committed perjury if they left material information out of the affadavit they used the 2nd time, and that’s a felony (such as omitting the name “Trump”).
Given that we should have been asking “Why isn’t Hillary 50 points ahead” at this point in time, it is really curious why someone pushed so hard to get this surveillance authorized. THe logical conclusion is that they were confident there was a big gain to be had that would offset the big risk taken to get it.
And yet they failed to come up with anything. Someone must have miscalculated badly and been very upset afterward.
Most Democrats I know simply believe these "facts": all Republicans are crooks, all Republicans are racists, all Republicans hate Jews, and all Republicans are stupid.
Based on that set of "facts", all you have to do is tap their phone, and a treasure trove of actionable legal transgressions will surely be uncovered!
I imagine the Democrats were quite amazed and frustrated to find that Trump was clean as a whistle.