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John Ratcliffe: “These FISA applications didn't have a proper predicate…”

Featuring: John Ratcliffe, Republican | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | National

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Ratcliffe Discusses Wray's Admission that the FBI Illegally Surveilled Trump Campaign Associate

Published | Video Starts at 02:48

You just heard the FBI director, the inspector general, Michael Horowitz, that at least with respect to part of the surveillance done, These FISA applications didn't have a proper predicate, therefore, they were illegal surveillance. And I think that that's a profound, you know, admission by the FBI director that was just heard there. (02:48–02:54)

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Asserts that some FISA applications lacked proper justification, making the surveillance illegal.

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