Trump’s actions show he loves The Swamp. In 2017, his first year in office, his administration made 1614 FISA Court applications-zdnet, 4/25/2018

4/25/2018, “In Trump’s first year, FISA court denied record number of surveillance orders,” zdnet.com, Zack Whittaker 

“The report shows that 1,614 applications were made during 2017 to allow the National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to intercept phone calls and emails. Breaking down that figure, the court said it permitted about three-quarters of all requests — or 1,147 requests in full — while 391 requests were granted after modification. 

Specific reasons for the modifications were not given, but they can include changing who or what is surveilled and for what length…. 

[The FISA Court] denied more surveillance orders during President Donald Trump’s first year than in the court’s 40-year history, according to newly released figures…Annual data published Wednesday [April 2018] by the US Courts shows that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Court last year denied 26 applications in full, and 50 applications in part…. 

The report said that, in three cases, the FISA court advised the Trump administration that it was “considering appointment of an amicus curiae to address a novel or significant question of law raised in proposed applications,” but that the government either pulled or modified the application. 

“This is the first report including information about such occurrences,” the report said.”…




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