While I understand the Trump family desire to besmirch the Department of Justice, I question how ordinary Americans benefit from their actions. We learned after 9/11 just how important and smoothly functioning intelligence command is, one with well oiled parts that fit smoothly like good gears. So denigrating and mocking the men and women who serve in the FBI or as FISA judges just doesn't serve a useful purpose for all but the handful of grifters and conmen who smirk as they make snide comments.
The surveillance on Carter Page was initiated prior to the infamous Steele dossier and renewed three times. When FISA renewals occur, the anonymous judges who approve the warrants have to be made aware of continuing questionable activity by the target, activity that was gathered by the previous warrants not activity suggested by the first application. What that means is that Page was suspected of wrongdoing prior to the initial warrant and surveillance, then the surveillance revealed a continuing pattern of activity that triggered more surveillance when the initial and subsequent 90 day reviews occurred. The courts and judges cannot simply show the same data to get continuing surveillance approved.
But Trump and Trump Jr. are crowing and chortling as if they have pulled off some great feat. I know they are dumb and dumber but this borders on insanity.
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