AZ_HighCountry
INT'L MOD
I know how the process works. No need for the lecture.FBI director doesn't sign warrant; it HAS TO BE from a judge from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. An FBI director can order surveillance for 30 days without a warrant as per FISA, then you must seek a warrant from FISC after 30 days.
This is an indictment that does not exist in the first place. You can argue whether or not the FBI had abused its power on FISA and spied on the Trump campaign becuase of the secrecy, but you can't argue the fact that the indictment was not seen by the full panel of the grand jury. Hence, there was no indictment to begin with.
I can go ask a friendly judge and sign a warrant if I don't think I have enough for probable cause. That's because probable cause is very subjective; my definition is not the same as your definition, and that is arguable. It is not the same thing as a prosecutor just asking the foreman to sign an indictment and use it to indict anyone; an indictment had to be considered by a full panel of grand jurors and return a majority verdict. The only thing you can argue in this case is whether Halligan did it because she was ignorant or she had done it because she intentionally rushed the indictment.
And, as we now know, the judge who signed that warrant is the same judge who is actively thwarting Trump's immigration enforcement actions.







