The DOJ Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a review of FISA applications used to gain Title-1 surveillance warrants against U.S. persons. [LINK HERE] The review specifically looks at the earlier issues identified in ‘Woods Files‘ that are legally required to be present in any FISA application and contain the material evidence to support the secret application to the secret court.
The ‘Trusty Plan‘ group; those who continue to push a false hope that corrective action inside the justice system will take place; will likely be very excited about the damning OIG release. However, nothing is likely to come of the report.
Remember, the original issues with the Woods Files were outlined by CTH 18 months ago {Go Deep} in March of last year, after the interim results were reported. This current OIG release is the finished product of that earlier investigation; and outlines almost identical issues.
Additionally, it is critical to remember the FISA court is operating in close coordination with the very corrupt DOJ-NSD, and the presiding judge of the FISC, James Boasberg, specifically took action after the Biden inauguration to protect himself and the institution. Boasberg knew this OIG review was ongoing. Boasberg worked with the DOJ and FBI to position defenses against any OIG revelations.
Earlier this year, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Presiding Judge James Boasberg, hired former DOJ National Security Division head, Mary McCord, as amici curiae advisor to the court. [LINK] The placement was first noted by an announcement from Georgetown Law ICAP.
Judge Boasberg is the decision-maker in the appointment of Amici Curiae to the FISA court. There is no way, NO WAY, Judge Boasberg did not know Mary McCord was at the epicenter of the fraudulent FISA application used against Carter Page. Remember, in addition to being the FISC Presiding Judge, Boasberg was also the trial judge in the case against Kevin Clinesmith, the FBI lawyer who lied about Page working for the CIA on the FISA application. {Go Deep}
Boasberg knows Mary McCord took over from former DOJ-NSD head John Carlin (October 2016); and it was McCord who guided the Carter Page FISA application through the court and across the finish-line (October 2016 and January 2017). That FISA application was built upon fraud and Mary McCord was at the center of it.
Judge Boasberg knows the granular details of the fraudulent FISA application. Boasberg knows the details of the Inspector General Michael Horowitz report about the fraudulent FISA application; and all the DOJ and FBI participants… which included Mary McCord. Boasberg knows exactly who Mary McCord is, and what activity she had taken on behalf of the political resistance inside the DOJ and inside congress. FISC Presiding Judge James Boasberg also knows Mary McCord has broken the law….
…And yet Boasberg appointed Mary McCord as amici curaie?
Let’s be really clear here. The FISA court is a small unit. The judges in/around Washington DC are also a small unit. They know everything that is going on in and around their DC network. A FISA judge inside that DC system knows every granular detail of everything that comes into their purview. All of it. Judge Boasberg even wrote the last two FISA court opinions (2019 and 2020) about the FBI abuses of the FISA-702 process and warrantless illegal violations of the NSA database.
There was simply no other way to look at the placement of Mary McCord other than to see what it is. The FISA court is compromised; AND, McCord is being installed in order to coordinate any defensive measures that would be needed to cover-up that compromise.
Boasberg knew this damning OIG report was likely, because Boasberg, as FISC presiding judge, was the customer of the fraudulent documentation within the FISA applications. Judge Boasberg knew the Woods Files were missing or structurally flawed. None of this…. NONE of THIS… is a surprise to Presiding FISC Judge James Boasberg.
BACKGROUND – After the DOJ Offfice of Inspector General (OIG), Michael Horowitz, presented his December 2019 findings of the FISA application used against U.S person Carter Page, the gross deficiencies and intentional fraud were so extensive the IG said he was going to review a sample of FISA applications to identify if the fraud and abuse was widespread.
The OIG began reviewing FISA applications from eight field offices (the proverbial “rank and file”). The OIG selected 29 FISA applications from those field offices over the period of October 2014 to September 2019. Additionally, every field office and the DOJ-NSD generate internal “Accuracy Reviews”, or self-checks on FISA applications; so the OIG inspected 42 of the accuracy review FISA files to determine if they were compliant.
The results were so bad, the IG produced an interim memorandum to the DOJ and FBI [pdf link here]. Within the 17-page-memo, the IG notifies Attorney General Bill Barr and FBI Director Chris Wray that all of the claimed FISA processes, in every field office, are grossly deficient, and in most cases there is zero compliance with FISA standards. The IG memorandum is presented before the IG even looks at the specifics of the non-compliance.
