"Ex-FBI General Counsel James Baker was both a conduit of Hillary Clinton-tied evidence in the Russia case and a reviewer of the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant that targeted a Trump campaign adviser days before the 2016 election.
And, by his own admission, both roles Baker played in the case were aberrations.
Baker told congressional investigators he considered himself a FISA expert but did not routinely review agents’ applications for the sensitive spy warrants. But he said he asked to see the evidence supporting the warrant targeting Trump adviser Carter Page..."
"...Okay, so the FBI’s chief lawyer jumping into an unusual role on a sensitive case might be intriguing for inside-the-beltway folks but not necessarily alarming, unless there is more.
And there is...."
"...Three acts. All, by Baker’s own admission, unusual and outside the normal protocols, and taken on by an ex-FBI official who also admitted he’s under criminal investigation for possible news leaks in an unrelated case...."
"...The Russia case already has been rocked by revelations that the lead agents, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, engaged in... while..."
"...The FBI’s deputy director, Andrew McCabe, also was fired for..."
"...that exculpatory evidence was omitted from the FISA warrant requested from the court...."
"...Now Baker’s dual hats — an evidentiary source, and an unusual legal reviewer — leaves Congress pondering what else may be out of order.
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