WHAT A SURPRISE: DOJ Inspector General Horowitz Finds Widespread Errors in FBI’s FISA Requests Used to Spy on Americans
We’ve known this now for years and finally, DOJ Inspector General Horowitz addresses it.
The Justice Department inspector general Thursday faulted the FBI for “widespread” errors in its applications for surveillance authority, concluding that the bureau failed to provide supporting documentation for sensitive wiretap requests.
Building on a 2019 examination of the FBI’s surveillance of a former Trump aide, Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz found that the bureau did not include adequate support for 183 surveillance applications between 2015 and 2020 following a review of more than 7,000 such requests.
The findings, Horowitz said “highlights the need for the FBI and DOJ to ensure rigorous supervisory review and robust oversight to help reduce the risk of erroneous information being included in (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) FISA applications.”
The FISA,
