Posted on 09/01/2020 2:03:31 PM PDT by ransomnote
The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation today announced key reforms that will empower the FBI to build a more robust internal compliance program and that will ensure, among other things, the accuracy of FISA applications, as well as the active oversight of applications targeting federal elected officials, candidates for federal elected office, and their staffs.
“Today, the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation press forward with Foreign Intelligence Surveillance reforms. In consultation with FBI Director Wray, I issued two memoranda — one that authorizes the establishment of an FBI Office of Internal Auditing and directs the FBI to undertake aggressive compliance measures, and the other that establishes protocols to ensure the accuracy of FISA applications and the effective oversight of any surveillance applications targeting elected officials and political campaigns,” said Attorney General William P. Barr. “FISA is a critical tool to ensuring the safety and security of Americans, particularly when it comes to fighting terrorism. However, the American people must have confidence that the United States Government will exercise its surveillance authorities in a manner that protects the civil liberties of Americans, avoids interference in the political process, and complies with the Constitution and laws of the United States. What happened to the Trump presidential campaign and his subsequent Administration after the President was duly elected by the American people must never happen again.”
“Since the Inspector General’s Crossfire Hurricane report was issued last December, I have made clear that it describes conduct that was unacceptable and unrepresentative of the FBI as an organization” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “That’s why I immediately ordered more than 40 corrective actions, including foundational FISA reforms, many of which went beyond those recommended by the Inspector General. The FBI has been working diligently to implement these corrective actions. The additional reforms announced today, which we worked on closely with the Attorney General’s office, will build on the FBI’s efforts to bolster its compliance program. FISA is an indispensable tool that the FBI uses to protect our country from national security threats, and Americans can rest assured that the FBI remains dedicated to continuously strengthening our FISA compliance efforts and ensuring that our FISA authorities are exercised in a responsible manner.”
The first memorandum issued by the Attorney General is entitled Augmenting the Internal Compliance Functions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This memorandum makes significant improvements to the FBI’s internal compliance program. It authorizes the establishment of the Office of Internal Auditing to overcome a gap in auditing capability at the FBI and requires the development of compliance and oversight mechanisms, training, and internal controls to ensure the FBI’s compliance with applicable statutes, policies, procedures, and court orders that govern the FBI’s national security activities. The reforms also require the FBI to perform robust auditing functions, including, for example, routine audits of the FBI’s use of National Security Letters, compliance with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and adherence to FISA’s minimization, targeting, and querying procedures.
The second memorandum is entitled Supplemental Reforms to Enhance Compliance, Oversight, and Accountability with Respect to Certain Foreign Intelligence Activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The supplemental reforms in this memorandum build on the corrective measures undertaken by the FBI Director in his response to the December 2019 report of the Department of Justice Inspector General entitled Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation. These reforms are designed to ensure the accuracy and completeness of FISA applications targeting U.S. persons. The reforms also include oversight protocols to ensure that any use of FISA to surveil federal elected officials, candidates for federal elected office, or their advisors or staff is justified, non-partisan, and based on full and complete information. Finally, the memorandum requires the FBI to develop procedures to prevent United States persons from becoming unwitting participants in malign influence operations by foreign powers and to review its disciplinary policies and procedures to ensure appropriate disciplinary action for those who knowingly misrepresent facts to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Blah, blah, blah. Illegal activities were done before. No punishment of any kind. All the reforms in the world will not stop a corrupt organization that has shown it will perform illegal, criminal activities from doing so now, and in the future.
The attack on Trump was bipartisan - Lefty whakos and Deepster RINOs including the "republican" crook Mueller.
Wray you should just have kept your mouth shut so we just thought you were a fool.
The FBI had rules before.
How did that work out?
This is just more nonsense from Chris Wray.
And Donnie can’t admit Wray is deep state.
White wash horse shit...
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I disagree. The system was abused. Prosecution is ongoing. When it is exposed the public will want to know how a repeat of FISA Abuse/Spygate will be prevented from happening. The DOJ has to take steps to protect against a known threat.
Agree....Wray has been worthless.
Like Tucker said....Wray managed to send in a TON of agents to investigate fake noose/race track hoax....but, can’t even investigate the nightly, national destruction and riots?
And Donnie can’t admit Wray is deep state.
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Donnie??
Who’s Donnie?
Yay.
As long as most fed agencies are replete with compromised, integrity-free degenerates...not much will change. Their illegal behavior and hate of Citizens will continue further under the cover of administrative language and rules. Same old...same old.
how about investigations are sent to Wray, president's chief of staff, senate and house leaders
The system was never designed for approx. 70% infiltration of our government.
To delay exposure of the FISA/Coup/Spygate activities, Rosenstein and Mueller’s RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA “probe” was fabricated and dragged out for 2 years to maintain control of all documents needed for legal prosecution of the coup plotters. Then Covid-19 scam was used to hide from hearings (”I’ll be happy to testify...as soon as there is a vaccine”). But, the prosecution continues and the Deep Staters are fearful.
I believe Wray’s “effort” will be deemed insufficient but it’s a signal that they are beginning to acknowledge the truth behind President Trump’s assertions re Spygate, which is more than has been done in the past.
We inspected ourselves and decided we could do this much... how do you like us now...
I see a lot of libs, on Twitter, call him that. Not used to seeing POTUS called that, here.
I've never even heard any of his friends/family members call him that.
If Democrats complete ignore the US Criminal code, how can you expect them to comply with a wishlist. Rule and procedures do not exist for DemonRats.
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No government or agency can function with the degree of corruption installed by Clinton/Obama. The swamp is being drained. The pace is determined by the rule of law, delay tactics employed by the deep state, and the Trump Administration's desire to keep the country stable enough to function.
All in the FBI who participated in the sham Hillary email farce termed "the mid-year review" have been fired.
This graphic needs to be updated but contains many of those "drained" from the FBI's top tier. I read that the lower tiers were "gutted" earlier, in the first year of the Trump administration. The MSM is hiding the draining to make people feel "nothing's happening".
I think Wray will be gone on November 4
I thought there already was an inspection/new rules/guidelines/corrective actions made, after the Russia hoax?
Where does this corrective action, by Wray, leave Clinesmith??
Where is the Durham Report????
Barr hinted weeks ago that it would be released, tomorrow, on 8/14.
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