The Deep State is a real thing, and with each new report or finding we discover that it is deeper than any of us have imagined.
In the most recent case, it appears that the FISA courts were aware that the applications to spy on Carter Page, an aide with President Donald Trump’s campaign.
After the report of Inspector General Michael Horowitz, the head of the FISA courts, Judge Rosemary Collyer, ripped into the FBI for what it did.
“The FBI’s handling of the Carter Page applications, as portrayed in the [Office of the inspector general] report, was antithetical to the heightened duty of candor described above.
“The frequency with which representations made by FBI personnel turned out to be unsupported or contradicted by information in their possession, and with which they withheld information detrimental to their case, calls into question whether information contained in other FBI applications is reliable,” the judge said.
But that could have just been a smokescreen to avoid getting heat on herself and the courts as it has now been found that the courts were notified of the issues with the applications beginning in 2016.
That occurred on, October 24, 2016, notable as it was a mere three days that the FISA court approved a warrant to spy on Page, The Epoch Times reported.
“On October 24, 2016, the government orally apprised the Court of significant non-compliance with the NSA’s minimization procedures involving queries of data acquired under Section 702 using U.S. person identifiers. The full scope of non-compliant querying practices had not been previously disclosed to the Court,” it said.
“Two days later, on the day the Court otherwise would have had to complete its review of the certifications and procedures, the government made a written submission regarding those compliance problems … and the Court held a hearing to address them,” it said.
“The government reported that the NSA IG and OCO were conducting other reviews covering different time periods, with preliminary results suggesting that the problem was widespread during all periods under review,” it said.
The FISA court was unaware of the FISA “query” violations until they were presented to the court by then-NSA Director Rogers.
The NSD and FBI knew Rogers was conducting his own compliance review. Rogers knew the NSD was finalizing its 2016 certification. The NSD was aware that its 2016 certification lacked material and legally required disclosure.
The NSD carries the “responsibility of overseeing the foreign intelligence, counterintelligence and other national security activities of the United States Intelligence Community.” Duties include “representing the government before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC).”
Additionally, the Operations Section of the NSD is “responsible for preparing and filing all applications for Court orders pursuant to FISA.” The original Page FISA application, along with the three subsequent renewals, carried a signature page from a DOJ attorney, whose name was redacted, but is almost certainly associated with the NSD.
The Deep State runs deep and it makes one wonder if this entire scheme had the involvement of the courts too.
Tired of hearing “oh I just found out”. This “secret” court needs to be investigated. Just like Hilary Clinton’s private server should have. But we know how Clinton was protected from ever being charged with Espionage. We did NOT elect these people. They were appointed and have been allowed to ACT like they are the VOICE of We the People.
Can apply Clinton’s hideous words of “what difference does it make now” when American citizens were murdered. So are we going to state “what difference does it make now” of spying on American citizens and potentially using this court to ruin people’s lives for personal gain of those appointed federal workers?
GOD BLESS PRESIDENT TRUMP! GOD BLESS THE USA!
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/27/president-trump-retweets-link-article-naming-alleged-cia-whistleblower/
It’s amazing, Democrats are worried about a “whistleblower’s” rights, but throughout the Obama Administration how many did he persecute? Hmmm, double standards?
Way to go President Trump! And let’s not forget about that second whistleblower, right Schiffy Schiff.
GOD BLESS PRESIDENT TRUMP! GOD BLESS THE USA!
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/new-york-to-allow-accused-criminals-to-inspect-own-crime-scenes-quickly-obtain-witness-names/
“Those so-called non-violent crimes include second-degree manslaughter, aggravated vehicular assault, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child, possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, criminally negligent homicide, and aggravated vehicular homicide.
As part of the measure, defendants will have new privileges in their criminal trials — including being allowed to inspect their own crime scenes. For example, if an individual is charged with home burglary, the suspect will be allowed to return to the victim’s home and inspect their property as part of their defense.”
Gee what a Wonderful world being created for MS-13 and other illegal alien groups. This has got to stop. Thumbing their noses at us as victims of crimes allowing those who commit to crime to come back to the scene of the crime.
This is disgusting.
GOD BLESS PRESIDENT TRUMP! GOD BLESS THE USA!
Everyone knows full well that the FISA court judges knew there were problems from the gitgo but for sure when the applications were made public shortly after Trump was sworn in. They should have done something then, not just now. They are all involved and probably why Judge Collyer is stepping down..for health reasons my eye…she was probably complicit..or brain dead.
I’ve been saying this for a long time now. The TOTAL SILENCE of this judge, when the information was widely available of how the Demmunist SCUM in the FBI had LIED to obtain those warrants just said to me that she was in on it, and KNEW they were lying. A REAL judge would have been FURIOUS and slapped ALL those involved with perjury and/or contempt of court charges, and yet she said and did NOTHING? And now that the IG report has made their LIES a matter of public record, she feigns indignation and claims she didn’t know? PLEASE. Prosecute her SORRY ASS, and DISBAND the unconstitutional HORROR of the FISA Court.