Here is the original OIG report/memorandum. Additionally, I am summarizing the stunning top-lines identified by the IG memo:
- The IG reviewed 29 FISA applications, surveillance warrants, used against U.S. persons.
- The 29 FISA applications were from eight different field offices.
- The FISA applications were from Oct/2014 through Sept/2019.
- All of the FISA applications reviewed were approved by the FISA court.
The ‘Woods File’ is the mandatory FBI evidence file that contains the documentary proof to verify all statements against U.S. persons that are contained in the FISA application. Remember, this is a secret court, the FISA applications result in secret surveillance and wiretaps against U.S. persons outside the fourth amendment.
♦ Within the 29 FISA applications reviewed, four were completely missing in the Woods File. Meaning there was zero supportive evidence for any of the FBI claims against U.S. persons underpinning the FISA application. [ie. The FBI just made stuff up]
♦ Of the remaining 25 FISA applications, 100% of them, all of them, were materially deficient on the Woods File requirement; and the average number of deficiencies per file was 20. Meaning an average of twenty direct statements against the target, supporting the purpose of the FISA application, sworn by the FBI affiant, were unsubstantiated. [The low was 5, the high was 63, the average per file was 20]
♦ Half of the FISA applications reviewed used Confidential Human Sources (CHS’s). The memo outlines that “many” of applications containing CHS claims had no supportive documentation attesting to the dependability of the CHS.
♦ Two of the 25 FISA applications reviewed had renewals; meaning the FISA applications were renewed to extended surveillance, wiretaps, etc. beyond the initial 90-days. None of the renewals had any re-verification. Both FISAs that used renewals were not compliant.
But wait… it gets worse.
The DOJ and FBI have an internal self-check mechanism. The DOJ National Security Division (DOJ-NSD) chief counsel, and the chief counsel for every FBI field office are required to conduct an “Accuracy Review” of selected FISA applications. One per field office (25 to 30 field offices),which are also sent to DOJ-NSD (main justice) for general counsel inspection.
Keep in mind, these “Accuracy Reviews” are known in advance, so the FBI has all the time in the world to select the best FISA file for review. Additionally, I surmise the OIG wanted to inspect the “Accuracy Review” FISA’s, because they would show the best light on the overall system itself. The OIG was looking for the best, most compliant, product to report on.
However, when the OIG inspected 42 of these Accuracy Reviews, the IG identified that only three of them had accurately assembled documents (Woods File) supporting the application. The error rate within the files self-checked was over 93%.
So the best FBI files are selected to undergo the FBI and DOJ-NSD accuracy review. The accuracy review takes place by FBI legal counsel and DOJ-NSD legal counsel. However, the IG finds that only three FBI applications in the accuracy reviews were compliant.
The error rate in the files undertaken by the internal accuracy review was over 93% (3 compliant out of 42 reviewed). These were the FISA files with the greatest possibility of being accurate. Let that sink in…
All of what you just read preceded the release today by the OIG. FISA Court Presiding Judge James Boasberg, knew all of that before today.
CTH sees things as they are, not as we would wish them to be. With that in mind, do you really think the final report issued today is going to change anything?
[REVIEW THE FINAL REPORT HERE]
Last point. After years of research, CTH outlined how the Fourth Branch of Government was created and supported. When we put the outline together, we noted the 4th Branch supersedes all other branches, that includes the Judicial Branch – within which, the FISA Court is a subsidiary.
The FISA Court defers to the national security apparatus 100% of the time. The FISC never challenges the national security argument presented by the officials who administer the 4th Branch. The FISC never provides oversight of the Intelligence Community, which underpins the material given to the court.
The only way to reform the corrupt FISC, is to first remove the Fourth Branch of Government. Until that happens, nothing else is possible.
yawn. another flag of hope.
Please read the article before you comment.
Thank you.
Isn’t judge boasburg the same judge that was sent in to (clean up)replace judge contreaus after taking a plea from gen flynn because it was discovered he was friends with struk and page who wanted to host a dinner party for a friendly judge contreaus?
I forgot how Sullivan ended up with it.
They are all crooked!
Even judge rosemary collier never held anyone accountable. Just wrote that 100 page (this is how it’s done!) report.
