[Travis McGee]

So what? The point is that Strzok arranged a secret face to face meeting with a FISC judge and personal friend a week before the big Crossfire Hurricane fake genesis narrative was to be launched at the end of July 2016.

Why do you suppose that was? The timing, I mean? It was a tip off. “Get ready, this is what’s coming your way” (to the FISC).

I assume that Strzok was not only reaching out to his buddy Contreras, but via Contreras, to other FISC judges. It’s all about keeping meetings face to face and unrecorded. Strzok’s big mistake was assuming that his texts to Page could/would never be revealed. That was his fatal mistake.

[EVO X]

Strzok and Page certainly plotted to meet him. I don't remember reading any texts that they actually did meet with him. That is not to say they didn't. It is certainly possible he could have been involved with other FISA requests on Trump campaign members, but that is just speculation. George Papadopoulus heard from the NYT he was the subject of one, but there hasn't been verification yet. The judge never gave a reason for his recusal on the Flynn case. It seems likely it was for the texts. If he had approved a FISA request on Flynn, I doubt he would have taken the case to begin with.

BTW, the 4 judges that signed off on the 4 FISA requests are all republican appointed judges.