House Judiciary Committee ranking member Devin Nunes suggests that the latest move by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) is a good reason to eliminate FISC.
FISC presiding Judge James E. Boasberg appointed liberal lawyer David Kris as Amicus Curiae (impartial advisor to the court) in order to ensure that the evidence submitted by the FBI for FISA warrants in the future is accurate in order to comply with the Inspector General’s report in December 2019.
Is David Kris impartial?
From his “short” blog on the IG report on Crossfire Hurricane, Kris expressed his opinion of AG Barr and Clinton’s AG Janet Reno. (Janet Reno of Waco, Texas and Branch Davidians fame.)
In my professional lifetime, Attorney General Janet Reno probably represents the end of the spectrum closest to pure law enforcement, farthest away from politics. Barr is pretty clearly at the other end, and when his second tour as attorney general is done, we may be able to look back and assess authoritatively (perhaps with the benefit of an inspector general report) whether and to what extent he pushed the edges of the spectrum further (or too far) toward the political.
David Kris criticized the “Nunes Memo” shortly after it was released in February of 2018. The memo was the work of the Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, exposing the corrupt Russia Collusion investigation which is called Crossfire Hurricane. Michael Horowitz, in his IG report of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, largely corroborated the Nunes Memo. Kris:
The central irony of the memo prepared by House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes, we now know, is that it tried to deceive the American people in precisely the same way that it falsely accused the FBI of deceiving the FISA Court.
This video compilation provides an accurate sampling of Kris’s view of the president. He, like the rest of the resistance, makes assertions unsupported by evidence or reality. Keep in mind that everything he accuses the president of has been debunked by the Mueller Report and the Horowitz report.
The real central irony: the FISC chooses a FISC apologist to reform the FISC
On the appointment of David Kris to oversee reforms at the FBI after the Inspector General’s report on FISA warrant abuses, Rep. Devin Nunes commented,
“It’s hard to imagine a worse person the FISC could have chosen, outside Comey, McCabe, or Schiff. It’s a ridiculous choice. The FBI lied to the FISC, and to help make sure that doesn’t happen again, the FISC chose an FBI apologist who denied and defended those lies. The FISC is setting its own credibility on fire.”
David Kris is an apologist who has failed to see, even when presented with evidence, that both the FBI and FISC were incompetent or worse.
Kris is a true believer in the FISC
He defended the FISC on the Carter Page FISAs, saying that they were subjected to exacting scrutiny and that FISC is not just a rubber stamp.
In sum, the court’s letter and various public statements, as well as the statistical evidence, show that FISA applications are subjected to exacting scrutiny; the FISA Court is not a rubber stamp. And they show that this scrutiny is effectuated in many ways, most of them informal… The absence of a “hearing” on the Carter Page FISAs does not in any way suggest that the FISA Court treated the applications casually or carelessly.
Congressman Mark Meadows said that Republicans in Congress will be asking Judge Boasberg to remove Kris from the process. He also said if the FBI and FISC do not implement the necessary reforms, the FISC may not be reauthorized in the spring.
In a blog, Kris acknowledges the Horowitz report and the problems in the FBI and FISC, but he also continued to attack the president, AG Barr, and John Durham, suggesting that they are the real problem – which does not come across as impartial.
Go here for more on David Kris.
Watch Devin Nunes explain why David Kris is a bad choice to oversee reforms at the FISC.
1,256 Responses
A motivating discussion is worth comment. I do believe that you ought to write more about this subject matter, it may not be a taboo matter but generally people don’t talk about such topics. To the next! Many thanks.
whoah this blog is wonderful i love reading your posts. Keep up the great work! You understand, many individuals are searching round for this information, you could help them greatly. |
you have a great blog here! would you like to make some invite posts on my blog?
Howdy just wanted to give you a quick heads up and let you know a few of the images aren’t loading correctly. I’m not sure why but I think its a linking issue. I’ve tried it in two different browsers and both show the same results.|
It’s a pity you don’t have a donate button! I’d most certainly donate to this fantastic blog! I suppose for now i’ll settle for bookmarking and adding your RSS feed to my Google account. I look forward to new updates and will talk about this site with my Facebook group. Chat soon!
You ought to be a part of a contest for one of the most useful blogs on the net. I am going to highly recommend this site!
