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'''James A. Baker''' is an [[United States|American]] government official at the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] who served as General Counsel for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI).<ref name="pressrel">{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/james-a.-baker-appointed-as-fbis-general-counsel|title=FBI — James A. Baker Appointed as FBI’s General Counsel|work=FBI}}</ref> In December, 2017 he was reassigned to a different position within the FBI.<ref name="WaPoDec17"/> | '''James A. Baker''' is an [[United States|American]] government official at the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] who served as General Counsel for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI).<ref name="pressrel">{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/james-a.-baker-appointed-as-fbis-general-counsel|title=FBI — James A. Baker Appointed as FBI’s General Counsel|work=FBI}}</ref> In December, 2017 he was reassigned to a different position within the FBI.<ref name="WaPoDec17"/> | ||
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| + | Baker joined the Justice Criminal Department in 1990 and went on to work as a [[United States Attorney]]. In 1996 he joined Office of Intelligence Policy and Review (OIPR). This government agency handles all DOJ requests for surveillance authorizations under the terms of the 1978 [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]], advises the [[Attorney General]] and all [[Intelligence Community|major intelligence-gathering agencies]] on legal issues relating to [[national security]] and [[surveillance]], and "coordinates" the views of the intelligence community regarding intelligence legislation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usdoj.gov/oipr/|title=US DOJ website on OIPR|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060115184741/http://www.usdoj.gov/oipr/|archivedate=January 15, 2006|date=December 12, 2003|accessdate=}}</ref> Baker has often testified before Congress on behalf of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administration intelligence policies, including defending [[The Patriot Act]] before the [[U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary|House Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeandliberty.gov/subs/testimony/042605-oipr-baker.pdf|title=STATEMENT JAMES A. BAKER COUNSEL FOR INTELLIGENCE POLICY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE POLICY AND REVIEW UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE|website=Preserving Life & Liberty|publisher=Department of Justice|accessdate=November 7, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050510053933/http://www.lifeandliberty.gov/subs/testimony/042605-oipr-baker.pdf|archivedate=May 10, 2005|date=April 26, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeandliberty.gov/subs/testimony/042805-oipr-baker.pdf|title=STATEMENT JAMES A. BAKER COUNSEL FOR INTELLIGENCE POLICY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE POLICY AND REVIEW UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE|website=Preserving Life & Liberty|publisher=Department of Justice|accessdate=November 7, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050510055040/http://www.lifeandliberty.gov/subs/testimony/042805-oipr-baker.pdf|archivedate=May 10, 2005|date=April 28, 2005}}</ref> Regarding Baker's 2007 appearance on the [[PBS]] ''[[Frontline (U.S. TV series)|Frontline]]'' episode "Spying on the Home Front", the show's producer, in a ''[[Washington Post]]'' online chat, referred to Baker as "Mr. FISA himself".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Young|first1=Rick|title=PBS Frontline: 'Spying on the Home Front'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/05/03/DI2007050301142.html|accessdate=|work=The Washington Post|date=May 16, 2007|quote=Mr. FISA himself, Mr. James Baker, the DOJ point man on FISA.}}</ref> | ||
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James A. Baker is an American government official at the Department of Justice who served as General Counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).[1] In December, 2017 he was reassigned to a different position within the FBI.[2]
Baker joined the Justice Criminal Department in 1990 and went on to work as a United States Attorney. In 1996 he joined Office of Intelligence Policy and Review (OIPR). This government agency handles all DOJ requests for surveillance authorizations under the terms of the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, advises the Attorney General and all major intelligence-gathering agencies on legal issues relating to national security and surveillance, and "coordinates" the views of the intelligence community regarding intelligence legislation.[3] Baker has often testified before Congress on behalf of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administration intelligence policies, including defending The Patriot Act before the House Judiciary Committee.[4][5] Regarding Baker's 2007 appearance on the PBS Frontline episode "Spying on the Home Front", the show's producer, in a Washington Post online chat, referred to Baker as "Mr. FISA himself".[6]
See also
References
- ↑ FBI — James A. Baker Appointed as FBI’s General Counsel. FBI.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedWaPoDec17 - ↑ US DOJ website on OIPR (December 12, 2003). Archived from the original on January 15, 2006.
- ↑ STATEMENT JAMES A. BAKER COUNSEL FOR INTELLIGENCE POLICY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE POLICY AND REVIEW UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Department of Justice (April 26, 2005). Archived from the original on May 10, 2005. Retrieved on November 7, 2007.
- ↑ STATEMENT JAMES A. BAKER COUNSEL FOR INTELLIGENCE POLICY OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE POLICY AND REVIEW UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Department of Justice (April 28, 2005). Archived from the original on May 10, 2005. Retrieved on November 7, 2007.
- ↑ "PBS Frontline: 'Spying on the Home Front'", The Washington Post, May 16, 2007. “Mr. FISA himself, Mr. James Baker, the DOJ point man on FISA.”
