Ajidica
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It's not exactly a ringing endorsement of the FBI.Imagine using these kind of standards on regular FBI cases in which agents routinely use their judgement to make such decisions. lol
https://www.lawfareblog.com/thoughts-horowitz-report-part-ii-what-inspector-general-did-not-find
https://www.lawfareblog.com/thoughts-horowitz-report-part-iii-fisa-findings
https://www.lawfareblog.com/further-thoughts-crossfire-hurricane-report
As the author of the last piece notes:
Despite all the cries of 'deep state' and talk one step removed from 'crush the saboteurs!', I haven't heard any serious proposals on FISA reform put forward by the Trump Administration short of having someone look into it.The Crossfire Hurricane report is a major event. It has potentially significant implications for FISA. Congress (and the rest of the country) is busy right now, with impeachment and other matters, but a time may come when there is bandwidth to consider those implications. (This may be when certain existing FISA authorities are due to sunset, now set for the spring of 2020.) This blog post is a small beginning toward preparing for that day. We have had such moments before and managed to get through them.
Ideally, if and when FISA reform is seriously considered, Congress will be able to approach the issue with some long-term perspective. If not, and if an unusual partisan alignment produces an extreme result, I worry that in the not-too-distant future we may find ourselves on the other end of the familiar national-security pendulum swing, reviewing a new inspector general or other report—this time criticizing the Justice Department, the FBI and/or the intelligence community for the proliferation of red tape or other restrictions, and the failure to stop an attack or other grave, hostile acts committed against our national security.