EXCLUSIVE: The secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court downplayed the role of the former Obama administration official tapped to oversee changes in the FISA system, noting the position is “purely advisory” and it is the court that will determine the final outcome of any proposed surveillance reforms. “Our Court recognizes how important it is to the nation that the FISA process operates efficiently and fairly,” Boasberg wrote. "FISC's response blatantly ignores important questions about the selection of David Kris, potential FISA reforms, and the court's role in illegal surveillance of Carter Page," the official told Fox News. "Advisory role or not, David Kris will undoubtedly have a hand in the FISA reform process." Kris has penned columns in support of the FBI’s surveillance practices, prompting GOP concerns over his new role overseeing reforms tied to those practices.

Source: Fox News February 04, 2020 22:52 UTC