I like reading a post that can make men and women think. Also, thank you for allowing me to comment.
This is really interesting, You’re a very skilled blogger. I’ve joined your feed and look forward to seeking more of your magnificent post. Also, I’ve shared your web site in my social networks!|
I absolutely love your site.. Great colors & theme. Did you make this website yourself? Please reply back as I’m wanting to create my own blog and want to learn where you got this from or just what the theme is called. Thanks!
Thanks on your marvelous posting! I quite enjoyed reading it, you may be a great author.I will make certain to bookmark your blog and will often come back very soon. I want to encourage that you continue your great job, have a nice evening!
You made some really good points there. I checked on the internet for more info about the issue and found most individuals will go along with your views on this site.
Why viewers still make use of to read news papers when in this technological globe all is available on web?|
I would like to thank you for the efforts you have put in penning this site. I’m hoping to check out the same high-grade content by you later on as well. In truth, your creative writing abilities has encouraged me to get my own website now 😉
Everything is very open with a precise explanation of the issues. It was definitely informative. Your site is useful. Thanks for sharing.
Good information. Lucky me I came across your website by accident (stumbleupon). I’ve book marked it for later.
Hi there, always i used to check blog posts here in the early hours in the daylight, since i like to learn more and more.|
I really like what you guys tend to be up too. Such clever work and reporting! Keep up the very good works guys I’ve included you guys to blogroll.|
Do you mind if I quote a couple of your posts as long as I provide credit and sources back to your webpage? My blog is in the exact same niche as yours and my visitors would definitely benefit from a lot of the information you provide here. Please let me know if this okay with you. Thanks!|
Hello, i read your blog occasionally and i own a similar one and i was just wondering if you get a lot of spam responses? If so how do you reduce it, any plugin or anything you can suggest? I get so much lately it’s driving me mad so any help is very much appreciated.|
I’m gone to convey my little brother, that he should also pay a quick visit this blog on regular basis to obtain updated from hottest news.|
I think that is one of the most significant info for me. And i am glad reading your article. But should statement on some normal things, The site style is wonderful, the articles is truly nice : D. Excellent task, cheers|
Do you mind if I quote a couple of your articles as long as I provide credit and sources back to your website? My blog is in the exact same niche as yours and my visitors would certainly benefit from a lot of the information you present here. Please let me know if this ok with you. Cheers!|
Very good information. Lucky me I recently found your site by accident (stumbleupon). I’ve book marked it for later!|
Aw, this was a really good post. Taking the time and actual effort to make a good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate a whole lot and don’t manage to get nearly anything done.
This is my first time pay a quick visit at here and i am really impressed to read all at one place.|
I just couldn’t leave your site prior to suggesting that I actually enjoyed the usual information a person supply for your guests? Is going to be back continuously in order to inspect new posts|
Everyone loves it when people come together and share opinions. Great blog, continue the good work!|
I have been exploring for a little bit for any high quality articles or blog posts on this kind of area . Exploring in Yahoo I at last stumbled upon this website. Reading this information So i am happy to convey that I have an incredibly good uncanny feeling I discovered just what I needed. I most certainly will make sure to don’t forget this site and give it a glance regularly.
Hey there just wanted to give you a quick heads up. The words in your content seem to be running off the screen in Safari. I’m not sure if this is a formatting issue or something to do with web browser compatibility but I figured I’d post to let you know. The layout look great though! Hope you get the problem solved soon. Thanks|
This website was… how do you say it? Relevant!! Finally I have found something that helped me. Thanks a lot.
The next time I read a blog, Hopefully it doesn’t disappoint me just as much as this one. I mean, Yes, it was my choice to read through, however I genuinely believed you would have something interesting to talk about. All I hear is a bunch of moaning about something that you could fix if you were not too busy seeking attention.
I’m very happy to discover this web site. I wanted to thank you for ones time for this particularly wonderful read!! I definitely appreciated every bit of it and i also have you book marked to check out new information in your web site.
Everything is very open with a really clear description of the challenges. It was really informative. Your website is very useful. Thank you for sharing!|
Having read this I thought it was rather informative. I appreciate you taking the time and effort to put this informative article together. I once again find myself spending a lot of time both reading and commenting. But so what, it was still worthwhile!
Very nice write-up. I definitely appreciate this website. Stick with it!