Catherine Herridge Reporting

claireokc · Post by **claireokc** » Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:24 pm

Catherine Herridge like Sharyl Attkisson is one of those reporters that when she speaks, I'm always interested in what she has to say. In this case, it's some of the details that Carter Page made an argument of why Page's suit against former Directory Comey and others is valid. IG Horowitz found significant errors in the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act which allows a domestic intelligence entity to surveil a US citizen upon proper proof that US citizen is ) warrants issued to the FBI to tap and surveil Carter Page.

Going into the way-back machine, Carter Page was a low-level aide to Trump's campaign and was probably singled out as a prospective informant if not someone to spy on simply because the FBI felt they could enter into the inside of Trump's operation through a low-level employee or advisor. The FISA warrant that the FISA court-approved allowed the FBI surveillance into the Trump campaign, which was all authorized at the highest level of the FBI if not the Obama Administration, which would be the first time a sitting presidential administration was spying upon an opposition campaign.

So let's unpack this a little:
Carter Page is asking the court not to dismiss his suit against Directory Comey, after the IG (Inspector General) found significant errors in the FISA warrants and the FISC (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that issues the FISA warrants) reversed the warrants because the reason (probable cause) wasn't warranted.

But let's go a little further. In the recent release of indictments from Durham, it's been revealed that Comey knew one of the FBI's sources for the FISA warrant, Igor Danchenko, was lying, which was what Durham indicted Danchenko for.

So:

Comey & FBI got a warrant to surveil Page, putting the FBI with taps inside the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016
Comey knew the FISA warrant was baseless
Comey knew that Danchenko wasn't truthful (at best, probably lying at worst)
Comey still signed off on the FISA warrant to tap Page
Since then Danchenko has been indicted for lying to the FBI as a key contributor to the Steele Dossier, which was the basis for the FISA warrant

So things look very fishy at best, and down-right stinky when it comes to why Page was dragged into the Russian Collusion, having to hire multiple attorneys and experts to defend him against a crime that he not only never committed but the warrants for his surveillance, were completely illegal. As an aside here, Durham could easily be leading up to the higher-ups who approved the FISA warrant by signing it (Rosenstein is in on this too), and could be indicted by Durham. Durham's indictments are not only the path of where his investigation is taking him but also revelations about who's next on his indictment schedule. An incredibly informative insight into this is from Kash Patel who does great interviews on what all these Durham indictments mean. You can see them here and here.

So what's the big deal about all this? Who cares? Why not simply let it go? Because this is one way that the individual can ask for justice but more than reconciliation for the hardship of the investigation into Page and at least some reimbursement for the cost of defending himself against baseless charges that would have never passed the smell test unless authorized by the highest official in the FBI, if not the current administration. If the FBI knows that they can be (successfully) sued for filing charges based solely on poor evidence (if not down-right false evidence), then do you think they are going to be likely to do it again? Probably not. Probably in the future, an FBI agent is going to be much more likely either 1.) to have the goods on the accused or 2.) get far away from anything that is not pretty iron-clad, because a lawsuit can be filed against the agent and in this case the head of the FBI. Fear and financial remuneration can be a huge stumbling block for misuse of power, no matter how invincible an agent or officer of the FBI may think he is.

Obviously, Herridge's reporting here outlines the steps that Page is taking to at least ask for justice for the injustice done to Page. Here are the documents Herridge lays out:

and then this:

The FBI's defense here is that Page didn't bring the lawsuit in a timely manner, which sounds more procedural than anything factual. IOW, the FBI is saying that well, the facts are right, but because the lawsuit wasn't filed in a timely manner, the lawsuit isn't justified! I wish Herridge would publish something every day, but I guess investigation takes a little time. It still doesn't take away from her reporting which is always very eye-opening.