When DiFi says that FISA authorities "have proven critical tools" for blah blah, we just have to take her word for it, right @emptywheel?
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@emptywheel yap ok. Anything else we know? They don't, like, have any public records to show for this spying, right? -
@kade_ellis Zazi depended on wiretap. British liquids plot both did, but then was busted up bc we leaked it. -
@emptywheel but would they not have been able to get Zazi and liquids under pre-2008 authorities? If you've written this please forgive me. -
@kade_ellis They could have gotten a warrant, yes. But they might not have tracked him if they had to. -
@emptywheel sorry, I don't understand why. Because they are lazy? -
@kade_ellis Sort of. Because this helps them avoid prioritizing. Mind you, I'm just guessing. -
@emptywheel Ok. So that answers my original question, which is that when DiFi says "have proven critical" there's not much to judge this w. -
@kade_ellis That is, you SEEM to be assuming that the reasons are non-existent, rather than that the reasons are illegitimate. - 1 more reply
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