S C Judge Roberts , who is in charge of the FISA court, replaced J Rosemary with J Boasburg ——-after she exposed the “evil” ! I seem to remember him sayin she needed some R&R (DISPLINE??)
I didn’t think collier was replaced. I thought boasbergs review was about the years following colliers 100 pg report outlining the systemic and intentional (not accidental) abuse of the data bases by (redacted) # of contractors.
I believe these “judges” serve on a rotating basis.
Roberts could stop this tomorrow if he wasn’t compromised.
HAAAAA. Oh, man. /cheers for the belly-laugh
SD, I understand what you mean about the “trusty plan” group. I have listened to them myself and have seen commenters on here elude to the thought this would be worked out. Truth be told it’s not going to be easy. You at least give a 3 step plan most of it involves local involvement. If there is a way (without hell) it’s really the only chance we have.
There’s nothing wrong in believing that someone is going to save your ass. Many Christians fall into this category. Please forgive me for my inarticulate description. It’s called “The Easy Button” and I am just as guilty as anyone I confess.
Team, regardless of your religious or spiritual affiliation understand TPTB are through being nice. They are no longer interested in slowly brainwashing us all why they spring their trap. Some claim it’s because Trump knocked them off their timeline. I say hogwash it’s because he was even able to interfere with it at all. They have no desire to take that chance again and they won’t.
SD has some great ideas about getting involved local and such. But there’s also some other ideas. As much as it pains me to admit the left was correct in 2010ish with Big Pharma, Banks, etc. It’s funny because now the left marches in lockstep with everything they say. Everything today is optics in a world dominated by mass media. Somethings you do can hurt all of us but other acts you can be praised for. Pick and choose your battles and know God is with us but he needs help too!!
Sundance I read your articles until it gets to the point that I’ve read it before by another posting of yours. What exactly did I say wrong? I wasn’t saying your post was a flag but the report. Please tell me why you responded as you did.
You know I think its awful of you people to jump on people if you think they don’t agree or haven’t read the article. I was on here once before and the very same thing happened. This time it will be a different. I won’t be be back to such a narrow minded lot.
Couldn’t even finish reading the headline apparently.
Not hope but rather understanding. Read the thread again.
The deep state is always prepared for any possibility. They seem to have the right corrupt people in place, for any situation.
Much like the field of education, gubmint work appeals to a certain type and then conformity to the group is ruthlessly enforced. I am sure volunteers sprout out of the woodwork when an assignment comes up to save the group from those hate filled others that want to disrupt their utopia. Within a corrupt system the most ruthless and corrupt rise to the top. Think mafia crime families. The comparison is very apt. There are good intentions among some of the rank and file but, they do not rise to positions of importance and are treated as the useful idiots they are.
This is correct. They have the irrefutable reply to all challengers.
There’s only one way this dynamic changes.
While we believed bush41&43 were Patriots … those RINO traitors allowed the RATS to infiltrate every American Institution in the country.
Then Obama-Biden activated Operation Destroy.
President Trump stopped the forward movement of the destruction … so the swamp focused on Trump24/7/365 with huge RINO assistance … and they only choose the compromised judges.
The One World Order Globalist destroyers no longer waste time pretending otherwise … and are advancing in hyper-overdrive … before Trump can interfere again.
Do these people not realize, millions can see their crooked ways?
They aren’t fooling anyone but then again I guess they truly don’t care about the rule of law.
Nobody is ever punished for their crimes. It’s a free for all and right now it appears all are in. It’s a nightmare for us watching it all go down. What’s worse is we are financing these crooks with our taxes. And yes, they could care less.
of course they do. doesn’t matter. it’s all corrupt and they also know there will be no consequences.
They enjoy rubbing our faces in it. Overt corruption is very demoralizing and they want that too.
Why should they care about the rule of law. It is almost never enforced. A brief “go and sin no more” admonition is usually the outcome. Disgusting to say the least.
Those that will see this are those who read CTH.
Otherwise, no one else will ever seen how the deep state covers for itself. There are those in MSM they may allude to the story “they violated the law, but nothing happened”, and maybe more will see that, but I assure you, only Sundance readers know who Mary McCord is.
Unless, of course, Don Lemon should decide to run an in depth segment on it….
