Yes, and Carter Page was specifically assigned, as he had been previously as a loyal American when on business in Russia and elsewhere paid to observe Russian activities he was able to pick up on and pass along to his contractor.. the C)!(A.
Page was “sacrificed” by the direct action of Klinesmith in order to create the “American of Interest” who is constantly in touch with foreigners (ie. Russians).
As you have said— he was a “conduit” that was “dirtied” up to sell the FISA court on the warrant and not for just 1 time. And the “Hop and Skip” abuse is CURRENTLY in use in the over 1000 approved FISA warrants last year ALONE!
This is a tool, not to protect the US (though it may be in some cases)— it is a tool to PROTECT the C)!(A above all others surveilling INSIDE THE USA, and using the FBI’s “counterintelligence” function to do this for DEVIOUS reasons. In this case— the furtherance of the obamaumao “transformation” of the USA into a surveillance STASI state for him and his fellow totalitarian muslim marxists. TO PROTECT THEM.
It put the country in danger, and is still doing so. First witness.... Admiral Rogers.
Who knows about HAMR software and it’s use in domestic surveillance. Which, in this case the democrat Leftists LOVE because it is their surveillance. How they would howl if it was used against them! This is the same idea of a democrat getting us into a ‘good’ war like the ISIS debacle was intended. At root of it all is a ruling mil-industrial-and surveillance state to justify their continuing siphoning of US taxpayer’s hard earned money— for their own “ruling class”. And the “julius caesar” of the common man— obamaumao perhaps still has copies of all the data. He should be prosecuted, for if he is not, much worse may happen to him and his pals.
The problem for many on the right - as well as supposedly "ethical" leftists who readily buy into the lie thereby proving themselves to be the very definition of the useful idiots they are - is they react in an emotional manner. To many patriots, it's all about freedom, honor, ethics, morality, legacy, loyalty etc, which puzzles the aundzer zakh since they are devoid of these feelings.
So, my suggestion is evaluate the enemy from a more dispassionate perspective. It does no one any good to go running in a headlong charge directly into machine gun fire. Satisfying, sure as you drunkenly run screaming across open ground, until you (momentarily) feel the bullet blowing through your skull.
No, it's best to understand and evaluate what we're dealing with here, and mount an effective offensive scheme that kneecaps their very ability to siphon off $billions from the annual $multi-trillion capital/taxation/spending flows. It's how good old Al Capone was brought down and it's how the aundzer zakh can be brought to heel.