Possible, but unlikely. If that IS true, it most probably happened by design, where the DOJ/FBI players waited until Contreras was in the FISA house (one week out of eight, more or less) and timed submission to the court schedule. I think the extensions were done on the warrant schedule, hit the FISC each 90 days.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/05/07/curious-note-robert-mueller-interviewed-nsa-mike-rogers-immediately-prior-to-rosenstein-renewing-third-fisa-extension/ - “However, all of that said, none of this explains why Asst. AG Rosenstein did not shut down the special counsel investigation in/around Sept. or October 2017 as soon as the scale of internal corruption was known. Unless the extraneous Flynn, Papadopolous and Manafort findings, some of which likely stemmed from the use of the FISA extensions in the period from May through October, became the agenda for continuance. Here’s where everyone wants to know motive(s) behind Mueller, Rosenstein and the corresponding investigators.
Truthfully, this is also where an argument can be made in both directions. So, you decide for yourself.”
Just like folks here pondering the latest “Q” post ;)
From my twisted mind...
I can just hear it, at the backyard BBQ and cocktail party: “
Don’t worry about the renewals, just let me know when they come due and I’ll take care of it. Your boss just needs to sign the paperwork. Wannanother beer?”
Or, “I’ll just make the next 4 renewals now, you just make sure the paper gets pushed at the right time. Wannanother beer?”