Posted on 07/20/2018 2:05:42 PM PDT by Kaslin
Government watchdog Judicial Watch expects the FBI to release a series of redacted documents Friday related to the FISA warrant used to surveil former Trump campaign official Carter Page.
"The warrants are controversial because the FISA court was never told that the key information justifying the requests came from a minimally-corroborated “dossier” that was created by Fusion GPS, a paid agent of the Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee," Judicial Watch released in a statement. "In April, the DOJ told the court it was “processing for potential redaction and release certain FISA materials related to Carter Page,” and agreed to a production schedule for responsive records that is to be completed today, July 20, 2018."
The release comes after Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information lawsuit in July 2017, when DOJ refused to comply with a FOIA request for the documents.
“Judicial Watch may finally get the infamous spy warrants the Obama administration and Deep State conspired with the Clinton campaign used to target then-candidate and now President Trump,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said about the expected release. “It took a year, but the stonewall and cover-up, we hope, begins to end today.”
In March, DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz opened an investigation into potential FISA abuse during the 2016 presidential election.
"Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today that, in response to requests from the Attorney General and Members of Congress, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will initiate a review that will examine the Justice Department’s and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) compliance with legal requirements, and with applicable DOJ and FBI policies and procedures, in applications filed with the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) relating to a certain U.S. person," the DOJ Office of the Inspector General released in a statement at the time. "As part of this examination, the OIG also will review information that was known to the DOJ and the FBI at the time the applications were filed from or about an alleged FBI confidential source. Additionally, the OIG will review the DOJ’s and FBI’s relationship and communications with the alleged source as they relate to the FISC applications."
And nothing will happen as a result.
Nah gonna happen . . .
If they release it, this is big.
On this document, “Paragraph 1” should show what crime needed investigation, and WHAT ACTION OR DOCUMENTS JUSTIFIES THE WARRANT!
This is big. I somehow doubt we will see it. Because they would have released it...and if they do, it is going to show that the ENTIRE investigation and request for the warrant was based on the FAKE Dossier AND...news stories BASED on the FAKE Dossier!
Redacted again, if at all. The DOJ continues to slow roll everything when they are not openly defying others like Congressional committees. I’ll wait for Judicial Watch’s description of what happens today.
We won't see anything. They are going to redact out "Paragraph 1", which will stretch this out for another month or two.
They are fighting a delaying tactic, hoping against hope to get it all the way to the elections, then after that, hoping they win the majorities.
Scum. Scum. Scum.
Yep. See my post at #27.
Trump should unclassify all of the documents. maybe he is waiting for the right time. Art of the DEAL
Nope wishful thinking.
Aha! This is what all the Mike Cohen tape BS is supposed to distract from.
Enemedia are desperate.
The despicable Obama police state needs to be exposed.
These people are paranoid Third Worlder apparatchiks, tinpot dictators operating out of the WH---
using the full panoply of govt intel agencies against an American citizen.
There was no notice that they were not proven and no notice that it was paid for "illegallY channelled" by the Dems via Hillary's attorney and listed as an expense...a million dollar expense.
This was a scam. The FISA judge was in on it.
Had to be...
The Obama FIB - putting the FO in FOIA
Donate all your hats & caps to charity...
Government watchdog Judicial Watch expects the FBI to release a series of redacted documents Friday related to the FISA warrant used to surveil former Trump campaign official Carter Page.
Thanks Kaslin.
Contempt of court for Rosenstein, Mueller, et. al. Lock ‘em up.
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