More FISA Orders Were Denied During President Trump's First Year in Office Than in the Court's 40-Year History (zdnet.com)

In its first year, the Trump administration kept one little-known courtroom in the capital busy. From a report: A secretive Washington DC-based court that oversees the US government's foreign spy programs denied more surveillance orders during President Donald Trump's first year than in the court's 40-year history, according to newly released figures. Annual data published Wednesday by the US Courts shows that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Court last year denied 26 applications in full, and 50 applications in part. That's compared to 21 orders between when the court was first formed in 1978 and President Barack Obama's final year in office in 2016.

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If they haven't already, EVERY FISA court proceeding should be video taped and have transcripts available. The we will know exactly what was presented, by whom, and with what kind of skepticism is was greeted.

if they are already doing this, then the hearing that authorized the Trump campaign surveillance needs to be made available to the appropriate committees.

It's complete bullshit that these kinds of proceedings are subject to he said they said. It is appalling that we can't see exactly what was shown in order to get the warrant.