Was the FISA court mislead by the Steele Dossier?

[easyt65]

If the Steele “Dossier” was, in whole or in part, a component of the surveillance application,
then the agent and the Attorney General or his authorized agent should know the history and veracity of the “Dossier.” Any document used in application for a wiretap must be thoroughly vetted.

It has been reported that then FBI Director James Comey called the “Dossier” salacious and unverified. It is likely, the federal judge questioned the applying agent about the sources and credibility of each and every source. What the agent and the application represented to the court must be absolutely true.
Otherwise, the judge issued a warrant on false and misleading information which would have contaminated and vitiated any and all fruits of the poisonous tree. James H. Walsh was associate general counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service from 1983 to 1994

FISA Court Likely Abused If Steele Dossier Was Involved

Now if Comey lied to the Senate he's guilty of perjury. BUT if what he testified (see below) is true... then the FISA warrants were obtained illegally and Comey et.al. are guilty.

Subsequently, however, former FBI director James Comey told a Senate committee that the dossier remained “salacious and unverified.” Obviously, if the FBI had not verified the dossier by the time Comey testified in June 2017, then the Bureau cannot possibly have verified the dossier when DOJ sought the FISA warrant nine months earlier, in September 2016.
Did Comey Really Testify That the Entire Steele Dossier Was Unverified?

Either way we have not heard the end of Comey's potential legal problems.

And of course the entire question about Comey's leaking of documents...
White House officials would not explain their reasoning but Sanders’s statements appear derived from an opinion column published in the Hill in June by George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley.
Among Turley’s key points:

• “There are ethical and departmental rules against the use of material to damage a former represented person or individual or firm related to prior representation. The FBI website warns employees that ‘dissemination of FBI information is made strictly in accordance with provisions of the Privacy Act; Title 5, United States Code, Section 552a; FBI policy and procedures regarding discretionary release of information in accordance with the Privacy Act; and other applicable federal orders and directives.’”
• “One such regulation is § 2635.703, on the use of nonpublic information, which states, ‘An employee shall not engage in a financial transaction using nonpublic information, nor allow the improper use of nonpublic information to further his own private interest or that of another, whether through advice or recommendation, or by knowing unauthorized disclosure.’”
• “The standard FBI employment agreement bars the unauthorized disclosure of information ‘contained in the files, electronic or paper, of the FBI’ that impact the bureau and specifically pledges that ‘I will not reveal, by any means, any information or material from or related to FBI files or any other information acquired by virtue of my official employment to any unauthorized recipient without prior official written authorization by the FBI.’”

Analysis | Did James Comey violate federal laws?

We'll wait for the investigation to be completed but the early answer is yes.

JOURNALISM: NY Times: Say, this Steele dossier appears to be false (and maybe was a Russian disinformation effort).

IG is finished with his investigation. That answer is "no".

You LIE, snowflake. The US IG reported 17 crimes / violations by the FBI and others...not to mention the FBI just submitted a plan how it will police itself to ensure they never do it again.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

If the Steele “Dossier” was, in whole or in part, a component of the surveillance application,
then the agent and the Attorney General or his authorized agent should know the history and veracity of the “Dossier.” Any document used in application for a wiretap must be thoroughly vetted.

It has been reported that then FBI Director James Comey called the “Dossier” salacious and unverified. It is likely, the federal judge questioned the applying agent about the sources and credibility of each and every source. What the agent and the application represented to the court must be absolutely true.
Otherwise, the judge issued a warrant on false and misleading information which would have contaminated and vitiated any and all fruits of the poisonous tree. James H. Walsh was associate general counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service from 1983 to 1994

FISA Court Likely Abused If Steele Dossier Was Involved

Now if Comey lied to the Senate he's guilty of perjury. BUT if what he testified (see below) is true... then the FISA warrants were obtained illegally and Comey et.al. are guilty.

Subsequently, however, former FBI director James Comey told a Senate committee that the dossier remained “salacious and unverified.” Obviously, if the FBI had not verified the dossier by the time Comey testified in June 2017, then the Bureau cannot possibly have verified the dossier when DOJ sought the FISA warrant nine months earlier, in September 2016.
Did Comey Really Testify That the Entire Steele Dossier Was Unverified?

Either way we have not heard the end of Comey's potential legal problems.

