Thursday, March 5, 2020

Senate Judiciary Committee Gets FISA Abuse Probe Underway With First Deposition

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., joined at right by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, speaks on the nomination of Bill Barr to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019.

The other is the probe into FISA abuse by the Senate Judiciary Committee which is looking at how the FBI's improper actions under the former administration improperly surveilled members of the Trump campaign team including Carter Page.

According to the Daily Caller, Graham reported that they have kicked it off with their first deposition on Tuesday.

Graham has requested to interview 17 Justice Department and FBI employees in relation to the abuse and surveillance of Page that was outlined in the IG report.

Graham said last month that his top priority is to interview FBI and DOJ employees who know about a January 2017 interview with dossier author Christopher Steele's primary source.

Graham's interview wish list includes a veteran FBI counterintelligence investigator who took part in the interview with Steele's source.

The FISA court has deemed at least two of the warrants invalid and has asked the FBI to implement a reform plane to prevent such abuse from happening in the future.

https://www.redstate.com/nick-arama/2020/03/05/senate-judiciary-committee-gets-fisa-abuse-probe-underway-with-first-deposition/

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