People figure it out when their fill-up is 50% more and their paycheck is reduced to 30% less buying power.
Johnny can’t read?
Cindy can’t do simple math?
The school lock-downs exposed the education that students were not getting.
Most parents want their kids to learn and get a good job?
I hope they are still a large majority!
I fear that we have lost a generation to the Leftist indoctrination.
It is music to my hears to hear “F…Joe Biden” at the football games!
They got rid of the Orange Bad Man and are drunk on their new found power?
They are not hiding their agenda any more.
Saying parents have no say in their children’s education is a blatant example and one that will probably bite them in the ass. It is dangerous to get between a parent and child.
They might find out just how dangerous when they lose the “Golden Goose” that pays for their treachery?
Government school enrollment is down 10% now.
Parents are fed up and voting with their feet.
It is similar to the Black vote the Dem’s have to get?
When they lose more than 15%; their house-of-cards comes crashing down.
They will not give up willingly or easily!
Our Gov can’t be fixed.
Time for it to go the way Rome fell . We will not raise from the ashes.
Occasionally, it does. Sometimes, an Orange Julius needs to knock heads, beforehand. But, we’ll see.
Gruberment is going to do what gruberment does…Grow more, tax more, and spend more on their cronies and bribery.
Limited government was the beauty of our Constitution.
Too bad it is just a piece of old paper to many.
Did they stop teaching cursive writing; so that no one could read the original Deceleration of Independence and the Constitution?
A pox on all of their houses.
We wouldn’t be dealing with this if not for their media brainwashing the masses. No media no deep state.
Perhaps the media is part of the 4th branch. Their engine.
PR firms is how Sundance refers to them which is an apt description. Mostly useful idiots but, with a smattering of smart true believers or made members of the family calling all the important shots. Yes, they are state controlled in the sense that they know nothing but what they are told and ignore/spin what they are told to ignore or spin. Mostly, the rank and file are all onboard as true believers in their own righteousness as C.S. Lewis informed us. 4th branch public relations firms. Occasionally one gets red pilled like John Stossel did or others have more recently but, they are few.
A recent illustration of MSM power:
I have good, conservative, relatively well informed friends who have told me, “But the Maricopa Voter Audit confirmed Biden won, didn’t it?”. I was shocked.
One well planned and well timed leak and the media lap dogs and allies jump, publicize the recount [of fraudulent ballots] as a conclusive “fact” ahead of the final report with all its damning findings, and portray ii as final truth. Bingo! Sleazy Democrats win again. Even Brett on Fox News portrayed it that way…and correct me of I’m wrong, but no one, no one else has done a follow up or gone into the audit with any depth.
Tell everyone you know about this site.
Any talented editors out there who can adapt this report summary video to relay what’s REALLY going on?
That is if satire is legal anymore, is it?
Replies wisely turned off.
This is commonly referred to as the “Hot Potato Summation”.
That’s as close to a patriot as a Democrat gets right there. SOME, not most, of the old classical liberal guard had integrity. This guys is one of them.
In the old days people got to the top by being better than the guys below them. Now we have all these corrupt RINO grifters and Democrat radical-leftist ideology driven grifters riddling government.
The only way they can lose their job is by being so incompentent that the guy below them is forced to do their job as they fall on their behind. Congratulations, the next grifter is on top to replace the last grifter.
The top today is way down here when it used to be way up there and an entire generation of American youth is growing up not even knowing the difference. They think government corruption and tyranny is normal. How does that end well?
No media no deep state.
We can boycott them and cause some disruption. Cancel cable. Hit the 4th branch where it hurts. That… WE can do it.
Seems like a good plan, but their target audience isn’t going to cancel where they get their news. Meaning the division will continue. The propaganda machine will continue on whether you cancel cable or not. Look no further than 1.5 billion for media companies in the spending bill they are trying to pass.
Maybe an EMP is really needed to get rid of the propaganda machines.
And Mary McCord’s husband, Sheldon Snook, was until 2020 an attorney/advisor in the Chief Justice’s chambers. It’s all so incestous and ridiculous. BTW, Mary was appointed to the Atlantic Counci in September to advise on all the “domestic terrorism” being fomented by the deplorables.
It’s crap like this that convinces me we can’t fix this through voting.
the fact that our voting system is completely corrupt and run by both sides of the aisle is what convinced me.
