How Judicial Watch Exposed the FISA Abuse Scandal

July 31, 2018 | The Essentials

A year ago, on July 19, 2017, Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Justice Department for copies of the applications it made to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for warrants regarding alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. Last week, we got the documents.

They support criticisms by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee who released the Nunes memo that criticized the FISA targeting. The memo details how the “minimally corroborated” Clinton-DNC dossier was an essential part of the FBI and DOJ’s applications for surveillance warrants to spy on Page.

=========================

KEEP UP WITH JUDICIAL WATCH

Donate today! ►https://www.judicialwatch.org/donate/thank-youtube/

Subscribe on YouTube! ► https://bit.ly/2I26jgk

Check out our website ► https://www.judicialwatch.org

“Like” us on Facebook ► http://www.facebook.com/JudicialWatch

Visited 32 times, 1 visit(s) today