There were four stories that broke in the past week; “broke“as in: were revealed, but not necessarily by media. Yet it doesn’t seem like anyone is putting them into their connected context. I am outlining below (w/ citations) and hopefully everyone can see the connection:
(1) The 2020 FISA review and opinion by presiding Judge James Boasberg was declassified. The review is for year 2019 (written October 2020, declassified April 2021). Notice the FISC review is for FBI conduct in 2019.
Within the outline Boasberg notes ongoing abuses by FBI officers of the NSA database. Boasberg specifically called attention to the FBI use of that database for warrantless searches of public and private officials.
(2) Judge Boasberg hires former DOJ National Security Head Mary McCord as an Amicus Curiae for the court. McCord is a known corrupt actor within the DOJ with political motives and intentions. Including her work and efforts with the intelligence community inspector general (ICIG Atkinson) during the first impeachment effort against President Trump. Notice, Boasberg hired McCord for the role at the same time the 2020 opinion is declassified.
(3) The FBI raids the home of Rudy Giuliani with a search warrant for his electronic devices. Notice the reports of the search warrant highlight the FBI must have something of substance -or at least the appearance of something of substance- in order to get a judge to sign-off on a search warrant.
(4) Rudy Giuliani reveals during an interview that the search warrant included a reference to supportive evidence obtained by the FBI in 2019. Giuliani then explains that when his lawyer questioned the FBI they said they searched his iCloud account in 2019 WITHOUT a warrant.
The search through Rudy’s stuff with a warrant.
We didn’t they get a subpoena?
The very act of getting a warrant to search and not a subpoena to request is a violation of Giuliani’s 4th Amendment rights, according to Harvard Law Professor Dershowitz.
Dersh is correct. Rudy wasn’t going to flee or destroy evidence. The use of the search warrant and heavy-handed way dozens of agents show up and trash your place is a punishment not a justice move.
The judge approving the warrant should be impeached and removed.