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Obama's illegal surveillance of the [[Trump transition]] and Trump administration terminated in October. A FISA warrant is only good for 90 days and must be signed by the Attorney General or one of his deputies and the FBI director or one of his deputies. The FISA warrant obtained by the Obama administration was renewed four times, granting the FBI authority to apply the same intrusive surveillance techniques against anyone the original targets had email, text, or voice communications with. The Trump team essentially was treated as a terrorist group, drug cartel, or as agents of a foreign power by [[progressive]] elements of the [[deep state]].

Obama's illegal surveillance of the [[Trump transition]] and Trump administration terminated in October. A FISA warrant is only good for 90 days and must be signed by the Attorney General or one of his deputies and the FBI director or one of his deputies. The FISA warrant obtained by the Obama administration was renewed four times, granting the FBI authority to apply the same intrusive surveillance techniques against anyone the original targets had email, text, or voice communications with. The Trump team essentially was treated as a terrorist group, drug cartel, or as agents of a foreign power by [[progressive]] elements of the [[deep state]].

Turnover of employees in the Trump administration was high, and many positions went unfilled. The [[FISA abuse]] strategy did as intended, as the Trump administration appeared to be in chaos - a "low level dumpster fire" as a foreign critic in the [[UK]] called it - and the president's approval ratings slid. In his characteristic manner of appearing both prentious and dignified, James Comey called it a "forest fire" in his celebrated memoir ''A Higher Loyalty'' - the title referring to Comey's dedication to the anti-democratic [[ideology]] of the single-party [[progressive]] [[police state]].

Turnover of employees in the Trump administration was high, and many positions went unfilled. The [[FISA abuse]] strategy did as intended, as the Trump administration appeared to be in chaos - a "low level dumpster fire" as a foreign critic in the [[UK]] called it - and the president's approval ratings slid. In his characteristic manner of appearing both prentious and dignified, James Comey called it a "forest fire" in his celebrated memoir ''A Higher Loyalty'' - the title referring to Comey's dedication to the anti-democratic [[ideology]] of the [[single-party]] [[progressive]] [[police state]].

James Comey signed three FISA warrants, the original and two extensions; Acting director McCabe signed one. Sally Yates signed the first two for the DOJ, Rod Rosenstein the third, and Dana Boente the last one.

James Comey signed three FISA warrants, the original and two extensions; Acting director McCabe signed one. Sally Yates signed the first two for the DOJ, Rod Rosenstein the third, and Dana Boente the last one.