The #DOJ determined that 2 of the 4 #FISA applications on @CarterWPage were “not valid,” it was revealed in a declassified order released by Presiding #FISACourt Judge James Boasberg. (Thread👇) theepochtimes.com/doj-determines…
The #FISACourt wrote that it received notice of “material misstatements and omissions” in the #FISA applications made on @CarterWPage, apparently with respect to the final 2 FISA renewals. fisc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/…
The #FISACourt also noted that the #DOJ had made the assessment that with regard to these 2 applications, “there was insufficient predication to establish probable cause to believe that [@CarterWPage] was acting as an agent of a foreign power.” 
@carterwpage #Surveillance of US citizens is supposed to be tightly controlled by #FISA law and probable cause that one is acting “as an agent of a foreign power” is a prerequisite for a Title I FISA application such as the one @CarterWPage found himself subject to.
The order noted that the “FBI has agreed to sequester all collection the FBI acquired pursuant to the Court’s authorizations” of the two now-invalid FISAs “pending further review of the OIG Report and the outcome of related investigations and any litigation.”
The finding by the #DOJ that the final 2 @CarterWPage #FISA renewals were “not valid” appears to stem from the recent #IGReport by #IGHorowitz, which identified “at least 17 significant errors or omissions in the Page FISA applications” theepochtimes.com/horowitz-repor…
@carterwpage The #IGReport was highly critical of the actions taken by the @FBI during the counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign and directly challenged the processes, oversight, and leadership within the FBI:
@carterwpage @FBI According to a Feb. 28, 2018, letter to the IG by Sen. @ChuckGrassley, the last 2 #FISA renewals on @CarterWPage took place on April 7, 2017, and June 29, 2017, respectively. grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/…
This means that both FISAs were in place during the period in which #Mueller was in place as #SpecialCounsel.
An important question is whether Mueller or anyone on his team had access to this information that has now been deemed to have been illegally obtained.
An important question is whether Mueller or anyone on his team had access to this information that has now been deemed to have been illegally obtained.
Another important question to be addressed is what, if any, information was collected on other secondary parties using the “two-hop” rule, while the two now-invalid and illegal FISAs were in place.
Notably, @NYTimes reported on Jan. 16, 2020, that @Comey is now under investigation by federal prosecutors with regard to the possibility that “Comey illegally provided details to reporters” in 2017. nytimes.com/2020/01/16/us/…
@nytimes @Comey An August 2019 #IGReport concluded that “Comey’s retention, handling, and dissemination of certain Memos violated Department and FBI policies, and his FBI Employment Agreement.” assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6359…
@nytimes @Comey Deputy AG @RodRosenstein previously discussed his signing of the #FISA during a June 28, 2018, House testimony.
#Rosenstein drew a distinction between those authorized to sign the application and those who prepare the application. gaetz.house.gov/media/press-re…
#Rosenstein drew a distinction between those authorized to sign the application and those who prepare the application. gaetz.house.gov/media/press-re…
@nytimes @Comey @RodRosenstein Rosenstein was asked by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) about his review of the Page FISA and the overall FISA process: gaetz.house.gov/media/press-re…
@nytimes @Comey @RodRosenstein Earlier this month it was disclosed that it was @RodRosenstein who authorized #DOJ to make the initial December 2017 release of the texts sent by former @FBI Agent #PeterStrzok and former FBI lawyer #LisaPage.
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