PLOT THICKENS: Guess Who Appointed FISC Judges Who Authorized Wiretaps

PLOT THICKENS: Guess Who Appointed FISC Judges Who Authorized Wiretaps

As if this story wasn’t salacious enough, the plot has indeed thickened.

It turns out that Bill Clinton appointed the judges who approved the FISA appeal to wiretap candidate Trump.

bill-clinton-hands-up fisc judgesWhat an incestuous relationship that exists within DC.

On December 30, 2012, about a month after he was elected for his second term, Obama signed warrantless-wiretapping bill into law.

“The FISA bill gives the government clearance to tap into American citizens’ communications with people outside of the U.S. without a warrant, so long as it is done in the name of collecting foreign intelligence.”

Recall that acting Attorney General for Obama pursued this course of action and was rejected by the FISA court. This court is comprised of differing appointee’s, the appointments made by a variety of former presidents. The current court has Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, GW Bush and Obama appointees.

It was this non-partisan committee that turned down the initial request made in June of 2016.

The case was then appealed, and this went to the appeal court which just happen to be all Clinton appointed judges.

Some say this coincide with secret meeting on the tarmac between Loretta Lynch and Bill Clinton.

The procedure is as follows. After denial of FISA applications, the action may be appealed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) of Review. FISC consists of a three judge panel. Since its creation, the court has come into session twice: in 2002 and 2008.

FISC Judges: Who are these judges who approved the FISA warrant appeal on President Trump?

#1. Bryson, William Curtis

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on June 22, 1994, to a seat vacated by Howard Thomas Markey. Confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1994, and received commission on September 29, 1994. Assumed senior status on January 7, 2013.

#2. Josė A. Cabranes

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on November 6, 1979, to a seat vacated by Jon O. Newman. Confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 1979, and received commission on December 10, 1979. Served as chief judge, 1992-1994. Service terminated on August 12, 1994, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on May 24, 1994, to a seat vacated by Richard J. Cardamone. Confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1994, and received commission on August 10, 1994.

#3. Richard C. Tallman

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on October 20, 1999, to a seat vacated by Betty Binns Fletcher. Confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 2000, and received commission on May 25, 2000.

Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, 2014-present

Just so we are clear, let’s recap:

The Obama administration was denied a wiretap of four Trump campaign staffers. They then formed a cabal, where they managed to appeal the ruling to FISC, a court stack with Clinton administration appointees. Through this court, Obama obtained the wiretap.

They then monitored the activities of a competing campaign. And THEY STILL LOST!

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