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==FISA abuse and the Stormy Daniels affair==

==FISA abuse and the Stormy Daniels affair==

{{See also|FISA abuse|Stormy Daniels}}

{{See also|FISA abuse|Stormy Daniels}}

In early 2016 [[NSA]] Director [[Michael S. Rogers|Adm. Mike Rogers]], tasked with overseeing the vast databases used in [[FISA]] [[surveillance]], detected unusual activity among Obama FBI contractors with FISA access, and ordered a compliance audit.<ref>https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/982755355842105344.html </ref><ref>In March 2016, NSA Director Rogers became aware of improper access to raw FISA data. "Private contractors had access to raw FISA information on FBI storage systems," Pages 83-84 of April 2017 FISA Court Ruling. In April of 2016, Rogers directed the NSA’s Office of Compliance to conduct a “fundamental baseline review of compliance associated with 702”, Senate testimony June 7, 2017.</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/CIJGH9RS2Fc </ref>  [[Nellie Ohr]] worked for [[FusionGPS]] since late 2015<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/30/bruce-ohr-dossier-fbi/</ref> and held a [[CIA]] security clearance.<ref><small>Nellie Ohr represented the CIA's "Open Source Works" group in a 2010 "expert working group report on international organized crime" along with her husband Bruce Ohr and FusionGPS founder Glenn Simpson. Open Source Works, the CIA’s in-house open source analysis component, is devoted to intelligence analysis of unclassified, open source information. The directive that established Open Source Works is classified, as is the charter of the organization.<br>

In early 2016 [[NSA]] Director [[Michael S. Rogers|Adm. Mike Rogers]], tasked with overseeing the vast databases used in [[FISA]] [[surveillance]], detected unusual activity among [[Obama FBI]] contractors with FISA access, and ordered a compliance audit.<ref>https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/982755355842105344.html </ref><ref>In March 2016, NSA Director Rogers became aware of improper access to raw FISA data. "Private contractors had access to raw FISA information on FBI storage systems," Pages 83-84 of April 2017 FISA Court Ruling. In April of 2016, Rogers directed the NSA’s Office of Compliance to conduct a “fundamental baseline review of compliance associated with 702”, Senate testimony June 7, 2017.</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/CIJGH9RS2Fc </ref>  [[Nellie Ohr]] worked for [[FusionGPS]] since late 2015<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/30/bruce-ohr-dossier-fbi/</ref> and held a [[CIA]] security clearance.<ref><small>Nellie Ohr represented the CIA's "Open Source Works" group in a 2010 "expert working group report on international organized crime" along with her husband Bruce Ohr and FusionGPS founder Glenn Simpson. Open Source Works, the CIA’s in-house open source analysis component, is devoted to intelligence analysis of unclassified, open source information. The directive that established Open Source Works is classified, as is the charter of the organization.<br>

The directive itself that established Open Source Works is classified, as is the charter of the organization. CIA says the existence of any such records is a classified fact. “The CIA can neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of records responsive to your request,” wrote Susan Viscuso, CIA Information and Privacy Coordinator, in a November 29, 2017 response to a [[Freedom of Information Act]] request from Jeffrey Richelson of the National Security Archive for the Open Source Works directive and charter.<br>

The directive itself that established Open Source Works is classified, as is the charter of the organization. CIA says the existence of any such records is a classified fact. “The CIA can neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of records responsive to your request,” wrote Susan Viscuso, CIA Information and Privacy Coordinator, in a November 29, 2017 response to a [[Freedom of Information Act]] request from Jeffrey Richelson of the National Security Archive for the Open Source Works directive and charter.<br>