FISA court is the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance court that John Kiriakou explains has existed since the Carter administration, championed by Ted Kennedy after Watergate.[1] It sits on the top floor of the Justice Department, staffed by federal judges rotating in and out, and issues warrants to wiretap targets — “nothing in writing that can ever be released,” so an American never knows whether one exists on him.[2][3] It approves nearly everything (rejecting a fraction of a percent), with no real oversight; Section 702, up for reauthorization, extends warrantless wiretaps on undisclosed targets.[4] Kiriakou cites Carter Page — surveilled and repeatedly re-warranted with no evidence of a crime — as the abuse, and believes it was done at John Brennan’s behest to deny Trump the presidency.[5][6]
FISA court
John Kiriakou's account of the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance court — created under Carter, sitting atop the Justice Department, issuing warrants that are never public — which he says was abused against Carter Page as part of what he believes was John Brennan's plan to deny Trump the presidency.
References
- ↑ The Secret Intelligence Report, 2026-05-07 — 1:00:34 on YouTube · Transcript
- ↑ The Secret Intelligence Report, 2026-05-07 — 1:01:06 on YouTube · Transcript
- ↑ The Secret Intelligence Report, 2026-05-07 — 1:01:37 on YouTube · Transcript
- ↑ The Secret Intelligence Report, 2026-05-07 — 1:02:08 on YouTube · Transcript
- ↑ The Secret Intelligence Report, 2026-05-07 — 1:02:39 on YouTube · Transcript
- ↑ The Secret Intelligence Report, 2026-05-07 — 1:03:10 on YouTube · Transcript
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