Look at the way Fox news framed the headline:
“FISA Court opinion reveals a US senator, state senator, state judge got swept up in 702 queries”
They were just “swept up” in the queries much like you accidentally sweep up a quarter from the floor. It wasn’t intentional of course. It’s not as if the FBI was TRYING to spy on those parties.
Of course they were!
And of course knowing that there is a possibility that they will be defunded and not reauthorized later this year, the FISA Court is pretending to be all outraged that they could be hood-winked in such a manner. Meanwhile, they have been quiet about all the abuses by the FBI in obtaining FISA warrants against Trump associates.
If you believe the Court has any intent of reigning in the FBI’s abuses, then you are the gullible sort that still has trust in our government agencies.
“The opinion said that despite the “reported errors,” there “is reason to believe that the FBI has been doing a better job in applying the querying standard.””
That has been Wray’s “go to” statement in regards to the FBI’s actions. However, there is no proof that the FBI has mended its ways. In fact, it appears that their illegal and unconstitutional behaviors has gotten worse over the past few years.
The officials also said that even though the searches were wrongfully conducted, none of the individuals were “surveilled” and no information was specifically collected about the lawmakers or the judge. Right then why bother in the first place?