FISC Warrant Standard

To obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court an application must have the Attorney General's certification that the target is a foreign power or the agent of a foreign power. If the target is U.S. citizen or resident alien the certification must show the target may be involved in the commission of a crime. The Department of Justice has a nearly perfect record with its applications and approval is swift. The only reason the administration would have not to use the process is to get around having to show an American is likely to be involved in a crime. In other words there is no standard, or at least one the public is allowed to see—anyone is fair game. Surveillance under such conditions is illegal. In his radio address today the President admitted he has committed an impeachable offense.