Chief Justice John Roberts

https://www.intel.gov/ic-on-the-record-database/results/1307-release-of-documents-related-to-the-2023-fisa-section-702-certifications

Declassified FISA court opinion released July 21st

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)

Fisa renewal Public Law 115-118

Chief Justice John Roberts appoints the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) Judges.

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Who are the FISA Judges?

FISA allows the FBI to spy on anyone without probable cause forever.

Spy on who?

Anyone their target has ever:

• met

• stood next to

• emailed, or

• phoned

Since FISA is a federal law, it has a global reach.

As long as the warrant is dated no later than December 31st.

Whether or not Congress extends it for another seven years.

Edward C. Liu’s 21-page report to Congress dated March 17th is linked here:

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47477

However, some FISA warrants are backdated 90 days from March 31st.

To surveil people like President Donald J. Trump and his family.

Fusion GPS surveilled Trump and his family from Ukraine

How many Americans does the FBI currently have under surveillance?

Between December 2020 and November 2021, the FBI said it was “fewer than 3,394,053.”

The FBI refuses to reveal updated surveillance numbers.

Their reasons to renew FISA are posted on their website here:

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/how-we-investigate/intelligence/foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act-fisa-and-section-702#:~:text=FISA%20Section%20702%20is%20an,takes%20action%20to%20reauthorize%20it.

NSA (National Security Agency) generated 434 million Call Detail Records from 14 FISA warrants.

All were American citizens.

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434 million call detail records were produced from 14 FISA warrants