Distr Judge Rudolph Contreras
Appointed by Obama, May 9, 2016 to the FISA Ct.
Just in time to surveil Trump.
He was the one who approved the FISA order. And he was also the judge on Michael Flynn’s case but recused himself.
Such a tangled web.
https://twitter.com/TrumpsBlonde/status/960166591416750080?s=17
His appointment then was just 4 days after the 11 hr meeting of counsels from various federal departments- some 10 to 11- at the Obama White House.
The key is recently recused himself. He never should have taken the case.
The Court sits in Washington D.C., and is composed of eleven federal district court judges who are designated by the Chief Justice of the United States. That would be John Roberts.
Looks like the Clintons and Obama put a lot of dollar bills into the "Diversity Lottery" for judgeships.
I remember Judge Sullivan. He tried to railroad Senator Ted Stevens during his trial. Stevens was targeted because his removal flipped the Senate to the Democrats - it was a completely political "prosecution." Sullivan turned a blind eye to prosecutorial misconduct for over a year, until the DOJ itself found more overwhelming evidence of fraud and abuse.
Such a tangled web.
<><> Judge Rudolph Contreras appointed by Obama, May 9, 2016 to the FISA Court.
<><> Just in time to surveil candidate Trump.
<><> CONTRERAS approved the flawed FISA order.
<><> Contreras was the judge on Michael Flynn’s case but recused himself.
Did he re-authorize the request to spy all the other times?
excellent info on FISA court judge