And of course the entire question about Comey's leaking of documents...
White House officials would not explain their reasoning but Sanders’s statements appear derived from an opinion column published in the Hill in June by George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley.
Among Turley’s key points:

• “There are ethical and departmental rules against the use of material to damage a former represented person or individual or firm related to prior representation. The FBI website warns employees that ‘dissemination of FBI information is made strictly in accordance with provisions of the Privacy Act; Title 5, United States Code, Section 552a; FBI policy and procedures regarding discretionary release of information in accordance with the Privacy Act; and other applicable federal orders and directives.’”
• “One such regulation is § 2635.703, on the use of nonpublic information, which states, ‘An employee shall not engage in a financial transaction using nonpublic information, nor allow the improper use of nonpublic information to further his own private interest or that of another, whether through advice or recommendation, or by knowing unauthorized disclosure.’”
• “The standard FBI employment agreement bars the unauthorized disclosure of information ‘contained in the files, electronic or paper, of the FBI’ that impact the bureau and specifically pledges that ‘I will not reveal, by any means, any information or material from or related to FBI files or any other information acquired by virtue of my official employment to any unauthorized recipient without prior official written authorization by the FBI.’”

Analysis | Did James Comey violate federal laws?

Maybe Comey violated a few laws, so what? There are two sets of laws in America: one for the Deep State Elite and one for everyone else

 

[easyt65]

Maybe Comey violated a few laws, so what? There are two sets of laws in America: one for the Deep State Elite and one for everyone else

There are 2 sets of laws because the criminals are never punished / jailed. That shit needs to change. Hopefully Barr and Fungal are the men to bring about that change.

 

[Zorro!]

It is possible that the FISA judges were just operating as a rubber stamp, without actually doing their job of oversight, instead of having the intent of supporting the coup.

You are right...it IS possible.

But every time a FISA judge speaks publicly...I find it less and less likely.

Wrays response to them didn't help any.

Yup. Wrays looks like he is mainly interested in protecting The Deep State from real accountability.

 

[Zorro!]

If the Steele “Dossier” was, in whole or in part, a component of the surveillance application,
then the agent and the Attorney General or his authorized agent should know the history and veracity of the “Dossier.” Any document used in application for a wiretap must be thoroughly vetted.

It has been reported that then FBI Director James Comey called the “Dossier” salacious and unverified. It is likely, the federal judge questioned the applying agent about the sources and credibility of each and every source. What the agent and the application represented to the court must be absolutely true.
Otherwise, the judge issued a warrant on false and misleading information which would have contaminated and vitiated any and all fruits of the poisonous tree. James H. Walsh was associate general counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service from 1983 to 1994

FISA Court Likely Abused If Steele Dossier Was Involved

Now if Comey lied to the Senate he's guilty of perjury. BUT if what he testified (see below) is true... then the FISA warrants were obtained illegally and Comey et.al. are guilty.

Subsequently, however, former FBI director James Comey told a Senate committee that the dossier remained “salacious and unverified.” Obviously, if the FBI had not verified the dossier by the time Comey testified in June 2017, then the Bureau cannot possibly have verified the dossier when DOJ sought the FISA warrant nine months earlier, in September 2016.
Did Comey Really Testify That the Entire Steele Dossier Was Unverified?

Either way we have not heard the end of Comey's potential legal problems.

And of course the entire question about Comey's leaking of documents...
White House officials would not explain their reasoning but Sanders’s statements appear derived from an opinion column published in the Hill in June by George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley.
Among Turley’s key points:

• “There are ethical and departmental rules against the use of material to damage a former represented person or individual or firm related to prior representation. The FBI website warns employees that ‘dissemination of FBI information is made strictly in accordance with provisions of the Privacy Act; Title 5, United States Code, Section 552a; FBI policy and procedures regarding discretionary release of information in accordance with the Privacy Act; and other applicable federal orders and directives.’”
• “One such regulation is § 2635.703, on the use of nonpublic information, which states, ‘An employee shall not engage in a financial transaction using nonpublic information, nor allow the improper use of nonpublic information to further his own private interest or that of another, whether through advice or recommendation, or by knowing unauthorized disclosure.’”
• “The standard FBI employment agreement bars the unauthorized disclosure of information ‘contained in the files, electronic or paper, of the FBI’ that impact the bureau and specifically pledges that ‘I will not reveal, by any means, any information or material from or related to FBI files or any other information acquired by virtue of my official employment to any unauthorized recipient without prior official written authorization by the FBI.’”

Analysis | Did James Comey violate federal laws?

We'll wait for the investigation to be completed but the early answer is yes.

JOURNALISM: NY Times: Say, this Steele dossier appears to be false (and maybe was a Russian disinformation effort).

IG is finished with his investigation. That answer is "no".

You LIE, snowflake. The US IG reported 17 crimes / violations by the FBI and others...not to mention the FBI just submitted a plan how it will police itself to ensure they never do it again.

That's because the FBI did a great job and are proactively planning to do even better! Their 15 year plan to reduce forgeries in FISA submissions is a thing of beauty!

The FBI only spies on you because they want to ensure that your civil rights are being protected!​