Monday, February 5, 2018

Mueller Investigation: Illegal 'Fruit of the Poisonous Tree?'

Regardless of court, state or federal, the same principles apply: a warrant application must be signed by an authorized agency, that states with specificity the person to be searched or wiretapped, the alleged crime, and the exact location of the search or wiretap.

To further protect the individual against the overarching power of the State, certain "Exclusionary" rules prohibit the State from using evidence that is obtained, illegally.

One such doctrine is known as the "Fruit of the poisonous tree," established in the Supreme Court case Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States.

Essentially, this doctrine provides that if the State obtains evidence from an illegal source, that evidence is tainted.

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, is a federal court established to oversee requests for surveillance against foreign spies inside the United States.

The FISA Court was not created to spy on United States presidential candidates.

Clearly, under United States criminal law, the Mueller investigation is fruit of the poisonous tree and must be shut down.

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/02/mueller_investigation_illegal_fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree.html

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