The Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution) detail basic human rights that are to be protected by law. Among these is the right of citizens to be free from "illegal search and seizure." As such, no U.S. citizen may have his or her property searched without probable cause, or without a court-issued warrant. This is to protect individuals from law enforcement officers from unjustly searching an individual person and/or his/her personal property - especially for politically-motivated reasons.
What happens when a nation ignores the right of individuals to be protected against illegal search and seizure - especially for political reasons?
What happens when a nation ignores the right of individuals to be protected against illegal search and seizure - especially for political reasons?
"In summary, the initial FISA application and, most likely, the renewal applications, relied extensively on the credibility of Steele. Yet in addition to the fact that it failed to disclose the full extent of Steele’s known or potential bias in the initial application, when the FBI learned that Steele had not been truthful during the process, it did not, it seems, tell that to the FISA court.
As Graham has stated: “You can be an FBI informant. You can be a political operative. But you can’t be both, particularly at the same time.”
All attorneys before a court have a duty of candor, which means they must disclose “all material facts known to the lawyer that will enable the tribunal to make an informed decision, whether or not the facts are adverse.” Would the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge have signed the warrant if this information had been disclosed?"