NSA database queries
March 22, 2012 – The Obama administration announces new rules that will allow millions of U.S. citizens’ government files to be copied and analyzed for terrorism clues
2012 – 2017: DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS, to the FISA Court
June 2015 – February 2017: James Comey’s unpaid, memo leaking “Special Government Employee” – Daniel Richman
November 2015 – Employment of Nellie Ohr by Fusion GPS Raises New Questions
July 2016 – Bruce Ohr’s efforts to secretly reshape the Trump probe, starts earlier, long before Trump wins the election
September 26, 2016 – NSD head John Carlin files 2016 Section 702 certifications and fails to disclose the FBI’s use of private contractors and an IG report critical of queries
April 26, 2017 – The FISC report reveals the Obama administration conducted political surveillance as early as mid-2012
May 2, 2019 – Big puzzle pieces connecting the CIA, FBI, and 2016 political surveillance is merging
August 8, 2019 – Trump appoints former Admiral Joseph Maguire as acting DNI
May 12, 2020 – Senator Chuck Grassley writes letter to DOJ and DNI requesting more declassification
August 3, 2020 – Were “contractors” extracting business and financial secrets from the NSA to sell/trade?
August 18, 2020 – Why John Brennan, Peter Strzok and DOJ needed Julian Assange arrested – and why UK officials obliged
April 26, 2021 – The FBI continues failing to obtain FISA warrants before reviewing results of evidence-of-crimes queries
September 23, 2021 – Sussmann indictment reveals Huber’s investigation of NSA data mining is connected to Durham’s investigation of Clinton campaign
May 31, 2022 – The FBI maintains a workspace, including computer portal, inside the law firm of Perkins Coie