One of the maddening details in IG Michael Horowitz’s report involves an FBI lawyer falsifying a FISA document, but there’s so much more evidence describing how the FBI abused the process. In the wake of the IG report, a FISA judge is now demanding answers from those who were involved:
FISA Court: Demands Answers from FBI/DOJ on FISA Lies. DOJ didn't tell the truth about @RealDonaldTrump spy warrants (Carter Page) to court for three full years. https://t.co/NsSYJDUQmL
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) December 20, 2019
NEW – FISC Declassified Order
1) ID all FISA cases involving Clinesmith (FBI lawyer who altered evidence)
2) ID steps taken by DOJ/FBI to verify the Clinesmith cases
3) Asks if Clinesmith has been referred to Bar Assoc. for "disciplinary action" pic.twitter.com/yTSQFxFs7i
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) December 20, 2019
Judge Collyer:
– FISC has not "received any part of that [IG] Report"
– DOJ/FBI obligation to disclose errors/omissions "upon discovery"
– All further notices must explain the DOJ/FBI delays. pic.twitter.com/MDGqPjlXPd
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) December 20, 2019
However, Kimberley Strassel is wondering exactly what took so long:
FISA court was told about the FBI abuses in early 2018. It did nothing. It's disingenuous to only now act shocked and angry.
https://t.co/2PRmVkW6dt via @WSJ— Kimberley Strassel (@KimStrassel) December 20, 2019
In her WSJ column, Strassel asks “Why did the presiding judge stonewall Rep. Devin Nunes when he reported FBI abuses?” Great question!
The FISA court's recent letter was nothing more than a giant CYA effort. The Court almost certainly knew it was being misled.
— Mike Mason (@mmasonesq) December 20, 2019
FISA judges part of the problem…it appears so https://t.co/xFbIc5Jjyy
— MikeDeRiso (@MikeDeRiso) December 20, 2019
To be continued!