Step right up to the most crooked game Washington ever played: FISA fraud checkers by the heart of the Obama-era Department of Justice and FBI.
Every player tossed aside the rulebook and signed their names to one of America’s largest surveillance scams. Little did Obama and his operatives know, they were playing checkers as Trump played chess.
I hope Lisa Page and Peter Strzok saved up that money Biden gave them from the bogus lawsuit, because they may need it to pay their attorneys.
What do we know?
For starters, all four Carter Page warrants according to the new and improved DOJ reports were illegal. Intentional signatures from the “best and brightest” of Obama’s hit squads who knew exactly what they were doing.
The Fatally Flawed FISA Warrants
The Department of Justice admitted all four FISA warrants on Carter Page were obtained illegally. That means every renewal was knowingly pushed through without proper foundation. And every name on those applications stamped their approval—fully aware the infamous dossier was the real catalyst.
Andrew McCabe, fiction-writer-in-chief, summed it up best:
“No dossier, no FISA warrants.”
In other words, if Hillary’s paid opposition research wasn’t there, none of this would have happened.
DOJ/FBI: Signing Their Own Failure
Let’s roll out the red carpet for the DOJ and FBI officials who put pen to paper:
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Sally Yates: As Obama’s Deputy Attorney General, Yates helped kick off the circus by signing the first (January 2017) warrant—despite doubts about its validity. Her actions brought partisan fire to federal law enforcement.
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Dana Boente: Acting Deputy AG and chief FISA rubber-stamper, Boente signed renewals knowing the underlying claims were questionable at best, actively ignoring evidence refuting the narrative. Afterward, Boente transitioned into other top legal counsel roles—just in time to advise the Mueller operation.
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James Comey: The man already under indictment spotlight, Comey authorized the original and renewed warrants, brushing aside internal warnings about credibility.
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Andrew McCabe: FBI Deputy Director, and perhaps the most candid bureaucrat in D.C.—even admitting publicly the entire surveillance scheme rested on the now-debunked Steele Dossier.
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Rod Rosenstein: The supposed grown-up in the room, Rosenstein signed off on later renewals (May and June 2017) with full knowledge that the original application was fraudulent. In a plot twist, Rosenstein later appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel—setting off the “Trump-Russia Collusion” chase.
Each of these DOJ and FBI figures not only approved illegal applications, but also continued pushing renewals as new evidence emerged that debunked their original predicates, according to sources tracking FISA scandal timelines.
Judges Shuffling the Deck
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) exists to protect citizens from overreaching government snooping. In the Page fiasco, its gatekeepers did the opposite:
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Judge Rosemary Collyer: As the court’s presiding judge, Collyer signed off despite significant holes in the application materials.
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Judge Raymond Dearie: Approving extensions and reviewed filings without proper skepticism.
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Judge James Conway: Also counted among FISC rubber-stampers on renewals.
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Judge Michael Mosman: Approved multiple warrants even after controversy mounted.
The judges could have questioned the logic, demanded further documentation, or refused signatures, but instead, their acquiescence gave the DOJ carte blanche to continue illegal surveillance. Disclosures since have shown the court itself was misled about the integrity of the facts presented—a chilling reminder that judicial oversight failed spectacularly.
How the Dossier Tied It Together
At the heart of it all: the infamous Steele Dossier, funded by Clinton allies and pumped into the system via Fusion GPS. Without it, said McCabe, “there would have been no FISA warrant.” The Page v. Comey appellate saga revealed that FISA-based surveillance continued with barely a fig leaf of probable cause.
The DOJ and FBI players all knew about the Dossier’s dubious provenance, yet raced to secure wiretaps on a Trump associate. The underlying information was driven by political desperation, not legitimate intelligence. Instead of halting the process, these agencies doubled down—renewing warrants and hiding key facts from other government components and the public.
Interlocking Careers and Complicity
If this checkers game seems rigged, that’s because it was. The main characters moved in and out of top posts, ensuring self-preservation:
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Boente shifts from acting DAG to Mueller probe lead, then becomes FBI chief legal counsel.
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Rosenstein leaves DOJ after his FISA role, but not before enabling Mueller’s endless witch hunt.
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Yates, lauded as a “principled resister,” was in fact an early enabler of anti-Trump abuses.
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McCabe’s leaked memos and admissions are still reverberating, confirming the central role of the dossier.
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Judges who approved the warrants are still on the bench—few consequences, even after admissions of error.
Each officeholder played their part to enable, extend, and obscure illegal wiretapping—in violation of the Fourth Amendment, as later court reviews noted. Meanwhile, conservatives and Trump supporters battling to expose this corruption were smeared as conspiracy theorists by the very same media that now admits the surveillance was baseless.
The Endgame: Admission and Accountability
For years, the DOJ, FBI, and the FISC shielded their own from any consequences, allowing these power players to slide into other influential jobs. Only under relentless pressure did the DOJ finally admit what millions already knew: all four FISA warrants issued were illegal. Yet, as exposure grows, true accountability still stalls.
The classic playbook: spray the media with leaks, politicize the findings, and when cornered, admit “mistakes were made”—but never apologize or offer restitution. The saga remains a blistering indictment of Deep State arrogance, and of a court system that failed to do its job when it mattered most.
Bankrupt them
Washington’s crooked checkers game didn’t just bend the rules—it threw out ethics for expediency and politics. Every signature was a move toward more surveillance, less transparency, and manufactured “Russia collusion” drama. While Comey now most likely faces a day in court, the rest of the cast should start stocking up their nuts for winter.
Frankly, part of me doesn’t care about guilt or innocence, and here’s why. First, I know enough by now to know they are all guilty. Second, I want them all bankrupted, just as they tried to do to Trump, General Flynn, Rudy Giuliani, and many others.
