DOJ's FISA report contradicts claims by Dems, media figures that surveillance rules were strictly observed

DOJ's FISA report contradicts claims by Dems, media figures that surveillance rules were strictly observed



New findings by the Justice Department inspector general that the FBI has repeatedly violated surveillance rules stood in stark contrast to the years of assurances from top Democrats and media experts that bureau scrupulously handled Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants -- and prompted Republican lawmakers to caution that the FBI seemingly believes it has "carte blanche to routinely erode the liberties of Americans without proper justification."