I thought a warrant for surveillance was John Doe could only be used against John Doe. The argument to the judge was Carter Page was acting as an Agent for Russia.
Was the warrant expanded to include other US Citizens? If so, upon what basis was it expanded? And against whom?
My understanding (and someone correct me if I’m wrong) is that the warrant is just for John Doe, but if John Doe is on the phone with Trump all day, that call is monitored and they know what Trump said, too. That’s what all the talk about “unmasking” is.
In the records of the wiretap, Trump’s name (since he is a US citizen and presumed innocent) is known, but redacted. But it looks like the 0vomit WH went nuts with unmasking. I assume that they were trying to find any conversations that Trump or other significant people close to him were involved in, in hopes of gathering some dirt they would be able to use against him.
Didn’t have to be expanded.
If warrant to tap A leads to recorded conversation wherein B tells A about a crime B has committed, it can be used against B.