*'''27 September.''' Head of DOJ National Security Division, John P Carlin resigns in the wake of the NSA compliance officer's investigation of the FISA Act 702(17) (About Queries) violations, i.e. illegal domestic spying and data collection on US persons by the Obasma administration,<ref>https://youtu.be/CIJGH9RS2Fc</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/head-of-justice-departments-national-security-division-to-step-down/2016/09/27/59cb95c4-84e6-11e6-ac72-a29979381495_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.639ad0793c2d</ref> and replaced by DOJ-NSD Principle Deputy Asst. Attorney General [[Mary McCord (DOJ)|Mary McCord]]. It was specifically John Carlin’s responsibility to ensure a valid legal basis for the FISA application submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). Carlin's resignation takes effect in a few weeks. | *'''27 September.''' Head of DOJ National Security Division, John P Carlin resigns in the wake of the NSA compliance officer's investigation of the FISA Act 702(17) (About Queries) violations, i.e. illegal domestic spying and data collection on US persons by the Obasma administration,<ref>https://youtu.be/CIJGH9RS2Fc</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/head-of-justice-departments-national-security-division-to-step-down/2016/09/27/59cb95c4-84e6-11e6-ac72-a29979381495_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.639ad0793c2d</ref> and replaced by DOJ-NSD Principle Deputy Asst. Attorney General [[Mary McCord (DOJ)|Mary McCord]]. It was specifically John Carlin’s responsibility to ensure a valid legal basis for the FISA application submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). Carlin's resignation takes effect in a few weeks. |