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===March 2016===
===March 2016===
The FBI's illegal surveillance had been ongoing since at least November of 2015 through its contractors (FusionGPS, CrowdStrike, Daniel Richman, ''et al'') who had access to the FISA database. FBI contractors were performing massive amounts of illegal FISA 702 "About queries," i.e., entering the name of a US person in the FISA database to cull their entire history of email, text, and voice electronic communications. 702 is specifically, by law, used only for non-US persons residing outside the United States, and is considered a "serious Fourth Amendment violation" when applied to American citizens.
The FBI's illegal surveillance had been ongoing since at least November of 2015 through its contractors (FusionGPS, CrowdStrike, Daniel Richman, ''et al'') who had access to the FISA database. FBI contractors were performing massive amounts of illegal FISA 702 "About queries," i.e., entering the name of a US person in the FISA database to cull their entire history of email, text, and voice electronic communications. 702 is specifically, by law, intended for use only on non-US persons residing ''outside'' the United States, and is considered a "serious Fourth Amendment violation" when applied to American citizens.
NSA Dir. Adm. Mike Rogers first became aware of the Obama FBI's abuse of the FISA database on March 9 and ordered a review; on April 18 he cut off FBI contractor access completely which set off a flurry of activity within the White House, the Department of Justice and FusionGPS to circumvent the ban and continue the illegal surveillance. Mary Jacoby visited the White House along Jim Baker ("Mr. FISA") of the FBI, and Trish Anderson of DOJ; Christopher Steele and Nellie Ohr were hired by FusionGPS; Nellie Ohr applied for a Ham radio license to funnel FISA data from her husband, Asst. Attn. Gen. Bruce Ohr, to Steele outside normal NSA electronic monitoring processes.
NSA Dir. Adm. Mike Rogers first became aware of the Obama FBI's abuse of the FISA database on March 9 and ordered a review; on April 18 he cut off FBI contractor access completely which set off a flurry of activity within the White House, the Department of Justice and FusionGPS to circumvent the ban and continue the illegal surveillance. Mary Jacoby visited the White House along Jim Baker ("Mr. FISA") of the FBI, and Trish Anderson of DOJ; Christopher Steele and Nellie Ohr were hired by FusionGPS; Nellie Ohr applied for a Ham radio license to funnel FISA data from her husband, Asst. Attn. Gen. Bruce Ohr, to Steele outside normal NSA electronic monitoring processes.