Both sides of the isle is an illusion.
There’s been no justice on these matters for years. How would any reformer be elected, and if somehow elected, survive let alone be effective against the next rounds of hoaxes.
Yes, there is a deep and comprehensive debridement that must happen in order to move forward and heal as a nation.
These institutions are diseased and completely compromised to the core.
Until they are gutted there is no national viability.
At this point, voting is like working outside all day in the July heat digging a ditch, then taking a nice long shower, but then, putting all your dirty, stinking, sweating clothes back on.
It is becoming quite evident that the Swamp is just another name for Beast of Revelation, its tentacles of corruption are globally systemic, including the UN, end times anyone?
The 4th BOG cant be removed. Its too corrupt and it corrupts everything it touches- including anyone that threatens it. We can fight them in a long drawn out confrontation that will take generations or take the path of least resistance- Secession.
I wonder what the chances are that secession leads to a ‘Lord of the Flies’ scenario.
We can spy on you and there’s nothing you can do about it.
This is good information to have, for it confirms for us what we already knew. Now there’s no excuse for not using precaution when trying to put together a group of guys for a weekly poker night.
Everything falls back to the trinity of management: Friends, Feelings and Empires.
Every single decision made can be understood by applying one or more of these factors to a decision (the more factors, the stronger the motive)
People do things to help/protect their”friends”, especially those from the beach, people do things to avoid hurting the feelings of those people they know/are found of/are friends of, and they make decisions to expand/protect their empire.
Don’t believe me, go back and view any asinine decision made in your organization and apply these filters I bet you find the reason.
There is no way Boasberg can observe and accept the amount of sloppy work that he has, and not agree with the end result.
“only way to reform the corrupt FISC, is to first remove the Fourth Branch of Government.”
It’s the only way and they are a part of 5 eyes.
Spot on, Sundance. So who is going to kill the dragon?
DS: “Yes, we know this isn’t right, should not have been done, did not follow procedures, yada, yada, yada.”
Then they all go hit a bar together and laugh.
America : Who’s this?
Durham : This is Durham.
America : Durham, what happened?
Durham : Well we-…
America : You get it straightened out?
Durham : No, we had a problem… and uh, we tried to do everything we could.
America : What d’you mean?
Durham : Well, you know what I mean. It’s gone, and we couldn’t do nothing about it.
[pause]
Durham : That’s it.
America : What d’you mean? What d’you mean? Uh…
Durham : It’s gone. Uh, The country’s gone.
[pause]
Durham : And that’s it.
So, who’s Billy Batts in that scenario?
Hillary
TRUMP kicked the crap outta her.
All this is true. But there are keys that open doors. We do not look to the system to investigate itself.
Imagine if a handful of so-called journalists and investigative reporters had the gumption, honesty and initiative to do the research and factual reporting our Sundance does.
I’m reasonably sure Sundance would not be offended if they at the least just reported or even plagiarized his work for the benefit of the American people.
SAD
Not Invented Here
Dysfunctional institutional culture that eschews reusing products or ideas of external origin
Not invented here (NIH) is the tendency to avoid using or buying products, research, standards, or knowledge from external origins. It is usually adopted by social, corporate, or institutional cultures. Research illustrates a strong bias against ideas from the outside.
-Wikipedia
It would be nice if the few conservative outlets could pound CTH’s story lines together for weeks like the MSM does for the Democommunists.
Hannity must be foaming at the mouth.
He’s still waiting for the “rebound.”
Hannity is nothing but toc.
There will be no consequences to their actions, but Sundance’s writings of these shameful events will record the truth for all posterity. That is the legacy their descendants will have. Ancestors of no character and shameless.
Why this sudden flurry of activity? After months of silence and oceans of water under the bridge, we hear from Durham and the OIC at virtually the same time? Coincidence? Doubtful, and it begs the question of what’s coming next.
Thank God, once again, for Sundance and his incomparable skill for putting this mess in a coherent format, no small feat.
Why?
Well, just now they have a whole lot to “get out ahead of.” This is the easy stuff for them. Barely anyone knows Durham’s name beyond alternative media.
