Biden Official Who Created "Disinformation"
Board Appointed As FISA Court Advisor,
Sparking Concern From Republican Senators
Posted By: J. Arthur Brown, 2/17/2026 8:13:13 PM
A Biden official who launched the Disinformation Governance Board and served as co-chair of the so-called Ministry of Truth has been appointed to advise the powerful Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, prompting concerns from some Republican lawmakers. The presiding judges (snip) appointed Jennifer Daksal on Feb. 1 to serve as amicus curiae for the court. (snip) Grassley criticized the current amicus curiae appointment process at a Jan. 29 Senate hearing and lamented that the roster of current Amici contains some people with deeply concerning partisan ties."
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Although the FISA Court was established by Congress to protect civil liberties it has frequently failed in that role. In one notorious instance, Judge Boasberg, in his capacity as District Court judge, sentenced a DOJ attorney to a slap on the wrist for submitting a forged document in support of a surveillance request -- to the FISA Court while Boasberg himself was serving as its chief judge. Senator Chuck Grassley is sponsoring a bill that would reform aspects of the FISA Court's operations, including giving Congress a role in selecting FISA amici.