That whole setup always WAS ripe for corruption, and being weaponized against Americans who had done nothing wrong, except being of the wrong political party. All it took was ONE power-mad individual willing to abuse the FISA system in that way, and OBAMA was that guy! The fact that it happened is proof enough that the whole FISA setup was a BAD IDEA from the get-go BECAUSE of the potential for-and the PROVEN FACT of abuse.
At the very LEAST, the FISA “judges” have simply accepted whatever the FBI told them to justify getting the warrants, took their word for it and issued the warrants without bothering to investigate or verify their claims. ONLY ONE of those FISA warrant applications was ever denied. THAT right there PROVES the FISA judges were NOT exercising due diligence in issuing these warrants. DISBAND THEM, and throw THIS Communist/Democrat bitch in jail for her part in corruption and abuse of the FISA courts.
It’s time to charge the ring leaders both Obama and Hillary for trial of knowingly committing Treasonous acts of (crime for you liberals) against the State and Americans citizens The penalty should be hanging. They deserve no less. Lock her up! Deport Obummer.
Rocket man That would be PERFECT!
This is evidenced by the fact she made no attempt to find the truth, that she knew beforehand, when the deception became known. An obvious action of complicity. Hold her to account.
I’m not sure the citizen’s of this country are aware of what’s going on in this country and how corrupt the government is.There is a reason the Democrat’s are trying to destroy Trump because he rallying the American people which is building pride in this country again.The communist have been laying the foundation’s to infiltrate this country,look at some of the Democrat candidates and there platform’s there running on.Why do you thing the money is being spent to elect AOC and other radical’s to our government.
Sounds like the FISA court was in bed with President Obama and his administration. Deep State is certainly real and the judge should bw prosecuted, disbarred and jailed!
Wonder why the corrupt liberal media is not carrying this cover up of the deep state. Because they are part of it! Lets let all Americans know where the corruption is with these liberal Demoncrats!
Why do you think Brennan and McCabe now have a job in the liberal media (CNN). Yep you are right, they are a part of it. They took that from the Nazi playbook. Control the message. But alas, American people aren’t fooled. Fox News did a really bang up job getting the information out about the Swamp Democrats. Might have been beaten up for a couple years, but they stayed steady and kept giving out more FACTS. Just look at any liberal rant and they DESPISE Hannity. Oh well.
GOD BLESS PRESIDENT TRUMP! GOD BLESS THE USA!
The fisa judges implicated should be further investigated and put in federal prison,they are far worse than the criminals that walk the streets! I always thought that it was against the law to try to overthrow the government. Take Brennan, Comey, the fisa judges, everybody else involved and hang them from the nearest tree!!! Why do they have rights that the regular citizens don’t?!!! THERE IS NO JUSTICE…………
Hope they do this before this Judge leaves for “family reasons”. Yea right. Got caught and now is trying to save her pension.
Strip her of everything. What she did and what ALL of them did, they should not be rewarded with their pensions and their insurance. They should be obligated to pay back ALL the salary they received from We the People. As all of them only care about money, kick them were it hurts, THEIR pocketbook.
GOD BLESS PRESIDENT TRUMP! GOD BLESS THE USA!
WOW!!!!! I pray that millions of people get to see this!!!!!!
Who thought a highly unconstitutional secret court, accountable to no one, was a good idea? Nobody asked me about it!! The Revolutionary War was about throwing off the abusive rule of England’s King George III. The FISA Courts were given to us by King George Bush II!!! It is time for these courts that should never have existed to be shut down!!
FiSA Court was created in October, 1978. Wasn’t Jimmy Carter in the White House at the time?
BTW, interesting fact:
“How many FISA judges did Obama appoint?
five judges
Since May 2014, however, four of the five judges appointed by Chief Justice Roberts to the FISA Court were appointed to their prior federal court positions by Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. There are some reform proposals.”
Wonder what the reform proposals were? I think I read something that Holder made the FBI international instead of domestic?
GOD BLESS PRESIDENT TRUMP! GOD BLESS THE USA
All I can say is I truly pray this entire article becomes viral. Perhaps demoncrap supporters will see how dangerously they have been buffaloes. Wake up people. The fertilizer is about to hit the air conditioner. Do you really want to be in the midst of it?
The evidence is clear enough for me. No FISA court judge spoke up when the mess started to come out; and you know darned-well they would have been informed, so everyone involved could come up with a plan to cover their assets.
Like everything else in Washington, follow the money.
This judge has declared a sacrificial lamb be slaughtered, and made her comments public as a distraction; which is a liberal tool of trade.
She’s “retiring” to save her pension.
Maybe we will get lucky and Durham’s report will expose light into the dark corners of the FISA conclave.