House memo states disputed dossier was key to FBI’s FISA warrant to surveil members of Team Trump

[dennishoddy]

The memo from David Nunez has just been declassified and released to the media.
https://www.scribd.com/document/370...ce-Committee-Report-On-FISA-Abuses#from_embed

The link above is the report in its entirety.
Damning evidence against the FBI and DOJ.

 

[caojyn]

devin nunes

 

[dennishoddy]

 

[rc508pir]

Dems are now saying the memo was altered by Republicans to protect Trumps administration

 

[sanjuro893]

Dems are now saying the memo was altered by Republicans to protect Trumps administration

Altered how exactly? Are they saying that Steele DIDN'T get paid by the Clinton campaign and DNC or that both the FBI and DOJ knew about it and failed to disclose it during the FISA application??? This is why FISA should be shut down entirely. In the end, all of the abuses that have AND WILL CONTINUE to happen will end up being used against people who don't fall in line with whatever the administration considers it's ideology.

 

[Glocktogo]

Dems are now saying the memo was altered by Republicans to protect Trumps administration

Easy fix: Declassify and release the source documents with no redactions.

If they aren't willing to prove the memo wrong, then the memo should stand as accurate. The ball is in their court!

 

[Dave70968]

Easy fix: Declassify and release the source documents with no redactions.

If they aren't willing to prove the memo wrong, then the memo should stand as accurate. The ball is in their court!

They may not have the authority to declassify the source documents; that typically has to be done by the classifying authority (or above).

There is a potential solution, though: members of Congress can say anything they want on the floor ("...and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place;" Article I, Section 6). They might be subject to discipline from their respective house, but that's as far as it can go. Let some courageous member stand up and submit the facts to a candid world; failing anyone with courage, let somebody who's stepping down anyway do it as a parting shot.

I don't see it happening, though; it would raise too many questions.

 

[caojyn]

 

[Glocktogo]

They may not have the authority to declassify the source documents; that typically has to be done by the classifying authority (or above).

There is a potential solution, though: members of Congress can say anything they want on the floor ("...and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place;" Article I, Section 6). They might be subject to discipline from their respective house, but that's as far as it can go. Let some courageous member stand up and submit the facts to a candid world; failing anyone with courage, let somebody who's stepping down anyway do it as a parting shot.

I don't see it happening, though; it would raise too many questions.

In this case, the FBI would be the originator of the source documents (assuming they didn't get slipped something by the NSA, etc.). Therefore they have the ability to conduct a review of the docs and declassify them. Additionally, there are several ways to arrive at declassifying the source documents.

Responsible agencies
Any agency designated by the President can originate classified information if it meets the content criteria; each agency is responsible for safeguarding and declassifying its own documents. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has custody of classified documents from defunct agencies, and also houses the National Declassification Center (since 2010) and Information Security Oversight Office. The Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel has representatives from the Departments of State, Defense, and Justice; the National Archives, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the National Security Advisor; the Central Intelligence Agency; and Information Security Oversight Office.


Mandatory Declassification Review
A Mandatory Declassification Review, or MDR, is requested by an individual in an attempt to declassify a document for release to the public. These challenges are presented to the agency whose equity, or "ownership", is invested in the document. Once an MDR request has been submitted to an agency for the review of a particular document, the agency must respond either with an approval, a denial, or the inability to confirm or deny the existence or nonexistence of the requested document. After the initial request, an appeal can be filed with the agency by the requester. If the agency refuses to declassify that document, then a decision from a higher authority can be provided by the appellate panel, the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP).

Freedom of Information Act
The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 4, 1966, took effect the following year, and was amended in 1974, 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2002 (in 1974 over President Ford's veto). This act allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the U.S. government. Any member of the public may ask for a classified document to be declassified and made available for any reason. The requestor is required to specify with reasonable certainty the documents of interest. If the agency refuses to declassify, the decision can be taken to the courts for a review. The FOIA does not guarantee that requested documents will be released; refusals usually fall under one of the nine of the declassification exemptions that protect highly sensitive information.

So there are definitely ways to do it. But first, you have to WANT to do it and it seems the FBI doesn't want to air their potentially dirty laundry.

 

[Slim Deal]

If they will lie to a Judge, and knowingly use false evidence to secure a secret warrant to take away your 4th Ammendment Right to Privacy what makes you think these a$$holes won't come kick your door down a 3:00am to confiscate your firearms and violate your 2nd Amendment Rights. They are liars, thieves and criminals. This is the candya$$ed stuff. Have you read the texts where nearly every sob in at all FED agencies are using burner phones and other unauthorized (illegal) means of communication to keep from creating recorders that can be subpoenaed? They are out of control. Be prepared to defend yourself and your own some time in the future.