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FISA Court Confirms Two Carter Page Surveillance Applications ‘Not Valid’
National Review ^ | January 23, 2020 | By TOBIAS HOONHOUT

Posted on 01/23/2020 1:06:57 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

A FISA Court order declassified Thursday confirmed that the government had found two of the four FISA applications authorized for the FBI to surveil 2016 Trump-campaign adviser Carter Page to be “not valid,” and will further investigate the validity of the other two.

The order revealed that the government found two of the surveillance application renewals to be “not valid” because the FBI provided “insufficient predication to establish probable cause to believe that Page was acting as an agent of a foreign power.”

Based on the ordering of the applications, it is likely the review found the second and third renewal applications used against Page to be invalid, while the original application and the first renewal remain under investigation.

Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz revealed “at least 17 significant errors or omissions” committed by the FBI in his report on the Bureau’s “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign, but did not come up with any “documentary evidence” that the probe was predicated by political bias.

Among the more egregious violations detailed in the report was the revelation that a top FBI national security lawyer doctored an email for Page’s fourth application to conceal that Page served as a source for the CIA.

In its order, the FISC also outlines five further steps for the government to complete by January 28, 2020, including a review of its “minimization procedures.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: carterpage; election2016; fisa; fisacourt; fisagate; obama
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1 posted on 01/23/2020 1:06:57 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Then why were they accepted, and who will be held accountable?


2 posted on 01/23/2020 1:07:51 PM PST by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

FISA Document (PDF):

https://www.fisc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/FISC%20Declassifed%20Order%2016-1182%2017-52%2017-375%2017-679%20%20200123.pdf


3 posted on 01/23/2020 1:09:46 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“not valid”

So they violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a US citizen. What are the consequences for them?


4 posted on 01/23/2020 1:10:25 PM PST by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: chris37

Not to worry. Won’t happen again. The Fox has been appointed to guard the henhouse...


5 posted on 01/23/2020 1:10:36 PM PST by DJ Frisat ( (optional, printed after my name on post))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The FISA court and the whistle blower law need to be dumped.

Both of these are a back door ways to legalize a “Deep State Coup”.


6 posted on 01/23/2020 1:13:06 PM PST by CMailBag
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To: chris37

Mistakes were made. No harm was intended. Yackety-yack, yackety-yack.


7 posted on 01/23/2020 1:13:35 PM PST by Tucker39 ("It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

When Republicans fill out paperwork incorrectly, it’s a “process crime” and the Republican goes to prison.

The FBI can make 17 “mistakes” (100% in their favor) and can mislead a court through false documentation and will anything happen?


8 posted on 01/23/2020 1:13:36 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fruit of the poisonous tree!!! Everything downstream should be dismissed!!!


9 posted on 01/23/2020 1:14:14 PM PST by NonValueAdded ("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Sloppy.”

Not criminal, just “sloppy!”


10 posted on 01/23/2020 1:16:54 PM PST by FroggyTheGremlim (Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“not valid,”
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And what is ANYBODY going to do about it?


11 posted on 01/23/2020 1:17:27 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

In your face America! Now pay your taxes so our corrupt politicians can live the expensive lifestyles they’ve become accustom.


12 posted on 01/23/2020 1:17:44 PM PST by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
How about asking a few questions about what is in front of your noses? How about contempt of court and jail time?

This double secret prohbation and time out in the corner crap must end.

13 posted on 01/23/2020 1:18:44 PM PST by blackdog (Making wine cave appearances upon request.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And where are the indictments of the Democrats who ran this electronic version of Watergate????


14 posted on 01/23/2020 1:19:41 PM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Carter page needs a Tulsi Gabbard set of $50 million boobs or balls. For $50 million you can buy both


15 posted on 01/23/2020 1:21:23 PM PST by blackdog (Making wine cave appearances upon request.)
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To: rightwingcrazy

The text of the Court Order indicates concern over the dissemination of evidence collected by the “not valid” warrants.


16 posted on 01/23/2020 1:23:22 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So the signers of the 2nd and 3rd FISA requests were Sally Yates and then McCabe?


17 posted on 01/23/2020 1:24:13 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

bbb….bbbbbu…...bbbbb…..bbbut George W. Bush told us that there would be SAFEGUARDS in place. You know, to protect our constitutional rights n’ stuff.


18 posted on 01/23/2020 1:26:44 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: NonValueAdded

Fruit of the poisonous tree!!! Everything downstream should be dismissed!!!
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Definitely FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE, IMHO. Everything, directly or indirectly, flowing from it should be thrown out!


19 posted on 01/23/2020 1:32:02 PM PST by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
One of two possible outcomes for this revelation:
  1. Eyes will roll; or,
  2. Heads will roll.

I'd bet the house on #1...

20 posted on 01/23/2020 1:38:26 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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