Posted on 07/23/2023 8:20:12 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Remember FBI Director Wray’s response to the Durham report was that everything had already been fixed.
Nothing has actually been fixed.
The FBI improperly used surveillance powers to conduct searches for information on a U.S. senator, a state lawmaker and a state judge, according to court records released Friday as part of a public records request.
The surveillance court outlined three examples of instances where FBI personnel conducted searches of “sensitive query terms,” like those of U.S. public officials or candidates, without first seeking approval from the FBI’s deputy director.
“In June 2022, an analyst conducted four queries of Section 702 information using the last names of a U.S. Senator and a state senator, without further limitation,” the opinion states.
While the two were believed to be targets of “a specific foreign intelligence service,” the National Security Division at the Department of Justice determined the FBI did not meet the needed standard for running such a query.
And in October of that year, “a Staff Operations Specialist ran a query using the Social Security number of a state judge who “had complained to [the] FBI about alleged civil right violations perpetrated by a municipal chief of police.”
Analysts are able to use their own initiative to target a Senator. That says it all. What was supposed to be a secure and closely supervised tool for going after foreign enemies continues to be used to surveil domestic political opponents. Under conditions where these agencies are heavily politicized, how hard would it be for a political party to gain access to such materials? I assume that it’s happened more than once already.
There’s a long secret history here and we only know some of the more recent phenomena involving Trump and Russiagate, but FISA abuses long predate Trump...
BTTT
“closely supervised tool for going after foreign enemies continues to be used to surveil domestic political opponents.”
Domestic political opponents are now considered to be enemies of the state. Look at what they are doing to President Trump.
Same kind of tactics used in third world dumps like Kenya.
Makes you wonder who is driving all this.
So the highest law enforcement agency has been deliberately breaking the law for political purposes. And none of them are in federal prison.
Eric and Barry’s (The new Ben and Jerry’s) weaponized FBI.
1984 who knew
/s
A better analogy was the Soviet KGB in its last few decades. The KGB was the judge, jury, referee, nanny and inquisitor for the Communist Party. Its main job was to know everything happening in the country - especially to spy on its most powerful elites.
I am still thinking that this is the way things are done in Obama’s home country.
They told the senator but did not tell the judge or state representative. Why keep any of it a secret?
AMEN
If this is a non-US owned database....then what regulation would prevent this (I can’t think of any)? The US law says US data is protected and requires a judge....when you view data from beyond the border....the judge is not required.
Now, why he surveyed the three people in question....might be worth asking? Money-laundering via their campaign?
How is that Patriot Act working out for you America?
The Biden Administration has not ended. What is the author trying to say?
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