“Wait, does this mean the FBI proceeded with electronic surveillance without the court’s permission?”
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yup - they had to scramble to get a FISA after they’d started and were freaked that they were denied at first...
I think the Obama admin was probably surveilling Trump as far back as his interest in the Birther controversy. Whistleblower Dennis Campbell? The one who’s represented by Victoria Toensing ... Said as much that the name Trump was all over their call logs.