The judge blasted the FBI for misleading the court by providing "Unsupported or contradicted" information and by withholding exculpatory details about Mr. Page.
The order depicts a court stunned to discover that the FBI failed in its "Duty of candor," and angry it was duped.
You'd have to ignore that the court was directly informed of the FBI's abuses nearly two years ago.
The court at the very least had an obligation to demand answers from the FBI and the Justice Department.
One of the biggest criticisms of the FISA court since its inception is that it is a rubber stamp for law enforcement.
Until recently, the FISA court routinely approved 100% of the applications before it.
It's predictably pointing fingers at the FBI, but the court should itself account for its failure to provide more scrutiny, and its refusal to act when Mr. Nunes first exposed the problem.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fisa-court-owes-some-answers-11576799937?mod=hp_opin_pos_2
The order depicts a court stunned to discover that the FBI failed in its "Duty of candor," and angry it was duped.
You'd have to ignore that the court was directly informed of the FBI's abuses nearly two years ago.
The court at the very least had an obligation to demand answers from the FBI and the Justice Department.
One of the biggest criticisms of the FISA court since its inception is that it is a rubber stamp for law enforcement.
Until recently, the FISA court routinely approved 100% of the applications before it.
It's predictably pointing fingers at the FBI, but the court should itself account for its failure to provide more scrutiny, and its refusal to act when Mr. Nunes first exposed the problem.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fisa-court-owes-some-answers-11576799937?mod=hp_opin_pos_2
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