Cops and federal agents often paint a one sided portrait of the reason why they want to kick down a door or search someone's computer. And yes, the cops already believe that the target of the warrant has done something criminal.
Search warrants are often based upon tips provided by "past proven and reliable" snitches (drug addicts, thieves, hookers). Hence, law requires the cops have to perform some level of corroboration -- i.e., a controlled buy from the target's house.
Because FISA warrants deal with national security, the affidavits are presented to a FISA Court panel. The affiant is sworn under oath and is subject to questions from the bench (grill session). When it comes to suspected terrorists, do you think the FBI includes all possible exculpatory information that suggest the target is NOT a terrorist??
As to Carter Page, four different FISA Court judges signed off on warrants.
What cops or agents cannot do is fabricate facts or omit material facts that would otherwise change the probable cause calculus.
Was the FBI less than forthcoming re the Carter Page FISA warrants in question? Doubtful, but if so, would the omission(s) (if any) have altered the probable cause determination by the FISA Court? I would need to see the four corners of the affidavits in question, and review the underlying intelligence.
We know that Nunes never even read the FISA warrants that his memo criticizes. That, by itself, is all one needs to know about the memo's credibility.
None of the above has anything to do with the Mueller investigation.
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one party to spy on American citizens and its political opponents.
However what you got confused with is counterintelligence investigation vs. criminal investigation. The purpose of FISA (Spying) is counterintelligence in nature, to spy and collect info on foreign countries, not on your own citizen who is your fellow citizen, not your enemy.
And is that ok? I mean, what if Trump starts doing this?
Why not talk about the real info, facts and issues surrounding all the Russian contacts with Trumpo and his team. I believe these contacts , meetings, relationships and ncluding the meeting in the Oval Office have been well documented. Also well documented are the lies by the same folks denying all those contacts and meetings until proof spills out in their faces. Either they are very concerned about hiding very dirty deeds or they are putting the country through a very devicive and horrible time for no reason. In the meantime Russia is targeting the 2018 elections per the Trump appointed FBI Director. Is that ok with you. It seems like Trumpo is embracing this attack on the election for the second time.
This was a counter intelligence investigation.
Russia 100% interfered with our 2016 election, so there was a meritorious basis to investigate the interference perpetrated by our #1 adversary.
The FBI did not direct Carter Page to work for Trump. Trump hired him.
So, should the FBI stay out of it, and give the target a pass, so as not to appear politically motivated??
In this case, national security is intertwined with politics.
If nothing else was going on that pointed towards Team Trump, I would be more critical of the warrants against Carter Page. [BTW, I don't think he had anything to do with collusion. A goofy sort, but does not strike me as a conspirator. But, he may be an unwitting Russian asset who they play like a fiddle].
Russia interference to election to Mueller's criminal investigations on so-called Russia collusion?
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So, what evidence changed this counterintelligence investigation to criminal investigation.
All you said in your first post is about criminal investigation. But before Comey's hear in congress last spring, the FBI's investigation on Russia collusion including applying FISA had been counterintelligence investigation. You got it? I said this quite many times on this board. but it seems you are still confused on counterintelligence investigation vs criminal investigation.
But that doesn’t change the parameters of a search warrant or FISA application. The latter are often 50-100 pages.
The Dossier had no place in the application yet McCabe testified that the case couldn't be made for the FISA without it.
The entire Mueller investigation was predicated on a known falsehood.
We need a Special Counsel to investigate the Obama IC. It will happen.
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They just railing about that practice a few weeks ago? Obstruction of Justice at it’s finest
Nunes completely made it up.
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Statements, half truths, white lies, and damm lies. There is not one genuine desire here to protect anyone’s civil rights especially not Carter Page for goodness sake. This is all about arming the banana republic and your Putin asset
The next FBI agent that is killed in the line of duty is on you and Trumpo. Your blindness is dangerous to our country and our best and brightest. You need to stand down.