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===702 queries (Title VII)===

===702 queries (Title VII)===

Section 702 permits the government to target for surveillance foreign persons located outside the United States for the purpose of acquiring foreign intelligence information. However

Section 702 permits the government to target for surveillance foreign persons located outside the United States for the purpose of acquiring foreign intelligence information. However

Section 702 addresses American citizens, or "US persons", caught up in foreign surveillance (incidental collection) as well. Section 702 requires "masking" a US persons identity in reports and transcripts. The FISA Court doesn't give FISA-702 “warrants”, they give FISA-702 search or surveillance approval. 702 queries are forbidden without FISA court approval. A 702(16) is a phone search query based on “TO” and/or “FROM”. A 702(17) is an email or text query based on “ABOUT”.  

Section 702 addresses American citizens, or "US persons", caught up in foreign surveillance (incidental collection) as well. Section 702 requires "masking" a US persons identity in reports and transcripts. The [[FISA Court]] doesn't give FISA-702 “warrants”, they give FISA-702 search or surveillance approval. 702 queries are forbidden without FISA court approval. A 702(16) is a phone search query based on “TO” and/or “FROM”. A 702(17) is an email or text query based on “ABOUT”.  

A FISA-702(16) Search Result would come from the FBI counter terrorism database or NSA database that returns a US person as the result of a “To” or “From” search. For example, querying phone number TO: BadGuy or FROM: BadGuy might return a list of phone numbers that also contains a US persons' phone number.  That US person is protected by the [[Fourth Amendment]].  To look at the “upstream” connections of the US Person to other people, most likely other US persons and citizens, the search operator would need to ask permission of the FISA Court to review the upstream results. If the search was vital to [[national security]], the upstream phone numbers could be reviewed without asking FISA permission first.

A FISA-702(16) Search Result would come from the FBI counter terrorism database or NSA database that returns a US person as the result of a “To” or “From” search. For example, querying phone number TO: BadGuy or FROM: BadGuy might return a list of phone numbers that also contains a US persons' phone number.  That US person is protected by the [[Fourth Amendment]].  To look at the “upstream” connections of the US Person to other people, most likely other US persons and citizens, the search operator would need to ask permission of the FISA Court to review the upstream results. If the search was vital to [[national security]], the upstream phone numbers could be reviewed without asking FISA permission first.

A FISA-702(17) Search Result would come from the FBI counter terrorism database or NSA database that returns a US person (702) as a result of an “ABOUT” (17) search. For example, querying everything in email ABOUT: BadGuy might return communication of an American who wrote a letter about BadGuy or maybe he told a friend in a text to check out a media story about BadGuy.  To look at the email or text of the American, the search operator would need to ask permission of the FISA Court to see the email/text content. If the search was vital to national security, the email and text could be looked at without asking FISA permission first.

A FISA-702(17) Search Result would come from the FBI counter terrorism database or NSA database that returns a US person (702) as a result of an “ABOUT” (17) search. For example, querying everything in email ABOUT: BadGuy might return communication of an American who wrote a letter about BadGuy or maybe he told a friend in a text to check out a [[media]] story about BadGuy.  To look at the [[email]] or text of the American, the search operator would need to ask permission of the FISA Court to see the email/text content. If the search was vital to national security, the email and text could be looked at without asking FISA permission first.

Section 702 collection is not subject to individual formal FISA Court approvals. Due to frequency of collection, instead of issuing individual court orders, the FISC approves annual certifications submitted by the [[Attorney General]] and the [[Director of National Intelligence]] that specify categories of foreign intelligence information the government is authorized to acquire.

Section 702 collection is not subject to individual formal FISA Court approvals. Due to frequency of collection, instead of issuing individual court orders, the FISC approves annual certifications submitted by the [[Attorney General]] and the [[Director of National Intelligence]] that specify categories of foreign intelligence information the government is authorized to acquire.

The DOJ's National Security Division (NSD) maintains oversight of the Intelligence Agencies (such as the FBI) use of Section 702 authority. The NSD and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) jointly conduct reviews of the Intelligence Agencies Section 702 activities every 60 days.

The [[DOJ National Security Division]] (DOJ-NSD) maintains oversight of the Intelligence Agencies (such as the FBI) use of Section 702 authority. The DOJ-NSD and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence ([[ODNI]]) jointly conduct reviews of the [[US intelligence community|Intelligence Agencies]] Section 702 activities every 60 days.

The NSD – with notice to the ODNI – is required to report any incidents of Agency noncompliance or misconduct to the FISA Court.

The NSD – with notice to the ODNI – is required to report any incidents of Agency noncompliance or misconduct to the FISA Court.

In the [[Russiagate]] scandal,<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref>  702 "About" queries are known to have occurred using the terms "Michael Cohen travel" which returned an errant result with the wrong "[[Michael Cohen]]" having traveled to [[Prague]]. Candidate [[Donald Trump]]'s lawyer provided evidence he never traveled to Prague, with other government sources corroborating the evidence. The episode proved [[Christopher Steele]] received raw FISA 702 data from the [[FBI scandal|FBI]], and thus the [[criminal]] [[conspiracy]] within the [[Obama administration]] to violate civil rights and interfere in the 2016 election.

In the [[Russiagate]] scandal,<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref>  702 "About" queries are known to have occurred using the terms "Michael Cohen travel" which returned an errant result with the wrong "[[Michael Cohen]]" having traveled to [[Prague]]. Candidate [[Donald Trump]]'s lawyer provided evidence he never traveled to Prague, with other government sources corroborating the evidence. The episode proved [[Christopher Steele]] received raw FISA 702 data from the [[FBI scandal|FBI]], and thus the [[criminal]] [[conspiracy]] within the [[Obama administration]] to violate civil rights and interfere in the 2016 election.

[[John Carlin]] was head of the [[DOJ National Security Division]]. Surveillance of Donald Trump and associates originated under Carlin's tenure. Carlin announced his resignation on September 27, 2016, after filing the Government's proposed 2016 Section 702 certifications on September 26, 2016. The filing did not disclose [[FISA abuse]]s. Carlin was aware [[NSA]] chief [[Adm. Mike Rogers]] ordered a compliance audit which uncovered the FISA abuse. The 2016 certifications were scheduled for FISA Court approval on October 26, 2016.

[[John Carlin]] was head of the DOJ National Security Division. Surveillance of Donald Trump and associates originated under Carlin's tenure. Carlin announced his resignation on September 27, 2016, after filing the Government's proposed 2016 Section 702 certifications on September 26, 2016. The filing did not disclose [[FISA abuse]]s. Carlin was aware [[NSA]] chief [[Adm. Mike Rogers]] ordered a compliance audit which uncovered the FISA abuse. The 2016 certifications were scheduled for FISA Court approval on October 26, 2016.

===Woods proceedures===

===Woods proceedures===