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CNN finally reported on April 18, 2017 that the FBI used the ''Steele dossier'' to obtain FISA warrants. And that the FBI & the Clinton campaign paid Steele to write the opposition research attacks.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/politics/fbi-dossier-carter-page-donald-trump-russia-investigation/index.html</ref> The bogus document had been cited by FBI Dir. Comey in some of his briefings to members of Congress as one of the sources of information the bureau was relying on. The fake evidence was presented to the FISA court to win approval  to surveillance on Carter Page. Page commented, {{Quotebox|"I look forward to the Privacy Act of 1974 [[lawsuit]] that I plan to file in response to the civil rights violations by Obama administration appointees. last year. The discovery process will be of great value to the United States, as our nation hears testimony from them under oath, and we receive disclosure of the documents which show what exactly was done in 2016."}}

CNN finally reported on April 18, 2017 that the FBI used the ''Steele dossier'' to obtain FISA warrants. And that the FBI & the Clinton campaign paid Steele to write the opposition research attacks.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/politics/fbi-dossier-carter-page-donald-trump-russia-investigation/index.html</ref> The bogus document had been cited by FBI Dir. Comey in some of his briefings to members of Congress as one of the sources of information the bureau was relying on. The fake evidence was presented to the FISA court to win approval  to surveillance on Carter Page. Page commented, {{Quotebox|"I look forward to the Privacy Act of 1974 [[lawsuit]] that I plan to file in response to the civil rights violations by Obama administration appointees. last year. The discovery process will be of great value to the United States, as our nation hears testimony from them under oath, and we receive disclosure of the documents which show what exactly was done in 2016."}}

Cause of Action (CoA), a watchdog group, filed suit seeking records on the relationship between the FBI and Christopher Steele. {{Quotebox|"According to a news report, Mr. Steele entered an agreement with the FBI a few weeks before the November 2016 election to investigate then-candidate Donald Trump while, at the same time, he was employed by an opposition research firm to collect information for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton."<ref>https://causeofaction.org/coa-institute-sues-records-potential-fbi-payment-democratic-opposition-researcher-compiled-infamous-trump-dossier/</ref>}}

Cause of Action (CoA), a watchdog group, filed suit seeking records on the relationship between the FBI and Christopher Steele. {{Quotebox|"According to a news report, Mr. Steele entered an agreement with the FBI a few weeks before the November 2016 election to investigate then-candidate Donald Trump while, at the same time, he was employed by an opposition research firm to collect information for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton."<ref>https://causeofaction.org/coa-institute-sues-records-potential-fbi-payment-democratic-opposition-researcher-compiled-infamous-trump-dossier/</ref>}}

Americans for Limited Government president Rick Manning called for Comey's firing: {{Quotebox|“The FBI’s incredible incompetence and outright complicity with the politicization of government spying removes the last shred of credibility that Director James Comey has and he needs to either resign or be fired. The failure to even secure and independently examine the DNC server while relying on the self-serving innuendo by the DNC’s computer consultant CrowdStrike for verification is unbelievable. But their reliance on an easily disprovable political hit piece dossier to get a FISA warrant against Carter Page, paid for by Democrat supporters of Hillary Clinton and produced by the private firm Fusion GPS, to attempt to undermine the Trump campaign in 2016 effort is inexcusable."<ref>http://getliberty.org/2017/04/alg-calls-on-fbi-director-james-comey-to-step-down-or-be-fired/#sthash.GlAIxCBf.dpuf</ref>}}

Americans for Limited Government president Rick Manning called for Comey's firing: {{Quotebox|“The FBI’s incredible incompetence and outright complicity with the politicization of government spying removes the last shred of credibility that Director James Comey has and he needs to either resign or be fired. The failure to even secure and independently examine the DNC server while relying on the self-serving innuendo by the DNC’s computer consultant [[CrowdStrike]] for verification is unbelievable. But their reliance on an easily disprovable political hit piece dossier to get a FISA warrant against Carter Page, paid for by Democrat supporters of Hillary Clinton and produced by the private firm Fusion GPS, to attempt to undermine the Trump campaign in 2016 effort is inexcusable."<ref>http://getliberty.org/2017/04/alg-calls-on-fbi-director-james-comey-to-step-down-or-be-fired/#sthash.GlAIxCBf.dpuf</ref>}}

[[Landmark Legal Foundation]] filed an [[Amicus brief]] with the FISA court.<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-morris/levin-landmark-legal-foundation-filed-memo-asking-secret-court-investigate</ref> Landmark submits that the Obama administration "abused the judicial process, placing the integrity of this Court and the constitutional rights of individuals at risk." Landmark asks the Court to examine:

[[Landmark Legal Foundation]] filed an [[Amicus brief]] with the FISA court.<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-morris/levin-landmark-legal-foundation-filed-memo-asking-secret-court-investigate</ref> Landmark submits that the Obama administration "abused the judicial process, placing the integrity of this Court and the constitutional rights of individuals at risk." Landmark asks the Court to examine:

{{Quotebox|1. Have this Court’s order or orders been used by intelligence and law enforcement entities of the federal government as a subterfuge to surveil private citizens and at least one United States Senator for political purposes?

{{Quotebox|1. Have this Court’s order or orders been used by intelligence and law enforcement entities of the federal government as a subterfuge to surveil private citizens and at least one United States Senator for political purposes?