#NunesMemo
Did FBI violate Woods Procedures?
There are strict rules requiring each & every fact presented in an FBI request to electronically spy on a US citizen be extreme-vetted for accuracy & presented to the court only if verified.
@SharylAttkisson
Did FBI violate Woods Procedures?
There are strict rules requiring each & every fact presented in an FBI request to electronically spy on a US citizen be extreme-vetted for accuracy & presented to the court only if verified.
@SharylAttkisson
Presentation of any such unverified material to the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court to justify a wiretap would appear to violate crucial procedural rules, called "Woods Procedures," designed to protect U.S. citizens. @SharylAttkisson
Yet Comey allegedly signed 3 of the FISA applications on behalf of the FBI. Deputy Dir Andrew McCabe reportedly signed 1 & former AG Sally Yates, then-Acting Deputy AG Dana Boente & Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein each reportedly signed one or more. @SharylAttkisson
#SteeleDossier
#SteeleDossier
It's incredible to think of how many FBI & DOJ officials would have touched the multiple applications to wiretap Trump campaign adviser Carter Page-allegedly granted on the basis of unverified and thus prohibited information -if normal procedures were followed. @SharylAttkisson
#WoodsProcedures were named for Michael Woods, the FBI official who drafted the rules as head of the Office of General Counsel's National Security Law Unit. They were instituted in April 2001 to "ensure accuracy with regard to...
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#WoodsProcedures
...the facts supporting probable cause" after recurring instances, presumably inadvertent, in which the FBI had presented inaccurate information to the FISA court.
@SharylAttkisson
...the facts supporting probable cause" after recurring instances, presumably inadvertent, in which the FBI had presented inaccurate information to the FISA court.
@SharylAttkisson
#WoodsProcedures
All of this information was provided to Congress in 2003. The FBI director at the time also ordered that any issue as to whether a FISA application was factually sufficient was to be brought to his attention. Personally.
@SharylAttkisson
All of this information was provided to Congress in 2003. The FBI director at the time also ordered that any issue as to whether a FISA application was factually sufficient was to be brought to his attention. Personally.
@SharylAttkisson
Who was the director of the FBI when all of this careful work was done?
Robert Mueller.
#WoodsProcedures
@SharylAttkisson
Robert Mueller.
#WoodsProcedures
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READ @SharylAttkisson
#NunesMemo raises question:
Did FBI violate #WoodsProcedures?
thehill.com/opinion/campai…
#NunesMemo raises question:
Did FBI violate #WoodsProcedures?
thehill.com/opinion/campai…
But there's a reason #WoodsProcedures exist in the 1st place. They aren't arcane rules that could have been overlooked or misunderstood by the high-ranking & seasoned professionals working under the Obama & Trump administrations who touched the 4 Carter Page wiretap applications
... and renewals. And unless they've secretly been lifted or amended, #WoodsProcedures aren't discretionary.
@SharylAttkisson
@SharylAttkisson
In the past, when the FBI has presented inaccuracies to the FISA court, it's been viewed so seriously that it's drawn the attention of the Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility...
#WoodsProcedures
@SharylAttkisson
#WoodsProcedures
@SharylAttkisson
... which investigates Justice Department attorneys accused of misconduct or crimes in their professional functions.
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#WoodsProcedures
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#WoodsProcedures
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