Whereas at the FISA Court, the Government has a responsibility not only to provide its best evidence in support of its case, but also to provide the best evidence against its case;
Whereas at the FISA Court, the Government has a responsibility not only to provide its best evidence in support of its case, but also to provide the best evidence against its case;
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Whereas these deeply flawed and questionable FISA warrant applications utilizing illicit sources and [[political]]ly biased intelligence were approved by DOJ and FBI officials at the highest levels before being submitted to the FISA Court;
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Whereas these deeply flawed and questionable FISA warrant applications utilizing illicit sources and [[political]]ly biased intelligence were approved by DOJ and FBI officials at the highest levels before being submitted to the FISA Court;<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2018/02/02/nunes-memo-reports-crimes-at-top-of-fbi-doj/ </ref>
Whereas it was further not disclosed to the FISA court that the wife of fourth-ranking DOJ official [[Bruce Ohr]] worked for Fusion GPS and that Christopher Steele directly transmitted the dossier and other information through Bruce Ohr for submission to the FISA court;
Whereas it was further not disclosed to the FISA court that the wife of fourth-ranking DOJ official [[Bruce Ohr]] worked for Fusion GPS and that Christopher Steele directly transmitted the dossier and other information through Bruce Ohr for submission to the FISA court;