| | [[File:Fisa-2.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The FISA court noted improper omissions about contractor access, such as [[FusionGPS]] or [[Daniel Richman]], "seems to be the result of deliberate decision making." It was Carlin's job to inform the Court about [[FISA abuse]].<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> ]] | | [[File:Fisa-2.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The FISA court noted improper omissions about contractor access, such as [[FusionGPS]] or [[Daniel Richman]], "seems to be the result of deliberate decision making." It was Carlin's job to inform the Court about [[FISA abuse]].<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> ]] |
| − | Carlin essentially did a "[[kamikaze]] dive" in assuring the [[Obama administration]]'s "insurance policy" against the election of [[Donald Trump]] would move forward. Carlin withheld from the [[FISA court]] critical details of an [[NSA]] Inspector General report, and an ongoing Compliance review, that the FBI and its contractors were engaged in [[Fourth Amendment]] violations of the rights of Americans. Carlin quit just days before the FISA warrant on [[Carter Page]] was submitted and approved. Two days later, the NSA informed the Court that the Obama Department of Justice and FBI had been abusing the FISA process since at least 2011.<ref>[https://m.theepochtimes.com/declassified-top-secret-report-details-spying-on-americans_2253658.html Declassified Top Secret Report Details Spying on Americans], By Joshua Philipp, The Epoch Times, May 31, 2017</ref> The warrant approved two days earlier against Carter Page gave the FBI FISA Title I authority throughout the duration of the [[Trump transition]],<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/fbi-obtained-fisa-warrant-to-monitor-former-trump-adviser-carter-page/2017/04/11/620192ea-1e0e-11e7-ad74-3a742a6e93a7_story.html FBI obtained FISA warrant to monitor former Trump adviser Carter Page] By Ellen Nakashima, Devlin Barrett, Adam Entous, ''Washington Post'', April 11, 2017</ref> and authority to apply the same extensive intrusions upon anyone Carter Page had phone, email or text contact with. | + | Carlin essentially did a "[[kamikaze]] dive" in assuring the [[Obama administration]]'s "insurance policy" against the election of [[Donald Trump]] would move forward. Carlin withheld from the [[FISA court]] critical details of an [[NSA]] Inspector General report, and an ongoing Compliance review, that the FBI and its contractors were engaged in [[Fourth Amendment]] violations of the rights of Americans. Carlin quit just days before the FISA warrant on [[Carter Page]] was submitted and approved. Two days later, the NSA informed the Court that the Obama Department of Justice and FBI had been abusing the FISA process since at least 2011.<ref>[https://m.theepochtimes.com/declassified-top-secret-report-details-spying-on-americans_2253658.html Declassified Top Secret Report Details Spying on Americans], By Joshua Philipp, The Epoch Times, May 31, 2017</ref> The warrant approved two days earlier against Carter Page gave the FBI FISA Title I authority throughout the duration of the [[Trump transition]],<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/fbi-obtained-fisa-warrant-to-monitor-former-trump-adviser-carter-page/2017/04/11/620192ea-1e0e-11e7-ad74-3a742a6e93a7_story.html FBI obtained FISA warrant to monitor former Trump adviser Carter Page] By [[Ellen Nakashima]], Devlin Barrett, Adam Entous, ''Washington Post'', April 11, 2017</ref> and authority to apply the same extensive intrusions upon anyone Carter Page had phone, email or text contact with. |
| | Carlin personally attended an October 4, 2016 FISA court hearing, and left the [[DOJ]] on October 15. NSA Director [[Adm. Mike Rogers]] informed the FISA court on October 23 of a pattern of [[FISA abuse]] in the Obama FBI and among contractors dating back months and years.<ref>[https://www.circa.com/story/2017/05/23/politics/obama-intel-agency-secretly-conducted-illegal-searches-on-americans-for-years Obama intel agency secretly conducted illegal searches on Americans for years], ''Circa'', May 23, 2017</ref> The court ascribed the Obama DOJ-NSD failure to disclose the abuses at the October 4 hearing, which Carlin attended,<ref>[http://icontherecord.tumblr.com/post/160561655023/release-of-the-fisc-opinion-approving-the-2016 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) Memorandum and Opinion approving the 2016 Section 702 Certifications] (dated April 26, 2017), p. 19.</ref> to an institutional “lack of candor” and emphasized that “this is a very serious Fourth Amendment issue.”<ref>[https://exposefacts.org/institutional-lack-of-candor-fisa-violations/ Institutional Lack of Candor – FISA Violations] A primer on recent unauthorized activity by the Intelligence Community, January 24, 2018. Demand Progress.</ref> In the interim, the Obama DOJ secured a FISA Title I warrant on Carter Page based on spurious opposition research paid for by [[Hillary Clinton]] and the [[DNC]].<ref>[https://saraacarter.com/intelligence-committee-reveals-weakly-sourced-doc-used-fisa-application/ Intelligence Committee Reveals Weakly Sourced Doc Used for FISA Application], Sara Carter, February 2, 2018</ref> | | Carlin personally attended an October 4, 2016 FISA court hearing, and left the [[DOJ]] on October 15. NSA Director [[Adm. Mike Rogers]] informed the FISA court on October 23 of a pattern of [[FISA abuse]] in the Obama FBI and among contractors dating back months and years.<ref>[https://www.circa.com/story/2017/05/23/politics/obama-intel-agency-secretly-conducted-illegal-searches-on-americans-for-years Obama intel agency secretly conducted illegal searches on Americans for years], ''Circa'', May 23, 2017</ref> The court ascribed the Obama DOJ-NSD failure to disclose the abuses at the October 4 hearing, which Carlin attended,<ref>[http://icontherecord.tumblr.com/post/160561655023/release-of-the-fisc-opinion-approving-the-2016 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) Memorandum and Opinion approving the 2016 Section 702 Certifications] (dated April 26, 2017), p. 19.</ref> to an institutional “lack of candor” and emphasized that “this is a very serious Fourth Amendment issue.”<ref>[https://exposefacts.org/institutional-lack-of-candor-fisa-violations/ Institutional Lack of Candor – FISA Violations] A primer on recent unauthorized activity by the Intelligence Community, January 24, 2018. Demand Progress.</ref> In the interim, the Obama DOJ secured a FISA Title I warrant on Carter Page based on spurious opposition research paid for by [[Hillary Clinton]] and the [[DNC]].<ref>[https://saraacarter.com/intelligence-committee-reveals-weakly-sourced-doc-used-fisa-application/ Intelligence Committee Reveals Weakly Sourced Doc Used for FISA Application], Sara Carter, February 2, 2018</ref> |