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DNI Declassifies FISA Judge James Boasberg 2018 Ruling – FBI Conducted “Tens of Thousands” of Unauth
theconservativetreehouse.com ^ | 10/8/19 | sundance

Posted on 10/08/2019 3:46:24 PM PDT by ransomnote

DNI Declassifies FISA Judge James Boasberg 2018 Ruling – FBI Conducted “Tens of Thousands” of Unauthorized NSA Database Queries…

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There is a lot to unpack in a decision today by the Director of National Intelligence to declassify (with redactions) a 2018 FISA court ruling about ongoing unauthorized database search queries by FBI agents/”contractors” in the period covering 2017/2018.

BACKGROUND: In April 2017 the DNI released a FISA report written by Presiding Judge Rosemary Collery that showed massive abuse, via unauthorized searches of the NSA database, in the period of November 2015 through May 2016. Judge Collyer’s report specifically identified search query increases tied to the 2016 presidential primary.  Two years of research identified this process as the DOJ/FBI and IC using the NSA database to query information related to political candidates, specifically Donald Trump.

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To: Dave Wright

What is really scary is that law enforcement can collect the information illegally, then use it to figure out who they want to target.

They would not bring the illegal information to court—they would collect that (already known) data by other means.

The criminal court judge and defense attorneys would have no way of finding out what happened.

Any law enforcement officer who used this technique should do hard jail time.


21 posted on 10/08/2019 5:07:05 PM PDT by cgbg (Vote Trump or you will _be_ Trump)
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To: ransomnote

Great News!

This means Horowitz to be released when they come back into session.

The declassification is beginning.


22 posted on 10/08/2019 5:17:52 PM PDT by vg0va3
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To: ransomnote

Now watch as good convictions get overturned due to FISA corruption and very bad people get put back on the street.


23 posted on 10/08/2019 5:23:33 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Ruth Bader Ginsburg doctor is a taxidermist. Pop)
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To: ransomnote

Now watch as good convictions get overturned due to FISA corruption and very bad people get put back on the street.


24 posted on 10/08/2019 5:24:14 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Ruth Bader Ginsburg doctor is a taxidermist. Pop)
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To: mrsmith
Newbie judges seem to get appointed to the FISC court.

I guess it’s hard duty.

Do their arms get tired from rubber stamping the warrant requests. I know they don't strain their eyes reading them.

25 posted on 10/08/2019 5:42:23 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Who's the leader of the club that feeds on dead babies? M-O-L... O-C-H... M-O-U-S-E.)
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To: ransomnote

Maybe.....President Trump to Nancz

Here’s the subpoena info you asked for...

2018 - FISC Opinion - Judge Boasberg
Description:In 2017 FISA Judge Rosemary Collyer released a report showing the FBI was abusing the NSA database with unlawful FISA(702) search queries (timeframe 2016). In this 2018 opinion, released …


26 posted on 10/08/2019 5:43:42 PM PDT by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
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To: Travis McGee

This has been one of the worst kept secrets, that the the Obama administration used the NSA database for political operations, spying on everyone across the US who ran for office.


27 posted on 10/08/2019 5:47:17 PM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and Americans!)
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To: Travis McGee

Trump had best restore the rule of law or else he may not win 2020 an this coup will only get stronger and more violent.


28 posted on 10/08/2019 5:47:54 PM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and Americans!)
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To: Travis McGee

So is Nunes going do anything other than stompy foot?


29 posted on 10/08/2019 5:48:02 PM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: ransomnote

Haven’t we been waiting for this confirmation for well over a year? Isn’t this REALLY BIG? Why isn’t this under breaking? Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe this isn’t big compared to what’s coming?


30 posted on 10/08/2019 5:49:30 PM PDT by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
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To: ransomnote

>>>in the period of November 2015 through May 2016.

So these could well have been done by supporters of other candidates in the Republican primary.


31 posted on 10/08/2019 5:52:52 PM PDT by oincobx
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To: MileHi
NOTHING’S HAPPENIIIING!!! LOL

That’s wonderful! So.......who was arrested?

32 posted on 10/08/2019 6:19:50 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: ransomnote

Maybe it will be big when someone is arrested. I hope Eric holder or whoever didn’t give everyone immunity.


33 posted on 10/08/2019 6:32:13 PM PDT by Linda Frances (Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
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To: i_robot73

I hope some strongly worded letters were put in sealed files.


34 posted on 10/08/2019 6:44:44 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Travis McGee
Ditto all that....

But will anything happen?

35 posted on 10/08/2019 6:48:09 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: SkyPilot

You know where to put that, right?


36 posted on 10/08/2019 7:08:44 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: SkyPilot

No one will be arrested. Nothing was illegal. It was only “improper.” Perhaps a little etiquette training will provide a remedy this minor error. Nobody is perfect.


37 posted on 10/08/2019 7:11:26 PM PDT by Vehmgericht
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To: Travis McGee
From the Wall Street Journal article: The surveillance court opinions are the latest setback for U.S. surveillance practices during the Trump administration.

Is this supposed to make it sound like the Trump administration was using illegal surveillance methods? Yikes, these illegal surveillance methods were being used by the FBI and CIA AGAINST the Trump administration.

38 posted on 10/08/2019 7:16:05 PM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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To: GOPe Means Bend Over Spell Run
try here for the pdf that's not SCRIBE:
https://regmedia.co.uk/2019/10/08/fisc-section702-fbi.pdf

Report Filed 10/18/2018 for 2017 & 2018 Reauthorization Requests - from the first page

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court today addresses the "Government's Ex Parte Submission of Reauthorization Certifications and Related Procedures, Ex Parte Submission of Amended Certifications, and Request for an Order Approving Such Certifications and Amended Certifications," filed on March 27, 2018 ("March 27, 2018, Submission"), and the "Government's Ex Parte Submission of Amendments to DNI/AG 702(h) Certifications and Related Procedures, Ex Parte Submission of Amendments to DNJ/AG 702(g) Ce1iifications, and Request for an Order Approving Such Amended Certifications," filed on September 18, 2018 ("September 18, 2018, Submission").

The March 27, 2018, Submission, as amended by the September 18, 2018, Submission, is subject to review by the Court under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) as amended, codified at 50 U.S.C. § 1881 a. The government's request for approval of the amended certifications and related procedures is granted in part and denied in part for the reasons stated in this Memorandum Opinion and Order.
39 posted on 10/08/2019 11:26:47 PM PDT by stylin19a (2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: MileHi

I guess that answer means that no one was arrested.


40 posted on 10/09/2019 2:23:19 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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