In comparison, I suspect the revealed number of informants and Stasi agents and undercover Capital Gestapo on Jan6 is about to balloon. If they inserted 12 out of 18 for the Whitmer operation, imagine how many must have been there in a crowd of thousands.
I don’t think, from how the videos look, that there was anyone non-connected in that vestibule where they murdered Ashli. Several were tracked taking phones outside trying to get violence started because of her murder. I suspect every one of those was an infiltrator.
machetes severing government heads
cleanup on aisle here please
Looks like this is an unfettered invasion.
The Potomac two-step never ends … by design.
“Why the Ruling ‘Elite’ Is Anti-American… The modern administrative state is anti-constitutional and directed by an oligarchic ‘elite’ that is corrupt and distant from the people it rules.” -Hillsdale College
Video
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So, Judge Boasberg is crooked too. The entire legal profession: judges, lawyers, Congress, even SCOTUS must be corrupt beyond comprehension.
Mary McCord is a very special democommunist. She was involved in the Flynn matter and don’t forget she was part of Adam Schiff’s impeachment team.
McCord’s hubby. Another District of Corruption insider. Read his Twitter sometime if you need nausea in your life.
Sheldon L. Snook was a special assistant in the Office of the Counselor to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2014 to 2020 and an assistant to the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia from 2002 to 2014.
https://www.theatlantic.com/author/sheldon-l-snook/
Maybe he was stuffed in lockers for having that name, and is now trying to get revenge on the world.
The FISA warrants since 9/11/01 have been more weaponized than anyone on the 7th floor will ever admit. Openly.
Privately, I’d wager there were more full diapers up there than in 1600 Penn last week, when this report came out.
And NOW- I’d double-down that wager that those diapers and their containments are being thrown at the proverbial fan…
Didn’t clapper spy on general petreaus?
How else could they know about his private conversations with his mistress.
It’s unfortunate that a whole lot of Americans are too busy watching tik tok puppies and babies to notice the criminally insane playground that is DC.
The fact that the intelligence agencies are so exposed in their manipulation and control is something of a step forward, imo. The propaganda becomes pretty banal when you start to see the same old players involved. Mary McCord, oh yeah, her.
Judge Roberts in charge of FISA, that explains a lot about him and the FISA court.
These are powerful people when no one sees them, but now we do see them and their dirty deeds. Thank you Sundance.
Well said. There is zero oversight of the judicial branch. The fisa court should be abolished.
Accountability in government does not exist. Congressional oversight is a farce just like the IG reports. The kleptocracy thrives with enrichment and corruption.
BFD,
Big Effin Deal. Nothing will ever happen to any of these lying sons of bitches. NOTHING. Their lying and thieving will continue until the Lord strikes them down.
We live in the most corrupt country in the world.
“We live in the most corrupt country in the world.”
Most corrupt? No. Extremely corrupt, yes.
It’s a UNIPARTY.
Remember that. McConnell is paid to do all this.
ALL OF IT.
Now, the only question is, how much longer are we going to lie to ourselves by SIDING WITH AND SUPPORTING the McConnell criminals?
Judging by many commenters here, the McConnell mob is safe, and thus so is the Uniparty.
Oh, that’s nice. Further confirmation of how insanely corrupt everything is, but with no consequences because the VAST majority of our idiocracy doesn’t know about it and never will.
This is all nothing more that just “nya, nya, nya, we can do anything we want” in your face taunting which is why I’ve long since gone into “don’t give a sh*t” mode. Please crash and burn while I’m still alive so I can enjoy the spectacle of an idiocracy getting what it deserves and oligarchies hanging from lamp posts.
I recall quite clearly Chris Wray stating quite clearly he was going to insist on procedures and “the process” during his hiring.
What’s more damning then not having woods material in FISA warrants?
And now here’s the big question, are those who were under illegal FISA’s going to have some recourse?
These people do not try to hide their corruption, in fact they are probably thrilled that people like Sundance shine light on their criminality because they want you to know they are untouchable and if you fall out of line they will screw you six ways from Sunday. Despicable, when in reality they all should be in Gitmo.
At this point, why would anybody with a functioning brain expect any accountability from these people?
When I first saw this headline I had a weird moment of vertigo.
It was as though I had been sucked into a worm hole and gone backwards in time.
Unfortunately, no. It is the current reality.
James Baker will get to the bottom of these errors…in 2052?