Robert Mueller was a complex person in a complex time in American history, and his passing provides a way to reflect on how we got to where we are. That reflection extends well beyond the investigation that failed to prevent Trump from selling out the US to Russia.
FISA
The National Security Letter Seamus Hughes Found When Looking for a Dan Richman Docket
When Seamus Hughes tried to figure out why Dan Richman’s DC dockets have not been unsealed, he instead found an abortively unsealed docket from the same period pertaining to an EDVA National Security Letter.
Colleen Kollar-Kotelly’s Attempted Baby-Splitting Leads to Exploding Diaper
Jim Comey and Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly have a history of producing problematic Fourth Amendment precedent. And that seems to be happening again with Kollar-Kotelly’s attempt to craft a neat solution to a problem caused by the government’s unlawful searches of Comey’s communications.
The FISA 702 Canard at the Core of Trump Debates
Surveillance contractor Peter Thiel wants to know how Americans can claim to have privacy so long as the government continues to partner with he and his Tech Bro buddies to surveil on the world.
FISC Rules that [Redacted] Is Not Subject to FISA 702 for One of Its Services
Some company successfully argued that, under FISA 702, if they don’t have access to your data, they can’t be compelled to provide US spooks assistance to get to it.
Between the Annual Release of FISA Statistics and the Release of the FISA 702 Opinion, FBI Rolled Up Turla
There’s a physical search FISA order released with the FISA 702 one that sounds like it pertains to a cybersecurity application.
A Modest Proposal to Fix FBI’s FISA 702 Woes
My Modest Proposal to fix the FISA 702 impasse is to require the FBI to obtain probable cause warrants for the target of surveillance — possibly from the FISA court — for data they want to search.
The Yahoos in Brazil Identified in Sergey Cherkasov’s Complaint
Most of the complaint charging suspected Russian spy Sergey Cherkasov relies on evidence obtained after Cherkasov was arrested in Brazil. Where it doesn’t, it nods to far more that the US Intelligence Community might know.
Tucker’s Putin Envy
Among the new details about the back channel Tucker Carlson had with Russia — purportedly to set up an interview with Putin — are that the intelligence community also obtained Signal texts, not just an email setting up a trip to Russia.
The Michael Flynn Complaint For Damages Against The US
Michael Flynn has filed a complaint against the government demanding damages for all his grievances. No, it is not going anywhere.
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