Wray also said something about FISA issues being discussed with the intelligence over-site committees at the end of the discussion when he was pressed on it. The committee chair interjected that the judiciary committee was the committee charged with over-watching the FISA courts, and that he better get copies of any documents going to the intelligence committee related to FISA, and that all his committee members had the authority to request information about any FISA request, such as who filed it, and what was the basis of the FISA request.
Yes, did hear the reference to the committee’s oversight there. Wray can’t agree to turn that over without further prompting and behind the scenes negotiation when required.
There was also a reference made to the discussion going into closed session. So everyone knows it’s not going to end that way tomorrow. At the same time, Wray did not argue the point. He’s merely letting it play out. People are misreading that in the context of the hearing yesterday.
The committee chair can make an official request through the channels they are made and everyone knows it’s hitting the fan now.
We have a full fledged political operation undermining a major campaign, a candidate and a duly elected president.
The stakes are not high they are terminally high. Everyone will play out the string as it is a mounting tsunami.