Declassified: Did Rosenstein Make False Statements to the FISA Judge?

American Thinker ^ | August 11, 2018 | Allan J. Favish

[Cboldt]

-- There is some chance for reform if the Republicans hold the house and gain seats in the Senate. --

FISA was a reform in the wake of the Kieth case. The government got caught snooping without a warrant, and by golly, FISA will prevent that from ever happening again.

I don't care what they put on paper. The system depends on people for honesty, and once a bureaucracy reaches a certain size, dishonesty will find and KEEP a secure foothold.

In this case, the government was snooping on the Trump campaign with NSL's, unmasking bulk data collection, and other means - long before any FISA warrant was even sought. The statute immunizes government actors who engage in illegal snooping, provided they get a warrant.

Get rid of FISA totally. It is money spent to encourage and protect aggressive snooping, not curtail it. Return to the system where the government LOSES IN COURT.

[Rockingham]

Condign punishment like Rule 11 sanctions for Rosenstein would do much to redress abuses of the FISA process.

[timestax]

bttt

[AJFavish]

And remember, others signed the June warrant application. The June 2017 warrant application begins on PDF page 292, with the title “VERIFIED APPLICATION.” On PDF page 379 it states: “The FBI has reviewed this verified application for accuracy in accordance with its April 5, 2001 procedures, which include sending a copy of the draft to the appropriate field office(s).” It is signed on PDF page 380 by a supervisory agent of the FBI whose name is redacted, who states: “I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing information regarding Carter W. Page is true and correct.” It also is signed on PDF page 389 by Andrew G. McCabe, Deputy Director of the FBI at the time. On PDF pages 390-391 it states the following under the heading “APPROVAL”:

I find that this application regarding Carter W. Page satisfies the criteria and requirements for such applications set forth in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended, and hereby approve its filing with this Court. [redacted] Accordingly, I approve the filing of this application regarding Carter W. Page with the Court [redacted]

On PDF page 391 this APPROVAL is signed by Rod J. Rosenstein, Deputy United States Attorney General. On PDF page 392 there is a redacted signature of a person from the Department of Justice.

Everybody who signed the June 2017 warrant application has much to answer for.

[Rockingham]

Excellent. The question then becomes why hasn’t anyone with standing sought sanctions? Or might such a process be underway but shielded from public knowledge?