During a period of November 2015 through April 18, 2016, Justice Department political insiders and outside political contractors, including [[FusionGPS]], accessed the [[NSA]] and FBI database using FISA-702(17) “About Queries”. They gathered information on political opposition of candidate [[Hillary Clinton]], including Donald Trump campaign officials and affiliates. NSA Director Mike Rogers suspected illegal abuse and instructed the NSA compliance officer to conduct a full [[FISA]] audit. The NSA began querying [[DOJ]] and [[FBI]] activity.<ref>https://youtu.be/CIJGH9RS2Fc</ref> | During a period of November 2015 through April 18, 2016, Justice Department political insiders and outside political contractors, including [[FusionGPS]], accessed the [[NSA]] and FBI database using FISA-702(17) “About Queries”. They gathered information on political opposition of candidate [[Hillary Clinton]], including Donald Trump campaign officials and affiliates. NSA Director Mike Rogers suspected illegal abuse and instructed the NSA compliance officer to conduct a full [[FISA]] audit. The NSA began querying [[DOJ]] and [[FBI]] activity.<ref>https://youtu.be/CIJGH9RS2Fc</ref> |