2. what is being reported
in june 2016 and application was made to the fisa court asking for a warrant to surveil four individuals, one of whom was allegedly trump. this application for a warrant was denied by the court as being overbroad. in october 2016 a new application was made to the fisa court for a warrant to surveil a server in trump tower which is linked to two russian banks which are renting in trump tower. allegedly, this application for a warrant was granted by the fisa court.
warrants by the fisa court are granted only in cases involving espionage or activities by foreign agents, or in cases of terrorism the two russian banks had been investigated by the fbi as a criminal matter, but nothing illegal was found. it was then that relevant authorities went to the fisa court to obtain a warrant. the application for warrant to the fisa court need only show that there is reasonable suspicion of espionage or activities by a foreign agent. it is easier to obtain a fisa warrant than to obtain a federal criminal warrant for the same matter. in order to obtain a fisa warrant, the attorney general, in this case, loretta lynch, had to sign the application. it is not difficult to write an application for a warrant implicating two russian banks, even if the substance is not true. any application to the fisa court for a warrant would be known by the president, i.e., obama. the purpose of the warrant would be to try to catch trump or any of his people in contact with russians working for or communicating with the russian banks. it was a stupid move.
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