- 30) If there is evidence of a plan—and especially if there is evidence of an attempt to conceal a plan—it would be hard to argue that the surveillance arose organically. #Qanon
- 31) In 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder without an official change of policy or change of law, suddenly decided not to allow the DOJ Inspector General access to the DOJ's National Security Division records. Prior to that time, the DOJ Inspector General had full access. #Qanon
- 32) In 2014, Michael Horowitz approached Congress and asked them to pass legislation requiring the DOJ to allow him access to the National Security Division—the branch responsible for managing FISA Title I and III surveillance. #Qanon
- 33) In 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates responded with a 58-page letter, effectively telling the Inspector General to buzz off. He was not getting access to the National Security Division and that was that. #Qanon
- 34) Horowitz pushed Congress to pass the Inspector General Empowerment Act and ultimately won his battle to get access to the National Security Division but only as Obama was leaving office. It was signed into law on December 16, 2016. #Qanon Link:
- 35) The relevance: Obama's DOJ took extreme steps to avoid the sunlight provided by the oversight of an Inspector General but only in the division responsible for management of FISA surveillance. Why? Did they have something to hide? #Qanon
- 36) Here's where things get interesting. At this time (2013-2016) the heads of all the intelligence agencies were more or less on board with Obama's plans. The two exceptions were Admiral Rogers, head of NSA and General Flynn, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency. #Qanon
- 37) General Flynn was forced into retirement. Admiral Rogers maintained his position through Obama's Presidency and was the only intelligence department head to be kept on by President Trump. #Qanon
- 38) At the same time that some intelligence agencies were attempting to do damage control against allegations of improper use of the government's spying apparatus, one agency seemed to be working covertly to expose illegal activities. #Qanon
- 39) Most people know that ten days after the election, Admiral Rogers made a trip to Trump Tower to speak with the President-elect. Rogers' 2 bosses, Ash Carter and James Clapper demanded Rogers be fired for not telling them about the meeting. #Qanon
- 40) But the efforts by good people to expose illegality in the Obama intelligence community go far deeper. The FBI and DOJ when they need to gather FISA-related intelligence on a target, access a database that is maintained by the NSA. #Qanon
- 41) From November 2015, through March 2016, a sharp uptick in queries into the FISA database prompted Admiral Rogers to order an audit. #Qanon
- 42) The audit revealed that the FBI had been allowing contractors to access the database who were not trained in minimization procedures and may not have had a legitimate need for access. (The non-compliance rate was 85%.) #Qanon
- 43) The findings of the audit were presented to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Judge Collyer produced a 99-page response, which not long afterward was declassified and made public. #Qanon Link to full report: https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/icotr/51117/2016_Cert_FISC_Memo_Opin_Order_Apr_2017.pdf …
- 44) Until just a few years ago, the existence of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was not publicly acknowledged. There are no pictures available of the inside of the court. (The best I could find was a drawing someone did.) The activities are kept classified. #Qanon
- 45) Yet Dan Coates, Director of National Intelligence, thought it would be helpful to declassify a memo exposing misuse and potential abuse of the FISA process by the FBI. Why? #Qanon
- 46) When the abuse of the FISA database by the FBI and their contractors was discovered, Admiral Rogers immediately prohibited further access by contractors. #Qanon
- 47) We don't know with certainty who the contractors were but Fusion GPS and Crowdstrike are the two main suspects. Both have a long history of working with the FBI. #Qanon Jeff @themarketswork wrote this article if you'd like more information.
- 48) The director of the DOJ National Security Division is required to report irregularities in FISA requests and is required to certify annually FISA compliance. In 2016, John P. Carlin was the head of DOJ National Security Division. #Qanon
- 49) In January of 2016, the NSA Inspector General filed a report outlining numerous FISA compliance violations. #Qanon https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/icotr/51117/NSA_IG_Report_1_7_16_ST-15-0002.pdf …
- 50) On September 26, 2016, Carlin filed his annual certifications with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The following day, Carlin announced he was stepping down from his position at DOJ effective October 15th. Why? #Qanon
Sunday, July 29, 2018
From November 2015, through March 2016, a sharp uptick in queries into the FISA database
