U.S. FISA Judge Blasts FBI On Its Handling Of Wiretap Applications Of Ex-Trump Campaign Adviser

Daily Mail: FISA court's chief judge issues unprecedented public rebuke to the FBI over serious 'misconduct' in warrants to wiretap Donald Trump ally Carter Page - to delight of president who calls case 'a SCAM!'

  * FBI filed four requests with the secret court established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
  * The requests were for surveillance warrants to spy on Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign
  * A report from the Justice Department's inspector general found 17 omissions or misleading statements in the FISA court warrant applications
  * Now the court's chief judge is demanding answers from the FBI
  * Court wants a briefing on how the bureau will avoid misleading the court, and reasons why agents should be considered trustworthy in the interim
  * Donald Trump tweeted Wow!' and added: 'Means my case was a SCAM!'
  * SCROLL DOWN FOR THE FULL COURT ORDER

A federal judge blasted the FBI on Tuesday for repeatedly submitting applications to wiretap former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page that were riddled with errors and omissions, and ordered the government to inform the court on how it plans to reform the process.

The scathing four-page order from Rosemary Collyer, the presiding judge over the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA), marks the first time the court has responded to the controversy, which became public last week with the release of a report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.

Donald Trump seized on the order, saying: 'Wow!'

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WNU Editor: So much for the media narrative that there was no bias. This FISA judge clearly believes that he and the court were deceived by the FBI.

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