Guardian: FBI applied for FISA warrant for four members of Team Trump last summer

[deminks]

The Guardian has learned that the FBI applied for a warrant from the foreign intelligence surveillance (Fisa) court over the summer in order to monitor four members of the Trump team suspected of irregular contacts with Russian officials. The Fisa court turned down the application asking FBI counter-intelligence investigators to narrow its focus. According to one report, the FBI was finally granted a warrant in October, but that has not been confirmed, and it is not clear whether any warrant led to a full investigation.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/10/fbi-chief-given-dossier-by-john-mccain-alleging-secret-trump-russia-contacts

[marybourg]

1. Funny how all this is suddenly

coming out now (everything seems like a bad pun). Where was all this stuff on 11/7?

[Dr Hobbitstein]

2. Wait, I was told right here numerous times that the FISA court is basically a rubber stamp.

Guess not.